I thought it was interesting yesterday when Nabby, challenged to tell
us his most recent uplifting and interesting spiritual experience, came
up with one that was 1) completely subjective, 2) impossible for anyone
to verify, not even himself, and 3) seemingly ranked somewhere fairly
high on his
Here's an interesting article posted on BATGAP. The concept of being too
clueless to realize that one is clueless struck me as relevant to many
conversations here lately, especially Edg's ego-tirade against
hugheshugo, as if the latter were the person dealing with fantasy and
Edg were the one
Here's another wild-hair-up-my-ass idea I was toying with
in Paris. It occurred to me that one of the main differences
between me and others I interact with on Internet forums is
that I have no one and nothing that I regard as authoritative,
and thus that I am not as prone to confirmation bias as
http://topcultured.com/the-answer-to-world-peace/
http://topcultured.com/the-answer-to-world-peace/
Too fat to fight:
[193]
Parallels, not equivalences, for those who have a morbid fear of
Buddhist evangelists. :-) I just found this old National Geographic
article today after watching an episode of Lie To Me, becoming
interested in facial micro-expressions, and discovering Darwin's
lesser-known work on emotion and
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote:
But it left me thinking about the larger subject of How do we define
'spiritual experience?' So I'm throwing the subject out here for
discussion, should anyone want to discuss it.
Is in Self-awareness. Cultivating
Define Spiritual Experience?
TurquoiseB asks the question. I wonder how long this question has been
asked and debated. Ten thousand years maybe? Probably more. Groups on
the internet have been debating it ever since the advent of cyberspace
and groups. However.
What does the word
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony...@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote:
But it left me thinking about the larger subject of How do we
define 'spiritual experience?' So I'm throwing the subject out
here for discussion, should
Their work looks very dangerous but they also look so skilled that the could do
it in their sleep. Thanks for sharing!
From: authfriend jst...@panix.com
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, June 21, 2010 10:03:48 PM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Roughnecks
I can identify with much of your answer, Dick, and so
won't comment on it. I, too, view pretty much every
experience in life as spiritual.
I would merely comment that writing for me is one of
those spiritual experiences, and that the spiritual
part comes not from the response to the writing, but
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote:
Roughnecks working on a drilling platform, about three minutes long.
I haven't the foggiest idea what they're doing, but starting around
1:00, it becomes almost like a ballet. They wrestle that heavy,
ungainly equipment
Re: Define Spiritual Experience?
[ I can identify with much of your answer, Dick, and so
won't comment on it. I, too, view pretty much every
experience in life as spiritual.
I would merely comment that writing for me is one of
those spiritual experiences, and that the spiritual
part comes not
LOL! Had to take a second look. Thank goodness we were spared the *construction
cleavage*.
From: Alex Stanley j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, June 22, 2010 5:31:09 AM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Roughnecks
---
Resolving Self Consciousness
The greatest wonder of all wonders in all existence is not the
phenomenon of Consciousness but that of SELF consciousness.
Individualised personalised conscious existence. And yet it seems to be
the very thing which causes so many people so many problems. Why? I AM
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley j_alexander_stan...@...
wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:
Roughnecks working on a drilling platform, about three minutes
long.
I haven't the foggiest idea what they're doing, but starting around
http://www.centauri-dreams.org/
Today's article at the above Web page is about how Brown Dwarf stars can be
expected to force life with just such a cold period challenge, and note
that a Brown Dwarf is a very common astronomical entity. The habitable period
for a Brown Dwarf planet can be as
Resolving Self Consciousness
Excerpts from Sri Ramanarpanam Astu:
1. Who am I ?
The gross body which is composed of the seven humours (dhatus),
I am not; the five cognitive sense organs, viz. the senses of
hearing, touch, sight, taste, and smell, which apprehend their
respective objects,
rwr:
The only problem is if you stick around to answers
questions on it...
Troll - A person who sends duplicitous messages to
get angry responses.
Subject: Troll FAQ
Author: Willytex
Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental
Date: January 21, 2005
http://tinyurl.com/4xtzej
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley j_alexander_stan...@...
wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:
Roughnecks working on a drilling platform, about three minutes long.
I haven't the foggiest idea what they're doing, but starting around
Turq:
Anyway, I thought it was a fascinating article,
one that explains much about why some folks
believe the things they believe. They have no
choice; they're not smart enough to know that
they *have* a choice...
So, you believe in the 'transmigration of souls';
the ability to cause
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_re...@... wrote:
What don't you understand about large numbers and inevitability?
I don't know. I don't know what I don't know about anything.
Regardless of the exact fraction of stars with planets, the total number of
exoplanets must
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_re...@... wrote:
http://www.centauri-dreams.org/
Today's article at the above Web page is about how Brown Dwarf stars can be
expected to force life with just such a cold period challenge, and note
that a Brown Dwarf is a very common
So you believe in a spiritual world beyond this?
The correspondent to whom you addressed this can answer for himself. As
for me I don't and never have believed in anything. Believing things
is for the starved and the starving. Take what life deals out to you and
live it. I do not believe that
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon mdixon.6...@... wrote:
Their work looks very dangerous but they also look so skilled
that the could do it in their sleep. Thanks for sharing!
It is incredibly dangerous. It may be even *more* dangerous
once they acquire that degree of skill;
The ability to appreciate developes the heart. BTW, I think we need to purify
the earth by sucking out all that nasty oil and burning it up.
From: authfriend jst...@panix.com
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, June 22, 2010 8:21:03 AM
Subject:
About metaphysical experiences
Perhaps you ought to start a group about metaphysical experiences and
keep it on topic. Now that would be a thing wouldn't it. But they do
love to bury it in white noise don't they.
rwr
Very good question Barry.
I agree that it can be many things that are not commonly branded as such.
For me personally, music has provided a regular and reliable means of spiritual
upliftment for lack of a better word.
The first time I saw Miles Davis (at the Beacon theater in NYC) I was in
TurquoiseB:
So I'm asking.
So, you don't have all the answers!
Ludwig Witgenstein said that The world is all
that is the case. Ludwig challenged Bertrand
Russell to prove that there was no elephant in
the room. Philip K. Dick said that Reality is
that which, when you stop believing in it,
The End of Days wasn't The End of Days.
An adventure, of sorts
..
In the Second, or Parallel Entry.
As I said... this was no star, it is a hole with light
shining out of it, and I am damn well falling in to it I am going
into it Wow !
I did not actually experience going
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote:
Surely, given the fact that so many on this forum claim to
know things, there must be a few examples of things *that*
you know that you cannot trace back to something you were
told, and thus be considered attributable to
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Joe geezerfr...@... wrote:
Very good question Barry.
I agree that it can be many things that are not commonly branded as
such.
For me personally, music has provided a regular and reliable means
of spiritual upliftment for lack of a better word.
rwr:
I don't and never have believed in anything.
You probably believe that the earth is round,
not flat. In fact, there are probably many things
that you believe in, such as that there is gravity
and cause and effect.
You probably believe these notions based on your
own observation and
I have been musing at the prognostications about the outcome of the BP
oil spill and the damage control of their PR departments running full
steam. To wholly dismiss some of the prognostications may be a bit
premature as I was reminded by the season finale of the HBO series
Treme (spoilers
http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/56082
Iowa Candidate for Senate, Roxanne Conlin, advocates for workers cleaning BP
oil leak saying, Benzene,major component of crude causes leukemia, and other
cancers,but it takes years to show up. RESPIRATORS NOW ON GULF OIL WORKERS!
Support Roxanne for
TurquoiseB:
So what's YOUR definition of a spiritual
experience?
What is your definition of 'spiritual'?
A spiritual experience is beyond the senses
and beyond sense phenomenon. A belief in
immaterial entities or experiences that are
transcendental to or beyond ordinary sense
TurquoiseB:
Like you, I've had transcendental experiences (to use a
slightly more precise word) as a result of listening to
music, or seeing a beautiful vista, lots of things...
So, you believe in a 'transcendental state' that is beyond
the ordinary states of sense perception.
So, you ARE
In Fairfield, a very thoughtful presentation on gnosticism and independent
groups in christian history.
I went last weekend. Was very nicely done. Is based on a European touring
trip of sites. Nice slides of locations.
-Buck
Subject: Wed. June 23 Div.Mother in Early Christianity
Divine
rwr:
The Virgin Womb of Eternity...
So, you believe that there is a 'Virgin Womb of
Eternity'.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote:
snip
Likewise when you have catastrophes like the BP oil spill
their PR department will be getting paid to go into overdrive
including posting comments on blogs and forums to try to
steer the public perception the disaster.
No.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex willy...@... wrote:
rwr:
The Virgin Womb of Eternity...
So, you believe that there is a 'Virgin Womb of
Eternity'.
Dear BatGap Friends,
I just submitted an audition video to Oprah Winfrey's OWN network
http://myown.oprah.com/audition/index.html . Oprah is looking for someone
to be the next big TV star. Actually, I don't care about being a big TV
star, but I love doing these interviews, and I think it would
You seem to have a very strange understanding of the word and its
meaning of BELIEF. But then again you might not be a very experienced
person as yet, or maybe you are and just trying to make it look as
though you are not for some reason. But who cares either way. I can only
live my life and
Whilst IN the Transcendent mode of being one CANNOT believe anything.
One cannot even THINK. One has no memory of ever having had existed on
earth. IPSO FACTO. Try if or yourself if ever the chance comes along;
and then you will KNOW.
What is it? It is the primordial ground of being where self
Indeed you do. Our own Silly Willy Tex is one of the daftest buggers around.
He's been running the same routine for years now. Attempts at genuine
interaction with him are generally useless so most here avoid him.
I limit my interaction with him to parroting his own handful of personal buzz
:- ) Ah well, maybe she/he is young. But whether young or not he/she is
a living being as am I. I never give up on anybody. THAT has been my
problem :- ) Maybe I ought to give up on some of them. But, well, I
don't know, I don't have an answer for that. I never quit or
give up. That is why I
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_...@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo fintlewoodlewix@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote:
John wrote:
authfriend wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote:
snip
Likewise when you have catastrophes like the BP oil spill
their PR department will be getting paid to go into overdrive
including posting comments on blogs and forums to try to
steer the public
Hi John,
Descartes actually got it in reverse, it should be or is :
I Am, therefore I think
I Am = Consciousness = Universal Intelligence = One Life
which supports your above point better, i feel
the evolutionary theories are OK as far as matter is concerned, up to a
point;
they are
Thank you to the group owner
I would like to thank whoever, for I came on this group this morning
finding that I was not being moderated. Thank you for that and the
trust. Being a great lover of freedom and the freedom to speak then I
never stay where emails are moderated. That is not
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of rwr
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 2:01 PM
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Thank you to the group owner
Thank you to the group owner
I would like to thank whoever, for I came on this
Thank you kindly sir. I am very nearly deaded now :- ) Not much longer
to go. I am frigging worn out :- ) But who knows, I might be back :- )
You take care, and never stop smiling.RegardsDick.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer r...@... wrote:
You're welcome Dick. You have
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote:
authfriend wrote:
snip
So relax. If panic should become appropriate, I'll let you
know. Or come on over to The Oil Drum yourself and see what
the experts there are saying.
Thanks Judy but as you probably suspect I'm not
I posted this earlier but was notified that it didn't display properly when
viewed in a browser (vs. an email). So here's a simpler version, without
embedded graphics.
I just submitted an audition video to Oprah Winfrey's OWN network
http://myown.oprah.com/audition/index.html . Oprah is looking
The Virgin Womb of Eternity
So, you believe that there is a 'Virgin Womb of Eternity'.
rwr:
No.
So, you do NOT believe in an eternal transcendental realm.
You believe that the material world is all there is, and that
things are as they seem to be; that there is nothing beyond
rwr:
But you tell your story and I will tell mine.
You sound scared to talk about your mystical
experiences, Dick. Go figure.
Joe:
Our own Silly Willy Tex is one of the daftest
buggers around. He's been running the same
routine for years now. Attempts at genuine
interaction with him are generally useless so
most here avoid him.
Well, my contributions to the discussion can't
compare with yours, Joe!
I
rwr:
I am very nearly deaded now :- ) Not much longer
to go. I am frigging worn out :- ) But who knows,
I might be back...
You stayed a long time, this time, Dick, almost five
or six hours! So many questions, so few answers. It's
too bad Joe and Barry haven't been much help - they
used to
You are a funny little boy aren't you. I have been talking about
them in detail for fifty years, and it is ALL free on the internet. Also
interviewed on American radio, et al. I do not charge for books or
communication. I was probably doing all this before you were born laddy.
You do not
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from bigthink.com:
Question: How do you define faith?
Sam Harris: Well we use the word “faith” in a variety of ways. And there are
certain senses of the term that I think are unobjectionable. I mean you tell
someone to have faith in themselves, for instance. That is not to recommend a
Go figure.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex willy...@... wrote:
Joe:
Our own Silly Willy Tex is one of the daftest
buggers around. He's been running the same
routine for years now. Attempts at genuine
interaction with him are generally useless so
most here avoid
You sound scared to talk about your mystical
experiences, Dick.
Dick:
Sweet dreams sweet dreamer...
So, the 'Transcendent Realm' is all about dreaming.
I limit my interaction with him to parroting
his own handful of personal buzz words back
to him...
So, you're a parrot - I always thought so.
Joe:
Go figure.
So, I figure that the reason you like to sound
like a parrot is because you are afraid to talk
about your own
NO. You are the dreamer laddy. Try reading it, I have offered you more
than enough. Despite your childish antics. I must go and get some work
done now. Be a good little boy eh, get your nappies changed, it must be
getting sore now with all that crap piling up in there. When you speak
you only
Yet another person finds out that at Rick's Party for Unicorns, Willy's
crashing it thinking that as an ass with a plumber's helper duct taped to his
forehead no one will notice the ruse.
Edg
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, rwr dick.richard...@... wrote:
NO. You are the dreamer
Just for little Willy
I am not a teacher or a guru. I have never had or wanted a guru, my only
teacher has been LIFE and living it. I talk and write about what I found
because I was asked to do so by Professor Abdus Salam, and the
Archbishop of Canterbury and a few other physicists and
Anatol,
Your point is excellent. It could be argued that both are reciprocal, which
Descartes may or may not agree given the facts during his lifetime. Since part
of the thoughts in this thread is the evolution of life in the universe, here's
a good lecture about the evolution of the stars
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, rwr dick.richard...@... wrote:
You are a funny little boy aren't you. I have been talking
about them in detail for fifty years, and it is ALL free on
the internet. Also interviewed on American radio, et al. I
do not charge for books or communication.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJcfeature=player_embedded
Fun animation with interesting content.
*The sticker said 33/34 mpg. However I've driven downtown at 70 mph and to
and from northern Little Mexico. My display says that I'm averaging 196 mpg
and that my current range is 1400 miles. I called the dealer and they told
me the computer and instruments are pre-calibrated and are never
You want to see the early makings of a suicide bomber? Watch and learn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=illF1vt5g1Q
Keep on figuring Silly Willy! Those Texas skools made you one hell of a figurer!
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex willy...@... wrote:
I limit my interaction with him to parroting
his own handful of personal buzz words back
to him...
So, you're a parrot - I
thx, so you're saying there's a Transcendent. That much I know since MMY says
as much in SBAL and BG; and whatever he says is true, must be.
...
But after that, I'm unclear as to what the message should be. Would this be
analogous to say
a. Coming to work and the boss says: Everybody,
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--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote:
So what's YOUR definition of a spiritual experience?
And even more interesting from my religious sociology point of
view, what's your definition of an experience that *isn't* spiritual?
Yes, not every experience is
By Spiritual I assume you refer to MMY's Being - the Transcendent. I haven't
seen a clear argument as to why realization of Being must automatically be
associated with Dharma as opposed to a-Dharma, love vs hate, compassion vs
indifference, etc.
...
Otoh, MMY says that the practice of TM can
Wasn't there another Mac general that got fired by an American president?
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/23/world/asia/23mcchrystal.html?hp
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