[FairfieldLife] Cognitive Dissonance (was Re: Behind the Scenes)

2009-07-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: Cognitive dissonance is, in fact, one of the primary ways that sociologists and psychologists look at religious groups and cults *as* outsiders

[FairfieldLife] Re: Laughing At One's Beliefs -- The Highest Form Of Belief?

2009-07-11 Thread azgrey
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: Recent posts and conversations have left me pondering the curious phenomenon of people becoming offended when someone pokes fun at something they

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and Over-Priced Mantras TM

2009-07-11 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex do.rf...@... wrote: I agree with you, Vaj on much of your criticism of the TMO and many of the things Maharishi has ended up doing. The TMO, as it has become over the years, is a creepy fraud in my eyes. But sgain, you're totally full

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Cause of obesity in the tmorg

2009-07-11 Thread Zoran Krneta
The largest sect of Adwaita Vedantins in India ascribe to the Sri Vidya doctrine. I dont know why some people here are relating Shri Vidya with Shankara and Advaita Vedanta ONLY. Acharyas like Ramunuja and Nimbark also had Shri Vidya incorporated in their teachings... mantras too. And Ramunuja

[FairfieldLife] Most aeroplanes have (at least) two wings?

2009-07-11 Thread cardemaister
911, once more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daNr_TrBw6E

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Rise of Right Wing Hate

2009-07-11 Thread Robert
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sgrayatlarge no_re...@... wrote: Let me aske you a question: Do All right wingers hate? (snip) No, right winguts don't have a monopoly on hatred... Hatred is as a universal emotion as love... It is just 'Love in Reverse'...! Now, just as love is a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Cause of obesity in the tmorg

2009-07-11 Thread Robert
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, BillyG. wgm4u@ wrote: Since most TM'ers, especially in the tmorg, have accepted TM in lieu of Religion they Nothing can compare to formalized Religion to provide moral,blah, blah, blah... And get a life, you know I am the only authority

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and Over-Priced Mantras TM

2009-07-11 Thread cardemaister
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On Jul 10, 2009, at 5:11 PM, do.rflex wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qir7-FS7Cyk More and more truth revealed, sequentially day by day, dispelling the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Cause of obesity in the tmorg

2009-07-11 Thread Zoran Krneta
This kind of speech is supported by practice of all angas of Yoga? 2009/7/11 Robert babajii...@yahoo.com --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com, BillyG. wgm4u@ wrote: Since most TM'ers, especially in the tmorg, have accepted TM in lieu of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Laughing At One's Beliefs -- The Highest Form Of Belief?

2009-07-11 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, azgrey no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: Recent posts and conversations have left me pondering the curious phenomenon of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Laughing At One's Beliefs -- The Highest Form Of Belief?

2009-07-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchy...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, azgrey no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: Recent

[FairfieldLife] Re: Laughing At One's Beliefs -- The Highest Form Of Belief?

2009-07-11 Thread TurquoiseB
A simple repost, to remind folks that this latest meltdown on the part of these two is really about two recent posts. The first: Look at the Pseudofeminist Twins, accusing the media of *the same behavior* that both Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin displayed in spades, completely unable to see in

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Butch/Fem Theory Of Politics

2009-07-11 Thread authfriend
Oh, jeez, I hurt myself laughing at this one. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: Walking my dogs, shortly after my last post here, I ran into a good friend here in Sitges. She's a lovely woman from the Netherlands whom I met at the airport waiting for the

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Butch/Fem Theory Of Politics

2009-07-11 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: Oh, jeez, I hurt myself laughing at this one. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: Walking my dogs, shortly after my last post here, I ran into a good friend here in Sitges. She's a lovely

[FairfieldLife] Re: Cause of obesity in the tmorg

2009-07-11 Thread Alex Stanley
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley j_alexander_stanley@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley

[FairfieldLife] Re: Feminist fictions

2009-07-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante no_re...@... wrote: http://chronicle.com/free/v55/i40/40sommers.htm http://chronicle.com/free/v55/i40/40sommers.htm excerpt Persistent Myths in Feminist Scholarship By CHRISTINA HOFF SOMMERS Harder to kill than a vampire. That is

[FairfieldLife] Re: Feminist fictions

2009-07-11 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante no_reply@ wrote: http://chronicle.com/free/v55/i40/40sommers.htm http://chronicle.com/free/v55/i40/40sommers.htm excerpt Persistent Myths in Feminist Scholarship

[FairfieldLife] Cognitive Dissonance (was Re: Behind the Scenes)

2009-07-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: snip Look at the Pseudofeminist Twins, accusing the media of *the same behavior* that both Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin displayed in spades, completely unable to see in one of their heroines the same thing that they

[FairfieldLife] Re: Behind the Scenes

2009-07-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, guyfawkes91 no_re...@... wrote: snip AFIK they do it to be Vedic. We don't know for a fact that they actually do this, however. At this point, it's just a rumor. snip I'll hazard a guess that a true Vedic king would have distributed the leftovers to the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Cause of obesity in the tmorg

2009-07-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley j_alexander_stan...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley j_alexander_stanley@ wrote: snip Generally speaking, carbs don't sate the appetite for

[FairfieldLife] Re: Brave New World

2009-07-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: To All: Sperm has been created in the lab. See http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=107598videoChannel=6 Humans could be next in the assembly

[FairfieldLife] Re: Laughing At One's Beliefs -- The Highest Form Of Belief?

2009-07-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: A simple repost, to remind folks that this latest meltdown on the part of these two is really about two recent posts. Sez Barry, demonstrating exactly the behavior we pointed out: dishonestly attempting to spin takedowns and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Cause of obesity in the tmorg

2009-07-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley j_alexander_stan...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley j_alexander_stanley@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Rise of Right Wing Hate

2009-07-11 Thread do.rflex
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sgrayatlarge no_re...@... wrote: -Nicely put From an obviously miffed right winger in defensive mode, sgrayatlarge - and authors.nag who expresses her own ACTUAL vicious hatred and holds a grudge against a critic as he posted a video showing the

[FairfieldLife] Current Affairs Quiz

2009-07-11 Thread TurquoiseB
Q: Who is the following quote describing? ...she was out of her depth in a shallow pool. She was limited in her ability to explain and defend her positions, and sometimes in knowing them. ... She experienced criticism as both partisan and cruel because she could see no truth in any of it. She

[FairfieldLife] Re: Current Affairs Quiz

2009-07-11 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: Q: Who is the following quote describing? ...she was out of her depth in a shallow pool. She was limited in her ability to explain and defend her positions, and sometimes in knowing them. ... She experienced criticism as

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Rise of Right Wing Hate

2009-07-11 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex do.rflex@ wrote: snip Hatred is self-destructive to the hater, no matter who is doing the hating. Spoken by one of the most viciously outspoken haters on FFL. I have to

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and Over-Priced Mantras TM

2009-07-11 Thread Vaj
On Jul 11, 2009, at 6:44 AM, cardemaister wrote: Actually, he's right on. Mental boredom is the real mechanism of TM. Well known, ancient. Attested to. I think I've told this story a couple of times before. Some years before I learned TM, I was preparing for the weekend by drinking

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Rise of Right Wing Hate

2009-07-11 Thread sgrayatlarge
-better, I only count 4 hate this time -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex do.rf...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sgrayatlarge no_reply@ wrote: -Nicely put From an obviously miffed right winger in defensive mode, sgrayatlarge - and authors.nag who

[FairfieldLife] Re: Current Affairs Quiz

2009-07-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcg...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: Q: Who is the following quote describing? ...she was out of her depth in a shallow pool. She was limited in her ability to explain and defend her

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Rise of Right Wing Hate

2009-07-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex do.rf...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sgrayatlarge no_reply@ wrote: -Nicely put From an obviously miffed right winger in defensive mode, sgrayatlarge - and authors.nag who expresses her own ACTUAL vicious hatred and

[FairfieldLife] Yahoo outage next week

2009-07-11 Thread authfriend
Reposted from the Groups Blog: Planned Outage: July 14, 15, and 16 July 10, 2009 at 11:57 am · Filed under General Next week (July 14, 15, and 16), we'll be performing maintenance on the remaining 75% of Yahoo! Groups that were not affected by Wednesday's outage. This maintenance will take

[FairfieldLife] Devastating Testimony from Big Insurance Company Whistle blower

2009-07-11 Thread do.rflex
Cigna Whistleblower Wendell Potter on Profits Before Patients With almost 20 years inside the health insurance industry, Wendell Potter, the head of Public Relations for CIGNA, saw for-profit insurers hijack our health care system and put profits before patients. Now, he speaks with Bill

[FairfieldLife] Re: Devastating Testimony from Big Insurance Company Whistle blower

2009-07-11 Thread shempmcgurk
Yawn. A whole lotta propaganda goin' on. Most health insurers have already gotten out of the business because it's such a hassle. And getting out of the business doesn't mean they abandon the insurance industry. No. They just go into something else, like life, long term care, or PC. It

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Devastating Testimony from Big Insurance Company Whistle blower

2009-07-11 Thread Bhairitu
Good, then Single Payer should be no problem. shempmcgurk wrote: Yawn. A whole lotta propaganda goin' on. Most health insurers have already gotten out of the business because it's such a hassle. And getting out of the business doesn't mean they abandon the insurance industry. No. They

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Bruno - Official Trailer

2009-07-11 Thread Bhairitu
One of the funniest Ali G episodes was with Pat Buchanan who caught on that it was a joke and started playing along. I don't know why so many others didn't figure it out. shempmcgurk wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On Jul 9, 2009, at 6:33 PM,

[FairfieldLife] YouTube - MAHARISHI slide show to Renie Praver's, Keeper of the Keys!

2009-07-11 Thread Rick Archer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M42h-vPNU_o

[FairfieldLife] A double-feature of beautifully interwoven plots

2009-07-11 Thread TurquoiseB
Back in the old days, back before video killed the revival theaters, the creation of the perfect double feature used to be an art form. The owners of these theaters, who almost without exception really *loved* movies, used to delight in finding the perfect two films to compliment each other. By

[FairfieldLife] Re: Devastating Testimony from Big Insurance Company Whistle blower

2009-07-11 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: Good, then Single Payer should be no problem. Single payer shouldn't really be a problem from the viewpoint of the insurance companies...they'll just go into another facet of the insurance industry. But that's not what your

[FairfieldLife] Re: Devastating Testimony from Big Insurance Company Whistle blower

2009-07-11 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , shempmcgurk shempmcg...@... wrote: When Canada adopted universal health insurance, insurance companies just shifted their attention from health to other areas or insurance. So? What's that got to do with insurance

Re: [FairfieldLife] Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and Over-Priced Mantras TM

2009-07-11 Thread Bhairitu
Vaj wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qir7-FS7Cyk More and more truth revealed, sequentially day by day, dispelling the darkness of SCI. And this guy's tradition is? Who was his guru? According to the page it looks like he made up a hodgepodge of Hindu yoga and Buddhism. And I don't

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Devastating Testimony from Big Insurance Company Whistle blower

2009-07-11 Thread Bhairitu
Insurance is such a con artist's industry. I recently got a letter from my insurance guy trying to sell me more home coverage claiming that if my house had to be rebuilt it would cost more per square foot than what my current coverage would allow. Really? There are all these out of work

Re: [FairfieldLife] Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and Over-Priced Mantras TM

2009-07-11 Thread Vaj
On Jul 11, 2009, at 5:32 PM, Bhairitu wrote: Vaj wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qir7-FS7Cyk More and more truth revealed, sequentially day by day, dispelling the darkness of SCI. And this guy's tradition is? Who was his guru? According to the page it looks like he made up a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and Over-Priced Mantras TM

2009-07-11 Thread Bhairitu
Vaj wrote: On Jul 11, 2009, at 5:32 PM, Bhairitu wrote: Vaj wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qir7-FS7Cyk More and more truth revealed, sequentially day by day, dispelling the darkness of SCI. And this guy's tradition is? Who was his guru? According to the page it looks like he

Re: [FairfieldLife] Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and Over-Priced Mantras TM

2009-07-11 Thread Sal Sunshine
Hard to believe, even on this forum, that supposedly rational people are arguing about the validity of magical sounds. On Jul 11, 2009, at 5:26 PM, Bhairitu wrote: Summary of Benefits: Strengthen your aura Create divine energy through useful mantras Confidence in correct pronunciation

[FairfieldLife] The hate of so called Buddhists towards Maharishi

2009-07-11 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex do.rflex@ wrote: snip I cannot deny my personal experiences and dramatic results with my own TM practice - nor can I deny the results I've seen with others I've taught whom I know and have known, personally. I'm not blind. I can SEE the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and Over-Priced Mantras TM

2009-07-11 Thread Bhairitu
Sal Sunshine wrote: Hard to believe, even on this forum, that supposedly rational people are arguing about the validity of magical sounds. As well as the magical effects of sharp 9 chords, flat 5 13th chords, etc.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and Over-Priced Mantras TM

2009-07-11 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: The increasing charm boondoggle? Not so much. Lol Enlightenment without happiness. Stupid Bhuddists. OffWorld

[FairfieldLife] Vaj... how do you define Vedic culture?

2009-07-11 Thread off_world_beings
Vaj... how do you define Vedic culture? 1. What are its 10 main gods/deities? 2. What is its main 5-10 poems/stories/oral knowledge/literatures called, and where did they come from? 3. What are the priest/shaman structures and what are they called? Describe them, and what are their main traits

[FairfieldLife] Cognitive Dissonance (was Re: Behind the Scenes)

2009-07-11 Thread dhamiltony2k5
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony2k5@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: Cognitive dissonance is, in fact, one of the primary ways that

[FairfieldLife] Post Count

2009-07-11 Thread FFL PostCount
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): Sat Jul 11 00:00:00 2009 End Date (UTC): Sat Jul 18 00:00:00 2009 70 messages as of (UTC) Sat Jul 11 23:52:09 2009 20 authfriend jst...@panix.com 6 Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net 4 shempmcgurk shempmcg...@netscape.net 4

[FairfieldLife] How the New World works now.

2009-07-11 Thread off_world_beings
How the New World works now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFpK_r-jEXg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFpK_r-jEXg Wooo hooo ! OffWorld

[FairfieldLife] Only 6% Of Scientist Are Republicans:

2009-07-11 Thread off_world_beings
6% Of Scientist Are Republicans: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACWtrfbk9ic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACWtrfbk9ic OffWorld

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Behind the Scenes

2009-07-11 Thread fflmod
  One of my favorites:   Discussion about difficulties getting people to learn: Charlotte is getting calls from ads. No one has started yet. Each intro seems to add to progress. Two reasons: practical and deeper. Practically, money is problem. A well-to-do family of 4 wanted to start.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and Over-Priced Mantras TM

2009-07-11 Thread John
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: Sal Sunshine wrote: Hard to believe, even on this forum, that supposedly rational people are arguing about the validity of magical sounds. As well as the magical effects of sharp 9 chords, flat 5 13th chords, etc. Those

[FairfieldLife] Famous historical ads

2009-07-11 Thread bob_brigante
http://consumerist.com/5306170/top-10-ironic-ads-from-history http://consumerist.com/5306170/top-10-ironic-ads-from-history