[FairfieldLife] Re: Video: "David Wants to Fly" director interview

do.rflex: > Amazon USA has 2 copies available... > Why don't you buy one of the German discs and tell us what it's all about, John? LoL!!! 'David Wants to Fly' David Sieveking and Judith Bourque Amazon $35.99 http://tinyurl.com/44swgfm

[FairfieldLife] Re: Video: "David Wants to Fly" director interview

Bhairitu: > You would need a region free player for that. > Got this nice little unit about six months ago and I liked it so much that I bought one for my daughter out in Santa rosa. Pioneer DV-220V-K 1080p Region Free DVD Player w/HDMI & USB Amazon $68 http://tinyurl.com/3m5f444 > Probably

[FairfieldLife] Re: Quote of the Day - on Conservatism

do.rflex: > Quote of the Day - on Conservatism... > Conservatives are happier than liberals because conservatives have a greater acceptance of income inequalities. Being poor, you fail to understand this, so you're unhappy. You could go out and get a job and make some money if you wanted to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Economic Collapse -- why it won't be stopped (and The Last Mountain)

> > SS is and always has been pay as you go and so, > > insomuch as it is not paid for by normal tax > > dollars, it shouldn't be included in the normal > > budget figures. It is irrelevant to the discussion. > > Bhairitu: > Senator Bernie Sanders says SS is funded until 2043 > and there is n

[FairfieldLife] Re: Economic Collapse -- why it won't be stopped (and The Last Mountain)

Bhairitu: > I predict that American will be burned to > the ground if it passes... > The president is praising their plan! Something tells me you don't know what you are talking about. You don't even make any sense! > Invest in torches, pitchforks, rope, tar > and feathers. > All your eco

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's Sandals

> > > Why should it be? > > > > > "Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds > > discuss events. Small minds discuss people." > > -- Eleanor Roosevelt > > curtisdeltablues: > Great minds discuss whatever interests them... > Where I come from, silence usually indicates agreement. LoL! "Great minds

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's Sandals

> > After seeing the film David Wants to Fly, > > the interview with Mark is not flattering > > of Maharishi...to say the least... > > turquoiseb: > Why should it be? > "Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people." -- Eleanor Roosevelt

[FairfieldLife] Re: Economic Collapse -- why it won't be stopped (and The Last Mountain)

> > > This table says how the money is being allocated > > > - way too much on war of course. > > > > > You sound like a reasonable person, Denise. Do you > > see any trends in this chart: > > do.rflex: > NOTE: It's a fake chart put out by fringe right wing > blogs and it's not supported by legi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Not Satire eliminate the old and disabled Judy

johnlasher: > The "eugenics" program is alive and well and > just like Hitler they want to eliminate the > non producers from society. > Adolph Hitler was a National Socialist, but most of the early advocates of eugenics were liberal Democrats. You do realize that most early advocates of eu

[FairfieldLife] Re: Economic Collapse -- why it won't be stopped (and The Last Mountain)

Denise Evans: > This table says how the money is being allocated > - way too much on war of course. > You sound like a reasonable person, Denise. Do you see any trends in this chart:

[FairfieldLife] Re: FDR Warning about Today's Republicans

do.rflex: > FDR tells the truth about the leaders of > the modern Republican party. > Don't you just hate that Republican Party, the party of Abraham Lincoln! "The question is, can he run on his record in 2012, and the answer is no, because it's abysmal. He took a trillion dollars and wher

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rupert Murdoch gets pied

Joe: > Living in that Texas cematary seems to have made Willy > a bit 'tarded! > So, you're prejudiced against Texans - I always thought so. But, I didn't 'equate' anything - I just posted the quote. Speaking of a culture of hate, don't you just hate that 'Willy' from Texas? Hey, Joe - you c

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

> > The TM mantras appear repeatedly in numerous > > different tantras... > > cardemaister: > Gotta admit that might be true, actually! > > Think 'twas prolly Mahaa-nirvaaNa-tantra or > somesuch that has my mantra... > White 'Tara' in Vajrayana Buddhism is 'Sarasvati' in Hindu Sri Vidya. Acc

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's Sandals

> > What a doofus. I'll give him ten bucks for the > > sandals, free shipping. > > Sal Sunshine: > ...I still stand by what I said originally, that > he'd be lucky to get $1000 or anything close. > Maybe so, but how much could you get for a pair of your own worn-out sandals, a few cents? LoL!

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's Sandals

whynotnow: > No, it came from a deer I am pretty sure. > Probably from Corbett Park. http://www.corbettpark.com/ >From what I've read, Guru Dev did not sit on a 'deerskin'; he meditated on an antelope skin. The skin, which was given to Guru Dev by his guru Swami Krishnanada Saraswati, which

[FairfieldLife] Re: Economic Collapse -- why it won't be stopped (and The Last Mountain)

> "But why insist on higher taxes in the middle of weakest > economic recovery in the post-World War II era?" > Denise Evans: > Because it isn't "the American people don't want higher > taxes"the question is "do the american people want > a proportionately fair tax system on the money made

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rupert Murdoch gets pied

> > "I wonder if Obama, MediaMatters, Jon Stewart, indeed > > the rest of the media at large, will accept personal > > responsibility for creating a 'culture of hate' that > > led to this attack the way they demanded Palin do > > after the Giffords incident?" > > Bhairitu: > Apples and oranges.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rupert Murdoch gets pied

Robert: > Just the mere fact that Murdoch and Co. had to defend > themselves at 10 Downing St. is symbolic to me that > the 'Light of Consciousness' is beginning to shine a > bit brighter on the darknesses of this Media giant... > Correct me if I'm wrong, but has the 'Murdoch and Co.' and/or R

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's Sandals

Bill Coop: > The real prize would be the deerskin. I think > I heard that it was inherited from Guru Dev... > Maybe so, especially considering that the skin was probably used as a 'bed' for MMY and Judith. >From what I've read, MMY never went anywhere without the skin and someone to carry it f

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's Sandals

danfriedman: > In reply to your first paragraph: You are not "seconding > the motion", but rather introducing your own "motion", as > your charactarization of my suggestion as "outing of people > against their will" is incorrect... > You do know that Rick and Curtis and a few others were lea

[FairfieldLife] Re: Economic Collapse -- why it won't be stopped

Bhairitu: > The establishment will just not relinquish control > so that humanity can move forward. They'd rather go > down like a sinking ship. > Obama "...prefers the inequality that comes from a government hierarchy, over inequality that comes from voluntary trade." http://tinyurl.com/3w

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rupert Murdoch gets pied

Bhairitu: > Or do they so fear the old grinch they're afraid to > post it... > "I wonder if Obama, MediaMatters, Jon Stewart, indeed the rest of the media at large, will accept personal responsibility for creating a 'culture of hate' that led to this attack the way they demanded Palin do aft

[FairfieldLife] Re: Economic Collapse -- why it won't be stopped (and The Last Mountain)

> > In the context of our continued political system, it is > > easy to "blame Obama" while we whine and cry and call > > foul - where is the loyalty > authfriend: > Are you even *aware* that there are many who think > cutting spending to reduce the deficit is the very *last* > thing we should be

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's Sandals

danfriedman: > What's happening is that FFL Members continue to > post on behalf, or in spite of, non-Members. This > has led to a number of misunderstandings, > discontinuities, and worst, defamation posted > behind this screen of provided anonymity. > So, you're thinking that some members

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's Sandals

danfriedman: > Can FairfieldLife adopt a Policy restricting > non-member posting? This issue has come up > before, and has led to many misunderstandings. > Apparently posting to FFL is available only to members. Non-members can read, but not post.

[FairfieldLife] Re: "We have done the impossible, and that makes us mighty"

> > What is a good example of a on-the-program TMer? : ) > > Vaj: > http://www.rwilliams.us/inside/ > That's not me in the chair! But, am I the only FFL informant that has a valid dome badge? Go figure.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rules And The Breaking Thereof: Tantra vs. Sutra

turquoiseb: > Maharishi's path -- as I see it...YMMV -- was largely > a path based on sutra. > You are incorrect - MMY's technique is purely tantric; there are no 'sutras' involved in basic TM. It is very similar to the tantric practices of the Sri Vidya sect, in which there is a meditation uti

[FairfieldLife] Re: "We have done the impossible, and that makes us mighty"

turquoiseb: > I've had many such irrational "breakthrough moments" > in the years... > This guy is either nuts or one of the biggest cult fibbers of the modern age - put both together, Rama and Uncle 'Tantra', and you've got a real set of 'True Believers' (TB)! Go figure. "This sounds lik

[FairfieldLife] Re: "We have done the impossible, and that makes us mighty"

turquoiseb: > I've had a few such breakthrough moments. One of the > first was a few years after I'd started studying with > Rama. Following his advice to double my salary in a > month, I'd landed myself a gig... > "As a recruit is eased out of a pre-Lenz life and into the cult, computer prog

[FairfieldLife] Re: Homes for sale

Sal Sunshine : > Take a look at the pictures~~these have got to > be two of the ugliest houses in creation. What > were the owners thinking~~what were the architects > thinking? It's a new style: Neo-Nazi Lite. > Obviously you're prejudiced against Indians, but the one reminds me of Thoma

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jefferson County Excessive Heat Warning

> > Heat index is 110 here at the moment, > > and climbing. > > > raunchydog: > Too much water can kill you. One to two > liters a day depending on your body mass > is plenty. > Right, too much DHMO can kill you! Several years ago we got a good warning about that stuff being used in the TM

[FairfieldLife] Re: Not Satire eliminate the old and disabled Judy

Bhairitu: > Always notice that the Republicans say > "raise taxes" as if they mean raise taxes > on everyone not just people earning > $250,000 or more a year. > Well, I'd vote for a flat tax that everyone could pay. I'm against payroll taxation on general principles, but I'd be willing to p

[FairfieldLife] Re: Not Satire eliminate the old and disabled

> > > Those are the ones to get out on > > > the street... > > > > > Maybe they could join a 'Tea Party Rally' > > to show they are against runaway federal > > spending and payroll taxation. > > > > Or, were you thinking you would start > > a new 'rally protest' to promote MORE > > taxation and M

[FairfieldLife] Re: Nice crib, dude

turquoiseb: > Today I stumbled upon a realtor listing of one of > the houses dwelt in by Rama - Frederick Lenz. As > it turns out, now having GoogleMapped the address, > I realize that at the time I lived in a guest house > on a private lake a couple of miles away, but never > got to see thi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count

> > So, which one is the one from Missouri? > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/282854 > > Vaj: > Empty Willy. > Which one, the one from Texas, or the one from Missouri?

[FairfieldLife] Re: Not Satire eliminate the old and disabled

Bhairitu: > Those are the ones to get out on > the street... > Maybe they could join a 'Tea Party Rally' to show they are against runaway federal spending and payroll taxation. Or, were you thinking you would start a new 'rally protest' to promote MORE taxation and MORE spending? You're not

[FairfieldLife] Re: Not Satire eliminate the old and disabled

Bhairitu: > To get the US out of debt we should tax > stock sales on Wall Street. It could be > a very small tax and again nothing that > anyone would notice much... > So, how much would taxing 'Wall Street' go toward either balancing the federal budget or eliminating the $14 trillion deficit

[FairfieldLife] Re: Not Satire eliminate the old and disabled Judy

johnlasher: > Hissy plus plus still having it... > Maybe getting out and voting would be a better idea, instead of posting satire on a newsgroup forum, and trying to pick a fight with Judy. If you're new to this group, that wouldn't be a good way to introduce yourself! Plus, you could write your

[FairfieldLife] Re: Happy Bastille Day You F'ing Rich!

Bhairitu: > I see a guillotine in your future! > You're not even a bystander at a Tea Party Rally, much less the leader of a revolution. You probably don't even have weapon in yer house. You'd be one of the last people I'd want to rely on to bring down big government. Liberals like to talk a l

[FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count

Alex Stanley: > He erased it right after posting it. But, Vaj quoted all of it in his response here: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/282852 > So, which one is the one from Missouri? http://groups.yahoo.com/group/F

[FairfieldLife] Re: cognitive dissonance

> One is from Texas and one from Missouri. > Willie Nelson was born in Abbott, Texas.

[FairfieldLife] Re: How to pronounce the mantras

William Parkinson: > Shiva is the static consciousness that pervades all > things, while shakti represents (envisioned in > feminine form) the dynamic form of consciousness... > The answer lies in the relationship of the Sri Vidya tradition and Kashmere Saivism. In the Shankaracharya traditio

[FairfieldLife] Re: How to pronounce the mantras

emptybill: > All modern Western scholars of Shankara or Advaita > firmly reject the claim that Adi-Shankara was the > author of either Ananda-Larari or Saundarya-Lahari. > Maybe so, but as TMers we are not concerned with what most Western scholars think about Shankara. It is a fact that all

[FairfieldLife] Re: How to pronounce the mantras

William Parkinson: > I found this webpage and it has a different way to > pronounce the mantra I was taught... > "Though disputed by somemost in the Shankaracharya tradition practice samaya sri vidya and accept that he wrote several tantric texts including Saundaryalahari, etc, etc." -

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

William Parkinson: > This is all new to me... > The Sri Vidya, because it consists of 'indestructible seed' syllables (bijas) rather than words, transcends such mundane considerations as semantic meaning. Accordingly, a bija-only mantra is not merely esoteric but inherently superior. "Beca

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

> > Derealization during pain isn't the same as > > witnessing during the waking state... > > Vaj: > I was referring to "witnessing" during sleep. > In TM, 'witnessing' in waking state refers to the ability of yogis to 'witness' the Being - the Transcendental Absolute. "yoga citta vritti niro

[FairfieldLife] Re: States of Consciousness

Vaj: > Not a very honest presentation... > According to Wallace, Samatha is "calm abiding", a type of meditation designed to enhance sustained voluntary attention; a subset of the broader family of samadhi or meditation practices. Reginald Ray at the Shambhala Mountain Cente says Samatha is

[FairfieldLife] Re: Notice of Infringement

> In fact, Dan, two of the FFL moderators here > use anonymous 'handles'. > Rick Archer: > Not true. There are three moderators. Alex and > I use our real names. Gullible Fool is the only > one who uses a handle, and he's not very active > as a moderator... > Apparently one FFL moderator has

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sleep and TM (are youstill there RC?)

William Parkinson: > I tried to trace back my own mantra within the > Advaita-shakti tradition and found that it was > recorded in Shankara's 'Saundaryalahari.' > "According to the Shankaracharya of Sringeri, the Adi Shankara placed the Sri Chakra, symbol of Tripurasundari, with the TM mantra

[FairfieldLife] Re: Notice of Infringement

feste37: > You tend to do this when any new person appears > here. Are you aware of this rather unpleasant > behavior on your part? > "As some have noticed, I have a low tolerance threshold when it comes to idiots who show up on Internet forums I frequent and bring a hidden agenda with them.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Notice of Infringement

danfriedman: > Thanks for the background... > In fact, Dan, two of the FFL moderators here use anonymous 'handles'. Both of them have been very antagonistic to some of my postings. Apparently these two moderators hate TMers from Texas. Go figure. But, I will say that even the most hateful i

[FairfieldLife] Re: Afflictive Emotions, part 2

Vaj: > Sounds to me like Judy is LYING again... > Maybe you should provide a link to the lies, if any, that you think Judy posted so we can sort this all out. I know someone is lying, but I don't think it's Judy.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Notice of Infringement

danfriedman: > Your promise to stop mentioning me in your > posts means nothing to you. I continue to > find your posts offensive and intentionally > provacative... > There are at least three informants here that you need to watch, Dan - one gave out my real name (a year after I posted it on

[FairfieldLife] Re: Notice of Infringement

> Could it be one of the two Buddhists here ? :-) > Rick Archer: > Does it have anything to do with their being > Buddhists? What if you were to ask, "Could it > be one of the Jews here?" > Could it be one of the 'TMers' here, or maybe a guy from Texas? Does it have anything to do with anythi

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Deepak Chopra on Maharishi's Poisoning...'

emptybill: > I have practiced Trungpa's style of shamataa and was > not impressed when compared to TM dhyana... > So, we are agreed. The Sakyong Mipham uses bija mantras in the Shambhala training. Maybe when you were there, the Trungpa thought you were to advanced already - I don't know, may

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Deepak Chopra on Maharishi's Poisoning...'

turquoiseb : > It's a pretty Jr. High School mentality... > If Vaj is junior high school, you're about the level of pre-school. LoL!!! Fer chirssakes, Barry, we already know you're a liar, but do you have be a hypocrite as well? Go figure. "Willy, since fucking prairie dogs or whatever you

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Deepak Chopra on Maharishi's Poisoning...'

emptybill: > Calmness is not the same as "state of least > excitation"... > It's Tibetan, Bill, from the Tantras, not from the Pali Sutras. Some students get mixed up and confuse the 'vipassana-shamatha' practices of the Theravada with the 'siddha-yoga' practices of the Vajrayana. Vajrayana

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Deepak Chopra on Maharishi's Poisoning...'

> > Besides, "shamantha" is just another variant on > > TM, similar to Tibetan Dzogchen... > > Vaj: > It's actually nothing like TM. Within a couple of > weeks Shamatha meditators were transcending for many > hours at a time. > It's just like 'TM': sitting meditation with a mental object with

[FairfieldLife] Re: Published research from the Shamatha Project

> > "Shamatha" is just another variant on TM practice, > > similar to Tibetan Dzogchen... > > > TM bears no similarity to any Dzogchen practice that > I am aware of. > The key words here are 'samatha' and samadhi; samatha (calm abiding) is a subset of the broader family of samadhi or meditatio

[FairfieldLife] Re: Published research from the Shamatha Project

Vaj: > here's what's been published so far on the > Shamatha Project. > None of these papers are double-blind studies. But, all these papers just validate the practice of TM. The fact is, meditation can help reduce stress, one of the major contributors to heart attack, according to Dr. Wa

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Deepak Chopra on Maharishi's Poisoning...'

> > Actually the latest study was found to have had the > > data deliberately skewed. > > authfriend: > Actually "was found" = one medical journalist said he > thought it was skewed in a blog post on Forbes.com. > We should not misinterpret this unusual delay. It was a nine year study, and it

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Deepak Chopra on Maharishi's Poisoning...'

Vaj: > Are you referring to the Shamatha Project? > Apparently there's no scientific research on the Shamantha Project that has been published in peer-reviewed journals. Besides, "shamantha" is just another variant on TM, similar to Tibetan Dzogchen. So, any scientific discoveries would prob

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Deepak Chopra on Maharishi's Poisoning...'

> > There must be hundreds of scientific reports > > by now that that support the theory that TM > > helps reduce the frequency of heart attacks. > > Vaj: > Actually the latest study was found to have had > the data deliberately skewed... > Until we know why the paper was delayed, I think I'll go w

[FairfieldLife] Re: Does Rick Perry's God have something against Texas?

> > > > I've never seen such partisan and one sided posting as > > > > from this particular poster, it is as if he can only > > > > see black and white or is so jaded in his way of > > > > thinking that objective thinking is no longer possible. > > > > > > > Yes do.rflex is a big idiot - it was p

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Deepak Chopra on Maharishi's Poisoning...'

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deepak-chopra/the-maharishi-years-the-u_b_\ 86412.html > "Maharishi had suffered severe abdominal pain and inflammation of the pancreas, along with kidney failure followed by a heart

[FairfieldLife] Re: What kind of meditation did the Buddha teach?

emptybill: > Bija mantra-s are the phonemes of oral, > chanted Sanskrit. > So, we are agreed. > Each of these phonemes has the appropriate > anusvara added to it (which if chanted like > Brahmana-s do in the appropriate manner) > turns it into a bija-mantra. If you had the > time/place in

[FairfieldLife] Re: Christianists on the March

Let's bash some Christians today! Apparently some people will stoop at nothing to get a sideways slap at some particular group they don't agree with. Fer chirssakes, Vaj, you could have linked to it, instead of posting the whole thing is 36 point. Send in the clowns! LoL! Vaj: > Christianists on

[FairfieldLife] Re: Casey Anthony Not Guilty of Murder

do.rflex: > "I told you she was a liar the first day," Mr. Baez > told the jury... > Mass media blows it again! "These are grand days for Nancy Grace, who is enjoying increased ratings on HLN and increased visibility on ABC's 'Good Morning America.' Her coverage of the Casey Anthony trial

[FairfieldLife] Re: Tot Mom

Guilty of lying - a misdemeanor, not a jailing offense, since she has been in prison for three years. Why? Murder was not proved - lack of evidence. Jeff Ashton maybe just laughed too soon, which might have caused the jury to vote the way they did. Jose Baez should demand Casey's immediate re

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Jagger with the Stones~ Angie!'...

> > To some, it might remind them of various stages > > of the spiritual development process. Others may > > hear only a rock song... > > authfriend: > See? "I'm special because the song reminds me of > the spiritual development process. Other people > who aren't as special as I am just hear

[FairfieldLife] Re: Writing As Spiritual Practice

turquoiseb: > He may, in fact, be the one writing this post > Obviously Barry is in a state of denial. Go figure.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Tot Mom

Guilty of lying! Case closed. > A better defense might have been, "Caylee accidentally > drowned in the family swimming pool; Casey panicked > and hid the body; because Casey is mentally ill." > > Read more: > > 'Casey Anthony Trial Update: Jury reaches verdict' > CBS News, July 2011 > http

[FairfieldLife] Tot Mom

A better defense might have been, "Caylee accidentally drowned in the family swimming pool; Casey panicked and hid the body; because Casey is mentally ill." Read more: 'Casey Anthony Trial Update: Jury reaches verdict' CBS News, July 2011 http://tinyurl.com/3m9uhjd 'Casey Anthony trial: Jury

[FairfieldLife] Re: Writing As Spiritual Practice

Ravi: > I should clarify when he uses the term "subjective > experiences" he is referring to claims of enlightenment > and spiritual experiences... > Maybe so, but the idea of 'enlightenment' comes from the verbal testimony of others, not from observation, or from subjective experience. Peopl

[FairfieldLife] Re: Writing As Spiritual Practice

> > If, so it's another Turq flip-flop, since Turq recently > > proclaimed to be a non-believer in a transcendental > > experience. Go figure. > > Xenophaneros Anartaxius: > All our experience is subjective, even that of the outside > objective world about which we construe facts... > So, we g

[FairfieldLife] Re: What kind of meditation did the Buddha teach?

emptybill: > It's a mental midget's attempt to define > the "real" nature of mantra, Mahayana, > meditation, transcending, and "reality > itself"... > So, where does the tradition of meditation on 'bija' mantras come from? We know that 'mantras' are used in the Vedas, but there are no bija man

[FairfieldLife] Re: Meditation and karma?

> > Not MMY's interpretation of things TM... > > Vaj: > MMY's interpretation was a rogue one... > MMY's interpretation is apparently the correct one - someone is telling some very big fibs! It looks like Vaj will have a lot of explaining to do, since Patanjali's definition of Yoga seems to be

[FairfieldLife] Re: Summa Wrestling

Ravi Yogi: > Indeed by rejecting the feminine values of faith, > trust for the fear of harming themselves, one finds > themselves separated, alienated and distanced... > "For centuries after her death, Mary's legacy remained the greatest of all threats to a fearful church that had bypassed Me

[FairfieldLife] Re: Let It Burn

do.rflex: > "I am so fed up with these fanatics and lunatics, > I just want them to get a good solid dose of what > they really want..." > Now John wants to bash the people of Minnesota, I guess because Michele Bachmann lives there. Can anyone here help John with his prejudice problems? Wher

[FairfieldLife] Re: Does Rick Perry's God have something against Texas?

do.rflex: > Why does God hate Texas? > So, it seems that you hate a lot of different groups of people, for no apparent reason. Prejudice against certain group is always wrong, John. You've been taken to task for this on several occasions. You seem to be trying to outdo yourself. Don't you

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Gulf of Mexico continues to Heat Up...'

> > You sound very prejudiced against certain > > groups of people, based on their birth > > circumstances. It's difficult to imagine > > you being a TM Teacher with this kind of > > negative attitude. > > mainstream20016: > My bias - Texans who are Pitta-deranged... > You've mixed up your TM r

[FairfieldLife] Re: Writing As Spiritual Practice

> > So my thesis is that subjective experience *in itself* > > is a selfish act that is of no use to anyone else in > > the world... > > Ravi Yogi: > You are indeed right... > Huh? It all depends on what you mean by "knowledge" and what you mean by "belief". Knowledge means having reasons,

[FairfieldLife] Re: "The Big Nothing"

Ravi Yogi: > Interesting but makes sense, thanks Judy. > Wow! The last few days must be some kind of record for inflammatory messaging in FFL! Atkins is known for the controversial 2008 documentary 'Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed', in which he told interviewer Ben Stein that religion was

[FairfieldLife] Re: What kind of meditation did the Buddha teach?

> > Scholarly article on Buddhist meditation, contemporary > > mindfulness practices, and the Transcendental Meditation > > technique by Dr. Evan Finkelstein. > > turquoiseb: > Just another attempt to impose TM ideas on a system > he neither understands nor respects, and clearly has > never tri

[FairfieldLife] Re: Summa Wrestling

> > ...because of the supernatural guardianship of the > > Holy Ghost. > > turquoiseb: > Now that's curious. It makes me want to stand by my > earlier characterization of you as a closet Cathar... > Isn't that kind of insulting, calling a FFL informant a "Cathar" - what in hell is wrong with

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Gulf of Mexico continues to Heat Up...'

mainstream20016: > ...the spontaneous combustion of Texas > Governor Rick Perry on an outdoor public > stage during his announcement that he will > be a candidate for President. > You sound very prejudiced against certain groups of people, based on their birth circumstances. It's difficult

[FairfieldLife] Re: Republicans protect Millionaires - Minnesota government shuts down

> > Activism is the answer - I see civil war in this > > country in the future, if the Republican's get > > their way. > Sal: > We keep hearing that, but so far I haven't seen > any evidence that we are anywhere near. We never > are, it's always, "Next time we'll do something." > But then ne

[FairfieldLife] Re: Herding Cats

turquoiseb: > An experience on two Rama-oriented Facebook > forums recently... > You're on Facebook now? Go figure.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sneltrein Musings

turquoiseb: > Sitting in my window seat on the fast train > back to the Netherlands... > Do fast European trains have Wi-Fi? You could have at least waited to post until you got back to your apartment. Go figure.

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

> I think this post marks the high water mark > of your time here. > Bob Price: > I'm still waiting for the RESPONSE to that > bait and switch spitball reducing western > civilization to "Dualism"... > Maybe he believes in dualism - after all, we all have two eyes, right? And, most of us have

[FairfieldLife] Re: Colbert explains Bachmann

> > (damn, it's funny!) > > seventhray1: > The adoring audience with their sustained > applausemakes me want to throw up... > Don't you just hate that prompted laughter! But, apparently, this is what passes for family entertainment in some parts of Iowa. Go figure.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Colbert explains Bachmann

Rick Archer: > (damn, it's funny!) > I'll tell you what's funny - Michele Bachmann is from Iowa, and she could probably take the whole state if she wins the nomination. LoL!

[FairfieldLife] Re: Protests in Greece

whynotnow7: > I was listening to Radio Pacifica about > what is happening in Greece... > Apparently the economy of Greece is a big Ponzi. Most of the people in Greece work for the government. As the workers get old and retire, there was supposed to be new young workers to take the place of the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Protests in Greece

> > Why not just give everyone in Greece a government > > job so they work six hours a day, for four days > > a week, with a thirty day vacation each year, > > with full free health care, and then let the > > paper-pushers retire at age forty with a full > > pension and health benefits for life,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ayahuasca Toxicology

> > But, apparently, the secret of the Soma decoction > > has been lost since well before 1500 B.C. when the > > Aryans migrated from Persia into India. > > cardemaister: > According to Bal Gangadhar Tilak, they moved > originally from the North Pole: > According to the David Frawley, the A

[FairfieldLife] Re: Protests in Greece

wgm4u: > Why don't they just confiscate all the money > from the 'rich' (over 250K) and redistribute > it? That ought to last a least another year > or so~, yes? No one should have to work over > 50, come on! > Why not just give everyone in Greece a government job so they work six hours a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ayahuasca Toxicology

> > Are you referring to serotonin overdose? > > Vaj: > No I wasn't. > Any kind of decoction could be termed 'ayahusca', which is probably similar to the Vedic Soma. The secret ingredients were probably lost long before the Vedic Age. In South America there are all kinds of decoctions that have

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ayahuasca Toxicology

Buck: > Ayahuasca as a neuro-toxin, anybody have > experience with this? > > Oh yeah, but down here people usually just smoke their DMT. LoL!!!

[FairfieldLife] Re: Poll: Republican dominated Texas prefers Obama over Perry

do.rflex: > A poll released Wednesday showed that in a > hypothetical match-up for the presidency, > President Barack Obama would defeat Texas > Gov. Rick Perry among Texas voters by a margin > of 45-47 percent... > It's not Rick Perry that you should be worried about. What you should be wor

[FairfieldLife] Re: Are SOCs the Beer Goggles of the universe?

turquoiseb: > Through some of them, the world looks like a 2. > Through others, a 10. But the world is always > the same. And when you wake up, it's going to > be beside the world, not the way you perceived > it through any particular set of beer goggles... > So, now you've taken up the naive

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