[FairfieldLife] Re: Unity and sidhis

2005-08-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Peter asks: Tom! You talk as if you're not even there...or even here.where are you? ;-) Tom T: How should I know? Have no answer to that question that would make any sense. Thanks for

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Jagger Gets Brave/ Slams Pres. Bush..'

2005-08-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk [EMAIL

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Jagger Gets Brave/ Slams Pres. Bush..'

2005-08-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Christianity: PBS feature

2005-08-11 Thread Ingegerd
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robert Gimbel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ---I agree with you, that is what it was like; and it is hard to imagine someone like that being treated like shit, which is what

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fwd: Four locations to radiate peace from sunrise to sunset

2005-08-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Ron F [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: He gave a vision of this new programme in which first one group of 500 Yogic Flyers will fly for an hour, then they'll go and rest. Then, a second group of 500 Yogic Flyers will

[FairfieldLife] Orange county Register article- Director David Lynch creates foundation- meditation for peace

2005-08-11 Thread Ron F
Wednesday, August 10, 2005 Tapping into TM Filmmaker David Lynch wants to share with schools the benefits he says he's reaped from Transcendental Meditation. By PETER LARSEN The Orange County Register Filmmaker David Lynch makes movies that unfold like dreams, surreal and

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Christianity: PBS feature

2005-08-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, feste37 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wish the Christians would stop saying that their way is better than anyone else's. It gets very boring, and it is untrue. All people can really

[FairfieldLife] Re: No mysteries in Heaven? Questions to the Awakened.

2005-08-11 Thread Cliff
1. Pilot deserved to die. Earthworms on that hill deserved to die. For me, it was mostly a serious OH SHIT!! moment. No purpose at all. Bummer, eh? 2. Nope, just relaxing. 3. Nope, just relaxing. Same with me. 4. What recent physical incarnation? That was an alien android, you fool!

[FairfieldLife] Re: No mysteries in Heaven? Questions to the Awakened.

2005-08-11 Thread Cliff
1. Pilot deserved to die. Earthworms on that hill deserved to die. For me, it was mostly a serious OH SHIT!! moment. No purpose at all. Bummer, eh? 2. Nope, just relaxing. 3. Nope, just relaxing. 4. What recent physical incarnation? That was an alien android, you fool! Don't take the

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Jagger Gets Brave/ Slams Pres. Bush..'

2005-08-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk [EMAIL

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Jagger Gets Brave/ Slams Pres. Bush..'

2005-08-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Jagger Gets Brave/ Slams Pres. Bush..'

2005-08-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Christianity: PBS feature

2005-08-11 Thread Llundrub
I spent two months in traction in a hospital (alongwith John Hagelin) when I was 17. Every night around10:30 pm a healing "angel" would appear in the centerof our four bed room and radiate such sweet healingenergy for several minutes then it would switch offand she/he would move on.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Christianity: PBS feature

2005-08-11 Thread Llundrub
Intention seems to play a BIG part doesn't it? -I don't know. I would suppose that one should have the desire for enlightenment, or even if one were enlightened it wouldn't mean anything. Like if you own a Ferrari, but couldn't give a damn, then it wouldn't mean anything to you. You

Re: [FairfieldLife] No mysteries in Heaven? Questions to the Awakened.

2005-08-11 Thread Llundrub
Did you really spend time thinking about these things? They aren't mysteries in the sense of real mysteries, not because they aren't certainly mysterious, but because they're all just your imagination. For instance, you can take twenty ingredients and give them to a chef and say "make

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Christianity: PBS feature

2005-08-11 Thread Llundrub
I actually hada very clear ritam bhara pragya experience in thehospital. I didn't know what it was of course untilabout 2 years later when I was on my TTC and heard MMYtalk about it. -Does anyone ever fall into half sleep when meditating and witness dreaming taking place? It's a

[FairfieldLife] A fable for those who trust authorities and live by their advice :-)

2005-08-11 Thread TurquoiseB
An old man, a boy and a donkey were going to town. The boy rode on the donkey and the old man walked. As they went along, they passed some people who remarked that it was a shame the old man was walking and the boy was riding. The man and boy thought that maybe the critics were right, so they

[FairfieldLife] Re: World's tallest tower planned in India- link attached

2005-08-11 Thread markmeredith2002
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Jagger Gets Brave/ Slams Pres. Bush..'

2005-08-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[FairfieldLife] Re: World's tallest tower planned in India- link attached

2005-08-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, markmeredith2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Tower thang will be a revenue generator (hopefully), and its not TM revenues that are funding it. To take this tower thing seriously

[FairfieldLife] Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enlightenment? (was Re: 'Jagger)

2005-08-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You are free, of course, to live your life any way you want. However, I might suggest to you that by taking this stance you are setting

[FairfieldLife] Fwd: New Lecture Series Begins on Aug. 12 Antrim Course

2005-08-11 Thread Ron F
forwarded text also included Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2005 10:33:13 -0500 Subject:New Lecture Series Begins on Aug. 12 Antrim Course From: Raja Kingsley [EMAIL PROTECTED]  Add to Address Book To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] New England Domain: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Thru and thru dilettante analysis of RV I 164, 39 ; part 1

2005-08-11 Thread Vaj
On Aug 11, 2005, at 1:38 AM, cardemaister wrote: Cool! Some yogasuutras are obviously de facto direct quotations from tattva-samaasa. Before the study of YS begins, one is supposed to know and understand the tattva-samasa, otherwise you can't really understand the YS. So it's not surprising

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Christianity: PBS feature

2005-08-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip That's what I thought at first, but it became clear after a while that CC, GC, and UC were labels for certain distinct types of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enlightenment? (was Re: 'Jagger)

2005-08-11 Thread Peter
--- TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Eventually, absolutely. I am convinced that one of the key elements involved in realization of one's own enlightenment involves making that jump from trusting others more than one trusts one's own perceptions to trusting one's own

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: World's tallest tower planned in India- link attached

2005-08-11 Thread Peter
--- markmeredith2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip To take this tower thing seriously shows a pretty serious disconnect with reality. TMO officials have gotten off for the past 5 yrs or so showing these impressive ego-phallic plans but that's as far as it's gotten and will ever get.

[FairfieldLife] Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enlightenment? (was Re: 'Jagger)

2005-08-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Eventually, absolutely. I am convinced that one of the key elements involved in realization of one's own enlightenment involves making that jump from trusting

[FairfieldLife] Re: World's tallest tower planned in India- link attached

2005-08-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- markmeredith2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip To take this tower thing seriously shows a pretty serious disconnect with reality. TMO officials have gotten off for the past 5 yrs or so showing these

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Jagger Gets Brave/ Slams Pres. Bush..'

2005-08-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Why should I think that my perceptions are all that hot? You are free, of course, to live your life any way you want. However, I might

Re: [FairfieldLife] Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enlightenment? (was Re: 'Jagger)

2005-08-11 Thread Vaj
On Aug 11, 2005, at 6:35 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: Others can comment if they'd like. One's mileage may, of course, vary on this subject, but I'd suspect that those here who have experienced awakenings would tend to agree that a certain level of self-trust is neces- sary for the realization to

[FairfieldLife] Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enlightenment? (was Re: 'Jagger)

2005-08-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think this self-trust thing in regard to realization is a bit off. Trust is an emotional/mental assumptive act. You have to trust when there is doubt for whatever reason. It's hard to doubt your own experience, even in

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Jagger Gets Brave/ Slams Pres. Bush..'

2005-08-11 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk [EMAIL

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Jagger Gets Brave/ Slams Pres. Bush..'

2005-08-11 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fwd: Four locations to radiate peace from sunrise to sunset

2005-08-11 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Ron F [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: He gave a vision of this new programme in which first one group of 500 Yogic Flyers will fly for

Re: [FairfieldLife] Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enlightenment? (was Re: 'Jagger)

2005-08-11 Thread Vaj
On Aug 11, 2005, at 8:17 AM, Vaj wrote: It's ciritcal fine point. Should have been: It's a critical fine point. ;-) To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Jagger Gets Brave/ Slams Pres. Bush..'

2005-08-11 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[FairfieldLife] Fwd: TM news media coverage summary

2005-08-11 Thread Ron F
Note: forwarded message attached. TM news media coverage summary by US Peace Government Media Team http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=112352265718398159 Global Country of World Peace9 August 2005 On 9 August 2005 Global Country of World Peace reported: Positive, in-depth

[FairfieldLife] Re: World's tallest tower planned in India- link attached

2005-08-11 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, markmeredith2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Tower thang will be a revenue generator (hopefully), and

[FairfieldLife] Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enlightenment? (was Re: 'Jagger)

2005-08-11 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You are free, of course, to live your life any way you want.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Fwd: Four locations to radiate peace from sunrise to sunset

2005-08-11 Thread Peter
--- shempmcgurk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I've always felt that much of the craziness emanating from the TMO over the past 25 years came about because the people around MMY didn't reign him in when these ideas came out of his mouth. I haven't been around MMY enough to know

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fwd: Four locations to radiate peace from sunrise to sunset

2005-08-11 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- shempmcgurk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I've always felt that much of the craziness emanating from the TMO over the past 25 years came about because the people around MMY didn't reign him in

[FairfieldLife] Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enli

2005-08-11 Thread tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis
Peter writes: I think this self-trust thing in regard to realization is a bit off. Trust is an emotional/mental assumptive act. You have to trust when there is doubt for whatever reason. It's hard to doubt your own experience, even in waking state. But doubting pure existence itself is even more

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fwd: Four locations to radiate peace from sunrise to sunset

2005-08-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- shempmcgurk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I've always felt that much of the craziness emanating from the TMO

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fwd: Four locations to radiate peace from sunrise to sunset

2005-08-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When you dig for water and get oil, you will not appreciate it and just through it away. I wonder what would happen today if someone dug for oil with MMY out of complete and total sincerity and would not budge one inch until

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enli

2005-08-11 Thread TurquoiseB
Tom T writes: The two definitions that concern the real meaning of the word trust are as follows. The first is information or knowledge received from the intuitive part of the brain. The second and maybe most important is action taken regardless of the consequences. In my experience the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fwd: Four locations to radiate peace from sunrise to sunset

2005-08-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If someone only allows yes-men to stay around, then they get what they want. And what they deserve. Karmically and in every other sense... To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fwd: Four locations to radiate peace from sunrise to sunset

2005-08-11 Thread scienceofabundance
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On my TTC (LaAntilla, 1972) somebody got up and expressed discomfort regarding bowing down to Guru Dev at the end of the puja because they were Jewish. He was sincerely asking MMY for an understanding that would resolve

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: World's tallest tower planned in India- link attached

2005-08-11 Thread Cold Water
This Plan is Cancelled. The area of Jabalpur lies in an EarthQuake active zone. Hence, the Indian government has rejected the application for making the highest building over there. Regards ColdWater shempmcgurk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ron F <[EMAIL

[FairfieldLife] Thru and thru dilettante analysis of RV I 164, 39 ; part 3

2005-08-11 Thread cardemaister
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: /Rco akSare/ is the 39. verse of the famous /asya-vaamasya -suukta/ of Rgveda. The RSi of that suukta is /Diirgha-tamas/(?long lasting

[FairfieldLife] Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enlightenment? (was Re: 'Jagger)

2005-08-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip But more importantly doubt/no doubt has to do with mind. Realization is outside of mind. It is not an experience within any objective or

[FairfieldLife] Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enlightenment? (was Re: 'Jagger)

2005-08-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip But doubting pure existence itself is even more difficult! To say I doubt my own existence is a bit of a paradox, of course, because

Re: [FairfieldLife] Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enlightenment? (was Re: 'Jagger)

2005-08-11 Thread Peter
--- authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip But more importantly doubt/no doubt has to do with mind. Realization is outside of mind.

[FairfieldLife] Re: World's tallest tower planned in India- link attached

2005-08-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Cold Water [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This Plan is Cancelled. The area of Jabalpur lies in an EarthQuake active zone. Hence, the Indian government has rejected the application for making the highest building over there. Regards ColdWater The

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enli

2005-08-11 Thread tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis
TorquoiseB writes: What about those who *don't* trust their intuition? Tom T writes: It will have you either way. You can only push it away for a while until it can no longer be ignored. It is like trying to dam up a stream, eventually you have to let some water out or the dam busts. This can not

[FairfieldLife] Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enlightenment? (was Re: 'Jagger)

2005-08-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip But more importantly doubt/no doubt has to do with mind.

[FairfieldLife] Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enlightenment? (was Re: 'Jagger)

2005-08-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Notice the rather extreme irony here: On the one hand, Barry is advocating that one trust one's own experience rather than depending on authorities to validate it And on

[FairfieldLife] Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enlighte

2005-08-11 Thread tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis
Judy writes: And on the other hand, he's telling them that they cannot trust their experience that they are not enlightened and ought instead to accept the authorities' assertion that they are already enlightened. Tom T writes: The idea you are not enlightened is not an experience it is an idea.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Fwd: Four locations to radiate peace from sunrise to sunset

2005-08-11 Thread Peter
--- scienceofabundance [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On my TTC (LaAntilla, 1972) somebody got up and expressed discomfort regarding bowing down to Guru Dev at the end of the puja because they were Jewish. He was

Re: [FairfieldLife] Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enlighte

2005-08-11 Thread Peter
--- tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Judy writes: And on the other hand, he's telling them that they cannot trust their experience that they are not enlightened and ought instead to accept the authorities' assertion that they are already enlightened. Tom T

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enli

2005-08-11 Thread TurquoiseB
TurquoiseB writes: What about those who *don't* trust their intuition? Tom T writes: It will have you either way. You can only push it away for a while until it can no longer be ignored. It is like trying to dam up a stream, eventually you have to let some water out or the dam busts. This

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enli

2005-08-11 Thread Vaj
On Aug 11, 2005, at 9:56 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: It also seems to me that, interestingly, whole spirit- ual traditions -- those that preach dogma and strict adherence to dogma or to what teachersez -- seem to be *founded* on trying to dam up the stream. Their sadhana is *based* on denying

Re: [FairfieldLife] Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enlighte

2005-08-11 Thread Vaj
On Aug 11, 2005, at 9:51 AM, tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis wrote: The idea you are not enlightened is not an experience it is an idea. The experience of awakening is very real, very visceral. It is profoundly based in the physiology. The idea of not being enlightened is a story. Tell me

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enli

2005-08-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Aug 11, 2005, at 9:56 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: It also seems to me that, interestingly, whole spirit- ual traditions -- those that preach dogma and strict adherence to dogma or to what teachersez -- seem to be

[FairfieldLife] Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enlightenment? (was Re: 'Jagger)

2005-08-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enli

2005-08-11 Thread Vaj
On Aug 11, 2005, at 10:16 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: Not if what the 'teachersez' is a spontaneous upadesha aimed directly at what you are experiencing. These are intimate matters and if truly compassionate they will hit their mark. Agreed. That's a different situation. And rare in the West as

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enlighte

2005-08-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Judy writes: And on the other hand, he's telling them that they cannot trust their experience that they are not enlightened and ought instead to accept the authorities' assertion that they are

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enli

2005-08-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip It also seems to me that, interestingly, whole spirit- ual traditions -- those that preach dogma and strict adherence to dogma or to what teachersez -- seem to be *founded* on trying to dam up the stream. Their

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enlighte

2005-08-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Aug 11, 2005, at 9:51 AM, tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis wrote: The idea you are not enlightened is not an experience it is an idea. The experience of awakening is very real, very visceral. It is profoundly based

[FairfieldLife] Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enlightenment? (was Re: 'Jagger)

2005-08-11 Thread TurquoiseB
It's pretty obvious that you have never experienced satsang (and that's wise because you'd never be able to handle it). Handle it meaning, according to Barry, accepting what the authorities tell you. Not at all. You obviously didn't read what I wrote. (And in this case, if he had

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enlighte

2005-08-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Judy writes: And on the other hand, he's telling them that they cannot trust their experience that they are not

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enli

2005-08-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip It also seems to me that, interestingly, whole spirit- ual traditions -- those that preach dogma and strict adherence to dogma or to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enlighte

2005-08-11 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Aug 11, 2005, at 9:51 AM, tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis wrote: The idea you are not enlightened is not an experience it is an idea. The experience of awakening is very real, very visceral. It is profoundly based

[FairfieldLife] Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enlightenment? (was Re: 'Jagger)

2005-08-11 Thread Irmeli Mattsson
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think this self-trust thing in regard to realization is a bit off. Trust is an emotional/mental assumptive act. You have to trust when there is doubt for whatever reason. It's hard to doubt your own experience, even in

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enli

2005-08-11 Thread tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis
Tom T writes: The experience of awakening is very real, very visceral. It is profoundly based in the physiology. Judy writes: So is the experience of ignorance. Tom T: Again, ignorance is not an experience it is an idea with a story. Tell me in detail how you experience this ignorance. Where and

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Christianity: PBS feature

2005-08-11 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Llundrub [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could be. As Llundrub's and my exchange locally demonstrates, waking up is dependent on

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enlighte

2005-08-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Judy writes: And on the other hand,

[FairfieldLife] Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enlightenment? (was Re: 'Jagger)

2005-08-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's pretty obvious that you have never experienced satsang (and that's wise because you'd never be able to handle it). Handle it meaning, according to Barry, accepting what the authorities tell you. Not

[FairfieldLife] Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enlightenment? (was Re: 'Jagger)

2005-08-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's pretty obvious that you have never experienced satsang... snip (And in this case, if he had been paying attention, he would know I have indeed experienced it.) Ok. In exactly what spiritual tradition and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enli

2005-08-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip It also seems to me that, interestingly, whole spirit-

[FairfieldLife] Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enlightenment? (was Re: 'Jagger)

2005-08-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Irmeli Mattsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This new structure is capable of better and more truthfully relating to the world than the previous structure. I think that it is an important cornerstone in the evolution of our mind to learn to trust oneself more

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enli

2005-08-11 Thread feste37
I have read this entire thread, something I would not normally do, and I declare my brain to be well and truly fried. The really interesting part for me is this Barry-Judy thing. What's their story? Do they really despise each other? Why? How did it all begin? Did they ever have a little

[FairfieldLife] Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enlightenment? (was Re: 'Jagger)

2005-08-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's pretty obvious that you have never experienced satsang (and that's wise because you'd never be able to handle it). Handle

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enli

2005-08-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, feste37 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have read this entire thread, something I would not normally do... I would sooner have no mind at all. But I do love soap operas. LOL To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enli

2005-08-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tom T writes: The experience of awakening is very real, very visceral. It is profoundly based in the physiology. Judy writes: So is the experience of ignorance. Tom T: Again, ignorance is not

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enli

2005-08-11 Thread Peter
--- feste37 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have read this entire thread, something I would not normally do, and I declare my brain to be well and truly fried. The really interesting part for me is this Barry-Judy thing. What's their story? Do they really despise each other? Why? How

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enli

2005-08-11 Thread Peter
--- tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tom T writes: The experience of awakening is very real, very visceral. It is profoundly based in the physiology. Judy writes: So is the experience of ignorance. Tom T: Again, ignorance is not an experience it is an idea

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enlighte

2005-08-11 Thread Vaj
On Aug 11, 2005, at 10:40 AM, jim_flanegin wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Aug 11, 2005, at 9:51 AM, tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis wrote: The idea you are not enlightened is not an experience it is an idea. The experience of awakening is

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enli

2005-08-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, feste37 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have read this entire thread, something I would not normally do, and I declare my brain to be well and truly fried. The really interesting part for me is this Barry-Judy thing. What's their story? Do they really

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enli

2005-08-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis Be specific please. What do you know and how does it appear in the physiology. This is not a trap but genuine inquiry. I really want know how

[FairfieldLife] Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enlightenment? (was Re: 'Jagger)

2005-08-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's pretty obvious that you have never experienced

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enli

2005-08-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Reaction formation. They're actually crazy about each other! ;-) Actually, I do kinda admire Judy's intellect. She's often smart and incisive and well-stated. It's just that at the same time, based on ten years of obser-

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enli

2005-08-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis Be specific please. What do you know and how does it appear in

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enli

2005-08-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Reaction formation. They're actually crazy about each other! ;-) Actually, I do kinda admire Judy's intellect. She's often smart and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enlighte

2005-08-11 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Aug 11, 2005, at 10:40 AM, jim_flanegin wrote: Same question, then: where and how is the experience of not being enlightened felt in the physiology? It's felt by a feeler. Therefore it's dualistic. What is felt?

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enli

2005-08-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Reaction formation. They're actually crazy about each other! ;-)

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enlighte

2005-08-11 Thread Vaj
On Aug 11, 2005, at 11:36 AM, jim_flanegin wrote: Rather, the reason that I posed the question was because of my personal belief based on experience, that if the idea or experience of being unawakened can be identified and *localized* within the physical body's physiology, it can be dealt

[FairfieldLife] Ken Wilber's Integral Naked Is Now Podcasting!

2005-08-11 Thread Rick Archer
This used to be $10/month. Now it's free: NHNE News List Current Members: 1345 Subscribe/unsubscribe/archive info at the bottom of this message. KEN WILBER'S INTEGRAL NAKED IS NOW PODCASTING! http://www.integralnaked.org/faq-podcast.shtml What¹s up with this? We want to make our

[FairfieldLife] Fw: KDL Rinpoche - Important Green Mountain Dharma Festival Update

2005-08-11 Thread Llundrub
Dear Dharma friends,The Dharma Festival with KDL Rinpoche is just 9 days away and we want to make sure we are prepared for those who will be coming. It would help us greatly if we know in advance if you are coming and if you need housing. We want to make sure the space for teachings is

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enli

2005-08-11 Thread tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis
Tom asks for details about this experience Judy writes: I'd characterize it generally as a feeling of resistance. It can manifest in many different ways, from butterflies in the stomach to feeling drowsy to feeling hungry to feeling a lack of physical energy, among other things, and overall a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Is trusting oneself a prerequisite for enli

2005-08-11 Thread Llundrub
This below was well stated and goes to the heart of your relationship. You,each of you lack something the other has too much of. Barry, you throw the baby out with the bathwater and seem to be intuitive, but foresake much of conventional logic. So lets call you heart. Judy, you are a

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