RE: [FairfieldLife] Visit with Amma

2011-06-18 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Denise Evans Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 7:05 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [FairfieldLife] Visit with Amma I like the point about the caliber of followers - I did meet many

RE: [FairfieldLife] Visit with Amma

2011-06-18 Thread Denise Evans
of my relationship to the Universe and myself as I am simply too deeply exhausted to continue in the way that I have lived until now.   --- On Sat, 6/18/11, Rick Archer r...@searchsummit.com wrote: From: Rick Archer r...@searchsummit.com Subject: RE: [FairfieldLife] Visit with Amma

RE: [FairfieldLife] Visit with Amma

2011-06-18 Thread haarvi
: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroupsFairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups;FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Denise Evans Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 7:05 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroupsFairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [FairfieldLife] Visit with Amma I like

RE: [FairfieldLife] Visit with Amma

2011-06-18 Thread Denise Evans
.  :) --- On Sat, 6/18/11, haa...@fastmail.fm haa...@fastmail.fm wrote: From: haa...@fastmail.fm haa...@fastmail.fm Subject: RE: [FairfieldLife] Visit with Amma To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, June 18, 2011, 10:29 AM   Rick

RE: [FairfieldLife] Visit with Amma

2011-06-17 Thread Denise Evans
my story mostly to encourage people to retain their right to question and objectively evaluate the experience as an individual soul.   --- On Thu, 6/16/11, Rick Archer r...@searchsummit.com wrote: From: Rick Archer r...@searchsummit.com Subject: RE: [FairfieldLife] Visit with Amma

RE: [FairfieldLife] Visit with Amma

2011-06-17 Thread Rick Archer
Subject: RE: [FairfieldLife] Visit with Amma I respect the idea of taking what works for you and leaving the rest. That can work if one, as an adult, doesn't give up one's ability to assess critically by embracing blind faith. For me, however, while I enjoyed the food, music, service

RE: [FairfieldLife] Visit with Amma

2011-06-17 Thread Rick Archer
P.S. I’m a moderator of the Amma Free Speech Zone, as well as this group. I believe that free speech is a healthy thing, and should apply to Amma as well as TM and all other things. I don’t believe the ex-amma group reflects that attitude. If you’re in the least bit objective – i.e., willing to

RE: [FairfieldLife] Visit with Amma

2011-06-17 Thread Rick Archer
P.S. I find it hard to accept accusations of Amma serving her ego or being in it for the money. For decades now, she’s been on a routine that would kill most people in a month. What she does is grueling, and she suffers a lot of physical pain. Her humanitarian projects are substantial, despite

Re: [FairfieldLife] Visit with Amma

2011-06-17 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Jun 17, 2011, at 1:46 PM, Rick Archer wrote: .S. I’m a moderator of the Amma Free Speech Zone, as well as this group. I believe that free speech is a healthy thing, and should apply to Amma as well as TM and all other things. I don’t believe the ex-amma group reflects that attitude. If

RE: [FairfieldLife] Visit with Amma

2011-06-17 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Sal Sunshine Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 2:59 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Visit with Amma Rick, could you post the links for both the Free Speech Zone http

Re: [FairfieldLife] Visit with Amma

2011-06-17 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Jun 17, 2011, at 3:08 PM, Rick Archer wrote: Rick, could you post the links for both the Free Speech Zone http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ammachi_free_speech_zone as well as the ex-Amma group? http://groups.yahoo.com/group/examma/ Thanks! Sal

RE: [FairfieldLife] Visit with Amma

2011-06-17 Thread Denise Evans
, compassion, service, and respect for the environment and that is all a good thing.   --- On Fri, 6/17/11, Rick Archer r...@searchsummit.com wrote: From: Rick Archer r...@searchsummit.com Subject: RE: [FairfieldLife] Visit with Amma To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, June 17, 2011

[FairfieldLife] Visit with Amma

2011-06-16 Thread dmevans365
I am writing this as an account of my and my children's participation in a recent Amma retreat. As background: I was laid off a stressful job in corporate america in January after many years in a deadline-driven career. We were invited by a friend to attend the retreat. I was curious and

RE: [FairfieldLife] Visit with Amma

2011-06-16 Thread Rick Archer
Interesting, honest account. I've been seeing Amma for about 12 years and have been meditating regularly (TM) since 1968. I can't dispute any of the externals you describe. I think your description of those is accurate. A lot of it is, as you say, necessary to manage the crowds that Amma hugs.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Visit with Amma

2011-06-16 Thread Bhairitu
On 06/16/2011 10:46 AM, Rick Archer wrote: Interesting, honest account. I've been seeing Amma for about 12 years and have been meditating regularly (TM) since 1968. I can't dispute any of the externals you describe. I think your description of those is accurate. A lot of it is, as you say,