A, Prove it.
B, So what? People have been believing rubbish since the dawn of time.
C, Where did they get the foam from, or did they not spend years just hopping
up and down, going instead to floating?
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, LEnglish5@... wrote :
that yogic flying leads
PRudence Farrow is teaching TM in Florida I believe. She's teh longest
continuously active TM teacher in teh USA with 4.5 decades of teaching under
her belt.
She currently lives in Seagrove, Florida
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwojlNyHNGU
1 Comment below
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, LEnglish5@... wrote :
He was a brilliant manipulator, said Mrs Pearce. I just couldn't see that
he was a dirty old man. We made love regularly. At one stage I even thought I
was pregnant by him. And I don't think I was the only girl.
--In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote :
There is a lot of research on TM, but the quality of most of that research is
not particularly good, which is one of the reasons it is not taken seriously.
IN 2013, teh American Heart Asosication published a paper on alternate forms
Serotonin IS produced by teh human digestive system and IS consumed by that
same system.
It's been known for a very long time. Maharishi may have read something about
it in school, even.
L
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote :
contact her and ask her if you want to
So it isn't anything to do with the unified field? I could have told you that.
But maybe people watched it and just don't share your confidence about what it
all means?
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, LEnglish5@... wrote :
Did any of you guys even bother to watch the video on EEG
I would say that tehre's a lot LESS to it than that.
L
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote :
Well, Barry, actually there is more to it than that. It's been a long time for
you, and as we all know, you have a lousy memory that is getting worse the
older you become.
The technique of TM is think a mantra but don't try.
There, now you can be sure that no-one will ever pay a cent to teh TM
organization again, because learning from a one-line webpage text is the same
as learning from a teacher trained to make a carefully choreographed
presentation.
L
What he doesn't mention about this idea of a Type IV Multiverse where any
mathematical construct can be teh basis for a universe, is that this really
means that any *story* about a world defines a real universe where that story
exists. No matter what kind of story it is, whether about elves and
They'd mostly sell based on the fact that he's a former President, but yeah,
far, FAR better than I can do (damning with seriously faint praise).
L
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote :
I hate to admit it, but they're not bad, IMHO. He has a good eye, if not a
OBviously you didn't look at the video link I gave of Alaric Arenander's talk
on EEG and TM.
The last minute or so is a before/after of a guy who had been practicing TM
and teh TM-SIdhis for several years on the Invincible America Course.
Regardless of how trivial the techniques seem,
I was merely pointing out that MMY's description of soma being consumed in the
gut as part of the enlightenment process may not be invalid. WHAT is consuming
the soma is another matter.
Of course, a collection of 100 million nerve cells running along the 9 meter
long GI tract is a bizarre
I spent most of it addressing one specific passage and pointed out that Michael
had already (IIRC) correctly quoted someone who cast doubt on much of her
story.
Is that called shooting the messenger? I thought that was a different thing,
but o well.
L
---In
From: lengli...@cox.net lengli...@cox.net
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, April 5, 2014 8:51 AM
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Research Shows Group Meditation Can Reduce Crime
Rates
OBviously you didn't look at the video link I gave of Alaric Arenander's talk
on EEG and
Methinks jackdaws (Finnish: naakka-s; partitive plural: naakkoja, some
jackdaws) are fairly reliable indicators of the stated of collective
consciousness??
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackdaw http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackdaw
Hundreds of naakka-s in trees:
No it wasn't me that said that - all I said is the my friend Bill Kossler has
had a number of conversations with Jerry over the past few months and asked him
about allegations of M's sexual indiscretions. Jerry said he never saw anything
that would give credence to the claims.
It occurs to me, sipping my coffee on the outdoor patio of Bad Habits, enjoying
the almost-sunshine of a Dutch Saturday morning in April, that a lot of people
seem to only focus on the flashy siddhis, and the equally flashy saints and
teachers who manifested them. This strikes me as patently
Add to that the fact that some of Sir Paul's friends/girlfriends say that he
has been smoking pot for more than 40 years like some Brits drink tea, as in
every single day. Then suddenly he and Ringo are stumping for David Lynch -
reckon they just woke up one day and said Gee, I am gonna start
and you are incorrect I never said that about Jerry. And as I recall it was
Judith Bourque who had that dream, not Linda Pearce, so you got that wrong too.
On Sat, 4/5/14, lengli...@cox.net lengli...@cox.net wrote:
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re:
Goddamn, I wish I could write like you!!!
On Sat, 4/5/14, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com wrote:
Subject: [FairfieldLife] The Extended FFL Puja
To: fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, April 5, 2014, 10:22
If you watch the video, you can tell this feller just flat out loves to play. I
hope Curtis is looking on FFL today and sees this.
http://www.thestate.com/2014/04/04/3367658/kershaw-sc-native-who-wrote-dueling.html?sp=/99/205/ihp=1
A clip from the story:
Nashville, Tenn., producer and musician Tim Smith remembers mentioning his
famous uncle to Paul McCartney in London around 1982. At the time, Tim Smith
was performing and recording with Joe English, former drummer for McCartney’s
band Wings.
“I told him my father was a
See, this is why I love turq. God help me! Whoops, turq, sorry about the God
part. Anyway, laughing so hard that I'm crying, can't remember when I had such
a non stop grin, etc. Good way to start the new posting week too. Minion group
hug...
On Saturday, April 5, 2014 5:25 AM, TurquoiseBee
Thanks for the great posts on this topic, Lawson. Here's another article:
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-18779997
On Friday, April 4, 2014 11:30 PM, lengli...@cox.net lengli...@cox.net
wrote:
Actually, Maharishi's statement about soma, devas eating it in our gut, etc.,
is quite well
Hilarious. Hope you have a super day!
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote :
It occurs to me, sipping my coffee on the outdoor patio of Bad Habits, enjoying
the almost-sunshine of a Dutch Saturday morning in April, that a lot of people
seem to only focus on the flashy
turq, of course I'm still relieved that you let me off the hook so lightly.
This time! Anyway, if I may humbly make an additon:
to Sri Ann, a book of baby names, but with pronunciation guidelines which is
mainly for my sake since I still have no idea how to pronounce Bawwy. Go figure!
On
Maybe he means you shot The Mirror? Either that, or he didn't actually read
your post and just assumed you were dumping on everyone you mentioned. He's
been having a lot of trouble with reading comprehension recently.
He does get his panties in a terrible wad whenever anybody with a negative
Perhaps you're so highly evolved you didn't need it, Lawson, but my Center
Invincibility Course took six weekends, plus the two-week flying block at MIU.
That was a whole lot of instruction in how to use the sutras.
I would say that tehre's a lot LESS to it than that.
Well,
And tremendous. Nearly perfect. I am constantly amazed watching this show that
it's on NBC, and thus a non-cable, non-Net channel.
Wish you'd done this a few weeks earlier, 'cuz we just had to buy a new washing
machine. Our three remaining appliances from 1994 all failed, sequentially,
over the course of a month. First we replaced the dryer, which was taking hours
to dry a load. A couple weeks later, the dishwasher pump
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote :
George W. Bush has recently displayed his works of art, as shown in the link
below. What do you think?
He's a better artist than he was a president.
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/portraits-by-george-w-bush-slideshow/
I havent been able to find an account by Mia Farrow where she says that MMY
attempted to get her to lie down, just that he started to give her a hug. At
least, that is what her autobiography says. She may have watered down her story
from the time of the incident. Her sister is an active TM
I get a lot of thigns wrong, thanks for the correction.
L
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote :
and you are incorrect I never said that about Jerry. And as I recall it was
Judith Bourque who had that dream, not Linda Pearce, so you got that wrong too.
Well, my point was that the practice itself, like TM, is incredibly simple.
L
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote :
Perhaps you're so highly evolved you didn't need it, Lawson, but my Center
Invincibility Course took six weekends, plus the two-week flying block at
On 4/4/2014 11:51 PM, TurquoiseBee wrote:
Lawson, do you not see that you are doing exactly what we've suggested
the TM researchers are doing? That is, *assuming* that anything
Maharishi said is true, and then finding any way possible to interpret
data to make it appear true? Please explain to
On 4/5/2014 5:22 AM, Michael Jackson wrote:
No it wasn't me that said that - all I said is the my friend Bill
Kossler has had a number of conversations with Jerry over the past few
months and asked him about allegations of M's sexual indiscretions.
Jerry said he never saw anything that
On 4/5/2014 5:55 AM, Share Long wrote:
Good way to start the new posting week too.
It was really funny and so is this: According to what I've read, Rama
used to place a framed photo of Sri Chinmoy on a table in front of the
group and they would meditate on it with incense and candles. Rama
Absolutely. I saw these and was pretty impressed with his talent. I wish he'd
never gone into politics.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote :
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote :
George W. Bush has recently displayed his works of
Not bad for someone who just took up painting portaits. However, it does look
like *painting by numbers* LOL!
On Saturday, April 5, 2014 6:50 AM, dmevans...@yahoo.com
dmevans...@yahoo.com wrote:
Absolutely. I saw these and was pretty impressed with his talent. I wish he'd
never gone
Whats *execrable* mean?
On Saturday, April 5, 2014 5:43 AM, j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com
j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com wrote:
Wish you'd done this a few weeks earlier, 'cuz we just had to buy a new washing
machine. Our three remaining appliances from 1994 all failed, sequentially,
over
No work today - today is devoted to chi gung practice and my writing, mainly.
On Sat, 4/5/14, Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote:
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Marshy
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, April 5, 2014,
Ah ha ha ha. Turkey forgot Annsure he did. Gotta watch those
resentments Bawwy.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote :
turq, of course I'm still relieved that you let me off the hook so lightly.
This time! Anyway, if I may humbly make an additon:
to Sri
Nice to be included on any list -- even Turq's.
Soon enough, no one here will be on any list of anyone anywhere.
Ozymandias R Us.
Bloody hell Edg! Cheer up!
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote :
Nice to be included on any list -- even Turq's.
Soon enough, no one here will be on any list of anyone anywhere.
Ozymandias R Us.
Erm, I was being sarcastic.
How about: his talent as a painter is exceeded only by his talent as a foreign
diplomat.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dmevans365@... wrote :
Absolutely. I saw these and was pretty impressed with his talent. I wish
he'd never gone into politics.
The Linda Pearce comments seem to stem from the following article:
http://www.culteducation.com/group/1195-transcendental-meditation-movement/20543-sexy-romps-of-the-beatles-giggling-guru.html
That's funny. I did think they were better than anything he ever did as
president. :)
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote :
Erm, I was being sarcastic.
How about: his talent as a painter is exceeded only by his talent as a foreign
diplomat.
---In
Barry's claim was that you could get a book with all the sutras in it and so
didn't need to take the course. That's what I was responding to.
Well, my point was that the practice itself, like TM, is incredibly simple.
L
Perhaps you're so highly evolved you didn't need it, Lawson,
Really? That's how the story goes, last read by me in that definitive book
about the Beatles released 10-ish years ago.
The fact her sister is a TM teacher means nothing to me about anything. Except
maybe she might want to always paint the movement in a good light. I read
somewhere that
Lama Rama was a devotee of Sri Chinmoy, that's quite a surprise, haven't heard
that before. The Ravishakar-fellow used to have a picture of Maharishi behind
him on the wall when lecturing.
Real Master are exposed to all kind of tricksters.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,
Really ? Looks like the people he did portraits of has serious skin-diseases.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dmevans365@... wrote :
Absolutely. I saw these and was pretty impressed with his talent. I wish
he'd never gone into politics.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,
Correct me if I'm wrong but it seems both Sir Paul and Ringo are slightly more
talented and successful than yourself. Your spite could be simple envy.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote :
Add to that the fact that some of Sir Paul's friends/girlfriends say that he
has
That's funny too. Hey, I look at those portraits and I recognize their
likeness. Personally, I have zero ability in the arena of portraiture. For
me, even a paint by numbers canvass would generate something a 5-yr old might
do. I am more abstract spatially.
---In
That's how one version of the story goes. In another version, told by Cynthia
Lennon, Magic Alex convinced John and George that Maharishi had had sex with
one of the American students (not Mia), and that's why they left. Cynthia
thinks Alex was jealous of Maharishi's influence over John and
That isn't a very high bar. ;-) The portraits are better than that.
They really are quite good. They're not just likenesses; most of them tell you
something about the personalities as Bush perceived them.
That's funny. I did think they were better than anything he ever did as
So you are an apologist for the selfish. Go figure.
On 04/04/2014 07:34 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote:
On 4/4/2014 1:23 PM, Bhairitu wrote:
After all you DO want to know which foods have glyphosates in them
don't you?
All I want to know is why some liberals try to make the Koch brothers an
So you are on the side of the corrupt. Go figure.
On 04/04/2014 08:00 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote:
On 4/4/2014 1:27 PM, Bhairitu wrote:
I think I'll do a sequel to my popular Republican Cry Babies video
on YouTube with Charles and David crying with Boner and issa.
Do you even know the
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote :
That isn't a very high bar. ;-) The portraits are better than that.
Yes. He could have pursued a different career.
They really are quite good. They're not just likenesses;
True. (I'm working on conflict avoidance. Oh
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dmevans365@... wrote :
Ah ha ha ha. Turkey forgot Annsure he did. Gotta watch those
resentments Bawwy.
Did he?
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote :
turq, of course I'm still relieved that you let me off the hook
When the old Maytag dryer that came with the house stopped working about
10 years ago (or more) I went out and bought the cheapest dryer. Why?
Because it was what the apartment complex I lived in before had. It's
still working strong. Go figure.
Both the dishwasher and clothes washer are
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote :
turq, of course I'm still relieved that you let me off the hook so lightly.
This time! Anyway, if I may humbly make an additon:
to Sri Ann, a book of baby names, but with pronunciation guidelines which is
mainly for my sake
And the showrunner is Bryan Fuller. What did he do before?
Pushing Daisies. ;-)
I came back from a dinner party last night and decided to watch The
Last Days on Mars which was added yesterday on Netflix. I guess
everyone else wanted to watch it too because though Netflix came up on
He probably should have been an artist and stayed out of the family
business. He always seemed uncomfortable trying to play President.
On 04/05/2014 05:45 AM, salyavin808 wrote:
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote :
George W. Bush has recently displayed his works of
Feelin' old or worry that Paul Ryan will have us all exterminated?
On 04/05/2014 07:16 AM, Duveyoung wrote:
Nice to be included on any list -- even Turq's.
Soon enough, no one here will be on any list of anyone anywhere.
Ozymandias R Us.
I'm being too harsh, they are actually pretty good insights. The one of Blair
makes him look like a vampire, so Bush must have known him really well.
A lot of the pictures give you a sense of the humour and kindness of the
people, especially the easterners. Not bad. I'd let him do one of me.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote :
Correct me if I'm wrong...
When has that ever changed anything?
...but it seems both Sir Paul and Ringo are slightly more talented and
successful than yourself. Your spite could be simple envy.
---In
Here's another version. A friend of mine was on the course and he was really
honoured to be doing his TTC in Rishikesh. He'd saved, begged and borrowed the
money to attend. And then the Beatles and their entourage and endless
journalists turned up and ruined it for everyone, keeping their own
Well, you might have a bit of a conflict with Share about this. Her infamous
accusation that she had been psychologically raped by Robin emerged a month
after the fact. At the time, what he'd said was no more than a minor
irritation, and she apologized to Robin for being grumpy, blaming it on
What that got to do with anything? Other than deflecting the debate
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote :
Well, you might have a bit of a conflict with Share about this. Her infamous
accusation that she had been psychologically raped by Robin emerged a month
Old.
Love this bit:
The guru's man in Britain, Jonathan Hynde, who holds the grand title of
Minister for the Development of Consciousness said, The Maharishi is celibate.
He's a monk. He just couldn't lower himself to talk of this sort of thing. Mrs
Pearce can say what she likes. I'll deny it on
Lawson,
I can buy into the first and second level of this multiverse. But the third
level is very dubious, given that it's based on probabilities. And the fourth
level is purely speculative about the physical existence of mathematical
principles or structures.
At the end of the day,
Re: trying to play President I always had that impression also; total
fish out of water and an idiot to boot.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote :
He probably should have been an artist and stayed out of the family business.
He always seemed uncomfortable trying
Salyavin,
It all depends if he can sell these artworks for millions during his lifetime,
and if the art collectors in the future would value them like those of Van
Gough and Monet. But I would have to give him credit for expanding his
creative talents after leading the US into expensive war
Emily,
He can be the poster boy for executives and CEOs who are contemplating
retirement, as well as those senior citizens who are trying to develop their
talents.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dmevans365@... wrote :
Absolutely. I saw these and was pretty impressed with his
What debate? I wasn't debating anything with you, just pointing out that there
were multiple versions of the Beatles-leaving-Maharishi story.
What that got to do with anything? Other than deflecting the debate
Well, you might have a bit of a conflict with Share about this. Her
Mike,
You'd have to say Dubya's more successful than most artists since he's able to
show his art, whether amateurish or not, to the world in a very short time.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mdixon.6569@... wrote :
Not bad for someone who just took up painting portaits. However, it
Edg, before you post a response, click the Show message history link at the
bottom of the Reply window so what you're responding to will be shown in your
post. Otherwise we have no idea.
Old.
Nabs,
To be diplomatic, one can say he has a unique style of capturing the essence
of the person on canvas.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote :
Really ? Looks like the people he did portraits of has serious skin-diseases.
---In
Hey noozguru at this point I'm more worried about the K brothers!
On Saturday, April 5, 2014 11:37 AM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Feelin' old or worry that Paul Ryan will have us all exterminated?
On 04/05/2014 07:16 AM, Duveyoung wrote:
Nice to be included on any list --
I seriously doubt he'll sell them (he might give away a few to friends). The
best of them will probably end up in his presidential library for the public to
see.
In any case, if art collectors were to get hold of them, they'd be valued only
as curiosities. They're hardly works of artistic
Oh right, you just wanted me to go beat up on Share? Fair enough.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote :
What debate? I wasn't debating anything with you, just pointing out that there
were multiple versions of the Beatles-leaving-Maharishi story.
What that got
that is good - and an excellent source of non-sycophantic info on the Movement
and of course that dear old marshy - here is one good quote from one of the
losers and quiters Nappy Nabby and Bucky Barnes after refer to:
One TM critic is Mitch Kapor, who founded Lotus Software and the Electronic
Bhairitu,
I'd to recheck Dubya's jyotish chart to find out where he got this talent for
art. But I do remember he has Saturn and Mercury in the first house, just like
Bill Clinton. And both of them were born under the sign of Cancer.
Because of this, Sanjay Rath, the jyotishi, was
Its neither spite nor envy and fame is not something that impresses me -
Russell Brand and Howard Stern both have more fame and money than I do and I
wouldn't trade places with either of them - if that's the kind of behavior TM
brings they can keep it. As to Sir P and Ring Tailed Wowzzel, its
I'd like to know how much they would go for. Not sure how much of a draw his
name would be even as the work isn't that good. Hitler's watercolour daubings
would probably sell for a lot even though they aren't anything special. I
suppose it's what history thinks of the celeb doing the work.
Ever meet that guy?
On Sat, 4/5/14, salyavin808 no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote:
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Marshy
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, April 5, 2014, 5:45 PM
Judy,
I'm still puzzled at how these art critics can proclaim the works of Van Gogh
to be artistic genius. From what I understand, when he painted his
self-portrait, he was already insane. And, if he were alive today, he'd be
astonished that his paintings are now valued in millions of
You might want to check on YouTube for videos of art-appreciation programs.
There's probably at least a couple on Van Gogh that would help you see why he's
considered a master. Not sure what difference it makes whether he was insane
when he painted a particular work (he painted dozens of
John, I understand what you're saying. Van Gogh is not one of my favorite
artists and it has nothing to do with his mental situation. I am also
mystified as to why some artists' works fetch such a high price.
OTOH, I walk into an art gallery and immediately find the work that I
absolutely
No, just making an observation given what you said about detectives assuming
the first version of a story is the most accurate one, which I thought was
interesting given Share's take on her kerfuffle with Robin. No comment from you
necessary.
I am curious as to what you thought you were
The fact he had mental problems didn't detract from or affect his painting. He
had mastered most aspects of art before he adopted the life of a penniless
traveller. I went to the major retrospective of his work at the Royal Academy
in London recently, everything from his sketches to his last
IMO, if he were to take lessons in painting technique, it might kill what
talent he has. The portraits, at least, are to my eye very right-brained; he
has just enough technique to be able to do a recognizable likeness and get his
very vivid sense of the personality on the canvas. If he had to
Maybe you were taking the word debate too literally? I sort of think when one
person says something and someone replies with something else a debate is going
on. Maybe that's something else, conversational exchange perhaps. I'm not
getting the thesaurus out at this time of night...
But it
Don't think so, he had moved out of HQ by the time I was there. The name is
very familiar though, we probably met on an NLP campaign or rounding course
somewhere.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote :
Ever meet that guy?
So what about the other Cancer ascendants that have that configuration
who didn't rise to power?
One thing about the painters is that if their technique is consistent
then it becomes a style and attracts followers that way.
On 04/05/2014 11:23 AM, jr_...@yahoo.com wrote:
Bhairitu,
I'd
Check out this op-ed about the Ryan budget:
http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/04/opinion_ryan_budget_leaves_middle_class_in_the_dark_ages.html
The motherfucker needs to suffer a stroke or heart attack and real soon!
Ryan and the Koch brothers:
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