Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Good thing MMY didn't have this idea
Medically seminal retention doesn't exist. The semen still comes out in the urine according to a medical article I read way back in the early 1970s. Civilization is just a way to keep humans from having sex all the time. On 03/01/2015 11:47 PM, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: */I will allow those who feel they can make a case for seminal retention as a path to God to do so. :-)/* */ /* */What I'll riff on is -- strangely enough -- the fact that this article and like discussions remind me a bit of what it's been like to watch the third season of House Of Cards. I've already posted about how underwhelmed I was by this season, and how I thought its creators had allowed it to degenerate into a soap opera about a powerful, evil man (played by Kevin Stacey...now the President) and his equally evil but not as powerful wife (played by Robin Wright...no relation), and thus making it more a series about a Bad Marriage (and thus boring) than an insightful series with anything to say about American Presidential politics. /* */ /* */All of that was true. But the one way I *was* able to keep my interest up enough to keep clicking on the next episode was to focus on one other character. That would be Doug Stamper (played by Michael Kelly, who deserves any acting award nominations for this season much more than either Spacey or Wright). /* */ /* */He's the ultimate cultist. This season is more about the marriage he feels exists in his head between him and his guru/leader the President than it is about the real marriage between the President and his wife. Doug Stamper has done despicable things for this President -- he's killed for him several times, and helped the President cover up the murder he committed with his own hands. He more than anyone else should have no illusions about Spacey's character -- he *knows* that he's a thoroughly evil man, with no allegiance to anyone or anything other than power. But Doug Stamper is completely, totally devoted to him, in a way that really only rings true and believable if you've been around cults. /* */ /* */He spends most of the season trying to recover from the brain injury he received while in the process of trying to kill yet another person for the President. And *as* he recovers and goes through painful therapy and even more painful struggles to keep from slipping back into the alcoholism he'd recovered from previously, the *only* thing in his mind is how to get back into the good graces of his guru, the President. /* */ /* */You would recognize this one-pointed fervor, Salyavin. You've seen it in any number of Purusha types. They, too could have witnessed Maharishi murdering someone and found a way to justify it in their minds, because they were so devoted to him. They, too could possibly have been talked into murdering for him -- we all know that several such people *were* talked into smuggling large sums of cash across international borders for Maharishi. They found a way to have *no problem* with illegal activities when the person they were devoted to told them to perform these activities. /* */ /* */This is the nature of devotion, the way Maharishi taught it. If the guru sez Jump, the *only* response should be How high? If he says Kill, the only response should be Who and how many? (cf. Krishna to Arjuna in the Gita) /* */ /* */So I would suggest that there are things worse than cutting one's balls off to be closer to the guru and closer to God. Worse would be cutting out your own moral compass and sense of ethics and believing that the *only* thing that defines right (as opposed to wrong) is What The Guru Says To Do. That's a castration of a different kind. And a much worse one IMO. /* *From:* salyavin808 no_re...@yahoogroups.com *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Monday, March 2, 2015 8:10 AM *Subject:* [FairfieldLife] Re: Good thing MMY didn't have this idea It sounds like natural selection to me. But it's also worrying because I usually get annoyed when I hear the authorities tell us that people have to be protected from their own stupidity. Clearly there are some /very/ stupid people about. I wonder if anyone was happy with the outcome and actually felt closer to god? That'd be an interesting study to test True Believerism. I know a purusha guy who was telling me they have a genuine celibate on the programme - that's completely celibate since forever - they are all excited because they obviously think this qualifies the guy as a hot ticket for enlightenment. I asked him if it was really a good thing and maybe he should shag around for a bit to know what he's missing before he gets stuck with a peer group who are so intent on pressuring him to keep chaste. I got the usual stony look and was left with the impression they think I just don't get this stuff. So maybe one of our more
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Good thing MMY didn't have this idea
I will allow those who feel they can make a case for seminal retention as a path to God to do so. :-) What I'll riff on is -- strangely enough -- the fact that this article and like discussions remind me a bit of what it's been like to watch the third season of House Of Cards. I've already posted about how underwhelmed I was by this season, and how I thought its creators had allowed it to degenerate into a soap opera about a powerful, evil man (played by Kevin Stacey...now the President) and his equally evil but not as powerful wife (played by Robin Wright...no relation), and thus making it more a series about a Bad Marriage (and thus boring) than an insightful series with anything to say about American Presidential politics. All of that was true. But the one way I *was* able to keep my interest up enough to keep clicking on the next episode was to focus on one other character. That would be Doug Stamper (played by Michael Kelly, who deserves any acting award nominations for this season much more than either Spacey or Wright). He's the ultimate cultist. This season is more about the marriage he feels exists in his head between him and his guru/leader the President than it is about the real marriage between the President and his wife. Doug Stamper has done despicable things for this President -- he's killed for him several times, and helped the President cover up the murder he committed with his own hands. He more than anyone else should have no illusions about Spacey's character -- he *knows* that he's a thoroughly evil man, with no allegiance to anyone or anything other than power. But Doug Stamper is completely, totally devoted to him, in a way that really only rings true and believable if you've been around cults. He spends most of the season trying to recover from the brain injury he received while in the process of trying to kill yet another person for the President. And *as* he recovers and goes through painful therapy and even more painful struggles to keep from slipping back into the alcoholism he'd recovered from previously, the *only* thing in his mind is how to get back into the good graces of his guru, the President. You would recognize this one-pointed fervor, Salyavin. You've seen it in any number of Purusha types. They, too could have witnessed Maharishi murdering someone and found a way to justify it in their minds, because they were so devoted to him. They, too could possibly have been talked into murdering for him -- we all know that several such people *were* talked into smuggling large sums of cash across international borders for Maharishi. They found a way to have *no problem* with illegal activities when the person they were devoted to told them to perform these activities. This is the nature of devotion, the way Maharishi taught it. If the guru sez Jump, the *only* response should be How high? If he says Kill, the only response should be Who and how many? (cf. Krishna to Arjuna in the Gita) So I would suggest that there are things worse than cutting one's balls off to be closer to the guru and closer to God. Worse would be cutting out your own moral compass and sense of ethics and believing that the *only* thing that defines right (as opposed to wrong) is What The Guru Says To Do. That's a castration of a different kind. And a much worse one IMO. From: salyavin808 no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 2, 2015 8:10 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Good thing MMY didn't have this idea It sounds like natural selection to me. But it's also worrying because I usually get annoyed when I hear the authorities tell us that people have to be protected from their own stupidity. Clearly there are some very stupid people about. I wonder if anyone was happy with the outcome and actually felt closer to god? That'd be an interesting study to test True Believerism. I know a purusha guy who was telling me they have a genuine celibate on the programme - that's completely celibate since forever - they are all excited because they obviously think this qualifies the guy as a hot ticket for enlightenment. I asked him if it was really a good thing and maybe he should shag around for a bit to know what he's missing before he gets stuck with a peer group who are so intent on pressuring him to keep chaste. I got the usual stony look and was left with the impression they think I just don't get this stuff. So maybe one of our more spiritual types can tell me; what does an orgasm do to you that is so bad that it stops you getting enlightened, or at least slows down your evolution? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : Spiritual leader allegedly manipulated 400 men into removing testicles to be 'closer to God' http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/spiritual-leader-allegedly-manipulated-400-men-into-removing-testicles-to-be-closer-to-god-10078095.html
