[FairfieldLife] Re: Do more, accomplish more
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: Occasionally I poke fun at those who have invested heavily in butt-bouncing for world peace, *not* because I wouldn't like to see a nicer world, but because I don't believe in the basic premise of the ME. It seems based on Maharishi's prescription for lazy living, Do less and accomplish more; do nothing and accomplish everything. Color me unconvinced that doing nothing has ever accomplished anything. Everything starts with action, even if it's as simple as helping someone up. Karuna (kindness) spreads from actually *doing* something. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwAYpLVyeFU But, but friend turq, you don't have to believe, it's science. It is physics what we do here. It would be even better if more people were here doing this work. If only the TM Rajas here would facilitate it better themselves by de-linking dome badges and seeing saints it would be even better. It's a crying shame what they've done with their anti-saint stance. Om its getting late, I got to go meditate. I'll feed the cow and calves later. Chow. -Buck in FF
[FairfieldLife] Re: Do more, accomplish more
Does Karuna (kindness) spread from you sitting in your room in the dark and watching movies endlessly? Yeah, you are the perfect example of why we don't need a Maharishi Effect. Thanks a lot. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: Occasionally I poke fun at those who have invested heavily in butt-bouncing for world peace, *not* because I wouldn't like to see a nicer world, but because I don't believe in the basic premise of the ME. It seems based on Maharishi's prescription for lazy living, Do less and accomplish more; do nothing and accomplish everything. Color me unconvinced that doing nothing has ever accomplished anything. Everything starts with action, even if it's as simple as helping someone up. Karuna (kindness) spreads from actually *doing* something. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwAYpLVyeFU
[FairfieldLife] Re: Do more, accomplish more
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony2k5@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: Occasionally I poke fun at those who have invested heavily in butt-bouncing for world peace, *not* because I wouldn't like to see a nicer world, but because I don't believe in the basic premise of the ME. It seems based on Maharishi's prescription for lazy living, Do less and accomplish more; do nothing and accomplish everything. Color me unconvinced that doing nothing has ever accomplished anything. Everything starts with action, even if it's as simple as helping someone up. Karuna (kindness) spreads from actually *doing* something. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwAYpLVyeFU But, but friend turq, you don't have to believe, it's science. It is physics what we do here. Absolutely. Step 1: moodmake. Step 2: experience a tiny kundalini burst and convert that to muscle movement. Step 3: hop a few inches into the air. Step 4: plop down again. Yup, sure looks like physics to me. :-)
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Love the video, Turq. Kindness and compassion rule. I'm sure we are all experiencing different variations of the holiday season, but wishing all the good stuff to you and the whole crew of FFL. *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: Occasionally I poke fun at those who have invested heavily in butt-bouncing for world peace, *not* because I wouldn't like to see a nicer world, but because I don't believe in the basic premise of the ME. It seems based on Maharishi's prescription for lazy living, Do less and accomplish more; do nothing and accomplish everything. Color me unconvinced that doing nothing has ever accomplished anything. Everything starts with action, even if it's as simple as helping someone up. Karuna (kindness) spreads from actually *doing* something. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwAYpLVyeFU
[FairfieldLife] Re: Do more, accomplish more
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@... wrote: Love the video, Turq. Kindness and compassion rule. I would have liked it better if it hadn't come back to the original kindness-giver at the end. While karma may, in fact, work that way, I suspect that random acts of kindness are more effective if you expect nothing in return. I'm sure we are all experiencing different variations of the holiday season, but wishing all the good stuff to you and the whole crew of FFL. And to you, sir. Deck your surfboard with boughs of holly, and all that. :-) Here in the Netherlands we actually have two Christmases. The first -- Sinterklas -- is celebrated on St. Nick's ostensible birthday, earlier in December. But then they celebrate again on December 25th. This year we planned ahead and ordered a turkey ahead of time, so we'll have one this year. Last year we expected to be able to find them in stores and belatedly realized that the Dutch just don't do turkey. No snow yet, but there was a little sleet yesterday, so anything is possible. Last year this time, just having moved here, we were under two feet of snow. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: Occasionally I poke fun at those who have invested heavily in butt-bouncing for world peace, *not* because I wouldn't like to see a nicer world, but because I don't believe in the basic premise of the ME. It seems based on Maharishi's prescription for lazy living, Do less and accomplish more; do nothing and accomplish everything. Color me unconvinced that doing nothing has ever accomplished anything. Everything starts with action, even if it's as simple as helping someone up. Karuna (kindness) spreads from actually *doing* something. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwAYpLVyeFU
[FairfieldLife] Re: Do more, accomplish more
I'll be inland on Christmas day this year, so I won't get to celebrate it in the waves, but with the solstice arriving and the days slowly getting longer again, I can look forward to light still in the sky when I get off work and the opportunity to surf on days other than just the weekends. I agree with you about the neatness of the video, but anytime that message is put out there I can applaud. *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote: Love the video, Turq. Kindness and compassion rule. I would have liked it better if it hadn't come back to the original kindness-giver at the end. While karma may, in fact, work that way, I suspect that random acts of kindness are more effective if you expect nothing in return. I'm sure we are all experiencing different variations of the holiday season, but wishing all the good stuff to you and the whole crew of FFL. And to you, sir. Deck your surfboard with boughs of holly, and all that. :-) Here in the Netherlands we actually have two Christmases. The first -- Sinterklas -- is celebrated on St. Nick's ostensible birthday, earlier in December. But then they celebrate again on December 25th. This year we planned ahead and ordered a turkey ahead of time, so we'll have one this year. Last year we expected to be able to find them in stores and belatedly realized that the Dutch just don't do turkey. No snow yet, but there was a little sleet yesterday, so anything is possible. Last year this time, just having moved here, we were under two feet of snow. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: Occasionally I poke fun at those who have invested heavily in butt-bouncing for world peace, *not* because I wouldn't like to see a nicer world, but because I don't believe in the basic premise of the ME. It seems based on Maharishi's prescription for lazy living, Do less and accomplish more; do nothing and accomplish everything. Color me unconvinced that doing nothing has ever accomplished anything. Everything starts with action, even if it's as simple as helping someone up. Karuna (kindness) spreads from actually *doing* something. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwAYpLVyeFU
[FairfieldLife] Re: Do more, accomplish more
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: Occasionally I poke fun at those who have invested heavily in butt-bouncing for world peace, *not* because I wouldn't like to see a nicer world, but because I don't believe in the basic premise of the ME. It seems based on Maharishi's prescription for lazy living, Do less and accomplish more; do nothing and accomplish everything. Anybody here think Barry never quite got what MMY meant by this? Here's a tip, Barry: You could be spending every waking moment actively working for the benefit of others and still be doing nothing in the context of MMY's saying. Color me unconvinced that doing nothing has ever accomplished anything. Everything starts with action, even if it's as simple as helping someone up. Karuna (kindness) spreads from actually *doing* something. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwAYpLVyeFU I'd put this video in the category of Do a whole lot and accomplish almost nothing--not in terms of what the fictional characters are doing but in terms of the the effort that went into making the video in the first place, given the sheer mind-numbing *banality* of the result.
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--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@... wrote: I'll be inland on Christmas day this year, so I won't get to celebrate it in the waves, but with the solstice arriving and the days slowly getting longer again, I can look forward to light still in the sky when I get off work and the opportunity to surf on days other than just the weekends. Not to worry, dude. I think Santa's got ya covered: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jUrqKbOMN4 I agree with you about the neatness of the video, but anytime that message is put out there I can applaud. Me, too. Ever since seeing a recent TED talk about how much one smile affects brain chemistry, I've been practicing what I call mindful smiling. I just try to remember to smile, as much as possible. And it's been as magical an experience for me walking around town as this video is. It's taught me that even remembering to smile at a stranger is an act of kindness. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote: Love the video, Turq. Kindness and compassion rule. I would have liked it better if it hadn't come back to the original kindness-giver at the end. While karma may, in fact, work that way, I suspect that random acts of kindness are more effective if you expect nothing in return. I'm sure we are all experiencing different variations of the holiday season, but wishing all the good stuff to you and the whole crew of FFL. And to you, sir. Deck your surfboard with boughs of holly, and all that. :-) Here in the Netherlands we actually have two Christmases. The first -- Sinterklas -- is celebrated on St. Nick's ostensible birthday, earlier in December. But then they celebrate again on December 25th. This year we planned ahead and ordered a turkey ahead of time, so we'll have one this year. Last year we expected to be able to find them in stores and belatedly realized that the Dutch just don't do turkey. No snow yet, but there was a little sleet yesterday, so anything is possible. Last year this time, just having moved here, we were under two feet of snow. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: Occasionally I poke fun at those who have invested heavily in butt-bouncing for world peace, *not* because I wouldn't like to see a nicer world, but because I don't believe in the basic premise of the ME. It seems based on Maharishi's prescription for lazy living, Do less and accomplish more; do nothing and accomplish everything. Color me unconvinced that doing nothing has ever accomplished anything. Everything starts with action, even if it's as simple as helping someone up. Karuna (kindness) spreads from actually *doing* something. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwAYpLVyeFU
[FairfieldLife] Re: Do more, accomplish more
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: Occasionally I poke fun at those who have invested heavily in butt-bouncing for world peace, *not* because I wouldn't like to see a nicer world, but because I don't believe in the basic premise of the ME. It seems based on Maharishi's prescription for lazy living, Do less and accomplish more; do nothing and accomplish everything. Anybody here think Barry never quite got what MMY meant by this? Here's a tip, Barry: You could be spending every waking moment actively working for the benefit of others and still be doing nothing in the context of MMY's saying. Absolutely. Another aspect of doing nothing and accomplishing everything, in my experience, lies in intention. I make no claims at all to being enlightened, but in many aspects of life these days, I only have to have an intention for something to happen for myself, and it does indeed happen without any further effort on my part. Intention is everything, it seems to me. Color me unconvinced that doing nothing has ever accomplished anything. Everything starts with action, even if it's as simple as helping someone up. Karuna (kindness) spreads from actually *doing* something. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwAYpLVyeFU I'd put this video in the category of Do a whole lot and accomplish almost nothing--not in terms of what the fictional characters are doing but in terms of the the effort that went into making the video in the first place, given the sheer mind-numbing *banality* of the result.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Do more, accomplish more
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote: I'll be inland on Christmas day this year, so I won't get to celebrate it in the waves, but with the solstice arriving and the days slowly getting longer again, I can look forward to light still in the sky when I get off work and the opportunity to surf on days other than just the weekends. Not to worry, dude. I think Santa's got ya covered: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jUrqKbOMN4 I agree with you about the neatness of the video, but anytime that message is put out there I can applaud. Me, too. Ever since seeing a recent TED talk about how much one smile affects brain chemistry, I've been practicing what I call mindful smiling. I just try to remember to smile, as much as possible. And it's been as magical an experience for me walking around town as this video is. It's taught me that even remembering to smile at a stranger is an act of kindness. Rudely following up on my own followup, I find myself still pondering this little video... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwAYpLVyeFU ...and the different effects it has on people. I found it earlier today and, just as an experiment, posted it widely on forums I participate in. The *variance* of reactions interest me. On forums that I would class as Hindu-based, there was a lot of push- back, even anger. On Buddhist forums, more Wow. They really got it. It makes me think about the two approaches' differing views of dharma, and what constitutes it. Seems to me that Arjuna's commitment to the path of dharma was not so much proved on the battlefield as it was how he reacted the day before to the beggar he ran into on the street. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@ wrote: Love the video, Turq. Kindness and compassion rule. I would have liked it better if it hadn't come back to the original kindness-giver at the end. While karma may, in fact, work that way, I suspect that random acts of kindness are more effective if you expect nothing in return. I'm sure we are all experiencing different variations of the holiday season, but wishing all the good stuff to you and the whole crew of FFL. And to you, sir. Deck your surfboard with boughs of holly, and all that. :-) Here in the Netherlands we actually have two Christmases. The first -- Sinterklas -- is celebrated on St. Nick's ostensible birthday, earlier in December. But then they celebrate again on December 25th. This year we planned ahead and ordered a turkey ahead of time, so we'll have one this year. Last year we expected to be able to find them in stores and belatedly realized that the Dutch just don't do turkey. No snow yet, but there was a little sleet yesterday, so anything is possible. Last year this time, just having moved here, we were under two feet of snow. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: Occasionally I poke fun at those who have invested heavily in butt-bouncing for world peace, *not* because I wouldn't like to see a nicer world, but because I don't believe in the basic premise of the ME. It seems based on Maharishi's prescription for lazy living, Do less and accomplish more; do nothing and accomplish everything. Color me unconvinced that doing nothing has ever accomplished anything. Everything starts with action, even if it's as simple as helping someone up. Karuna (kindness) spreads from actually *doing* something. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwAYpLVyeFU
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--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: This year we planned ahead and ordered a turkey ahead of time, so we'll have one this year. Will you be saying the grace?
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How can he do that?! He'll be the turkey! [Ta-ding] Thank you, I'll be here all week - try the veal, I hear its delicious! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray1 steve.sundur@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: This year we planned ahead and ordered a turkey ahead of time, so we'll have one this year. Will you be saying the grace?
