Like some kind of cicaida cycle!
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Once every 17 years? Sounds about right. :) > > Glad to hear that everyone was friendly and that you both had a good > time. That's pretty much the way it is around here too, probably minus > the tofu though. Never could get into that. > > Sal > > > On Jul 27, 2006, at 4:39 PM, curtisdeltablues wrote: > > > Sal, > > > > I think I am running in different circles, so I haven't heard from or > > seen anyone here. I remember when Pat Ryan showed up at a big DC > > course around '88. I alway thought that was pretty ballsy! I did > > play some music for an old MIU friend's party this month, with all > > sidhas and governors but me and my girl and maybe one other non TM > > person. Seemed like people let bygones be bygones and just enjoyed > > the music which I really appreciated. It was the first time I had > > hung out at a sidha dominant gathering in 17 years. There were very > > few hardcore people, mostly family types, probably like the Fairfield > > mix you know. They even served wine and had a real hotdog option > > along with the juice and tofu so everyone had a good time. My GF, who > > had never met any TM people to her knowledge, thought the women were > > especially open and friendly and the men were very shy. I thought that > > was a funny observation. "All these middle aged, thin, shy men" was > > her comment. She has never hung out with any self-development type > > crowd. There were mostly people who knew me from my Center stint and > > only a few old MIU classmates. It was really nice to reconnect. > > Since I was not exactly in a position to report anyone, I got many an > > earful of how people had included other teachings into their lives but > > had to hide it from the hardcore types. I think it was mostly from > > posting here that I was encouraged to go. I'm glad I did, it filled > > in some gaps. > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <salsunshine@> > > wrote: > >> > >> Sort of in the middle for me--how's that for annoying ambiguity? :) > >> Really, I've always been a bit lazy about pronouncing it "Ma ha RI > >> shi" > >> so I simply skip the second syllable, and use "Ma RI shi" instead. So > >> far, nobody's bothered to correct me--either they haven't picked up on > >> it, or, more likely, they figure it's hopeless. :) > >> > >> Never got into the "Muh HAAR shi" trip--now *that* sounded really > >> pretentious IMO (in a way, it's sort of the flip side of the Mahesh > >> label)--same thing with the Ayur Veda/Ved stuff, along with the > >> pundits/pandits spelling--my personal favorite at the moment. :) And > >> yeah, I do remember when the switch started--at the Taste of Utopia > >> Course (in 82, I think) and the first person who tried to "convert" me > >> to start talking like that seemed pretty much like a clueless > >> basket-case. > >> > >> Yep, we're cooking here, although June was pretty nice and the serious > >> heat didn't start until a few weeks ago. > >> > >> Seen any of the old crowd out there? > >> > >> Sal > >> > >> > >> On Jul 27, 2006, at 2:42 PM, curtisdeltablues wrote: > >> > >>> Hey Sally, its been a while. So the real question is whether you use > >>> the affected "Mahaarshi" or the old school "Maharishi"! Remember > >>> when > >>> everyone started making that switch? Then they started with the Ayur > >>> Ved, instead of Ayur Veda. So many ways to sound special! Are you > >>> guys baking out there too? DC has been hot, hot, hot. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <salsunshine@> > >>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> That's the way I feel and how I always refer to him in writing, > >>>> primarily (for moi anyway) I'm simply too lazy to type out Maharishi > >>>> each and every time, MMY is so much easier. In conversation I always > >>>> use Maharishi--it's the name that always comes to mind in connection > >>>> with him, it feels right, and I don't really care much how he got > >>>> it. > >>>> > >>>> Sal > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Jul 27, 2006, at 10:19 AM, curtisdeltablues wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> o I am cool with MMY and it doesn't throw out an unnecessary FU to > >>>>> the people who still value him. > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Or go to: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > > and click 'Join This Group!' > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
