Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge

2007-10-14 Thread Peter
--- Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Oct 13, 2007, at 2:34 PM, authfriend wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > On Oct 13, 2007, at 1:20 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > > > > published author. You'll know about that one > too. AFAIK,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge

2007-10-13 Thread george_deforest
> curtis delta blues wrote: > > My source for this information is > Gilovich's How We Know What Isn't So, > the fallibility of human reason in everyday life, > who studies human cognitive errors at Cornell. > > From the Amazon Books descriptions: > From Publishers Weekly [review] ... > From K

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge

2007-10-13 Thread Vaj
On Oct 13, 2007, at 2:34 PM, authfriend wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Oct 13, 2007, at 1:20 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > > published author. You'll know about that one too. AFAIK, > > neither of these people are trying to position themselves > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge

2007-10-13 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bronte Baxter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Bronte wrote some weeks back: > "And where does it leave the new visitors, often people > disillusioned or questioning TM, looking for a safe place > to talk about and share experiences? They can't do it at > Fairf

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge

2007-10-13 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Oct 13, 2007, at 1:20 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > I think she's writing one. I'll let you know if and when it gets > > published. A guy in the satsang who's experiences seem to be "more > > advanced" than hers is

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge

2007-10-13 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of authfriend > Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 2:12 PM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subjec

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge

2007-10-13 Thread Bronte Baxter
Bronte wrote some weeks back:"And where does it leave the new visitors, often people disillusioned or questioning TM, looking for a safe place to talk about and share experiences? They can't do it at Fairfield Life, unless they want to be fried and eaten for breakfast." Judy wrote t

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge

2007-10-13 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of authfriend Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 2:12 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge --- In HYPERLINK "mailto:FairfieldLife%40

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge

2007-10-13 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Oct 13, 2007, at 1:20 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > > published author. You'll know about that one too. AFAIK, > > > neither of these people are trying to position themselves > > > to be a pubic guru > > You mean

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge

2007-10-13 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of authfriend Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 1:34 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge --- In HYPERLINK "mailto:FairfieldLife%40

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge

2007-10-13 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Oct 13, 2007, at 1:20 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > > published author. You'll know about that one too. AFAIK, > > neither of these people are trying to position themselves > > to be a pubic guru You mean, a guru like you've b

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge

2007-10-13 Thread Vaj
On Oct 13, 2007, at 2:08 PM, Rick Archer wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Vaj Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 12:59 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge On Oct 13

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge

2007-10-13 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [I wrote, quoting Bronte:] > > "And where does it leave the new visitors, often people > > disillusioned or questioning TM, looking for a safe place > > to talk about and share experiences? They can't do it at > > Fai

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge

2007-10-13 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vaj Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 12:59 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge On Oct 13, 2007, at 1:20 PM, Rick Archer wrote: I t

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge

2007-10-13 Thread Vaj
On Oct 13, 2007, at 1:20 PM, Rick Archer wrote: I think she’s writing one. I’ll let you know if and when it gets published. A guy in the satsang who’s experiences seem to be “more advanced” than hers is also writing one – or co-writing one with a published author. You’ll know about that on

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge

2007-10-13 Thread curtisdeltablues
"> If you try hard enough and really work at it, you can explain away > anything, by first building a comfortable conceptual model in your > mind, and then dismissing it. I used to do it all the time. You just did it again to my explanation for my experience. My conceptual model just doesn't m

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge

2007-10-13 Thread Vaj
On Oct 13, 2007, at 1:39 PM, jim_flanegin wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Oct 13, 2007, at 1:05 PM, curtisdeltablues wrote: > > > I can relate to this. I have this thing where I think of some > > information I need from a book and when I open

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge

2007-10-13 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of authfriend Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 10:45 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge "And where does it leave the new visitor

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge

2007-10-13 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Oct 13, 2007, at 1:05 PM, curtisdeltablues wrote: > > > I can relate to this. I have this thing where I think of some > > information I need from a book and when I open it randomly I often > > come right to the exact p

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge

2007-10-13 Thread Vaj
On Oct 13, 2007, at 1:18 PM, curtisdeltablues wrote: " Selective memory certainly is a common component in this type of > activity; nice observation Curtis. It's also worth pointing out that > this mechanism of selecting one thing and deselecting another is > essentially a function of the ego.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge

2007-10-13 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I thought it was nice of her to share her experiences here and since > she is Rick's friend it seems weird to dissect her experience here. > > Bronte gave her more of a dressing down than I am comfortable wit

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge

2007-10-13 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of curtisdeltablues Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 12:05 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge Thanks for Rick and his friend for giving us so

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge

2007-10-13 Thread curtisdeltablues
" Selective memory certainly is a common component in this type of > activity; nice observation Curtis. It's also worth pointing out that > this mechanism of selecting one thing and deselecting another is > essentially a function of the ego. How "spiritual" is that really and > honestly? Sh

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge

2007-10-13 Thread Vaj
On Oct 13, 2007, at 1:05 PM, curtisdeltablues wrote: I can relate to this. I have this thing where I think of some information I need from a book and when I open it randomly I often come right to the exact page I needed. It used to happen so often that I came to believe that it was through my r

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge

2007-10-13 Thread curtisdeltablues
;Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of authfriend > Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 11:24 AM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend'

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge

2007-10-13 Thread Vaj
On Oct 13, 2007, at 12:36 PM, Rick Archer wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of authfriend Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 11:24 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledg

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge

2007-10-13 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of authfriend Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 11:24 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge --- In HYPERLINK "mailto:FairfieldLife%40

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rick's lady friend's cosmic knowledge

2007-10-13 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [I wrote:] > > "Beggars" to describe these people was an unfortunate > > choice of words. I winced a bit at it at first myself, > > but then I realized what she was trying to get across > > was the feeling of inadequac