[FairfieldLife] The game is afoot again
For those fans of the BBC Sherlock, your wait is either over or soon to be over (I hear that most in the US won't get to see it until later this month). Suffice it to say your wait will be worth it, but you may need to see the first episode twice to really get it all. If you haven't seen it yet (or even if you have), here's a spoiler-free teaser to whet your appetite: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/24/sherlock-mini-episode_n_4498484\ .html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/24/sherlock-mini-episode_n_449848\ 4.html
[FairfieldLife] Religion that doesn't take itself deadly seriously
What a breath of fresh air in this world of religious fanaticism and fundamentalism: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/02/quaker-parody-what-does-george-\ fox-say_n_4531947.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/02/quaker-parody-what-does-george\ -fox-say_n_4531947.html
[FairfieldLife] RE: Religion that doesn#39;t take itself deadly seriously
A nice thing about the Quaker group practice as the Friends Meeting itself is that it is stripped of religious forms, of alters, brahmasthans, steeples, no stages, no ostentatious hats or robes such like some clergy and TM-Rajas and other climbers would wear above others. The nice thing about Quaker Meeting as a place is that it is without the veneers of formal religion otherwise. Self run and no paid clergy. You just 'go in' sitting with others and the field effect of absolute, bliss, consciousness that the meeting of Friends creates for yourself and others. Jai George Fox, -Buck in the Dome
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Religion that doesn#39;t take itself deadly seriouslyWELL STATED
THANLS Buck well stated, Bill Leed In a message dated 01/03/14 08:07:27 Eastern Standard Time, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com writes: A nice thing about the Quaker group practice as the Friends Meeting itself is that it is stripped of religious forms, of alters, brahmasthans, steeples, no stages, no ostentatious hats or robes such like some clergy and TM-Rajas and other climbers would wear above others. The nice thing about Quaker Meeting as a place is that it is without the veneers of formal religion otherwise. Self run and no paid clergy. You just 'go in' sitting with others and the field effect of absolute, bliss, consciousness that the meeting of Friends creates for yourself and others. Jai George Fox, -Buck in the Dome
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row
In Autobiography of a Yogi Paramahansa Yogananda reported that he witnessed the resurrection of the PHYSICAL body of Swami Yukteswar, his Master. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote: On 1/2/2014 3:46 PM, authfriend@... mailto:authfriend@... wrote: Nobody is said in the Bible to have seen the actual resurrection, as you know. Mary Magdalene saw the actual resurrection. It says so in the Bible. Mary saw Jesus dead and she saw Jesus come back to life. She was the first to see the resurrection. In the Bible. Resurrection is the concept of a living being coming back to life after death. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resurrection http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resurrection
[FairfieldLife] RE: Holding back
Hey, Buck - Thank you for your kind words! Yes, I haven't changed all that much, though far less confused, and far more successful, these days. :-) I don't mind about FFL - there are so many opportunities for spiritual growth in the world. I am spending less and less time on-line, anyway, as I have a book to write, and lots of adventures in my space-ship/land yacht ahead of me. BATGAP has generated some interesting dialogues recently, though, and is a useful resource, imo.
[FairfieldLife] RE: Holding back
Delightful as always, Ann, and a hilarious take on Lazy-Boy! I *actually* AM as happy and self-sufficient, as I appear to be! What a concept! I was actually forced into it, by life's circumstances - lol - in a nutshell--born *blue* (actually nearly black, from oxygen starvation, but since that is generally not survivable, I was considered a *blue* baby), not a great relationship with mom, and changing countries every three or so years, as a kid. Very much a sink or swim scenario, and I am an excellent swimmer, having earned my (non-stop) mile-swim merit badge in the Boy Scouts, when I was 12 years old. All or nothing seems to be my thing, and so far, so good!
[FairfieldLife] A good sign
The Bechdel Test. To pass a film must: 1. Have at least two women -- with names -- in it 2. Who talk to each other 3. About something besides a man http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/130983-Movies-Passing-the-Bech\ del-Test-for-Sexism-Earned-More-in-2013 http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/130983-Movies-Passing-the-Bec\ hdel-Test-for-Sexism-Earned-More-in-2013
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Holding back
Though I am not holding my breath, Richard, one of these days, I hope you post something *real*, genuine, and authentic. Just once. :-)
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Get Your Ducks in a Row
On 1/3/2014 12:11 AM, Duveyoung wrote: Okay, I'm corrected on the second point. Thanks. So, let's review what we know: Mary dated Jesus for a number of years. They killed Jesus and hung him on a tree. Mary buried Jesus in Joe's tomb. Jesus was raised from the dead; he ascended up in the sky to his Father; Mary saw the risen Christ, she spoke with him first - she was the one who told everyone else about the Ascended Master. Jesus appeared to Paul on the road to Damascus, up in the sky in a blinding light. Jesus appeared to many of his followers and he hovered supernaturally up above a whole crowd of 500 people. Then Jesus Christ ascended back up to his Father's place up in the sky, to sit down at His right hand in heaven.
[FairfieldLife] RE: Holding back
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote: Delightful as always, Ann, and a hilarious take on Lazy-Boy! I *actually* AM as happy and self-sufficient, as I appear to be! What a concept! I was actually forced into it, by life's circumstances - lol - in a nutshell--born *blue* (actually nearly black, from oxygen starvation, but since that is generally not survivable, I was considered a *blue* baby), not a great relationship with mom, and changing countries every three or so years, as a kid. Very much a sink or swim scenario, and I am an excellent swimmer, having earned my (non-stop) mile-swim merit badge in the Boy Scouts, when I was 12 years old. All or nothing seems to be my thing, and so far, so good! In many ways we seem similar, especially in the ways that count. Get over it, get on with it and prosper. That is how I like to make it work if I can. Your voice here I find to be a breath of fresh air and look at your fans coming out of the woodwork because of Ricky's troll-like statement. It's true - good things can be the result of dickish behaviour! Keep on keepin' on, brother.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Holding back
Though I am not holding my breath, Richard, one of these days, I hope you post something *real*, genuine, and authentic. Just once. :-) Is it something I said? On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 8:25 AM, doctordumb...@rocketmail.com no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote: Though I am not holding my breath, Richard, one of these days, I hope you post something *real*, genuine, and authentic. Just once. :-)
[FairfieldLife] RE: The game is afoot again
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote: For those fans of the BBC Sherlock, your wait is either over or soon to be over (I hear that most in the US won't get to see it until later this month). Suffice it to say your wait will be worth it, but you may need to see the first episode twice to really get it all. If you haven't seen it yet (or even if you have), here's a spoiler-free teaser to whet your appetite: Love this series, love these actors love how they produced, wrote and directed it. Love the music. Can't wait. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/24/sherlock-mini-episode_n_4498484.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/24/sherlock-mini-episode_n_4498484.html
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Get Your Ducks in a Row
OY VEY! Forgive them Father for they know not what they do. From: Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 3, 2014 6:25 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Get Your Ducks in a Row On 1/3/2014 12:11 AM, Duveyoung wrote: Okay, I'm corrected on the second point. Thanks. So, let's review what we know: Mary dated Jesus for a number of years. They killed Jesus and hung him on a tree. Mary buried Jesus in Joe's tomb. Jesus was raised from the dead; he ascended up in the sky to his Father; Mary saw the risen Christ, she spoke with him first - she was the one who told everyone else about the Ascended Master. Jesus appeared to Paul on the road to Damascus, up in the sky in a blinding light. Jesus appeared to many of his followers and he hovered supernaturally up above a whole crowd of 500 people. Then Jesus Christ ascended back up to his Father's place up in the sky, to sit down at His right hand in heaven.
[FairfieldLife] RE: Water Night
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote: Put your earphones on and listen to this. Let us know what you think. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk3Eyd8UP2c http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk3Eyd8UP2c It's amazing how powerful many human voices singing to together can be and couple that with these acoustics resulting from the space they are singing in and you have some incredible sound. Thanks for this.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: MMY's Soma
Classic Ecstatic Simples [image: Inline image 1] According to Mircea Eliade in his classic book Yoga: Immortality or Freedom ...in the sphere of shamanism, strictly speaking, intoxication by drugs (hemp, mushrooms, tobacco, etc.) seems not to have formed part of the original practice. For, on the one hand, shamanic myths and folklore record a decadence among the shamans of the present day, who have become unable to obtain ecstasy in the fashion of the great shamans of long ago; on the other, it has been observed that where shamanism is in decomposition and the trance is simulated, there is also overindulgence in intoxicants and drugs. According to Mircea Eliade, only the rudiments of classic Yoga are to be found in the Vedas, and while shamanism and other techniques of ecstasy are documented among other Indo-European people, Yoga is to be found only in India and in cultures influenced by Indian spirituality. Eliade notes: Possession by spirits, although documented in a great many shamans, does not seem to have been a primary and essential element. Rather, it suggests a phenomenon of degeneration; for the supreme goal of the shaman is to abandon his body and rise to heaven or descend into hell, not to let himself be possessed by his assisting spirits, by demons or the souls of the dead; the shaman's ideal is to master these spirits, not to let himself be occupied by them. The historical Buddha (circa 463 B.C) was the founder of the enlightenment tradition in India. He taught yoga, what Eliade terms introspective 'enstasis'. Yoga was later systematized by Patanjali (circa 200 B.C.). This all explained in Eliade's definitive book on yoga cited below. According to Eliade, the yoga system is unique to South Asia. However, you should not confuse the early 'Gnostic' sects with the South Asian Enlightenment Tradition which was founded by the Shakya, nor with the 'Age of Enlightenment' in European history. The key element here is the definition of enlightenment: Shakya the Muni defined 'enlightenment' as the dispelling of the illusion of the individual soul-monad. Patanjali pretty much agrees with this; Patanjali taught *isolation* of the Purusha from the prakriti by yogic means. Gaudapada and Shankara adopted the yoga system and many Buddhist doctrines to explain 'moksha', that is, liberation from dualism. Shankara composed an important commentary on Vyaas'a commentary on Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. Nor, according to Eliade, should you confuse 'shamanism' with the Yoga Tradition of South Asia. Work cited: 'Yoga : Immortality and Freedom' by Mircea Eliade Princeton University Press, 1970 pp. 102; 320; 338 'Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy' by Mircea Eliade Princeton University Press; 2004 'The Yoga Tradition: Its History, Literature, Philosophy and Practice' by Georg Feuerstein, Ken Wilbur Hohm Press, 2001 On Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 10:50 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com wrote: I like these psychedelic speculations but would point out that Amanita muscaria (fly agaric) is a deliriant rather than a lucid psych like LSD. A sweaty, unpleasant mind-fuck more suited to shamans seeking an out-of-the-body experience rather than sadhus seeking to escape from the wheel of life and death. An interesting fact about these mushrooms is that they retain their psychoactive properties after passing through the body. In Siberia the rich would pay to have fresh mushrooms collected for their brews. Afterwards their urine would be given to the poor for them to drink and enjoy their own astral voyage. When we have to drink the piss of our bankers and politicians that's when we'll know we've been well and truly screwed. A web search gives us: The most interesting, and probably the strongest supporting evidence that Amanita muscaria is the divine Soma is the mentioning in the Rigveda of there being two forms of Soma. With those two forms which stand facing us, O Soma, thou reignest over all things (Mandala IX 66). Wasson in his studies of Amanita use in other cultures also came across two forms of Amanita. The first being the expressed juice of a fresh or re-hydrated mushroom, and the second being the urine of those who have drunk the juice.
[FairfieldLife] The Sexless Nature of the Soul
“Everybody’s Inner Being is Pure Happiness”, MMY. This inner happiness is consciousness itself, being formless it takes on bodies of a Male or Female nature in alternating incarnations on Earth to learn the lessons of life. Being incarnated sometimes Male and sometimes Female gives the formless Soul the full opportunity to experience the full range of experiences of the heart (female) and mind (male). This brings in to question the ‘erroneous’ idea that one can be born “in the WRONG sex”. How can the soul, being sexless, be in the wrong sex? In addition, how can one really ‘change’ one’s sex? Surgically one can remove sexual organs and chemically/hormonally grow breasts, but how about the subtle nature of the physical body, yes, the etheric body? It is said in esoteric literature that the WHOLE man/woman is both negative or female AND positive or male! In a Man the outer physical body is positive or masculine and his subtle etheric body is negative or feminine/passive; conversely in the Female the outer physical body is negative/feminine and the inner subtle body is positive or masculine. Can science eradicate or alter ‘these’ characteristics of the soul? Until modern man can understand the inner nature of man and his subltle bodies he will be unable to understand the nature of the soul and the mistaken notion that the soul can be born ‘in the wrong sex’, IMHO.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Pujas done at Kanchipuram, the south seat of the Shankaracharya for $1 per d
The following is from the draft version of my introduction to Rocks Are Melting: The Everyday Teachings of Brahmananda Saraswati. - L.B.Shriver He used to live only on germinated gram seeds mixed with a little bit of salt. He lived on a hillock in a small natural cave near a mountain pool. - Swami Rama http://rwilliams.us/images/guru_dev.jpg http://rwilliams.us/images/guru_dev.jpg In Shankara Acharya's Dakshina-murti Stotram, Shankara advises that for our practice we should meditate on the South-Facing Form, that is, a north-facing posture of meditative devotion to the Glorious Presence. How, exactly, is this accomplished? Here are the directions for practicing transcendental meditation enumerated by the Adi Shankara Acharya: Devotion to that Glorious Presence, Infinite Instructor, Who, By means of the auspicious hand-sign, Makes clear to the worshipers His own real nature Always shining within as I, Following into all the successive states- And those beginning with waking. (Translation by Ernest Wood) The auspicious hand-sign in Sanskrit literature is referred to as the symbol of wisdom or the mark of the I consciousness, which represents Knowing That I am, or Knowing That I know. The auspicious hand-sign meditation reminds us of the absolute truth, the circle made by the thumb and the forefinger is the symbol of unity - a space that is empty, yet full at the same time. It is the symbol of the one reality and for Shankara, the one-without-a-second. In this stotram Shankara Acharya is advocating the yogic practice of TM via a meditation on the form of the attribute-less Brahman by use of a mudra, the auspicious hand-sign being the mnemonic device par-excellence. Guru Dev agrees with this. According to SBS, Brahman is Light, it needs no other light to illuminate it. Does this statement by Guru Dev indicate a means to gain transcendental knowledge? In other words, did Guru Dev teach or practice a technique that was similar to the practice of TM? I think he did and his statement supports of my thesis. I present here the first lines of Shankara Acharaya's commentary on the Brahma Sutras. The first sentence in the Brahma Sutras is: Now, an inquiry into Brahman. Thus Badarayana establishes from the very beginning that the ancient philosophers were concerned with the Absolute truth, which is everywhere, which they termed Brahman. Badarayana believed that the truth can be known based on the four great dicta found in the Upanishads. All transcendental devotees following the Advaita School of Philosophy, which includes the Saraswati Sampradaya, salute the entire Guruparampara, starting from Lord Narayana himself with Adi Shankara in the middle down to our present Guru, Vasudevanand Saraswati. However, we MMY bhagavats are indeed blessed, as I find our relationship with Adi Shankara, vis-a-vis our devotion to SBS is much more intense than what is generally understood by regular practitioners of yoga alone. Works cited: 'The Glorious Presence' The Vedanta Philosophy Including Shankara's Ode to the South-Facing Form Quest Books, Theosophical Pub House, 1952 Strange Facts About a Great Saint By Raj P. Varma Jabalpur, India 1980 Varma Sons Pub. p.10
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Holding back
On 1/3/2014 8:30 AM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote: Your voice here I find to be a breath of fresh air and look at your fans coming out of the woodwork because of Ricky's troll-like statement. Is it something I said? - Bob Price
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Country Chuckles
Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me, either. Just leave me the hell alone. - Will Rogers On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 6:35 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: Hayseed: This here bird dog is worth $1000. Farmer: How do you know that? Hayseed: Because I just traded two $500 cats for him! On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 8:01 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: What do you mean nepotism? He's my brother. On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 3:13 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: A man rushed into a busy doctor's office and shouted, Doctor! I think I'm shrinking! The doctor calmly responded, Now, settle down. You'll just have to be a little patient. On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 7:07 PM, Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: Barack! This is NOT a conference call. On 10/27/2013 6:28 PM, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote: - War does not determine who is right, only who is left. ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... punditster@...wrote: Shotgun wedding: a matter of wife and death. On 10/27/2013 9:03 AM, steve.sundur@... wrote: Funny, funny, funny! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.comfairfieldlife@yahoogroups.comwrote: The only useful purpose for a child's middle name is so they know when Mom is really angry with them. On 10/27/2013 8:09 AM, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote: - You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.comfairfieldlife@yahoogroups.comwrote: Before you criticize others, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, you'll be 5,280 feet away from them and they'll be barefooted. On 10/25/2013 5:58 PM, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote: - To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.comfairfieldlife@yahoogroups.comwrote: While it is true that the early bird gets the worm, it's the second mouse that gets the cheese.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Get Your Ducks in a Row
On 1/3/2014 8:41 AM, Mike Dixon wrote: Forgive them Father for they know not what they do. Only a poseur or a caviler would deny the scriptures right in front of their face, and no child who is old enough to think for himself or herself thinks that God Almighty lives in a local heaven down on the earth where people bow and scrape. Even a child knows that Christ and the angels can fly. Only a hypocrite would then proclaim a heaven on earth and yogic flying while at the same time, making fun of another faith. This is just outrageous!
Re: [FairfieldLife] Water Night
On 1/3/2014 12:46 AM, jr_...@yahoo.com wrote: Put your earphones on and listen to this. Let us know what you think. We put it on the stereo - sweet!
[FairfieldLife] Movie review: About Time
A warning, for those of you who are mainly drawn to movies about zombies, vampires, teenagers battling to the death, misogynist TV anchormen, con men conning mayors, Senators and Congressmen, and $3,000 suit-wearing wolves on Wall Street. This movie is not like that. It's probably more akin to the film Her, which I haven't been able to see yet. It's a romance movie. And, like many of Richard Curtis' films, it's a pretty good romance movie. As a director, he's responsible for Love, Actually; as a writer, he's responsible for Notting Hill and numerous other films which have been sadly consigned to that movie ghetto labeled chick flicks. They weren't. They were romance flicks, although that phrase lacks the alliteration necessary to be remembered in these days of widespread ADHD. This film is not an exception to the rule. The official tagline of the film is A new funny film about love. With a bit of time travel. If that doesn't turn you on, stop reading right now. OK, you're still reading. Throw into the mix, as actors, Bill Nighy (He Who Can Simply Do No Wrong Onscreen), Rachel McAdams (The Notebook, State Of Play, The Time Traveler's Wife, and Midnight In Paris), and a host of lesser-known but wonderful actors including Domhnall Gleeson (son of acting phenomenon Brendan Gleeson) in the lead, and see if that does anything for you. If not, this is your second chance to click Next and get outahere. If you still persisted, here's the scoop. Young Tim (Gleeson), on a significant birthday, is ushered into a room with his father (Nighy) who sits him down and gives him one of those talks. No, it's not the talk about sex. It's the talk in which Nighy has to explain that all of the males in their family have the ability to go back in time (within their own lifetimes) and thus change the subsequent events of their lives. They could use this ability to gain riches (always a bad idea, according to Nighy), or fame (a close-second bad idea), or some more noble pursuit. Tim, being a clever lad, decides to turn his ability to the finding of a girlfriend, an art he's had little luck with without the benefit of time travel. The result is really charming. Sweet, in the not-hideously-saccharine sense of that term. I'm passing along this review because I suspect some here might like it. There are some *wonderful* moments in this film. The scene in the restaurant in which Tim and his drinking pal are led to a completely dark room and seated next to two young ladies they don't know has now become an instantaneous, overnight classic scene in the world of romance movies. It's simply amazing how much can be conveyed by the actors' voices, while the screen is completely dark. Try to imagine meeting someone in total darkness, getting along famously, and then seeing each other for the first time, after having had a wonderfully romantic dinner conversation in total darkness. If such a restaurant existed in real life, I would SO be there. Anyway, it's an absolutely perfect moment in time. Which is a problem, because if you're mucking about with time all the time, you can inadvertently do something that makes that perfect moment go away. It's not as if it never happened; it really never happened. So what do you do then, if you've met the love of your live and now she doesn't remember you? And if you use your magical time-traveling skills, are you just going to muck it up even more? Therein lies the plot, which I'm not at all going to give away, just in case there are a few romantics out there who might be interested in seeing this film. I thought it was a sweet movie, one that has a few things to say about life and the successful living of it towards the end. You might like it. If you don't, go back in time and see it again. You might find that it's better the second time around.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Movie review: About Time
turq, thanks for the recommendation. I'm always looking for an exceptional romance movie and this sounds perfect. Plus I'm fascinated by time travel. I really liked Rachel McAdams in State of Play and finally remembered where I had seen her before: The Family Stone in which she plays a less likeable character. But so does Sarah Jessica Parker so... On Friday, January 3, 2014 9:55 AM, TurquoiseB turquoi...@yahoo.com wrote: A warning, for those of you who are mainly drawn to movies about zombies, vampires, teenagers battling to the death, misogynist TV anchormen, con men conning mayors, Senators and Congressmen, and $3,000 suit-wearing wolves on Wall Street. This movie is not like that. It's probably more akin to the film Her, which I haven't been able to see yet. It's a romance movie. And, like many of Richard Curtis' films, it's a pretty good romance movie. As a director, he's responsible for Love, Actually; as a writer, he's responsible for Notting Hill and numerous other films which have been sadly consigned to that movie ghetto labeled chick flicks. They weren't. They were romance flicks, although that phrase lacks the alliteration necessary to be remembered in these days of widespread ADHD. This film is not an exception to the rule. The official tagline of the film is A new funny film about love. With a bit of time travel. If that doesn't turn you on, stop reading right now. OK, you're still reading. Throw into the mix, as actors, Bill Nighy (He Who Can Simply Do No Wrong Onscreen), Rachel McAdams (The Notebook, State Of Play, The Time Traveler's Wife, and Midnight In Paris), and a host of lesser-known but wonderful actors including Domhnall Gleeson (son of acting phenomenon Brendan Gleeson) in the lead, and see if that does anything for you. If not, this is your second chance to click Next and get outahere. If you still persisted, here's the scoop. Young Tim (Gleeson), on a significant birthday, is ushered into a room with his father (Nighy) who sits him down and gives him one of those talks. No, it's not the talk about sex. It's the talk in which Nighy has to explain that all of the males in their family have the ability to go back in time (within their own lifetimes) and thus change the subsequent events of their lives. They could use this ability to gain riches (always a bad idea, according to Nighy), or fame (a close-second bad idea), or some more noble pursuit. Tim, being a clever lad, decides to turn his ability to the finding of a girlfriend, an art he's had little luck with without the benefit of time travel. The result is really charming. Sweet, in the not-hideously-saccharine sense of that term. I'm passing along this review because I suspect some here might like it. There are some *wonderful* moments in this film. The scene in the restaurant in which Tim and his drinking pal are led to a completely dark room and seated next to two young ladies they don't know has now become an instantaneous, overnight classic scene in the world of romance movies. It's simply amazing how much can be conveyed by the actors' voices, while the screen is completely dark. Try to imagine meeting someone in total darkness, getting along famously, and then seeing each other for the first time, after having had a wonderfully romantic dinner conversation in total darkness. If such a restaurant existed in real life, I would SO be there. Anyway, it's an absolutely perfect moment in time. Which is a problem, because if you're mucking about with time all the time, you can inadvertently do something that makes that perfect moment go away. It's not as if it never happened; it really never happened. So what do you do then, if you've met the love of your live and now she doesn't remember you? And if you use your magical time-traveling skills, are you just going to muck it up even more? Therein lies the plot, which I'm not at all going to give away, just in case there are a few romantics out there who might be interested in seeing this film. I thought it was a sweet movie, one that has a few things to say about life and the successful living of it towards the end. You might like it. If you don't, go back in time and see it again. You might find that it's better the second time around.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row
This was pretty funny, Richard but I still think Mary M did not see the actual moment that Jesus returned to life, the resurrection. Nor did she see Jesus ascend into heaven 40 days later. It sounds like she saw him standing around looking like a gardner. Go figure! On Thursday, January 2, 2014 7:24 AM, Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: On 1/2/2014 6:41 AM, Share Long wrote: But now thinking about it, maybe Jesus rose body and soul THROUGH the stone on top of his crypt. So, let's review what we know: They killed Jesus. Mary put him in Joseph's tomb. Some guys put a big heavy stone blocking the entrance to the crypt. Later, after a few days, they rolled away the stone and somebody inside was missing. So, how did Jesus get out of the tomb when it was blocked by the big heavy rock? He rose from the dead and he flew up out there into the sky - he was the Christ. Then Jesus camedown to talk to Mary. Are we agreed so far? And that's why he was nekkid. The cloth couldn't make it through the stone! Not only that, but if Jesus had risen all wrapped in tape, people would have thought he was a zombie - the walking dead. So, Jesus flew off to get some clothes on - a nice robe and some sandals to wear. He probably washed up a little bit too. Then he flew back down to see his girlfriend, Mary, in front of the tomb over by the garden. At first Mary didn't recognize Jesus because he looked like the gardener. But, then Jesus called her out name and she realized that Jesus was the Christ. After telling her what to do he flew up into the sky to get out of there as fast as he could - who want's to hang around a killing place? ...if he was already in a bullock cart, why was he still hitchhiking across the desert?! Was he hoping for a better ride? Maybe a camel or a Roman chariot? It's much more efficient to fly around instead of walking or hitching a ride in a cart. When you have to use public transportation you often have to bow and scrape. . As for saving the world, maybe at that point after resurrection, he thought he'd make a career change. I mean, what with the crucifixion and all! Yeah, wouldn't you want to fly out of there as soon as you could - who wants to wait around on the corner for a bus?
[FairfieldLife] RE: The Sexless Nature of the Soul
It's SO much more complex than this biologically, BillyG. What about people, for example, who are born with indeterminate genitals, or genitals of both sexes? There's a whole range of possibilities that your formula doesn't account for. “Everybody’s Inner Being is Pure Happiness”, MMY. This inner happiness is consciousness itself, being formless it takes on bodies of a Male or Female nature in alternating incarnations on Earth to learn the lessons of life. Being incarnated sometimes Male and sometimes Female gives the formless Soul the full opportunity to experience the full range of experiences of the heart (female) and mind (male). This brings in to question the ‘erroneous’ idea that one can be born “in the WRONG sex”. How can the soul, being sexless, be in the wrong sex? In addition, how can one really ‘change’ one’s sex? Surgically one can remove sexual organs and chemically/hormonally grow breasts, but how about the subtle nature of the physical body, yes, the etheric body? It is said in esoteric literature that the WHOLE man/woman is both negative or female AND positive or male! In a Man the outer physical body is positive or masculine and his subtle etheric body is negative or feminine/passive; conversely in the Female the outer physical body is negative/feminine and the inner subtle body is positive or masculine. Can science eradicate or alter ‘these’ characteristics of the soul? Until modern man can understand the inner nature of man and his subltle bodies he will be unable to understand the nature of the soul and the mistaken notion that the soul can be born ‘in the wrong sex’, IMHO.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Movie review: About Time
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: turq, thanks for the recommendation. I'm always looking for an exceptional romance movie and this sounds perfect. Plus I'm fascinated by time travel. I really liked Rachel McAdams in State of Play and finally remembered where I had seen her before: The Family Stone in which she plays a less likeable character. But so does Sarah Jessica Parker so... You'll definitely like it. I forgot to attach a trailer before, so here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khB_wpn-bmc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khB_wpn-bmc
[FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: This was pretty funny, Richard but I still think Mary M did not see the actual moment that Jesus returned to life, the resurrection. Nor did she see Jesus ascend into heaven 40 days later. It sounds like she saw him standing around looking like a gardner. Go figure! Back in Santa Fe I had a gardener named Jesus, and I saw him standing around quite often. Does that make me a New Testament prophet? :-)
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row
Good one! From: TurquoiseB turquoi...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 3, 2014 8:50 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: This was pretty funny, Richard but I still think Mary M did not see the actual moment that Jesus returned to life, the resurrection. Nor did she see Jesus ascend into heaven 40 days later. It sounds like she saw him standing around looking like a gardner. Go figure! Back in Santa Fe I had a gardener named Jesus, and I saw him standing around quite often. Does that make me a New Testament prophet? :-)
Re: [FairfieldLife] The game is afoot again
Oh heavens! Americans won't get to see Sherlock the same time the UK does. What is an American couch potato to do? They could use a proxy server and fake out the BBC that they are really in the UK not the US. Of course that would be the posting of the show on the BBC web site which I don't know how fast it will be posted there. Most networks in the US post their shows the day after it airs and even some of the cable channels make episodes available for rent the day after. Of course I think the last time you warned us that we would have to wait for the latest Sherlock it was just a few days until the Sunday night PBS Masterpiece Theater timeslot. Of course I cut the cable and also live in a valley so I get no OTA (Over the Air) TV. I rely on Hulu+ to see episodes of US network shows on my big screen. But Hulu also has quite a suite of British shows including.. Sherlock. BTW, last night I watched the first episode of Moon Boy on Hulu which is a funny new series by Chris O'Dowd. O'Dowd plays the imaginary friend of a bullied young boy. Don your eyepatch for Helix by the BSG crew which debuts in a week on Syfy. If it catches my interest I might just rent in on Amazon where it will be available the day after it shows on Syfy. Currently I have been waiting a month to Chromecast Haven via the Hulu website to my TV since Hulu doesn't have the license to stream it directly to my TV. On 01/03/2014 03:16 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: */For those fans of the BBC Sherlock, your wait is either over or soon to be over (I hear that most in the US won't get to see it until later this month). Suffice it to say your wait will be worth it, but you may need to see the first episode twice to really get it all. If you haven't seen it yet (or even if you have), here's a spoiler-free teaser to whet your appetite: /* */http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/24/sherlock-mini-episode_n_4498484.html /*
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Movie review: About Time
ah, turq, Richard Curtis is the writer. Four Weddings is one of my favorite all time movies though I don't like Hugh Grant all that much. I liked Love Actually only after I saw it a second time. Notting Hill was great as an ensemble flick imo. Curtis has a great perspective I think on love and screwing up (-: On Friday, January 3, 2014 10:48 AM, TurquoiseB turquoi...@yahoo.com wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: turq, thanks for the recommendation. I'm always looking for an exceptional romance movie and this sounds perfect. Plus I'm fascinated by time travel. I really liked Rachel McAdams in State of Play and finally remembered where I had seen her before: The Family Stone in which she plays a less likeable character. But so does Sarah Jessica Parker so... You'll definitely like it. I forgot to attach a trailer before, so here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khB_wpn-bmc
Re: [FairfieldLife] Religion that doesn't take itself deadly seriously
Have I mentioned lately how much I hate HuffPo? Arianna Huffington would NOT like FFL. Arianna does NOT like anonymity so back in mid-December HuffPo started requiring member to verify your account to comment via Facebook. Someone should tell that tech illiterate limousine liberal bitch that not every uses Facebook nor wants to be on it. In fact I would even bet AOL (who nows owns HuffPo) even told her that. So fuck HuffPo the phony librul rag. On 01/03/2014 03:33 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: */What a breath of fresh air in this world of religious fanaticism and fundamentalism: /* */http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/02/quaker-parody-what-does-george-fox-say_n_4531947.html /*
[FairfieldLife] Let's talk about the big gorilla in the room
For the moment at least that gorilla should be the winter weather the US is having. I haven't seen much mention of it here. Nah, let's waste our time talking about whether Jayzuz was real or not. So how are folks doing with climate disruption? Even here in the SF Bay Area we've had a long month or more of 30 degree temperatures in the morning then sometimes reaching the 70s in the afternoon. Usually such weather is delegated for a couple weeks in late January. We also have had very dry weather though it wouldn't surprise me to see rain from mid January through March. I love when it rains on the water Nazis parade.
[FairfieldLife] RE: Let#39;s talk about the big gorilla in the room
Just after midnight, it was -8 degrees where my sister lives in Vermont. It's -3 there now, the high for the day. Predicted to go down to -15 tonight. Around 8 inches of snow, but that's piddling for Vermont. Ten inches of snow where I am on the Jersey shore (the snowfall has stopped), temp 18 degrees and sunny, going down to zero tonight, warming up to the high 20s-low 30s tomorrow, 40s on Sunday and Monday, then down again to the 10s and low teens on Tuesday, warming again to 40s (with rain) Wednesday through the weekend. The ups and downs keep you on your toes. Anything else you want to know? Did you find that fascinating? (We weren't really talking much about whether Jesus was real; that's a complicated topic. We were discussing what the Bible says about his resurrection, which is pretty simple if you can read. Barry made the same mistake.) For the moment at least that gorilla should be the winter weather the US is having. I haven't seen much mention of it here. Nah, let's waste our time talking about whether Jayzuz was real or not. So how are folks doing with climate disruption? Even here in the SF Bay Area we've had a long month or more of 30 degree temperatures in the morning then sometimes reaching the 70s in the afternoon. Usually such weather is delegated for a couple weeks in late January. We also have had very dry weather though it wouldn't surprise me to see rain from mid January through March. I love when it rains on the water Nazis parade.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Let#39;s talk about the big gorilla in the room
Thanks. I find it interesting to find out what people are doing with climate disruption. Keep warm. Us old sods don't do well with home temperatures under 68 degrees. I have taken to using my heater tower as electricity is cheaper than gas and besides I'm only in one room at a time. On 01/03/2014 10:04 AM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote: Just after midnight, it was -8 degrees where my sister lives in Vermont. It's -3 there now, the high for the day. Predicted to go down to -15 tonight. Around 8 inches of snow, but that's piddling for Vermont. Ten inches of snow where I am on the Jersey shore (the snowfall has stopped), temp 18 degrees and sunny, going down to zero tonight, warming up to the high 20s-low 30s tomorrow, 40s on Sunday and Monday, then down again to the 10s and low teens on Tuesday, warming again to 40s (with rain) Wednesday through the weekend. The ups and downs keep you on your toes. Anything else you want to know? Did you find that fascinating? (We weren't really talking much about whether Jesus was real; that's a complicated topic. We were discussing what the Bible says about his resurrection, which is pretty simple if you can read. Barry made the same mistake.) For the moment at least that gorilla should be the winter weather the US is having. I haven't seen much mention of it here. Nah, let's waste our time talking about whether Jayzuz was real or not. So how are folks doing with climate disruption? Even here in the SF Bay Area we've had a long month or more of 30 degree temperatures in the morning then sometimes reaching the 70s in the afternoon. Usually such weather is delegated for a couple weeks in late January. We also have had very dry weather though it wouldn't surprise me to see rain from mid January through March. I love when it rains on the water Nazis parade.
[FairfieldLife] RE: Religion that doesn#39;t take itself deadly seriously
The Fairfield, Iowa group meditation then became the largest group to Be with as the group of transcending meditators like Quakers gathered in Iowa from the late 1970's. Quite a number of old-style Quakers like me joined on with the large group meditation in Fairfield, Iowa from the beginning then as recognized Quaker support in direct-action in the value of our form of Friends spiritual practice that the TM'ers had adapted to their own ends. What the Quakers have known all along Maharishi then had recognized as the Meissner Effect of consciousness in the corporate silent practice of inner transcending meditation like the Quaker meeting has long provided. A nice thing about the Quaker group practice as the Friends Meeting itself is that it is stripped of religious forms, of alters, brahmasthans, steeples, no stages, no ostentatious hats or robes such like some clergy and TM-Rajas and other climbers would wear above others. The nice thing about Quaker Meeting as a place is that it is without the veneers of formal religion otherwise. Self run and no paid clergy. You just 'go in' sitting with others and the field effect of absolute, bliss, consciousness that the meeting of Friends creates for yourself and others. Jai George Fox, -Buck in the Dome
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row
On 1/3/2014 10:25 AM, Share Long wrote: Mary M did not see the actual moment that Jesus returned to life, the resurrection. There actually two parts to the resurrection of Jesus. The first part is rising the physical body from the dead. Probably only some angels saw that who were inside the tomb. But, the second phase of the resurrection is the spiritual resurrection, when Jesus flew up to sit with his Father in heaven. I'm pretty sure Mary saw him fly up and disappear - it would be hard to miss something supernatural like that, right in the middle of a conversation with the risen Lord. John 20:17: Do not hold on to Me, for I have not yet returned to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, 'I am returning to my Father and your Father, to My God and your God.
[FairfieldLife] RE: The Sexless Nature of the Soul
I suppose the question of the nature of the soul would be valuable, if the soul exists. I do not see any reason to suppose why something called a soul exists, or whether something like an aetheric body exists either. If these have no observable characteristics, then they have the same characteristics as nothing. Science could not alter what has no perceptible manifestation.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Holding back
Not yet! :-)
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row
For me, the question of Jesus' resurrection is rather like the resurrection of Sherlock Holmes. But if in fact he did exists as a person, I would say he experienced enlightenment, taught others, and then died, perhaps not so nicely. Some of his followers caught on to what he was doing, but most of them didn't.
[FairfieldLife] RE: Holding back
My dad was a force of nature - exceptionally kind and gentle, always up for a party, and exploring the ends of the earth. I'll never equal his accomplishments, but I am having a great time, trying to!
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Let's talk about the big gorilla in the room
It's not *climate disruption* dude, it's global warming! B. The ship that got stuck in ice was researching global warming, media didn't say much about that. Isn't it summer in the Southern Hemisphere? From: Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 3, 2014 10:25 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Let's talk about the big gorilla in the room Thanks. I find it interesting to find out what people are doing with climate disruption. Keep warm. Us old sods don't do well with home temperatures under 68 degrees. I have taken to using my heater tower as electricity is cheaper than gas and besides I'm only in one room at a time.On 01/03/2014 10:04 AM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote: Just after midnight, it was -8 degrees where my sister lives in Vermont. It's -3 there now, the high for the day. Predicted to go down to -15 tonight. Around 8 inches of snow, but that's piddling for Vermont. Ten inches of snow where I am on the Jersey shore (the snowfall has stopped), temp 18 degrees and sunny, going down to zero tonight, warming up to the high 20s-low 30s tomorrow, 40s on Sunday and Monday, then down again to the 10s and low teens on Tuesday, warming again to 40s (with rain) Wednesday through the weekend. The ups and downs keep you on your toes. Anything else you want to know? Did you find that fascinating? (We weren't really talking much about whether Jesus was real; that's a complicated topic. We were discussing what the Bible says about his resurrection, which is pretty simple if you can read. Barry made the same mistake.) For the moment at least that gorilla should be the winter weather the US is having. I haven't seen much mention of it here. Nah, let's waste our time talking about whether Jayzuz was real or not. So how are folks doing with climate disruption?Even here in the SF Bay Area we've had a long month or more of 30 degree temperatures in the morning then sometimes reaching the 70s in the afternoon. Usually such weather is delegated for a couple weeks in late January. We also have had very dry weather though it wouldn't surprise me to see rain from mid January through March. I love when it rains on the water Nazis parade.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Let#39;s talk about the big gorilla in the room
I spend most of my time in my living room, where I have a big honkin' through-the-wall electric heater and A/C unit, so as long as we have power and the heater doesn't give up the ghost, I'm fine. My sister's seven years younger, but I worry about her up there in Vermont because she's way out in the sticks living in an old farmhouse. She uses a wood stove (one of the new ones designed not to pollute) for most of her heating because it's cheaper than using the oil boiler in the basement. But my God, it takes a lot of work to keep it going. It was so cold she had to use the boiler last night, and she'd almost rather be cold than spend the extra money on oil. Thing is, the older you get, the more likely hypothermia can creep up on you. So I have my fingers crossed that her frugality doesn't overcome her good sense. Thanks. I find it interesting to find out what people are doing with climate disruption. Keep warm. Us old sods don't do well with home temperatures under 68 degrees. I have taken to using my heater tower as electricity is cheaper than gas and besides I'm only in one room at a time. On 01/03/2014 10:04 AM, authfriend@... mailto:authfriend@... wrote: Just after midnight, it was -8 degrees where my sister lives in Vermont. It's -3 there now, the high for the day. Predicted to go down to -15 tonight. Around 8 inches of snow, but that's piddling for Vermont. Ten inches of snow where I am on the Jersey shore (the snowfall has stopped), temp 18 degrees and sunny, going down to zero tonight, warming up to the high 20s-low 30s tomorrow, 40s on Sunday and Monday, then down again to the 10s and low teens on Tuesday, warming again to 40s (with rain) Wednesday through the weekend. The ups and downs keep you on your toes. Anything else you want to know? Did you find that fascinating? (We weren't really talking much about whether Jesus was real; that's a complicated topic. We were discussing what the Bible says about his resurrection, which is pretty simple if you can read. Barry made the same mistake.) For the moment at least that gorilla should be the winter weather the US is having. I haven't seen much mention of it here. Nah, let's waste our time talking about whether Jayzuz was real or not. So how are folks doing with climate disruption? Even here in the SF Bay Area we've had a long month or more of 30 degree temperatures in the morning then sometimes reaching the 70s in the afternoon. Usually such weather is delegated for a couple weeks in late January. We also have had very dry weather though it wouldn't surprise me to see rain from mid January through March. I love when it rains on the water Nazis parade.
[FairfieldLife] RE: Let#39;s talk about the big gorilla in the room
The temperature here (Brewster, NY) is 10F (-8C) with a wind chill of -8F (-22C). Tomorrow morning it is expected to be -8F (-22C) without wind chill factored in, but the wind is expected to be almost nil by then. This is not so bad. Currently at the summit of Mt. Everest, it is -18F (-28C) with a wind chill of -51F (-46C) and winds of 45mph (75kph). It's summertime in Antarctica, a balmy -9F (-23C) at the South Pole.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row
Now you are assuming. If Mary M were a good little disciple,she would have run immediately and done what Jesus told her to do, and she did. However she never said anything about seeing him floating away, BTW, why would he have to fly up to heaven, couldn't he just disappear and reappear in Heaven? Flying all that way sounds like a bummer. Besides the whole of Jerusalem could have seen him flying up. He could have dropped water balloons on Caiaphas' house or even on Pilot. From: Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 3, 2014 10:26 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row On 1/3/2014 10:25 AM, Share Long wrote: Mary M did not see the actual moment that Jesus returned to life, the resurrection. There actually two parts to the resurrection of Jesus. The first part is rising the physical body from the dead. Probably only some angels saw that who were inside the tomb. But, the second phase of the resurrection is the spiritual resurrection, when Jesus flew up to sit with his Father in heaven. I'm pretty sure Mary saw him fly up and disappear - it would be hard to miss something supernatural like that, right in the middle of a conversation with the risen Lord. John 20:17: Do not hold on to Me, for I have not yet returned to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, 'I am returning to my Father and your Father, to My God and your God.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Let's talk about the big gorilla in the room
Global warming is so retro just as climate change. The new term climate disruption. Gotta stay up to date. A friend and his wife went on their honeymoon in June a couple years ago. They went to New Zealand and came back with colds. Duh! Hey, I'd be living in the tropics if I had my choice. But then those regions tend to have really corrupt or unstable governments. Southern India like Kerala might not be bad (87 degrees year round) but they drive on the wrong side of the road. :-D On 01/03/2014 10:41 AM, Mike Dixon wrote: It's not *climate disruption* dude, it's global warming! B. The ship that got stuck in ice was researching global warming, media didn't say much about that. Isn't it summer in the Southern Hemisphere? *From:* Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Friday, January 3, 2014 10:25 AM *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Let's talk about the big gorilla in the room Thanks. I find it interesting to find out what people are doing with climate disruption. Keep warm. Us old sods don't do well with home temperatures under 68 degrees. I have taken to using my heater tower as electricity is cheaper than gas and besides I'm only in one room at a time.On 01/03/2014 10:04 AM, authfri...@yahoo.com mailto:authfri...@yahoo.com wrote: Just after midnight, it was -8 degrees where my sister lives in Vermont. It's -3 there now, the high for the day. Predicted to go down to -15 tonight. Around 8 inches of snow, but that's piddling for Vermont. Ten inches of snow where I am on the Jersey shore (the snowfall has stopped), temp 18 degrees and sunny, going down to zero tonight, warming up to the high 20s-low 30s tomorrow, 40s on Sunday and Monday, then down again to the 10s and low teens on Tuesday, warming again to 40s (with rain) Wednesday through the weekend. The ups and downs keep you on your toes. Anything else you want to know? Did you find that fascinating? (We weren't really talking much about whether Jesus was real; that's a complicated topic. We were discussing what the Bible says about his resurrection, which is pretty simple if you can read. Barry made the same mistake.) For the moment at least that gorilla should be the winter weather the US is having. I haven't seen much mention of it here. Nah, let's waste our time talking about whether Jayzuz was real or not. So how are folks doing with climate disruption?Even here in the SF Bay Area we've had a long month or more of 30 degree temperatures in the morning then sometimes reaching the 70s in the afternoon. Usually such weather is delegated for a couple weeks in late January. We also have had very dry weather though it wouldn't surprise me to see rain from mid January through March. I love when it rains on the water Nazis parade.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Let's talk about the big gorilla in the room
About 54 degrees here in Tombal Tx. br. From: anartax...@yahoo.com anartax...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 3, 2014 10:57 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: Let's talk about the big gorilla in the room The temperature here (Brewster, NY) is 10F (-8C) with a wind chill of -8F (-22C). Tomorrow morning it is expected to be -8F (-22C) without wind chill factored in, but the wind is expected to be almost nil by then. This is not so bad. Currently at the summit of Mt. Everest, it is -18F (-28C) with a wind chill of -51F (-46C) and winds of 45mph (75kph). It's summertime in Antarctica, a balmy -9F (-23C) at the South Pole.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Let's talk about the big gorilla in the room
No, I'm sure you would love Kerala. Nice communist state government. From: Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 3, 2014 11:05 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Let's talk about the big gorilla in the room Global warming is so retro just as climate change. The new term climate disruption. Gotta stay up to date. A friend and his wife went on their honeymoon in June a couple years ago. They went to New Zealand and came back with colds. Duh!Hey, I'd be living in the tropics if I had my choice. But then those regions tend to have really corrupt or unstable governments. Southern India like Kerala might not be bad (87 degrees year round) but they drive on the wrong side of the road. :-D On 01/03/2014 10:41 AM, Mike Dixon wrote: It's not *climate disruption* dude, it's global warming! B. The ship that got stuck in ice was researching global warming, media didn't say much about that. Isn't it summer in the Southern Hemisphere? From: Bhairitu mailto:noozg...@sbcglobal.net To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 3, 2014 10:25 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Let's talk about the big gorilla in the room Thanks. I find it interesting to find out what people are doing with climate disruption. Keep warm. Us old sods don't do well with home temperatures under 68 degrees. I have taken to using my heater tower as electricity is cheaper than gas and besides I'm only in one room at a time. On 01/03/2014 10:04 AM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote: Just after midnight, it was -8 degrees where my sister lives in Vermont. It's -3 there now, the high for the day. Predicted to go down to -15 tonight. Around 8 inches of snow, but that's piddling for Vermont. Ten inches of snow where I am on the Jersey shore (the snowfall has stopped), temp 18 degrees and sunny, going down to zero tonight, warming up to the high 20s-low 30s tomorrow, 40s on Sunday and Monday, then down again to the 10s and low teens on Tuesday, warming again to 40s (with rain) Wednesday through the weekend. The ups and downs keep you on your toes. Anything else you want to know? Did you find that fascinating? (We weren't really talking much about whether Jesus was real; that's a complicated topic. We were discussing what the Bible says about his resurrection, which is pretty simple if you can read. Barry made the same mistake.) For the moment at least that gorilla should be the winter weather the US is having. I haven't seen much mention of it here. Nah, let's waste our time talking about whether Jayzuz was real or not. So how are folks doing with climate disruption? Even here in the SF Bay Area we've had a long month or more of 30 degree temperatures in the morning then sometimes reaching the 70s in the afternoon. Usually such weather is delegated for a couple weeks in late January. We also have had very dry weather though it wouldn't surprise me to see rain from mid January through March. I love when it rains on the water Nazis parade.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Let#39;s talk about the big gorilla in the room
Before someone calls me a wuus for complaining about the petty weather in the SF Bay Area, I grew up in the northwest and the last year I lived in my hometown in January 1989 we had -18F temperatures. Road ice was so prevalent that after sliding off the road even with my Subaru wagon I drove to the tire shop and had them install studded tires. On 01/03/2014 10:57 AM, anartax...@yahoo.com wrote: The temperature here (Brewster, NY) is 10F (-8C) with a wind chill of -8F (-22C). Tomorrow morning it is expected to be -8F (-22C) without wind chill factored in, but the wind is expected to be almost nil by then. This is not so bad. Currently at the summit of Mt. Everest, it is -18F (-28C) with a wind chill of -51F (-46C) and winds of 45mph (75kph). It's summertime in Antarctica, a balmy -9F (-23C) at the South Pole.
[FairfieldLife] RE: The Sexless Nature of the Soul
Everything is accounted for Judy, down to the last jot and tittle, also called Karma. Did it ever occur to you that those born with those genital defects were actually gender confused in previous lives and did the very thing transsexuals are doing today with their bodies? Could being born with the genitals of both sexes be the just working out of the willful behavior of that individual?, you don't know do you Judy?!, you don't have any answers, you just don't like mine. BTW, the 'cure' for those with GID (Gender Identity Disorder) is not indulging in it but rather beginning the practice of meditation to find one's identity with the Self or the Soul (the inner happiness MMY talks about) thereby rendering the relative sex of the physical body mute, irrelevant since one is not identified with it, but with the soul. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote: It's SO much more complex than this biologically, BillyG. What about people, for example, who are born with indeterminate genitals, or genitals of both sexes? There's a whole range of possibilities that your formula doesn't account for. “Everybody’s Inner Being is Pure Happiness”, MMY. This inner happiness is consciousness itself, being formless it takes on bodies of a Male or Female nature in alternating incarnations on Earth to learn the lessons of life. Being incarnated sometimes Male and sometimes Female gives the formless Soul the full opportunity to experience the full range of experiences of the heart (female) and mind (male). This brings in to question the ‘erroneous’ idea that one can be born “in the WRONG sex”. How can the soul, being sexless, be in the wrong sex? In addition, how can one really ‘change’ one’s sex? Surgically one can remove sexual organs and chemically/hormonally grow breasts, but how about the subtle nature of the physical body, yes, the etheric body? It is said in esoteric literature that the WHOLE man/woman is both negative or female AND positive or male! In a Man the outer physical body is positive or masculine and his subtle etheric body is negative or feminine/passive; conversely in the Female the outer physical body is negative/feminine and the inner subtle body is positive or masculine. Can science eradicate or alter ‘these’ characteristics of the soul? Until modern man can understand the inner nature of man and his subltle bodies he will be unable to understand the nature of the soul and the mistaken notion that the soul can be born ‘in the wrong sex’, IMHO.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row
A lot of people still haven't caught on to what he was doing. I guess we'll all just have to wait and see. From: anartax...@yahoo.com anartax...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 3, 2014 10:34 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row For me, the question of Jesus' resurrection is rather like the resurrection of Sherlock Holmes. But if in fact he did exists as a person, I would say he experienced enlightenment, taught others, and then died, perhaps not so nicely. Some of his followers caught on to what he was doing, but most of them didn't.
[FairfieldLife] RE: The Sexless Nature of the Soul
One thing is certain, a microscope (or any scientific instrument) can never prove the existence of the soul or God because it is a subjective experience. I can't prove God to you, only you can prove God to yourself, till then it's just a theory. As MMY used to say, the proof is in the pudding. It seems your best position with be agnosticism, since you can't prove the soul *doesn't* exist either ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote: I suppose the question of the nature of the soul would be valuable, if the soul exists. I do not see any reason to suppose why something called a soul exists, or whether something like an aetheric body exists either. If these have no observable characteristics, then they have the same characteristics as nothing. Science could not alter what has no perceptible manifestation.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row
On 1/3/2014 10:25 AM, Share Long wrote: Nor did she see Jesus ascend into heaven 40 days later. You are really bringing up some important issues, Share. We don't have a Bible in the house so I'm depending Judy, and on my local Monsignor - he can read Greek - and Dad, who is in his third year reading the Bible from start to finish at his Bible Class every Sunday. Apparently Mary wasn't invited over to the house in Bethany that day, or maybe she was locked out by the men. The other guys probably didn't want a woman around the house so she didn't even try to get in. According to what I've read, Mary went back to Magdala. It sounds like she saw him standing around looking like a gardner. Go figure! He just appeared to be a gardener - the key word here is *appeared*. Gnostics believe that the human body and the whole world is just an appearance, like a phantom or an apparition. Jesus even BEFORE the crucifixion, was able to walk on water, so I'm sure he also knew a thing or two about a garden. Someone that has been dead and miraculously comes back to life, and can walk through walls of solid rock, could certainly make himself look like a gardener - or anything else. So, Jesus could have presented himself as a gardener, but in order to prove that he was not a mere ghost, Jesus spoke to Mary from his human body and voice and then he flew up in the air to sit with his Father. I'm am quite certain that Mary saw Jesus disappear in the clouds. When Jesus returned to earth to meet the apostles he came flying back down as the Christ. It's not complicated. Mary sees two angels and then Jesus, whom she does not recognize. Jesus tells her to tell the disciples that he is ascending to the Father, and Mary tells the disciples she has seen the Lord. Acts 1:3: And when he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. Resurrection of Jesus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resurrection_of_Jesus
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row
On 1/3/2014 10:50 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: Back in Santa Fe I had a gardener named Jesus, and I saw him standing around quite often. What else would a gardener in Santa Fe be doing, since there's hardly any gardening to be don in the high desert. Go figure. Does that make me a New Testament prophet? You've been standing around for years all over France, does that make you a Cathar or Gnostic expert?
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row
On 1/3/2014 1:01 PM, Mike Dixon wrote: However she never said anything about seeing him floating away, Mary told the other apostles exactly what Jesus instructed her to tell them. The only thing that was important at that moment was for Mary to tell the other guys that Jesus had risen from the dead and that he would meet them in Galilee. The other guys probably would not have believed Mary if she told them Jesus had disappeared up in the clouds. That's the way Jesus goes up to heaven, just like when he was talking to Mary at the tomb garden when he vanished int the clouds up in the sky. why would he have to fly up to heaven, couldn't he just disappear and reappear in Heaven? Jesus didn't actually fly up to heaven on his own - he was taken upthere by his Father. But, Jesus could have flown up there - angles fly around all the time - it brings a bubbling-bliss. Acts 1:3: And when he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
[FairfieldLife] Ringo Starr and Rick Rubin to be awarded...
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Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Let's talk about the big gorilla in the room
Ya been there? Seemed to be very prosperous small businesses there and little or no begging (they give those folks jobs selling things). Cochin is a very modern city. Not sure is the state government communist or socialist since the former is a denigrating term fascists use to scare people. On 01/03/2014 11:09 AM, Mike Dixon wrote: No, I'm sure you would love Kerala. Nice communist state government. *From:* Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Friday, January 3, 2014 11:05 AM *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Let's talk about the big gorilla in the room Global warming is so retro just as climate change. The new term climate disruption. Gotta stay up to date. A friend and his wife went on their honeymoon in June a couple years ago. They went to New Zealand and came back with colds. Duh!Hey, I'd be living in the tropics if I had my choice. But then those regions tend to have really corrupt or unstable governments. Southern India like Kerala might not be bad (87 degrees year round) but they drive on the wrong side of the road. :-D On 01/03/2014 10:41 AM, Mike Dixon wrote: It's not *climate disruption* dude, it's global warming! B. The ship that got stuck in ice was researching global warming, media didn't say much about that. Isn't it summer in the Southern Hemisphere? *From:* Bhairitu mailto:noozg...@sbcglobal.net *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Friday, January 3, 2014 10:25 AM *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Let's talk about the big gorilla in the room Thanks. I find it interesting to find out what people are doing with climate disruption. Keep warm. Us old sods don't do well with home temperatures under 68 degrees. I have taken to using my heater tower as electricity is cheaper than gas and besides I'm only in one room at a time. On 01/03/2014 10:04 AM, authfri...@yahoo.com mailto:authfri...@yahoo.com wrote: Just after midnight, it was -8 degrees where my sister lives in Vermont. It's -3 there now, the high for the day. Predicted to go down to -15 tonight. Around 8 inches of snow, but that's piddling for Vermont. Ten inches of snow where I am on the Jersey shore (the snowfall has stopped), temp 18 degrees and sunny, going down to zero tonight, warming up to the high 20s-low 30s tomorrow, 40s on Sunday and Monday, then down again to the 10s and low teens on Tuesday, warming again to 40s (with rain) Wednesday through the weekend. The ups and downs keep you on your toes. Anything else you want to know? Did you find that fascinating? (We weren't really talking much about whether Jesus was real; that's a complicated topic. We were discussing what the Bible says about his resurrection, which is pretty simple if you can read. Barry made the same mistake.) For the moment at least that gorilla should be the winter weather the US is having. I haven't seen much mention of it here. Nah, let's waste our time talking about whether Jayzuz was real or not. So how are folks doing with climate disruption? Even here in the SF Bay Area we've had a long month or more of 30 degree temperatures in the morning then sometimes reaching the 70s in the afternoon. Usually such weather is delegated for a couple weeks in late January. We also have had very dry weather though it wouldn't surprise me to see rain from mid January through March. I love when it rains on the water Nazis parade.
[FairfieldLife] Rocks are Melting
On 1/3/2014 9:11 AM, pundits...@gmail.com wrote: This thread should have been: Rocks are Melting The following is from the draft version of my introduction to Rocks Are Melting: The Everyday Teachings of Brahmananda Saraswati. - L.B. Shriver
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Let's talk about the big gorilla in the room
It was only 130 degrees in Australia yesterday. On 01/03/2014 11:06 AM, Mike Dixon wrote: About 54 degrees here in Tombal Tx.br. *From:* anartax...@yahoo.com anartax...@yahoo.com *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Friday, January 3, 2014 10:57 AM *Subject:* [FairfieldLife] RE: Let's talk about the big gorilla in the room The temperature here (Brewster, NY) is 10F (-8C) with a wind chill of -8F (-22C). Tomorrow morning it is expected to be -8F (-22C) without wind chill factored in, but the wind is expected to be almost nil by then. This is not so bad. Currently at the summit of Mt. Everest, it is -18F (-28C) with a wind chill of -51F (-46C) and winds of 45mph (75kph). It's summertime in Antarctica, a balmy -9F (-23C) at the South Pole.
[FairfieldLife] Post Count Sat 04-Jan-14 00:15:03 UTC
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[FairfieldLife] RE: The Sexless Nature of the Soul
Confused about what the Self IS! See below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c9ZnpMppHQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c9ZnpMppHQ
[FairfieldLife] RE: The Sexless Nature of the Soul
Sorry to have to post this one but, (viewer discretion advised). It's a sad day for modern civilization. See below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YinlZhfdN1o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YinlZhfdN1o To think this is where the LGBT community is leading us; really? wake up America!
[FairfieldLife] quot;End Bossquot;
by Man Man.Anderson Cooper says that the Wolf in these lyrics is Wolf Blitzer. . http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/manman/endboss.html http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/manman/endboss.html
[FairfieldLife] RE: The Sexless Nature of the Soul
BillyG, you are one sick dude, IMHO, to go hunting around for a video like that to post in the hope that we'll all go Oh, ick, ain't it awful! That's exploitative, to say the least. The video was made for people who have an interest in the surgical procedures, not to promote loathing of people who have it done. Did you read the comments and notice how compassionate and appreciative most of them were? A few expressed dispproval, but they did so to the person who made the video, not to a bunch of total strangers. Really despicable. I pity your state of mind. Sorry to have to post this one but, (viewer discretion advised). It's a sad day for modern civilization. See below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YinlZhfdN1o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YinlZhfdN1o To think this is where the LGBT community is leading us; really? wake up America!
[FairfieldLife] Mahamritunjaya Mantra
(popular mantra to Shiva to attain Liberation and offset bad karma): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51dbuDzTxp8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51dbuDzTxp8
[FairfieldLife] RE: The Sexless Nature of the Soul
Right Judy, we really shouldn't be looking at these videos, and definitely NOT making public policy based on them either, lets just see how happy these folks are...'er, eventually! 'er, well, maybe not. Here's a few where it DIDN'T work out! http://www.sexchangeregret.com/ http://www.sexchangeregret.com/ ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote: BillyG, you are one sick dude, IMHO, to go hunting around for a video like that to post in the hope that we'll all go Oh, ick, ain't it awful! That's exploitative, to say the least. The video was made for people who have an interest in the surgical procedures, not to promote loathing of people who have it done. Did you read the comments and notice how compassionate and appreciative most of them were? A few expressed dispproval, but they did so to the person who made the video, not to a bunch of total strangers. Really despicable. I pity your state of mind. Sorry to have to post this one but, (viewer discretion advised). It's a sad day for modern civilization. See below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YinlZhfdN1o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YinlZhfdN1o To think this is where the LGBT community is leading us; really? wake up America!
[FairfieldLife] RE: The Sexless Nature of the Soul
BTW Judy, definitely DON'T look at this one, go figure? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XpMsUeu8m4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XpMsUeu8m4
[FairfieldLife] RE: The Sexless Nature of the Soul
This one's just for you Judy! Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT65GFEMQ2s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT65GFEMQ2s
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Let's talk about the big gorilla in the room
Mike, I can't believe you were saying brr to 54F! I guess it really is all relative. They're predicting a HIGH of -4 in FF on Monday! On Friday, January 3, 2014 3:57 PM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net wrote: It was only 130 degrees in Australia yesterday. On 01/03/2014 11:06 AM, Mike Dixon wrote: About 54 degrees here in Tombal Tx. br. From: anartax...@yahoo.com anartax...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 3, 2014 10:57 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: Let's talk about the big gorilla in the room The temperature here (Brewster, NY) is 10F (-8C) with a wind chill of -8F (-22C). Tomorrow morning it is expected to be -8F (-22C) without wind chill factored in, but the wind is expected to be almost nil by then. This is not so bad. Currently at the summit of Mt. Everest, it is -18F (-28C) with a wind chill of -51F (-46C) and winds of 45mph (75kph). It's summertime in Antarctica, a balmy -9F (-23C) at the South Pole.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row
Richard, sorry I haven't replied. I've been out of town today. A friend and I went to see Saving Mr. Banks. Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson were wonderful. On Friday, January 3, 2014 1:18 PM, Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: On 1/3/2014 10:25 AM, Share Long wrote: Nor did she see Jesus ascend into heaven 40 days later. You are really bringing up some important issues, Share. We don't have a Bible in the house so I'm depending Judy, and on my local Monsignor - he can read Greek - and Dad, who is in his third year reading the Bible from start to finish at his Bible Class every Sunday. Apparently Mary wasn't invited over to the house in Bethany that day, or maybe she was locked out by the men. The other guys probably didn't want a woman around the house so she didn't even try to get in. According to what I've read, Mary went back to Magdala. It sounds like she saw him standing around looking like a gardner. Go figure! He just appeared to be a gardener - the key word here is *appeared*. Gnostics believe that the human body and the whole world is just an appearance, like a phantom or an apparition. Jesus even BEFORE the crucifixion, was able to walk on water, so I'm sure he also knew a thing or two about a garden. Someone that has been dead and miraculously comes back to life, and can walk through walls of solid rock, could certainly make himself look like a gardener - or anything else. So, Jesus could have presented himself as a gardener, but in order to prove that he was not a mere ghost, Jesus spoke to Mary from his human body and voice and then he flew up in the air to sit with his Father. I'm am quite certain that Mary saw Jesus disappear in the clouds. When Jesus returned to earth to meet the apostles he came flying back down as the Christ. It's not complicated. Mary sees two angels and then Jesus, whom she does not recognize. Jesus tells her to tell the disciples that he is ascending to the Father, and Mary tells the disciples she has seen the Lord. Acts 1:3: And when he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. Resurrection of Jesus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resurrection_of_Jesus
[FairfieldLife] RE: Let#39;s talk about the big gorilla in the room
It's about 64 degrees here in San Francisco, CA as the sun is setting to the ocean. I saw a nice crescent Moon last night. And it should appear again tonight and in conjunction with Venus in Capricorn. The night skies here have been fairly clear too. Looking like a bright jewel in the sky, Jupiter has been visible in Gemini at this time. But I still can't see Polaris, the North star, from my house. The city lights are too bright to see the stars near the northern horizon. I'm still hunting to see the handle of the Little Dipper. Nonetheless, I can identify very clearly the stars in Gemini, Orion (especially its belt), Taurus (with the Pleiades), and Aries as they move to the western skies. It's better than the planetarium out here in the night sky above my garden.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Let's talk about the big gorilla in the room
John, I also noticed the Moon last night. It was quite beautiful. And I'm glad to know that it's Jupiter that's been so visible in the sky of late. Actually one doesn't have to go far out of town to see a night sky full of celestial bodies. One of the perks of living in the heartland (-: On Friday, January 3, 2014 8:10 PM, jr_...@yahoo.com jr_...@yahoo.com wrote: It's about 64 degrees here in San Francisco, CA as the sun is setting to the ocean. I saw a nice crescent Moon last night. And it should appear again tonight and in conjunction with Venus in Capricorn. The night skies here have been fairly clear too. Looking like a bright jewel in the sky, Jupiter has been visible in Gemini at this time. But I still can't see Polaris, the North star, from my house. The city lights are too bright to see the stars near the northern horizon. I'm still hunting to see the handle of the Little Dipper. Nonetheless, I can identify very clearly the stars in Gemini, Orion (especially its belt), Taurus (with the Pleiades), and Aries as they move to the western skies. It's better than the planetarium out here in the night sky above my garden.
[FairfieldLife] RE: Holding back
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote: My dad was a force of nature - exceptionally kind and gentle, always up for a party, and exploring the ends of the earth. I'll never equal his accomplishments, but I am having a great time, trying to! Good for you. My father was a force of nature also. His accomplishments were many and significant. He is an inspiration to me also but perhaps his greatest gift to me was imparting a kind of strength and refusal to ever be classed as a second class citizen for reasons of gender. He knew how to fight and he knew how to surrender. Watching him eventually die and witnessing the manner in which he conducted himself throughout all of that was maybe one of the most inspirational and empowering things I have witnessed. There is a perfect way to die and he discovered it.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Let#39;s talk about the big gorilla in the room
Not too bad in Victoria. The temperatures are in Centigrade, of course. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote: John, I also noticed the Moon last night. It was quite beautiful. And I'm glad to know that it's Jupiter that's been so visible in the sky of late. Actually one doesn't have to go far out of town to see a night sky full of celestial bodies. One of the perks of living in the heartland (-: On Friday, January 3, 2014 8:10 PM, jr_esq@... jr_esq@... wrote: It's about 64 degrees here in San Francisco, CA as the sun is setting to the ocean. I saw a nice crescent Moon last night. And it should appear again tonight and in conjunction with Venus in Capricorn. The night skies here have been fairly clear too. Looking like a bright jewel in the sky, Jupiter has been visible in Gemini at this time. But I still can't see Polaris, the North star, from my house. The city lights are too bright to see the stars near the northern horizon. I'm still hunting to see the handle of the Little Dipper. Nonetheless, I can identify very clearly the stars in Gemini, Orion (especially its belt), Taurus (with the Pleiades), and Aries as they move to the western skies. It's better than the planetarium out here in the night sky above my garden.
[FairfieldLife] RE: The game is afoot again
The BBC Sherlock is a worldwide hit but I read that the USA is *not* so enamoured and viewing figures there are quite low. I love the original Holmes tales (though Poe's Dupin is the original and the best) so I enjoy this modern updating but the series does strike me as a bit smug and self-congratulatory. Too much style over substance perhaps? Still, there are classy moments and I never miss an episode. IMHO Jeremy Brett's Holmes is the best-ever representation. Astonishing performance. Truly brilliant. Popular entertainment as high art! My fave Holmes story was The Adventure of the Copper Beeches. A key plot element is the auburn hair of the central character. A young woman applying for the job of a governess is offered excellent wages thanks to her red hair. Is the employer a sexual fetishist? Is something sleazy going on? Because Holmes is asexual the Copper Beeches plot adds an element of sexual frisson which is all the more effective thanks to the background of period respectability and decorum. On a side note: we Brits call the Sherlock period Edwardian. When we use labels like Victorian or Edwardian do Yanks (or Europeans for that matter) refer to it by some other designation? After all, Ed and Vicky were not *your* sovereigns. (Though you are always welcome to rejoin the club and become loyal subjects of Liz II.) I've never seen US series Elementary - would you recommend that?
[FairfieldLife] RE: A good sign
Re The Bechdel Test. To pass a film must: 1. Have at least two women -- with names -- in it 2. Who talk to each other 3. About something besides a man: What's the point of the Bechdel Test? Some films - war movies? prison movies? - may work best *without* any women. It's a man's world out there. The Disney 20,000 Leagues under the Sea was an all-male, claustrophobic classic - the first steampunk movie. The 1997 TV movie version introduced a woman. Now the problem with introducing a woman is that it changes the dynamic of the set-up. A central aspect then becomes: OK, who's going to end up bedding the girl?. That distraction then diffuses the tension of the major plot theme.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Let#39;s talk about the big gorilla in the room
Share, There is a treasure trove of information in the night sky. It's a mystery to me how the ancient astrologers were able to map the skies to come up with the zodiac signs and their meanings. Yes, Jupiter, the great benefic is now transiting right in between Castor and Pollux, the twins in Gemini. As I recall, this sign is the 9th house of your jyotish chart. So, at this time, Jupiter should be good for meditation, knowledge and spiritual insights for you.
[FairfieldLife] RE: The game is afoot again
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: The BBC Sherlock is a worldwide hit but I read that the USA is *not* so enamoured and viewing figures there are quite low. Shocking, I think the series is brilliant. And the Moriarty in this series is also about the most evil guy I have seen, utterly loathsome. I love the original Holmes tales (though Poe's Dupin is the original and the best) so I enjoy this modern updating but the series does strike me as a bit smug and self-congratulatory. Too much style over substance perhaps? Still, there are classy moments and I never miss an episode. Definitely a lot of style and very hip but nevertheless it all works for me. I like how they manage to integrate the technology with how the mind of Holmes operates and still make it seem true to the original concept. IMHO Jeremy Brett's Holmes is the best-ever representation. Astonishing performance. Truly brilliant. Popular entertainment as high art! Too true! My husband and I bought the whole series and still watch it. He loves how eccentric that version of Holmes is. Jeremy really captures some great facial expressions and tonal eccentricities in his speech, not to mention his body language. Very unique. My fave Holmes story was The Adventure of the Copper Beeches. A key plot element is the auburn hair of the central character. A young woman applying for the job of a governess is offered excellent wages thanks to her red hair. Is the employer a sexual fetishist? Is something sleazy going on? Because Holmes is asexual the Copper Beeches plot adds an element of sexual frisson which is all the more effective thanks to the background of period respectability and decorum. On a side note: we Brits call the Sherlock period Edwardian. When we use labels like Victorian or Edwardian do Yanks (or Europeans for that matter) refer to it by some other designation? After all, Ed and Vicky were not *your* sovereigns. (Though you are always welcome to rejoin the club and become loyal subjects of Liz II.) I use the same terms but maybe because I lived there for as long as I did. I am not sure the average Yank is that educated on the various periods. As a former British Isles dweller and current Canadian, Liz II does hold sway in this country and, by default, with me. I've never seen US series Elementary - would you recommend that? I have never even heard of it but I am more likely to be watching Masterpiece Theatre or some History Channel thing than American sitcoms or series.
[FairfieldLife] Sanskrit question
does anyone want to give their learned opinion about sameshyanti s precise meaning in this context? would it mean necessarily entered into the same nakshatra at exactly the same time or just all passing through that nakshatra simultaneously? Srimad Bhagavatam http://vedabase.net/sb/en1 12.2.24 yada http://vedabase.net/y/yada candras ca http://vedabase.net/c/ca suryas ca http://vedabase.net/c/ca tatha http://vedabase.net/t/tatha tishya http://vedabase.net/t/tisya-brihaspati http://vedabase.net/b/brhaspati eka http://vedabase.net/e/eka-rasau http://vedabase.net/r/rasau sameshyanti http://vedabase.net/s/samesyanti bhavishyati http://vedabase.net/b/bhavisyati tada http://vedabase.net/t/tada kritam http://vedabase.net/k/krtam
[FairfieldLife] RE: The game is afoot again
Re Moriarty in this series is also about the most evil guy I have seen: The series creator and writer Mark Gatiss also plays Mycroft. He's so snooty and superior he's a hoot and I always enjoy his appearances. Sherlock in the original stories was always passionately on the side of justice and defending the little man. I think Benedict Cumberbatch (what a ghastly name!) plays Sherlock as a little *too* cold and aloof. (There is a new BBC TV series starring Mark Williams as G. K. Chesterton's Father Brown which I've also been enjoying. Father Brown faces moral dilemmas which most TV detectives steer well clear of. ) Re They manage to integrate the technology with how the mind of Holmes operates and still make it seem true to the original concept.: Spot on. Re Jeremy Brett really captured some great facial expressions and tonal eccentricities in his speech, not to mention his body language.: His body language really fascinated me. A relic of his stage experience in which exaggerated postures can compensate for the lack of the TV/film close-up. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater@... wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: The BBC Sherlock is a worldwide hit but I read that the USA is *not* so enamoured and viewing figures there are quite low. Shocking, I think the series is brilliant. And the Moriarty in this series is also about the most evil guy I have seen, utterly loathsome. I love the original Holmes tales (though Poe's Dupin is the original and the best) so I enjoy this modern updating but the series does strike me as a bit smug and self-congratulatory. Too much style over substance perhaps? Still, there are classy moments and I never miss an episode. Definitely a lot of style and very hip but nevertheless it all works for me. I like how they manage to integrate the technology with how the mind of Holmes operates and still make it seem true to the original concept. IMHO Jeremy Brett's Holmes is the best-ever representation. Astonishing performance. Truly brilliant. Popular entertainment as high art! Too true! My husband and I bought the whole series and still watch it. He loves how eccentric that version of Holmes is. Jeremy really captures some great facial expressions and tonal eccentricities in his speech, not to mention his body language. Very unique. My fave Holmes story was The Adventure of the Copper Beeches. A key plot element is the auburn hair of the central character. A young woman applying for the job of a governess is offered excellent wages thanks to her red hair. Is the employer a sexual fetishist? Is something sleazy going on? Because Holmes is asexual the Copper Beeches plot adds an element of sexual frisson which is all the more effective thanks to the background of period respectability and decorum. On a side note: we Brits call the Sherlock period Edwardian. When we use labels like Victorian or Edwardian do Yanks (or Europeans for that matter) refer to it by some other designation? After all, Ed and Vicky were not *your* sovereigns. (Though you are always welcome to rejoin the club and become loyal subjects of Liz II.) I use the same terms but maybe because I lived there for as long as I did. I am not sure the average Yank is that educated on the various periods. As a former British Isles dweller and current Canadian, Liz II does hold sway in this country and, by default, with me. I've never seen US series Elementary - would you recommend that? I have never even heard of it but I am more likely to be watching Masterpiece Theatre or some History Channel thing than American sitcoms or series.
[FairfieldLife] RE: Let#39;s talk about the big gorilla in the room
Om hell we had worst than even that. I get city-dweller folks who finding I am a livestock man ask me how my animals are doing in this. Hell my animals are built by natural law for this. They needs good food, good water and good shelter that is out of the winds and they do really fine with it. These same people never ask me with any empathy how I the livestock man actually out in it are doing with this. City people are just clueless in real life. Merde, this ain't bad we've had a lot worst. Ask me in a couple days when it is supposed to be really bad with really low temps on the thermometer and some high winds too. We have had even worst though. -Buck, 200 percent on the Range and in the Dome
[FairfieldLife] RE: Religion that doesn#39;t take itself deadly seriously
Turqb, my people are old Quaker and I too am Quaker and by experience I take that very seriously and even deadly seriously, which is why I am in Fairfield, Iowa as an attender of the large group meditations in the Golden Domes of the Fairfield meditating community. George Fox and early Quakers long ago cognized the spiritual value of the group affect of transcending meditations. Since the 1650's that has been the corporate practice of Quakers. Seriously, -Buck in the Dome What would George Fox Say? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhsvqbCIaAs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhsvqbCIaAs The Fairfield, Iowa group meditation then became the largest group to Be with as the group of transcending meditators like Quakers gathered in Iowa from the late 1970's. Quite a number of old-style Quakers like me joined on with the large group meditation in Fairfield, Iowa from the beginning then as recognized Quaker support in direct-action in the value of our form of Friends spiritual practice that the TM'ers had adapted to their own ends. What the Quakers have known all along Maharishi then had recognized as the Meissner Effect of consciousness in the corporate silent practice of inner transcending meditation like the Quaker meeting has long provided. A nice thing about the Quaker group practice as the Friends Meeting itself is that it is stripped of religious forms, of alters, brahmasthans, steeples, no stages, no ostentatious hats or robes such like some clergy and TM-Rajas and other climbers would wear above others. The nice thing about Quaker Meeting as a place is that it is without the veneers of formal religion otherwise. Self run and no paid clergy. You just 'go in' sitting with others and the field effect of absolute, bliss, consciousness that the meeting of Friends creates for yourself and others. Jai George Fox, -Buck in the Dome
