Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Afternoon at the Ghirardelli Square
On 04/19/2011 09:58 AM, Bhairitu wrote: And this weekend is woo-woo weekend at 8th and Brannon with the New Living Expo. For $15 you can see all the crystals, astrologers, gurus, water filtering system and eat all kinds of vegetarian food. These are kinda fun especially in the 1990s when they were huge and next door at the Fashion Center with shows spilling over to other nearby buildings. Then you could even park across the street for $5. Now those parking lots have been replaced by condos and the nearest parking the last time I went was $15 for the day. Add the cost of gas and the bridge toll and it makes for an expensive day. Of course you can take BART ... if you want to. :-D http://newlivingexpo.com/ Oops, I didn't mean this weekend but the weekend of the 29th which anyone interested who would have clicked on the link would have discovered. Obviously having such an event over Easter weekend would have been a disaster.
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Ravi, Sanjay's ideas are a bit too orthodox for my taste. Now, I understand why some American jyotishis call themselves neo-vedic astrologers. But his techniques are unusual and one can incorporate some of his ideas into one's own repertoire. During one of his seminars a few years ago, he incorrectly predicted that John Edwards would be the next president of the USA. I knew back then that Edwards would have a hard time in his career because his 10th lord was in the 12th house, an indication of a fall or loss. Nonetheless, I probably would attend his seminar in May just to keep abreast with current developments in the field. JR --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Yogi raviyogi@... wrote: Sanjay is a good astrologer but if you do attend please be discriminating enough to absorb the good techniques he passes along and reject the personal propaganda that he and his disciples indulge in like Sun in 5th is a good indicator of moksha - that's from his chart and just plain BS. He is a good jyotish Guru and that's it - you can ignore some of the spiritual crap that he dumps along. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: Bhairitu, Now that you mentioned astrologers, I just got an email from someone that Sanjay Rath, a well-known jyotishi from India, will be coming back to the Bay Area to hold a seminar on how to read the Vimsamsa Chart among other things. He's scheduled to teach around the latter part of May 2011. The organizers are still trying to find a venue to hold the seminar at the present moment. JR --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote: And this weekend is woo-woo weekend at 8th and Brannon with the New Living Expo. For $15 you can see all the crystals, astrologers, gurus, water filtering system and eat all kinds of vegetarian food. These are kinda fun especially in the 1990s when they were huge and next door at the Fashion Center with shows spilling over to other nearby buildings. Then you could even park across the street for $5. Now those parking lots have been replaced by condos and the nearest parking the last time I went was $15 for the day. Add the cost of gas and the bridge toll and it makes for an expensive day. Of course you can take BART ... if you want to. :-D http://newlivingexpo.com/ I call San Francisco No Parking because you'll see more of those signs than anything else. Unfortunately BART was an expensive blunder and doesn't get everywhere. Probably a light rail system would have been more successful. On 04/18/2011 04:08 PM, Ravi Yogi wrote: I did commute to the city for six years, so have travelled quite a bit around the city. My favorite Indian place is Pakwan in Mission. As soon as my Saturn dasha started I quit my work and now moved away from the West to the East Bay, funny how things work out. My brother-in-law wanted me to move to the east closer to my brother in Boston because of Saturn but I argued that it could be east in the Bay area and that's how it turned out to be - but I do miss the beautiful Sunsets. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Johnjr_esq@ wrote: You should visit the City more often. Have lunch at the Indian restaurant. The price is reasonable and it's all you can eat. Then, take the scenic drive as I did. JR --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Yogiraviyogi@ wrote: Love that place, haven't been to the city in a long time though. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Johnjr_esq@ wrote: After having lunch at an Indian restaurant at Geary and 25th Ave., I decided to take the scenic drive starting at Lincoln Park golf course. I ended up parking my car on Hyde Street where the cable cars pass to get to the Square. I was about two blocks up the hill of Buena Vista Cafe, another San Francisco landmark. After reaching the bottom of the hill, I passed by the Cannery Row and then walked towards Fishermen's Wharf. On the other side of the street is Cappuro's Restaurant, a business owned by a high school classmate's family. Then I walked towards the parking lot where I used to work when I was in high school. The parking lot is now surrounded by various vendors selling various wares for the tourists. After several minutes of walking, I ended up at the Square again where I bought a chocolate ice cream on a sugar cone. I also ended up buying a gift pack of chocolates to take home. Then, I drove home listening to a CD playing various Latin numbers featuring chacha and mambo tunes. Que sabroso...
[FairfieldLife] Re: Afternoon at the Ghirardelli Square
John, You are spot on with his orthodoxy and with astrology in general, he comes from a culture that is very male dominated with strong gender roles so yes you would be well served to be on guard to reject that garbage. I was married to a woman from that culture and trust me it's not pretty, I grew up with liberal values from my single mom with strong women in my family and it was a culture shock if you can believe that :-). Sanjay just reminds me of my ex- in laws and other men I saw in that culture. But he is a good astrologer, I learned a lot from whatever I read on the web in the past and his ideas on Jaimini, Arudha Lagnas, Karakamsa and Navamsa can be well incorporated, it always helps the astrologer to confirm patterns from multiple angles. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@... wrote: Ravi, Sanjay's ideas are a bit too orthodox for my taste. Now, I understand why some American jyotishis call themselves neo-vedic astrologers. But his techniques are unusual and one can incorporate some of his ideas into one's own repertoire. During one of his seminars a few years ago, he incorrectly predicted that John Edwards would be the next president of the USA. I knew back then that Edwards would have a hard time in his career because his 10th lord was in the 12th house, an indication of a fall or loss. Nonetheless, I probably would attend his seminar in May just to keep abreast with current developments in the field. JR
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Afternoon at the Ghirardelli Square
Astrology should always be taken as an abstraction not a concrete. I know astrologers who believe that when they change dashas it's going to be night and day. It's the science of light dammit and preceding dasha fades out as the next one fades in. And thus the effect become mixed near those cusps. Same with infancy and old age which is a recognition of the same principle as applied to planetary transits. There are many Indian astrologers who just use basic techniques but leave to westerners to get hung up in the minutia or frosting and miss the meaning in a chart. I recall one well known instructor in a class put up a chart wanting the class to point out a very simple interpretation and the class of course went off on all these things about the nakshatras thinking they were impressing the teacher. They got a well deserved verbal lashing. Astrology is like weather. It tells you the propensity for an event occurring not that it will absolutely occur. When I see bad transits in my chart I laugh at them and marvel how they unfold around me. On 04/19/2011 11:25 PM, John wrote: Ravi, Sanjay's ideas are a bit too orthodox for my taste. Now, I understand why some American jyotishis call themselves neo-vedic astrologers. But his techniques are unusual and one can incorporate some of his ideas into one's own repertoire. During one of his seminars a few years ago, he incorrectly predicted that John Edwards would be the next president of the USA. I knew back then that Edwards would have a hard time in his career because his 10th lord was in the 12th house, an indication of a fall or loss. Nonetheless, I probably would attend his seminar in May just to keep abreast with current developments in the field. JR --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Yogiraviyogi@... wrote: Sanjay is a good astrologer but if you do attend please be discriminating enough to absorb the good techniques he passes along and reject the personal propaganda that he and his disciples indulge in like Sun in 5th is a good indicator of moksha - that's from his chart and just plain BS. He is a good jyotish Guru and that's it - you can ignore some of the spiritual crap that he dumps along. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Johnjr_esq@ wrote: Bhairitu, Now that you mentioned astrologers, I just got an email from someone that Sanjay Rath, a well-known jyotishi from India, will be coming back to the Bay Area to hold a seminar on how to read the Vimsamsa Chart among other things. He's scheduled to teach around the latter part of May 2011. The organizers are still trying to find a venue to hold the seminar at the present moment. JR --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitunoozguru@ wrote: And this weekend is woo-woo weekend at 8th and Brannon with the New Living Expo. For $15 you can see all the crystals, astrologers, gurus, water filtering system and eat all kinds of vegetarian food. These are kinda fun especially in the 1990s when they were huge and next door at the Fashion Center with shows spilling over to other nearby buildings. Then you could even park across the street for $5. Now those parking lots have been replaced by condos and the nearest parking the last time I went was $15 for the day. Add the cost of gas and the bridge toll and it makes for an expensive day. Of course you can take BART ... if you want to. :-D http://newlivingexpo.com/ I call San Francisco No Parking because you'll see more of those signs than anything else. Unfortunately BART was an expensive blunder and doesn't get everywhere. Probably a light rail system would have been more successful. On 04/18/2011 04:08 PM, Ravi Yogi wrote: I did commute to the city for six years, so have travelled quite a bit around the city. My favorite Indian place is Pakwan in Mission. As soon as my Saturn dasha started I quit my work and now moved away from the West to the East Bay, funny how things work out. My brother-in-law wanted me to move to the east closer to my brother in Boston because of Saturn but I argued that it could be east in the Bay area and that's how it turned out to be - but I do miss the beautiful Sunsets. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Johnjr_esq@ wrote: You should visit the City more often. Have lunch at the Indian restaurant. The price is reasonable and it's all you can eat. Then, take the scenic drive as I did. JR --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Yogiraviyogi@ wrote: Love that place, haven't been to the city in a long time though. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Johnjr_esq@ wrote: After having lunch at an Indian restaurant at Geary and 25th Ave., I decided to take the scenic drive starting at Lincoln Park golf course. I ended up parking my car on Hyde Street where the cable cars pass to get to the Square. I was about two blocks up the hill of Buena Vista Cafe, another San
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I agree with you. Jyotish should be taken as a sign post. But some teachers, like Brendan Feeley, like to tell stories of legendary jyotishis who were able to make predictions up to the nearest second of time. Feeley said that one can do this with the Krishnamurti Paddhati system. I tried to learn this KP system, but gave up on it. Instead, I prefer to use the classical Parashara system because one can incorporate many of the hidden jyotish techniques that are embedded in the vedic literature, such as the Srimad Bhagavatam, into the system. JR --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote: Astrology should always be taken as an abstraction not a concrete. I know astrologers who believe that when they change dashas it's going to be night and day. It's the science of light dammit and preceding dasha fades out as the next one fades in. And thus the effect become mixed near those cusps. Same with infancy and old age which is a recognition of the same principle as applied to planetary transits. There are many Indian astrologers who just use basic techniques but leave to westerners to get hung up in the minutia or frosting and miss the meaning in a chart. I recall one well known instructor in a class put up a chart wanting the class to point out a very simple interpretation and the class of course went off on all these things about the nakshatras thinking they were impressing the teacher. They got a well deserved verbal lashing. Astrology is like weather. It tells you the propensity for an event occurring not that it will absolutely occur. When I see bad transits in my chart I laugh at them and marvel how they unfold around me. On 04/19/2011 11:25 PM, John wrote: Ravi, Sanjay's ideas are a bit too orthodox for my taste. Now, I understand why some American jyotishis call themselves neo-vedic astrologers. But his techniques are unusual and one can incorporate some of his ideas into one's own repertoire. During one of his seminars a few years ago, he incorrectly predicted that John Edwards would be the next president of the USA. I knew back then that Edwards would have a hard time in his career because his 10th lord was in the 12th house, an indication of a fall or loss. Nonetheless, I probably would attend his seminar in May just to keep abreast with current developments in the field. JR --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Yogiraviyogi@ wrote: Sanjay is a good astrologer but if you do attend please be discriminating enough to absorb the good techniques he passes along and reject the personal propaganda that he and his disciples indulge in like Sun in 5th is a good indicator of moksha - that's from his chart and just plain BS. He is a good jyotish Guru and that's it - you can ignore some of the spiritual crap that he dumps along. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Johnjr_esq@ wrote: Bhairitu, Now that you mentioned astrologers, I just got an email from someone that Sanjay Rath, a well-known jyotishi from India, will be coming back to the Bay Area to hold a seminar on how to read the Vimsamsa Chart among other things. He's scheduled to teach around the latter part of May 2011. The organizers are still trying to find a venue to hold the seminar at the present moment. JR --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitunoozguru@ wrote: And this weekend is woo-woo weekend at 8th and Brannon with the New Living Expo. For $15 you can see all the crystals, astrologers, gurus, water filtering system and eat all kinds of vegetarian food. These are kinda fun especially in the 1990s when they were huge and next door at the Fashion Center with shows spilling over to other nearby buildings. Then you could even park across the street for $5. Now those parking lots have been replaced by condos and the nearest parking the last time I went was $15 for the day. Add the cost of gas and the bridge toll and it makes for an expensive day. Of course you can take BART ... if you want to. :-D http://newlivingexpo.com/ I call San Francisco No Parking because you'll see more of those signs than anything else. Unfortunately BART was an expensive blunder and doesn't get everywhere. Probably a light rail system would have been more successful. On 04/18/2011 04:08 PM, Ravi Yogi wrote: I did commute to the city for six years, so have travelled quite a bit around the city. My favorite Indian place is Pakwan in Mission. As soon as my Saturn dasha started I quit my work and now moved away from the West to the East Bay, funny how things work out. My brother-in-law wanted me to move to the east closer to my brother in Boston because of Saturn but I argued that it could be east in the Bay area and that's how it turned out to be - but I do miss the beautiful Sunsets. --- In
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If I gave you my date and time of birth, would you give me a jyotish reading gratis here on FFL? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@... wrote: I tried to learn this KP system, but gave up on it. Instead, I prefer to use the classical Parashara system because one can incorporate many of the hidden jyotish techniques that are embedded in the vedic literature, such as the Srimad Bhagavatam, into the system.
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Sure, what the heck. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray1 steve.sundur@... wrote: If I gave you my date and time of birth, would you give me a jyotish reading gratis here on FFL? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: I tried to learn this KP system, but gave up on it. Instead, I prefer to use the classical Parashara system because one can incorporate many of the hidden jyotish techniques that are embedded in the vedic literature, such as the Srimad Bhagavatam, into the system.
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4-19-56 5:12 pm cst I would say within 20 min 0f 5:12 could be 5:32, or I could try to get the exact time. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Yogi raviyogi@... wrote: Sure, what the heck. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray1 steve.sundur@ wrote: If I gave you my date and time of birth, would you give me a jyotish reading gratis here on FFL? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: I tried to learn this KP system, but gave up on it. Instead, I prefer to use the classical Parashara system because one can incorporate many of the hidden jyotish techniques that are embedded in the vedic literature, such as the Srimad Bhagavatam, into the system.
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And the place of birth? Belated birthday greetings BTW. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray1 steve.sundur@... wrote: 4-19-56 5:12 pm cst I would say within 20 min 0f 5:12 could be 5:32, or I could try to get the exact time. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Yogi raviyogi@ wrote: Sure, what the heck. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray1 steve.sundur@ wrote: If I gave you my date and time of birth, would you give me a jyotish reading gratis here on FFL? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: I tried to learn this KP system, but gave up on it. Instead, I prefer to use the classical Parashara system because one can incorporate many of the hidden jyotish techniques that are embedded in the vedic literature, such as the Srimad Bhagavatam, into the system.
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Would that it be 5:12 am? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Yogi raviyogi@... wrote: And the place of birth? Belated birthday greetings BTW. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray1 steve.sundur@ wrote: 4-19-56 5:12 pm cst I would say within 20 min 0f 5:12 could be 5:32, or I could try to get the exact time. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Yogi raviyogi@ wrote: Sure, what the heck. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray1 steve.sundur@ wrote: If I gave you my date and time of birth, would you give me a jyotish reading gratis here on FFL? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: I tried to learn this KP system, but gave up on it. Instead, I prefer to use the classical Parashara system because one can incorporate many of the hidden jyotish techniques that are embedded in the vedic literature, such as the Srimad Bhagavatam, into the system.
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St. Louis, Mo. (the family gave me an interior and exterior car cleaning, and a delicious butter cream birthday cake. both were awesome) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Yogi raviyogi@... wrote: And the place of birth? Belated birthday greetings BTW. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray1 steve.sundur@ wrote: 4-19-56 5:12 pm cst I would say within 20 min 0f 5:12 could be 5:32, or I could try to get the exact time. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Yogi raviyogi@ wrote: Sure, what the heck. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray1 steve.sundur@ wrote: If I gave you my date and time of birth, would you give me a jyotish reading gratis here on FFL? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: I tried to learn this KP system, but gave up on it. Instead, I prefer to use the classical Parashara system because one can incorporate many of the hidden jyotish techniques that are embedded in the vedic literature, such as the Srimad Bhagavatam, into the system.
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negative. it was pm --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Yogi raviyogi@... wrote: Would that it be 5:12 am? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Yogi raviyogi@ wrote: And the place of birth? Belated birthday greetings BTW. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray1 steve.sundur@ wrote: 4-19-56 5:12 pm cst I would say within 20 min 0f 5:12 could be 5:32, or I could try to get the exact time. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Yogi raviyogi@ wrote: Sure, what the heck. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray1 steve.sundur@ wrote: If I gave you my date and time of birth, would you give me a jyotish reading gratis here on FFL? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: I tried to learn this KP system, but gave up on it. Instead, I prefer to use the classical Parashara system because one can incorporate many of the hidden jyotish techniques that are embedded in the vedic literature, such as the Srimad Bhagavatam, into the system.
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Damn missed it, it was right there - I already started making a mental picture of the chart and now I have to start over - no worries. Good to know you had a good time on your birthday. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray1 steve.sundur@... wrote: negative. it was pm --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Yogi raviyogi@ wrote: Would that it be 5:12 am? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Yogi raviyogi@ wrote: And the place of birth? Belated birthday greetings BTW. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray1 steve.sundur@ wrote: 4-19-56 5:12 pm cst I would say within 20 min 0f 5:12 could be 5:32, or I could try to get the exact time. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Yogi raviyogi@ wrote: Sure, what the heck. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray1 steve.sundur@ wrote: If I gave you my date and time of birth, would you give me a jyotish reading gratis here on FFL? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: I tried to learn this KP system, but gave up on it. Instead, I prefer to use the classical Parashara system because one can incorporate many of the hidden jyotish techniques that are embedded in the vedic literature, such as the Srimad Bhagavatam, into the system.
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Thank you - will get back to you. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray1 steve.sundur@... wrote: St. Louis, Mo. (the family gave me an interior and exterior car cleaning, and a delicious butter cream birthday cake. both were awesome) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Yogi raviyogi@ wrote: And the place of birth? Belated birthday greetings BTW. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray1 steve.sundur@ wrote: 4-19-56 5:12 pm cst I would say within 20 min 0f 5:12 could be 5:32, or I could try to get the exact time. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Yogi raviyogi@ wrote: Sure, what the heck. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray1 steve.sundur@ wrote: If I gave you my date and time of birth, would you give me a jyotish reading gratis here on FFL? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: I tried to learn this KP system, but gave up on it. Instead, I prefer to use the classical Parashara system because one can incorporate many of the hidden jyotish techniques that are embedded in the vedic literature, such as the Srimad Bhagavatam, into the system.
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--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: After having lunch at an Indian restaurant at Geary and 25th Ave., I decided to take the scenic drive starting at Lincoln Park golf course. I ended up parking my car on Hyde Street where the cable cars pass to get to the Square. I was about two blocks up the hill of Buena Vista Cafe, another San Francisco landmark. After reaching the bottom of the hill, I passed by the Cannery Row and then walked towards Fishermen's Wharf. On the other side of the street is Cappuro's Restaurant, a business owned by a high school classmate's family. Then I walked towards the parking lot where I used to work when I was in high school. The parking lot is now surrounded by various vendors selling various wares for the tourists. After several minutes of walking, I ended up at the Square again where I bought a chocolate ice cream on a sugar cone. I also ended up buying a gift pack of chocolates to take home. Then, I drove home listening to a CD playing various Latin numbers featuring chacha and mambo tunes. Que sabroso... Yeah, but what did you see that reminded you of FFL? Judy, All of those scenes have a connection to FFL. For example, we are very familiar with Indian foods and what they mean in physical and spiritual sense. The golf course represents the need for recreation to enjoy life and experience bliss which the members are aware of in their meditation practice. Judy, The scenes during the walk represent the various experiences that the members have during the waking consciousness. The ice cream and chocolates are the sweetness we experience during TC as we continue the meditation practice. The drive home with the music represents the meditation practice as we hope to get home to attain cosmic consciousness. Well, yes, but you must have drawn some conclusions, had some critiques, some advice, some words of wisdom for us on how we should conduct our lives and how we are to think about things, how we can make ourselves better people by adjusting our spiritual and everyday perspectives to bring them into accord with, you know, whatever it is you want us to bring them into accord with. I mean, there's no *sermon* attached to your account. You didn't *denounce* anybody; you didn't hold anybody up as a shining example for praise and exaltation, not even yourself! That's what we're used to here. I realize this is your first attempt to write a How What I Saw During My Walk Made It Clear Just What Is Wrong with FFL piece, but you need to think about the didactic element, the lesson to be learned. That's really what you should start with, and then figure out how to wrap your experiences on the walk around it, so that it appears the profound insights came from your walk. Maybe it would help if you got a dog or two? ;-) Yeah, so non-judgmental and boring, nothing against TMO, MMY or even Patanjali. I felt bad and responded - just to let him know that its not the bad boys who get all the attention..:-)
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This stuff is great, lurk! My kind of humor. I don't get John's messages~~in more ways than one~~so I appreciate your keeping me up-to-date on everything I'm missing. :) On Apr 18, 2011, at 10:25 PM, seventhray1 wrote: -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@... wrote: All of those scenes have a connection to FFL. For example, we are very familiar with Indian foods and what they mean in physical and spiritual sense. The golf course represents the need for recreation to enjoy life and experience bliss which the members are aware of in their meditation practice. Or maybe the 18 holes represent the 18 limbs of yoga, give or take a few. The tees are representative of the start of our spiritual journey. Of course the ladies tees are closer in possibly because women are more refined to begin with. And maybe a hole in one, which would be the ultimate achievement is really a code for thewhole of one. You may not have wanted to spell it out so explicitly.
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And this weekend is woo-woo weekend at 8th and Brannon with the New Living Expo. For $15 you can see all the crystals, astrologers, gurus, water filtering system and eat all kinds of vegetarian food. These are kinda fun especially in the 1990s when they were huge and next door at the Fashion Center with shows spilling over to other nearby buildings. Then you could even park across the street for $5. Now those parking lots have been replaced by condos and the nearest parking the last time I went was $15 for the day. Add the cost of gas and the bridge toll and it makes for an expensive day. Of course you can take BART ... if you want to. :-D http://newlivingexpo.com/ I call San Francisco No Parking because you'll see more of those signs than anything else. Unfortunately BART was an expensive blunder and doesn't get everywhere. Probably a light rail system would have been more successful. On 04/18/2011 04:08 PM, Ravi Yogi wrote: I did commute to the city for six years, so have travelled quite a bit around the city. My favorite Indian place is Pakwan in Mission. As soon as my Saturn dasha started I quit my work and now moved away from the West to the East Bay, funny how things work out. My brother-in-law wanted me to move to the east closer to my brother in Boston because of Saturn but I argued that it could be east in the Bay area and that's how it turned out to be - but I do miss the beautiful Sunsets. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Johnjr_esq@... wrote: You should visit the City more often. Have lunch at the Indian restaurant. The price is reasonable and it's all you can eat. Then, take the scenic drive as I did. JR --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Yogiraviyogi@ wrote: Love that place, haven't been to the city in a long time though. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Johnjr_esq@ wrote: After having lunch at an Indian restaurant at Geary and 25th Ave., I decided to take the scenic drive starting at Lincoln Park golf course. I ended up parking my car on Hyde Street where the cable cars pass to get to the Square. I was about two blocks up the hill of Buena Vista Cafe, another San Francisco landmark. After reaching the bottom of the hill, I passed by the Cannery Row and then walked towards Fishermen's Wharf. On the other side of the street is Cappuro's Restaurant, a business owned by a high school classmate's family. Then I walked towards the parking lot where I used to work when I was in high school. The parking lot is now surrounded by various vendors selling various wares for the tourists. After several minutes of walking, I ended up at the Square again where I bought a chocolate ice cream on a sugar cone. I also ended up buying a gift pack of chocolates to take home. Then, I drove home listening to a CD playing various Latin numbers featuring chacha and mambo tunes. Que sabroso...
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Bhairitu, Now that you mentioned astrologers, I just got an email from someone that Sanjay Rath, a well-known jyotishi from India, will be coming back to the Bay Area to hold a seminar on how to read the Vimsamsa Chart among other things. He's scheduled to teach around the latter part of May 2011. The organizers are still trying to find a venue to hold the seminar at the present moment. JR --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote: And this weekend is woo-woo weekend at 8th and Brannon with the New Living Expo. For $15 you can see all the crystals, astrologers, gurus, water filtering system and eat all kinds of vegetarian food. These are kinda fun especially in the 1990s when they were huge and next door at the Fashion Center with shows spilling over to other nearby buildings. Then you could even park across the street for $5. Now those parking lots have been replaced by condos and the nearest parking the last time I went was $15 for the day. Add the cost of gas and the bridge toll and it makes for an expensive day. Of course you can take BART ... if you want to. :-D http://newlivingexpo.com/ I call San Francisco No Parking because you'll see more of those signs than anything else. Unfortunately BART was an expensive blunder and doesn't get everywhere. Probably a light rail system would have been more successful. On 04/18/2011 04:08 PM, Ravi Yogi wrote: I did commute to the city for six years, so have travelled quite a bit around the city. My favorite Indian place is Pakwan in Mission. As soon as my Saturn dasha started I quit my work and now moved away from the West to the East Bay, funny how things work out. My brother-in-law wanted me to move to the east closer to my brother in Boston because of Saturn but I argued that it could be east in the Bay area and that's how it turned out to be - but I do miss the beautiful Sunsets. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Johnjr_esq@ wrote: You should visit the City more often. Have lunch at the Indian restaurant. The price is reasonable and it's all you can eat. Then, take the scenic drive as I did. JR --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Yogiraviyogi@ wrote: Love that place, haven't been to the city in a long time though. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Johnjr_esq@ wrote: After having lunch at an Indian restaurant at Geary and 25th Ave., I decided to take the scenic drive starting at Lincoln Park golf course. I ended up parking my car on Hyde Street where the cable cars pass to get to the Square. I was about two blocks up the hill of Buena Vista Cafe, another San Francisco landmark. After reaching the bottom of the hill, I passed by the Cannery Row and then walked towards Fishermen's Wharf. On the other side of the street is Cappuro's Restaurant, a business owned by a high school classmate's family. Then I walked towards the parking lot where I used to work when I was in high school. The parking lot is now surrounded by various vendors selling various wares for the tourists. After several minutes of walking, I ended up at the Square again where I bought a chocolate ice cream on a sugar cone. I also ended up buying a gift pack of chocolates to take home. Then, I drove home listening to a CD playing various Latin numbers featuring chacha and mambo tunes. Que sabroso...
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--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray1 steve.sundur@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: After having lunch at an Indian restaurant at Geary and 25th Ave.,You didn't tell us what time I decided to take the scenic drive starting at Lincoln Park golf course. I ended up parking my car on Hyde Street where the cable cars pass to get to the Square. which side of the street? I was about two blocks up the hill of Buena Vista Cafe, another San Francisco landmark. After reaching the bottom of the hill, I passed by the Cannery Row were there any benches on the sidewalk? and then walked towards Fishermen's Wharf. On the other side of the street is Cappuro's Restaurant, a business owned by a high school classmate's family. oh wow. was your friend of average height, or was he shorter or taller than most other classmates? Then I walked towards the parking lot where I used to work when I was in high school. The parking lot is now surrounded by various vendors selling various wares for the tourists. you mean like little replicas of the Golden Gate Bridge, or like trolley cars? About how many vendors do you think there were? After several minutes of walking, I ended up at the Square again where I bought a chocolate ice cream on a sugar cone. did any of the ice cream drip from the bottom? Also, did they charge extra for the sugar cone? Sometimes they do I also ended up buying a gift pack of chocolates to take home. they didn't get melty did they? Then, I drove home listening to a CD playing various Latin numbers featuring chacha and mambo tunes. Que sabroso... was there much traffic? how many traffic lights do you estimate you had to go through? Any idea of how many were green, how many yellow, how many red? Seems like you left out a lot of details here. Seventhray1, I'm developing a new style of writing a la Ernest Hemingway. Or, it could be called the minimalist style for struggling writers. But I'm glad the piece elicited a reaction from you and others. JR
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--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: After having lunch at an Indian restaurant at Geary and 25th Ave., I decided to take the scenic drive starting at Lincoln Park golf course. I ended up parking my car on Hyde Street where the cable cars pass to get to the Square. I was about two blocks up the hill of Buena Vista Cafe, another San Francisco landmark. After reaching the bottom of the hill, I passed by the Cannery Row and then walked towards Fishermen's Wharf. On the other side of the street is Cappuro's Restaurant, a business owned by a high school classmate's family. Then I walked towards the parking lot where I used to work when I was in high school. The parking lot is now surrounded by various vendors selling various wares for the tourists. After several minutes of walking, I ended up at the Square again where I bought a chocolate ice cream on a sugar cone. I also ended up buying a gift pack of chocolates to take home. Then, I drove home listening to a CD playing various Latin numbers featuring chacha and mambo tunes. Que sabroso... Yeah, but what did you see that reminded you of FFL? Judy, All of those scenes have a connection to FFL. For example, we are very familiar with Indian foods and what they mean in physical and spiritual sense. The golf course represents the need for recreation to enjoy life and experience bliss which the members are aware of in their meditation practice. Judy, The scenes during the walk represent the various experiences that the members have during the waking consciousness. The ice cream and chocolates are the sweetness we experience during TC as we continue the meditation practice. The drive home with the music represents the meditation practice as we hope to get home to attain cosmic consciousness. Well, yes, but you must have drawn some conclusions, had some critiques, some advice, some words of wisdom for us on how we should conduct our lives and how we are to think about things, how we can make ourselves better people by adjusting our spiritual and everyday perspectives to bring them into accord with, you know, whatever it is you want us to bring them into accord with. I mean, there's no *sermon* attached to your account. You didn't *denounce* anybody; you didn't hold anybody up as a shining example for praise and exaltation, not even yourself! That's what we're used to here. I realize this is your first attempt to write a How What I Saw During My Walk Made It Clear Just What Is Wrong with FFL piece, but you need to think about the didactic element, the lesson to be learned. That's really what you should start with, and then figure out how to wrap your experiences on the walk around it, so that it appears the profound insights came from your walk. Maybe it would help if you got a dog or two? Judy, I wrote that essay based on how I felt at the moment, or stream of consciousness as others may say. But it apparently caught some of the style from the vedic literature, which I've been pondering in relationship with jyotish principles. As you can see, there may be some deep symbolisms that are hidden in the writing. Now Ravi has found that there could be a new meditation technique that revolves around chocolates for the enlightenment of all. If nothing else, this technique should be good for anyone's taste buds. And, I apparently even got seventhray1 curious for the sequel to the essay. Even Sal Sunshine got in some of her trademark snippets. A dog or two? Who could those be? If you look hard enough, the message/symbolism may be found in the essay itself. Regards, JR ;-)
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Sanjay is a good astrologer but if you do attend please be discriminating enough to absorb the good techniques he passes along and reject the personal propaganda that he and his disciples indulge in like Sun in 5th is a good indicator of moksha - that's from his chart and just plain BS. He is a good jyotish Guru and that's it - you can ignore some of the spiritual crap that he dumps along. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@... wrote: Bhairitu, Now that you mentioned astrologers, I just got an email from someone that Sanjay Rath, a well-known jyotishi from India, will be coming back to the Bay Area to hold a seminar on how to read the Vimsamsa Chart among other things. He's scheduled to teach around the latter part of May 2011. The organizers are still trying to find a venue to hold the seminar at the present moment. JR --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote: And this weekend is woo-woo weekend at 8th and Brannon with the New Living Expo. For $15 you can see all the crystals, astrologers, gurus, water filtering system and eat all kinds of vegetarian food. These are kinda fun especially in the 1990s when they were huge and next door at the Fashion Center with shows spilling over to other nearby buildings. Then you could even park across the street for $5. Now those parking lots have been replaced by condos and the nearest parking the last time I went was $15 for the day. Add the cost of gas and the bridge toll and it makes for an expensive day. Of course you can take BART ... if you want to. :-D http://newlivingexpo.com/ I call San Francisco No Parking because you'll see more of those signs than anything else. Unfortunately BART was an expensive blunder and doesn't get everywhere. Probably a light rail system would have been more successful. On 04/18/2011 04:08 PM, Ravi Yogi wrote: I did commute to the city for six years, so have travelled quite a bit around the city. My favorite Indian place is Pakwan in Mission. As soon as my Saturn dasha started I quit my work and now moved away from the West to the East Bay, funny how things work out. My brother-in-law wanted me to move to the east closer to my brother in Boston because of Saturn but I argued that it could be east in the Bay area and that's how it turned out to be - but I do miss the beautiful Sunsets. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Johnjr_esq@ wrote: You should visit the City more often. Have lunch at the Indian restaurant. The price is reasonable and it's all you can eat. Then, take the scenic drive as I did. JR --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Yogiraviyogi@ wrote: Love that place, haven't been to the city in a long time though. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Johnjr_esq@ wrote: After having lunch at an Indian restaurant at Geary and 25th Ave., I decided to take the scenic drive starting at Lincoln Park golf course. I ended up parking my car on Hyde Street where the cable cars pass to get to the Square. I was about two blocks up the hill of Buena Vista Cafe, another San Francisco landmark. After reaching the bottom of the hill, I passed by the Cannery Row and then walked towards Fishermen's Wharf. On the other side of the street is Cappuro's Restaurant, a business owned by a high school classmate's family. Then I walked towards the parking lot where I used to work when I was in high school. The parking lot is now surrounded by various vendors selling various wares for the tourists. After several minutes of walking, I ended up at the Square again where I bought a chocolate ice cream on a sugar cone. I also ended up buying a gift pack of chocolates to take home. Then, I drove home listening to a CD playing various Latin numbers featuring chacha and mambo tunes. Que sabroso...
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--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@... wrote: After having lunch at an Indian restaurant at Geary and 25th Ave., I decided to take the scenic drive starting at Lincoln Park golf course. I ended up parking my car on Hyde Street where the cable cars pass to get to the Square. I was about two blocks up the hill of Buena Vista Cafe, another San Francisco landmark. After reaching the bottom of the hill, I passed by the Cannery Row and then walked towards Fishermen's Wharf. On the other side of the street is Cappuro's Restaurant, a business owned by a high school classmate's family. Then I walked towards the parking lot where I used to work when I was in high school. The parking lot is now surrounded by various vendors selling various wares for the tourists. After several minutes of walking, I ended up at the Square again where I bought a chocolate ice cream on a sugar cone. I also ended up buying a gift pack of chocolates to take home. Then, I drove home listening to a CD playing various Latin numbers featuring chacha and mambo tunes. Que sabroso... Yeah, but what did you see that reminded you of FFL?
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--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: After having lunch at an Indian restaurant at Geary and 25th Ave., I decided to take the scenic drive starting at Lincoln Park golf course. I ended up parking my car on Hyde Street where the cable cars pass to get to the Square. I was about two blocks up the hill of Buena Vista Cafe, another San Francisco landmark. After reaching the bottom of the hill, I passed by the Cannery Row and then walked towards Fishermen's Wharf. On the other side of the street is Cappuro's Restaurant, a business owned by a high school classmate's family. Then I walked towards the parking lot where I used to work when I was in high school. The parking lot is now surrounded by various vendors selling various wares for the tourists. After several minutes of walking, I ended up at the Square again where I bought a chocolate ice cream on a sugar cone. I also ended up buying a gift pack of chocolates to take home. Then, I drove home listening to a CD playing various Latin numbers featuring chacha and mambo tunes. Que sabroso... Yeah, but what did you see that reminded you of FFL? Judy, All of those scenes have a connection to FFL. For example, we are very familiar with Indian foods and what they mean in physical and spiritual sense. The golf course represents the need for recreation to enjoy life and experience bliss which the members are aware of in their meditation practice.
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You should visit the City more often. Have lunch at the Indian restaurant. The price is reasonable and it's all you can eat. Then, take the scenic drive as I did. JR --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Yogi raviyogi@... wrote: Love that place, haven't been to the city in a long time though. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: After having lunch at an Indian restaurant at Geary and 25th Ave., I decided to take the scenic drive starting at Lincoln Park golf course. I ended up parking my car on Hyde Street where the cable cars pass to get to the Square. I was about two blocks up the hill of Buena Vista Cafe, another San Francisco landmark. After reaching the bottom of the hill, I passed by the Cannery Row and then walked towards Fishermen's Wharf. On the other side of the street is Cappuro's Restaurant, a business owned by a high school classmate's family. Then I walked towards the parking lot where I used to work when I was in high school. The parking lot is now surrounded by various vendors selling various wares for the tourists. After several minutes of walking, I ended up at the Square again where I bought a chocolate ice cream on a sugar cone. I also ended up buying a gift pack of chocolates to take home. Then, I drove home listening to a CD playing various Latin numbers featuring chacha and mambo tunes. Que sabroso...
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--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: After having lunch at an Indian restaurant at Geary and 25th Ave., I decided to take the scenic drive starting at Lincoln Park golf course. I ended up parking my car on Hyde Street where the cable cars pass to get to the Square. I was about two blocks up the hill of Buena Vista Cafe, another San Francisco landmark. After reaching the bottom of the hill, I passed by the Cannery Row and then walked towards Fishermen's Wharf. On the other side of the street is Cappuro's Restaurant, a business owned by a high school classmate's family. Then I walked towards the parking lot where I used to work when I was in high school. The parking lot is now surrounded by various vendors selling various wares for the tourists. After several minutes of walking, I ended up at the Square again where I bought a chocolate ice cream on a sugar cone. I also ended up buying a gift pack of chocolates to take home. Then, I drove home listening to a CD playing various Latin numbers featuring chacha and mambo tunes. Que sabroso... Yeah, but what did you see that reminded you of FFL? Judy, All of those scenes have a connection to FFL. For example, we are very familiar with Indian foods and what they mean in physical and spiritual sense. The golf course represents the need for recreation to enjoy life and experience bliss which the members are aware of in their meditation practice. Judy, The scenes during the walk represent the various experiences that the members have during the waking consciousness. The ice cream and chocolates are the sweetness we experience during TC as we continue the meditation practice. The drive home with the music represents the meditation practice as we hope to get home to attain cosmic consciousness. JR
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I did commute to the city for six years, so have travelled quite a bit around the city. My favorite Indian place is Pakwan in Mission. As soon as my Saturn dasha started I quit my work and now moved away from the West to the East Bay, funny how things work out. My brother-in-law wanted me to move to the east closer to my brother in Boston because of Saturn but I argued that it could be east in the Bay area and that's how it turned out to be - but I do miss the beautiful Sunsets. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@... wrote: You should visit the City more often. Have lunch at the Indian restaurant. The price is reasonable and it's all you can eat. Then, take the scenic drive as I did. JR --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Yogi raviyogi@ wrote: Love that place, haven't been to the city in a long time though. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: After having lunch at an Indian restaurant at Geary and 25th Ave., I decided to take the scenic drive starting at Lincoln Park golf course. I ended up parking my car on Hyde Street where the cable cars pass to get to the Square. I was about two blocks up the hill of Buena Vista Cafe, another San Francisco landmark. After reaching the bottom of the hill, I passed by the Cannery Row and then walked towards Fishermen's Wharf. On the other side of the street is Cappuro's Restaurant, a business owned by a high school classmate's family. Then I walked towards the parking lot where I used to work when I was in high school. The parking lot is now surrounded by various vendors selling various wares for the tourists. After several minutes of walking, I ended up at the Square again where I bought a chocolate ice cream on a sugar cone. I also ended up buying a gift pack of chocolates to take home. Then, I drove home listening to a CD playing various Latin numbers featuring chacha and mambo tunes. Que sabroso...
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--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: After having lunch at an Indian restaurant at Geary and 25th Ave.,You didn't tell us what time I decided to take the scenic drive starting at Lincoln Park golf course. I ended up parking my car on Hyde Street where the cable cars pass to get to the Square. which side of the street? I was about two blocks up the hill of Buena Vista Cafe, another San Francisco landmark. After reaching the bottom of the hill, I passed by the Cannery Row were there any benches on the sidewalk? and then walked towards Fishermen's Wharf. On the other side of the street is Cappuro's Restaurant, a business owned by a high school classmate's family. oh wow. was your friend of average height, or was he shorter or taller than most other classmates? Then I walked towards the parking lot where I used to work when I was in high school. The parking lot is now surrounded by various vendors selling various wares for the tourists. you mean like little replicas of the Golden Gate Bridge, or like trolley cars? About how many vendors do you think there were? After several minutes of walking, I ended up at the Square again where I bought a chocolate ice cream on a sugar cone. did any of the ice cream drip from the bottom? Also, did they charge extra for the sugar cone? Sometimes they do I also ended up buying a gift pack of chocolates to take home. they didn't get melty did they? Then, I drove home listening to a CD playing various Latin numbers featuring chacha and mambo tunes. Que sabroso... was there much traffic? how many traffic lights do you estimate you had to go through? Any idea of how many were green, how many yellow, how many red? Seems like you left out a lot of details here.
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--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@... wrote: All of those scenes have a connection to FFL. For example, we are very familiar with Indian foods and what they mean in physical and spiritual sense. The golf course represents the need for recreation to enjoy life and experience bliss which the members are aware of in their meditation practice. Or maybe the 18 holes represent the 18 limbs of yoga, give or take a few. The tees are representative of the start of our spiritual journey. Of course the ladies tees are closer in possibly because women are more refined to begin with. And maybe a hole in one, which would be the ultimate achievement is really a code for the whole of one. You may not have wanted to spell it out so explicitly.
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On Apr 18, 2011, at 10:13 PM, seventhray1 wrote: Seems like you left out a lot of details here. lol... Sal
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--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: After having lunch at an Indian restaurant at Geary and 25th Ave., I decided to take the scenic drive starting at Lincoln Park golf course. I ended up parking my car on Hyde Street where the cable cars pass to get to the Square. I was about two blocks up the hill of Buena Vista Cafe, another San Francisco landmark. After reaching the bottom of the hill, I passed by the Cannery Row and then walked towards Fishermen's Wharf. On the other side of the street is Cappuro's Restaurant, a business owned by a high school classmate's family. Then I walked towards the parking lot where I used to work when I was in high school. The parking lot is now surrounded by various vendors selling various wares for the tourists. After several minutes of walking, I ended up at the Square again where I bought a chocolate ice cream on a sugar cone. I also ended up buying a gift pack of chocolates to take home. Then, I drove home listening to a CD playing various Latin numbers featuring chacha and mambo tunes. Que sabroso... Yeah, but what did you see that reminded you of FFL? Judy, All of those scenes have a connection to FFL. For example, we are very familiar with Indian foods and what they mean in physical and spiritual sense. The golf course represents the need for recreation to enjoy life and experience bliss which the members are aware of in their meditation practice. Judy, The scenes during the walk represent the various experiences that the members have during the waking consciousness. The ice cream and chocolates are the sweetness we experience during TC as we continue the meditation practice. The drive home with the music represents the meditation practice as we hope to get home to attain cosmic consciousness. Well, yes, but you must have drawn some conclusions, had some critiques, some advice, some words of wisdom for us on how we should conduct our lives and how we are to think about things, how we can make ourselves better people by adjusting our spiritual and everyday perspectives to bring them into accord with, you know, whatever it is you want us to bring them into accord with. I mean, there's no *sermon* attached to your account. You didn't *denounce* anybody; you didn't hold anybody up as a shining example for praise and exaltation, not even yourself! That's what we're used to here. I realize this is your first attempt to write a How What I Saw During My Walk Made It Clear Just What Is Wrong with FFL piece, but you need to think about the didactic element, the lesson to be learned. That's really what you should start with, and then figure out how to wrap your experiences on the walk around it, so that it appears the profound insights came from your walk. Maybe it would help if you got a dog or two? ;-)
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Love that place, haven't been to the city in a long time though. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@... wrote: After having lunch at an Indian restaurant at Geary and 25th Ave., I decided to take the scenic drive starting at Lincoln Park golf course. I ended up parking my car on Hyde Street where the cable cars pass to get to the Square. I was about two blocks up the hill of Buena Vista Cafe, another San Francisco landmark. After reaching the bottom of the hill, I passed by the Cannery Row and then walked towards Fishermen's Wharf. On the other side of the street is Cappuro's Restaurant, a business owned by a high school classmate's family. Then I walked towards the parking lot where I used to work when I was in high school. The parking lot is now surrounded by various vendors selling various wares for the tourists. After several minutes of walking, I ended up at the Square again where I bought a chocolate ice cream on a sugar cone. I also ended up buying a gift pack of chocolates to take home. Then, I drove home listening to a CD playing various Latin numbers featuring chacha and mambo tunes. Que sabroso...
