Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Statues etc. (was I taught my daughter to meditate)

2005-04-18 Thread Peter Sutphen
--- Alex Stanley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > on 4/17/05 9:05 PM, shanti2218411 at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > > > In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Statues etc. (was I taught my daughter to meditate)

2005-04-18 Thread shanti2218411
-Rick -Thanks for info.When I saw her last summer the hug alone was pretty powerful.Kevin n FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on 4/17/05 9:05 PM, shanti2218411 at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROT

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Statues etc. (was I taught my daughter to meditate)

2005-04-17 Thread Rick Archer
on 4/17/05 10:29 PM, Alex Stanley at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote > > The whole secrecy shtick was so drilled into my head that I could > barely bring myself to tell my mantra to the Advanced Technique > teachers. Mine too, but I got all of my mantra-altering AT's from Maharishi. Maybe one from Nand

[FairfieldLife] Re: Statues etc. (was I taught my daughter to meditate)

2005-04-17 Thread Alex Stanley
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on 4/17/05 9:05 PM, shanti2218411 at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> > >> While we're on the topic, one of the things Ammachi does,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Statues etc. (was I taught my daughter to meditate)

2005-04-17 Thread lurkernomore20002000
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "benjaminccollins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sorry, but I don't get to read FFL every day and things move pretty > quickly here so I am a little behind the curve on the discussion of > puja rooms and statues. > > Personally, I like religion and I lik

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Statues etc. (was I taught my daughter to meditate)

2005-04-17 Thread Rick Archer
on 4/17/05 9:34 PM, anonymousff at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> >>> Rick,How does she "re-charge"your mantra.Kevin >> >> On Devi Bhava night, while she's giving out mantras, instead of > getting one >> from her, you tell her your TM mantra and she says it back to you. > Some find >> that the sha

[FairfieldLife] Re: Statues etc. (was I taught my daughter to meditate)

2005-04-17 Thread anonymousff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on 4/17/05 9:05 PM, shanti2218411 at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> > >> While we're on the topic, one of the things Ammachi does,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Statues etc. (was I taught my daughter to meditate)

2005-04-17 Thread Rick Archer
on 4/17/05 9:05 PM, shanti2218411 at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> While we're on the topic, one of the things Ammachi does, besides > give you >> one of her mantras if you want, is "re-charge" your TM mantra. > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Statues etc. (was I taught my daughter to meditate)

2005-04-17 Thread shanti2218411
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > While we're on the topic, one of the things Ammachi does, besides give you > one of her mantras if you want, is "re-charge" your TM mantra. Rick,How does she "re-charge"your mantra.Kevin To subscribe, send

[FairfieldLife] Re: Statues etc. (was I taught my daughter to meditate)

2005-04-17 Thread benjaminccollins
Sorry, but I don't get to read FFL every day and things move pretty quickly here so I am a little behind the curve on the discussion of puja rooms and statues. Personally, I like religion and I like Hinduism the most. My best friend is the Chief Priest at the Hindu Temple in Malibu. He's trai

[FairfieldLife] Re: Statues etc. (was I taught my daughter to meditate)

2005-04-17 Thread anonymousff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on 4/17/05 12:25 PM, Sal Sunshine at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Must be the same reason MMY asks everyone to turn over their $$ to the TMO as > > well--too much potential harm to the ignorant masses. :) > > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Statues etc. (was I taught my daughter to meditate)

2005-04-17 Thread Alex Stanley
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A few years ago Maharishi told everyone to turn in their deity > statues, for the same reason given above. Not everyone gave > them to the TMO. I heard the Chicago Hindu temple was suddenly > flooded with them. Oddly

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Statues etc. (was I taught my daughter to meditate)

2005-04-17 Thread Sal Sunshine
Sure, but that will cost you another million or so. :) Sal On Apr 17, 2005, at 10:19 AM, anonymousff wrote: Is there any way to uncharge them so that they can be safely used as household decorations?

[FairfieldLife] Re: Statues etc. (was I taught my daughter to meditate)

2005-04-17 Thread anonymousff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Apr 17, 2005, at 10:35 AM, Sal Sunshine wrote: > > > Sure. The charged statues will usually cost about 3X as much. > > If you don't know how to do it yourself, a Hindu priest will do it for > a couple of bucks. Is t

[FairfieldLife] Re: Statues etc. (was I taught my daughter to meditate)

2005-04-17 Thread lurkernomore20002000
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, " snip > > A chum told his wife that if she wanted a shiva > lingam in the house, they had to commit to oiling > it every day, as if it were a living entity requiring daily care. snip My first ROFLOL. Thanks. lurk > To subscribe, send a message

[FairfieldLife] Re: Statues etc. (was I taught my daughter to meditate)

2005-04-17 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Gillam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > These ramblings lead to a question or two. Are these > superstitions valid? Is there a difference between > statues of deities that have been formally charged > with prana-shakti and those purchased at Pie