[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread hermandan0
What is your sample size, and how are you measuring IOP? Are you using a Goldmann machine in an ophthalmologists office? Who is doing the measuring and what is their skill level and training? What's the IOP history of your subjects before learning TM an TM-Sidhis? How many are being treated for

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread hermandan0
Doesn't Rick have a point though? If IOP is significantly raised in a statistically significant number of people practising TM and there is a large population of those who have been practising for 30 plus years, you would expect to see significantly more cases of ocular hypertension and/or

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread hermandan0
If you don't present stats and don't prove any point, isn't it a bit premature to ask What would make TM increase eye pressure? Shouldn't you prove the cause and effect relationship before looking for the physiological mechanism. The questions you're asking about blood flow to the head etc.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Some people who reached cc within 5-7 years, whom I've met:

2008-05-15 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, matrixmonitor matrixmonitor@ wrote: (The Malibu - SIMS crowd): 1. Jerry Jarvis 2. Keith Wallace 3.

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, freeradicalfederation [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings no_reply@ wrote: Try the warm Ghee eye bath for 3 days, twice a day, when you are on holiday, and not driving or doing much. The netra basti has

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread Vaj
On May 15, 2008, at 1:14 AM, freeradicalfederation wrote: I'll ignore your immature attitude and give you a chance to make an intelligent comment. Please don't hold your breath! Off is one of the list trolls.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread Vaj
On May 15, 2008, at 2:20 AM, hermandan0 wrote: What's the IOP history of your subjects before learning TM an TM-Sidhis? Precisely. And since this obviously isn't a random sample how do we know this does not merely reflect a trend in the general population? Proving some TM/TMS

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Some people who reached cc within 5-7 years, whom I've met:

2008-05-15 Thread Vaj
On May 14, 2008, at 9:50 PM, yifuxero wrote: --Statement below: TM is an effective enough technique that with steady practice all such questions get sorted out and cleared up. Or you quit. Or you get neurotic. So no need to talk much about it. If that were true, Bevan, Hagelin, and the

[FairfieldLife] TMer's, come home

2008-05-15 Thread dhamiltony2k5
David Lynch makes possible that secular TM might rise from the ashes and realize its potential in the lives of everyday Americans. TM might very well help America to right itself and halt its stumbling, bumbling fall. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante no_reply@

[FairfieldLife] Re: How do we eva te subjective experiences? was:Some people who reached cc

2008-05-15 Thread curtisdeltablues
I recall a guy on our sidhis course who talked about seeing Gurudev floating in lotus position on a lottos blossom floating in a fountain of cherry juice. The Sidhis Course Administrator blinked a few times and carefully said we might chalk that up to 'beautiful unstressing...'

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Some people who reached cc within 5-7 years, whom I've met:

2008-05-15 Thread Vaj
On May 14, 2008, at 7:08 PM, sparaig wrote: I recall a guy on our sidhis course who talked about seeing Gurudev floating in lotus position on a lottos blossom floating in a fountain of cherry juice. The Sidhis Course Administrator blinked a few times and carefully said we might chalk that

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: How do we eva te subjective experiences? was:Some people who reached cc

2008-05-15 Thread Vaj
On May 15, 2008, at 8:26 AM, curtisdeltablues wrote: I recall a guy on our sidhis course who talked about seeing Gurudev floating in lotus position on a lottos blossom floating in a fountain of cherry juice. The Sidhis Course Administrator blinked a few times and carefully said we might

[FairfieldLife] Hillary after the campaign

2008-05-15 Thread Sal Sunshine
NEWS | OPINIONS | SPORTS | ARTS LIVING | Discussions | Photos Video | City Guide | CLASSIFIEDS |JOBS | CARS | REAL ESTATEPost-Crucible ClintonBy E. J. Dionne Jr. Tuesday, May 13, 2008; A15Hillary Clinton still has a lot to win this year, but not the presidency and not the vice presidency.With

[FairfieldLife] Re: How do we eva te subjective experiences? was:Some people who reached cc

2008-05-15 Thread coulsong2001
Great topic Curtis. I fully agree with you that these sorts of experience can be very compelling. Off the top of my head here are some orthogonal 'scales' on which the evaluation of a subjective experience might be situated: 1. Realness (vague-real): How real does the experience seem? Is Guru

[FairfieldLife] A finger in your eye?

2008-05-15 Thread Richard J. Williams
Really, the entire future of the pro-choice movement rests on spitting in the eye of the strongest woman candidate in the history of the country, rather than waiting three more weeks to put whatever organizational muscle it has left after today to work for Obama, that this sliver of times

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra - The plot thickens?

2008-05-15 Thread Richard J. Williams
Lawson wrote: BOTH parties have known biases and BOTH parties have obvious reasons for claiming special knowledge about the situation and would benefit greatly from damaging the credibility of the other side. What reason would Chopra have to damage Mahaptra, and how would Mahapatra

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra - The plot thickens?

2008-05-15 Thread william108wm
As one who was also present at the 2 dinners with Mahapatra in DC a few years ago, I strongly feel that the account of events in Holland that he told us were significantly colored by his deep sense of being betrayed by the TM org. He said that he gave up a medical practice in India to work for the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread Angela Mailander
Thanks for your detailed answer to my question. It was a completely off-the-wall question. We, innocent lambs that we are, have been the victim of a couple of hoaxes recently, and I have been toying with the idea of constructing one in which I'd present some negative findings related to TM and

[FairfieldLife] Live at Cafe Paradiso, Weds Nite

2008-05-15 Thread dhamiltony2k5
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[FairfieldLife] Re: How do we eva te subjective experiences? was:Some people who reached cc

2008-05-15 Thread Richard J. Williams
Curtis wrote: By what criteria do we evaluate the validity of subjective experiences? Subject experiences can only be validated by epistemology - the valid means of knowledge. The valid means of knowledge are: Inference Sense perception Verbal testimony According to René Descartes, the

[FairfieldLife] Mastering meditative experiences

2008-05-15 Thread Vaj
An example of how learning to master meditative experiences can be utilized. This is an excerpt from the teaching of a contemporary Bon master in a Dark Retreat, a traditional retreat done in total darkness which appears in many eastern traditions: My dark retreat was very successful and

[FairfieldLife] Re: How do we eva te subjective experiences? was:Some people who reached cc

2008-05-15 Thread Richard J. Williams
Curtis wrote: By what criteria do we evaluate the validity of subjective experiences? Vaj wrote: It is something you should be instructed in by an expert in your tradition. That's knowledge by verbal testimony. But that is not a very good source of valid knowledge. Your friend or

[FairfieldLife] Re: Some people who reached cc within 5-7 years, whom I've met:

2008-05-15 Thread Richard J. Williams
Vaj wrote: This type of meditational experience can be typical of the type of purification experiences one has during meditation. The only problem is when the ego wants to interpret them as having any relative value, as in Sandi's case. Everything in experience has relative value, even

[FairfieldLife] Re: How do we eva te subjective experiences? was:Some people who reached cc

2008-05-15 Thread Duveyoung
Curtis, The movement leaders encouraged us to go with subjective speculations quite a bit, but not nearly so much as Maharishi himself was allowed to do. Maharishi was THE major violator of the standard TM advice that we not give much importance to experiences during meditation since just about

[FairfieldLife] Re: Some people who reached cc within 5-7 years, whom I've met:

2008-05-15 Thread Richard J. Williams
Are you saying you are certain none of those people are enlightened? Turq wrote: I'm saying that I knew all of these people, and that I've heard four of the seven clearly say that they were NOT in CC or any other higher state, long after the five-to-seven year mark. In other

[FairfieldLife] Re: Neurological correlates of meditational styles

2008-05-15 Thread Jack Smith
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But in TM, thoughts aren't ever distracting. doesn't acknowledge that TM is different. Lawson I do not agree that thoughts aren't ever distracting in TM. My brother once told me that he sat down to meditate and the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: How do we eva te subjective experiences? was:Some people who reached cc

2008-05-15 Thread Vaj
On May 15, 2008, at 10:45 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: Curtis wrote: By what criteria do we evaluate the validity of subjective experiences? Vaj wrote: It is something you should be instructed in by an expert in your tradition. That's knowledge by verbal testimony. gracious snip Not

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread sandiego108
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, freeradicalfederation [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sandiego108 sandiego108@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, freeradicalfederation no_reply@ wrote: snip The point is that the very existence of data on

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: How do we eva te subjective experiences? was:Some people who reached cc

2008-05-15 Thread Vaj
On May 15, 2008, at 11:02 AM, Duveyoung wrote: If I'm ever unlucky enough to meet one of the Rajas, the above is the first thing I'll bring to his attention. And not in a civil fashion. Make sure you take a video camera for gawds sake! YouTube is waiting.

[FairfieldLife] Re: How do we eva te subjective experiences? was:Some people who reached cc

2008-05-15 Thread Richard J. Williams
Duveyoung wrote: [snip] And for all the destruction of lives that Andy then caused by leveraging his position into a constant stream of boys into his bed, I hold Maharishi responsible -- not quite as responsible as the parents that allowed Andy to maraud and rape, but quite

[FairfieldLife] Re: Some people who reached cc within 5-7 years, whom I've met:

2008-05-15 Thread sandiego108
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, matrixmonitor matrixmonitor@ wrote:

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread Rick Archer
Does the eye pressure stay elevated, or just elevate during TM? Could the elevation be due to increased blood flow to the head, which is reported to happen during TM, but which presumably drops after meditation? And if it drops, would eye pressure also normalize? No virus found in this outgoing

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
Angela - thanks for your useful questions! (And I understand why you wanted to test my sincerity!) Your question about other techniques is probably the best one anyone has asked in this thread. There does indeed appear to be a difference in the effect on IOP of different meditation techniques.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Some people who reached cc within 5-7 years, whom I've met:

2008-05-15 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sandiego108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: Are you saying you are certain none of those people are enlightened? I'm saying that I knew all of these people, and that I've heard

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[FairfieldLife] Re: How do we eva te subjective experiences? was:Some people who reached cc

2008-05-15 Thread sandiego108
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I recall a guy on our sidhis course who talked about seeing Gurudev floating in lotus position on a lottos blossom floating in a fountain of cherry juice. The Sidhis Course Administrator blinked a few

[FairfieldLife] Re: Some people who reached cc within 5-7 years, whom I've met:

2008-05-15 Thread sandiego108
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sandiego108 sandiego108@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: Are you saying you are certain none of those people are

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, hermandan0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doesn't Rick have a point though? If IOP is significantly raised in a statistically significant number of people practising TM and there is a large population of those who have been practising for 30 plus years, you

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread sandiego108
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, freeradicalfederation [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Angela - thanks for your useful questions! (And I understand why you wanted to test my sincerity!) Your question about other techniques is probably the best one anyone has asked in this thread. There

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, freeradicalfederation no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings no_reply@ wrote: Try the warm Ghee eye bath for 3 days, twice a day, when you

[FairfieldLife] Obama and Hillary is a winning team/Lou Valentino

2008-05-15 Thread Rick Archer
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Obama and Hillary is a winning team/Lou Valentino Dear Friends of Fairfield, Over the last two weeks I have felt a need to express my feelings surrounding a very

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, hermandan0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My preferred tonometers are the Pascal DCT, the ORA. We have also started using the iCare. Our data on the iCare is very supportive of that tonometer although I realize that the jury is still out as far as the

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On May 15, 2008, at 2:20 AM, hermandan0 wrote: What's the IOP history of your subjects before learning TM an TM-Sidhis? Precisely. And since this obviously isn't a random sample how do we know this does not

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sandiego108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Or perhaps I haven't heard about it because it is a a parameter not worth measuring, i.e. the increase in pressure is completely benign. Seeing that TM is just a version of deep rest, I am at a loss why any

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does the eye pressure stay elevated, or just elevate during TM? Could the elevation be due to increased blood flow to the head, which is reported to happen during TM, but which presumably drops after meditation? And if

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, freeradicalfederation [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You are way off base. If you are one of the people for whom TM/TMS elevates IOP to abnormal levels and you suffer vision loss as a result, it will not be meaningless to you. Is there some craziness in the air

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread Vaj
On May 15, 2008, at 12:35 PM, freeradicalfederation wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On May 15, 2008, at 2:20 AM, hermandan0 wrote: What's the IOP history of your subjects before learning TM an TM-Sidhis? Precisely. And since this obviously

[FairfieldLife] Re: Breaking News: TM Centers World Wide Swamped with Lines Around the Block.

2008-05-15 Thread Hugo
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: new wrote: The article, and root of all of this sudden interest was the study's finding that penis size, length and girth, is enhanced with the regular practice of TM. It always come back to sex

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sandiego108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Aha! Now we're getting somewhere-- it is the physical movement associated with the flying technique and/or the thinking at subtle levels that cause this effect. Just TM won't do it, but the Sidhis will.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Obama and Hillary is a winning team/Lou Valentino

2008-05-15 Thread Louis McKenzie
When Edwards was endorsing Obama I thought Edwards was going after or Extremely Highly considered for the VP position. The combination looked interesting. Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:*

[FairfieldLife] Re: How do we eva te subjective experiences? was:Some people who reached cc

2008-05-15 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I recall a guy on our sidhis course who talked about seeing Gurudev floating in lotus position on a lottos blossom floating in a fountain of cherry juice. The Sidhis Course

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hillary after the campaign

2008-05-15 Thread Marek Reavis
Excellent essay, Sal, thanks. I'd personally like to come back to some positive perspective on Senator Clinton and this really provides me with a footing to that end. Marek ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:  NEWS | OPINIONS | SPORTS | ARTS

[FairfieldLife] Re: Breaking News: TM Centers World Wide Swamped with Lines Around the Block.

2008-05-15 Thread Richard J. Williams
Richard Hughes wrote: It's coz it's spring RJ. The sap is rising, all the young bucks are locking antlers across the glen. Young bucks? New Government Seal: http://tinyurl.com/63lysd Duveyoung wrote: I attended Andy's Self Inquiry course and saw him working the boys in the crowd, and

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you have a background in scientific method and statistical analysis? yes I don't practice TM in the traditional way and since I understand the dangers of the TMSP, I wouldn't even consider practicing it. I have

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Page on Truth About TM.com

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
Can you point me to more information about the instrumentation required to measure ultraweak photon emissions? Thanks --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: David Orme-Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 9:21 AM To: 'David

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: New Page on Truth About TM.com

2008-05-15 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of freeradicalfederation Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 12:18 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: New Page on Truth About TM.com Can you point me to more information about the instrumentation

[FairfieldLife] Re: How do we eva te subjective experiences? was:Some people who reached cc

2008-05-15 Thread Hugo
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I recall a guy on our sidhis course who talked about seeing Gurudev floating in lotus position on a lottos blossom floating in a fountain of cherry juice. The Sidhis Course Administrator blinked a few

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Page on Truth About TM.com

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of freeradicalfederation Sorry, I read the post too quickly. I thought it was posted by David OJ himself. I know him - I'll get in contact with

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, freeradicalfederation wrote: One interest of ours has been in identifying meditation techniques that either do not have the IOP-increasing side effect or that might even have the effect of reducing IOP. Finding such a meditation technique could be of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Some people who reached cc within 5-7 years, whom I've met:

2008-05-15 Thread matrixmonitor
---Nothey were lying to you and telling me the truth. You project a certain level of abrasiveness which might turn people off. They would then tend not to divulge their innermost secrets to you. On the same level of credibility - 1. Jerry Jarvis, 2. Charlie Lutes (when comes to discussing

[FairfieldLife] Re: Breaking News: TM Centers World Wide Swamped with Lines Around the Block.

2008-05-15 Thread curtisdeltablues
Actually, although Curtis and I have never discussed it, I suspect he posts the occasional sex remark for the same reason I do. That is, there are so many people here uptight about sex that it's fun to bring the subject up and watch them squirm. :-) I think I'm more of a people pleaser,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Some people who reached cc within 5-7 years, whom I've met:

2008-05-15 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, matrixmonitor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ---Nothey were lying to you and telling me the truth. You project a certain level of abrasiveness which might turn people off. They would then tend not to divulge their innermost secrets to you. Ok. What

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, freeradicalfederation wrote: One interest of ours has been in identifying meditation techniques that either do not have the IOP-increasing side effect or that might even have

[FairfieldLife] Re: Breaking News: TM Centers World Wide Swamped with Lines Around the Block.

2008-05-15 Thread BillyG.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Young bucks? New Government Seal: http://tinyurl.com/63lysd How apt Willy...and now with California Slouching towards Gomorrah with the approval of gay marriage!! It's a sad day.

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, freeradicalfederation [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M compost1uk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, freeradicalfederation wrote: One interest of ours has been in identifying meditation techniques

[FairfieldLife] Re: Breaking News: TM Centers World Wide Swamped with Lines Around the Block.

2008-05-15 Thread Richard J. Williams
Curtis wrote: I keep imagining that Richard isn't actually being a prude, but is using it as a stick to poke at us. I could be wrong, but I keep thinking he is being a lot funnier than I have given him credit for in the past. At least that is the spin I am choosing for him right now.

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread wayback71
How could a person find out if they high IOP? I like to do shoulder stand and also headstand. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, freeradicalfederation [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M compost1uk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread sandiego108
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, freeradicalfederation [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sandiego108 sandiego108@ wrote: snip Aha! Now we're getting somewhere-- it is the physical movement associated with the flying technique and/or the thinking at

[FairfieldLife] Re: Breaking News: TM Centers World Wide Swamped with Lines Around the Block.

2008-05-15 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Curtis wrote: I keep imagining that Richard isn't actually being a prude, but is using it as a stick to poke at us. I could be wrong, but I keep thinking he is being a lot funnier than I have given

[FairfieldLife] Re: Breaking News: TM Centers World Wide Swamped with Lines Around the Block.

2008-05-15 Thread Richard J. Williams
Why can't you guys just tell us the truth? Curtis wrote: You are a hard one to figure out Richard. Well, I agree with almost everything you've written, so I guess the other informers are just liars of the lowest sort. You can't make this stuff up - I read it here, but I didn't see

[FairfieldLife] Willy Tex Maxed out

2008-05-15 Thread Rick Archer
Richard, you’ve reached your posting quota for the week. Please cool it ‘till Saturday. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.16/1434 - Release Date: 5/15/2008 7:24 AM

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
Good questions. I'll answer them below. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, freeradicalfederation no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M compost1uk@ wrote: --- In

[FairfieldLife] Re: Breaking News: TM Centers World Wide Swamped with Lines Around the Block.

2008-05-15 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why can't you guys just tell us the truth? Curtis wrote: You are a hard one to figure out Richard. Well, I agree with almost everything you've written, so I guess the other informers are just

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread Angela Mailander
Hey Free. Free Radical thanks for your detailed account. Here, in case you find it useful, is an account of a technique involving eyes that comes with its own advanced technique and that I've practiced for decades. It does for sure produce the depth of experience that I hear about from the TM

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread Angela Mailander
You have got to be kidding. That's how an enlightened fart greets what may well be very useful new knowledge? And where's the harm in honest inquiry? --- sandiego108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, freeradicalfederation [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread sandiego108
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You have got to be kidding. That's how an enlightened fart greets what may well be very useful new knowledge? And where's the harm in honest inquiry? it smells like fish Angela and I trust my intuition. And no

[FairfieldLife] Great tits cope well with warming

2008-05-15 Thread Alex Stanley
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7390109.stm Some might say they're pretty nice with a little cooling, too.

[FairfieldLife] Re: How do we eva te subjective experiences? was:Some people who reached cc

2008-05-15 Thread lurkernomore20002000
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And for all the destruction of lives that Andy then caused by leveraging his position into a constant stream of boys into his bed, I hold Maharishi responsible -- not quite as responsible as the parents that allowed

[FairfieldLife] Re: Breaking News: TM Centers World Wide Swamped with Lines Around the Block.

2008-05-15 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams willytex@ wrote: Curtis wrote: I keep imagining that Richard isn't actually being a prude, but is using it as a stick to poke at us. I could

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wayback71 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How could a person find out if they high IOP? I like to do shoulder stand and also headstand. The highest correlation, according to what I have read, is between IOP and the ability of your body to compensate for

[FairfieldLife] Re: Some people who reached cc within 5-7 years, whom I've met:

2008-05-15 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sandiego108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sandiego108 sandiego108@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_reply@ wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wayback71 wayback71@ wrote: How could a person find out if they high IOP? I like to do shoulder stand and also headstand. The highest correlation, according to what I have

[FairfieldLife] Re: Einstein letter: Belief in God childish

2008-05-15 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M compost1uk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: I repeat my 2nd question above, with amplifcation: even if he had

[FairfieldLife] Re: Einstein letter: Belief in God childish

2008-05-15 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M compost1uk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Breaking News: TM Centers World Wide Swamped with Lines Around the Block.

2008-05-15 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After the article today in a prestigous journal in its field, The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology, publishing a 10 year, peer-reviewed, study on 2000 TM meditators, 1000's of people flocked to TM centers throughout

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On May 14, 2008, at 7:09 PM, sparaig wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: [..] Be careful with your controls. There are controls that mimic TM quite precisely. I could post them if

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra - The plot thickens?

2008-05-15 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lawson wrote: BOTH parties have known biases and BOTH parties have obvious reasons for claiming special knowledge about the situation and would benefit greatly from damaging the credibility of the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra - The plot thickens?

2008-05-15 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, william108wm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As one who was also present at the 2 dinners with Mahapatra in DC a few years ago, I strongly feel that the account of events in Holland that he told us were significantly colored by his deep sense of being betrayed

[FairfieldLife] Re: Neurological correlates of meditational styles

2008-05-15 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Jack Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote: But in TM, thoughts aren't ever distracting. doesn't acknowledge that TM is different. Lawson I do not agree that thoughts aren't ever

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Page on Truth About TM.com

2008-05-15 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, freeradicalfederation [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can you point me to more information about the instrumentation required to measure ultraweak photon emissions? Thanks 1) a very dark room; 2) very sensitive light-detecting equipment. more info here:

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Page on Truth About TM.com

2008-05-15 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, freeradicalfederation no_reply@ wrote: Can you point me to more information about the instrumentation required to measure ultraweak photon emissions? Thanks 1) a very dark

[FairfieldLife] Ha ha, Bill'O top rated video on YouTube.

2008-05-15 Thread off_world_beings
Ha ha, Bill'O top rated video on YouTube Very funny Bill O'Reilly Flips Out - Remix http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j2YDq6FkVE OffWorld

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread wayback71
Thanks, I do see a good ophthalmologist about every year, and I will ask him about all of this, including testing me after I do a headstand. With yoga classes so popular these days, and nearly everyone doing headstands and other inversions, this IOP is something worth getting figured out.

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Page on Truth About TM.com

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, freeradicalfederation no_reply@ wrote: Can you point me to more information about the instrumentation required to measure ultraweak photon emissions? Thanks 1) a very dark

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, freeradicalfederation [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander mailander111@ wrote: It is true that it is extraordinarily difficult

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, freeradicalfederation [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings no_reply@ wrote: Furthermore, that doesn't address the issue of why TM would increase eye pressure (IOP) to start with. Er..it doesn't.

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread sandiego108
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, freeradicalfederation no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings no_reply@ wrote: Furthermore, that doesn't address the issue

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread do.rflex
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, freeradicalfederation [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander mailander111@ wrote: It is true that it is extraordinarily difficult

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Elevated Eye Pressure

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wayback71 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, I do see a good ophthalmologist about every year, and I will ask him about all of this, including testing me after I do a headstand. With yoga classes so popular these days, and nearly everyone doing

[FairfieldLife] Re: Neurological correlates of meditational styles

2008-05-15 Thread freeradicalfederation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Jack Smith jacksmith8121@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote: But in TM, thoughts aren't ever distracting. doesn't acknowledge that TM

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