[FairfieldLife] Re: 80% Americans Oppose SCOTUS Campaign Finance Decision

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" wrote: > > > > ABC News - Obama raised eyebrows at his State of the Union address last month by criticizing the high court's ruling throwing out limits on corporate spending in political campaigns. > > Turns out he's got company: Our latest ABC New

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'David Wants to Fly'

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > off_world_beings wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > , Bhairitu wrote: > > > >> Vaj wrote: > >> > >>> On Feb 17, 2010, at 5:40 AM, Premanand wrote: > >>> > >>> >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rory's response to the Carlson exorcism claim

A different lurker asking, off-list: "Who's this Rory Goff customer?" Answer:Om,Rory has his experience and is legit himself that way. Like a lot of folks in FF now. But, by Blurting out what his spiritual experience actually is he drives the TM-quitters and the non-meditator writers on FFL es

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'David Wants to Fly'

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "WillyTex" wrote: > > > > > The swami tells Sieveking that the Maharashi, from > > > > a trader caste, was merely Dev's bookkeeper and has > > > > no right to give mantras or teach meditation. > > > > > So, the Swaroopanand seems to believe in the Hindu ca

[FairfieldLife] Re: Transcendental Meditation as Millennial Movement (?)

Transcendental Meditation as Millennial Movement (?) Naw, perfect perfectionism. re TM perfectionist thread: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/212802 > > > > > > > > > > > millennial movements (The End of the World: as we know it), > > > > > > "one of the students asked

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rory's response to the Carlson exorcism claim

My Rama done left me. That's a good one. They're all good. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung wrote: > > Ya know, bro, you're kinda shirking your destiny. What with the music chops > and the writing skills, ya should be pumping out new blues with new age > angst. Instead of "my

[FairfieldLife] Re: A million dollars a job

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , "WillyTex" wrote: > > do: > > I pay income tax on my retirement... > > > You pay federal income tax on a U.S. > Postal Service pension? > > Apparently there is no income tax on > federal pensions. That's one of the > re

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'David Wants to Fly'

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "WillyTex" wrote: > > > > > The swami tells Sieveking that the Maharashi, from > > > > a trader caste, was merely Dev's bookkeeper and has > > > > no right to give mantras or teach meditation. > > > > > So, the Swaroopanand seems to believe in the Hindu ca

[FairfieldLife] Re: Transcendental Meditation as Millennial Movement (?)

> > > > > > millennial movements (The End of the World: as we know it), > > > > "one of the students asked me if the 2012 Mayan calendar prophecies are > > taken seriously by some of the folks in FF. Apparently, a friend of his > > new age mom lives in FF or has some sort of connections t

[FairfieldLife] Re: A million dollars a job

do: > I pay income tax on my retirement... > You pay federal income tax on a U.S. Postal Service pension? Apparently there is no income tax on federal pensions. That's one of the reasons that postal workers make more than the average worker. My plan is to slash 20% of U.S. Postal workers

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'David Wants to Fly'

WillyTex wrote: > > Bhairitu: > >> I'm surprised that David Lynch has stayed with TM this >> long. If he thinks Hollywood has "too many rules" then >> maybe he ought to look at the TM movement. One would think >> he would wake up to the scam. I'm sure many film cohorts >> have mentioned o

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rory's response to the Carlson exorcism claim

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" wrote: > Damn, you're good! I think there's gonna be a Curtisian Mystery School in our > future! Thanks Alex but if I'm gunna work the Carny Circuit I want to be a Weight Guesser. They get paid to ogle and I think I am already pretty good a

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'David Wants to Fly'

> > > The swami tells Sieveking that the Maharashi, from > > > a trader caste, was merely Dev's bookkeeper and has > > > no right to give mantras or teach meditation. > > > So, the Swaroopanand seems to believe in the Hindu caste system. That, in itself, is enough to disqualify him from teaching

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rory's response to the Carlson exorcism claim

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" wrote: > Me with spooky deep eyes: > The transversing planets within the universe of our own Self > (reflected in the microcosmic self as personality rays) display > the dynamics of tension arising from the opposing forces of the > creat

[FairfieldLife] Patanjali, Vyasa and Shankara on Omkar, Ishvara and Samadhi

Patanjali, Vyasa and Shankara on Omkara, Ishvara and Samadhi Patanjali lists various ways that Samadhi can be realized in the first chapter (pada). However, not all the results are due to the personal resolution and practice of the yogin. According to Patanjali, Ishvara can also grant samadhi

[FairfieldLife] Re: 2012 begins krishna sat yuga according to maharishi vedic pundits

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , "shukra69" wrote: > > yes Krishna is a story in a book, he also the story in your body, in the atoms and in the cosmos, eternal and everywhere and Maharishi M Y is the knower of all the stories> Then its not a story.

[FairfieldLife] Post Count

Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): Sat Feb 13 00:00:00 2010 End Date (UTC): Sat Feb 20 00:00:00 2010 514 messages as of (UTC) Wed Feb 17 23:19:27 2010 50 authfriend 47 ShempMcGurk 42 Rick Archer 34 TurquoiseB 29 curtisdeltablues 28 "do.rflex" 24 nadarro

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'David Wants to Fly'

off_world_beings wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > , Bhairitu wrote: > >> Vaj wrote: >> >>> On Feb 17, 2010, at 5:40 AM, Premanand wrote: >>> >>> Has anyone seen a preview of this movie by David Sieveking yet? It was sho

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogic "Floating" experience

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , "martyboi" wrote: > > A quote from a hostile jock during a friend's flying block: > > "Why are all those efin* f*ggots the first ones to hop?" > > I noticed the same thing on my course. When I discussed it with a "fru

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'David Wants to Fly'

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , Bhairitu wrote: > > Vaj wrote: > > > > On Feb 17, 2010, at 5:40 AM, Premanand wrote: > > > >> Has anyone seen a preview of this movie by David Sieveking yet? > >> It was shown last weekend, and reviewed in Variety:- > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: 2012 begins krishna sat yuga according to maharishi vedic pundits

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "ShempMcGurk" wrote: > > mum teachers looked shocked, apparently maharishi was riding krisnas > > coat tails all along, >> > > > > You say that as if you think Krishna, a fictional character, is a more > > of a real person than Maharishi. Krishna is a story

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'David Wants to Fly'

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , Vaj wrote: > > > On Feb 17, 2010, at 5:40 AM, Premanand wrote: > > > Has anyone seen a preview of this movie by David Sieveking yet? > > It was shown last weekend, and reviewed in Variety:- > > http://www.variety.com/

[FairfieldLife] Re: Transcendental Meditation as Millennial Movement (?)

Hugo: > Didn't John Hagelin mention it in a recent broadcast? > > Can't remember what his angle was > According to John Hegelin, the universe is non-deterministic and the concept of an objective measurement is meaningless.

[FairfieldLife] Re: A million dollars a job

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "It's just a ride" wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 2:50 PM, do.rflex wrote: > > > > > > > > > Americans living out of country, including myself, can and do vote, > > birdbrain. > > > > I assume you keep a US residence, I do. But voter registration c

[FairfieldLife] Re: A million dollars a job

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "It's just a ride" wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 2:50 PM, do.rflex do.rf...@... wrote: > > > > > > > > > Americans living out of country, including myself, can and do vote, > > birdbrain. > > > > I assume you keep a US residence, since voter registratio

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rory's response to the Carlson exorcism claim

On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 11:19 AM, PaliGap wrote: > > Transposed to corporate life: > > "We will deliver a systematic and sustained programme > of efficiency and measures for improved effectiveness, > translated into sustainable local delivery to ensure > the delivery of more stretching centrally

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: A million dollars a job

On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 2:50 PM, do.rflex wrote: > > > > Americans living out of country, including myself, can and do vote, > birdbrain. > I assume you keep a US residence, since voter registration is by state, which breaks down into precinct. I know of many permanent residents who've refused

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Fog Of Uncertainty

> > Sometimes I wonder whether TM-Sidhi True Believers > > have *lost* brain cells as a result of all that > > thumping around. > > Shemp: > Sometimes I wonder whether the prerequisite to falling > under the spell of a cult guru who convinces you that > he has actually levitated in front of y

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Fog Of Uncertainty

ShempMcGurk wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > [snip] > > > >> Sometimes I wonder whether TM-Sidhi True Believers >> have *lost* brain cells as a result of all that >> thumping around. >> > > > [snip] > > > Sometimes I wonder whether the prerequisite t

[FairfieldLife] Re: A million dollars a job

Bhairitu: > We need a truly brave person at the helm to do > what is right... > All the jobs that were created by the stimulus went to the federal government. Who is the brave person that would change that? Not Obama - he gave Wall Street billions of dollars and all the jobs went to the unions

[FairfieldLife] Re: A million dollars a job

> > Well of course not but a lot of us who actually > > were able to vote for Obama (unlike "Bongo") > > Bongo: > Americans living out of country, including myself, > can and do vote, birdbrain. > "As I plainly stated, I haven't voted since the Nixon election..." Read more: From: John Mann

[FairfieldLife] Re: A million dollars a job

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" wrote: > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] > On Behalf Of ShempMcGurk > Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 12:14 PM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [FairfieldLife] A million dollars a jo

[FairfieldLife] Re: A million dollars a job

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > Rick Archer wrote: > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] > > On Behalf Of ShempMcGurk > > Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 12:14 PM > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [FairfieldLi

Re: [FairfieldLife] A million dollars a job

Rick Archer wrote: > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] > On Behalf Of ShempMcGurk > Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 12:14 PM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [FairfieldLife] A million dollars a job > > Let's see. > > 1.6 million jobs creat

[FairfieldLife] 80% Americans Oppose SCOTUS Campaign Finance Decision

ABC News - Obama raised eyebrows at his State of the Union address last month by criticizing the high court's ruling throwing out limits on corporate spending in political campaigns. Turns out he's got company: Our latest ABC News/Washington Post poll finds that 80 percent of Americans likewis

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Fog Of Uncertainty

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "ShempMcGurk" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > [snip] > > > > > > Sometimes I wonder whether TM-Sidhi True Believers > > have *lost* brain cells as a result of all that > > thumping around. > > > [snip]

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rory's response to the Carlson exorcism claim

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "PaliGap" wrote: There's a generator here: http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/examples/gobbledygook- generator.html Brilliant! Your tax code answer brought me right back to Vedic Studies but without the over-meditation buzz! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.c

Re: [FairfieldLife] 'David Wants to Fly'

Vaj wrote: > > On Feb 17, 2010, at 5:40 AM, Premanand wrote: > >> Has anyone seen a preview of this movie by David Sieveking yet? >> It was shown last weekend, and reviewed in Variety:- >> http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117942181.html?categoryid=31&cs=1 >> I notice Judith Bourque is listed as app

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Fog Of Uncertainty

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: [snip] > > Sometimes I wonder whether TM-Sidhi True Believers > have *lost* brain cells as a result of all that > thumping around. [snip] Sometimes I wonder whether the prerequisite to falling under the spell of a cult guru who

Re: [FairfieldLife] A scientific test of jyotish?

Hugo wrote: > Whilst having a browse at the TM yagya page I noticed > a way to test if the Global Council of Pandits is worth > the not inconsiderable amount they charge for their > services. > > Check this out: > > http://www.maharishiyagya.org/apply/pdf/Ascertaining%20Correct%20Birth%20Time%20app

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: good vs evil and reproduction

TurquoiseB wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "fillosofree" wrote: > >> In this introduction, we see that... >> > > No, "we" do not. > > My personal "take" on good, evil, and reproduction > is somewhat shorter than yours. That is, anyone who > thinks that they can drop in to

[FairfieldLife] Big Businesses pulling out of Climate Change legislation!

ConocoPhillips, BP and Caterpillar quit USCAP TOOLBOX[9] [12] [11] Resize Print E-mail Yahoo! Buzz

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rory's response to the Carlson exorcism claim

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" wrote: >> Me with spooky deep eyes: The transversing planets within the universe of our own Self (reflected in the microcosmic self as personality rays) display the dynamics of tension arising from the opposing forces of the creative

[FairfieldLife] Fwd: New Issue of Conservative Battleline: Systemic Government Failure

From: i...@conservativebattleline.com To: wle...@aol.com Sent: 2/17/2010 12:26:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Time Subj: New Issue of Conservative Battleline: Systemic Government Failure (http://www.conservativebattleline.com/) TO: Fellow Conservat

[FairfieldLife] Re: Greenland's Glaciers Disappearing From The Bottom Up

Gee. Can you imagine how much more would have melted had we not had global cooling for the past 15 years! Rick, sit back and enjoy the melting 'cause it's been happening for the last 25 million years...and it had nothing to do with emissions of green house gases by human beings. You're be

[FairfieldLife] Re: Billy Preston - Summertime

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" wrote: > > > > If you ever wanted to hear the reason they made an extra keyboard on an organ > this is a good opportunity. Billy Preston makes 'Summertime' bleed... > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlxxmNP2MKw > Simply wonderful. >From a

RE: [FairfieldLife] A million dollars a job

From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ShempMcGurk Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 12:14 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] A million dollars a job Let's see. 1.6 million jobs created. A deficit of $1.6 trillion. My

[FairfieldLife] A million dollars a job

Let's see. 1.6 million jobs created. A deficit of $1.6 trillion. My calculator tells me that's a cost of $1 million for each job created. Boy, that's some success there Bongo Brazil! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" wrote: > > Judging Stimulus by Job Data Reveals SuccessBy

[FairfieldLife] Re: Greenland's Glaciers Disappearing From The Bottom Up

I suspect you will fins that "climate change" was added by the journalist. It would be less contentious and more accurate to say "ocean change". Check out the abstract: http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/vaop/ncurrent/abs/ngeo765.html No mention of climate change. Or check out here: http://ww

[FairfieldLife] Greenland's Glaciers Disappearing From The Bottom Up

GREENLAND'S GLACIERS DISAPPEARING FROM THE BOTTOM UP By Shanta Barley New Scientist February 14, 2010 http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18520-greenlands-glaciers-disappearing -from-the-bottom-up.html Water warmed by climate change is taking giant bites out of the underbellies of Greenland's g

[FairfieldLife] Judging Stimulus by Job Data Reveals Success

Judging Stimulus by Job Data Reveals SuccessBy DAVID LEONHARDT - February 16, 2010 Imagine if, one year ago, Congress had passed a stimulus bill that really worked. Let's say t

[FairfieldLife] 2009: Second Warmest Year on Record; End of Warmest Decade

[NASA - Goddard Institute for Space Studies] + NASA Portal + Goddard Space Flight Center + GSFC Earth Sciences Division [FIND IT @ NASA] 2009: Second Warmest Year on Record; End of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Dust my Blues!

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister wrote: > This is one of my favorite blues songs: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibdw32oWIvo > > But does the bassist play mainly only the root > of the chord?? Hey Card, I love the guy too, thanks for posting it. As you probably know

[FairfieldLife] A scientific test of jyotish?

Whilst having a browse at the TM yagya page I noticed a way to test if the Global Council of Pandits is worth the not inconsiderable amount they charge for their services. Check this out: http://www.maharishiyagya.org/apply/pdf/Ascertaining%20Correct%20Birth%20Time%20application%20form.pdf Cle

[FairfieldLife] Maharishi Yagya - all major credit cards accepted

Apparently. 'The broad principle for Maharishi Yagya performances is: "vitta sakhyam na kaaryet"—"do not perform yagyas below one's financial capacity."' And 'Maharishi Yagya performances related to higher contributions produce more effective results'. Are they shameless or what? From

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rory's response to the Carlson exorcism claim

Ya know, bro, you're kinda shirking your destiny. What with the music chops and the writing skills, ya should be pumping out new blues with new age angst. Instead of "my dog died and mama's in jail again," you could be wailing: "I'm just a walk-in but I'm on my way out." or, "My Rama done lef

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rory's response to the Carlson exorcism claim

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" wrote: > > Sal Sunshine wrote: > > > You can see him sooner than that even-- > > He started his own Facebook group, > > the Rorian Mystery School. :) > > > > http://bit.ly/aNzsLg > > Thanks for posting this. I just can't figure thi

[FairfieldLife] Re: 2012 begins krishna sat yuga according to maharishi vedic pundits

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "nadarrombus" wrote: > > i asked maharishi vedic pundits in 2000 at rukmapura hotel in a large meeting > with students and teachers from mum - the maharishi jyotish pundits about > 2012. they said it was the beginning of krishna sat yuga. krishna promised

[FairfieldLife] Re: good vs evil and reproduction

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "fillosofree" wrote: > > In this introduction, we see that... No, "we" do not. My personal "take" on good, evil, and reproduction is somewhat shorter than yours. That is, anyone who thinks that they can drop in to a group and lay a 22,000-word "introducti

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Yogic "Floating" experience

On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 9:49 PM, pranamoocher wrote: > I noticed that too, on my Gov-ahnah Trainin' Course. > The fruits also tended to explain their lofty "inner experiences" with > quite the panache, almost like they were trying to fit in with the Sama Veda > verses. > > The real test however,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogic "Floating" experience

I noticed that too, on my Gov-ahnah Trainin' Course. The fruits also tended to explain their lofty "inner experiences" with quite the panache, almost like they were trying to fit in with the Sama Veda verses. The real test however, was that these so-called levitators always seemed to be the flak

[FairfieldLife] Billy Preston - Summertime

If you ever wanted to hear the reason they made an extra keyboard on an organ this is a good opportunity. Billy Preston makes 'Summertime' bleed... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlxxmNP2MKw

[FairfieldLife] Re: Transcendental Meditation as Millennial Movement (?)

> > millennial movements (The End of the World: as we know it), > > "one of the students asked me if the 2012 Mayan calendar prophecies are taken > seriously by some of the folks in FF. Apparently, a friend of his new age > mom lives in FF or has some sort of connections there (he was vagu

Re: [FairfieldLife] 'David Wants to Fly'

On Feb 17, 2010, at 5:40 AM, Premanand wrote: Has anyone seen a preview of this movie by David Sieveking yet? It was shown last weekend, and reviewed in Variety:- http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117942181.html?categoryid=31&cs=1 I notice Judith Bourque is listed as appearing, I wonder what she

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rory's response to the Carlson exorcism claim

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine wrote: > > On Feb 16, 2010, at 5:42 PM, Alex Stanley wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" wrote: > >> > >> Like Alex, I wouldn't mind seeing that particular interaction > >> on tape, though unlike Alex I wouldn't c

[FairfieldLife] THE CORRECTOR's Credo -- an opinion

It occurred to me, watching from the wings as THE CORRECTOR tried her best to berate Curtis for, essentially, "not treating her right," that some- thing could be learned from figuring out how she *wants* to be treated. I present my conclusion as thought-flesh for her to gnaw upon when she comes bac

[FairfieldLife] 'David Wants to Fly'

Has anyone seen a preview of this movie by David Sieveking yet? It was shown last weekend, and reviewed in Variety:- http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117942181.html?categoryid=31&cs=1 I notice Judith Bourque is listed as appearing, I wonder what she had to say?

[FairfieldLife] Re: 2012 begins krishna sat yuga according to maharishi vedic pundits

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shukra69" wrote: > > just because it was predicted does not mean you are riding > anyones coattails. It is much more meaningful to bring > something about rather than just predict it. Shukra is expressing the timeless wisdom of Maharishi's "Do less, accom

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Fog Of Uncertainty

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote: > > I'm hoping we have enough siddhas over here to hold off the > next big earthquake that everyone is expecting. Sometimes I wonder whether TM-Sidhi True Believers have *lost* brain cells as a result of all that thumping around. Here John pre

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogic "Floating" experience

> From Rory's autohagiography: > > More than this, though, Robin had an interesting --- and > disturbing --- world-view. An ex-drama-teacher, he saw the > world as a divine drama: a perennial conflict between the > divine and the demonic in each of us. *Robin also had an > enviable certainty t