Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Funny article from the Guardian Newspaper about TM

2014-03-07 Thread TurquoiseBee
From: "s3raph...@yahoo.com" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, March 8, 2014 4:09 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: Funny article from the Guardian Newspaper about TM   But more importantly: what is this new handle: TurquoiseBee? Is it someone making fun of TurquoiseB or has

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Life in the real world

2014-03-07 Thread salyavin808
i don't think it's an experiment, more like a coldly calculated policy to hoard the money at the top witht the added joy of being able to blame those at the bottom for their own predicament. As Warren Buffet said: “There’s class warfare, all right, but it’s my class, the rich class, tha

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Funny article from the Guardian Newspaper about TM

2014-03-07 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/7/2014 9:09 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com wrote: But more importantly: what is this new handle: TurquoiseBee? > The Turquoise Bee: The Sixth Dalai Lama of Tibet who is reincarnated as the FFL "TB" - True Believer. Go figure. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! A

[FairfieldLife] Re: Where People Live

2014-03-07 Thread Pundit Sir
Austin, Texas - Live Music Capitol of the World [image: Inline image 1] Austin City Limits Music Festival 2013, Austin, Texas http://www.aclfestival.com/2013-lineup/ We just returned from a music trip to Austin. Austin's population has increased by an astounding 71 percent. The state of Texas ho

[FairfieldLife] RE: Funny article from the Guardian Newspaper about TM

2014-03-07 Thread s3raphita
Israel Regardie's quoting Ramakrishna ("taste the sugar") was because Regardie (surely correctly?) regarded Aleister Crowley as someone who also didn't make that final renunciation but explicitly advocated a path in which spiritual experiences where added to the smorgasboard of sexual and other

[FairfieldLife] RE: The M word

2014-03-07 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Yay - Gold Star! ...and Friday afternoon, time for a beer...wait, OMG, Ann, don't you see what's happening?! It is positively *Pavlovian*!! - cheers - ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : ---In Fairf

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Technology

2014-03-07 Thread Pundit Sir
Google Chromebook: "Google's laptops -- made by Samsung and Acer -- are now the two top sellers on Amazon.com, and six out of the top 14 are Google Chromebooks. Talk to many schools and you'll see them either throwing out Microsoft and Apple products already, or plotting to replace them with Chrom

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Two science articles that might be of interest to people here

2014-03-07 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/7/2014 3:22 PM, anartax...@yahoo.com wrote: > For those who want enlightenment, pay attention to this: no one get > enlightened, so if it is desired, guess what gets the axe, guess who. > For those who realize they are already enlightened pay attention to this: everyone gets enlightened but

Re: [FairfieldLife] David Lynch asked by a Christian on The Kingdom of Heaven Within

2014-03-07 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/7/2014 4:56 PM, Michael Jackson wrote: > It is quite pitiful that Lynch actually believe that all Christians > will be doing TM. > They will be if they want to fly - Rama is dead and he apparently didn't teach anyone how he was able to levitate, so the yogic flying is the only way to go t

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Rock - where did it all start?

2014-03-07 Thread Pundit Sir
Little Richard Good Golly Miss Molly - Muhammad Ali's 50th Birthday http://youtu.be/AK_jm3Hz1Wk The Girl Can't Help It - Live http://youtu.be/oqz6Y9aHGIQ Rolling Stone ranked the album "Here's Little Richard" number fifty on the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time"; ranked Penniman number eight on

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Life in the real world

2014-03-07 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/7/2014 1:38 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > I just wonder what people in the US do when their unemployment runs > out and they can't get food stamps anymore and still can't find a > job? Do they go to the "underground economy?" Must be a big > "underground economy" out there. > That's about the ti

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: The View from Einstein's Cafe

2014-03-07 Thread Pundit Sir
It was about 70 degrees on the San Antonio River Walk today. Now that the rodeo and stock show is over, things are returning to normal. Apparently the Aztec Theater down the street was jammed last night with fans of Buddy Guy and as well as for a younger guitarist - Ana Popovic. Go figure. http:/

Re: [FairfieldLife] The View from Einstein's Cafe

2014-03-07 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/7/2014 5:51 AM, turquoi...@yahoo.com wrote: A street person just walked up and asked me for a few centimes so he could stay in a shelter tonight. > Apparently there are homeless people in Leiden during the winter. Go figure. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! A

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Life in the real world

2014-03-07 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/7/2014 12:15 PM, salyavin808 wrote: I'm ready to man the barricades any time! > Do you have homeless people over there where you live? Over here, we have homeless people living on the street. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Puns Can Be Fun

2014-03-07 Thread Pundit Sir
"A dyslexic man walks into a bra." On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 7:57 AM, Pundit Sir wrote: > "They told me I had type A blood, but it was a Type O." > > > On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 8:35 PM, Pundit Sir wrote: > >> "I did a theatrical performance about puns. It was a play on words." >> >> >> On Thu, Mar

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: The View from Einstein's Cafe

2014-03-07 Thread steve.sundur
You nailed that. Oh, how bout "the battery's run down". How many times a day do parents say to themselves, or out loud, "why do you have a phone if you're not going to answer it". Okay, sometimes spouses too. (-: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Yes, the iPhone or a smart pho

[FairfieldLife] Post Count Sat 08-Mar-14 00:15:06 UTC

2014-03-07 Thread FFL PostCount
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): 03/01/14 00:00:00 End Date (UTC): 03/08/14 00:00:00 626 messages as of (UTC) 03/07/14 22:56:14 71 Richard J. Williams 70 doctordumbass 59 authfriend 50 awoelflebater 46 Share Long 45 Bhairitu 35 steve.sundur 30 Mi

Re: [FairfieldLife] David Lynch asked by a Christian on The Kingdom of Heaven Within

2014-03-07 Thread Michael Jackson
It is quite pitiful that Lynch actually believe that all Christians will be doing TM. That will never happen, never. On Fri, 3/7/14, nablusoss1008 wrote: Subject: [FairfieldLife] David Lynch asked by a Christian on The Kingdom of Heaven Within To:

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Life in the real world

2014-03-07 Thread doctordumbass
Seems like a big out of control experiment, by the mega capitalists and investors, to see how far prosperity in the US can be compromised, before the US cannot even spend its ~40% global market share, for any product, or service. With unemployment in the US growing by 15 million people annually,

[FairfieldLife] RE: The M word

2014-03-07 Thread doctordumbass
Yay - Gold Star! ...and Friday afternoon, time for a beer...wait, OMG, Ann, don't you see what's happening?! It is positively *Pavlovian*!! - cheers - ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Personally, I find myself brilliant, witt

[FairfieldLife] RE: The M word

2014-03-07 Thread anartaxius
I think both these ways work out. In formal meditation, mindfulness is pretty much the way Judy described, and it is also this way when reacting to a situation that is unforeseen, but when awake and dealing with life, it is necessary to navigate what comes up in the mind, and choices have to b

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Rock - where did it all start?

2014-03-07 Thread Bhairitu
I neglected to mention that the alleged boogie-woogie player was supposedly playing straight 8ths style in the 1920s way before anything called "rock 'n roll." On 03/07/2014 01:14 PM, cardemais...@yahoo.com wrote: I'd say rock'n roll (Elvis, Bill Haley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee

[FairfieldLife] RE: Two science articles that might be of interest to people here

2014-03-07 Thread anartaxius
I see a pair of hands, a computer mouse, tax paperwork, but is there someone having this experience? 'I' really doubt this now, even before 'I' read these articles. There is consciousness and the machinery of perception, but if there was a someone here at one time, it has gone on a permanent vac

[FairfieldLife] UC to Brahman [was David Lynch's coffee]

2014-03-07 Thread doctordumbass
I agree, the art houses are history - everything is virtual - it is democratization of the arts, though it equally disperses the "profits", too. :-( Still, a good move, since the audiences can be potentially huge. The arts are no longer bound by the limitations of tech, so Lynch is a step behind

[FairfieldLife] RE: Rock - where did it all start?

2014-03-07 Thread cardemaister
I'd say rock'n roll (Elvis, Bill Haley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis...) is a combination, sort of, of country music and Chicago blues. YMMV, as always...

[FairfieldLife] RE: The View from Einstein's Cafe [1 Attachment]

2014-03-07 Thread anartaxius
I presume this is Einstein (attached photo), in warmer times, with tables on a barge in the canal as well as on the street. There seems to be a circular park behind the buildings the café is in. There seems to be a neon sign inside with e=mc^2 depicted. Did your conversation get anywhere? When y

[FairfieldLife] RE: Two science articles that might be of interest to people here

2014-03-07 Thread salyavin808
Yes, both very interesting. The book sounds like it might be a kind of update on Julian Bagginni's The Ego Trick, which was full of fascinating factoids about the brain and how it kids itself that we have a soul but not in a dismissive way, the more the workings of ourselves are unveiled the m

[FairfieldLife] Two science articles that might be of interest to people here

2014-03-07 Thread turquoiseb
First, is there such a thing as the self? http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/03/inquiring-minds-jennifer-ouellette-science-of-self http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/03/inquiring-minds-jennifer-ouellette-science-of-self Second, scientists document OBEs using an MRI machine.

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Life in the real world

2014-03-07 Thread salyavin808
Yes, for some reason the "conservative" party want the UK to become the 51st state of America. You'd think with the name they'd want to "conserve" what was good about this place but their ideas about what is "good" stopped in 1870. Their entire mission seems to be dragging us back to workhouses

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Life in the real world

2014-03-07 Thread Bhairitu
I just wonder what people in the US do when their unemployment runs out and they can't get food stamps anymore and still can't find a job? Do they go to the "underground economy?" Must be a big "underground economy" out there. On 03/07/2014 10:15 AM, salyavin808 wrote: That's about the siz

Re: [FairfieldLife] Directed by David Lynch: KENZO Women Fall-Winter 2014 Show

2014-03-07 Thread TurquoiseBee
With all due respect, I have to disagree with "different." During my recent time in Paris, a woman friend used to drag me (not screaming, as you might imagine) to high-end fashion shows like this. I think she picked me because she was a poor journalist and I was the only guy she knew who owned a

[FairfieldLife] Directed by David Lynch: KENZO Women Fall-Winter 2014 Show

2014-03-07 Thread nablusoss1008
That's what I'd call a different fashion show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGWxLkd9Y0M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGWxLkd9Y0M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGWxLkd9Y0M

Re: [FairfieldLife] Rock - where did it all start?

2014-03-07 Thread Pundit Sir
Chuck Berry http://www.rwilliams.us/archives/images/berry.JPG One of the first Rock and Roll performances: You Can't Catch Me - 1956 http://youtu.be/bcblXxc4oqo Berry was among the first musicians to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on its opening in 1986, with the comment that h

[FairfieldLife] RE: Life in the real world

2014-03-07 Thread salyavin808
That's about the size of it. We've got a bunch of toffs in power who have no experience of life other than in the multi-millionaire mansions they grew up in. They started the recession so they could re-engineer society (and they used to admit it but that gets bad PR so they lie about it now) and

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: The View from Einstein's Cafe

2014-03-07 Thread emilymaenot
Yes, the iPhone or a smart phone. My kids have these. I have a phone that is very old and has a keypad with buttons. But, it is cheap and broken...again. When I slide it open to text, the wire or something shorts and it turns itself off. I am going to have to upgrade and pay more money. The c

Re: [FairfieldLife] Rock - where did it all start?

2014-03-07 Thread Bhairitu
Rock emerged from boogie-woogie. The straight eights rock'n roll is attributed to a Kansas City boogie-woogie piano player who played some tunes in a straight eighth pattern rather than a shuffle. Also if you listen to the cakewalks of the late 19th century you'll hear the rhythm patterns tha

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: The View from Einstein's Cafe

2014-03-07 Thread Bhairitu
It's sunny right now in the SF Bay Area and supposed to be in the 70s this afternoon. :-D On 03/07/2014 08:41 AM, TurquoiseBee wrote: I have such gloves -- custom-knitted for me by a good friend -- but didn't have them with me today. I agree about their utility while poop-scooping, or even usi

Re: [FairfieldLife] Does coffee have an effect on meditation: David Lynch

2014-03-07 Thread Bhairitu
Considering that Indians like their chai which is made with black tea that has caffeine too then definitely, no it doesn't effect meditation. But then David needs to learn that TM isn't the only useful meditation program. Nor do I think that art houses are going to come back and he should che

[FairfieldLife] Life in the real world

2014-03-07 Thread Bhairitu
Is it the best of times or the worst of times? Things aren't so happy in the UK these days. "Starved & evicted: Britain’s poor now treated worse than animals" http://rt.com/op-edge/uk-poor-treated-animals-398/ So it goes during this "Mother of All Depressions". Perhaps the folks of "PeopleVill

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: The View from Einstein's Cafe

2014-03-07 Thread TurquoiseBee
I have such gloves -- custom-knitted for me by a good friend -- but didn't have them with me today. I agree about their utility while poop-scooping, or even using one's iPhone in the cold. From: "emilymae...@yahoo.com" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent

[FairfieldLife] RE: The View from Einstein's Cafe

2014-03-07 Thread emilymaenot
Re: " I can already tell that soon my fingers are going to get a bit chilly." Do you have a pair of fingerless gloves? These are also great for dog walking as they allow the dexterity necessary to figure out which end of the dog poop bag is the one that opens and neatly scoop the poop. Do yo

[FairfieldLife] RE: The M word

2014-03-07 Thread emilymaenot
Ha. Very funny. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Huh. Beers, shmeers. I am never not Steinful. ;-) Personally, I find myself brilliant, witty, sexy as hell, and king of the road, after a few beers - I call it, "Steinfulness" Well, given that this is a "pub rap," it

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Funny article from the Guardian Newspaper about TM

2014-03-07 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : From: Share Long To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" Sent: Friday, March 7, 2014 4:18 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Funny article from the Guardian Newspaper about TM Ann, the flowing along of life IS the Beloved. As is anoth

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Funny article from the Guardian Newspaper about TM

2014-03-07 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Ann, the flowing along of life IS the Beloved. As is another person. As is the piece of music. Even being preoccupied with this or that is the Beloved. In my experience, the Beloved is all inclusive. Which means including Bawwy. Go figure!

Re: [FairfieldLife] Fwd: FP’s Situation Report: Can John Brennan handle the CIA-Senate standoff?;...

2014-03-07 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/7/2014 9:49 AM, wle...@aol.com wrote: $ Ur info . I note its daily & free to U all > If the CIA was spying on its own oversight committee — with the President’s knowledge — that’s much worse than Watergate. And if there was this kind of illegal spying going on, what else was there? What'

Re: [FairfieldLife] Maharishi Mahesh Yogi - A First Meeting and a Lasting Impression

2014-03-07 Thread Share Long
Thank you too, Nablusoss. I love that Are you enjoying the ocean. On Friday, March 7, 2014 8:29 AM, nablusoss1008 wrote:   Thanks Buck ! by James Powell The first time I met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was in Malibu, on the beach. It was a typical summer day in Southern California. Not much w

Re: [FairfieldLife] The M word

2014-03-07 Thread Share Long
Very very interesting, Richard, what you're saying about TM and mindfulness. I also read some of the article, loving the idea to stop being mindful! They were saying that the pain in the legs is caused by resisting the pain in the legs. I think this is true. But at a very deep level. Til we're a

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Funny article from the Guardian Newspaper about TM

2014-03-07 Thread Share Long
turq, the Beloved is life and it's too late. It already loves you (-: On Friday, March 7, 2014 9:21 AM, TurquoiseBee wrote:   From: Share Long To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" Sent: Friday, March 7, 2014 4:18 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Funny article from the Guardian Newsp

Re: [FairfieldLife] The M word

2014-03-07 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/7/2014 6:14 AM, Share Long wrote: > I always thought mindfulness meant the state of being mindful, the > state of being aware of whatever the mind is full of. > Obviously in order to be "mindful" you first have to be able to think some thoughts - to be mindful of. Go figure. TMers actually

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Funny article from the Guardian Newspaper about TM

2014-03-07 Thread TurquoiseBee
From: Share Long To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" Sent: Friday, March 7, 2014 4:18 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Funny article from the Guardian Newspaper about TM   Ann, the flowing along of life IS the Beloved. As is another person. As is the piece of music. Even being preocc

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Funny article from the Guardian Newspaper about TM

2014-03-07 Thread Share Long
Ann, the flowing along of life IS the Beloved. As is another person. As is the piece of music. Even being preoccupied with this or that is the Beloved. In my experience, the Beloved is all inclusive. Which means including Bawwy. Go figure! On Friday, March 7, 2014 8:32 AM, "awoelfleba...@ya

[FairfieldLife] Does coffee have an effect on meditation: David Lynch

2014-03-07 Thread nablusoss1008
Does the coffee have any effect on the meditation? No. Well, it has an effect on your physical being and body. But meditation is a completely different thing. It's... it's so beautiful. And some people enjoy coffee, and some people enjoy different things. And you don't have to give up anything

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: The TB Word

2014-03-07 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/7/2014 8:38 AM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote: We've covered the C word and the M word so now let's cover the TB word. Everyone knows that "TB" stands for "TurquoiseB", the true believer. A "true believer" is someone who says they once saw a guy levitate and they believe they can fly too and

[FairfieldLife] David Lynch asked by a Christian on The Kingdom of Heaven Within

2014-03-07 Thread nablusoss1008
Wow. So, if I decide to take a Transcendental Meditation class you want me to call you back and tell you how it went. Right. The only issue that I may have, and I'll be honest with you, is after the DUI that I mentioned, I was on trial facing ten years in prison, and I started praying. I met

[FairfieldLife] RE: The TB Word

2014-03-07 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : We've covered the C word and the M word so now let's cover the TB word. Everyone knows that "TB" stands for "TurquoiseB", the true believer. A "true believer" is someone who says they once saw a guy levitate and they believe they can fly too

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Funny article from the Guardian Newspaper about TM

2014-03-07 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Seraph, rather than being the "final refusal to lose one's individuality" or the "final grasping at a gratifying experience? maybe it's simply a case of extreme devotion, wanting to adore the Beloved rather than become one with the Beloved.

[FairfieldLife] Maharishi Mahesh Yogi - A First Meeting and a Lasting Impression

2014-03-07 Thread nablusoss1008
Thanks Buck ! by James Powell The first time I met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was in Malibu, on the beach. It was a typical summer day in Southern California. Not much was happening. There was a south swell. From time to time a sun worshiper atop a towel would flip over, a seagull would sail of

[FairfieldLife] RE: The M word

2014-03-07 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Personally, I find myself brilliant, witty, sexy as hell, and king of the road, after a few beers - I call it, "Steinfulness". ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Well, given that this is a "pub rap," i

[FairfieldLife] The TB Word

2014-03-07 Thread Richard J. Williams
We've covered the C word and the M word so now let's cover the TB word. Everyone knows that "TB" stands for "TurquoiseB", the true believer. A "true believer" is someone who says they once saw a guy levitate and they believe they can fly too and cause change at will. Go figure. --- This email i

[FairfieldLife] RE: Good article about the best show currently on TV

2014-03-07 Thread authfriend
Based on his past behavior, I'd be willing to bet Barry would pay a whole lot of attention to anyone who commented based on reading a review or two. ;-) I'm just passing along the article for those who are watching the series, and will ignore any commentary from those who *aren't*, and who th

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Puns Can Be Fun

2014-03-07 Thread Pundit Sir
"They told me I had type A blood, but it was a Type O." On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 8:35 PM, Pundit Sir wrote: > "I did a theatrical performance about puns. It was a play on words." > > > On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 9:30 AM, Pundit Sir wrote: > >> "I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. I can't put it d

[FairfieldLife] Re: What's Up With That?

2014-03-07 Thread Pundit Sir
They found the CEO of Bitcoin dead - I wonder what's up with that? "Autumn Ratke a 28-year-old American CEO of bitcoin exchange firm First Meta was found dead in her Singapore apartment on Feb. 28." 'Bitcoin CEO Found Dead' http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/03/05/bitcoin-firm-ceo-found-dead-in-sus

[FairfieldLife] RE: The M word

2014-03-07 Thread authfriend
Huh. Beers, shmeers. I am never not Steinful. ;-) Personally, I find myself brilliant, witty, sexy as hell, and king of the road, after a few beers - I call it, "Steinfulness" Well, given that this is a "pub rap," it is possible Barry might have been pushing away and ignoring his thoug

[FairfieldLife] RE: Remembering Being With Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

2014-03-07 Thread doctordumbass
Thanks for posting this - ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : http://www.iowasource.com/maharishi/chojowski_0308.html http://www.iowasource.com/maharishi/chojowski_0308.html "copy and paste": Remembering Maharishi A World of Accomplishments BY BURT CHOJNOWSKI Maharishi Mahesh Yog

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Funny article from the Guardian Newspaper about TM

2014-03-07 Thread Share Long
Seraph, rather than being the "final refusal to lose one's individuality" or the "final grasping at a gratifying experience? maybe it's simply a case of extreme devotion, wanting to adore the Beloved rather than become one with the Beloved. On Thursday, March 6, 2014 9:18 PM, "s3raph...@yah

Re: [FairfieldLife] Remembering Being With Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

2014-03-07 Thread Share Long
Thank you for posting this Buck. It's beautiful and full of heart. On Thursday, March 6, 2014 9:07 PM, "dhamiltony...@yahoo.com" wrote:   http://www.iowasource.com/maharishi/chojowski_0308.html "copy and paste": Remembering Maharishi A World of Accomplishments BY BURT CHOJNOWSKI Maharish

Re: [FairfieldLife] The M word

2014-03-07 Thread Share Long
Richard, I always thought mindfulness meant the state of being mindful, the state of being aware of whatever the mind is full of. Go figure (-: On Thursday, March 6, 2014 10:09 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote:   On 3/6/2014 1:06 PM, turquoi...@yahoo.com wrote: My suspicion -- and please c

[FairfieldLife] RE: The M word

2014-03-07 Thread doctordumbass
Personally, I find myself brilliant, witty, sexy as hell, and king of the road, after a few beers - I call it, "Steinfulness". ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Well, given that this is a "pub rap," it is possible Barry might have been pushing away and ignoring his thoughts and e

[FairfieldLife] The View from Einstein's Cafe

2014-03-07 Thread turquoiseb
I'm enjoying my Friday off by venturing out for my first outdoor writing cafe afternoon of the season here in Leiden. It's *not* as if this has been a bad "outdoors" winter. In fact, it's been the second-warmest winter since 1706. But still, unlike Paris, few of the cafes here with outdoor terra

[FairfieldLife] Good article about the best show currently on TV

2014-03-07 Thread turquoiseb
It's about bloody time someone took on the critics who dump on the show simply because they *can't follow the dialogue*. As one of the detectives questioning Rust Cohle, totally incomprehending after hearing another of his philosophical monologues replies to it, "That's above my pay grade." The

[FairfieldLife] RE: Remembering Being With Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

2014-03-07 Thread nablusoss1008
You might have noticed that quite a few fellows here and elsewhere use the term "when I was around Maharishi " This story distinguishes itself from others by the fact that this fellow actually was "around Maharishi", Thanks for posting !