[FairfieldLife] something to think about maybe weak late ate night

2008-06-14 Thread Louis McKenzie
In this age of computers, internet, cyber-sex and harmonic resonance, an age in which a male can be transformed to a super woman and women are choosing to be men. nbsp;An age where self expression has changed to include all kinds of activities once un heard of , or less than frequent, painted

[FairfieldLife] Through Republican revolution and Republican collapse...

2008-06-14 Thread Robert
nbsp; Through Republican revolution and Republican collapse, the rise and fall of the Houses Clinton and Bush, one war in Afghanistan and two in Iraq, Tim Russert remained a center of gravity in the national discourse every Sunday on “Meet the Press.” Tim Russert, 58, NBC’s Face of Politics,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi Effect, thousands flee floods

2008-06-14 Thread guyfawkes91
The transition to Sat Yuga necessarily implies not only rising consciousness and the salutary effects that this has on the environment, but the removal of elements that are opposed to bliss consciousness: It's sad isn't it. Anything positive is due to the ME, anything negative is

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bliss --Who here amongst us has kindness, love and compassion for all.?

2008-06-14 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, amarnath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: some good points curtis, thanks, i have known a TM teacher who has been at it now for 40 years and if anything his biases and bigotries have increased he is now retired and during the Katarina instead of

[FairfieldLife] Best translation of YS I 18?

2008-06-14 Thread cardemaister
What is, in your opinion, the best (English) translation of YS I 18? Goes like this: viraamapratyayaabhyaasapuurvaH saMskaarazeSo 'nyaH (viraama-pratyaya-abhyaasa-puurvaH saMskaara-zeSaH; anyaH)

[FairfieldLife] Re: 25 Music Legends (With At Least 25 Years Of Service)

2008-06-14 Thread cardemaister
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1) Bob Dylan: Someone once described his voice as sounding like that of a cow with his leg caught in a fence. NBD, but shouldn't that be her leg?? Piqued my interest. No matter how much is written about the man, he

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bliss is Stupid

2008-06-14 Thread cardemaister
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hinaa-snepa joy arises. When we re-direct our intent away from Self and towards our bliss-cadetedness, we begin to favor the bliss sheath instead of the blissless blissfulness of the pure transcendent, the atman. In

[FairfieldLife] Why is brahmacarya so important?

2008-06-14 Thread cardemaister
(z = sh) YS II 36: brahmacarya-pratiSThaayaaM *viirya-laabhaH* I 20: zraddhaa-*viirya*-smRti-samaadhi-prajñaa-puurvaka itareSaam

[FairfieldLife] genetic material from stars

2008-06-14 Thread claudiouk
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/icl-sct061308.php Scientists have confirmed for the first time that an important component of early genetic material which has been found in meteorite fragments is extraterrestrial in origin, in a paper published on June 15, 2008

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bliss

2008-06-14 Thread Irmeli Mattsson
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings [EMAIL PROTECTED] No, bliss is an energy unlike any emotion of love or compassion. Bliss is purifying, more like fire than love, yet love and compassion are entirely bound up within it. It courses through the body and the brain

[FairfieldLife] Beatles Songs From India

2008-06-14 Thread Robert
nbsp; Listen / Download: Beatles - The Inner Light Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows (Love version) Labels: Beatles, Frank Monzo, India, mp3 download, Paul Altobelli

[FairfieldLife] Volunteers Needed in Iowa

2008-06-14 Thread Dick Mays
This is being sent to Fairfield and Iowa City volunteer groups: With the flood warning situations in Iowa, help is needed. They are asking for volunteers to help with sandbagging in Keosauqua and in Iowa City. For Iowa City, you can check with mayor's office for more details or hear the news.

[FairfieldLife] 2-All Counselers, Psychiastrists, Therapists, Patients or Clients

2008-06-14 Thread Mark Kincaid
For: Psychiatrists, counselors, social workers, psychiatric health nurses, medical doctors, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, substance abuse counselor's, etc. Dear Friends: I'm writing a book an astrology right now. I'm including some chapters on mental health and how

[FairfieldLife] Re: Iowa City Flood Photos - Amma's program still scheduled.

2008-06-14 Thread lurkernomore20002000
Letter regarding Amma's program: Dear All, snip It is wise at this time to proceed with all the programs preparations (except food purchasing which can be delayed a bit), until we hear otherwise from Amma. I guess TM speak is a universal phenomenom among spiritual groups. It can't just be,

[FairfieldLife] Re: maharishi effect

2008-06-14 Thread lurkernomore20002000
Yea, but look at it this way. This is a prediction before, BEFORE, the actual event. Yea, I for one, (if I remember), will be waiting to see is something happens. But at lease we have it on record. Hey, the odds are probably a lot bettter that something will happen than Big Brown was

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bliss --Who here amongst us has kindness, love and compassion for all.?

2008-06-14 Thread new . morning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Given the several thousand TMers in and around Fairfield, and their length of time practicing TM (collectively, probably in excess of 40-50,000 years of regular daily meditation), if TM *does* help to develop compassion

[FairfieldLife] Meditating: Volunteers Needed in Iowa

2008-06-14 Thread dhamiltony2k5
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Dick Mays [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is being sent to Fairfield and Iowa City volunteer groups: With the flood warning situations in Iowa, help is needed. They are asking for volunteers to help with sandbagging in Keosauqua and in Iowa City. For

[FairfieldLife] Re: maharishi effect

2008-06-14 Thread new . morning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Uga buggha. Is that the extension of the kaching mantra?

[FairfieldLife] The Racism of Indians toward African Americans is INSANE but true

2008-06-14 Thread Louis McKenzie
Man accused in hired racial killing of son’s wife India native charged with hiring killer because daughter-in-law was black getCSS(3088867) getCSS(3053751) nbsp;nbsp;Stand and be counted What keeps you up at night? Gut Check America wants you to tell us what really matters

[FairfieldLife] Re: Meditating: Volunteers Needed in Iowa

2008-06-14 Thread new . morning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dome numbers are in critical balance upholding global natural law right now. Sidhas should not abandon their posts unless they could furnish a replacement sidha for their own place in meditation right now. Fill

[FairfieldLife] Conservative Fairfield Meditators urge More Meditation

2008-06-14 Thread dhamiltony2k5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsFyQLC_6Qg

[FairfieldLife] Re: maharishi effect

2008-06-14 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@ wrote: Uga buggha. Is that the extension of the kaching mantra? Hey! You guys are speaking my mantra aloud. Cut it out! Oh, the hell with

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bliss --Who here amongst us has kindness, love and compassion for all.?

2008-06-14 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: Given the several thousand TMers in and around Fairfield, and their length of time practicing TM (collectively, probably in excess of 40-50,000 years

[FairfieldLife] Re: Volunteers Needed in Iowa

2008-06-14 Thread authfriend
If you can't volunteer, Feed the Children is asking for donations (can be made by credit card) to help flood victims in Iowa and the Midwest generally: http://www.feedthechildren.org/site/PageServer? pagename=usw_midwest_floodss_src=google_adwordss_subsrc=gaw_if_iowa% 20donate

[FairfieldLife] Re: What is enlightenment? -- the positive side

2008-06-14 Thread new . morning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A lot has been said in the last few weeks about the things that some point to as enlightenment by those (including myself) who don't feel that these things really reflect enlightenment. The focus has been on what

Re: [FairfieldLife] genetic material from stars

2008-06-14 Thread paul mccarthy
an important component of early genetic material- what like hydrogen? I'm sure I could find an important component of early genetic material behind my stove! pm --- On Sat, 14/6/08, claudiouk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: claudiouk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [FairfieldLife] genetic material

[FairfieldLife] Re: Tim Russert

2008-06-14 Thread Alex Stanley
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 13, 2008, at 6:14 PM, curtisdeltablues wrote: Nicely said Louis. He was one self actualized human IMO. A real intellectual asset in my life. 58! That bullet is a bit too close for comfort. And so

[FairfieldLife] Meditating: Volunteers Needed in Iowa

2008-06-14 Thread dhamiltony2k5
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you can't volunteer, Feed the Children is asking for donations (can be made by credit card) to help flood victims in Iowa and the Midwest generally: Well, who can know where that money would go? However, if you

[FairfieldLife] Samba and the Blues -- African Roots

2008-06-14 Thread new . morning
I saw part of a PBS segment on Samba and related music in Brazil. (And I have long loved the sound -- introduced in 65 or so the initial Jobim / Gilberto / Getz album -- I played it towards wearing out.) A point was the research into the plantation roots of Samba. One of the popular samba artists

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Iowa City Flood Photos - Amma's program still scheduled.

2008-06-14 Thread Rick Archer
It now takes 4 ½ hours to drive from Iowa City to Cedar Rapids. An air charter service is offering flights between the two airports for $125.

[FairfieldLife] FDA says mercury fillings may harm some

2008-06-14 Thread Rick Archer
In shift, FDA says mercury fillings may harm some By Marie McCullough Inquirer Staff Writer After years of asserting that mercury in fillings was safe, the Food and Drug Administration now says it may be harmful to pregnant women, children, fetuses, and people who are especially sensitive

[FairfieldLife] Re: What is enlightenment? -- the positive side

2008-06-14 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: snip In the TM movement, a *lot* of these stories revolved around the benefit of realizing one's enlightenment FOR ONESELF. I thought it was 50

[FairfieldLife] Re: Samba and the Blues -- African Roots

2008-06-14 Thread curtisdeltablues
Nice topic New. I grew up in the 60's with my folks sipping martinis with Getz and Gilberto on the turntable. I must have listened to it thousands of times in my youth, my folks had it in very heavy rotation. The funny thing is that I continued to listen to. I have bought it in each music

Re: [FairfieldLife] Maharishi Effect

2008-06-14 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Jun 13, 2008, at 11:41 PM, dhamiltony2k5 wrote: Quake kills two in northern Japan At least two people are killed by a powerful earthquake in the north of Japan's main island, -BBC Mars and Venus Align tomorrow night. Is the moon also in the seventh house? That would explain

[FairfieldLife] Re: What is enlightenment? -- the positive side

2008-06-14 Thread new . morning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning no_reply@ wrote: snip Beyond the heartfelt goodness of it, people engaged in service derive great personal benefit. Its those sitting silently in removed

[FairfieldLife] The Other Side of Spiritual Growth

2008-06-14 Thread Kenny H
Hello All, I've been involved with the TM org. since 1969 in a variety of fashions and decided, for once and for all, to 'get out back in 1990. This does not mean I've broken all contact, just outer contact. Presently I'm a freelance writer specializing in back-of-book indexes and my clients

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi Effect

2008-06-14 Thread John
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 13, 2008, at 11:41 PM, dhamiltony2k5 wrote: Quake kills two in northern Japan At least two people are killed by a powerful earthquake in the north of Japan's main island, -BBC Mars and Venus

[FairfieldLife] Re: Samba and the Blues -- African Roots

2008-06-14 Thread new . morning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice topic New. I grew up in the 60's with my folks sipping martinis with Getz and Gilberto on the turntable. I must have listened to it thousands of times in my youth, my folks had it in very heavy rotation.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bliss

2008-06-14 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Irmeli Mattsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings no_reply@ No, bliss is an energy unlike any emotion of love or compassion. Bliss is purifying, more like fire than love, yet love and compassion

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bliss

2008-06-14 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- off_world_beings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, bliss is an energy unlike any emotion of love or compassion. Bliss is purifying, more like fire than love, yet love and compassion are entirely bound up

[FairfieldLife] Re: Samba and the Blues -- African Roots

2008-06-14 Thread curtisdeltablues
(ah, Good Morning Little School Girl still gets me) It's on my new CD. You can hear it here: http://tinyurl.com/6f63dp Track 4. Great Saturday morning music rap New! http://tinyurl.com/4khgrw Thanks for the link. This collection from the ghettos of Brazil is where it all came

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi Effect

2008-06-14 Thread new . morning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In jyotish, Mars is the culprit to much of the natural disasters at this time. Mars can be a benefic in a number of ascendants. Like mine - Pisces. In fact, its lord of my 9th. The stuff of great crusaders :) A benific

[FairfieldLife] Aerial View: Iowa flooding including Marriott Hotel, Coralville

2008-06-14 Thread do.rflex
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyPWZ_qvu1w

[FairfieldLife] Re: Aerial View: Iowa flooding including Marriott Hotel, Coralville

2008-06-14 Thread do.rflex
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyPWZ_qvu1w Overflowing rivers in Iowa and other Midwest states forced evacuations and disrupted the region's economy on Friday with fears of worse to come from fragile levees and more

Re: [FairfieldLife] Samba and the Blues -- African Roots

2008-06-14 Thread Bhairitu
Samba is very upbeat rhythm. I've never looked much into the roots but much of jazz samba uses of course blues notes which are flatted 5ths and also blues chords particularly 9th and 13th chord. These musical effects provide a tensions that when resolved gives a greater sense of release

Re: [FairfieldLife] Vista SP1, was: DVD Flick Error

2008-06-14 Thread Bhairitu
Rick Archer wrote: Usually if a computer has SP1 installed, you see that when you check your computer's properties, right? I don't see it. Might it have been installed anyway? Checking around on the net I find a number of people complaining about this. It looks like Vista's poorly thought out

[FairfieldLife] Re: Samba and the Blues -- African Roots

2008-06-14 Thread curtisdeltablues
What always struck me about sambas and bossa novas from Brazilian is they are so far away and above the rest of the world. I'm not sure I would place them above the West African music that influenced those intoxicating rhythms. Do you ever listen to Malian music? --- In

[FairfieldLife] TO CURTISDELTABLUES

2008-06-14 Thread Marcelo
Hi Curtis I am bass and keyboard player am sending some Brazilian musicians links of my city in Brazil , I hope that you like Fernando noronha http://youtube.com/watch?v=r5b8ep1xcTcfeature=related http://youtube.com/watch?v=13ko9ZS41Dcfeature=related Eduardo Ardanuy

[FairfieldLife] Re: TO CURTISDELTABLUES

2008-06-14 Thread curtisdeltablues
Marcelo, Thanks for a great mix of styles! I have heard that the blues scene is really smoking in Brazil, and now I can see why. I really appreciate being turned on to people I would have missed. Youtube music tours rock! Thanks again. So where can I hear your stuff? --- In

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Samba and the Blues -- African Roots

2008-06-14 Thread Bhairitu
What I meant is that's where the music takes you mentally. Sure there is other music that can do that too. Of course Gamelan music is way far away from western music influences. I liked to listen to it for a while and then listen to western music from that perspective which gives you a set

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Other Side of Spiritual Growth

2008-06-14 Thread mrfishey2001
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Kenny H [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All, I've been involved with the TM org. since 1969 in a variety of fashions and decided, for once and for all, to 'get out back in 1990. This does not mean I've broken all contact, just outer contact.

[FairfieldLife] Dawn of the Virtual Worlds Internet

2008-06-14 Thread sparaig
Nearly two weeks ago a friend from IBM announced this event and then blogged about it. It's truly the next step in communications over the internet, though it's a rather tiny step to be sure. Basically, some people logged into one virtual world, and ended up in another.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Samba and the Blues -- African Roots

2008-06-14 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What I meant is that's where the music takes you mentally. Sure there is other music that can do that too. Of course Gamelan music is way far away from western music influences. I liked to listen to it for a while

RE: [FairfieldLife] Maharishi Effect hits Iowa with floods?

2008-06-14 Thread gullible fool
nbsp; Maybe I'm just confused, but isn't the ME supposed to bring *good* things? It's the wahing machine effect...without the soap. --- On Fri, 6/13/08, Rick Archer lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; wrote: From: Rick Archer lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; Subject: RE: [FairfieldLife] Maharishi Effect hits Iowa

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Other Side of Spiritual Growth

2008-06-14 Thread Kenny H
I remember Connie very well from the mid-70s at MIU. Very very funny lady. Ken --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mrfishey2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Kenny H kenhassman@ wrote: Hello All, I've been involved with the TM org. since 1969 in a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bliss

2008-06-14 Thread ruthsimplicity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think it is true that infusing the bliss-fire into your being can help with physical pain, and it can even cure it completely. It regenerates the cells. You have a peer reviewed journal article on this,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TO CURTISDELTABLUES

2008-06-14 Thread Marcelo
Curtis Years ago, I started playing with the keyboard player of Solon band , I am very demanding with me , when I have something that I consider good I will post in FFL .. good vibe - Original Message - From: curtisdeltablues To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi Effect hits Iowa with floods?

2008-06-14 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, gullible fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: nbsp; Maybe I'm just confused, but isn't the ME supposed to bring *good* things? It's the wahing machine effect...without the soap. Think of it as meditation for the masses by remote. Lawson

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bliss

2008-06-14 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings no_reply@ wrote: I think it is true that infusing the bliss-fire into your being can help with physical pain, and it can even cure it completely. It

[FairfieldLife] Article on Fairfield dining

2008-06-14 Thread bob_brigante
From an article in a Colo newspaper: http://tinyurl.com/3u9qks Fairfield has more dining establishments than a certain city in Silicon Valley. We have more restaurants per capita than San Francisco! Chojnowski pronounced. It's a sign of sophistication. It means people can afford to eat out.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bliss

2008-06-14 Thread ruthsimplicity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings no_reply@ wrote: I think it is true that infusing the bliss-fire into your being

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Samba and the Blues -- African Roots

2008-06-14 Thread Bhairitu
curtisdeltablues wrote: I get it, where the music take YOU mentally. I'm pretty sure that is not a universal experience. I enjoyed your depth of knowledge about music in your post. On your suggestion I just went to youtube to listen to some Gamelan music. I had only heard it on NPR in small

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Racism of Indians toward African Americans is INSANE but true

2008-06-14 Thread bob_brigante
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Louis McKenzie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Man accused in hired racial killing of son¡¦s wife India native charged with hiring killer because daughter-in-law was black * Indians are pretty dark skinned, maybe nearly as much so as most American

[FairfieldLife] Maharishi Effect Floods Iowa City

2008-06-14 Thread dhamiltony2k5
Iowa City, one of the first 1%, 5%, 10% and 15% meditator cities in the US and the world suffers now for letting their meditating population drop below invincible levels. http://www.iowaindependent.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=2452 Iowa City gets severe thunder storms again this afternoon.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bliss

2008-06-14 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote: [...] Neuroreport. 2006 Aug 21;17(12):1359-63. Links Neuroimaging of meditation's effect on brain reactivity to pain. I was just teasing

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi Effect Floods Iowa City

2008-06-14 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Iowa City, one of the first 1%, 5%, 10% and 15% meditator cities in the US and the world suffers now for letting their meditating population drop below invincible levels.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Tim Russert

2008-06-14 Thread amarnath
apparently the culprit was huge cholesterol build up and rupture of vein, or something like that. what could have helped him is Dr Fuhrman's Eat To Live approach which I have been enjoying for about eight years now. www.drfuhrman.com Dr Fuhrman, MD specializes in getting people of unnecessary

[FairfieldLife] Henry Miller - Satori, paradise and f***king in his bathroom

2008-06-14 Thread do.rflex
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK1iY1Ys6zo

[FairfieldLife] another example of dispelling myths about enlightenment

2008-06-14 Thread amarnath
this is an email I sent to a friend Hi ..., Namaste, I just noticed that the herbs you received are Reuma-Art which I assume stands for rheumatoid arthritis. Well, it just so happens that Jim Dreaver, if I understood his story correctly in End Your Story, Begin Your Life, had and perhaps

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bliss

2008-06-14 Thread ruthsimplicity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip . . then the person experiences Self as an unwavering background for all normal mental activity. This is called Cosmic Consciousness in TM parlance. As Turq mentions, our language is a bit inadequate to talk about

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bliss

2008-06-14 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings no_reply@ wrote: I think it is true that infusing the bliss-fire into your being

[FairfieldLife] Re: another example of dispelling myths about enlightenment

2008-06-14 Thread ruthsimplicity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, amarnath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Amma was asked the question why it seems that some saintly people suffer from various lacks, while some unscrupulous people prosper? It's simply from what is stored up in the karmic bank. Some have plenty of funds

[FairfieldLife] Re: Henry Miller - Satori, paradise and f***king in his bathroom

2008-06-14 Thread Richard J. Williams
Henry Miller - Satori, paradise and f***king in his bathroom This really raises the spirtual level of this newsforum! Why does it always come back to sex with you guys? I told you, John, I'm not gay. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK1iY1Ys6zo

[FairfieldLife] Re: Meditating: Volunteers Needed in Iowa

2008-06-14 Thread hermandan0
This is such great satire that if it weren't so blatantly contradicted by the fact that FF/Vedic City has had the numbers for the whole frigging country, let alone Iowa alone, for a while now I'd think the guy was actually serious. Invinbicility at it's best, and an excellent put-on Doug. ---

[FairfieldLife] Re: another example of dispelling myths about enlightenment

2008-06-14 Thread Richard J. Williams
Ruth wrote: You can't save up nice and then be an asshole later, spending your nice credits. It's just the best way, Ruth - instead of being an asshole now and having no good karma in the future.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi Effect Floods Iowa City

2008-06-14 Thread Richard J. Williams
Doug wrote: Iowa City, one of the first 1%, 5%, 10% and 15% meditator cities in the US... Actually, the flooding would be even worse if it had not been for the TM meditators.

[FairfieldLife] Re: another example of dispelling myths about enlightenment

2008-06-14 Thread Patrick Gillam
Here at Fairfield Life, though it's been years, Tom Traynor posted his experiences with emotional and physical problems in the state of enlightenment. As I recall, the thrust of his posts was that it's possible to have a sick child and a trashed body and still maintain an even keel. The usual

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi Effect Floods Iowa City

2008-06-14 Thread Alex Stanley
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Iowa City, one of the first 1%, 5%, 10% and 15% meditator cities in the US and the world suffers now for letting their meditating population drop below invincible levels.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi Effect Floods Iowa City

2008-06-14 Thread bob_brigante
IMO, the only Law of Nature in play here is one that predates human existence by billions of years: the nature of rivers to flood, from time to time. If there's anything to be repented, it's the notion that building cities on the banks of rivers is a good idea. * There certainly

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bliss

2008-06-14 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote: snip . . then the person experiences Self as an unwavering background for all normal mental activity. This is called Cosmic Consciousness in TM

[FairfieldLife] Re: another example of dispelling myths about enlightenment

2008-06-14 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, amarnath anatol_zinc@ wrote: snip Amma was asked the question why it seems that some saintly people suffer from various lacks, while some unscrupulous people prosper?

[FairfieldLife] Re: another example of dispelling myths about enlightenment

2008-06-14 Thread ruthsimplicity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, amarnath anatol_zinc@ wrote: snip Amma was asked the question why it seems that some saintly

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Other Side of Spiritual Growth

2008-06-14 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kenny H Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 3:41 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Other Side of Spiritual Growth I remember Connie very well from the mid-70s at MIU. Very very funny lady.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Tim Russert

2008-06-14 Thread shempmcgurk
Look, just level with me before I go to the trouble of visiting the website and reading everything there: does it involve drinking my own urine? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, amarnath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: apparently the culprit was huge cholesterol build up and rupture of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bliss

2008-06-14 Thread curtisdeltablues
Well, its a normal thing, according to MMY, but... How do you describe your self to other people? And, do you feel hat your self is there, even when you sleep? These questions seem so contrived to fit into some philosophy don't they Lawson? I mean if you describe yourself to others it

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bliss

2008-06-14 Thread ruthsimplicity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote: snip . . then the person experiences Self as an unwavering background for all

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bliss

2008-06-14 Thread ruthsimplicity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, its a normal thing, according to MMY, but... How do you describe your self to other people? And, do you feel hat your self is there, even when you sleep? These questions seem so contrived to

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Racism of Indians toward African Americans is INSANE but true

2008-06-14 Thread Louis McKenzie
But this is not Rwanda this is in The US.nbsp;nbsp; I would not have believed that this could be until I experienced it first hand.nbsp;nbsp; Absolute stupidity the racism that Indians have toward African Americans.nbsp;nbsp; I was actually told that I was of too low caste to be with the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Racism of Indians toward African Americans is INSANE but true

2008-06-14 Thread Louis McKenzie
But this is not Rwanda this is in The US.nbsp;nbsp; I would not have believed that this could be until I experienced it first hand.nbsp;nbsp; Absolute stupidity the racism that Indians have toward African Americans.nbsp;nbsp; I was actually told that I was of too low caste to be with the

[FairfieldLife] Post Count

2008-06-14 Thread Bhairitu
Today's use of your Post tax credits: Yahoo Groups Post Counter = Start Date (UTC): Sat Jun 14 00:00:00 2008 End Date (UTC): Sat Jun 21 00:00:00 2008 -- Searching... 131 messages as of (UTC) Sun Jun 15 00:15:37 2008 Member

[FairfieldLife] Re: Tim Russert

2008-06-14 Thread ruthsimplicity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, amarnath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: apparently the culprit was huge cholesterol build up and rupture of vein, or something like that. what could have helped him is Dr Fuhrman's Eat To Live approach which I have been enjoying for about eight years now.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bliss

2008-06-14 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count

2008-06-14 Thread ruthsimplicity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Today's use of your Post tax credits: 131 messages as of (UTC) Sun Jun 15 00:15:37 2008 Member Posts ruthsimplicity [EMAIL PROTECTED]12

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi Effect Floods Iowa City

2008-06-14 Thread off_world_beings
That's just silly. Floods are a good thing. Too many people dumb enough to live by the river. OffWorld --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Iowa City, one of the first 1%, 5%, 10% and 15% meditator cities in the US and the world suffers now for

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi Effect Floods Iowa City

2008-06-14 Thread R.G.
(snip) Iowa City gets severe thunder storms again this afternoon. Sirens wail warnings. The Law of nature sends summons forth. Repent your material ways, retreat inside and meditate. Om Shanti, (snip) It's been pretty ok here in Madison, Wisconsin... Some roads are flooded,

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Racism of Indians toward African Americans is INSANE but true

2008-06-14 Thread shempmcgurk
Louis: I'm curious to know what you feel about Maharishi's attitude towards African-Americans and Black Africans in general (I use the term Black Africans to differentiate them from White Africans, such as Charlize Theron). I'm thinking two such instances which gave an indication to me of

[FairfieldLife] Re: another example of dispelling myths about enlightenment

2008-06-14 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, amarnath anatol_zinc@ wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Other Side of Spiritual Growth

2008-06-14 Thread lurkernomore20002000
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Kenny H [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All, I've been involved with the TM org. since 1969 in a variety of fashions and decided, for once and for all, to 'get out back in 1990. This does not mean I've broken all contact, just outer contact. That's

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Other Side of Spiritual Growth

2008-06-14 Thread new . morning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, lurkernomore20002000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Excuse me. This is so Ken Hassman. As I recall, until recently, Ken was a high school teacher in California. I figure giving Ken a hard time will drive him off quickly. Generally speaking this environment

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi Effect Floods Iowa City

2008-06-14 Thread R.G.
Thou Shalt Not Turn Corn into Ethenol? Thou Shalt Use The Land Wisely? That's just silly. Floods are a good thing. Too many people dumb enough to live by the river. OffWorld

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