[FairfieldLife] P*rsian guy in BB!

One of this year's contestants in Finnish Big Brother is Farbod from Irran. http://www.kuvaboxi.fi/bb/julkinen/279oi+big-brother-farbod.html He's been living in Finland for 8 years now. He told the other participants that he can't drink or smoke because of his religion. He's rather silent, but

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bad news for Bevan

I've always been a skinny 170 lbs. until around four months ago, I started binging for some reason and gained over 30 pounds breaking 200 which was a lot for me. At around 200 lbs., I always felt bloated, dull, tired, had to nap all the time, no energy, depressed, couldn't move or walk properly,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Pushing Pushing Daisies

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Stu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice color enhancement. Are you responsible for that too? Its a new box called the Luster. The DP, Michael Weaver locked ourselves in a bay for 18 hours played around. We were adding shadows on walls, changing the

[FairfieldLife] Re: P.S. to Turq, I think you're a predator

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: others extol the fun of one-night-stands Who was doing this? Exactly. I can't speak about others, but I have written about such an event (and, to tell the truth, experienced one) only once on this forum, and

[FairfieldLife] The Outlaw Path To Enlightenment

Last night I rapped for a little while about outlaws and why I like them, and the flack they sometimes get from others for living by no rules but their own. But there is another reason why I love outlaws. For me they are the perfect metaphor for the pathway to enlightenment. In my considered

[FairfieldLife] Re: P.S. to Turq, I think you're a predator

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bronte Baxter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Another thought on all this. Edg sings the joys of being really intimate with one person while others extol the fun of one-night- stands. Maybe what's right for one isn't what right's for another person --

[FairfieldLife] Re: P.S. to Turq, I think you're a predator

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@ wrote: others extol the fun of one-night-stands Who was doing this? Exactly. I can't speak about others, but I have written about

[FairfieldLife] Re: P.S. to Turq, I think you're a predator

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: others extol the fun of one-night-stands Who was doing this? If nobody else was, I will. Not as the *only* rewarding relationship modality, by any means, but something very much worth doing in the right

[FairfieldLife] This is what men do in bars to women

http://www.wcsh6.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=71741 The above is exactly the issue of suckering others by a con-job. These valiant soldiers have been screwed. Edg

[FairfieldLife] Curtis, are you a predator? (Re: Turq, I think you're a predator)

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip If you rail about George Bush invading a country, why is it allowed for Turq to walk into a bar and use all his powers just because he can? It is allowed, yes, because it would be so hard to police, but where is

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Outlaw Path To Enlightenment

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That moment often is referred to by the enlightened as the pivotal moment in their lives in which the seed of realization was planted. It may not have actually been *doing* the Something Else that caused realization,

[FairfieldLife] Curtis, are you a predator? (Re: Turq, I think you're a predator)

I lied. I did read something Edg wrote, because I was curious as to whether he had regained his sanity. It appears that he has not, therefore in the future he goes back on the Don't Bother To Read List until this passing coup de foudre has passed. And I won't address his demands for me to explain

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Outlaw Path To Enlightenment

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Last night I rapped for a little while about outlaws and why I like them, and the flack they sometimes get from others for living by no rules but their own. But there is another reason why I love outlaws. For me

[FairfieldLife] Re: Judy's remark on Curtis, are you a predator?

And Edg, if Barry's worst critic says it, you know it's got to be true. You say deal with the issues but you're questioning someone's personal integrity and demanding they defend it, which it's not their job to do here. Barry is avoiding getting triggered and drawn into a fight. He might have

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Outlaw Path To Enlightenment

Ron wrote: When sincere seekers are there , the universe offers a choice. Probably when the sincerety is kept up, more choices come along the way and the time frame is eternity so no need to worry. It looks like out of the 6 billion people on the planet, not many follow a Guru, this is

Re: [FairfieldLife] Curtis, are you a predator? (Re: Turq, I think you're a predator)

On Oct 6, 2007, at 11:10 AM, curtisdeltablues wrote: It is not about women; it is about more endowed persons taking advantage of lesser endowed persons. Dude are you serious? Then you missed my point completely. Perhaps Sal can fill you in on how wack this is. I tried. I'd be glad to try,

[FairfieldLife] Curtis, are you a predator? (Re: Turq, I think you're a predator)

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Oct 6, 2007, at 11:10 AM, curtisdeltablues wrote: It is not about women; it is about more endowed persons taking advantage of lesser endowed persons. Dude are you serious? Then you missed my point

[FairfieldLife] Not A Pretty Girl

All this talk about women and the need to protect them got me remembering the best song I've ever heard on the subject. It's by Ani DiFranco, and in the world of women's music it's considered nigh unto an anthem. I think you can listen to the whole song here (but I'm not sure because it won't

[FairfieldLife] Re: Not A Pretty Girl

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All this talk about women and the need to protect them got me remembering the best song I've ever heard on the subject. It's by Ani DiFranco, and in the world of women's music it's considered nigh unto an anthem. I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Not A Pretty Girl

Good one. I have not listened to her in some time. Perhaps time to again. I ain't no damsel in distress and I don't need to be rescued seems to well sum up a prevailing mind-set of some. On a tangental topic, her line and I am a patriot I have been fighting the good fight struck me.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Curtis, are you a predator? (Re: Turq, I think you're a predator)

Nabloss: Might I suggest to get a checking ? ;-) Bronte: Your mantra, applied quite humorously here. Nabby, you crack me up. nablusoss1008 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Oct 6, 2007, at 11:10 AM,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Not A Pretty Girl

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: Joni Mitchell, For Free: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQM1JkiQgoc This video was Joni in her youth. I've been traveling and working so much that I haven't had a chance to pick up her new album (the first in ten years), but I

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Outlaw Path To Enlightenment

(snip) That moment often is referred to by the enlightened as the pivotal moment in their lives in which the seed of realization was planted. It may not have actually been *doing* the Something Else that caused realization, but just making that decision to no longer be reliant on

[FairfieldLife] Joni Mitchell, my idol

Turq: I ran into Joni Mitchell a couple of times. Once is written up in one of the stories in Road Trip Mind. The other was at a gathering with Yaqui medicine man Grandfather Cachora. Bronte: Joni MItchell was an icon of my youth. My idol. I memorized 90 percent of her song

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Outlaw Path To Enlightenment

snip But eventually, if you are to become enlightened yourself, You have to take the final leap, yourself. And if you have a good guru, he or she will push you, when you are ready. Well, nobody pushed Siddhartha. He broke with the gurus and found the flaw in what they were teaching.

[FairfieldLife] Re: P*rsian guy in BB!

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One of this year's contestants in Finnish Big Brother is Farbod from Irran. http://www.kuvaboxi.fi/bb/julkinen/279oi+big-brother-farbod.html He's been living in Finland for 8 years now. He told the other

[FairfieldLife] Re: Joni Mitchell, my idol

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bronte Baxter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Turq: I ran into Joni Mitchell a couple of times. Once is written up in one of the stories in Road Trip Mind. The other was at a gathering with Yaqui medicine man Grandfather Cachora. Bronte: Joni

[FairfieldLife] Sam Harris on athiesm and mysticism

http://www.tinyurl.com/2q9oem But certain people, for whatever reason, are led to suspect that there is more to human experience than this. In fact, many of them are led to suspect this by religion—by the claims of people like the Buddha or Jesus or some other celebrated religious figures. And

Re: [FairfieldLife] Not A Pretty Girl

Good song. But kittens don't always figure out how to get down. Some of them do starve in the tops of trees. Damsels sometimes are in distress, and heros sometimes rescue them. Remember Pretty Woman? Great story. She and he rescued each other. As a woman who's been on my own a long time

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Joni Mitchell, my idol

Bronte wrote: She came across in her songs as a lady of all heart yet great strength. Turq wrote: It's easier to see the strength these days. She tends to keep her heart a little more hidden. Bronte writes: Yeah. That started around the time she turned from writing folk to

Re: [FairfieldLife] Sam Harris on athiesm and mysticism

Thank you very much for this. :-) It demonstrates the eternal vigilance to hold to our sincerity and doubt to assure both the personal and the impersonal Ishvara are more fully reflected in our thoughts, words and deeds and our attention is focused on that Ishvara so that our efforts, socially

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Outlaw Path To Enlightenment

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robert Gimbel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (snip) That moment often is referred to by the enlightened as the pivotal moment in their lives in which the seed of realization was planted. It may not have actually been *doing* the Something Else that

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Joni Mitchell, my idol

Just for the record, Henry Louie was Joni’s manager (or was it recording engineer, Turq?). Henry and his wife Nadine were close to MMY in the early days. I once heard a story that some starry-eyed fan got close enough to Joni (who learned TM at some point) to say “Jai Guru Dev” and that Joni’s

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris on athiesm and mysticism

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, coshlnx [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.tinyurl.com/2q9oem But certain people, for whatever reason, are led to suspect that there is more to human experience than this. In fact, many of them are led to suspect this by religion—by the claims of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 5,000 years of religion in 90 seconds

I agree, Turquoise, though what about efforts to vanquish Buddhism, and what about any lack of wars in the geography covered by Buddhism? Surely we have more to learn. On 10/4/07, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: 5,000 years of religion in 90 seconds

TurquoiseB wrote: I don't think they've *ever* fought a war to spread Buddhism. Maybe not, but there have been wars in Buddhist countries - India, Tibet, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Burma, Thailand, Japan, China, Java, Indonesia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Korea.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Joni Mitchell, my idol

On Oct 6, 2007, at 7:37 PM, Rick Archer wrote: Just for the record, Henry Louie was Joni’s manager (or was it recording engineer, Turq?). Henry and his wife Nadine were close to MMY in the early days. I once heard a story that some starry-eyed fan got close enough to Joni (who learned TM

[FairfieldLife] Re: 5,000 years of religion in 90 seconds

Animated Map - 5,000 years of religion in 90 seconds: http://mapsofwar.com/ind/history-of-religion.html You need to get some smarts. There's no historical evidence that a 'Krishna' was born in India in 3000 B.C. There's no evidence that an 'Abraham' gave birth to a tribe that invaded and

[FairfieldLife] Re: 5,000 years of religion in 90 seconds

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Samadhi Is Much Closer Than You Think -- Really! -- It's A No-Brainer. Who'd've Thunk It? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree, Turquoise, though what about efforts to vanquish Buddhism, and what about any lack of wars in the geography covered by Buddhism?

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Outlaw Path To Enlightenment

TurquoiseB wrote: Last night I rapped for a little while about outlaws and why I like them, and the flack they sometimes get from others for living by no rules but their own. But there is another reason why I love outlaws. For me they are the perfect metaphor for the pathway to

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM in SF schools and others

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Dick Mays [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Check out how still these middle-school students look during meditation in the first link below, a 7-minute video. To me it's beautiful! The principal of an American public high school in San Francisco,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Off Done

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer rick@ wrote: Hey Off, Not trying to censor you, but you're up to 38 posts for the week. You wasted a lot on those little one-liners. Please don't post any more

[FairfieldLife] Joni Mitchell's transmission of enlightenment

There was some discussion a while back about Joni Mitchell lyrics to Refuge of the Road. She captures very nicely the description of the state called in Tibetan, rigpa tsel wang, the transmission of the state of enlightenment, where the state of enlightenment is directly passed on to the

[FairfieldLife] Joni Mitchell's transmission of enlightenment

There was some discussion a while back about Joni Mitchell lyrics to Refuge of the Road. She captures very nicely the description of the state called in Tibetan, rigpa tsel wang, the transmission of the state of enlightenment, where the state of enlightenment is directly passed on to the

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM in SF schools and others

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Dick Mays dickmays@ wrote: Check out how still these middle-school students look during meditation in the first link below, a 7-minute video. To me it's beautiful!

[FairfieldLife] 'Lies, lies, lies, yeah-...'

The Killing Silence of Alan Greenspan by William Hughes (Wednesday, October 3, 2007) - The Bush-Cheney Gang lied the country into the Iraq War. Now, Alan Greenspan, the ex-Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserves, has admitted:

[FairfieldLife] Gordon Michael Scalllion on the next president

CK: Who will be the next U.S. President? GMS:If there are no new entries into the field then Lincoln shall return and occupy the White House again. CK:Do you want to tell us who Lincoln is? GMS: Obama