On 07/06/2015 04:32 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote:
Re "Would like to try meditating there though - nice and quiet when
you get to an isolated spot.":
I take it you can do the full lotus posture. I never got beyond the
sitting-in-a-chair stage. Do you have to be able to do the
cross-legged bit to qualify as a teacher of TM?
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No. However the real purpose of many of the yoga asanas is to prepare
one to sit in either half-lotus or full lotus.*
I see there's a book showing how to master the position.
Re the fall-out from the Greek fiasco: I'd wager serious money that it
ends up with the Fed having to supply lines of credit to Europe!
Another Marshall Plan and we'll see if Europe's politicians can get it
right this time around . . .
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote :
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <mjackson74@...> wrote :
How could you do TMSP on the beach? Inflatable life raft or some such?
LOL, no this was long before my life as a TMer. Would like to try
meditating there though - nice and quiet when you get to an isolated
spot. The trouble with sitting still on a beach is that insects find
you, there are some mighty big and fast spiders out there, not
conducive to deep relaxation.
What we need is one of these:
Could go yogic flying down the beach, that'd raise some eyebrows!
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*From:* salyavin808 <no_re...@yahoogroups.com>
*To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
*Sent:* Monday, July 6, 2015 5:57 AM
*Subject:* [FairfieldLife] Acropolis Now!
The Greeks vote for an end to the "austerity" politics that the EU and
IMF have imposed on them since they had to be rescued from bankruptcy.
Be interesting to see what happens next, some of them might have to
delay retirement past the age of 50, and other horrors.
They should never have been allowed to join the Euro anyway, all these
poor countries playing on a level field with Germany and France, it
was bound to end in tears. So they might as well get it over with and
go back to the Drachma. But with all money connected worldwide we'll
all feel the effects of a break-up in the Euro.
Interestingly the UK has similar levels of public debt, the difference
with us is our creditors still think we might be able to pay it back
if we destroy more public services and sell the remains to the private
sector so the people we owe money to can make even more out of us.
It's all gone horribly wrong somewhere, the banks wreck society and
have to be bailed out by the government who say they don't have that
sort of money lying around so the banks say don't worry, we'll lend it
to you. £1.5 trillion later and we still don't know what's going to be
required to sort it out. But pity the Greeks, their biggest export is
strained yoghurt and there's only a few of them who pay tax, the rest
work for the government....
I had the best summer ever living on beaches on Greek islands, I got
all Jason and the Argonauts cooking fish and potatoes over an open
fire every night. Once a week we'd go to a taverna and drink in the
culture with dancing and ouzo then watch the stars come out over the
sea. All rather excellent. I'd do it again in a heartbeat but I don't
know if it's still possible now everything is Euro-legal. Are people
allowed to just sleep rough on beaches anywhere? Sleep on the decks of
ferries to save money? Loads of European kids used to do it for a
cheap summer holiday in paradise, nowadays most are too worried about
how dossing about will look on their CV's. Fucking politicians ruin
everything..
