[FairfieldLife] Re: Food Poisoning (was Enjoy that turkey burger!)

2013-05-03 Thread Xenophaneros Anartaxius
Each year, about 76 million people in the United States become ill from the food they eat, and about 5,000 of them die, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. [data from 2008, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] Top Ten categories: 1. Leafy greens (363 outbreaks;

[FairfieldLife] Re: the poisoning

2011-05-27 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, feste37 feste37@... wrote: So, you poison your spiritual teacher, then for the rest of your life you choose to sit directly under his portrait, give him credit for everything you have done and are doing, and thank him by name after every speech or

[FairfieldLife] Re: the poisoning

2011-05-27 Thread WillyTex
Vaj: If Mahesh thinks that he is backed by Shankaracharya, then what is proper on his part is to tell people to take initiation from Shankaracharya... Stupid idiot - ordinary people can't take 'initiation' from a Shankaracharya, unless they are Brahmins! But, anyone can take initiation

[FairfieldLife] Re: the poisoning

2011-05-27 Thread WillyTex
feste37: So, you poison your spiritual teacher, then for the rest of your life you choose to sit directly under his portrait, give him credit for everything you have done and are doing, and thank him by name after every speech or lecture you make. Does this scenario make any sense?

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: the poisoning

2011-05-27 Thread Vaj
On May 27, 2011, at 2:47 PM, WillyTex wrote: Vaj: If Mahesh thinks that he is backed by Shankaracharya, then what is proper on his part is to tell people to take initiation from Shankaracharya... Stupid idiot - ordinary people can't take 'initiation' from a Shankaracharya, unless they

[FairfieldLife] Re: the poisoning

2011-05-27 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote: snip What always seemed odd to me was that Mahesh occasionally is found worrying about being poisoned or his relatives being poisoned. Why? Perhaps because that's a common means of murder in India? I would imagine a country

[FairfieldLife] Re: the poisoning

2011-05-27 Thread emptybill
Poison is the favorite method of killing gurus of opposing sampradaya-s or even another guru within the same sampradaya. It is usually slipped into the food while the cook is being distracted by another person and is carefully measured. By Milarepa's time it has spread to Tibet also. If you have

[FairfieldLife] Re: the poisoning

2011-05-27 Thread emptybill
Poison is the favorite method of killing gurus of opposing sampradaya-s or even another guru within the same sampradaya. It is usually slipped into the food while the cook is being distracted by another person and is carefully measured. By Milarepa's time it has spread to Tibet also. If you have

[FairfieldLife] Re: the poisoning

2011-05-27 Thread tartbrain
The poisoned simply thanks the poisoners for resolving their karma. The poisoners are setting themselves up for the same. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, emptybill emptybill@... wrote: Poison is the favorite method of killing gurus of opposing sampradaya-s or even another guru

[FairfieldLife] Re: the poisoning

2011-05-27 Thread emptybill
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@... wrote: The poisoned simply thanks the poisoners for resolving their karma. The poisoners are setting themselves up for the same. Yeah, resolving karma! That's what it's all about! Forget about the Shoah. It was just karma

[FairfieldLife] Re: the poisoning

2011-05-27 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex willytex@... wrote: Vaj: If Mahesh thinks that he is backed by Shankaracharya, then what is proper on his part is to tell people to take initiation from Shankaracharya... Stupid idiot - ordinary people can't take 'initiation' from a

[FairfieldLife] Re: the poisoning

2011-05-27 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, emptybill emptybill@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: The poisoned simply thanks the poisoners for resolving their karma. The poisoners are setting themselves up for the same. Yeah, resolving karma!

[FairfieldLife] Re: the poisoning

2011-05-27 Thread emptybill
But. But. I'm jus so styoopid. How'd it git all moral and all that? An what started it? Someone had to start it somewhere. It can't jus be on its own. Like forever?! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, emptybill

[FairfieldLife] Re: the poisoning

2011-05-27 Thread Ravi Yogi
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex willytex@ wrote: Vaj: If Mahesh thinks that he is backed by Shankaracharya, then what is proper on his part is to tell people to take initiation from

[FairfieldLife] Re: the poisoning

2011-05-27 Thread Ravi Yogi
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: snip What always seemed odd to me was that Mahesh occasionally is found worrying about being poisoned or his relatives being poisoned. Why? Perhaps because