This doesn't seem to me like a good way to welcome the new moderator, to suggest he might go "off his rocker" because he is religious.
Obviously you're interested in religion and the spiritual movement in Fairfield, otherwise you wouldn't even be here. All Doug is asking you to do is be civil and avoid starting an online riot or flame war. Thanks. ---In [email protected], <anartaxius@...> wrote : No, no, ... you need some restraints on your mental excesses. It was an alternative suggestion if Doug went off his rocker, but so far we have no evidence of what might happen, which is pretty much the way life is anyway. Now that Doug has assumed this office, for which he has been campaigning since the universe began, he does have a responsibility both to Rick and to us, so I do not see why he should not be allowed the attempt. To do this right you have to step out of your personal quirks and manage a larger realm, so it might be a good learning experience. Doug seems to have a sort of religious background, whereas many of us here do not or abandoned these background indoctrinations. That would mean many things some of us think are false, Doug may think are true. I wonder if he will feel a conflict? Question: why seventhray? Seven rays is a common metaphor in a lot of spiritual traditions. Why not eight, or nine? Problem here is we have a lot of half rays. Together they could add up though. Spiritual traditions seem to have a lot of made up numbers. ---In [email protected], <steve.sundur@...> wrote : Taxi, brilliant! Absofuckinlutely brilliant. Start your own group and harp on life's problems to your hearts content. Please, please do it. I nominate you as initiator, or moderator, or whatever. ---In [email protected], <anartaxius@...> wrote : Let's just see how it turns out. We could always create Fairfield Life II if it does not. Here is the current description of Fairfield Life, in case any of us have forgotten: Group Description Fairfield Life focuses on topics of interest to seekers (and finders) of truth and liberation everywhere. Fairfield, Iowa is home to Maharishi University of Management, founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 1971. There are about 2000 Transcendental Meditation practitioners here, as well as many others pursuing various spiritual paths. "What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out, which is the exact opposite." ~ Bertrand Russell We often discuss the trials and tribulations of the TM Movement, which may not interest some, but that's why God created the delete key. Discussions also draw from diverse teachers such as Ammachi, Eckhart Tolle, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Byron Katie, Dalai Lama, Jesus Christ, Buddha, Ramana Maharshi, Shankara, etc. "The healthy mind challenges its own assumptions." ~ The I Ching Pretty much any topic is fair game. Currently, there's a lot of discussion about American politics. We have discussed spirituality, politics, economics, morality and higher states of consciousness, drug laws, evolution vs. creationism, enlightenment, advaita, reincarnation, karma, Jyotish (Vedic astrology), yagya, Ayurveda, dzogchen, tantra, channeling, vegetarianism, kundalini, celibacy, sexuality, homosexuality, abortion, racism, UFOs, Buddhism, Hinduism, Veda, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Scientology, etc. "Whatever you think, it's more than that" ~ Incredible String Band You can lurk without joining, but you have to join to post. Members can access Files, Photos, Links, and Database. "Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense." ~ Buddha "Take what you need and leave the rest." ~ The Band "I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for the truth; and truth rewarded me." ~ Simone de Beauvoir" ---In [email protected], <dhamiltony2k5@...> wrote : We sat over this together in church the other day. It will be fine. -JaiGuruYou
