--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Jason Spock <jedi_spock@> wrote: > > > > Is there a Conspiracy to corrupt the Vedic Pundits.?? > > Now THAT is something I hadn't thought of, but I'm almost > certain that a few people who have contributed to this > forum (e.g. ColdBlueIce) would feel obligated to try to > their utmost to make it so and come to think of it, Swami > Swaroopananda and friends probably feel the same way.
As I heard it, Coldbluiceman (in the best TMer entrepreneurial spirit) has opened a "Seduce A Pundit" stand within sight of the frat windows, where nubile young Iowa babes are encouraged to sunbathe nude and fondle themselves. Sparaig, *someday* you and Jason should learn to keep your unreasoning paranoia to yourselves. One thing that might help is to rent a copy of Tibetan/Bhutanese filmmaker Khyentse Norbu's film "The Cup." The "actors" in his film are all monks in Norbu's monastery in Bhutan. They give one a more real view of the *humanness* that exists in real monks, and of the things they really think about on a daily basis. This is a recommendation for everyone, BTW. It's really a *wonderful* film, up there with the work of Satyajit Ray in terms of capturing the mindset of the East. The basic plot revolves around some young monks in a Tibetan Buddhist monastery who are scheming to find some way to rent a TV and a satellite dish so that they can watch the soccer World Cup. It's utterly delightful, a masterful work of direction, and Norbu's first film. Norbu himself is not only a Tibetan monk, he's a tulku, or recognized incarnation of a famous teacher from the past. I met him briefly in Santa Fe when he was there on a fundraising tour, and have rarely been so impressed. The room was full of rich potential donors, all clammoring for his attention, to get him to focus on them and give them some "strokes" in return for the money they were going to contribute to the film. His *equan- imity* in the face of this was what was impressive. He gave everyone *exactly* the same attention, whether they were one of the richest people in the world (one of whom was there), or a young kid working his third job serving tea. Neat to see. 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
