[FairfieldLife] Re: Who is "in control" of our lives?

2007-10-22 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: **snip** > > Judy, I wasn't so much presenting a dichotomy as suggesting > > that the constant criticism of Barry's is at least partially, > > a function of your dislike of the personality that front

[FairfieldLife] Re: Who is "in control" of our lives?

2007-10-21 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" > wrote: > > > > Judy, your comment (below) seems very right on to me. > > Similarly,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Who is "in control" of our lives?

2007-10-21 Thread Marek Reavis
Judy, your comment (below) seems very right on to me. Similarly, do you think that your chronic criticism of Barry might be related as much to something about his personality or style that really rankles you as much as it is to his actual/perceived missteps in argument? Marek ** --- In Fai

[FairfieldLife] Re: Crash stock markets.

2007-10-20 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, m2smart4u2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: **snip** > I have been doing accounting and legal work in Real estate for over > 4 years for LLC's, SubS, 401k, including rentals, fixer-uppers, > development etc. I was kind of wondering WHY i w

[FairfieldLife] Re: My God

2007-10-20 Thread Marek Reavis
Comments interleaved: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" > wrote: > > > Kashmiri Shaivism (to the degree I'm familiar with it) seems > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: The attentions of monks

2007-10-20 Thread Marek Reavis
Edg, a very nice retelling a great parable. I'd be interested to read other re-writes you might do. Marek ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Many versions this story has been posted around the Web, and I've > liked them so much that I put this ta

[FairfieldLife] Re: Angela Tells It to The FF "Enlightened"

2007-10-20 Thread Marek Reavis
Let me chime in, too. The flame (below) is wholly uncalled for and is itself pure spleen- venting. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "> > Or Judith in consort radiating her lesbionic pro-TM vibe > > > endlessly. It's like one of those mo

[FairfieldLife] Re: My God

2007-10-18 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > **snip** > > > All good. > > I love yagyas. And some of the temples I have been to rock. > > And that both yagya and temple can revolve around a rock -- a murti. > > Can a rock create such fe

[FairfieldLife] Re: My God

2007-10-17 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "I've never authored a single thought. As if. Every thought comes from > where I know not of. Suddenly just there. Impossibly there, and so > spendable, so vital. Manna pure and simple, I p

[FairfieldLife] Re: The good things TM gave us

2007-10-17 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > biosoundbill wrote: > > Thanks Bhairitu, > > > > I guess at the end of the day learning TM is a very good way of > > learning to meditate effortlessly. It has certainly become a big > > business, and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Al Gore's Nine Inconvenient Errors

2007-10-16 Thread Marek Reavis
I know several folks/families who live off the grid and use solar. Once I house sat for a couple in their 2500 square foot log home and they had a huge capacity washer/dryer, ac, appliances, lights, garage door opener, etc. -- the whole works -- and although they had a back- up gas generator, t

[FairfieldLife] Re: Who is "in control" of our lives?

2007-10-16 Thread Marek Reavis
Curtis, thank you, brother, for this (below). What you wrote reminded me of my dearest friend, the artist Toc Fetch* (whose brushes I'm not worthy to wash), who is also what I'd characterize as an exalted atheist. I would never expect him to "evolve" into anything higher because, like you, hi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Disparate Mouse Lives

2007-10-16 Thread Marek Reavis
Edg, this (below) is one of the very best (IMO). Thanks for the whisker tug. Marek ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It strikes me that we are all scurrying in self-made tunnels under a > vast plain. > > Each of us like the other -- out for se

[FairfieldLife] Re: The good things TM gave us

2007-10-16 Thread Marek Reavis
Michael (t3rinity), this is part of a really excellent group of discussion threads that you are participating in with Turq, Mainstream, Curtis, etc.; thanks bunches for it. The points you articulate resonate with my experience, feelings, and (I guess) beliefs. Hope to drop in later with somet

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mahesh and Hitler

2007-10-14 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Oct 14, 2007, at 6:06 PM, Angela Mailander wrote: > > > Yes, I totally agree. Hitler was used by those who still want to > > establish the New World Order. In fact, he was told in those exact >

[FairfieldLife] Re: What we know

2007-10-13 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: **snip** > I AM interested in people who exhibit an abundance of esteemed human > virtures. If your or anyone's def or experience of E yields an > overflowing of those, I am all ears. If not, if som

[FairfieldLife] Re: Right Brain or Left Brain?

2007-10-07 Thread Marek Reavis
Clockwise for me and difficult to reverse. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister wrote: > > > > > > http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,22492511-5005375,00.html > > > > The Right Brain v

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Outlaw Path To Enlightenment

2007-10-07 Thread Marek Reavis
Excellent post, Robert. When I first read Turq's post this morning I wanted to comment on just the paragraph you snipped below, and even started writing but couldn't express it the way I felt it. But your post is right on (IMO). ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Gimbel" <[EMAIL PR

[FairfieldLife] Re: Marauding Men and the Myth of an Independent Woman

2007-10-03 Thread Marek Reavis
mind > off the darkness as much as possible. > > I laugh every day, I sing every day, I greet every day. > > But sore, raw, flaming red scars will still be pulsing on my deathbed. > > Hug your kids, hug your lovers, hug all that is precious to you and > savor the moments

[FairfieldLife] Re: I guess this will make Shiva happy...reminds me of a

2007-10-03 Thread Marek Reavis
Some of the comments below the article are very funny and give a good snapshot of the general public's reaction to the TMO's style and its offerings. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://dcist.com/2007/10/02/major_developme.php >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Marauding Men and the Myth of an Independent Woman

2007-10-03 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > new.morning wrote: snip "Edg said, if I understood him, that a 40 yer > old has nothing to offer a 25 year old, And vice versa. Holy horse > shit man! What a odd view of life." > > Edg: I don't thi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Something to take the mind off of flaming

2007-10-02 Thread Marek Reavis
hing worth sinking their teeth into. This particular shark, based on the size of the bite, was estimated to be 16 feet long and approximately 3000 lbs. Gulp... ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Oct 2, 2007, at 11:23

[FairfieldLife] Re: Something to take the mind off of flaming

2007-10-02 Thread Marek Reavis
That was really nice to watch, Alex, thanks. Reminds me of how sweet the countryside is around Fairfield. Is that taken from around where your home is located? ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@y

[FairfieldLife] Something to take the mind off of flaming

2007-10-02 Thread Marek Reavis
Yesterday morning, during the trial calendar call, another public defender and long time surfer asked if I'd heard about the woman whose board got bitten the other day at a break I go to a lot, Moonstone Beach (I was just there Sunday, but it was all mush so I didn't go out). This morning the

[FairfieldLife] Re: To Rick Archer/ On Reciting God's Name

2007-09-28 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bronte Baxter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: **snip** > If you say you don't need it, you simply find it useful, I challenge you to give up mantra meditation, chanting sessions and all other devotional activities for two weeks. I'll bet

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amazing young Koran-singer

2007-09-25 Thread Marek Reavis
Off_World, it's beautiful; I remember watching this when my children were little. We loved the picture book and this video was one of our favorites. I hadn't seen it for a long time and it was fine to be reminded of it again. Thanks. Marek ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world

[FairfieldLife] Re: Signposts that MMY is not enlightened

2007-09-25 Thread Marek Reavis
Thanks, Turq, both for the further response and the image of the monk provided. Fine stuff. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" > wrote: > > > > Turq

[FairfieldLife] Re: Signposts that MMY is not enlightened

2007-09-25 Thread Marek Reavis
r ran across one of them myself. Marek ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" > wrote: > > > > Certainly the mindset (of the darshan receiver) and the setting are >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Signposts that MMY is not enlightened

2007-09-25 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I like the idea that it is all the student when it comes to darshan, > but for a different reason than MMY. I think it is an innate human > capacity probably from our primate culture of domi

[FairfieldLife] Re: My head keeps falling on raindrops (Is Ego an "I" or a "Me"?)

2007-09-25 Thread Marek Reavis
Edg, excellent stuff. Didn't catch it the first time around but enjoyed every minute of it this morning. Thanks. Marek ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Okay, I'm jumping into this dialog by re-posting the below which I > posted months ago but no

[FairfieldLife] Re: Challenge -- say something true

2007-09-22 Thread Marek Reavis
Good observation. I found Judy's analysis very helpful. Thanks. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "emptybill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey Judy, > > Very accurate description of just how the culture of Vedanta was in > Shankara's day. Quite dispassionate reporting too. > > Congr

[FairfieldLife] Re: What if you spent one year following every rule in the Bible?

2007-09-22 Thread Marek Reavis
Curtis, thanks for the cite and the recommendation; this guy is great in his sincerity and earnestness. I love how he gets off on the whole idea of experimenting with his life; there are more than a few people on this list who can identify with that attitude; maybe it's one of the legacies of our

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amazing young Koran-singer

2007-09-22 Thread Marek Reavis
in. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" > wrote: > > > > Judy, big thanks for the little Koran kid; pure stuff. > > Almost converted me t

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amazing young Koran-singer

2007-09-22 Thread Marek Reavis
Judy, big thanks for the little Koran kid; pure stuff. It was funny that right after the clip finished and the next two "suggested" or "related" clips rolled up on the screen, one of them was Edg's latest Beatles Trikke clip. Not a big deal but a nice semi-synchronicity. ** --- In FairfieldLi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Aushcwitz employee picnic pics

2007-09-19 Thread Marek Reavis
Just some thoughts, mostly rambling. My mother's last surviving sibling, my Aunt Zosia, lives in Oswiciem (Aushcwitz is in Poland and that's the non-German name of the town). After reading the NYTimes article Bob posted (below) I went to the US Holocaust Museum site and began to look at the ph

[FairfieldLife] Re: The fallacy is that a *Me* can Gain Realization

2007-09-19 Thread Marek Reavis
Well said (written), Edg. Particularly valuable to me was the "noise that comes with (and can't be separated from) the train" metaphor/analogy; that is very fine. Thanks. Marek ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "qntmpkt" wrote: "Thanks, this

[FairfieldLife] Crows (Schmopcircles (Re: New Cropcircles))

2007-09-18 Thread Marek Reavis
Interesting coincidence below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > **snip** > > I love crows. > > A friend of mine turned me on to an old text from Tibet, which he had > published privately, written in an archaic Sanskrit in the 9th > century and cal

[FairfieldLife] Schmopcircles (Re: New Cropcircles)

2007-09-18 Thread Marek Reavis
an being seen" as opposed > to "coyote," are another example. > > And, yeah, I have a dozen house plants that I always talk to with > great respect -- I jes lurves 'em, I do. > > Edg > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" &g

[FairfieldLife] Schmopcircles (Re: New Cropcircles)

2007-09-18 Thread Marek Reavis
I just put both of them on hold at the library. > I am a big fan of human animal communication. (evidenced by my desire > to post here!) > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" > wrote: > > > > Comment and recommendation below:

[FairfieldLife] Schmopcircles (Re: New Cropcircles)

2007-09-18 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment and recommendation below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: **snip** > To tell you the truth, if you want real aliens to talk to, why > consider that famous parrot that died a few days ago. That bird did > more to me than any cropcircle -- th

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advaita and the meat robot (Self-Annihilation of Everything Worth Anything)

2007-09-17 Thread Marek Reavis
Really wonderful exposition, Edg. Thank you. Marek ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > new.morning wrote: "I am particularly interested in the one for which > a particular type of passivity is the prescription to most things." > > authfriend wrote

[FairfieldLife] Re: Confusion between mantras and deities in meditation

2007-09-16 Thread Marek Reavis
Judy, a very good find, thanks. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > Indian yogis personified the fields of nature they perceived to > > make the science of yoga more understandable to th

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Light of Self Realization and Family Ties

2007-09-16 Thread Marek Reavis
bathhouse. It was a very fine time with lots of great memories. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" > wrote: > > > > Question below: > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Light of Self Realization and Family Ties

2007-09-16 Thread Marek Reavis
Question below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > **snip** > TM in the family: My brother now deceased meditated and actually > worked at the San Jacinto TM Center before it burned down. **snip to end** Jim, when did your brother work at t

[FairfieldLife] Re: Guru Dev pics

2007-09-13 Thread Marek Reavis
Vaj, Dr. Pete would probably know; I based my comments on statements he has made and an earlier website that did show Sri Sri with Maharishi. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sep 13, 2007, at 3:06 PM, Marek Reavis wrote: >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Guru Dev pics

2007-09-13 Thread Marek Reavis
Opinion below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sep 13, 2007, at 1:49 PM, boo_lives wrote: > > > There is no evidence that GD choose MMY to be his successor - tmers > > believe that based on what MMY has said not anything objective. > > There's a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Opinions and Truth

2007-09-12 Thread Marek Reavis
e experienced that blasting away of the individual and the realization that I/It -- *Is* -- not even One but beyond the concepts of 'One' and 'other'. And, if I follow what Turq was referring to correctly, the catalyst to that realization (whether temporary or permanent) ma

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Pelagian, an online comic

2007-09-08 Thread Marek Reavis
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" > wrote: > > > > Not *just* because he's my son, although that's certainly part of the > > equation, let me recommend a new online comic (or graphic novella) > > authored and illustrated by

[FairfieldLife] Re: Civil Speech and Behavior

2007-09-07 Thread Marek Reavis
Although I've been more in agreement with the POV of "moving on" and not reading a post or poster I find offensive, after reading Ms. Baxter's message below, I'm convinced that FFL is significantly diminished if it mutes a voice like hers. Thank you for writing; hopefully we can figure this out

[FairfieldLife] The Pelagian, an online comic

2007-09-07 Thread Marek Reavis
Not *just* because he's my son, although that's certainly part of the equation, let me recommend a new online comic (or graphic novella) authored and illustrated by Isham Reavis. This part of the story begins at http://pelagiancomic.com/001.html and if you click on the "Next" button (and the nex

[FairfieldLife] Re: Making Saints

2007-09-06 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment belwo: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I was reflecting on Pavarotti and Bergman dying -- both influences on > my "responsive" life. And sitting in silence in awe and remeberance of > both -- thought there are those as ,or more deservin

[FairfieldLife] Re: I Rolled the Buddha in Sitges

2007-09-05 Thread Marek Reavis
Going gaunt, but still gold. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" > wrote: > > > > Curtis, I hadn't made the connections before but, hmm

[FairfieldLife] Re: Crazy Psychologists ? Or Just Abusive?

2007-09-05 Thread Marek Reavis
New.Morning, it didn't get me worked up because of the context in which it appeared -- an online forum -- and because of the history of the two individuals, Peter and Richard, as I've come to know them on FFL. A different configuration could easily prompt a different reply. ** --- In FairfieldLi

[FairfieldLife] Re: I Rolled the Buddha in Sitges

2007-09-05 Thread Marek Reavis
wrote: > > "one of my favorite images is the emaciated Buddha;" > > The Alley McBuddha? > > dated TV reference but worth a shot. I first tried the more > contemporary "Nicole Richie - Buddha" contractions but gave up. > > > > > --- In Fai

[FairfieldLife] Re: I Rolled the Buddha in Sitges

2007-09-05 Thread Marek Reavis
Turq, thanks for the visit to your new pad. I'll definitely visit in real time, should that opportunity present. As re the Buddhas; one of my favorite images is the emaciated Buddha; do you have any of those in your collection? ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECT

[FairfieldLife] Re: Laird Hamilton

2007-08-24 Thread Marek Reavis
ckenna-tpoo-9- 11/index12.html ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" > wrote: > > > > Laird Hamilton is one of the most awesome atheletes in the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Laird Hamilton

2007-08-24 Thread Marek Reavis
hese guys (and some gals) take on (Mavericks, Jaws, Teahupoo, etc.). It's literally like a mountain falling down on you. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis&q

[FairfieldLife] Re: Laird Hamilton

2007-08-24 Thread Marek Reavis
Laird Hamilton is one of the most awesome atheletes in the world; just extraordinary what he's done. His endorsement of the Trikke is very cool. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This guy loves Trikkes! He appears in the Trikke infomercial and > g

[FairfieldLife] Great Al Kooper song in this YouTube Hurricane Dean slide show

2007-08-19 Thread Marek Reavis
http://youtube.com/watch?v=BJjNgDIKPkU

[FairfieldLife] Re: What would you teach?

2007-08-19 Thread Marek Reavis
dLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" > wrote: > > > > > > When it comes to enlightenment, I'm a Will Rogers > > > populist. The "test" of how enlightened

[FairfieldLife] Re: What would you teach?

2007-08-19 Thread Marek Reavis
Below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" > wrote: > > > > Compulsion to post continued below: > > > > ** > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: What would you teach?

2007-08-19 Thread Marek Reavis
Bulb going off comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > **snip** > And that we don't own the thoughts. Therefore, why be offended if > someone doesn't agree with, or dislikes those thoughts. Jeez, I don't > even like all "my" thoughts. >

[FairfieldLife] Re: What would you teach?

2007-08-19 Thread Marek Reavis
Compulsion to post continued below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > **snip** > > When it comes to enlightenment, I'm a Will Rogers > populist. The "test" of how enlightened they are, and > how willing they are to *do for others* is how they > re

[FairfieldLife] Re: What would you teach?

2007-08-19 Thread Marek Reavis
Compulsive response below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: **snip** > > As you do, I think, I sometimes evaluate a teacher and teaching > org/method by its adherents. And organization. Does the thing result > in happier, friendlier, more caring,

[FairfieldLife] Re: What would you teach?

2007-08-19 Thread Marek Reavis
Quick comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > So I'm gonna stick with selfless service, as noble > > an idea as "All you need is love" may be. Yours may > > actually be a mo

[FairfieldLife] Re: What would you teach?

2007-08-19 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: **snip** > I would try to teach people that there's a distinction > between the contents of consciousness and consciousness > itself--the "container" of those contents--and then to > understand why

[FairfieldLife] Re: What would you teach?

2007-08-19 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment belwo: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > **snip** > > Sounds good to me. The only problem with "love," > from my perspective as a wordsmith, is what *kind* > of love you're gonna teach about, and what *kind* > of love the students are going

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rambling reply to: "Hey, Edg...what music did you pack to?"

2007-08-18 Thread Marek Reavis
Edg, just in response to your one video on your TrikkeGuy YouTube site -- I love the part near the very end when all those folks, young and old, with wheels as well as on foot, move across the scene from (viewer's) right to left. Just a great sense and great scene. Excellent soundtrack, too. Gre

[FairfieldLife] Re: What would you teach?

2007-08-18 Thread Marek Reavis
help? Here's a dollar, it's all I've got right now. No problem, man, it was an accident. I understand. Happy to help. You're welcome. Thank you. Marek ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@y

[FairfieldLife] Re: Surrendering to Gurudev

2007-08-03 Thread Marek Reavis
Great stuff! Thank you. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "matrixmonitor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ---Nope, I disagree with that viewpoint based on my experiences. > While everything is the Self, the real question is: does SBS "have" a > relative body which is real. Of course, Je

[FairfieldLife] Re: conversation with Dana Sawyer

2007-07-30 Thread Marek Reavis
Excellent conversation. Thanks. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Him: > > I said, about your "enlightened" friend: > >> Good for him. Really. But no big deal. Why would it be? > > > Me: > > > >I didn't say it was. Neither would he. But I w

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is the TMO part of the Shankara tradition?

2007-07-29 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > **snip** > > Vaj and some others here have suggested at various times > that Maharishi and his teachings might *not* be a legitimate > example of the Shankaracharya tradition, and have expressed > t

[FairfieldLife] Re: John From Cincinnati again

2007-07-29 Thread Marek Reavis
Turq, this last suite of about 4 or 5 posts of yours was really good; lots of fine places to head out on conversations, and all equally interesting. There are probably more following but just wanted to make a quick comment. Thanks. Marek --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi-What he did, and why he did it!

2007-07-27 Thread Marek Reavis
Dialogue below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Jul 27, 2007, at 2:43 PM, Marek Reavis wrote: > > > In your opinion (and others), that was ultimately a bad decision, but > > I feel that Maharishi's initia

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi-What he did, and why he did it!

2007-07-27 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Jul 27, 2007, at 12:37 PM, Marek Reavis wrote: > > > This (above) is a good capsule of what Maharishi's original > > intentions were, I feel, when he started te

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi-What he did, and why he did it!

2007-07-27 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" > wrote: > > > > This (above) is a good capsule of what Maharishi's original > > int

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi-What he did, and why he did it!

2007-07-27 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > MMY took the essential teachings of the Sanatana Dharma of India > (eternal Religion of the Vedas)and made them into a science. > > In order to do this he had to sever certain parts of Patanjali's >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is Byron Katie's "the work" a form of moodmaking?

2007-07-25 Thread Marek Reavis
Quick comment at the bottom: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Rory: "As I said when I first met you here, I am completely willing to > be "unenlightened" with you in your world, if you are willing to > be "enlightened" with me in mine --

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sauve par la lumière des feux d'artifice

2007-07-14 Thread Marek Reavis
More below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" > wrote: > > > > Turq, excellent, thanks. Your story reminded me that there are > > some folks who ba

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sauve par la lumière des feux d'artifice

2007-07-14 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Ah, the things one learns in life from the presence of -- or > absence of -- light. > > I mean, here I was last night, sitting in my house, watching > a classic French film called "La Belle Ca

[FairfieldLife] Re: The "I did it, therefore it must be the dharma" phenomenon

2007-07-09 Thread Marek Reavis
Quick comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Here's a topic that some might want to chime in on. > I suspect Curtis will, at least, and hopefully Marek > and some of the more balanced thinkers here. > > I think we're all familiar with on

[FairfieldLife] The Masque of the Red Death (was Re: S-land ru news)

2007-07-03 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" > wrote: **snip** > > > > Just some haphazard thoughts re the above and the recent

[FairfieldLife] The Masque of the Red Death (was Re: S-land ru news)

2007-07-03 Thread Marek Reavis
Comments below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Rory > > > > Yes, I first noticed the blind-spot phenomenon when I was attempting > > to point out the self-evident and was watching the apparently willful > > (but actually unconsciou

[FairfieldLife] Re: Photos of Yogis

2007-06-28 Thread Marek Reavis
Sounds very fine, Jim. Thanks for your reply. Marek ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" > wrote: > > > > Jim, you're correct. I'

[FairfieldLife] Re: Photos of Yogis

2007-06-27 Thread Marek Reavis
rfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" > wrote: > Jim's experiences seem genuine > > enough as he relates them, but the extrapolation of his experiences >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Photos of Yogis

2007-06-27 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" > wrote: > > > And for what it's worth, you strike me as one of the most > > intell

[FairfieldLife] Re: Can atheists just be nice?

2007-06-13 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19140641/site/newsweek/ > > This topic interests me. It is a dilemma for non believers. The > challenge of staying in rapport while being true to your own pos

[FairfieldLife] Re: Guru Dev's deathbed instructions to Maharishi . . .

2007-06-12 Thread Marek Reavis
Vaj, I've never heard how Maharishi received (or appropriated) the "Yogi" suffix, but do you believe that it is only correctly accorded a Hatha Yogi? Certainly, Guru Dev was spoken of as a Siddha Yogi although no account I've read says anything about whether he did or did not do Hatha Yoga. An

[FairfieldLife] Re: Guru Dev's deathbed instructions to Maharishi . . .

2007-06-12 Thread Marek Reavis
Just want to echo Nablusoss' appreciation of all the information you posted and ask a related question: the Saraswati order is one of 3 that you said are only for Brahmins; what are the other 2? Also, I've understood that at least some of the Dashanami orders are entirely defunct, such as Saga

[FairfieldLife] Re: What Does The self Fear Most?

2007-06-09 Thread Marek Reavis
Turq, excellent points (below) and I feel that both Edg and you are both following Basho's point of seeking what the "men of old" sought. What makes both Ramana Maharshi and Nisargadatta different (IMO) from other teachers, Maharishi included, is that they both emphasize the seeker's own immedia

[FairfieldLife] Re: What Does The self Fear Most?

2007-06-08 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Turq, > > I wish I had the writing skills to do what I want to do in this post. > > But, NO ONE has such skills. > > All the scriptures of the world were written by the smartest folks > possib

[FairfieldLife] "Clap on, clap off" (was Re: Ron Dector: A Prison of the Mind, Sthapatya Veda)

2007-06-05 Thread Marek Reavis
Very sweet, Rory, thank you. And nicely said. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rory Goff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, I don't really see the people on FFL lined up into the two camps > you described, Turq, and I am not trying to heal Judy. I see nothing > in Judy that needs fi

[FairfieldLife] Re: VIDEO: See Guru Dev film on You Tube

2007-06-04 Thread Marek Reavis
Thanks, Bob, I stand corrected. Maharishi sure does sound like him, though, even the laugh. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" > wrote: > > > > Bob, I&#x

[FairfieldLife] Re: VIDEO: See Guru Dev film on You Tube

2007-06-03 Thread Marek Reavis
Bob, I'm positive that it's Maharishi speaking, not Guru Dev. At first I thought it was Guru Dev, too, but it's only because Maharishi so very much sounds like Guru Dev; lots of the same inflections and stresses, but Maharishi's voice is a bit higher register. Also, about halfway through he laugh

[FairfieldLife] What can feel "insulted?" Only the self. (was Re: Ann Coulter)

2007-05-31 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > IMO, the > > posters here who are able to rise above having to > > react angrily when someone portrays them in a diff- > > erent way

[FairfieldLife] Re: Brief comment on Muktananda's "Blue Pearl".

2007-05-28 Thread Marek Reavis
Card, thanks, and I think that's what Zimmer explained, too. In his essay he wrote something about the devanagari script that in the transformation of Shava to Shiva the element necessary for that transformation(representing Mother Divine) preceeded but that no essential change occurred to the ori

[FairfieldLife] Re: Brief comment on Muktananda's "Blue Pearl".

2007-05-27 Thread Marek Reavis
Comment below: ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > **snip** > > Yes. The transcendent is the bindu beyond the blue bindu-window of > the upper sahasara. It's the window of pure consciousness. > > You probably also remember Baba's experience of the bindu

[FairfieldLife] Re: Waiting for Gods That Never Come

2007-05-26 Thread Marek Reavis
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[FairfieldLife] Waiting for Gods That Never Come

2007-05-26 Thread Marek Reavis
>From heardinnewyork.com (thanks to Turq): Faith Means Waiting for Gods Who Never Come Professor: C'mon, people, we've all done it. It's called a hand job. The priestess gave the statue a hand job every morning to keep the world going. Student: Um, how did she know when the statue finished? Prof

[FairfieldLife] Re: Somewhere in the Akash

2007-05-24 Thread Marek Reavis
Edg, great stuff. I'm totally in love with you. And totally agree about Rick. Thanks. ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Rick, > > I gotta tip my hat to you for keeping whatever it is you got going > that folks like The Purusha Guy trust enough t

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