[FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-24 Thread cardemaister
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > Could you try translating that to English, please? > > > > Thanks. > > > > L. > > Just noticed that Vyaasa's comment(ary?) of that suutra is quite a lot > simpl

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-13 Thread William Parkinson
changes of questionable utility Cheers Bill From: RoryGoff To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 10:10 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)   --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, William Parkinson wrote: > > Hello to everyone o

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-13 Thread William Parkinson
atomy. Btw, what form of meditation were you practicing? And also, I love the comment by your Guru. That was a very perceptive comment!!   Cheers Bill From: Ravi Yogi To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 10:55 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstil

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-13 Thread William Parkinson
13, 2011 11:11 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)   Yo, William, don't take them too seriously. According to MMY, if you can't perform any and all of the sidhis (e.g. Yogic Flying) then you're not truly in Unity Consciousness. Now, for those

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-13 Thread William Parkinson
ding-- even if I'm not sure I fully grasp in its entirety what happened to you during these periods of intense illumination (perhaps that is a better wording than Enlightenment). Cheers Bill   From: RoryGoff To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 11:18 AM Subjec

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-13 Thread Bhairitu
On 07/13/2011 11:12 AM, William Parkinson wrote: > Thank you so much for sharing with me what happened to you Ravi. I did not > know that you are using something other than TM. The only reason why I > practice TM is because having tried other meditations, TM, for better or > worse, seems to allo

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-13 Thread Bhairitu
On 07/13/2011 12:17 PM, sparaig wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > [...] >> You probably know that most brain wave research would say that deep >> sleep would be the delta state which is possible to produce through >> meditation too. Back in the 1970s I was part of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-13 Thread Vaj
On Jul 13, 2011, at 3:56 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > On 07/13/2011 12:17 PM, sparaig wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > [...] > >> You probably know that most brain wave research would say that deep > >> sleep would be the delta state which is possible to produce t

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-13 Thread William Parkinson
;lite,' as I am.  He seems none the worse for wear, so to speak. Cheers Bill From: Xenophaneros Anartaxius To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 1:45 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)   With regards to William Park

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-13 Thread William Parkinson
j To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 1:53 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)   On Jul 13, 2011, at 3:56 PM, Bhairitu wrote: On 07/13/2011 12:17 PM, sparaig wrote: >> >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-13 Thread Vaj
On Jul 13, 2011, at 5:16 PM, William Parkinson wrote: > Vaj, as I understand it, the TM people don't make hay from the mere presence > of alpha waves, but rather from alpha coherence, which is wide spread over > the various lobes. Is that not correct? Am I missing something here? Someone > cor

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-13 Thread William Parkinson
ittle bit about why you feel it was salutary for you. In any event, I thank you deeply Ravi for sharing your experiences with me. I hope to hear more from you soon! Cheers Bill From: Ravi Yogi To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 4:00 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-13 Thread Bob Price
ay, July 13, 2011 4:22:34 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)   Thank you so much Ravi for allowing me a peek into your experiences. When I say 'questionable utility' what I mean is this. In the Eastern tradition, as I understand it, the goal of Enlightenmen

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-13 Thread William Parkinson
ubject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)   Dr. Parkinson, Welcome to FFL. I've been enjoying your exchanges with our fellow posters immensely. Lately, I've been trying to communicate in moving images but I'm afraid I'll never match the lyrical magic

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-13 Thread William Parkinson
much!! Cheers Bill From: Bhairitu To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 11:45 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)   On 07/13/2011 11:12 AM, William Parkinson wrote: > Thank you so much for sharing with me what happened to you

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-13 Thread Bhairitu
g my > sleeping hours. Anyway thank you so much!! > Cheers > Bill > > > From: Bhairitu > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 11:45 AM > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?) > > > > On 07/13/2011 11:1

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-13 Thread Bob Price
al insult on FFL is being ignored. PPS: If you are enjoying yourself, watch the 50 post rule for your weekly posts.   From: William Parkinson To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 5:41:03 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill th

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-14 Thread Vaj
On Jul 14, 2011, at 12:20 AM, sparaig wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > [...] > The much-touted witnessing of advanced TMers is seen in normal humans all the time, but esp. in the elderly and people in pain. Big whoop. > Derealization during pain isn't the same a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-14 Thread Vaj
On Jul 13, 2011, at 9:20 PM, William Parkinson wrote: Thank you so much for the information Bhairitu . I tried to trace back my own mantra within the Advaita-shakti tradition and found that it was recorded in Shankara's 'Saundaryalahari.' Perhaps I am just slow witted, but I don't believe

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-14 Thread William Parkinson
l to this newbie. Now it is time to discuss other topics!!! Cheers Bill From: turquoiseb To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 9:14 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)   What Bob said, Bill. Welcome, but watch your back. One thing I should su

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-14 Thread William Parkinson
Richard I love what you just wrote. This is all new to me. I am now rushing to Goggle!! I will say something soon. Thx!! Cheers Bill From: richardjwilliamstexas To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 11:51 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-14 Thread Bhairitu
On 07/13/2011 09:14 PM, sparaig wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: >> On 07/13/2011 12:17 PM, sparaig wrote: >>> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: >>> [...] You probably know that most brain wave research would say that deep sleep would

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-14 Thread Vaj
On Jul 14, 2011, at 4:06 PM, sparaig wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, William Parkinson > wrote: > [...] > > Thank you also Turq (Lawson) for your warm welcome too. There is much I > > still have to learn about TM, but also about the members here. Still it > > has been heurist

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-14 Thread William Parkinson
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)   --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, William Parkinson wrote: [...] > Thank you also Turq (Lawson) for your warm welcome too. There is much I still > have to learn about TM, but also about the members here.  Still

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-14 Thread William Parkinson
L., forgive me, but I went though my old posts, which had several from you and none had any links for further research. Did I miss one of them? Cheers Bill From: sparaig To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 1:06 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-15 Thread Vaj
On Jul 14, 2011, at 9:46 PM, sparaig wrote: However, what I meant by "there's alpha and then there's alpha" is a reference to the specific pattern(s) that show up during TM, especially during the pure consciousness state. Alleged pure consciousness state. I don't believe anyone accepts th

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-15 Thread Vaj
On Jul 14, 2011, at 9:48 PM, sparaig wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Jul 14, 2011, at 4:06 PM, sparaig wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, William Parkinson wrote: > > [...] > > > Thank you also Turq (Lawson) for your warm welcome too. There

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-15 Thread William Parkinson
our other post to me? Cheers Bill From: sparaig To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 6:59 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)   --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, William Parkinson wrote: > > L., forgive me, but I went thou

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-15 Thread William Parkinson
against using this type of yoga in some cases.  Cheers Bill   From: Ravi Yogi To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 10:27 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)   --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, William Parkinson wrote: > >

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-15 Thread Vaj
On Jul 15, 2011, at 4:53 PM, sparaig wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > > > > On Jul 14, 2011, at 9:46 PM, sparaig wrote: > > > > > However, what I meant by "there's alpha and then there's alpha" is > > > a reference to the specific pattern(s) that show up during

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-15 Thread Vaj
On Jul 15, 2011, at 4:54 PM, sparaig wrote: > Certainly that is the case, that the TM researchers thought (and still do) > that these episodes are significant. I'm curious as to why you think they are > not? Because there's been nothing demonstrated as outside the normal realm of waking-drea

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-15 Thread William Parkinson
I do remember it, but not the full gist now. You will have to forgive me. Can you 'enlighten' me about it (pun intended).  Cheers Bill  From: whynotnow7 To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 5:51 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstil

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-16 Thread Vaj
On Jul 16, 2011, at 4:30 AM, cardemaister wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > > > > On Jul 15, 2011, at 4:54 PM, sparaig wrote: > > > > > Certainly that is the case, that the TM researchers thought (and still > > > do) that these episodes are significant. I'm

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

2011-07-16 Thread Vaj
On Jul 15, 2011, at 11:27 PM, sparaig wrote: > These days, scientists call it the "default mode of the brain." Which scientists are these? Lemme guess, from MUM?

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep tricks, was: HA HA - A name and form joke

2005-10-25 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > on 10/25/05 3:16 PM, jim_flanegin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Sometimes after going to bed, or after waking during the night, I > > will still my mind in order to allow my autonomic nervous system to > > take

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep tricks, was: HA HA - A name and form joke

2005-10-26 Thread Rick Archer
on 10/26/05 1:17 AM, shempmcgurk at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Do you mean a "buzz" sound literally? Because I have very often had > the experience of the sound of bees while meditating (and, yes, > often while sleeping). Muktananda says that the experience of the > sound of bees is an experienc

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