[FairfieldLife] Fibonacci and chandas?

2009-08-23 Thread cardemaister
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_number Origins The Fibonacci sequence was well known in ancient India, where it was applied to the metrical sciences (prosody), long before it was known in Europe. Developments have been attributed to Pingala (200 BC), Virahanka (6th century AD),

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Questions about mantra shakti and saying mantras out loud

2009-08-23 Thread Damjan Jovanovic
--- On Mon, 8/10/09, BillyG. wg...@yahoo.com wrote: From: BillyG. wg...@yahoo.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Questions about mantra shakti and saying mantras out loud To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, August 10, 2009, 5:57 PM --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Damjan

[FairfieldLife] Re: Buddhists 'really are happier'

2009-08-23 Thread cardemaister
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: Dying the cloth of inner happiness. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3047291.stm There is something about conscientious Buddhist practice that results in the kind of happiness we all seek. Paul Ekman, University of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Buddhists May Help Biotechies Solve Big Mental Health Woes,

2009-08-23 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On Aug 22, 2009, at 4:21 PM, nablusoss1008 wrote: Hindus in a Buddhist monestary ? Well, please tell that to the Lamas running these monestaries; you are now a Hindu ! They would laugh so hard you would take to the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Transcendental Vaipassanaic Meditation, TVM

2009-08-23 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony...@... wrote: What we want to do is observe the process of transcending, how you're going from just thinking and gradually collapsing back toward the transcending process. If you want to get a headache and restrict your

[FairfieldLife] Re: Buddhists 'really are happier'

2009-08-23 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: This exchange illustrates perfectly what I've been saying for some time now. When Vaj is challenged, instead of rising to the challenge, he fades...and dances...and sings...and stands on his head...and twists and turns...and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Buddhists 'really are happier'

2009-08-23 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: No, not at all, I'm familiar with brain measurements and neuroscience Lol ! You have a high school education...and what else? If you ever had to own up to the fact that TM produces EEG

[FairfieldLife] Re: Buddhists 'really are happier'

2009-08-23 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , authfriend jst...@... wrote: This exchange illustrates perfectly what I've been saying for some time now. When Vaj is challenged, instead of rising to the challenge, he fades...and dances...and sings...and stands on

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fibonacci and chandas?

2009-08-23 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , cardemaister no_re...@... wrote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_number http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_number Origins The Fibonacci sequence was well known in ancient India, where it was applied to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Buddhists 'really are happier'

2009-08-23 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: This exchange illustrates perfectly what I've been saying for some time now. When Vaj is challenged, instead of rising to the challenge, he fades...and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Transcendental Vaipassanaic Meditation, TVM

2009-08-23 Thread dhamiltony2k5
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony2k5@ wrote: What we want to do is observe the process of transcending, how you're going from just thinking and gradually collapsing back toward the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Questions about mantra shakti and saying mantras out loud

2009-08-23 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Damjan Jovanovic dj...@... wrote: --- On Mon, 8/10/09, BillyG. wg...@... wrote: From: BillyG. wg...@... Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Questions about mantra shakti and saying mantras out loud To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday,

[FairfieldLife] Re: John Douglas

2009-08-23 Thread dhamiltony2k5
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer r...@... wrote: From a friend: Hi Rick Here's the info on John Douglas. http://www.spirit-repair.com/ The website doesn't do him justice. In his seminars (if you go to workshops, you'll get a better idea) he explains the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Inglourious basterds and subtitles

2009-08-23 Thread Mike Dixon
Inglorious Bastards ist ausgeseichnet! Best movie of the year, with out a doubt. A perfect study of Americanism, Europeans and out of control New Age/Socialism. Christopher Waltz will make your skin crawl and Brad Pitt will make your sides ache from laughter! Had to see it twice yesterday! ---

[FairfieldLife] Re: John Douglas

2009-08-23 Thread min.pige
Would anyone know his schedule for the workshops? couldn't seem to find one on his website. thanks! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer r...@... wrote: From a friend: Hi Rick Here's the info on John Douglas. http://www.spirit-repair.com/ The website

[FairfieldLife] Re: Transcendental Vaipassanaic Meditation, TVM

2009-08-23 Thread dhamiltony2k5
Satsang Fairfield, the Middle Way: Notes: It's not the TM space, but it's akin to it, because vaipassana is in the non-concentrative school of meditation. When we learned TM we learned that it was a non-concentrative practice, and vaipassana is also a non-concentrative meditation

[FairfieldLife] Re: Questions about mantra shakti and saying mantras out loud

2009-08-23 Thread do.rflex
When Maharishi made us teachers in 1970, during the TTC he explained that during the initiation ceremony [Puja], the teacher 'picks up the mantra from the Transcendent and gives it to the initiate who repeats it and follows it back to the Trancendent.' Maharishi had already explained that

[FairfieldLife] Re: Alternative to Transcendental Meditation

2009-08-23 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: snip The fact that they also have scientology-like leagues of TM digital-jihadists searching blogs referring to TM and controlling Wikipedia entries, so they can interject 'their version of history and theirs alone' is not a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Buddhists 'really are happier'

2009-08-23 Thread Vaj
On Aug 23, 2009, at 12:56 AM, raunchydog wrote: Raunchydog wrote: I'm not asking you to buy anything. Just answer the question. Why do researchers find frontal alpha coherence in TM'ers and not in people simply relaxing or in other meditation techniques? No answer implies you either

[FairfieldLife] Re: PLEASE ASK SENATOR GRASSLEY if he has Healthcare paid for by the Taxpayer.

2009-08-23 Thread WillyTex
Robert wrote: I guess Mr.Grassley, has been in Washington D.C. too long... So, Robert, you're in favor of socialized medicine, and you're opposed to a bi-partisan bill. You want to include in the bill an employer mandate that would kill jobs or send them overseas. And, in your plan, there

[FairfieldLife] Re: Alternative to Transcendental Meditation

2009-08-23 Thread WillyTex
Judy wrote: For heaven's sake, people, why do you let Vaj get away with this crap? Oh, shut yer pie hole! I've been doing this for years. Where have you been? Where I come, from silence usually indicates agreement. Where were you when I needed you with Manning, Vaj and the BluIce? Meditation

[FairfieldLife] Re: Questions about mantra shakti and saying mantras out loud

2009-08-23 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex do.rf...@... wrote: When Maharishi made us teachers in 1970, during the TTC he explained that during the initiation ceremony [Puja], the teacher 'picks up the mantra from the Transcendent and gives it to the initiate who repeats it and follows

[FairfieldLife] Re: John Douglas

2009-08-23 Thread dhamiltony2k5
FF meditator folklore says, evidently Douglas cured Keith Wallace of a standing condition with Lymes disease. Also another Transcendental Meditation movement higher-up when they passed by each other in a Douglas meeting, Douglas turned back and told them, By the way i just took care of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Questions about mantra shakti and saying mantras out loud

2009-08-23 Thread WillyTex
raunchydog wrote: What a waste of effort, a waste of time when he could just as easily shift from concern troll to fellow spiritual seeker then bless us all with kindness. It could really sweeten the vibe on FFLife if he could bring himself to meet us on common ground. We are not the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Transcendental Vaipassanaic Meditation, TVM

2009-08-23 Thread Vaj
On Aug 23, 2009, at 9:48 AM, dhamiltony2k5 wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony2k5@ wrote: What we want to do is observe the process of transcending, how you're going from just

[FairfieldLife] Re: Buddhists May Help Biotechies Solve Big Mental Health Woes,

2009-08-23 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_re...@... wrote: [snip] You missed the point; the Lama I met made this comment because he could easily see that Maharishis Purusha did not masturbate at all, as opposed to his monks. It's quite easy to determine if you know what to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Willytex is on Medicare, so is Shemp.

2009-08-23 Thread nelsonriddle2001
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex no_re...@... wrote: I'm enrolled in the government plan, almost everyone around here is, since it's an automatic payroll deduction. But I'm on an employee group plan provided by my employer. I make a small co-pay, but I'm not sick,

[FairfieldLife] Alpha actually decreases in TM when good controls are used

2009-08-23 Thread Vaj
From an old post:The alpha coherence boondoggle is a prominent one in the TM mythos. Itsoundsimpressive, but in reality they're just using peoples fascination with "sciencey" sounding words, and as it turns out it's not only a clinically insignificant finding (alpha coherence of the range found in

[FairfieldLife] Equal Marriage Rights: Mali protest against women's law

2009-08-23 Thread do.rflex
Mali protest against women's law [A demonstration in Bamako's main stadium on August 22] Women were among the crowd at the rally at Bamako's main stadium Tens of thousands of people in Mali's capital, Bamako, have been protesting against a new law which gives women equal rights in marriage.

[FairfieldLife] Re: PLEASE ASK SENATOR GRASSLEY if he has Healthcare paid for by the Taxpayer.

2009-08-23 Thread babajii_99
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex no_re...@... wrote: Robert wrote: I guess Mr.Grassley, has been in Washington D.C. too long... So, Robert, you're in favor of socialized medicine, and you're opposed to a bi-partisan bill. You want to include in the bill an employer

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mindsight, cutting edge meditation research

2009-08-23 Thread babajii_99
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, yifuxero yifux...@... wrote: --Results will be superficial window dressing due to widespread potential opposition by Christian Fundamenalists. (snip) This is true...The 'Christian' opposition, is wide-spread, across the nation...they will stomp on

[FairfieldLife] Should you be forced to get the Swine Flu Vaccination?

2009-08-23 Thread Bhairitu
Massachusetts is trying to pass a bill that may result in a $1000 a day fine if you refuse to get the Swine Flu vaccination. Now we already had a scare of Swine Flu back in the 1970s and some folks came down with terrible side effects including paralysis. Most folks here are into natural

[FairfieldLife] Re: John Douglas

2009-08-23 Thread dhamiltony2k5
Does Bevan Morris and Transcendental Meditation movement administrators types around Bevan know that upper echelon TMmovement people are following this guy saint around? What does Tony Nadar think about this, people going to see this saint? 'Other saints'? John Douglas. A `Saint' by

[FairfieldLife] Willytex - no children, elderly parents to look after ?

2009-08-23 Thread off_world_beings
Willtex - I assume from your generally selfish attitude, you have no kids, disabled kids, or sick family members, or elderly parents to look after? OffWorld

[FairfieldLife] A Brit comments on National Health System :-)

2009-08-23 Thread off_world_beings
A Brit comments on National Health System :-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx02NKfmnWIfeature=sub http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx02NKfmnWIfeature=sub OffWorld

[FairfieldLife] Re: Should you be forced to get the Swine Flu Vaccination?

2009-08-23 Thread authfriend
The vaccine is, of course, being tested in humans. The first tests on adults have raised no red flags, so testing has now begun in children. The thing to remember about vaccinations is that they not only protect those who have been vaccinated, they also protect those who have *not* been

[FairfieldLife] Re: Willytex is on Medicare, so is Shemp.

2009-08-23 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nelsonriddle2001 nelsonriddle2...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex no_reply@ wrote: I'm enrolled in the government plan, almost everyone around here is, since it's an automatic payroll deduction. But I'm on an

Re: [FairfieldLife] Inglourious basterds and subtitles

2009-08-23 Thread Bhairitu
shempmcgurk wrote: I saw the movie today and thoroughly enjoyed it. What surprised me is that Pitt and the American actors only have supporting roles. The real stars — and the ones who have most of the screen time — are the German and French actors: Diane Kruger, Melanie Laurent, and the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Should you be forced to get the Swine Flu Vaccination?

2009-08-23 Thread shempmcgurk
It was during the Ford administration that the last swine flu scare occurred. I was at MIU and thinking I was doing the right thing trotted myself off to get the vaccination. I think it was at some gym in town. I was sick for a week. The standard response from fellow MIUers? Well, that's

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Should you be forced to get the Swine Flu Vaccination?

2009-08-23 Thread Bhairitu
Don't be ridiculous. It is not about me being macho but about putting things in my body I don't want. Do you let the government just put whatever they want in your body? I allow the dentist to give me Novocaine and the periodontist antibiotics but that's about it. In 2003 an oral surgeon

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Who is Tom Barlow ------------- was////Willytex is on Medicare

2009-08-23 Thread Bhairitu
shempmcgurk wrote: No danger of that as I find it just too hard. My exercise of choice is hiking. However, for the 4 months a year when the temperatures in the Phoenix area are 100 degrees plus, hiking is not possible except in early morning. So, instead, I swim in the lake which is a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Should you be forced to get the Swine Flu Vaccination?

2009-08-23 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: Don't be ridiculous. It is not about me being macho but about putting things in my body I don't want. Do you let the government just put whatever they want in your body? You tell me, Don't be ridiculous, and then you ask an

[FairfieldLife] Re: Should you be forced to get the Swine Flu Vaccination?

2009-08-23 Thread authfriend
P.S.: One of the better blogs about public health generally and swine flu in particular is: http://scienceblogs.com/effectmeasure The editors are senior public health scientists and practitioners. Their names would be immediately recognizable to many in the public health community. They prefer

[FairfieldLife] Re: Should you be forced to get the Swine Flu Vaccination?

2009-08-23 Thread raunchydog
I always get mild flu-like symptoms for a few days after I get a flu shot. I'm sensitive to any medication, so I avoid it whenever possible. I allow myself to get a flu shot every two or three years and wonder if I'm playing Russian roulette on years I decide against it. I'm definitely getting

[FairfieldLife] 'If The Republicans had Their way...'

2009-08-23 Thread babajii_99
There would be no food stamps, no Social Security, no Medicare or Medicaid, no Section 8...no civil rights legislation, no Martin Luther King holiday...no medical marijuana, plenty of CIA imported Cocaine and Heroin, more people in Jail, more CIA inspired terroristic scare tactics, more secret

[FairfieldLife] 'The Republican Agenda'

2009-08-23 Thread babajii_99
Anti-Constitutional and want to establish a monied Monarchy.. Because they are: 'Of the Money, by the Money, and for the Money... Simple, huh? Money first, second and third...the people last on the list... If you have no money, to the Republicans, you just don't count...as a human being...

[FairfieldLife] Re: Should you be forced to get the Swine Flu Vaccination?

2009-08-23 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchy...@... wrote: I always get mild flu-like symptoms for a few days after I get a flu shot. I'm sensitive to any medication, so I avoid it whenever possible. I allow myself to get a flu shot every two or three years and wonder if I'm

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'The Republican Agenda'

2009-08-23 Thread nelsonriddle2001
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, babajii_99 babajii...@... wrote: Anti-Constitutional and want to establish a monied Monarchy.. Because they are: 'Of the Money, by the Money, and for the Money... Simple, huh? Money first, second and third...the people last on the list... If you

[FairfieldLife] Re: Should you be forced to get the Swine Flu Vaccination?

2009-08-23 Thread nelsonriddle2001
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote: Don't be ridiculous. It is not about me being macho but about putting things in my body I don't want. Do you let the government just put whatever they want

[FairfieldLife] Patriotism, fear, or feelings of inadequacy?

2009-08-23 Thread do.rflex
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[FairfieldLife] Re: Should you be forced to get the Swine Flu Vaccination?

2009-08-23 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nelsonriddle2001 nelsonriddle2...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote: Don't be ridiculous. It is not about me being macho but about putting

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Should you be forced to get the Swine Flu Vaccination?

2009-08-23 Thread Bhairitu
authfriend wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: Don't be ridiculous. It is not about me being macho but about putting things in my body I don't want. Do you let the government just put whatever they want in your body? You tell me, Don't be

[FairfieldLife] Post Count

2009-08-23 Thread FFL PostCount
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): Sat Aug 22 00:00:00 2009 End Date (UTC): Sat Aug 29 00:00:00 2009 151 messages as of (UTC) Mon Aug 24 00:00:19 2009 15 raunchydog raunchy...@yahoo.com 14 off_world_beings no_re...@yahoogroups.com 14 Vaj

[FairfieldLife] FW: donation event for charity cars

2009-08-23 Thread Rick Archer
From: Jim Schaefer [mailto:jsstc...@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 5:16 PM To: Steve Nichols - A Subject: donation event for charity cars Everyone: There is an important event taking place for one of our key Movement donors in Orlando, Charity Cars. They have been nominated

[FairfieldLife] Re: Should you be forced to get the Swine Flu Vaccination?

2009-08-23 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: authfriend wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote: Don't be ridiculous. It is not about me being macho but about putting things in my body I don't want. Do you let the government just

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Should you be forced to get the Swine Flu Vaccination?

2009-08-23 Thread Bhairitu
raunchydog wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: authfriend wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote: Don't be ridiculous. It is not about me being macho but about putting things in my body I don't want.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Should you be forced to get the Swine Flu Vaccination?

2009-08-23 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchy...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote: authfriend wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote: Don't be ridiculous. It is not about me being macho but

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'If The Republicans had Their way...'

2009-08-23 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , babajii_99 babajii...@... wrote: There would be no food stamps, no Social Security, no Medicare or Medicaid, no Section 8...no civil rights legislation, no Martin Luther King holiday...no medical marijuana, plenty of

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Big Dawg on Health Care Reform's -Bottom Line-

2009-08-23 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunsh...@... wrote: On Aug 15, 2009, at 11:56 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: snip And, when you think about it, why shouldn't he? He consigned his hopes for health care reform to Hillary, and she went into it in full balls- out confrontation

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Big Dawg on Health Care Reform's -Bottom Line-

2009-08-23 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: snip I see the eventually-watered-down but *passed* health care bill similarly to how I see the roll- out of new software in a large company. In fact, passing health reform has virtually nothing in common with the rollout of

[FairfieldLife] Re: So, Raunchy, Obama has given up on the public options, huh?

2009-08-23 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchy...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, It's just a ride bill.hicks.all.a.ride@ wrote: We'll get what we'll get and we'll work from there. Maybe you can take up knitting. All of this worry can't be good for your

[FairfieldLife] Re: Will God Tell Michele Bachmann To Run For President?

2009-08-23 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcg...@... wrote: snip Barry's platform will be: I push your buttons for Jesus. His first act as president will be to strafe Atlantic City with cluster bombs in order to do away with you-know-who and then blame it on George Bush. You

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'The Republican Agenda'

2009-08-23 Thread babajii_99
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nelsonriddle2001 nelsonriddle2...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, babajii_99 babajii_99@ wrote: Anti-Constitutional and want to establish a monied Monarchy.. Because they are: 'Of the Money, by the Money, and for the Money...

[FairfieldLife] Re: Exploding fridge wrecks woman's house

2009-08-23 Thread wgm4u
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchy...@... wrote: http://snipurl.com/qsxid Too much spicy food probably.:-)

[FairfieldLife] Exploding fridge wrecks woman's house

2009-08-23 Thread raunchydog
http://snipurl.com/qsxid