Please note that some parts are takes from earlier in the day due to
timedifference
http://yuvatarang.blogspot.no/2013/01/watch-online-144-years-maha-kumbh-mela.html
Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental
well-being of Pilgrims; Positive impact remains even after the event
By admin http://www.drishtikone.com/author/admin/ / In India
http://www.drishtikone.com/category/india/ , Spirituality
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote:
Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental
well-being of Pilgrims; Positive impact remains even after
the event
Otherwise known as the placebo effect.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnJmNhi8his
I think it might have been Mr. V.H. (founder of Uretek Corp.), who some weeks
after our siddhis block (1978/79) said that some (many?) siddhas complain of
feeling cold easier after learning to fly.
I guess that
might be a symptom of vaata aggravation?
http://www.uretekworldwide.com/
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, card wrote:
I think it might have been Mr. V.H. (founder of Uretek Corp.), who some
weeks after our siddhis block (1978/79) said that some (many?) siddhas
complain of feeling cold easier after learning to fly.
I guess that
might be a symptom
There is a great video on now, all recorded scenes. Full of images of Krishna,
flowers, gold, temples, and people. Much richer now than when I looked at the
stream when the pilgrimage began. Truly incomprehensible that this can occur at
all - these tens of millions congregating, for a united
I kinda think its a symptom of *Finland*, myself. :-)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, card wrote:
I think it might have been Mr. V.H. (founder of Uretek Corp.), who some
weeks after our siddhis block (1978/79) said that some (many?) siddhas
complain of feeling cold easier after
Since the placebo effect seems to work, then isn't it reasonable to study the
underlying factors involved in that? Why does the placebo effect work? In the
TED talk below, Dan Gilbert talks about what makes people happy, which seems
connected to this topic of placebos. Only 20 minutes and
I love the bodhisattva Kwan Yin.
from your post on Perennial Philosophy:
While Perennial Philosophy is
useful for breaking the fixity of conceptual views, in the minds of people
without direct transmission of the foundational dimension of these traditions,
it ends up as a summary.Inner-field
Very cool statistics, Doc, thanks for posting. And thanks too for the gentle
joke about Finland and vata and coldness (-:
From: doctordumb...@rocketmail.com doctordumb...@rocketmail.com
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2013 6:05 AM
dear Edg please do not get any ideas from this. We would like you to stick
around for quite a bit longer (-:
From: raunchydog raunchy...@yahoo.com
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2013 9:45 AM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Anyone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYEttnuZez0
Ravi, I had posted out so couldn't wish you a happy birthday on the day itself
- my wish for you is that however good your birthday was, everyday be that good
for you.
If I may ask, what is the black string around the wrist for?
Happy Birthday one day late
MJ
Somehow with Yahoo not performing well, I missed this post too Edg -
A very telling story and I appreciate your sharing it -
there are die-hards all over who still identify themselves with an
enlightened man and an oh so special Movement that is saving the world -
even with
all the stories
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote:
Since the placebo effect seems to work, then isn't it reasonable to study the
underlying factors involved in that?
The Turq doesn't want positive news related to Hinduism, period.
But post something positive about mindfullness and
Historic move:
IAEA shifts 47 Japanese reactors into 'long-term shutdown' category
On 19 January 2013
World Nuclear Industry Status Report
wrote :
In an unprecedented move, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
has shifted 47 Japanese nuclear reactors from the category 'In
Expert in Maharishi Vedic Organic Agriculture
describes dangers of genetically modified food,
and presents solutions
by Global Good News staff writer
*
Global Good News
18 January 2013
The creator of an acclaimed course on
Interview this month in Sun Magazine with David Krieger:
http://thesunmagazine.org/issues/445/indefensible?page=1
http://thesunmagazine.org/issues/445/indefensible?page=1
His organization:
http://www.wagingpeace.org/ http://www.wagingpeace.org/
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, merlin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote:
The Turq doesn't want positive news related to Hinduism, period.
Au contraire, Pierre. If your idea of good news about
Hinduism is millions of people rushing to bathe in a
shit-filled, corpse-filled river as if that's the holiest
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/173011983/occupy-the-farm
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote:
Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental
well-being of Pilgrims; Positive impact remains even after
the event
Otherwise known as the placebo
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote:
The Turq doesn't want positive news related to Hinduism, period.
Au contraire, Pierre. If your idea of good news about
Hinduism is millions of people rushing to bathe
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung wrote:
snip
And, then, when my faith-bubble in TM finally burst, on exiting the
TMO, what did I do?
Yep, I went to about a dozen more seers, readers, jyotishis,
healers,
psychics, and got all my alien implants removed, got my unlucky
The Turq doesn't want positive news related to Hinduism,
period.
turquoiseb:
If your idea of good news about Hinduism is millions
of people rushing to bathe in a shit-filled, corpse-filled
river as if that's the holiest thing they can imagine
happening in 12 years...
As opposed
Does this qualify?
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MEDITATING_MARINES?SITE=APSEC\
TION=HOMETEMPLATE=DEFAULTCTIME=2013-01-19-14-32-11
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MEDITATING_MARINES?SITE=APSE\
CTION=HOMETEMPLATE=DEFAULTCTIME=2013-01-19-14-32-11
--- In
nablusoss1008:
It's not resource plunder. It's humanitarianism.
From what I've read, the leader of the al Qaeda in
Algeria terrorists is a one-eyed Arab - Mokhtar
Belmokhtar.
It's not clear if the terrorists wanted to plunder
the resources or to just kill the hostages as a an
act of
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ann wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote:
Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental
well-being of Pilgrims; Positive impact remains even
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote:
The Turq doesn't want positive news related to Hinduism, period.
Au contraire, Pierre. If your idea of good news about
Hinduism is millions of people rushing to bathe in
Barry never DID understand the difference between Tantra, and Tauntra -
sleeping in class again...:-)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote:
The Turq
seventhray27 Sun Jan 20, 2013 9:11
Edg, thank you again for this, four years later.
I can't help but think though, Edg, that you've arrived at
a pretty good place. So, was that because of? Inspite of?
Hey, seventhray27,
You got me cornered;
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung wrote:
snip
And what next? I continue reading Advaita. I continue looking at
science and seeing ever deeper metaphors for spiritual concepts. I do
relate to this.
And I divert my brain from vicious cycles with the few entertainments
I've
On 01/16/2013 12:56 AM, turquoiseb wrote:
I've watched all three of the Ripper Street episodes shown on BBC so
far, BTW, and still recommend it. It's a pretty good series.
And blurred or censored on backward BBCAmerica. They didn't seem to
have any problems showing blood and guts though.
On 01/20/2013 01:45 AM, nablusoss1008 wrote:
Please note that some parts are takes from earlier in the day due to
timedifference
http://yuvatarang.blogspot.no/2013/01/watch-online-144-years-maha-kumbh-mela.html
How to tell what time it is India in the US:
PST add one and a half hours to
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote:
On 01/16/2013 12:56 AM, turquoiseb wrote:
I've watched all three of the Ripper Street episodes
shown on BBC so far, BTW, and still recommend it. It's
a pretty good series.
And blurred or censored on backward BBCAmerica. They
On 01/20/2013 09:29 AM, turquoiseb wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote:
On 01/16/2013 12:56 AM, turquoiseb wrote:
I've watched all three of the Ripper Street episodes
shown on BBC so far, BTW, and still recommend it. It's
a pretty good series.
And blurred or censored
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@... wrote:
Barry never DID understand the difference between Tantra, and Tauntra
Or Tantrum.
- sleeping in class again...:-)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb
Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and mental
well-being of Pilgrims; Positive impact remains even after
the event
Otherwise known as the placebo effect.
And what a powerful effect that is. It all comes down to the
mind and perception and by gum, if
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray27 wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung wrote:
snip
And what next? I continue reading Advaita. I continue looking at
science and seeing ever deeper metaphors for spiritual concepts. I do
relate to this.
And I divert my
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams wrote:
Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and
mental well-being of Pilgrims; Positive impact remains
even after the event
authfriend:
Either Barry has no idea what the placebo effect is,
Sometimes
Ha! No way, but yeah, some of it could be done on a Trikke, but not much.
Here's my idea of super fast:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh4YSZMogTo
Edg
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote:
dear Edg please do not get any ideas from this. We would like you to stick
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams wrote:
Study: Participating in MahaKumbh improves physical and
mental well-being of Pilgrims; Positive impact remains
even after the event
authfriend:
Edge you are an incredible writer, and have an interesting story to tell as
well. Pulling yousrelf roots and all out of Ffld - how excruciating to lose
the community and connections you had developed over all those years. You were
known there. So, like any human, you looked for another,
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wrote:
Edge you are an incredible writer, and have an interesting
story to tell as well. Pulling yousrelf roots and all out
of Ffld - how excruciating to lose the community and
connections you had developed over all those years. You
were
John,
Thank you. Very good guess on the Moon but 2nd pada in Kanya and being the 19th
Sun in Capricorn.
On Jan 20, 2013, at 4:59 AM, John jr_...@yahoo.com wrote:
Ravi,
Let me guess your Chandra lagna. You were born with the Moon in the third
pada of Chitra nakshatra. Correct?
And the
On Jan 20, 2013, at 8:13 AM, emptybill emptyb...@yahoo.com wrote:
Ravi sez: ... but your rebellious ways guarantee multiple lifetimes for you.
Rebel … Ravi ... Rebel!
Against the tyranny of the three guna-s.
Against forgetting your many lifetimes here -
pleasured by somnolence.
And
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote:
And from the official website of the Kumbh Mela:
It's the mythological history of India and the sacred
religious texts that bind us carnal souls to an eternal
hope - things will be better, without the ever-imminent
fear of them
Austrian men must serve six months in the army or nine months in civilian
service when they reach 18.
Those who do not want to serve must spend nine months working in community jobs,
Practicing meditation in large groups for national coherence and world peace?
Currently, some 22,000 men are
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote:
And from the official website of the Kumbh Mela:
It's the mythological history of India and the sacred
religious texts that bind us carnal souls to an eternal
hope -
On 01/19/2013 07:33 AM, turquoiseb wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, martin.quickman wrote:
Doncha wish you were here ?
Not to knock your thing or anything, but I can honestly
say that there is nowhere on Earth I would rather *not*
be. First, I'm not a fan of big crowds,
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote:
And from the official website of the Kumbh Mela:
It's the mythological history of India and the sacred
Go Niners (NFC Championship - vs. Falcons)!!!
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote:
And from the official website of the Kumbh Mela:
It's the mythological history of India and the sacred
religious texts
Share sez: my question: is direct transmission always necessary? Or
is direct experience another option?
Abrahamic traditions favor fidelity oaths to their gods and theological
formulations. Sorta like the mafia. Transmission is for priests and
monastics during ordinations. Ordination may give
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Susan wrote:
Edge you are an incredible writer, and have an interesting
story to tell as well. Pulling yousrelf roots and all out
of Ffld - how excruciating to lose the community and
I have found over the years from talking to people who are really into TM,
especially those I knew and still know in Fairfield, most of the really good
feelings/memories of their time in TM (that they associate with TM) are
actually good feelings /memories of their friends and shared
Yep,
We have many hundreds meditating together everyday in Fairfield.
SRF had 8000 together in convocation for a week of group meditations last
summer.
- these tens of millions congregating, for a united and peaceful purpose;
celebrating the transcendental.
Interesting numbers from
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ann wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote:
And from the official website of the Kumbh Mela:
It's the mythological
BEFORE MY Near Death Experience, PROBABLY BECAUSE OF MY CULTURE, I used to
think that the purpose of life was to attain nirvana—that is, to evolve beyond
the reincarnation cycle of birth and death, striving never to come back into
the physical. If I’d grown up completely immersed in Western
http://kumbhmelaallahabad.gov.in/english/index.html
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius wrote:
snip
Ah. these jovial discussions. After all the research done on
the placebo effect, one can with fair confidence assume that
in any situation where people are either expecting a result,
or are engaged in some activity in
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson wrote:
I have found over the years from talking to people who are really into
TM, especially those I knew and still know in Fairfield, most of the
really good feelings/memories of their time in TM (that they associate
with TM) are actually
Not sure how you seperate it out. SCI in Cobb Mountain, Ca. TTC in
Vittlel France. Six Month Course in Courcheval, France, ATR in South
Fallsburg New York. MIU in Fairfield. These were fun times.
Tremendous amount of comradarie. Friendships made, and many kept.
These experiences helped
wiki is wildly wrong on at least two of these figures:
wiki says:
3 million people marched through London, UK, and 3 million people marched
through Rome, Italy in opposition to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in the
largest anti-war rallies in history on February 15, 2003.
Actually, police
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, feste37 wrote:
wiki is wildly wrong on at least two of these figures:
wiki says:
3 million people marched through London, UK, and 3 million
people marched through Rome, Italy in opposition to the
U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in the largest anti-war
Happy Belated Birthday, dear Ravi on here!
I got you covered elsewhere!
When you coming back to these States?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Chivukula wrote:
Please don't feel shy and pass along your wishes. I celebrated at 12:00 AM
India time with my family.
Love,
Ravi
EB wrote: Direct transmission occurs person to person, although it may be
embodied during
the conduct of a sacred rite. The catholic church was always suspicious of the
gnostic overtones of someone's experience since it was
totally subjective and often emotionally excessive.
Share: Emptybill I
Wow! Especially delightful for me because I was inside all day today, a snowy
day! And I think this is the first one I've seen in which the sun is shining.
It gave me more of a feel of the speed down the mountain. Thanks, very fun (-:
From: Duveyoung
Xeno, I appreciate especially when you say below, ...the many avenues by which
it can enter... I'd never thought of placebo in that way.
Research on activities with spiritual themes historically have tended to
be sloppy with regard to evaluating the presence and strength of the
placebo effect,
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