[FairfieldLife] Re: more meditating school info with my apology to chris

2007-10-16 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mainstream20016 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mainstream20016 mainstream20016@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh and Hitler

2007-10-16 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Oct 15, 2007, at 9:54 PM, jim_flanegin wrote: Hi Vaj, what you are doing is cherry picking your 'evidence', to support your opinion. Do you know for certain that all of the Masters and teachers of what you call

[FairfieldLife] Who is in control of our lives?

2007-10-16 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mainstream, maybe I am doing injustice to Curtis, I am certainly not doubting his creative process. Its simply my understanding of atheism as a philosophy of life. Religion, any religion certainly questions the

[FairfieldLife] Re: RIP Sri Chinmoy

2007-10-16 Thread pranamoocher
I received a full slice of cake SC blessed that was being passed out- doesn't that count as an Enlightening Experience? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But are SC's enlightened status as experienced by you and his dick play as experienced by someone else

[FairfieldLife] Flaccid Mind Syndrome (was Re: Ode to Intentional Character Building)

2007-10-16 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bronte Baxter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was thinking about this incredible poem by Rudyard Kipling today, which I memorized in high school. It was written by a man who believed wholly in free will and our power as individuals to create a better

[FairfieldLife] To Hugh/ Re: Links between New Age and Naziism -- in Fairfield?

2007-10-16 Thread hugheshugo
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bronte Baxter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hugh wrote: If you are seriously interested in human origins a much better place to start research would be the books of Richard Dawkins, try the Blind Watchmaker or River out of Eden A good understanding of

[FairfieldLife] KT: examples of 'aadi' (= beginning) in the meaning 'etc.'

2007-10-16 Thread cardemaister
YS III 23 (or 24): maitryaadiSu balaani (without sandhi: maitrii; aadiSu balaani) Where in YS can one find a suutra that contains an enumeration, whose beginning (aadi) is 'maitrii' (~ my tree)? Well, at least I 32 seems to have such a list: maitriikaruNaamuditopekshaNaaM

[FairfieldLife] The Judo Theory of Social Change

2007-10-16 Thread TurquoiseB
I've done this rap before, and people were bored by it then, too. :-) But since, given Jung's proj- ection theory, the person I'm preaching to is probably myself, I'm going to give myself a good talking to anyway. Lord knows I need it. :-) It's about this notion that there are things *wrong*

[FairfieldLife] Posting totals...

2007-10-16 Thread TurquoiseB
...for those who have never figured out how to use a Search engine like the one at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/msearch_adv even if it *is* slightly inaccurate (consistently one post too low this week for most people, because some posts weren't indexed properly and thus don't

[FairfieldLife] Re: KT: examples of 'aadi' (= beginning) in the meaning 'etc.'

2007-10-16 Thread cardemaister
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: YS III 23 (or 24): maitryaadiSu balaani (without sandhi: maitrii; aadiSu balaani) Attempt at literal translation: In friendliness-beginnings strengths.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Who is in control of our lives?

2007-10-16 Thread t3rinity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Michael, I have to say that I think the problem is, as you state, in your understanding of atheism. Are the world's 500 million Buddhists atheists? I don't think so. First of all most of the 500 million Buddhists

[FairfieldLife] Chip's translation of 'saMyama'?

2007-10-16 Thread cardemaister
Chip seems to translate 'saMyama' to 'focusing with perfect discipline'. Example: By focusing with perfect discipline on the body's relationship to the ether, and developing coalesced contemplation on the lightness of cotton, one can travel through space. I wonder how much that translation of

[FairfieldLife] Teach Your Friends to Meditate

2007-10-16 Thread biosoundbill
After 30 years I still think that TM is a brilliant Technique. I leave the rest – MMY, TMO, etc. All bija mantras are Tantric,and they all have variations depending on which part of India the teacher comes from- Lakshmi Bija is pronounced Shring,Shreeng, and sometimes Shrim in the North,

[FairfieldLife] Live Webcast As Dalai Lama Receives Highest US Civilian Honour

2007-10-16 Thread Vaj
Dear Fairfield Lifers: This Wednesday, 17th October, His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be presented with a Congressional Gold Medal in Washington. You can register to watch this historic event live and find more information by going to http://www.atc.org.au/content/view/429/1/ Dear Steven

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting translation of III 38

2007-10-16 Thread Vaj
On Oct 14, 2007, at 4:04 AM, cardemaister wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like the Maniprabha's comment on this sutra: These siddhis [that is] the Vividness of the subtle senses and the like in the case of one devoted to samadhi, (the fruit of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting translation of III 38

2007-10-16 Thread Vaj
On Oct 14, 2007, at 6:54 AM, nablusoss1008 wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Oct 13, 2007, at 8:41 PM, jim_flanegin wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: On Oct 13, 2007, at 7:37 PM, jim_flanegin wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors

2007-10-16 Thread do.rflex
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The whole House of Cards that is An Inconvenient Truth falls apart if just 2 or 3 of the following are errors. According to whom? The judge has no scientific credentials.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Teach Your Friends to Meditate

2007-10-16 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, biosoundbill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After 30 years I still think that TM is a brilliant Technique. I leave the rest – MMY, TMO, etc. All bija mantras are Tantric,and they all have variations depending on which part of India the teacher comes from-

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: RIP Sri Chinmoy

2007-10-16 Thread Peter
No, that's a piece of cake! But I think the paradox is one that is found with MMY and other gurus too. We see and experience one side of them, but there can be another side too that is rather disturbing to our understanding of Realization. I don't think one negates the other. I'm sure SC was the

[FairfieldLife] Ann Coulter is selling another book - needs publicity

2007-10-16 Thread do.rflex
Coulter: Jews will be perfected when they become Christians. See image: http://www.bartcop.com/coulter-eva-braun.jpg Appearing on The Big Idea with host Donny Deutsch on Monday, she said Christians were tolerant of racial diversity but that it would be a lot easier for Jews if they were to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors

2007-10-16 Thread do.rflex
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gore Derangement Syndrome: http://tinyurl.com/297p42 Indeed: [It was] noted on the first few minutes of Fox News Sunday yesterday just how angry the conservative Republicans were about Al Gore winning the Nobel

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh and Hitler

2007-10-16 Thread Duveyoung
Off, When you dismiss Angela's mind, your reputation just slips another notch -- if that's possible -- in the estimations of most here. Her posts are dizzy deep, awe-thentic, and openly the works of a lover of words, wisps, and wonders. With her level of expertise, no one here is going to be

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Andrew Cohen Quote of the Week - Serious Spiritual Practice

2007-10-16 Thread Peter
Andrew Cohen, talk about an egotistic, abusive shadow side! But I'll also acknowledge his spiritual side too. I've read his books, bought and listened to many hours of his tapes, and even had a subscription to WIE. But boy, does he cast a big mother of a shadow. Second only to Da Free John! ---

[FairfieldLife] Re: more meditating school info with my apology to chris

2007-10-16 Thread mainstream20016
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This was a request from Chris Busch of the David Lynch Foundation as a correction to the piece that I had forwarded you about the school principal of the year award: The

[FairfieldLife] Madhusudana S. on Samyama (Re: Interesting translation of III 38)

2007-10-16 Thread t3rinity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually the way it's taught by lineal Patanjali masters is that siddhis are not to be cultivated via samyama but instead are spontaneous side-effects of samadhi. Swami Brahmananda Saraswati emphasized this as well. Hey

[FairfieldLife] Re: more meditating school info with my apology to chris

2007-10-16 Thread do.rflex
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mainstream20016 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante no_reply@ wrote: [snip] The stress-free schools link to the California TM school has been disabled:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors

2007-10-16 Thread MDixon6569
In a message dated 10/16/07 7:07:50 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The whole House of Cards that is An Inconvenient Truth falls apart if just 2 or 3 of the following are errors. According to whom? The judge has no scientific credentials. Neither does Al Gore.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Teach Your Friends to Meditate

2007-10-16 Thread Duveyoung
Billy, Let me tell you a tale about mantras. When I first heard about TM, I read The Science of Being and the Art of Living, and I wanted to start meditating before I even had gone to a first lecture, so I made up my own mantra. It was ridiculous what I did: I said the words I am aloud as I

Re: [FairfieldLife] Teach Your Friends to Meditate

2007-10-16 Thread MDixon6569
In a message dated 10/16/07 6:12:25 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If you would like to give a friend the benefits of meditation, the best thing you could do is to teach them to meditate by giving them your own TM mantra, and teaching them how to meditate

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting translation of III 38

2007-10-16 Thread t3rinity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: Unfortunately cultivation of siddhis, esp, via samyama is the opposite of that, according to the Shankaracharya tradition and numerous others. But

[FairfieldLife] Re: more meditating school info with my apology to chris

2007-10-16 Thread mainstream20016
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mainstream20016 mainstream20016@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante no_reply@ wrote: [snip] The stress-free schools link to the California TM

[FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors

2007-10-16 Thread do.rflex
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 10/16/07 7:07:50 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The whole House of Cards that is An Inconvenient Truth falls apart if just 2 or 3 of the following are errors. According to

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors

2007-10-16 Thread MDixon6569
In a message dated 10/16/07 9:15:10 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The whole House of Cards that is An Inconvenient Truth falls apart if just 2 or 3 of the following are errors. According to whom? The judge has no scientific credentials. Neither

[FairfieldLife] Madhusudana S. on Samyama (Re: Interesting translation of III 38)

2007-10-16 Thread kaladevi93
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: Actually the way it's taught by lineal Patanjali masters is that siddhis are not to be cultivated via samyama but instead are spontaneous side-effects

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting translation of III 38

2007-10-16 Thread kaladevi93
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: Unfortunately cultivation of siddhis, esp, via samyama is the opposite of that,

[FairfieldLife] Re: The good things TM gave us

2007-10-16 Thread t3rinity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mainstream20016 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mainstream20016 mainstream20016@ wrote: Curtis, this is addressed to you and I'm sure you will respond,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting translation of III 38

2007-10-16 Thread t3rinity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, kaladevi93 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: Unfortunately

[FairfieldLife] Madhusudana S. on Samyama (Re: Interesting translation of III 38)

2007-10-16 Thread t3rinity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, kaladevi93 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: Actually the way it's taught by lineal Patanjali masters is that siddhis are not

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting translation of III 38

2007-10-16 Thread kaladevi93
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, kaladevi93 no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In

[FairfieldLife] David Icke - the verdict

2007-10-16 Thread hugheshugo
Well, my verdict anyway. There's no denying it's an interesting book Bronte, I would say twenty percent fascinating and eighty percent erm.. we'll get to that. First the interesting parts. He has unearthed some revealing recent history, all the stuff about the UK and US governments is

[FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors

2007-10-16 Thread Duveyoung
Mdix, To hell with global warming theory -- what about pollution? Gore's encapsulation is merely a POV which can be sniped at, but everyone on the planet knows about pollution, cuz it's right there in their faces -- thousands and thousands of chemical-disaster-zones leeching poisons into

[FairfieldLife] Madhusudana S. on Samyama (Re: Interesting translation of III 38)

2007-10-16 Thread kaladevi93
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, kaladevi93 no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: Actually the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting translation of III 38

2007-10-16 Thread t3rinity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, kaladevi93 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, kaladevi93 no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity no_reply@ wrote: --- In

RE: *****SPAM***** [FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors

2007-10-16 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Duveyoung Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 10:07 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: *SPAM* [FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors Mdix, To hell with global warming theory -- what about

[FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors

2007-10-16 Thread do.rflex
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 10/16/07 9:15:10 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The whole House of Cards that is An Inconvenient Truth falls apart if just 2 or 3 of the following are errors. According

[FairfieldLife] Brazilian military releases UFO files

2007-10-16 Thread nablusoss1008
Brazil military releases UFO files High-ranking members of the Brazilian Air Force have officially met with a committee of top UFO researchers to discuss sightings in the country, and allowed researchers to examine classified UFO documents in several military facilities. We want to have all

[FairfieldLife] Tuesday night gathering in Fairfield/Lou Valentino

2007-10-16 Thread Rick Archer
HYPERLINK http://cdn-cf.aol.com/se/clip_art/objcts/anmls/clips/dove-clip; Hello friends, On Tuesday night there is going to be a gathering of hearts to support the United Nations Millennium Campaign. Eight topics will be prayed for

Re: [FairfieldLife] David Icke - the verdict

2007-10-16 Thread Peter
This is a much too rational and level headed post for FFL. Have the reptile's gotten to you or something? --- hugheshugo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, my verdict anyway. There's no denying it's an interesting book Bronte, I would say twenty percent fascinating and eighty percent erm..

[FairfieldLife] Madhusudana S. on Samyama (Re: Interesting translation of III 38)

2007-10-16 Thread t3rinity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, kaladevi93 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'll have to ask him later as I only have one post left for the day. IIRC the initiated interpretation is in the order the text is meant to be read. In that order samyama is described and ALL THE MAGICAL FORMULA ARE

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting translation of III 38

2007-10-16 Thread kaladevi93
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, kaladevi93 no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, kaladevi93 no_reply@ wrote: --- In

[FairfieldLife] Disparate Mouse Lives

2007-10-16 Thread Duveyoung
It strikes me that we are all scurrying in self-made tunnels under a vast plain. Each of us like the other -- out for sex, food and, you know, another breath in the dank runways we've dug. Now and then we poke our heads out, take a look around, and then squeak back down into the tunnel an

[FairfieldLife] Re: The good things TM gave us

2007-10-16 Thread Marek Reavis
Michael (t3rinity), this is part of a really excellent group of discussion threads that you are participating in with Turq, Mainstream, Curtis, etc.; thanks bunches for it. The points you articulate resonate with my experience, feelings, and (I guess) beliefs. Hope to drop in later with

[FairfieldLife] Re: Disparate Mouse Lives

2007-10-16 Thread Marek Reavis
Edg, this (below) is one of the very best (IMO). Thanks for the whisker tug. Marek ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It strikes me that we are all scurrying in self-made tunnels under a vast plain. Each of us like the other -- out for sex,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors

2007-10-16 Thread MDixon6569
In a message dated 10/16/07 10:07:27 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Mdix, To hell with global warming theory -- what about pollution? Hey, I'm all for cleaning up any toxic waste. I breath the same air, drink the same water and eat the same foods you do. But let

[FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors

2007-10-16 Thread Duveyoung
Mdix, I've been to 14 countries, and each had its abandoned yards with piled up 55 gallon drums of yuck. In Majorca, on my teacher training course, I snuck off to the local village about ten miles away, and I could hardly breath just because so many wood fires were burning in individual homes.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting translation of III 38

2007-10-16 Thread cardemaister
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, kaladevi93 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Samyama in the yoga sutra refers to a particular practice: dharana, dhyana and samadhi. That term of and by itself does not specify what object that samyama is being performed on. Well, here's Vyaasa's comment on

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting translation of III 38

2007-10-16 Thread tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis
Vaj writes snipped; Actually the way it's taught by lineal Patanjali masters is that siddhis are not to be cultivated via samyama but instead are spontaneous side-effects of samadhi. Swami Brahmananda Saraswati emphasized this as well. TomT: As I have stated previously The sutras are not a

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors

2007-10-16 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 11:13 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors In a message dated 10/16/07 10:07:27 A.M. Central Daylight

[FairfieldLife] Re: Who is in control of our lives?

2007-10-16 Thread curtisdeltablues
I agree with Marek that this discussion has brought up some cool insights. Thanks to Mr. T for going so deeply into his own perspective. I think where I differ with T is that he seems to believe that his experience of the was in a category beyond thinking. T I intuitively knew that here is

[FairfieldLife] New Al Gore videos

2007-10-16 Thread Rick Archer
From a friend: Al Gore has a video space on the internet. Just after he received the peace prize, he made these videos, and they aren't about global warming. They're about current issues. HYPERLINK http://www.current.com/topics/32966219_al_gorehttp://www.current.com/topic s/32966219_al_gore

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors

2007-10-16 Thread MDixon6569
In a message dated 10/16/07 12:06:21 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From my novice perspective, it seems like solar is the way to go. Cover an area half the size of California (i.e., all the rooftops in America) with solar panels and you supply all the nation’s

[FairfieldLife] Re: Disparate Mouse Lives

2007-10-16 Thread John
We like to think that we're above the status of mice. Anything less than human is a karmic regression. :) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It strikes me that we are all scurrying in self-made tunnels under a vast plain. Each of us like the other

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors

2007-10-16 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 1:09 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors In a message dated 10/16/07 12:06:21 P.M. Central Daylight

[FairfieldLife] Re: Who is in control of our lives?

2007-10-16 Thread Marek Reavis
Curtis, thank you, brother, for this (below). What you wrote reminded me of my dearest friend, the artist Toc Fetch* (whose brushes I'm not worthy to wash), who is also what I'd characterize as an exalted atheist. I would never expect him to evolve into anything higher because, like you, his

[FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors

2007-10-16 Thread Marek Reavis
I know several folks/families who live off the grid and use solar. Once I house sat for a couple in their 2500 square foot log home and they had a huge capacity washer/dryer, ac, appliances, lights, garage door opener, etc. -- the whole works -- and although they had a back- up gas generator,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors

2007-10-16 Thread Duveyoung
For the cost of the Iraq war, America with its 10,000 small towns, could have spent $50,000,000 in each one to set up solar, hydrogen, biofuel stations or windfarms. 50 million bucks for Fairfield alone. Get it? Does anyone doubt that half a trillion dollars spent on anything would getter done?

[FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors

2007-10-16 Thread Richard J. Williams
do.rflex wrote: Ah, but the many thousands of scientists world-wide who are the source of his information, do. ONE of the world's foremost meteorologists has called the theory that helped Al Gore share the Nobel Peace Prize ridiculous and the product of people who don't understand how

[FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors

2007-10-16 Thread BillyG.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: do.rflex wrote: Ah, but the many thousands of scientists world-wide who are the source of his information, do. ONE of the world's foremost meteorologists has called the theory that helped Al Gore

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Judo Theory of Social Change

2007-10-16 Thread Richard J. Williams
So, you think it's wrong for politicians to talk about what they think is wrong, and that's what you are against. TurquoiseB wrote: I've done this rap before, and people were bored by it then, too. :-) But since, given Jung's proj- ection theory, the person I'm preaching to is probably

[FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors

2007-10-16 Thread Richard J. Williams
BillyG wrote: Nyuk, nyuk! Most of the greatest evils that man has inflicted upon man have come through people feeling quite certain about something which, in fact, was false. - Bertrand Russell Gore is an embarrassment to the nation and should be recognized for being a despotic fool not

[FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors

2007-10-16 Thread do.rflex
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, BillyG. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams willytex@ wrote: do.rflex wrote: Ah, but the many thousands of scientists world-wide who are the source of his information, do. ONE of the

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors

2007-10-16 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marek Reavis Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 1:47 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors From anecdotal reports it seems that we do have the technology now,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The good things TM gave us

2007-10-16 Thread Bhairitu
nablusoss1008 wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Also it is very non-traditional to not use Om (omkara) with the mantra. Which is even a greater controversy since MMY got the idea that it causes poverty but look at all the Indian

[FairfieldLife] Re: Who is in control of our lives?

2007-10-16 Thread gds444
Hi Curtis, This was quite beautiful. Thank you. If you feel comfortable, I would love to hear more about how you came to embrace atheism. I feel an internal struggle between the idea of a personal God and that I am creating this God for comfort, out of fear, out of lonliness, specialness, etc. I

Re: [FairfieldLife] Teach Your Friends to Meditate

2007-10-16 Thread Bhairitu
biosoundbill wrote: After 30 years I still think that TM is a brilliant Technique. I leave the rest – MMY, TMO, etc. All bija mantras are Tantric,and they all have variations depending on which part of India the teacher comes from- Lakshmi Bija is pronounced Shring,Shreeng, and sometimes

Re: [FairfieldLife] Spirituality In Action

2007-10-16 Thread Bhairitu
TurquoiseB wrote: I heard an interesting story about local events recently that kinda inspired me. Upon moving here and getting to know Spain a little better, I was surprised to find that there are strong enclaves of Seventh-Day Adventists here. Whole *towns* are composed mainly of

[FairfieldLife] Re: The good things TM gave us

2007-10-16 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: nablusoss1008 wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote: Also it is very non-traditional to not use Om (omkara) with the mantra. Which is even a greater controversy

[FairfieldLife] Re: Teach Your Friends to Meditate

2007-10-16 Thread cardemaister
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: adept rather that just make things up. Learn the real thing since you seem to have a sincere interest in mantra shastra. I've seen long debates over the 'ng' and 'm' endings on Indian tantric discussion forums.

[FairfieldLife] Madhusudana S. on Samyama (Re: Interesting translation of III 38)

2007-10-16 Thread emptybill
Hi Trinity, Welcome back to krodha-dama. We get to hear claims here from time to time about lineages - along with various references to yogic insider knowledge. Most of it is nothing but mere claims, usually based upon a favored explanation given by some teacher who is rooted in a particular

[FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors

2007-10-16 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: The whole House of Cards that is An Inconvenient Truth falls apart if just 2 or 3 of the following are errors. According to whom? The

[FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors

2007-10-16 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: The whole House of Cards that is An Inconvenient Truth falls apart if just 2 or 3 of the following are errors. According to whom? The

[FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors

2007-10-16 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, MDixon6569@ wrote: In a message dated 10/16/07 7:07:50 A.M. Central Daylight Time, do.rflex@ writes: The whole House of Cards that is An Inconvenient Truth falls apart

[FairfieldLife] Re: Who is in control of our lives?

2007-10-16 Thread new . morning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for that post Gary. So often Atheism is presented arrogantly as the only rational POV, but people drop out of believing in God for as many reasons as people change their religions. It is a decision of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors

2007-10-16 Thread shempmcgurk
Of course I hate pollution, Edg. I hike at least once a week and hate seeing that haze of grey over the city. But global warming is what is under discussion here. Our mutual disgust of our living environment and the destruction of the planet because of greenhouse gasses are two different

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors

2007-10-16 Thread Bhairitu
shempmcgurk wrote: Of course I hate pollution, Edg. I hike at least once a week and hate seeing that haze of grey over the city. But global warming is what is under discussion here. Our mutual disgust of our living environment and the destruction of the planet because of greenhouse

[FairfieldLife] Re: The good things TM gave us

2007-10-16 Thread new . morning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The question I would have is: Who has the free will? Very much, what we consider ourselves to be, is just a bundle of desires impressions, reactions etc. This is how most people define themselves. They say: this is who I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh and Hitler

2007-10-16 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Off, snip Edg --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Again, you are missing my point. As I said, I have drawn some comparisons. I have drawn no conclusions, and I have called no

[FairfieldLife] Re: The good things TM gave us

2007-10-16 Thread new . morning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity no_reply@ wrote: My sense of self is a given I guess. I'm down with Decartes' first principle. But as TM checking (the stealth Mahavakya) clearly shows, Decartes

[FairfieldLife] Re: The good things TM gave us

2007-10-16 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity no_reply@ wrote: My sense of self is a given I guess. I'm down with Decartes'

[FairfieldLife] ~ Meltdown in Greenland Video ~

2007-10-16 Thread Rick Archer
For the global warming naysayers: HYPERLINK http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-USbrand=msnbcvid=78e48cf7-c2c5-478 c-bb62-ce3d581014e6http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-USbrand=msnbcvi d=78e48cf7-c2c5-478c-bb62-ce3d581014e6 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free

[FairfieldLife] Re: Posting Limits

2007-10-16 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please remind me of what the limit is. Thanks, 35 post limit per week. You go girl ! OffWorld --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you Lurk. You're welcome.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh and Hitler

2007-10-16 Thread new . morning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Marek Reavis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hannah Arendt's books The Origin of Totalitarianism was a very powerful awakening to me Yay(as in jai), Hanna. Half a Davis summer reading her.

[FairfieldLife] Re: A coup for junk science -- National Post

2007-10-16 Thread shukra69
As was previously pointed out here, National Post is a garbage vanity press that was originally created by that convicted felon Con-rad Black as a propaganda vehicle. Not be taken seriously. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A coup for junk science

[FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors

2007-10-16 Thread bob_brigante
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante no_reply@ wrote: Gore Derangement Syndrome: http://tinyurl.com/297p42 Indeed: [It was] noted on the first few minutes of Fox News Sunday yesterday just

[FairfieldLife] Re: Posting Limits

2007-10-16 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While I believe that meditation is (or can be) a good thing, I have some question about the effects of many people meditating together. I understand the theory of why the 1% should work, but that's just a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors

2007-10-16 Thread bob_brigante
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex do.rflex@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: The whole House of Cards that is An Inconvenient Truth falls apart