[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Blood Pressure

2009-11-09 Thread PaliGap
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchy...@... wrote: [snip] Conclusion: Many uncertainties surround the practice of meditation. Scientific research on meditation practices does not appear to have a common theoretical perspective and is characterized by poor methodological

[FairfieldLife] Etymology of the day: smorgasbord

2009-11-09 Thread cardemaister
smorgasbord: from Swedish 'smörgåsbord' bord [pronounce: boord] -- table (cognate to English board?) gås [ ~ gaws ] -- goose [sic!] smör [~ smir] -- butter smörgås -- bread with butter [!]

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Blood Pressure

2009-11-09 Thread dhamiltony2k5
no comparable scientific type research of spirituality of Islamic Prayer? Five times a day by half the world and there is not research on that spiritual practice to compare with the others? No comparable has been done on Christian prayer either Well, seems there are

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Blood Pressure

2009-11-09 Thread dhamiltony2k5
no comparable scientific type research of spirituality of Islamic Prayer? Five times a day by half the world and there is not research on that spiritual practice to compare with the others? No comparable has been done on Christian prayer either Well, seems

Re: [FairfieldLife] TM and Blood Pressure

2009-11-09 Thread Vaj
On Nov 8, 2009, at 2:52 PM, Bhairitu wrote: Vaj wrote: Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words: http://www.box.net/shared/static/eycqy25sh2.jpg SBP is Systolic Blood Pressure. Depends on the mantra used doesn't it? Some will be stimulating and actually raise the blood pressure

[FairfieldLife] Wannabe Millionaires Worshiping Corporate Wealth and Power

2009-11-09 Thread do.rflex
American's Just Think They Are Conservative It's a conversation I have all to frequently. And one I had just the other day. How much do you make a year? About $35-40k. You work hard for your money? Hell yeah, I'm in the landscaping business. But my taxes are too high. The government takes

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spiritual vs Spiritism

2009-11-09 Thread dhamiltony2k5
Probably within the Dome attending community, if people are hearing voices and it is a problem, then they usually get rooted out with/for mental disturbance. Administratively referred to mental health people otherwise. That's the way you'd see it on the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Stupak Amendment may be stripped from House Bill

2009-11-09 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex do.rf...@... wrote: From an anti-choice website: http://www.lifenews.com/nat5632.html Democrats Won't Commit to Keeping Stupak Amendment to Stop Abortion Funding Open Left indicates that President Barack Obama may have given

[FairfieldLife] Re: Will Religious Fundamentalism Implode?

2009-11-09 Thread WillyTex
John wrote: Are you a fundamentalist? LOL- you got kicked out of the ashram! To personally single out; insult and mock others who do not hold your views is an example of 'spiritual growth' in TM? You, *ALL* of you who have supported this, express your *lack* of spiritual 'results' with

[FairfieldLife] Krugman: G.O.P. has been taken over by the people it used to exploit

2009-11-09 Thread do.rflex
Paranoia Strikes Deep by Paul Krugman Back in 1964 the historian Richard Hofstadter published an essay titled, The Paranoid Style in American Politics, which reads as if it were based on today's headlines: Americans on the far right, he wrote, feel that America has been

[FairfieldLife] Word fun: compersion

2009-11-09 Thread TurquoiseB
This was a new word for me. It seems to have arisen in the polyamory community, where it is defined as The feeling of joy associated with seeing a loved one love another; contrasted with jealousy. Me, given my bent as a religious sociologist, I find it a more interesting term when applied to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spiritual vs Spiritism

2009-11-09 Thread Duveyoung
#137460 Edg --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony...@... wrote: Probably within the Dome attending community, if people are hearing voices and it is a problem, then they usually get rooted out with/for mental disturbance.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Will Religious Fundamentalism Implode?

2009-11-09 Thread sgrayatlarge
Are you a fundamentalist? No are you? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex do.rf...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sgrayatlarge no_reply@ wrote: You are a one trick poney Are you a fundamentalist? What's a poney? --- In

[FairfieldLife] Thom Hartmann on the Health Care Bill

2009-11-09 Thread Bhairitu
Since his name was brought up by some posters here and I listen to him daily, this morning he is saying he doesn't think this bill is very good. It's a windfall for the for profit insurance companies. He also doesn't like the abortion amendment. I think it isn't a very good bill either. Any

[FairfieldLife] A tasty little movie

2009-11-09 Thread Bhairitu
Last night I watched Food, Inc. which is about the corporatizing of our food. There is much about Iowa and corn there. It is a wonder we aren't all developing corn allergies. Plus a lot about e coli, salmonella and their sources. Most of our food is produced by four mega corporations,

Re: [FairfieldLife] TM and Blood Pressure

2009-11-09 Thread Bhairitu
Vaj wrote: On Nov 8, 2009, at 2:52 PM, Bhairitu wrote: Vaj wrote: Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words: http://www.box.net/shared/static/eycqy25sh2.jpg SBP is Systolic Blood Pressure. Depends on the mantra used doesn't it? Some will be stimulating and actually raise

[FairfieldLife] The fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago today

2009-11-09 Thread nablusoss1008
Request from audiance: I want the Berlin Wall to come down and Germany to become unified Your wish has been granted - Maharishi, Seelisberg, Guru Purnimah 1982 (Not a direct quote but how I remembered His words, this is +- 98 % correct) Now that communism is gone the next to go is

[FairfieldLife] Re: Forward, Into The Past

2009-11-09 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: snip I was commenting yesterday on another forum how pleasant it was there to log on and find zero stalkers. Try to imagine what a change that is for me. *Sixteen years*, and I know that no matter what I do, every week a

[FairfieldLife] Re: NIH provides $ 1 million for new study

2009-11-09 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchydog@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: snip The TMO is

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Blood Pressure

2009-11-09 Thread jpgillam
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog wrote: These are the same jackasses plus 64 Democrats who threw women under the bus voting for the Stupid Stupak amendment, which denies women access to abortion. National Public Radio reported this morning that removing abortion from

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Blood Pressure

2009-11-09 Thread PaliGap
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: Vaj wrote: On Nov 8, 2009, at 2:52 PM, Bhairitu wrote: Vaj wrote: Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words: http://www.box.net/shared/static/eycqy25sh2.jpg SBP is Systolic Blood Pressure.

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Blood Pressure

2009-11-09 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jpgillam jpgil...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog wrote: These are the same jackasses plus 64 Democrats who threw women under the bus voting for the Stupid Stupak amendment, which denies women access to

Re: [FairfieldLife] TM and Blood Pressure

2009-11-09 Thread Vaj
On Nov 9, 2009, at 12:38 PM, Bhairitu wrote: Vaj wrote: On Nov 8, 2009, at 2:52 PM, Bhairitu wrote: Vaj wrote: Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words: http://www.box.net/shared/static/eycqy25sh2.jpg SBP is Systolic Blood Pressure. Depends on the mantra used doesn't

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Blood Pressure

2009-11-09 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jpgillam jpgil...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog wrote: These are the same jackasses plus 64 Democrats who threw women under the bus voting for the Stupid Stupak amendment, which denies women access to

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Blood Pressure

2009-11-09 Thread Bhairitu
PaliGap wrote: Agni? Isn't that the digestive fire in AyurVeda? So the TM mantras stimulate appetite or something? Seems a bit unlikely to me. Why would you think that? I can't say that's my experience at any rate. Then again I am an AV low-life (but thinking I should learn more).

Re: [FairfieldLife] TM and Blood Pressure

2009-11-09 Thread Bhairitu
Vaj wrote: On Nov 9, 2009, at 12:38 PM, Bhairitu wrote: Vaj wrote: On Nov 8, 2009, at 2:52 PM, Bhairitu wrote: Vaj wrote: Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words: http://www.box.net/shared/static/eycqy25sh2.jpg SBP is Systolic Blood Pressure. Depends on

Re: [FairfieldLife] Thom Hartmann on the Health Care Bill

2009-11-09 Thread Bhairitu
Bhairitu wrote: Since his name was brought up by some posters here and I listen to him daily, this morning he is saying he doesn't think this bill is very good. It's a windfall for the for profit insurance companies. He also doesn't like the abortion amendment. I think it isn't a very

Re: [FairfieldLife] TM and Blood Pressure

2009-11-09 Thread Vaj
On Nov 9, 2009, at 2:51 PM, Bhairitu wrote: I think that is also why so people on rounding courses had problems with roughness and SLEEP! I had problems sleeping and being lactose intolerant couldn't do the warm milk thang. A capsule of calcium, magnesium and zinc would have also done the

[FairfieldLife] Boston schoolboy named Buddhist high priest

2009-11-09 Thread do.rflex
Boston schoolboy named Buddhist high priest To his old classmates in Boston, Jigme Wangchuk is a normal 11-year-oldschoolboy - but in India he is worshipped by thousands of Buddhists whoconsider him the reincarnation of one the faith's holiest figures. By Dean Nelson in New Delhi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Thom Hartmann on the Health Care Bill

2009-11-09 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: Bhairitu wrote: Since his name was brought up by some posters here and I listen to him daily, this morning he is saying he doesn't think this bill is very good. It's a windfall for the for profit insurance companies.

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Blood Pressure

2009-11-09 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On Nov 9, 2009, at 2:51 PM, Bhairitu wrote: I think that is also why so people on rounding courses had problems with roughness and SLEEP! I had problems sleeping and being lactose intolerant couldn't do the warm milk

[FairfieldLife] Men Who Stare At Goats True Story

2009-11-09 Thread Rick Archer
Men Who Stare At Goats - The True Story Behind The Film By Dick Allgire 11-8-9 It was some thirty years ago on the big screen that we watched Darth Vader kill a subordinate with sheer force of will. Displeased with the performance of Admiral Ozzel because he brought his ships out of

[FairfieldLife] Cat banned from visiting Buddhist bank robber in jail

2009-11-09 Thread do.rflex
Cat banned from visiting Buddhist bank robber in jailBy Allan Hall in Berlin A Buddhist bank robber has had his request for his cat to have visiting rights to him in jail turned down by a court – despite his plea that it is the reincarnation of his mother. Peter Keonig, 46, is

[FairfieldLife] Re: Cat banned from visiting Buddhist bank robber in jail

2009-11-09 Thread TurquoiseB
Now *that* is a Mom who knows how to keep her son tightly in her clutches. She's got him pussy-whipped from beyond the grave. :-) Re the last two paragraphs, if the cat is able to read the letters this guy writes to it, would that constitute the proof they want? --- In

[FairfieldLife] At Last

2009-11-09 Thread John
Can Christina Aguillera sing the blues or what? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njph0QyXcKsfeature=related

Re: [FairfieldLife] Men Who Stare At Goats True Story

2009-11-09 Thread Mike Dixon
It's a funny movie. Reminded me of M freaking out about the CIA trying to take over the movement or whatever the charge. It also reminded me of FFL and crew. From: Rick Archer r...@searchsummit.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, November 9, 2009

[FairfieldLife] Re: participate in Maharishi's Global Plan

2009-11-09 Thread sgrayatlarge
It's amazing what a make believe world can create --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, michael vedamer...@... wrote: enjoy... - Weitergeleitete Mail Von: Global Country Switzerland globalcountryswitzerl...@... An: 14 Maharishi Jyotish and Yagya Programmes

[FairfieldLife] Post Count

2009-11-09 Thread FFL PostCount
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 2009 End Date (UTC): Sat Nov 14 00:00:00 2009 180 messages as of (UTC) Mon Nov 09 23:43:54 2009 27 raunchydog raunchy...@yahoo.com 26 authfriend jst...@panix.com 13 Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net 12

[FairfieldLife] Something for us guys to worry about?

2009-11-09 Thread It's just a ride
*2007 - Chinese Year of the Chicken* *- Bird Flu Pandemic devastates parts* *of Asia ** 2008 - Chinese Year of the Horse* *- Equine Influenza decimates Australian racing ** 2009 - Chinese Year of the Pig * *- Swine Flu Pandemic kills hundreds of people around the globe ** Next year is ...

[FairfieldLife] Re: At Last

2009-11-09 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_...@... wrote: Can Christina Aguillera sing the blues or what? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njph0QyXcKsfeature=related There's no doubt Christina sings sexy smokin' hot blues. She has amazing control of her voice. However, IMO her fancy

Re: [FairfieldLife] Men Who Stare At Goats True Story

2009-11-09 Thread Bhairitu
Jon Ronson, who wrote Men Who Stare at Goats is interviewed in the third hour of the Alex Jones show today: http://xml.nfowars.net/Alex.rss Mike Dixon wrote: It's a funny movie. Reminded me of M freaking out about the CIA trying to take over the movement or whatever the charge. It also

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Blood Pressure

2009-11-09 Thread jpgillam
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: Thank Maharishi for leaving TM'ers in the dark when it comes to the deeper yoga of mantras. You'll have to go outside TM to find out how mantras work and their specific effects. Can't we just look around to see the effects of TM

[FairfieldLife] Re: At Last

2009-11-09 Thread John
Bravo! Beyonce's rendition is excellent. The beat was better too. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchy...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: Can Christina Aguillera sing the blues or what?

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Blood Pressure

2009-11-09 Thread Bhairitu
jpgillam wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: Thank Maharishi for leaving TM'ers in the dark when it comes to the deeper yoga of mantras. You'll have to go outside TM to find out how mantras work and their specific effects. Can't we just look around

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spiritual vs Spiritism

2009-11-09 Thread dhamiltony2k5
This one gets sent around the community too on the subject of spiritism affliction. Seems more directly the transcendental perspective. paste Of Negative Energy, in Method Un-edited without attribution or permission -anonymous Love is a form of insight. If someone says something to you and

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Blood Pressure

2009-11-09 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: snip The deities represent the qualities. They were invented to explain abstract concepts to the masses. No kidding. Funny thing, whenever I or some other TMer points this out, we're accused of being brainwashed and parroting

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Blood Pressure

2009-11-09 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: jpgillam wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: Thank Maharishi for leaving TM'ers in the dark when it comes to the deeper yoga of mantras. You'll have to go outside TM to find out how