--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" <lurkernomore20002000@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Chivukula > <chivukula.ravi@> wrote: > > > > Dear Steve, > > > > Don't be a stranger on Facebook you hear me? No Ravi Yogi, CEO, The > Mad > > Yogi Inc there, it's the loving, playful, witty, self-deprecating, > > supportive Ravi there - in fact once you become my friend on FB > there's no > > way I can attack you here anymore :-) > Ravi, you can still attack me. No big deal. > > My Facebook page is designed to be a challenge to all Westerners > fascinated > > by masochistic, life abnegating Gurus, false Indian spiritual values, > > people missing the real essence of India, of solitary, arduous inner > > journeys - sure to create CD, challenge, provoke watching the self > > proclaimed 21st century mystic enjoying life. What my FB page cannot > show > > is the incredible beauty and grace with which how I meet reality, > totally > > unfiltered in its pristine, virgin rawness. > > > > I don't care for drinking, clubbing, partying - I hardly indulge in > these > > activities . It's all a great pun on all people fantasizing on the > Ammas, > > Dalai Lamas and hundreds of others deluded, fraudster Gurus, > masochistic > > saints. > > > > There's no way my happiness is dependent on anything outside of me. > I'm > > full of love and share it with whoever I run into. Back in 2009 I > realized > > I had to give up everything to my ex, I was actually forced to - I > intuited > > that my future didn't involve serving them anymore. Plus I am > unwilling to > > encourage my ex's BS, she has to let the kids meet their father with > no > > conditions and she does occasionally like in June this year when I > flew to > > Seattle to meet them. I have a video I made and I will email it to you > and > > you can watch it. Both my boys are very detached, happy; untouched, > > untainted by their mother's behavior and so every time I meet them > there's > > nothing that shows that they miss me, there is so much love and joy we > both > > share as if we have always been together, live together. You watch > that > > video and you can comment here - it's a private, unlisted video so > please > > don't share. > Okay. That's neat. I can relate in one sense. I have been fortunate > that my wife has taken on the religious responsibilities of my kids. > And she is a strong Catholic. I have been left with more of the playing > with them part. But they pick up on my philosophy, which is pretty much > what you see here, and it also seems to have a strong effect. Somehow > the blend of both influences works pretty good. So, I can see how, even > from somewhat at a distance, your sons pick up on who you are, and that > it influences them. > > There was a specific purpose for my posting on Ammachi free speech, > it's a > > surprise I wasn't kicked off earlier since supposedly no inflammatory > > posters are allowed :-). I was expecting it any minute, anyway was > perfect, > > I humiliated Amma, humiliated the devotees, challenged, goaded, > provoked > > many - now that mood is completely gone. The funny thing is I don't > even > > know why I did all that - I'm still waiting for an answer to that. I > don't > > think you entertain the possibility that I have zero emotional > investment > > in all this, in fact I love Amma and her cult did shelter me when I > was > > still struggling, still immature so I'm grateful for that, I'm sure > many > > how were with TM feel the same. > > I think I understand that. Actually, I think you will be missed by > many there, just as you were missed by many here during your absence. > > My relationship to Amma is one of love > > perfectly captured once by a post made by Robin, expressing his love > and > > gratitude for Maharishi, that Amma and Maharishi are/were both frauds > makes > > no difference. > Sometimes Robin really nails it. But often not IMO. > > So anyway I don't lose anything if my mastery of English, my insights > > aren't meant to be used by reality, nevertheless I prepare for it > everyday, > > I'm being forced to prepare everyday - so when indeed the time comes I > will > > be ready. In fact these 3 years have been beautiful Steve, I had to be > > alone to totally heal, integrate, balance - I have a feeling I might > not be > > alone longer, I deeply yearn to be with my beloved, but I could be > wrong. > Hey, you know it is pretty neat to see how we all develop here. Please > carry on in whatever way you see fit to interacting with me. Every so > often there might be some blow back, but I will always remain, > > Affectionately Yours, > > Steve > > Okay, just for purposes of internet perpetuity, this is not a gay > sentiment (-: > > Love, > > Ravi
Nice one guys, how great this was to read. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sep 29, 2012, at 6:26 PM, "seventhray1" lurkernomore20002000@ > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Hey Ravi, > > > > Thank you for the psychological profile. > > > > I'll step out of my usual mode of posting and return the favor. > > > > When I look at your facebook page, I see oodles of pictures of Ravi > and > > then more Ravi, a little more Ravi, and then sunsets. We've got Ravi > the > > thinker, Ravi the drinker, Ravi the traveler, Ravi the suave clubber, > Ravi > > the worker. And then the sunsets. So I sort of envsion your life as > > working, and then taking walks along the beach for the sunset. You are > > probably talking on the phone to people you know. > > > > No physical contact with your children. No family in close proximity. > > Working, coming home, changing clothes, walking on the beach, coming > back > > home, seeing if the latest Abercombrie catalog has come in, listening > to > > bhajans and watching TV. > > > > And now you have been ejected from the one site where you really had > some > > background, the Amma Free Speech Zone. I'll say that the little I read > > indicated that you behaved fairly decently, but that you drowned out > the > > other posters. Imagine that. > > > > Oh yea. Now you've invited us to join you on the Amma Real Free Speech > > Zone. How's that going? > > > > That is your specialty you know. Telling people how stupid they are. > But > > you do do it in a creative way. And that also came through in some of > the > > comments, especially from the people here. > > > > So, all your great celebrity, all your great insights, all your > mastery of > > the english language. Where's it gotten you? Coming home, waiting for > the > > latest Abercrombie catalog and watching TV. > > > > So, really, I have compassion for you. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Chivukula chivukula.ravi@ > > wrote: > > > > > > Dear Steve - That's the contradiction you and Susan present - you > seem > > > gentle, sweet and kind yet the mayhem and destruction you cause to > the > > > truth by your arrogant, willful stupidity comes across as no less > than the > > > deception of the very people you support. A dishonest man with zero > > > integrity comes across as the Moses of FFL and an emotionally > stunted, > > > retarded man who disparages women as cunts as an intelligent, > > compassionate > > > priest, Rabbi. You must live is some kind of fantasized context > apparently > > > unreachable by intelligent, emotionally healthy mavericks. > > > > > > Love, > > > Ravi > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 2:39 PM, seventhray1 lurkernomore20002000@ > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > ** > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater no_reply@ > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Dear Steve, I am a little shocked! You know I have told you from > the > > > > beginning that I really like you. I think you are a gentle, sweet > and > > kind > > > > person. Sometimes you do miss the irony bus but that is hardly > grounds > > for > > > > being judged a bad person. But here you have totally surprised me > with > > your > > > > response to Lord Knows. In fact, I might have to reassess you > completely > > > > and watch myself around you 'cause you have a hidden tiger in > there. > > > > > > > > > > Wow Ann, this sounds serious. I wonder what can be done to remedy > the > > > > situation. Let me see. I've got one idea. > > > > > > > > We could let Lord Knows respond to what I've said. Yea, that > sounds > > good. > > > > > > > > No, that won't work. He's made it clear that he can be bothered to > > follow > > > > up on any posts he's made. > > > > > > > > It sounds like I'm on probation with some behavior modification > > expected. > > > > > > > > Someun tells me I gonna fall short. > > > > > > > > And I guess you have a sacred cow somewhere inside. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
