--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Chivukula <chivukula.ravi@...> wrote: > > Awesome dear Share - not your usual inane platitude. See the magic Ravi > weaves - loved it Share.
Yes, I almost thought Share was using a ghost writer there it was so unlike her. Or maybe not. > > > On Mar 11, 2013, at 7:19 AM, Share Long <sharelong60@...> wrote: > > > Ravi said to share: I think you, Xeno, seeklib, Barry, Steve should form > > your own list. Share replies LOL: FFL folks, how long would Ravi last on > > a group where he didn't have someone to rant against? And an audience to > > rant for? Exactly! > > Here's a little vignette to express this another way. > > > > Ravi goes up to a Rainbow and says to Purple: > > > > Ravi to Purple: You're not Orange. > > Purple: Very good Ravi. You get a gold star today. > > Ravi: FUCK GOLD STARS! YOU'RE NOT ORANGE! > > Purple: Sounds like you prefer Orange. > > Ravi: FUCK PREFER! YOU'RE NOT ORANGE. > > Purple: Duh, then go look at orange, why don't you, there's a good chap. > > Ravi throwing tantrum on floor: I want Orange. They should ALL be Orange. > > FUCK RAINBOWS! > > > > > > From: seventhray27 <steve.sundur@...> > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 8:49 AM > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Same old, same old > > > > > > Ravi, ferchrissakes, think about your meeting. Forget about this place for > > a few minutes. Do some deep breathing, some knee bends. Find a soft and > > soothing bhajan. Practice your opening line. > > > > Come on dude. Priorities!! > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Chivukula <chivukula.ravi@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Oh seeklib - you are a fucking saint dude - where the fuck have you have > > > been while we mediocre minds were going batshit crazy. Have you ever met > > > Xeno - I have a feeling you two idiots will totally love each other. > > > > > > > > > On Mar 11, 2013, at 3:56 AM, "seekliberation" seekliberation@ wrote: > > > > > > > Regarding 'same old, same old', I can't say i've seen much over the > > > > last several years that doesn't fall into that category. I will say > > > > however, the last 2 days of looking at posts has been somewhat > > > > atrocious. Rather than being a deep discussion about some philisophical > > > > point, it turned into a ridiculous game of ping-pong. But then again, > > > > nothing can be great all the time. There will always be dull moments, > > > > exciting moments, and mediocre moments in anything. FFL is certainly no > > > > exception, and therefore nothing to really complain about. > > > > > > > > seekliberation > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I find it difficult to believe that anyone can see the > > > > > events of the last few days on FFL as anything other than > > > > > the same people repeating the same things they've done > > > > > for years. > > > > > > > > > > First, Judy attempts to lure Curtis into one of her long, > > > > > "I win by definition" arguments by *appearing* to ask > > > > > reasonable questions. Then Curtis falls for it, and tries > > > > > his best to address her questions, while respecting the > > > > > fact that she sees things that way, given her near-absolute > > > > > lack of experience within the TMO, and that she is trying > > > > > her best to pretend that the reality of the TMO and the > > > > > things it teaches are the same as that presented in the > > > > > intro lectures. > > > > > > > > > > As *everyone* here expected, within a couple of posts Judy > > > > > was back to name-calling. That WAS the whole purpose of her > > > > > questions in the first place, after all, to open up an > > > > > opportunity for her to yell at one of her long-term enemies > > > > > and attempt to get other people to do the same. And sure > > > > > enough, her cohorts in idiocy did just that, with Ann, Ravi, > > > > > and Jim piling on to diss not only Curtis, but *anyone* who > > > > > found what he said accurate, or even interesting. > > > > > > > > > > WHY do people keep falling for this shit? You KNOW what is > > > > > going to happen if you interact with Judy Stein? You KNOW > > > > > that within a couple of "pretend nice" posts she'll have > > > > > turned it into another of her bat-shit-crazy demonization > > > > > sessions. WHY do you even bother to get involved? > > > > > > > > > > The woman is not worth pissing on, much less conversing > > > > > with. ANYONE here, including Steve, myself, and anyone with > > > > > half a brain and a memory, KNEW what was going to happen > > > > > the moment that Curtis took the bait. And, of course, > > > > > it did. > > > > > > > > > > The amazing part to me is that people who actually WERE > > > > > part of the TMO, and got involved with it past the point > > > > > of the duplicitous intro lectures, bother to try to argue > > > > > things with a couple of people who never did. (Jim and > > > > > Judy) THEY never had any experience of what was *really* > > > > > taught to TM teachers, and of the pressures put on them > > > > > to make sacrifices and ignore other responsibilities to > > > > > be "full-time" and to "go on the Next Course, the one > > > > > that will finally work for you." Neither of them cared > > > > > enough about Maharishi and his teachings to ever even > > > > > try to MEET Maharishi, ferchrissakes. EVERYTHING they > > > > > say is based on taped lectures or stuff they've read; > > > > > NOTHING based on rubber-meets-the-road experience within > > > > > the organization they're so desperate to defend, at the > > > > > peon level, the level of student that Maharishi didn't > > > > > even bother to try to rip off and indoctrinate...unless > > > > > they were rich, of course. > > > > > > > > > > So what they do is parrot the things that *they* heard, > > > > > in the intro lectures and the few short courses they did > > > > > manage to show up for, and pretend that this is "how TM > > > > > was really taught." That's total BULLSHIT, and I'm aghast > > > > > that people keep falling for it. > > > > > > > > > > Please, people, LEARN from this and "avoid the pain that > > > > > has not yet come" next time. The *next* time Judy tries > > > > > to lure one of you into her endless arguments, recognize > > > > > in advance that all she is doing is trying to set up yet > > > > > another opportunity to yell at someone. That's ALL she > > > > > has, and ALL that she lives for. She's the Internet > > > > > counterpart of a shopping cart lady, cruising the streets > > > > > looking deperately for someone -- ANYONE -- to scream at. > > > > > Do what smart passersby learn to do with such bag ladies, > > > > > and IGNORE HER DEMENTED ASS. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >