[FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-27 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Well, I was thinking about the type of > > > > > Gnosticism that denounces the world as > > > > > evil, an abortion created by a monstrously > > > > > incompetent and malevolent lesser deity. > > > > > > > > "Th

[FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread TurquoiseB
> > > > Well, I was thinking about the type of > > > > Gnosticism that denounces the world as > > > > evil, an abortion created by a monstrously > > > > incompetent and malevolent lesser deity. > > > > > > "The world is as you are..."- That Same Guy > > > > Gee, thanks, Jim. > > That Same Guy =

[FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Well, I was thinking about the type of > > > > Gnosticism that denounces the world as > > > > evil, an abortion created by a m

[FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ll

[FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > I think I'm basically with you, though.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Have you ever heard the joke about the guy on the island with Cindy > Crawford? > > Nope. Do tell...I always like your stories. > > ---The first few weeks are heaven. Then one day the guy tells Cindy, hey, do me

[FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Judy: > But the Gita gives some pretty good advice oncerning > this situation and what to do about it, no? It isn't > as though it fails to acknowledge what the problem is > or to suggest a solution. Lundrub: > Bea

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread Llundrub
Have you ever heard the joke about the guy on the island with Cindy Crawford?Nope.  Do tell...I always like your stories.---The first few weeks are heaven.  Then one day the guy tells Cindy, hey, do me a favor and sit on the other side of the tree and speak in a deep voice. He says "Hey?" -

[FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > I think I'm basically with you, though. On my > > darker days, I tend to think I could have pissed > > a better system than we're s

[FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Yeah, Oh Merciful Creator. > > > > Seems to me in a MAD (mutual assured destruction) > > situation, it wouldn't matter much who pushed the > > button first. So I guess I'm missing your point. > > > > ---My poi

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread Llundrub
> Yeah, Oh Merciful Creator.> > Seems to me in a MAD (mutual assured destruction)> situation, it wouldn't matter much who pushed the> button first.  So I guess I'm missing your point.> > ---My point is that for Krishna, backing down is not an option.So pushing the button *isn't* the onl

[FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "markmeredith2002" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Still, if he transcends, he'll do the dharmic thing > > spontaneously, whatever it happens to be that day, > > according to Arju

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread Llundrub
But Krishna never says "let's transcend and see what spontaneouslyhappens", there's never any question about it.  It's just anotherversion of the same old-time religion -- kill your enemies and don'tworry about guilt or sin because we have god on our side.-That's right!  It's the same a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > or without the gunas, with God in heart > or without, with dharma or without, Krishna would tell Arjuna to push > the button first if the Nukes were lined up on both sides. I don't > really dig that stance. > > Are

[FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread markmeredith2002
ldLife@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 10:19 AM > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita... > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > >

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread Llundrub
> > I liked Arjuan better. A Mexican Arjuna.Arjuan and Krishnito.(Sounds like somebody coughing and thensneezing.)You're on the level. :) To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!'

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread Llundrub
or without the gunas, with God in heart or without, with dharma or without, Krishna would tell Arjuna to push the button first if the Nukes were lined up on both sides. I don't really dig that stance.Are you stipulating that there's no other optionthan one side or the other pushing the but

[FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jul 26, 2005, at 12:40 PM, authfriend wrote: > > > (*Arjuna*.) > > I liked Arjuan better. A Mexican Arjuna. Arjuan and Krishnito. (Sounds like somebody coughing and then sneezing.) To subscribe, send a message to:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think I'm basically with you, though. On my > darker days, I tend to think I could have pissed > a better system than we're stuck with. Take away > my TM, and I'd be a really gnarly Gnostic. > > Gnosticism is v

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread Vaj
On Jul 26, 2005, at 12:40 PM, authfriend wrote: > (*Arjuna*.) I liked Arjuan better. A Mexican Arjuna. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Still, if he transcends, he'll do the dharmic thing > spontaneously, whatever it happens to be that day, > according to Arjuan, at any rate. (*Arjuna*.) To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go t

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread Llundrub
Sorry, wasn't aware of these finer points...Still, if he transcends, he'll do the dharmic thingspontaneously, whatever it happens to be that day,according to Arjuan, at any rate.I think I'm basically with you, though.  On mydarker days, I tend to think I could have pisseda better system th

[FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: authfriend > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 10:19 AM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread Llundrub
  - Original Message - From: TurquoiseB To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 10:21 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita... --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]...> wrote:>

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread Llundrub
You have an ego my friend, from which you think the whole securtiy of the world depends...such hubris, tut, tut!   ---That smacks of good LSD logic. I'm going to consider that.   Nah, I just looked and the ego couldn't be found. What I did find were a pack of Devas hiding behind my eyelids

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread Llundrub
  - Original Message - From: authfriend To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 10:19 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita... --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]...> wrote:>

[FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread wmurphy77
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was thinking of the fucking Bhagavad Gita and how fallow the story and God's instructions are. To whit, what if Arjuna was faced with Nuclear arms race on both sides of the field. God would tell him to push the butt

[FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wmurphy77 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > I was thinking of the fucking Bhagavad Gita and how fa

[FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread wmurphy77
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I was thinking of the fucking Bhagavad Gita and how fallow the story > and God's instructions are. To whit, what if Arjuna was faced with

[FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > But the Gita gives some pretty good advice oncerning > this situation and what to do about it, no? It isn't > as though it fails to acknowledge what the problem is > or to suggest a solution. > > Bear with me.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I was thinking of the fucking Bhagavad Gita and how fallow the story > and God's instructions are. To whit, what if Arjuna was faced wi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > But the Gita gives some pretty good advice oncerning > this situation and what to do about it, no? It isn't > as though it fails to acknowledge what the problem is > or to suggest a solution. > > Bear with me.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread Llundrub
But the Gita gives some pretty good advice oncerningthis situation and what to do about it, no?  It isn'tas though it fails to acknowledge what the problem isor to suggest a solution.Bear with me.  Say you have two guys drinking in Tijuana. One of them is buying the drinks, as he does e

[FairfieldLife] Re: Purport of MMY's Bhahavad Gita...

2005-07-26 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was thinking of the fucking Bhagavad Gita and how fallow the story and God's instructions are. To whit, what if Arjuna was faced with Nuclear arms race on both sides of the field. God would tell him to push the butto