[FairfieldLife] Re: To Curtis re Guitar

2009-03-02 Thread Marek Reavis
I've been guiltily following this thread and now feel the impulse to weigh in with my own meager measure of advice. Responding to some great advice Curtis gave me last year, as well as frustration with my longstanding inability to make music, I went to one of the local music stores and had the

[FairfieldLife] Ninja Bear

2009-03-02 Thread Marek Reavis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia05NGd3-dU

[FairfieldLife] On the similarity of sex and surfing

2009-03-01 Thread Marek Reavis
Have to say that there is an incredible cascade of synaptic firing while surfing. It's sex on the level of the spermatoza; some impossibly big and absolutely crucial thing is happening, bigger than you can possibly imagine, and you're totally part of it, even the focus of it in your own

[FairfieldLife] Re: Cache of 13,000 year old stone tools

2009-02-28 Thread Marek Reavis
awareness. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunsh...@... wrote: On Feb 27, 2009, at 8:56 AM, Marek Reavis wrote: Found in a guy's backyard in Boulder, a buried cache of beautiful clovis tools. Short video from the University of Colorado/Boulder. http

[FairfieldLife] Cache of 13,000 year old stone tools

2009-02-27 Thread Marek Reavis
Found in a guy's backyard in Boulder, a buried cache of beautiful clovis tools. Short video from the University of Colorado/Boulder. http://tinyurl.com/aoh54w

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's rather cryptic answer

2009-02-27 Thread Marek Reavis
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: **snip (I'm also not saying there is such a thing as karma, or even that it could work as I outlined. I don't know, nor do any of us. Basically, it behooves us to STFU--mentally as well as vocally--about our or anybody

[FairfieldLife] Re: Cache of 13,000 year old stone tools

2009-02-27 Thread Marek Reavis
: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Marek Reavis reavismarek@ wrote: Found in a guy's backyard in Boulder, a buried cache of beautiful clovis tools. Short video from the University of Colorado/Boulder. http://tinyurl.com/aoh54w Early Meditators. Yeah, i found tools like these on my

[FairfieldLife] Marek -- dispassion or ???? (Re: How old is your brain)

2009-02-26 Thread Marek Reavis
ranting about to Doug: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Marek Reavis reavismarek@ wrote: Most people who've been participants in the criminal justice system as defendants, have had pretty shitty lives, are used to be shit on, and frequently (and not surprisingly) have

[FairfieldLife] Toys, games, puzzles and gizmos (Re: How old is your brain)

2009-02-24 Thread Marek Reavis
...@... wrote: Marek Reavis wrote: So, Edg, what toys have sparked from your fire? Playful minds want to know. Marek, Geeze, I've got hundreds of ideas, and most of them cannot be detailed herein because they've not gotten to retail and might turn a profit for me or my kin down the line

[FairfieldLife] Fish with transparent head. . .

2009-02-24 Thread Marek Reavis
. . . and rotating eyes so it can see up, down, and all around. http://snipurl.com/ck9cz

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fish with transparent head. . .

2009-02-24 Thread Marek Reavis
Don't know why that didn't work but anyway, here's the full link. For some reason, I have difficulty doing Tinyurl (and now Snipurl) from the office computer. http://blogs.discovery.com/news_animal/2009/02/see-a-fish-with-a- transparent-head.html ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick

[FairfieldLife] Toys, games, puzzles and gizmos (Re: How old is your brain)

2009-02-24 Thread Marek Reavis
said, I know, I know, I try to tell my wife about this, but she just can't know the intensity of the mental work I do. Hey, any chance you can help the FF pot kids? Edg --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Marek Reavis reavismarek@ wrote: Wow! Very cool stuff, Edg. Many more

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mysticism and Self Realisation

2009-02-24 Thread Marek Reavis
Thank you, Friend, for coming to say Goodbye. Thank you, too, for your advice and your good cheer. Enjoy --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Dick Richardson somerse...@... wrote: Thank you my friend. Yeah they are all around ta, the wife, kids, grandchildren and their kids, et al. I am

[FairfieldLife] How old is your brain

2009-02-23 Thread Marek Reavis
A test site in Japanese, so maybe it would help to know kanji; but all you have to do is click on Start, then the screen will count down 3, 2, 1, and then very briefly (for 1 second or less) some numbers will appear arranged randomly on the screen. The numbers disappear and in their formerly

[FairfieldLife] Re: How old is your brain

2009-02-23 Thread Marek Reavis
! Must be something to do with surfing and trikking, eh? Edg --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Marek Reavis reavismarek@ wrote: A test site in Japanese, so maybe it would help to know kanji; but all you have to do is click on Start, then the screen will count down 3, 2, 1

[FairfieldLife] Re: How old is your brain

2009-02-23 Thread Marek Reavis
, The Paperchase, would be wonderful. Sparks flying! Edg -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Marek Reavis reavismarek@ wrote: Probably everyone gets 35, makes us feel better about these deteriorating bodies, eh? But 35, that was a great age to be, wasn't it? Still lots of vim

[FairfieldLife] Re: Several Maharishi Graduates Busted For Growing Pot

2009-02-20 Thread Marek Reavis
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante no_re...@... wrote: **snip Smoking pot makes ya lazy and stupid, that's why society has enacted laws agin it (not that this alcohol-based society has a leg up on stupidity). **end Smoking marijuana does not make people either lazy or

[FairfieldLife] Re: Several Maharishi Graduates Busted For Growing Pot

2009-02-20 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Marek Reavis reavismarek@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante no_reply@ wrote: **snip Smoking pot makes ya lazy and stupid

[FairfieldLife] What is the nature of attachment? (Re: All of Patanjali's 8 limbs )

2009-02-17 Thread Marek Reavis
Great thread. I'm posting some comments following up on Richard's in a very loose fashion. Like Richard's experience, my sense of self is a presence that is unengaged and without attributes. In my funky example of the bagel's hole, it (self) is defined by what surrounds it but is in itself

[FairfieldLife] What is the nature of attachment? (Re: All of Patanjali's 8 limbs )

2009-02-11 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote: Do you feel that it is your true nature or real self? Why? If silence is more consistent than non-silence, how could

[FairfieldLife] A Pretty Great Short Video

2009-02-08 Thread Marek Reavis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySrsZuD4w0c (under 5 minutes)

[FairfieldLife] Re: A Pretty Great Short Video

2009-02-08 Thread Marek Reavis
with a cool solution. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Marek Reavis reavismarek@ wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySrsZuD4w0c (under 5 minutes)

[FairfieldLife] Re: Afro Cuban tune

2009-02-07 Thread Marek Reavis
What a fine way that would be to spend the afternoon, dancing like that. Group program. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex do.rf...@... wrote: Delicious... Amor Verdadero: http://www.youtube.com/watch? hl=env=pVae3vTROq4gl=US

[FairfieldLife] Re: Significance of the Global Country of World Peace

2009-02-06 Thread Marek Reavis
Really fine, clear analysis, thanks. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, guyfawkes91 guyfawke...@... wrote: All I am saying is that the TMO is reviving this past world empire in the guise of the Global Country, There never was a world empire aeons ago. There's no archeological

[FairfieldLife] Oren Lavie - Ner Morning Elegance

2009-02-05 Thread Marek Reavis
A totally delightful video (3min37sec). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_HXUhShhmY or, http://snipurl.com/bctim

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oren Lavie - Ner Morning Elegance -- (oops), *Her* Morning Elegance

2009-02-05 Thread Marek Reavis
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Marek Reavis reavisma...@... wrote: A totally delightful video (3min37sec). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_HXUhShhmY or, http://snipurl.com/bctim

[FairfieldLife] Re: Stairway to Heaven

2009-02-05 Thread Marek Reavis
Wow! Great app, great find, thanks. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: Stairway to Heaven, played by the Smule Team iPhone Ocarina quintet plus guitar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfrONZjakRY From the NY Times's Circuits email newsletter by David

[FairfieldLife] Re: TMO Finances

2009-02-04 Thread Marek Reavis
This is some great stuff, I love the exuberance and vitality. I'm a big fan of psychedelic art, when it's really reflective of its source; this is wonderful to look at, get into, and enjoy. The bear on standup bass is one of many favorites. Thanks for that. Marek ** --- In

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Name Game (was: new books on Maharishi ???)

2009-02-03 Thread Marek Reavis
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: And, just to end on a light note, may I express my appreciation for one of our new members' ID and screen name -- ysoy10li. Being a Stooges fan, I can appreciate that one. :-) **end Once you made the Stooges reference, I

[FairfieldLife] Fantastic DNA animation

2009-02-03 Thread Marek Reavis
Wonderful animation, really advanced my understanding of what DNA is and how it works. 7 minutes long. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PKjF7OumYo

[FairfieldLife] Nina Simone - I Feel Good

2009-02-03 Thread Marek Reavis
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6xtaa_feeling-good-nina-simone_music or http://tinyurl.com/68ze63 Worthwhile.

[FairfieldLife] Doubt (was Re: V funny)

2009-02-02 Thread Marek Reavis
Certainty is an emotion, not a fact. ** This quote (above) reminded me of a question I always ask potential jurors during jury selection: Do you believe that a person can be sincere in their beliefs about what happened in an event, but be factually wrong? ** --- In

[FairfieldLife] Re: Shivaratri Stuff

2009-02-02 Thread Marek Reavis
I'm with Kirk; Ben Collins and Puja.Net is simple and sincere. The whole intention is to provide the service (if you agree with the underlying premise of yagyas) at a reasonable cost to support the priests who are trained to do this stuff and to promote these ancient human rituals. I've been

[FairfieldLife] Re: How woman misuse the power of attraction.

2009-02-01 Thread Marek Reavis
Excellent post, great thread. Wasn't until I started to surf that I got an understanding of what a god might be. Being in the ocean (as often as I can manage), whose movement and totality operates on a scale far beyond mine, has transformed it (in my own head) from an impersonal thing, into a

[FairfieldLife] Re: How woman misuse the power of attraction.

2009-02-01 Thread Marek Reavis
they gaze up at us from the ankle-high POVs? Aren't we vast and beyondish to them? I know hardly anything, but I know why the ocean is called Mother, called Father, called God. Edg --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Marek Reavis reavismarek@ wrote: Excellent post, great thread

[FairfieldLife] Re: How woman misuse the power of attraction.

2009-01-31 Thread Marek Reavis
Severe Punishment. [Only tangentially related to this thread.] http://tinyurl.com/beh26z

[FairfieldLife] Re: How woman misuse the power of attraction.

2009-01-31 Thread Marek Reavis
Thanks, Billy, I really appreciate your response. Marek ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, BillyG. wg...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Marek Reavis reavismarek@ wrote: Billy, to me one of the most powerful images in the Hindu tradition re the idea

[FairfieldLife] Re: Lie To Me

2009-01-31 Thread Marek Reavis
Turq, I caught this, too, on Hulu and it's pretty great. You described the story setup and cast perfectly. Tim Roth really provides legitimacy to the character's brilliance and I was surprised how much I liked Kelli Williams. They play off each other well. ** --- In

[FairfieldLife] Re: How woman misuse the power of attraction.

2009-01-30 Thread Marek Reavis
[Curtis wrote:] I just played a gig at a nursing home and I got major ogled. With my gray streaks in my hair I was a young chicken to these ladies, and when I sang my blues full of innuendo and life, their eyes sparkled as they caught mine. We saw the spark of attraction in each other, knowing

[FairfieldLife] Re: I am the eternal not racist and in fact shows concerns for Blacks

2009-01-29 Thread Marek Reavis
, Marek Reavis reavismarek@ wrote: Pal, that (below) is a racist statement, plain and simple. It's reprehensible and you are entirely wrong in the sentiment you express. Marek: Several months ago I made a statement here on this forum about Blacks having an advantage

[FairfieldLife] Re: I am the eternal not racist and in fact shows concerns for Blacks

2009-01-29 Thread Marek Reavis
. Marek ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Marek Reavis reavismarek@ wrote: Shemp, I missed the remark you posted from Obama under your own name, so I won't comment on that. And as to a young person's insecurities re how they might best fit in with a world which for them

[FairfieldLife] Re: unpopular names crime: (cause and effect?

2009-01-29 Thread Marek Reavis
L.Shaddai, it appears from your comments (below) that you would rather not be considered a racist, and I'm in favor of that, too. It seems, however, that you have taken your limited life experiences with the African Americans that you have dealt with and extrapolated that far beyond its

[FairfieldLife] Re: I am the eternal not racist and in fact shows concerns for Blacks

2009-01-29 Thread Marek Reavis
how much he appreciates the work I do for him, and I consider that high praise and good reward for my time. Marek ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunsh...@... wrote: On Jan 29, 2009, at 11:59 AM, Marek Reavis wrote: In my first comments to L.Shaddai, however, I made

[FairfieldLife] Re: I am the eternal not racist and in fact shows concerns for Blacks

2009-01-29 Thread Marek Reavis
It is, Sal, . . . most of the time. So far, so good. Marek ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunsh...@... wrote: On Jan 29, 2009, at 1:58 PM, Marek Reavis wrote: What Edg pointed out earlier, however, is true for all of us, I feel. As primates we are quick

[FairfieldLife] Re: I am the eternal not racist and in fact shows concerns for Blacks

2009-01-29 Thread Marek Reavis
that he made that I can construe as racist...perhaps it's there but I can't find it. If anyone knows, please tell me so I can look at it. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Marek Reavis reavismarek@ wrote: Shemp, I missed the remark you posted from Obama under your own name

[FairfieldLife] Re: unpopular names crime: (cause and effect?

2009-01-28 Thread Marek Reavis
Pal, that (below) is a racist statement, plain and simple. It's reprehensible and you are entirely wrong in the sentiment you express. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal l.shad...@... wrote: **snip And I'm sure it's no coincidence that black guys and black women in

[FairfieldLife] Re: unpopular names crime: (cause and effect?

2009-01-28 Thread Marek Reavis
the eternal l.shad...@... wrote: On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 8:41 PM, Marek Reavis reavisma...@...wrote: Pal, that (below) is a racist statement, plain and simple. It's reprehensible and you are entirely wrong in the sentiment you express. Don't be a fool. Racist? You want racism, go

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM puja is religious, as are other elements of TM practice

2009-01-27 Thread Marek Reavis
Mistaking the intensity of belief for its epistemological justification is one of the most important traps to avoid in sorting out the natural human bias for believing that our POV doesn't need any more supporting evidence than its enthusiastic assertion. ** Curtis, this quote (above), not to

[FairfieldLife] Re: More definitions of enlightenment

2009-01-27 Thread Marek Reavis
I also acknowledge that I have an aspect of my mind that is an unchanging witness of my personality. It is an artifact of consciousness and a part of being human if you choose to spend enough time to notice it. I'll even acknowledge that meditating helps you notice this aspect of your mind more

[FairfieldLife] Re: the song Stand By Me produced from street musicians around the world

2009-01-17 Thread Marek Reavis
Thanks, Curtis, I listened to it 3 times in a row. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: http://www.flixxy.com/peace-through-music.htm This is really beautiful.

[FairfieldLife] People who continue to meditate

2009-01-16 Thread Marek Reavis
Pasted below is an email I received today from an old highschool classmate whom I apparently initiated back in '73, and the first part of my reply to him. Interesting in light of my guessistimation the other day re how many people might still be out there meditating but not part of any

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda

2009-01-15 Thread Marek Reavis
Thank you for the links, Nablusoss1008. I agree with you that this Swami carries and projects far more authority and natural poise than the other guru, and there is some similar vibe with Maharishi's. I'm only familiar with Swami Ganapati Satchidananda in passing; there was a poster here a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda

2009-01-15 Thread Marek Reavis
breathing I mentioned, and I agree that his shtick looked and sounded pretty hokey and even Simpson-esque. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal l.shad...@... wrote: On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Marek Reavis reavisma...@...wrote: I'm only familiar with Swami

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-14 Thread Marek Reavis
This has been an excellent thread, thanks to both of you. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: snip Curtis: That seems like a position I can relate to. The question

[FairfieldLife] Re: Enlightenment according to Dattareya

2009-01-14 Thread Marek Reavis
Nablusoss1008, interesting video, do you subscribe to this fellow's point of view? Do you remember when Maharishi used to speak about the softening of the breath that occurs as the person grows in enlightenment? While I was watching this guy I remembered that and realized that I'd completely

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ruth - Curtis - Turq - Marek -- copywrite morals?

2009-01-14 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_re...@... wrote: ruthsimplicity wrote: Reproducing an entire article without permission of the author is copyright infringement, even if you give the author credit. Ruth - Curtis - Turq - Marek, I would be grateful

[FairfieldLife] PC vs. Mac

2009-01-13 Thread Marek Reavis
http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/linkdump-january-2009/

[FairfieldLife] Clinton wows senate committee

2009-01-13 Thread Marek Reavis
HuffPost, 1.13.9 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/13/clintons-exhaustive- prep_n_157693.html At the opening of Sen. Hillary Clinton's confirmation hearings for the post of Secretary of State on Tuesday, the ranking Republican on theSenate Foreign Relations Committee offered a bit of

[FairfieldLife] Humboldt County #1 in California. . .

2009-01-12 Thread Marek Reavis
in shark attacks. Bummer. But all in all, only about a dozen or so in the last 18 years, and everyone survived. http://www.times-standard.com/ci_11433846?source=most_viewed

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread Marek Reavis
Very well put, Ruth. I enjoy meditation and am a big fan of Maharishi, but it is undeniable that we know very little of the concrete value of either meditation (as taught by Maharishi) or the existence of the so-called higher states of consciousness he described that would purportedly result

[FairfieldLife] An easy to watch video

2009-01-11 Thread Marek Reavis
http://vimeo.com/1250929?pg=embedsec=1250929hd=1

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi Speaks of Guru Dev

2009-01-11 Thread Marek Reavis
This is a point of view that resonates with me, too. Guru Dev was the love of Maharishi's life and his rememberances of the instances of such an overwhelming relationship subject to confabulation. But the two versions are reconcilable, if I remember correctly. Didn't Maharishi say that when

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi Speaks of Guru Dev

2009-01-11 Thread Marek Reavis
@yahoogroups.com, Marek Reavis reavismarek@ wrote: This is a point of view that resonates with me, too. Guru Dev was the love of Maharishi's life and his rememberances of the instances of such an overwhelming relationship subject to confabulation. But the two versions

[FairfieldLife] Re: MUM stabbing lawsuit

2009-01-09 Thread Marek Reavis
Boo_lives' explanation seems the most likely to me. Whenever you're preparing for trial you're constantly evaluating how your witnesses will come across to a jury. Mr. Morris' demeanor and mannerisms would be very off-putting, I would imagine, particularly to a Jefferson County jury pool to

[FairfieldLife] Re: MUM stabbing lawsuit

2009-01-09 Thread Marek Reavis
after some crimes? What kind of reasoning do you think police used in this case such that it has not yielded any arrests for negligent homicide or something like that? And, how's yer trikking going? Surfing? Edg --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Marek Reavis reavismarek@ wrote

[FairfieldLife] Ethical behavior (was Re: spirituality spot found in brain)

2009-01-07 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 no_re...@... wrote:[in reply to:] Do you think that the universe has a way that we have to behave and then it approves and gives us nature support? **snip unmistakably. however most people understand that to be a

[FairfieldLife] Ethical behavior (was Re: spirituality spot found in brain)

2009-01-07 Thread Marek Reavis
** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Marek Reavis reavismarek@ wrote: Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 no_reply@ wrote:[in reply to:] Do you think that the universe

[FairfieldLife] From the NYTimes, 1.7.09

2009-01-07 Thread Marek Reavis
800 bus atheist ad campaign in London. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/world/europe/07london.html

[FairfieldLife] What were the chances?

2009-01-04 Thread Marek Reavis
A little video of lucky (if unlikely) breaks. I particularly enjoyed the cops and robbers one. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7cmf3_chance_fun

[FairfieldLife] Re: What were the chances?

2009-01-04 Thread Marek Reavis
@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Marek Reavis reavismarek@ wrote: A little video of lucky (if unlikely) breaks. I particularly enjoyed the cops and robbers one. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7cmf3_chance_fun

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hey, Rick, you might not like this post

2009-01-01 Thread Marek Reavis
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robert babajii...@... wrote: **snip Holy Cow! Happy New Year Edg! The closest I ever came to seeing what you are saying, was back in the early '80's... When a friend of mine, who lived in Fairfield, at the time, Marcus Lehrman, well he kind of saw

[FairfieldLife] Self-control and Religion

2008-12-30 Thread Marek Reavis
From the New York Times, 12.30.08. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/30/science/30tier.html Sacred values come prefabricated for religious believers, Dr. McCullough said. The belief that God has preferences for how you behave and the goals you set for yourself has to be the granddaddy of all

[FairfieldLife] Re: Self-control and Religion

2008-12-30 Thread Marek Reavis
Edg, comments interleaved: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_re...@... wrote: Marek Reavis wrote: From the New York Times, 12.30.08. . . . Sacred values come prefabricated for religious believers, Dr. McCullough said. The belief that God has preferences for how

[FairfieldLife] Wonderful Idea

2008-12-30 Thread Marek Reavis
From the Guardian, 12.22.08 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/dec/22/diy-adjustable-glasses- josh-silver or, http://snipurl.com/99xrk It was a chance conversation on March 23 1985 (in the afternoon, as I recall) that first started Josh Silver on his quest to make the world's poor see.

[FairfieldLife] Snow prints

2008-12-28 Thread Marek Reavis
On an entirely different subject: http://2pie.blogspot.com/2008/12/snow-prints.html Very cool.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Edg, re: Trikke

2008-12-24 Thread Marek Reavis
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_re...@... wrote: **snip It's a fine thing that newbies can see this almost as clearly as oldies. But, let me praise your write-up for it's conceptual clarity. Can I post this to the general trikking community and to the company? It's

[FairfieldLife] Re: Melissa Etheridge on Rick Warren

2008-12-23 Thread Marek Reavis
It was (IMO) unfortunate that Obama chose Warren to deliver the inaugural invocation, and I agree with Jason Linkins who characterized the choice as being an extraordinarily tone-deaf one considering the totally unsurprising reaction it has generated for all LGTBs who helped elect Obama.

[FairfieldLife] Edg, re: Trikke

2008-12-23 Thread Marek Reavis
Hey, Edg, I wanted to give you a preliminary report on the Trikke. Because of lots of rain I only had the opportunity to take it out 2 more times, 30 minutes on Friday, and another 60 minutes tonight; so that's only a total of 2 hours or so. Before I go any further, it should be noted that

[FairfieldLife] Re: Edg, re: Trikke

2008-12-23 Thread Marek Reavis
Very cool, Arhata, have you tried it? As you can tell, I'm a neophyte, but definitely impressed by the thing. Marek ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Arhata Osho arhatafreespe...@... wrote: I had a friend Jim , on Venice Beach who introduced that in the early 2000's! Arhata

[FairfieldLife] Edg: re Trikkes

2008-12-19 Thread Marek Reavis
Edg, saw a T8 Trikke on the local Craigslist and picked it up for $99 last night. It had only been ridden for 15 minutes according to the 60- ish chiropractor I purchased it from. I logged another 30 minutes on it last night in the rain on a nearby asphalt basketball court and appreciated the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Edg: re Trikkes

2008-12-19 Thread Marek Reavis
, you'll want that extra traction/grip. From then on, you're doomed. I'm on my fifth Trikke. What city are you trikking in? Eureka, Arcata? Smiling here. Edg --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Marek Reavis reavismarek@ wrote: Edg, saw a T8 Trikke on the local Craigslist

[FairfieldLife] Re: Who done it (?)

2008-12-17 Thread Marek Reavis
Great exposition, Vaj; a total keeper, really concise, nicely articulated. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On Dec 17, 2008, at 7:01 PM, The Secret wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: Actually the science appears

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi: 'Which god you like?' - USA 1959

2008-12-14 Thread Marek Reavis
...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Marek Reavis reavismarek@ wrote: Nablusoss108, again I disagree with your fundamental premise here, namely that all Paul wants is to make money from his writings. I hope that he's successful in his writings and however much money he makes

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi: 'Which god you like?' - USA 1959

2008-12-14 Thread Marek Reavis
I understand, and we differ on this. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Marek Reavis reavismarek@ wrote: I don't see him as a phony at all. Fine, that's your understanding. In my world he is a small

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi: 'Which god you like?' - USA 1959

2008-12-14 Thread Marek Reavis
, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Marek Reavis reavismarek@ wrote: As far as I can tell, everyone acts from good intentions, and that's no less true for Nablusoss108 than anyone else (including Maharishi). No meanies in your world? I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi: 'Which god you like?' - USA 1959

2008-12-14 Thread Marek Reavis
, Sal Sunshine salsunsh...@... wrote: On Dec 14, 2008, at 12:08 PM, Marek Reavis wrote: You're correct, there is quite a lot of meanness in the world in which I work. My days are steeped in stories of murder, torture, rape, abuse and neglect, and casual and chronic violence; my clients

[FairfieldLife] Re: David OJ: Attorney's Letter re TM Religion

2008-12-13 Thread Marek Reavis
Cobb Mtn. is in Lake County, adjacent to Mendocino, Napa, and Sonoma counties, among others. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal l.shad...@... wrote: On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 9:02 AM, lurkernomore20002000 steve.sun...@... wrote: dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony2k5@ wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi: 'Which god you like?' - USA 1959

2008-12-13 Thread Marek Reavis
Nablusoss1008, I disagree with your point of view, here. In my opinion, Paul is a fine man whose research and writing has been of inestimable value in understanding both Maharishi and Guru Dev. His criticism of Maharishi is neither mean-spirited nor without foundation. Furthermore, regardless

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi: 'Which god you like?' - USA 1959

2008-12-13 Thread Marek Reavis
, Marek Reavis reavismarek@ wrote: Nablusoss1008, I disagree with your point of view, here. That's OK Marek, but also understand that all Paul Mason wants is to make a few dollars from his contact with one of the most influential Masters of these times. Do you consider this activity

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi: 'Which god you like?' - USA 1959

2008-12-13 Thread Marek Reavis
in the same large current. I don't see him as a phony at all. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Marek Reavis reavismarek@ wrote: It seems clear to me that your own criticism of Paul is based on your own

[FairfieldLife] This morning. . .

2008-12-12 Thread Marek Reavis
Took off work this morning with the expectation that I could get out and get in a couple hours of surfing before the big waves come in this weekend (25-foot swells, so far beyond my abilities as to be inconceivable), but as it turned out, there was nothing firing at any of the surfbreaks I checked

[FairfieldLife] Re: This morning. . .

2008-12-12 Thread Marek Reavis
, but the Marek in me says don't rile up what you wouldn't want riled up in you. The Golden Rile Rule that knows only too well that what goes around . . . Thanks for the snapshot of your heart. Edg --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Marek Reavis reavismarek@ wrote: Took off work

[FairfieldLife] Re: David OJ: Attorney's Letter re TM Religion

2008-12-12 Thread Marek Reavis
Although the meditation itself is not (or at least doesn't *have* to be done as) a religious practice, the puja certainly is and every initiator is schooled and tested on exactly what the Sanskrit words mean and what internal feelings those words are supposed to evoke in the initiator. To say

[FairfieldLife] Women's surfing @ NYTimes

2008-12-10 Thread Marek Reavis
5-minute video on the end of 7-time world champion, Layne Beachley's, tenure at the top of women's pro surfing and the emergence of 16-year old Carissa Moore as one of her likely successors: http://tinyurl.com/62479j And the article accompanying it talking about some other great surfers, too,

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Attention Vampire: An occult theory of energy management

2008-12-09 Thread Marek Reavis
Great rap, Edg. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Duveyoung wrote: Do you see a difference between attention vampires and spiritual vampires? Seems to me that attention is prior to spirit. Bhairitu wrote: Well the concept that was in the

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Attention Vampire: An occult theory of energy management

2008-12-08 Thread Marek Reavis
Really excellent discussion all around; and this last post is really well said. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: fair enough. the way that i think about enlightenment is probably different than most views on it, in that it has its

[FairfieldLife] Re: Enlightened Robin 3: The First Three Years of Enlightenment

2008-12-05 Thread Marek Reavis
PROTECTED] wrote: I really don't know what you are talking about. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Marek Reavis reavismarek@ wrote: Steve, my reply to Mr. Williams was in regards to how well I felt he'd expressed his point of view, rather than any endorsement of the comments

[FairfieldLife] Re: 2,700-year-old pot stash

2008-12-05 Thread Marek Reavis
presumed that would still be the case. The effects on the Mindfulness methods I have been practicing are what is unknown to me. My current practice comfortably utilizes TM and Mindfulness in ever evolving ways.grin Thanks again for the reply Marek Reavis. Just having the name of the law

[FairfieldLife] Re: 2,700-year-old pot stash

2008-12-04 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, satvadude108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal L.Shaddai@ wrote: On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:44 PM, satvadude108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 20 of this company's Big Bud seeds were

[FairfieldLife] Re: Enlightened Robin 3: The First Three Years of Enlightenment

2008-12-04 Thread Marek Reavis
he said. Marek ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, lurkernomore20002000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I missed this little gem. Comments below --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Marek Reavis reavismarek@ wrote: Cogent and well said, Mr. Williams; you must have been quite

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