--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@...> wrote: > > Buck, I'm snowed in! Plus the Plows came in the Middle of the Night and my > car is buried! I CAN'T GET TO THE DOME! > Won't you come and dig me out? I'm located behind the Sweet Spot restaurant > (-: >
!A Sidha Lady in Distress! I'm on my way back from the Dome meditation now! -Buck > > > > ________________________________ > From: Buck > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 10:26 PM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Religion or Dharma? to Buck > > > Â > Well then, in addition to the dharma here there evidently is also a small but > active group of people in the middle of TM trying to seemingly make it a > religion. What to make of them hindoo emulators: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/336079 [?] Powerful but > small group still in the TM middle. > > $20 bucks to see the inauguration of a [religious] site under construction. > Sign up. Follow the link above and help out. > -Buck > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > > > Buck, I love how you found the common ground in this context.ÃÂ It > > touched my heart. > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Buck > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 4:33 PM > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Religion or Dharma? > > > > > > ÃÂ > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > > > > > > > Nope, We're spiritual but not religious here. > > > -Buck > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Yep So, what we have here in Fairfield is a dharma, not a > > > > > > religion. What a great post, thanks. I like the chart > > > > > > for easy comparison. I got to go to the Dome right now, > > > > > > it is my dharma. > > > > > > Good Morning, -Buck > > > > > > > > > > The thing is Buck, when you talk about this, it *sounds* > > > > > almost always like a religion. > > > > Nope you're wrong. Ours is of the science and an empiricism in spiritual > > experience. That is different than just some religion. That does not say > > that we should not be concerned about the adharmic non-meditator and > > organize ourselves accordingly to promote, advance and protect the > > spirituality of a more dharmic life. But let's not confuse that with > > religion. > > I sense our common ground here is that we are each concerned with the old > > history of how the human spirituality of higher dharma gets co-0ped to > > religion. In this concern I extent in help my hand of brotherly love, > > -Buck in the Dome > > > > If I were in Fairfield (and > > > > > I did live near there once), if I took a walk during the > > > > > dome programme times, miles from the dome, that would be > > > > > my dharma. If I meditate at midnight, which I often do, > > > > > that would be my dharma. That would be perfectly fine. > > > > > > > > > > If you feel impelled to do anything, and feel something is > > > > > wrong if you do not do what that impetus is prodding you, > > > > > you are out of your dharma. Such experiences do not happen > > > > > when you are in your dharma, because whenever you are in > > > > > your dharma, whatever is happening is the only thing that > > > > > exists. You have no responsibilities to anyone or anything > > > > > because nature takes care of it. You do not have to save > > > > > anyone. If someone falls in the pond and you happen to be > > > > > there to pull them out, that is what happens. If they > > > > > drown, that is what happens. > > > > > > > > Well said. > > > > > > > > > > Ha, You're supposing again for a lack of experience with it. > > > > > >
