[FairfieldLife] Re: Transcendence and Descriptive Language

Nice article. I would say not to intellectualize or philosophize too much(sushka tarka - dry logic), otherwise you will just end deceiving yourself - a la Vakrabuddhi or the Trickster. A thirsty man doesn't start reading books on water, types of water, the manufacturers, suppliers, etc. - he knows

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Iraqi American Filmmaker Beaten in Fairfield

Nobody has mentioned the obvious: What happened to the Maharishi Effect? On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 7:05 PM, Peter wrote: > Couldn't agree more Buck, but..Alshaibi went and found trouble, it > didn't find him. Who the hell gets drunk and walks into a townie party at > 1:00 in the morning unin

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Fairfield Filmmaker Claims He's Victim of Hate Crime

On Mar 8, 2011, at 10:26 PM, seventhray1 wrote: - > > - In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine wrote: > > Some people are putting forth that this might > > be a hoax. He looks pretty beaten up to me, > > but the fact that he can't remember much > > if anything about where, whom etc. is

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fairfield Filmmaker Claims He's Victim of Hate Crime

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine wrote: > Some people are putting forth that this might > be a hoax. He looks pretty beaten up to me, > but the fact that he can't remember much > if anything about where, whom etc. is > interesting. That along with the fact that > he's making a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Netflix recommedations

Have you seen Plunder? http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Plunder_The_Crime_of_Our_Time/70132877 It is also very good. Barons really hated "Inside Job" BTW. Wonder why?:-D Client 9 is also good: http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Client_9_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_Eliot_Spitzer/70137776 On 03/08/2011

[FairfieldLife] Transcendence and Descriptive Language

If enlightenment is the experience of what we essentially are, then it cannot be somewhere else than where we are, so the term 'transcendence,' meaning 'having gone beyond the current limits,' or something like that, cannot mean we have gone into some other realm, it just refers to having a mor

[FairfieldLife] Intruder Calls 911 fearing owner might be armed

More proof that every house should have at least one assault riffle. We do it right in Texas. Kind of. We don't yet have vigilante justice but hopefully that's coming soon. I'm all for bringing back the stocks and the lash in the town square but the Texas tradition is dragging behind a horse. Th

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why Yogis Don't Meditate

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Mar 8, 2011, at 2:26 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > > > On 03/08/2011 08:29 AM, Rick Archer wrote: > >> http://www.elephantjournal.com/2011/03/why-yogis-dont-meditate/ > > > > What is the point of meditating after reaching enlightenment? > > I alwa

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why Yogis Don't Meditate

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Mar 8, 2011, at 5:42 PM, WillyTex wrote: > > > Vaj: > >> I always thought it was funny to think that > >> people who though they were enlightened would > >> even imagine that they still needed to meditate. > >> > > Why do you suppose the B

[FairfieldLife] Re: Netflix recommedations

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wayback71" wrote: > > Just finished Inside Job. I found it extremely well done - it presented the > whole mess in a terrifically clear and orderly manner, including a simple > explanation of derivatives and CDO's. Ferguson got some really high level >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why Yogis Don't Meditate

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robert" wrote: > > > > Because they were teaching the Knowledge, they would get tired physically, emotionally and need to get away and just 'Be' for a while... > > Many teachers like the solitude, of being in a place where there is nothing happening except f

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why Yogis Don't Meditate

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robert" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "WillyTex" willytex@ wrote: > > > > > > > > emptybill: > > > They continued to meditate because... > > > > > Buddha and the Zen Masters continued to meditate > > because they were enlightened. > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Netflix recommedations

Just finished Inside Job. I found it extremely well done - it presented the whole mess in a terrifically clear and orderly manner, including a simple explanation of derivatives and CDO's. Ferguson got some really high level economists to agree to be interviewed by him for the film. He has a g

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Iraqi American Filmmaker Beaten in Fairfield

Couldn't agree more Buck, but..Alshaibi went and found trouble, it didn't find him. Who the hell gets drunk and walks into a townie party at 1:00 in the morning uninvited? WTF was he thinking? I could drive about 20 minutes from my house right now get out of my car and I could practically gu

[FairfieldLife] Re: Radha Ma RIP

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Yogi" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: > > > > > > The woman sounds crazier to me than Ravi > > was when he first showed up here. > > > > > > Hey Trickster Turqster I'm as crazy as before, the only thing i

[FairfieldLife] Re: Iraqi American Filmmaker Beaten in Fairfield

What vicious hooligans. Animals. Asking the guy's name at the door and giving him a fist in the face. Kicking him when he's down. That's bad like a bunch of hogs in a pen. Really bad breeding. Ought to just be removed from the breeding pool. Reform school at least. I hope the cops figure

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why Yogis Don't Meditate

> > All enlightened masters meditate, Vajji. > > That's what enlightened masters do. > > Vaj: > Spppluh. Not even necessary. > Meditation is based on thinking; all enlightened masters know how to think. In the enlightened state it is not necessary to do anything, but they still wash their bowls

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why Yogis Don't Meditate

yifuxero: > "For now, I'm just going to hang out with these > two smoking hotties and fly privately around the > world. It might be lonely up here, but I sure > like the view." Charlie Sheen > Send in the clowns!

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why Yogis Don't Meditate

"For now, I'm just going to hang out with these two smoking hotties and fly privately around the world. It might be lonely up here, but I sure like the view." Charlie Sheen Read more: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/c/charlie_sheen.html#ixzz1G3uKhjtx --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogrou

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why Yogis Don't Meditate

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "WillyTex" wrote: > > > > emptybill: > > They continued to meditate because... > > > Buddha and the Zen Masters continued to meditate > because they were enlightened. > Because they were teaching the Knowledge, they would get tired physically, emotional

Re: [FairfieldLife] Netflix recommedations

Tip: on the Watch Instantly page for New Arrivals click on See All and then go to the last page and work up. They are listed by popularity so the rare finds and off the wall stuff will often be listed last and there you might find some films that appear to you. Netflix tries to build a profil

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why Yogis Don't Meditate

> > Just more beauty queens with boogars on their > > faces... > > Bhairitu: > Sometimes my tantra guru would tell me "do all > the mantras" and I would look at him daft because > I was so used to practicing all of them and daily... > After practicing TM for about a year in L.A. it was a lot

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why Yogis Don't Meditate

On Mar 8, 2011, at 8:05 PM, WillyTex wrote: > > >>> Why do you suppose the Buddha and the Zen Masters >>> like Dogen continued to meditate years after they >>> supposedly attained enlightenment? >>> > Vaj: >> I assumed they weren't merely meditating Willy... >> > All enlightened masters med

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why Yogis Don't Meditate

> > Why do you suppose the Buddha and the Zen Masters > > like Dogen continued to meditate years after they > > supposedly attained enlightenment? > > Vaj: > I assumed they weren't merely meditating Willy... > All enlightened masters meditate, Vajji. That's what enlightened masters do. Since

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why Yogis Don't Meditate

emptybill: > They continued to meditate because... > Buddha and the Zen Masters continued to meditate because they were enlightened. Read more: Subject: Don't just do something, sit there! Author: Willytex Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental Date: October 7, 2005 http://tinyurl.com/64v8g

[FairfieldLife] Re: Radha Ma RIP

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > The woman sounds crazier to me than Ravi > was when he first showed up here. > > Hey Trickster Turqster I'm as crazy as before, the only thing is that my mother has given me a dial with an on/off switch with numbers 1-9. So the on

[FairfieldLife] Re: Adventures in computing

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > So did you actually write this or is this someone else's > article? I wrote it. > If so I guess you are more into hardware than software given the > fun I had helping set up the post count script. I like software as long as it's eas

[FairfieldLife] Post Count

Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): Sat Mar 05 00:00:00 2011 End Date (UTC): Sat Mar 12 00:00:00 2011 336 messages as of (UTC) Wed Mar 09 00:11:44 2011 49 authfriend 26 yifuxero 25 turquoiseb 23 blusc0ut 20 WillyTex 17 Peter 16 Ravi Yogi 15 Buck 14 Vaj

[FairfieldLife] Re: No Thoughts No Mantra No Transcendence

An excellent point Jim, along those lines I realized the value of ancient Indian wisdom's insistence on dharma, not that it leads to an awakening necessarily but is tremendously important after it. It's quite possible to indulge in socially unacceptable activities after awakening because of this

[FairfieldLife] Re: Netflix recommedations

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wayback71" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > > Finally made the break from Cinemax and used the extra denaro to get > > Netflix. The reviews on this list are great for waiting queues, thanks you > > guys! > > A few

[FairfieldLife] Re: Netflix recommedations

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > Finally made the break from Cinemax and used the extra denaro to get Netflix. > The reviews on this list are great for waiting queues, thanks you guys! A few good movies I have liked from NetFlix: Elling, The Chorus, Antonia's Line. I also

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why Yogis Don't Meditate

On Mar 8, 2011, at 5:42 PM, WillyTex wrote: > Vaj: >> I always thought it was funny to think that >> people who though they were enlightened would >> even imagine that they still needed to meditate. >> > Why do you suppose the Buddha and the Zen Masters > like Dogen continued to meditate year

[FairfieldLife] Re: Netflix recommedations

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > On 03/08/2011 02:32 PM, wayback71 wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > >> First off "Inside Job" is available today on disc only. Good test to > >> see if it would be sent or not since I put it in my qu

Re: [FairfieldLife] Netflix recommedations

Finally made the break from Cinemax and used the extra denaro to get Netflix. The reviews on this list are great for waiting queues, thanks you guys! We just watched Desk Set (1957) with Catherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracey. What a classic. These are restored versions they're using, and streamin

Re: [FairfieldLife] Why Yogis Don't Meditate

On 03/08/2011 11:34 AM, Vaj wrote: > > On Mar 8, 2011, at 2:26 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > >> On 03/08/2011 08:29 AM, Rick Archer wrote: >>> http://www.elephantjournal.com/2011/03/why-yogis-dont-meditate/ >> >> What is the point of meditating after reaching enlightenment? > > I always thought it was funn

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Netflix recommedations

On 03/08/2011 02:32 PM, wayback71 wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: >> First off "Inside Job" is available today on disc only. Good test to >> see if it would be sent or not since I put it in my queue last fall I >> believe even before it left local theaters. Nope.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why Yogis Don't Meditate

They continued to meditate because they didn't have WillyWiki to point them to the correct Wiki entry: Tat Twam Willy. Willy-A-Buddha, beyond the beyond. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "WillyTex" wrote: > > > > What is the point of meditating after reaching > > > enlightenment? > >

[FairfieldLife] Iraqi American What?

He is Iraqi but he lives here? WTF. He is "Iraqi-American" ... What is that? He is a Filmmaker? What films has he made? He is in FF for what … to make a film to show the world that poor mussalmen are not treated right in `smearika and that "hindoo thugs are attacking them? Is he rather cla

Re: [FairfieldLife] Adventures in computing

On 03/08/2011 06:53 AM, Alex Stanley wrote: > About a month ago, a few sectors went splodey on my hard drive, so I backed > up all my data, figuring it was on its way out. Sure enough, when I got back > from a recent trip, my PC was dead. The system had been running XP, and the > 750GB HD had be

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why Yogis Don't Meditate

> > What is the point of meditating after reaching > > enlightenment? > > The practice and enlightenment are not different - they are one and the same. According to Dogen, just sitting IS enlightenment. It's just what intelligent people do. Vaj: > I always thought it was funny to think that > p

[FairfieldLife] Re: Netflix recommedations

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > First off "Inside Job" is available today on disc only. Good test to > see if it would be sent or not since I put it in my queue last fall I > believe even before it left local theaters. Nope. My hunch is it goes > first to the folk

[FairfieldLife] Conservative George Will Trashes 'Delusional' GOP Candidates

"Sensible Americans must be detecting vibrations of weirdness emanating from people associated with the party... Credible Republican Presidential Candidates will be hurt by "a process cluttered with careless, delusional, egomaniacal, spotlight-chasing Candidates to whom the sensible American maj

[FairfieldLife] Netflix recommedations

First off "Inside Job" is available today on disc only. Good test to see if it would be sent or not since I put it in my queue last fall I believe even before it left local theaters. Nope. My hunch is it goes first to the folks who put it in their queue early AND have a higher priced package

[FairfieldLife] Re: Adventures in computing

Alex Stanley" > I've ordered another copy of Win 7 that I'll put > on an old Dell Latitude D610 and park it down in > the basement... > Win 7 is good for three installs, but the old Dell Latitude D610 may not run very fast with Win 7, if at all - you really dual-core processors and lots of R

[FairfieldLife] Re: Eyes Wide Open Mantra Practice

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > > > Well it would mean some are reaching the "bottom" of the ocean (TC) in > > > > the bubble diagram, and others are only 'blanking out' at one of the > > > > subtle waves towards the bottom, in a laya (Non-TC). > > > NBD, but e.g. in F

Re: [FairfieldLife] Why Yogis Don't Meditate

On Mar 8, 2011, at 2:26 PM, Bhairitu wrote: On 03/08/2011 08:29 AM, Rick Archer wrote: http://www.elephantjournal.com/2011/03/why-yogis-dont-meditate/ What is the point of meditating after reaching enlightenment? I always thought it was funny to think that people who though they were enl

[FairfieldLife] Re: Radha Ma RIP

blusc0ut: > "Radha Ma was interred into a samadhi yesterday... > Radha obviously wanted to be cremated, not bured in a "samadhi". Go figure.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Why Yogis Don't Meditate

On 03/08/2011 08:29 AM, Rick Archer wrote: > http://www.elephantjournal.com/2011/03/why-yogis-dont-meditate/ What is the point of meditating after reaching enlightenment? Ritual? It's sort of like sitting in your car after arriving at your destination. Of course yoga asana teachers aren't rea

[FairfieldLife] Re: Iraqi American Filmmaker Beaten in Fairfield

turquoiseb: > Then he'd walk up to the front door, knock, and > just lead us in. No one *ever* stopped us... > Yes, you may have been drunk, but you probably didn't call yourself "Usama" and have a rag wrapped around your head.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fairfield Filmmaker Claims He's Victim of Hate Crime

If someone enters your house after midnight, drunk and uninvited, I would have thought you were allowed to beat them up and throw them out. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jpgillam" wrote: > > "Alshaibi said he used bad judgment entering the > residence but he'd grown up in a college

[FairfieldLife] Re: Iraqi American Filmmaker Beaten in Fairfield

Rick Archer: > Alshaibi is currently working on a film about > discrimination against Arabs in the United > States... > So, how many Arabs live in Fairfield, IA, one or two MUM students?

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Iraqi American Filmmaker Beaten in Fairfield

From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of wgm4u Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 12:43 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Iraqi American Filmmaker Beaten in Fairfield --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com

[FairfieldLife] TM brings on Armageddon!

The stresses MMY talks about are akin to the 7 deadly sins which prevent the serpent fire to rise up the spine. Until a modicum of Self-Control is obtained the ultimate Reality of life will remain a mystery to you. Initially we coddle our lower nature, (lust, anger, greed/gluttony) but after st

[FairfieldLife] Re: Iraqi American Filmmaker Beaten in Fairfield

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" wrote: > > It could be that if he was really drunk, he just fell down and hit his face > on the sidewalk. That's how my father died. (What a belly laugh)thanks for sharing Rick! My Dads last words were, "I never grew up, I was always just

[FairfieldLife] Re: Iraqi American Filmmaker Beaten in Fairfield

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter wrote: > > Yes, very poor judgement, but that usually goes along with > being drunk. Also, nobody just wanders into a party even > in a college town. There's always some guy there asking > who are you with before letting you in at even the wildest >

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Iraqi American Filmmaker Beaten in Fairfield

It could be that if he was really drunk, he just fell down and hit his face on the sidewalk. That's how my father died.

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Iraqi American Filmmaker Beaten in Fairfield

From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Peter Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 12:05 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Iraqi American Filmmaker Beaten in Fairfield Yes, very poor judgement, but that usually goes

Re: [FairfieldLife] Fairfield Filmmaker Claims He's Victim of Hate Crime

--- On Tue, 3/8/11, Sal Sunshine wrote: > From: Sal Sunshine > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Fairfield Filmmaker Claims He's Victim of Hate > Crime > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2011, 1:06 PM > On Mar 8, 2011, at 10:41 AM, Peter > wrote: > > Unfortunately he wa

Re: [FairfieldLife] Fairfield Filmmaker Claims He's Victim of Hate Crime

On Mar 8, 2011, at 10:41 AM, Peter wrote: Unfortunately he was drunk and can not locate the house where the assault occurred. Perhaps we should say royal shit-faced. Now I understand why he walked into the party uninvited. He thought he was in Iowa City. Some people are putting forth that this

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Iraqi American Filmmaker Beaten in Fairfield

--- On Tue, 3/8/11, Alex Stanley wrote: > From: Alex Stanley > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Iraqi American Filmmaker Beaten in Fairfield > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2011, 12:35 PM > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, > "wgm4u" wrote: > > > > > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Iraqi American Filmmaker Beaten in Fairfield

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wgm4u" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" wrote: > > > > > > Iraqi American Filmmaker Beaten in Fairfield, Iowa > > > > > > Police in Iowa are investigating a possible hate crime after an Iraqi > > American filmmaker w

[FairfieldLife] Re: Iraqi American Filmmaker Beaten in Fairfield

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > Don't be silly. TM "Siddhas" couldn't beat egg > whites into a meringue. :-) Unstressing?

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Iraqi American Filmmaker Beaten in Fairfield

From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of wgm4u Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 11:07 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Iraqi American Filmmaker Beaten in Fairfield --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com

[FairfieldLife] Re: Iraqi American Filmmaker Beaten in Fairfield

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wgm4u" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" wrote: > > > > Iraqi American Filmmaker Beaten in Fairfield, Iowa > > > > Police in Iowa are investigating a possible hate crime after an Iraqi > > American filmmaker was beaten over the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Iraqi American Filmmaker Beaten in Fairfield

On Mar 8, 2011, at 12:02 PM, Rick Archer wrote: Iraqi American Filmmaker Beaten in Fairfield, Iowa Police in Iowa are investigating a possible hate crime after an Iraqi American filmmaker was beaten over the weekend at a house party in the town of Fairfield. Usama Alshaibi said four men

[FairfieldLife] Re: Iraqi American Filmmaker Beaten in Fairfield

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" wrote: > > > Iraqi American Filmmaker Beaten in Fairfield, Iowa > > > Police in Iowa are investigating a possible hate crime after an Iraqi > American filmmaker was beaten over the weekend at a house party in the town > of Fairfield. Usama

[FairfieldLife] Iraqi American Filmmaker Beaten in Fairfield

Iraqi American Filmmaker Beaten in Fairfield, Iowa Police in Iowa are investigating a possible hate crime after an Iraqi American filmmaker was beaten over the weekend at a house party in the town of Fairfield. Usama Alshaibi said four men attacked him after learning his first name was Usama. T

Re: [FairfieldLife] Fairfield Filmmaker Claims He's Victim of Hate Crime

Unfortunately he was drunk and can not locate the house where the assault occurred. Perhaps we should say royal shit-faced. Now I understand why he walked into the party uninvited. He thought he was in Iowa City. --- On Tue, 3/8/11, jpgillam wrote: > From: jpgillam > Subject: [FairfieldLife]

[FairfieldLife] Re: No Thoughts No Mantra No Transcendence

It occurs to me that just as oxymoronic is the ability to immerse ourselves so dynamically in thoughts, words and action specifically because there is no possibility of attachment to them. :-) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Yogi" wrote: > > Well stated, thoughts are just floating a

[FairfieldLife] Fairfield Filmmaker Claims He's Victim of Hate Crime

"Alshaibi said he used bad judgment entering the residence but he'd grown up in a college town where such party hopping isn't uncommon. "'I like to meet people and I kind of wanted to meet my neighbors. I had the sense that it was OK, that it was open,' he said. 'So, yeah, after getting beaten

[FairfieldLife] Why Yogis Don't Meditate

http://www.elephantjournal.com/2011/03/why-yogis-dont-meditate/

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Is Enlightenment Personal?

Every time you try to leave, they pull you back in!! --- On Tue, 3/8/11, jpgillam wrote: > From: jpgillam > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Is Enlightenment Personal? > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2011, 11:10 AM > I skim over 95 percent of Fairfield > Life content,

[FairfieldLife] Seekers acting as teachers [was Re: Radha Ma RIP]

The world seems so hungry for spiritual teachers that some seekers reach a particular phase where a little silence is integrated and/or they can control shakti, and they attract followers, but they themselves are still on the path, and have not yet fully immersed themselves in the eternal. So th

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is Enlightenment Personal?

I skim over 95 percent of Fairfield Life content, but I always pause to read Peter's explanations of why there's no self in cosmic consciousness, despite having read many of them in the past. Funny how I'm always willing to read another one. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Adventures in computing

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > Om, how long do you think the post-counting script for FFL is > going to be down? It won't be down at all. And, if you continue with these idiotic post cascades and go over 50 posts, you're outta here again.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Adventures in computing

LOL Buck - too funny! Strike while the iron is hot, eh? :-) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Om > > > > > Hrim > > > > Dhum > > > Durga > > Devyai > Namaha > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > how long do yo

[FairfieldLife] Re: Adventures in computing

> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Om > > > > Hrim > > > Dhum > > Durga > Devyai Namaha > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > how long do you think the post-counting script for FFL is going to be > > > > down? > > > > > > > > > > -B > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@ya

[FairfieldLife] Re: Adventures in computing

> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Om > > > Hrim > > Dhum > Durga Devyai > > > > > > > > > > > > how long do you think the post-counting script for FFL is going to be > > > down? > > > > > > > > -B > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wgm4u" wrote: > > > > > > > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Adventures in computing

> > > > > > > > > Om > > Hrim > Dhum Durga > > > > > > > > how long do you think the post-counting script for FFL is going to be down? > > > > > > -B > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wgm4u" wrote: > > > > > > > > Thanks for the heads up, I may get a solid state d

[FairfieldLife] Re: Adventures in computing

> > > > > Om > Hrim Dhum > > > > how long do you think the post-counting script for FFL is going to be down? > > > > -B > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wgm4u" wrote: > > > > > > Thanks for the heads up, I may get a solid state drive, they sound > > > awesome! > > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Adventures in computing

> > Om Hrim how long do you think the post-counting script for FFL is going to be down? > > -B > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wgm4u" wrote: > > > > Thanks for the heads up, I may get a solid state drive, they sound awesome! > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Adventures in computing

Om, how long do you think the post-counting script for FFL is going to be down? -B --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wgm4u" wrote: > > Thanks for the heads up, I may get a solid state drive, they sound awesome! > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" > wrote: > > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Eyes Wide Open Mantra Practice

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > Bluscout this is concise and well said. It is my opinion and experience too. > In Fairfield, pursuit of the wider spiritual cultivation is what has been > much of the history of the last decade or so. > > Beyond transcending is what i

[FairfieldLife] Re: Adventures in computing

Thanks for the heads up, I may get a solid state drive, they sound awesome! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" wrote: > > About a month ago, a few sectors went splodey on my hard drive, so I backed > up all my data, figuring it was on its way out. Sure enough, when I got back

[FairfieldLife] Adventures in computing

About a month ago, a few sectors went splodey on my hard drive, so I backed up all my data, figuring it was on its way out. Sure enough, when I got back from a recent trip, my PC was dead. The system had been running XP, and the 750GB HD had been divided into a small C: drive for the OS and prog

[FairfieldLife] Re: Radha Ma RIP

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, blusc0ut wrote: > > > > A friend who is usually in the know of all things Thiru, just > > emailed me that Radha Ma http://www.gurusfeet.com/guru/radha-ma > > commited self-immolation > > http://r

[FairfieldLife] Re: Radha Ma RIP

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter wrote: > > > > Turq, do you have a web site for the previous cutting > > and burning reports? Also, I wouldn't call it sociopathy, > > but more psychopathology. > > You're the expert on t

[FairfieldLife] Re: Radha Ma RIP

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, blusc0ut wrote: > > A friend who is usually in the know of all things Thiru, just > emailed me that Radha Ma http://www.gurusfeet.com/guru/radha-ma > commited self-immolation > http://richardarunachala.wordpress.com/2011/03/06/radha-ma-attempts-self-immolat

[FairfieldLife] Re: Radha Ma RIP

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter wrote: > > Turq, do you have a web site for the previous cutting > and burning reports? Also, I wouldn't call it sociopathy, > but more psychopathology. You're the expert on that sorta nomenclature, so I leave it up to you. I'm sorry but whatever

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Radha Ma RIP

On Mar 7, 2011, at 10:21 PM, feste37 wrote: Does anyone know why she would do such a thing? I had never heard of her, but I just looked at her Facebook page. Self-immolation -- wtf? There are a number of yogic traditions where once the bodily work is completed, it can be discarded and th

[FairfieldLife] Re: Radha Ma RIP

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37" wrote: > > > > Does anyone know why she would do such a thing? I had never > > heard of her, but I just looked at her Facebook page. Self- > > immolation -- wtf? > > The Nisargadatta Y

Re: [FairfieldLife] Is Enlightenment Personal?

Robin Carlson thought so, he talked a lot on this theme. On Mar 7, 2011, at 9:46 PM, yifuxero wrote: Interesting answer by Dennis Waite, especially the last 2 sentences including "The dream character continues being a dream character". If what Dennis says is a. "the truth", essentialy; with

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Radha Ma RIP

Turq, do you have a web site for the previous cutting and burning reports? Also, I wouldn't call it sociopathy, but more psychopathology. --- On Tue, 3/8/11, turquoiseb wrote: > From: turquoiseb > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Radha Ma RIP > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Date: Tuesday,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Radha Ma RIP

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37" wrote: > > Does anyone know why she would do such a thing? I had > never heard of her, but I just looked at her Facebook > page. Self-immolation -- wtf? Based on reports on the Web that she used to regularly cut and burn herself to "prove" to her de

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is Enlightenment Personal?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robert" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Yogi" wrote: > > > > Does it occur to you that possibly these are metaphors or not something > > that can be intellectualized or turned into a philosophy. The sense of > > oneness that on

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Samadhi is Witnessing the Witnesser'

Beautifully put Robertji.. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robert" wrote: > > Samadhi is just becoming aware of the 'witness'...to all experience... > There has to always be a 'witness to experience' so whether there are > thoughts or no thoughts, there is always the 'witnesser'... > >