Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Letter in today's Ledger
This is from 2006 on immigrating. True? http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1067418.html --- On Mon, 8/22/11, turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote: From: turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Letter in today's Ledger To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, August 22, 2011, 8:51 AM --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fflmod fflmod@... wrote: I shop at Trader Joe's every week. I have a friend who moved to Beverly, MA from Denver and said one of the many things his wife likes about the move is is she can shop at Trader Joe's again. There are eight Traders Joe's stores within 2 to 8 miles of me. Although I enjoyed Trader Joe's when I lived in the US, just to present a different view on the subject, these days I can find a bigger and better selection of truly International items, and at better prices, from my neighborhood Albert Heijn supermarket (largest chain in the Netherlands). One of the benefits of living in a truly multinational country is that international foods means ordinary everyday foods, the things that ordinary everyday people eat. I can find more Indonesian, Japanese, Chinese, Mexican, Spanish, French, Chilean, Pacific Islander and whatever foods in my local market than I ever could at Trader Joe's. Same with restaurants; even in the smallest towns there is no ethic food you cannot find -- prepared perfectly, and fairly affordable. It's one of the joys of living here. In many ways it's far more gastronomically international than Paris. And the waiters here aren't rude. :-)
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Letter in today's Ledger
On Aug 21, 2011, at 1:06 AM, fflmod wrote: I have not been in Fairfield in the last eleven years and so have not seen him in a while, but I can tell you the author of that letter used to listen to Rush Limbaugh on the radio every chance he got and used to go to the course office to complain that so-and-so was not doing his part to save the world by going to the dome regularly. What does that tell you? It was the Oxycontin talking? :-)
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Letter in today's Ledger
On Aug 20, 2011, at 5:12 AM, cardemaister wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote: On Aug 19, 2011, at 11:29 AM, cardemaister wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: On Aug 18, 2011, at 9:36 PM, obbajeeba wrote: This is the most stupidest thing I have ever read on FFL. IMHO Interesting to see how sheltered some TB's still are. It's been known for decades that ME research is BS. Sounds like someone needs to get outside their own mindset a little more often, like at least every decade or two. It's sad how the sidha mindset restricts consciousness, but not surprising. As Patanjali tells us, siddhis are obstacles to samadhi and locks one into the outward stroke te samaadhaav upasargaa vyutthaane siddhayaH. So, you think you or your sour grapes Patañjali guru-s know better than e.g. Vyaasa and Bhojadeva, what is the antecedent of the pronoun 'te'? LoL! Vyutthana-samskaras will cause your consciousness to behave in a certain way. That this pattern would not be conducive to samadhi is not that surprising to me. YMMV. Well, I think vyutthaana-saMskaara_s are a natural and necessary part of meditation: vyutthaana-nirodha-saMskaarayor abhibhava-praadurbhaavau *nirodha- kSaNa*-cittaanvayo nirodha-pariNaamaH. Taimni: Nirodha pariNaama is that transformation of the mind in which it becomes *progressively* permeated by the condition of nirodha which intervenes *momentarily* [kSaNa-ically - card] between an impression which is disappearing [out-going: vyutthaana -- card] and the impression which is taking its place. (YS III 9; emph. add.) It's the natural result of the failure to maintain samadhi. Rinse-repeat-rinse-repeat… If you establish the grooves in the mind to NOT maintain samadhi, you'll get nowhere. That's Patanjali's point. In introspective samadhis you want to extend the amount of time you can be in samadhi until it becomes permanent, you do not want to create the habitual circumstance that keeps you popping back out!
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Letter in today's Ledger
On Aug 20, 2011, at 10:53 AM, richardwillytexwilliams wrote: Nirodha pariNaama is that transformation of the mind in which it becomes *progressively* permeated by the condition of nirodha... Vaj: It's the natural result of the failure to maintain samadhi. Rinse-repeat-rinse-repeat… Cut out the monkish bull-shit. Nirodha just means thought-activty cessation - TM practice. Saguna-mantras only take you so far Willy. Saguna-mantras stop at samprajnata-samadhi.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Letter in today's Ledger
On Aug 18, 2011, at 9:36 PM, obbajeeba wrote: This is the most stupidest thing I have ever read on FFL. IMHO Interesting to see how sheltered some TB's still are. It's been known for decades that ME research is BS. Sounds like someone needs to get outside their own mindset a little more often, like at least every decade or two. It's sad how the sidha mindset restricts consciousness, but not surprising. As Patanjali tells us, siddhis are obstacles to samadhi and locks one into the outward stroke
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Letter in today's Ledger
On Aug 19, 2011, at 11:29 AM, cardemaister wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote: On Aug 18, 2011, at 9:36 PM, obbajeeba wrote: This is the most stupidest thing I have ever read on FFL. IMHO Interesting to see how sheltered some TB's still are. It's been known for decades that ME research is BS. Sounds like someone needs to get outside their own mindset a little more often, like at least every decade or two. It's sad how the sidha mindset restricts consciousness, but not surprising. As Patanjali tells us, siddhis are obstacles to samadhi and locks one into the outward stroke te samaadhaav upasargaa vyutthaane siddhayaH. So, you think you or your sour grapes Patañjali guru-s know better than e.g. Vyaasa and Bhojadeva, what is the antecedent of the pronoun 'te'? LoL! Vyutthana-samskaras will cause your consciousness to behave in a certain way. That this pattern would not be conducive to samadhi is not that surprising to me. YMMV.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Letter in today's Ledger
On Aug 19, 2011, at 3:32 PM, whynotnow7 wrote: Jane Fonda was on Charlie Rose last night and she was talking about studies that show how people in their fifties are happier than those younger, because at 50+, they have been through all of the ups and downs of life. She said when we are younger, all of that future knowing stretches out before us, and is exciting but also a source of anxiety. Now we understand how the world works, so we can continue to operate within it in a more enjoyable way. Less to prove too. Thankfully. Sal
