Thanks for your response Hanumanhoffman9...it is appreciated and I feel like I know you a bit now! I'm sure we did program together back in the day.
--- hanumanhoffman9 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], Peter > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > Why do you post these things to this newsgroup > and > > > then not interact with anyone about them? > > > > I'm not HH9, but I might venture an opinion. > > Often on this and other Internet discussion > > groups, "interact with" has become synonymous > > with "defend yourself." And with reason. It > > seems *expected* that if you post a few things > > that you feel are uplifting that someone will > > take offense or want you to explain further > > and "justify yourself" for posting them. Some- > > times all you feel like doing is making a > > statement, passing along something that you > > find inspiring, with the faint hope that others > > might find it inspiring as well. When someone > > goes out of his or her way to crap on your > > parade, it kinda takes the fun out of things. > > So I suspect that some people just post the > > things they find inspiring and allow them to > > stand on their own, and allow those who want > > to "discuss" them ad infinitum and drain all > > the power from them to do so on their own. > > > > Just a guess, but an "informed" guess, having > > been there, done that once or twice. > > > > Greetings, > > Turquoise has pretty much hit it on the head. > And to answer Cardemaister's and Dr. Pete's > questions. > > I learned the TM technique in Des Moines, Iowa in > 1971. SCI Humbolt 1972. Became a > teacher in Zinal, Suisse after 6 months of rounding > in 1974. After another 6 months of > rounding in spring of 1976, I was called a Governor. > (What a ruse) > I took what was called a Siddhis course in early > '78. Went on to the Rhode Island Project > that same summer with 7 buddies from Iowa. And while > I was in the field bringing in the > corn the morning of Oct. 13th that year, I got a > call asking if I could be in NYC that night > to go somewhere on the World Peace Project. (No time > to throw it on the grinding stone) I > did make it to NYC that night and found this body in > Costa Rica just a couple of days later > and then ended up in Nicaraugua under Martial Law. > Moved to DC in spring of '83 and was a twice a day > participant at the "Senate" "super- > radiance". I attended what was called Utopia that > winter. Was one of the first group of > teachers to perpetuate "Unified Field Theory" in the > Philippines in the summer of '84. > I moved to Fairfield May of 1985 where I was > committed to twice a day in those filthy > domes for 12 years. Attended the Noida "Pioneers" > course in 1988. (I didn't tell them I had > taken the Sterling Men's Weekend or Ali Najafi's SET > courses.) I towed the line, or so they > thought, in order to get what I thought was "perfect > knowledge". Wonderful times and > happy for the opportunities. > > Then in 1996 I was given a cd called "Inner Healing" > by Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda > Swamiji and a picture of Lord Dattatreya. > To make a long story short, the shifts that took > place were beyond anything I'd ever > dreamed, a beautiful wife, a beautifully magical > place in the country, great friendships, > and Sat Chit Ananda through this new music. I then > gave it all up. Sold the farm, burned > my badges, went on pilgrimages to Trinidad and > India, and now live in Eugene, Oregon > under the constant guidance of my Guru, to whom you > may have become more familiar > through this 18 day seva I have undertaken. > > It shows that there are 1032 members in this group. > I find that maybe there are maybe > 20-30 regular posters at best. What is that 2-3%? > Granted many of the listed members > may have lost interest and have not unsubscribed. It > is evident that the regular > participants here are dedicated to their stories and > who am I to suggest otherwise? > > Lord Dattatreya has been mostly unknown in USA. It > is to those that may be listening in > the wings of this group, who are maybe feeling > disillusioned, as I once was about Guru > and the lack of such, that I address these posts. I > choose to post the wisdom of Sri > Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swamiji, who gives good > advice about guru and gaining > SatyaLoka. I don't presume to know anything but > what He and the scriptures say. He is > Ganapathi and Sat Chid Ananda. > If one soul finds some resonance with anything that > has been posted by me and sees some > light in this darkness then I say Jaya Guru Deva > Datta. I am not posting these pearls to > discuss their viability or validity. The source of > this knowledge is indisputable. This > statement may raise some neck hairs, but more > knowledgeable souls than what occupy > this group have attempted such and found themselves > prostrated at His feet. If anyone has > taken the time to read the excerpts from His life it > is easier to understand. > > The significance of what I have said should be > obvious in the following links: > > http://www.dattapeetham.com/india/festivals/shivaratri2000/mar4mor.html > > http://www.dattapeetham.com/india/festivals/shivaratri2000/audio_video.html > > Not a hair singed. > > I am just an ignorant old man who realized his > egoistic folly in this samsara. Hounded by > those six dogs (enemies)-ARI SHADVARGA called KAMA, > KRODHA, LOBHA, MOHA, MADA, > MATSARYA ...lust, anger, greed, infatuation, pride, > and jealousy, I have found refuge at > the feet of that most compassionate One creating > this leela. Datta's ways are mysterious > and He provides many ways to reach His feet. It > isn't that a seeker must do all of them. > Truth, Love, Sacrifice are the means to gain His > protection. He shows what to do. > > And Dr. Pete asks why I don't discuss what I post. > No one has asked. All I can offer is my > own experiences and it is not difficult to see what > happens in this group when someone > does that. The brutality that exists in the > dialogues here is evident. I would rather pass as I > am not smart enough to engage in this manner. What I > post stands on its own. > Would anyone visiting here consider this an > "enlightened" discussion group? Such cruelty. > > After living in FF, and 30 some years involvement > with TMO and then careful study and > consideration of Scriptures Fairfield seems more > like Lanka than Ayodyha. > > To Cardemaister: National level Vedic exams are > conducted each year at this time at > Dattapeetham in Mysore. Without diacriticals it's a > difficult thing, with the transliterations > of Sanskrit to English which raises your hackles. I > don't know who you are, or what your > credentials as a Sanskrit scholar are but Isn't it > more important that the one who initially > speaks them is perfected? You might be amazed to > hear how these slokas, mantras, > prayers flow from the One who helped Lord Brahma > remember Veda when He forgot them. > The great thing about this Kali Yuga is the > technology that exists to flawlessly record and > listen. Sri Swamiji has produced many cd's in order > that there is no mistake in their > pronunciation and that that those Bija's have > maximum effect. The effect is wondrous. > I will list cd's on another post. > > Tomorrow the 15th is Datta Jayanthi. I have a few > more posts regarding that and I thank > you for your indulgence. > > Then I will beg leave from this discussion group. > > I am very happy to talk about Dattatreya and His > leela and If you Skype and wish to > discuss, my handle is <hanumantah> > > In Datta Seva > > Hari Om Tat Sat > Sri Guru Datta > > Hanuman > > > > > > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Drugs Don't Discriminate. Get help for yourself or someone you know. http://us.click.yahoo.com/0I.OUB/ZbOLAA/d1hLAA/0NYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! 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