Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show

I must say that I've observed the same tendency in xeno. He has often asked me (in a rather pointed way) to define some terms I use, to which I happily oblige his request. But when I make the same request of him, the response goes silent. What I have done, is just to lower the expectati

Re: [FairfieldLife] Obama backed trade bill fails

Don't forget the unrestrained Souther Border in the defeated bill. You proly want all those new illegals to be your fellow demoncrats. Between the Demoncrats and the Republiscams, I'm thinking Austalia might be the place to move to next lifetime - if not this one.

Re: [FairfieldLife] You can solve a problem with force, or with intent and simple gestures

It is a cult. What the f ... is wrong with you? Acts like a cult. Teaches like a cult. Coheres like a cult. You then imply ... is it really a cult? WTF ... Brainwashed?

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show

I note that while you frequently demand that other people define their terms, you have not been willing to define "stupidest" (and now "smartest") that you've been harping on recently. Why would that be, I wonder? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : I was not around today, but we wa

Re: [FairfieldLife] Obama backed trade bill fails

So you're in favor of American workers losing their jobs to workers in other countries? On 06/12/2015 07:22 PM, rich...@rwilliams.us [FairfieldLife] wrote: /So, you're opposed to free trade?/ Quoting "Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]" mailto:Fa

Re: [FairfieldLife] Obama backed trade bill fails

/So, you're opposed to free trade?/ Quoting "Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]" :   They were trying to get these bills passed without disclosing what was in them.  We may have a Republic but the people still have the right to know.  Obama wanted dictatorial powers

[FairfieldLife] Documentary about Upton Sinclair's run for California governor.

Always interesting to see that part of history that's often been hidden from your school history books. Here's a two part documentary that says a lot about the 1930s in California. Note that the Hollywood studios came out against Sinclair even threatening to move to Florida if he won. They

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show

I was not around today, but we want to keep FFL. My suggestion was only at the potential heels of despotic moderation of FFL. Those who dislike this site as it is now could think of going over to The Peak, as it was expressly created to avoid this place as it is now. People stay here because it

Re: [FairfieldLife] Fancy that!

Duve, I don't know you but I am sorry you were hurt here on FFL this way in this thread. One would hope folks could bring their spiritual experience and insight here and not take abuse for it. I was wondering as I read that original offending post as it was written to you how you felt abou

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[FairfieldLife] People on Mars Could Look like ETs

That's because Mars has less gravity, less oxygen and less sunlight. Moving to Mars could create a whole new breed of people http://finance.yahoo.com/news/moving-mars-could-create-whole-19021.html http://finance.yahoo.com/news/moving-mars-could-create-whole-19021.html Moving

[FairfieldLife] Fwd: Sheriff Joe

-Original Message- From: Rosemary Flaxy To: undisclosed-recipients:; Sent: Fri, Jun 12, 2015 5:33 pm Subject: Fwd: Sheriff Joe >> SHERIFF JOE IS AT IT AGAIN ! >> You may remember Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona, who >> painted the jail cells pink and made the inmates >> wear pink pri

[FairfieldLife] How deceitful are FFL posters?

A 15-minute personality test http://hexaco.org/questionnaire_quiz, called the Hexaco Personality Inventory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HEXACO_model_of_personality_structure, allows anyone to determine, scientifically, just how Machiavellian they are by answering 100 hypothetical questions.

[FairfieldLife] Re: R.I.P. Christopher Lee

Here he is beating the crap out of John Peel: The Avengers Season 5 Episode 10 (Never Never Say Die) https://youtu.be/Ec6IV86uNqg?t=16m44s https://youtu.be/Ec6IV86uNqg?t=16m44s The Avengers Season 5 Episode 10 (Never Never S... https://youtu.be/Ec6IV86uNqg?t=16m44s The Avengers,The Aveng

[FairfieldLife] Better than Trade Bills

Y'all are worryin' over unimportant stuff on that trade bill deal. Look and see what the Iowa Supreme Court is doing, based I am sure on the tremendous waves of upliftment they are getting from the Dome and yagya activity there inFairfield. Front porch not public space, Iowa Supreme Court rules

Re: [FairfieldLife] Obama backed trade bill fails

The NY Times put a spin on that by saying "Democrats voted to kill assistance to workers displaced by global trade" thus trying to make the Democrats look bad. But these bills are far worse than that. This was just one of several trade bills that need to be quashed. On 06/12/2015 02:18 PM, M

Re: [FairfieldLife] Obama backed trade bill fails

"In a remarkable rejection of a president they have resolutely backed, House Democrats voted to kill assistance to workers displaced by global trade, a program their party created and has stood by for four decades. By doing so, they brought down legislation granting the president trade promotion

Re: [FairfieldLife] Obama backed trade bill fails

Yeah, I know they wanted what was it in it concealed, kind of like Obamacare. "We have to pass it so we can see what's in it". I was just curious about what they wanted concealed. I know unions were freaking out over it. I agree with you as far as everyone should know what's in a bill before any

Re: [FairfieldLife] Obama backed trade bill fails

They were trying to get these bills passed without disclosing what was in them. We may have a Republic but the people still have the right to know. Obama wanted dictatorial powers at the behest of the corporations. No such bills should EVER be passed unless our legislators can tell us what i

Re: [FairfieldLife] Obama backed trade bill fails

What was in the trade bill/bills that was upsetting so many people? I know it's been freaking people out for a while but never investigated to see what was up. I figured we're doomed anyway, LOL.   From: "Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com

[FairfieldLife] Obama backed trade bill fails

Yay! Score one for the people. The House was able to defray the the descent into tyranny. http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/president-obama-is-all-in-on-trade-sees-it-as-a-cornerstone-of-his-legacy/2015/06/12/32b6dce8-1073-11e5-a0dc-2b6f404ff5cf_story.html

Re: [FairfieldLife] You can solve a problem with force, or with intent and simple gestures

Must be a "cult" as they are bowing down, burning incense and such. :-D On 06/12/2015 07:10 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: */I *get* it that people don't feel that this *ostensibly* spiritual group is very spiritual. However, I think that the way some of them are

Re: [FairfieldLife] A high dharma talk from a teacher who once impressed Turq

He talks a lot about gurus in this one. I like it. From: "TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" Sent: Friday, June 12, 2015 12:25 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] A high dharma talk from a teacher who once impressed Turq   Thanks

Re: [FairfieldLife] A high dharma talk from a teacher who once impressed Turq

Thanks for posting this, Michael. I had noticed it in the queue after the clip I posted, but didn't have the time to watch it earlier. I really like this guy. I don't know about you, but for me it's just a revelation to stumble upon a spiritual teacher whose spiel doesn't make me want to throw

Re: [FairfieldLife] Buck is Right!!!

You mean there are folks reading FFL in the nude? Oh, these crazy millenneals. What will they do next! On 06/12/2015 08:59 AM, Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Buck is right! We must moderate our behavior! Look what happens when one behaves indecently!!! Father of

[FairfieldLife] Buck is Right!!!

Buck is right! We must moderate our behavior! Look what happens when one behaves indecently!!! Father of British tourist held after 'naked' prank asks for clemency |   | |   | |   |   |   |   |   | | Father of British tourist held after 'naked' prank asks ...Tim Hawkins, whose daughter is one o

Re: [FairfieldLife] A high dharma talk from a teacher who once impressed Turq

Words Of My Perfect Teacher: Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche Interview |   | |   | |   |   |   |   |   | | Words Of My Perfect Teacher: Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoc... | | | | View on www.youtube.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | |   | From: "TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: F

Re: [FairfieldLife] Fancy that!

if Bob Schneider shows up here I will give him the whuppin' he deserves. That is how I phrase it, what it means is that I will ask him direct, non-TM TB'er questions such as how he purports to know anything about psychiatry when he is a cardiologist, how he thinks his "vedic" prescription that

[FairfieldLife] A high dharma talk from a teacher who once impressed Turq

Really. You guys have been complaining about FFL not being spiritual enough for you, right? Well, here's some spirituality. This fellow -- Khyentse Norbu -- once impressed my socks off, the one time I got to meet him in Santa Fe. He is the director of the *excellent* film "The Cup," and was in

[FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show

Some people, Jason, just have very weird sexual fantasies. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : In case you missed some of the old stuff that was in your absence, here it is, 11. It was a medical issue. The constant presence of Jim's, Nabby's, Steve's, and Ann's tongues up Judy's

Re: [FairfieldLife] Fancy that!

I have actually traded words with Bobby Schneider on the blog Cardio Brief by Larry Husten who writes for Forbes. From: "TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" Sent: Friday, June 12, 2015 9:20 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Fancy that!

Re: [FairfieldLife] Fancy that!

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : From: "Michael Jackson mjackson74@... [FairfieldLife]" To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" Sent: Friday, June 12, 2015 2:30 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Fancy that! All I can say is that my post referenced VEBAL slapping, meanin

Re: [FairfieldLife] Fancy that!

> Just out of interest though, what do you think the term "spiritual" actually > means? I haven't seen Doug's answer to this, but thought that the question deserved *some* response, so here's one from Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, discussing that very question: "What is spirituality?" The Four Found

Re: [FairfieldLife] You can solve a problem with force, or with intent and simple gestures

Love this story (-: From: "TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: FairfieldLife Sent: Friday, June 12, 2015 9:10 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] You can solve a problem with force, or with intent and simple gestures   I *get* it that people don't feel that this *ost

Re: [FairfieldLife] Fancy that!

Doug, Unfortunately, as I predicted, we have a member here, Barry, who is so threatened by this change in moderatorship, that he is on a non stop campaign to disrupt the new direction in which FFL is moving, at any cost. I think it will take a while for some of the older members of FFL wh

[FairfieldLife] You can solve a problem with force, or with intent and simple gestures

I *get* it that people don't feel that this *ostensibly* spiritual group is very spiritual. However, I think that the way some of them are going about trying to make it more spiritual is not going to achieve what they want. Take the issue of "group behavior in Fairfield." For decades the TMO an

Re: [FairfieldLife] Fancy that!

From: "Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" Sent: Friday, June 12, 2015 2:30 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Fancy that!   All I can say is that my post referenced VEBAL slapping, meaning that I would not cut Schneider any slack for

[FairfieldLife] Re: Conversations withe Maharishi: The normality of Brahman

FW: Dear Friend, The two-volume set Conversations with Maharishi by Dr. Vernon Katz has been the most popular set of books published by Maharishi University of Management Press. The fascinating dialogues between Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and Dr. Katz not only provide the reader with profound ins

[FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show

In case you missed some of the old stuff that was in your absence, here it is, 11. It was a medical issue. The constant presence of Jim's, Nabby's, Steve's, and Ann's tongues up Judy's ass was aggravating her Crohn's Disease and giving her constant diarrhea. The only way she could get rid of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Fancy that!

All I can say is that my post referenced VEBAL slapping, meaning that I would not cut Schneider any slack for his prepsoterous claims for TM, especially his idea that he as a cardiologist is in any way an expert or authority on any form of psychiatry. Having watched his first "Vedic psychiatry"

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show

Oh, Barry, you doofus, you screwed up AGAIN. Twice in one morning! You need more coffee, or stronger coffee, or more sleep, or something. All that writing time wasted... NOWHERE did I claim to "represent the feelings of all people who practice TM." I was quite obviously speaking of the same

[FairfieldLife] Re: You can't stop progress...

With all the focus and intention, I find that much too complicated. Swami Cpapananda's spiritual technology is much easier; it automatically makes you enlightened with pranayam while you sleep. Friends of mine are devotees, and they say it works great. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wr

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show

Doug, I'm not sure what Barry has written here with this novella, but obviously anyone this unhappy with FFL should just up and start their own site as has been suggested by Xeno. It is a little sad in fact to see this level of attachment from someone who professes to be the paragon of "

[FairfieldLife] You can't stop progress...

A Five Minute Magnetic Meditation to Cultivate Observer Consciousness http://themindunleashed.org/2013/12/five-minute-magnetic-meditation-cultivate-observer-consciousness.html http://themindunleashed.org/2013/12/five-minute-magnetic-meditation-cultivate-observer-consciousness.html A Fi

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: In Memory of Denali...and Paris

Probably more than I do.  :-) From: "s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 12, 2015 1:28 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: In Memory of Denali...and Paris   Does Paris have the Buddha-nature? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.c

Re: [FairfieldLife] Fancy that!

OK, my bad. I managed to get all dyslexic while typing in the post number, and got post 416431 instead. Sorry. Thus I retract the things I said in my post below in points 1, 2 and 3. I still stand behind what I said in my last paragraph, however, because if Doug actually took what Michael sai

Re: [FairfieldLife] Fancy that!

From: "dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 12, 2015 4:19 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Fancy that!   MJ, FFL being categorized withYahoo-groups as a spiritual group one would hope that people couldcome in here and express their

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Moderating The Peep Show

Doug, I want to thank you for finally breaking your silence and commenting on the things you will "bear in mind" when looking for posters to censor. Uh, I mean "moderate," of course, because we all know that censorship would be BAD. But I think you're wrong about the "reference" value of the