--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jeff.evans60 jeff.evan...@... wrote:
Assuming it was a conscious decision how she was portrayed,
I think the message the filmmaker was trying to give was
that the Indians were happy to allow her to live with them
without trying to force their cultural
Are they lots of new Yogic Fliers in Latin America?
Oh blimey, are they causing this bloody cold weather
in some parts of the northern hemisphere?? :0
...we read that St. Peter was able to
walk on water as he approached Jesus, but started to
sink when he doubted his faith.
No, no ,no. We know from modern research on the brain
why folks who are perfectly comfortable walking on
water one day suddenly start to sink the next. And
it's not
Anticipating Shemp's tirades against the film when
he returns from a week on the bench :-), I thought
I'd take advantage of the fact that I have my own
copy of the film and have thus been able to not only
see it multiple times but *study* it, and rap a bit
further on what I see as its admirable
John Stewart and The Best F**king Theological Team helps Tiger Woods
find forgiveness by recommending the best religion for his redemption:
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-january-4-2010/the-best-f--king-ne\
ws-team-ever---tiger-woods--faith
A Teabagger Stimulus
by Gen. JC Christian, patriot
It's no secret Teabagger-Americans like myself are very angry
about the stimulus spending. Why shouldn't we be pissed off? We're not
stupid. We look around and see all this money being spent on socialist
work programs like roads, water
Spiritual energy balls and stuff:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHvntte9lmM
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_...@... wrote:
To All:
Siddhis are not restricted to the vedic literature. We find
similar feats in the gospels and stories of Christian saints.
The conclusion is inescapable. Because stories of
siddhis exist in these books, siddhis must
Redeeming Tiger:
II.1 Mortification, study and surrendering the fruits of work to God are
called Yoga.
Well, writing as a conservative meditator, I would remind poor Tiger of the old
axiom, Tiger, what you put your attention on certainly grows stronger in
life. Not just showing up in the
As I understand it from a muslim friend, Hindus take their mythical writings
literally. I guess the question is how much we need to buy into the idea that
there was once human beings who could do things that seem to defy reason. In
today's world the real miracle would be for people to stop
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Premanand premanandp...@... wrote:
As I understand it from a muslim friend, Hindus take their
mythical writings literally. I guess the question is how
much we need to buy into the idea that there was once human
beings who could do things that seem to
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Premanand premanandp...@... wrote:
As I understand it from a muslim friend, Hindus take their
mythical writings literally.
I'm not sure I'd consult a Muslim for an objective view of
Hinduism (any more than I'd consult a Hindu for an objective
view of
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , TurquoiseB no_re...@...
wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , jeff.evans60 jeff.evans60@
wrote:
Assuming it was a conscious decision how she was portrayed,
I think the
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8441891.stm
Irish police have released a man held over an explosives find, after
Slovak authorities admitted planting them in his luggage as part of a
security test.
The explosives were among eight contraband items placed with
passengers at Bratislava and
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jeff.evans60 jeff.evans60@ wrote:
Assuming it was a conscious decision how she was portrayed,
I think the message the filmmaker was trying to give was
that the Indians were happy
If you think Slovakian security planting three RDX explosives in the luggage of
a man heading for Ireland is dumb. This is dumber: The unsuspecting passenger
went through security at Poprad-Tatry Airport, bomb sniffing dogs found two of
the three explosives, Good dog! they said. The man flew to
On Jan 7, 2010, at 7:35 AM, TurquoiseB wrote:
The conclusion is inescapable. Because stories of
siddhis exist in these books, siddhis must exist.
Similarly, stories of not only siddhis but fantastic
creatures like dragons, trolls, etc. exist in other
books.
Of course they exist, and not
John Jr wrote:
Siddhis are not restricted to the vedic literature.
The mastery of 'siddhis' is attained through the practice
of 'yoga', as described in the 'Yoga Sutras' of Patanjali
(circa 200 BC). According to Mircea Eliade, the practice
of yogic enstasis is unique to South Asia.
The
Ron Paul is being interviewed right now (hour 1) but in hour 3 Thom will
be debating the movie Avatar with Dr. Ted Baehr, chairman of the
Christian Film Television Commission. Should be interesting.
Hartmann is delayed in some areas. I listen to him live with his
online stream (even
cardemaister wrote:
Are they lots of new Yogic Fliers in Latin America?
Oh blimey, are they causing this bloody cold weather
in some parts of the northern hemisphere?? :0
Is it a wee bit cold where you are? I thought that was par for the
course? ;-)
It's been cold since about the beginning
A spiritual teacher I studied with for a number of
years (not Maharishi) had a dualistic view of things
he liked to rap about from time to time, even though
his predominant view was more Unity-based. He gave a
number of talks about the two types of seekers.
He *more* than knew that there are
TurquoiseB wrote:
A reason other than Because I believe
they are, that is...
It has already been established that you
believe in the individual 'soul-monad', so
you've been shown to get a lot of your
information from verbal testimony.
There's nothing you can point to in the
physical world
Prior to initiation into TM I had next to no exposure to Maharishi's thinking,
but after being taught TM concluded that Maharishi's primary message was that
by periodically transcending thought one would gain greater awareness,
blissfulness and satisfaction. The idea of meditating, letting go
That would be something.
TurquoiseB wrote:
It gets even weirder when people claim that things
they have NEVER experienced subjectively but have
only heard of are Truth. These things aren't even
subjective experience; they are pure BELIEF...
So, it has been established that you believe
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On Behalf Of TurquoiseB
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 5:06 AM
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FairfieldLife] AVATAR in retrospective -- Journey To Ixtlan
I thought
I'd take advantage of the fact that I have
Ann Coulter says she's afraid of anal, foreskin bombings
By David Edwards and John Byrne
http://rawstory.com/2009/author/raw120/
[Ann Coulter photo]
If you didn't lose your lunch over comments
http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/funnyquotes/a/anncoulter.htm
conservative doyenne Ann
Premanand wrote:
As Turquoise asks, then why not our own Fairy Tales
too? They have a lot in common with the Purananas.
Oh, but then they are not Indian or Vedic, huh!
The 'Fairey Tales' of Western cultures have nothing to
do with Yoga or Transcendental Knowledge, found in the
Upanishads
Alex Stanley wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote:
This week is the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Though
I've been before I didn't go this year. The show is too hard on
the feet as it is in a huge convention center with concrete
floors.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, PaliGap compost...@... wrote:
...we read that St. Peter was able to
walk on water as he approached Jesus, but started to
sink when he doubted his faith.
No, no ,no. We know from modern research on the brain
why folks who are perfectly
The Indian word puraaNa is an adjective meaning old, ancient; and a noun
meaning; tale of by-gone ages, Hindu mythology.
Superpowers abound in the old tales of many nations. So why take the Indian
Puranas any more seriously than say Icelandic or German tales? The existence of
Patanjali's
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote:
To All:
Siddhis are not restricted to the vedic literature. We find
similar feats in the gospels and stories of Christian saints.
The conclusion is
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Premanand premanandp...@... wrote:
As I understand it from a muslim friend, Hindus take their mythical writings
literally. I guess the question is how much we need to buy into the idea that
there was once human beings who could do things that seem to
Turq wrote:
Now think spiritual practice. Every week we see
instances of people declaring what they believe
to be the Truth about enlightenment, *without
ever having experienced it themselves*...
You've just committed a logical falacy: you've
assumed, based on verbal knowledge, that
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Alex Stanley
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 8:54 PM
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: For the gadget geeks on FFL
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Announcing Global 12 January 2010 Assembly: Celebrating the Inauguration of
Maharishi's Third Year of Invincibility- Global Raam Raj
by Global Good News staff writer
Global Good News Translate This Article
6 January 2010
The Rajas, Raj Rajeshwaris,* and Ministers of the Global Country of
I don't understand why people feel Tiger needs any help whatsoever, let alone
any ridicule. What we have here is a double standard. John F Kennedy cheated
on his wife, and people all over the country to this day are still regarding
him as one of the most monumental presidents of all time.
Premanand wrote:
Superpowers abound in the old tales of many nations.
Apparently there are no instances, in myth, or in the
history of any nation other than South Asia of states
of *yogic enstasis* as described by Patanjali in the
Yoga Sutras. Siddha Yoga has nothing to do with
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex willy...@... wrote:
That would be something.
TurquoiseB wrote:
It gets even weirder when people claim that things
they have NEVER experienced subjectively but have
only heard of are Truth. These things aren't even
subjective
I once visited an area in the Himalayas closeby Jyotirmath, Tapoban, where
siddhas are supposed to live. Other than the shrine of a recently deceased one,
Gudri Baba (who was mentioned in Swami Rama's Himalayan Masters book, as I
recall) I found no 'siddhas' there. When I pointed this out to an
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex willy...@... wrote:
John Jr wrote:
Siddhis are not restricted to the vedic literature.
The mastery of 'siddhis' is attained through the practice
of 'yoga', as described in the 'Yoga Sutras' of Patanjali
(circa 200 BC). According to
The mastery of 'siddhis' is attained through the practice
of 'yoga', as described in the 'Yoga Sutras' of Patanjali
(circa 200 BC). According to Mircea Eliade, the practice
of yogic enstasis is unique to South Asia.
WillyTex,
John Jr wrote:
You're missing my point. What I'm
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote:
cardemaister wrote:
Are they lots of new Yogic Fliers in Latin America?
Oh blimey, are they causing this bloody cold weather
in some parts of the northern hemisphere?? :0
Is it a wee bit cold where you are? I thought
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Premanand premanandp...@... wrote:
I once visited an area in the Himalayas closeby Jyotirmath, Tapoban, where
siddhas are supposed to live. Other than the shrine of a recently deceased
one, Gudri Baba (who was mentioned in Swami Rama's Himalayan
Bhairitu wrote:
Ron Paul is being interviewed right now (hour 1) but in hour 3 Thom will
be debating the movie Avatar with Dr. Ted Baehr, chairman of the
Christian Film Television Commission. Should be interesting.
Hartmann is delayed in some areas. I listen to him live with his
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Premanand premanandp...@... wrote:
I once visited an area in the Himalayas closeby Jyotirmath, Tapoban, where
siddhas are supposed to live. Other than the shrine of a recently deceased
one, Gudri Baba (who was mentioned in Swami Rama's Himalayan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Premanand premanandpaul@ wrote:
As I understand it from a muslim friend, Hindus take their
mythical writings literally. I guess the question is how
much we need to buy into the
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On Jan 7, 2010, at 2:35 PM, WillyTex wrote:
Premanand wrote:
As Turquoise asks, then why not our own Fairy Tales
too? They have a lot in common with the Purananas.
Oh, but then they are not Indian or Vedic, huh!
The 'Fairey Tales' of Western cultures have nothing to
do with Yoga
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex willy...@... wrote:
The mastery of 'siddhis' is attained through the practice
of 'yoga', as described in the 'Yoga Sutras' of Patanjali
(circa 200 BC). According to Mircea Eliade, the practice
of yogic enstasis is unique to South
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer r...@... wrote:
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Alex Stanley
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 8:54 PM
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: For the gadget
Alex Stanley wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer r...@... wrote:
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Alex Stanley
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 8:54 PM
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FairfieldLife]
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 2:44 PM, Premanand premanandp...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
The Indian word puraaNa is an adjective meaning old, ancient; and a noun
meaning; tale of by-gone ages, Hindu mythology.
Superpowers abound in the old tales of many nations. So why take the Indian
Puranas any more
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