--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "WillyTex" wrote:
>
> John wrote:
> > Can one watch the actions of the gunas with
> > absolute detachment or in bliss?
> >
> The Bhagavad Gita tells the story of a battle
> in the form of an allegory - it's not a treatise
> on fighting or battle technique
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "WillyTex" wrote:
>
> John jrwrote:
> > We should be reminded of the aforementioned
> > quotation from the Gita...
> >
> The point of the Bhagavad Gita is that we
> should not be attached to the fruits of our
> actions. In order to do that, the Gita says
>
John wrote:
> Can one watch the actions of the gunas with
> absolute detachment or in bliss?
>
The Bhagavad Gita tells the story of a battle
in the form of an allegory - it's not a treatise
on fighting or battle techniques.
So, the story of the 'gunas' is also allegorical
- there's really no
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "It's just a ride"
wrote:
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> On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 7:19 PM, John wrote:
> > To All:
> >
> > Upon reading many of the posts here, it appears that some posters are
> > flauting their involvement with the gunas. We should be reminded of the
> > aforemen
> > >
> > > To All:
> > >
> > > Upon reading many of the posts here, it appears
> that some posters
> > > are flauting their involvement with the gunas. We
> should be
> > > reminded of the aforementioned quotation from the
> Gita. 'Those who live by the gun(a) die by the gun(a)'
> >
> > We
On Oct 24, 2009, at 11:19 AM, Alex Stanley wrote:
> What I had in mind is that soft, moodmakey, affected way of speaking
> and nutritionally unbalanced diets with heavy emphasis on sweets,
> starches, and dairy because they're considered sattvic.
One could call it the "sattvic diet," I suppos
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "PaliGap" wrote:
>
>
>
> -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley"
> wrote:
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John"
> wrote:
> > >
> > > To All:
> > >
> > > Upon reading many of the posts here, it appears
> that some posters
>
bill.hicks wrote:
> The dumber people think you are,
> the more surprised they're going
> to be when you kill them.
>
Not all black and brown skinned
people down here are dumb, Bill.
And they are not surprised when
you try to kill them. One of the
first mistakes you have made is
to show your we
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote:
> I think the real definition of "sattvic"
> should include whether the candidate sattvika
> individual "posts out" on FFL in less than 50
> hours.
Or maybe when the candidate reaches back into the
past for something to demonize a critic
John jrwrote:
> We should be reminded of the aforementioned
> quotation from the Gita...
>
The point of the Bhagavad Gita is that we
should not be attached to the fruits of our
actions. In order to do that, the Gita says
that wen should practice Karma Yoga, the
Yoga of Action. We should act, but n
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "PaliGap" wrote:
>
> -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley"
> wrote:
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John"
> wrote:
> > >
> > > To All:
> > >
> > > Upon reading many of the posts here, it appears
> > > that some posters are fl
-- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley"
wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John"
wrote:
> >
> > To All:
> >
> > Upon reading many of the posts here, it appears
that some posters
> > are flauting their involvement with the gunas. We
should be
> > reminded of the
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote:
>
> To All:
>
> Upon reading many of the posts here, it appears that some posters
> are flauting their involvement with the gunas. We should be
> reminded of the aforementioned quotation from the Gita.
Well, hell, seems like most of FF is fi
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