[FairfieldLife] Re: Hollywood's Fastest Growing Religion

2009-05-30 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer r...@... wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Stu Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 7:42 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Hollywood's Fastest Growing Religion

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hollywoods Fastest Growing Religion

2009-05-30 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Stu buttsplicer@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote: Stu wrote: I have been working on The Office. Just finished the season. Been

[FairfieldLife] Hollywoods Fastest Growing Religion

2009-05-29 Thread Stu
I think some of you may appreciate this alternative to the TM org. http://www.pyrasphere.com/

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hollywoods Fastest Growing Religion

2009-05-29 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: Stu wrote: I think some of you may appreciate this alternative to the TM org. http://www.pyrasphere.com/ First they need to make a web site that doesn't crash. What is it using? Silverlight? Don't know what to say

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hollywoods Fastest Growing Religion

2009-05-29 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: Stu wrote: I have been working on The Office. Just finished the season. Been taking it easy for the last month or so, have a few irons in the fire. All in all I am living the dream in the 'wood. Good to hear

[FairfieldLife] Re: What to do if you find out TM is going to be taught in a school near you.

2009-01-23 Thread Stu
The Christiansare number counters, and any sign, and you're a Christian. How many Christians are Christians? Is there even one?Arhata Nietzsche said, the last Christian died on the cross. s.

[FairfieldLife] Re: What to do if you find out TM is going to be taught in a school near you.

2009-01-23 Thread Stu
vaj: Repeat after me: My name is Tom/Lawson and I am a practicing Hindoo. Audience: Hi Tom/Lawson. Welcome to Hindoo's Anonymous. HA HA. Tom/Lawson: I admit I am a Hindoo and I have no control over it. Go on: take the first step. I think there is a certain truth to this. Back when I was

[FairfieldLife] Re: Independent TM Teachers in the San Francisco Bay Area?

2009-01-23 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer r...@... wrote: From a friend: A friend of mine is very interested in learning TM, though he cannot afford the current fee of $2500. Does anyone know of an independent TM teacher who can provide instruction for less, in the San Francisco

[FairfieldLife] Re: Prediction

2009-01-05 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robert babajii...@... wrote: (snip) Oh yeah, and it always rained when Lillian came to teach advanced techniques like she was the wicked witch of the West! (snip) Some people are called, rain makers...they can call in the rain, when necessary.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spiritual Distractions

2009-01-03 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robert babajii...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer rick@ wrote: snip Even given the problems associated with certifying enlightenment, I still have to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spiritual Distractions

2009-01-03 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer rick@ wrote: snip The first thing that strikes me about what you say (and for the record I have no reason to disagree with any of it based on my own exper- ience in the

[FairfieldLife] Shame on You, Rick Warren

2009-01-01 Thread Stu
Slate Magazine fighting words Shame on You, Rick Warren Still more reasons to boot the huckster of Saddleback from the inauguration. By Christopher Hitchens Posted Monday, Dec. 29, 2008, at 2:43 PM ET It seems to have been agreed by every single media outlet that only one group has the right to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Shame on You, Rick Warren

2009-01-01 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer r...@... wrote: I've listened to Krista Tippet's (Speaking of Faith) interview with Rick Warren and his wife a couple of times. Although I dislike the smug Jerry Falwell look on his face, and agree with some of the criticisms being leveled at

[FairfieldLife] Joe Scarborough - Stunningly Superficial, Embarrassing

2008-12-31 Thread Stu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfiEpvGQ_E0

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Year's Eve Ritual

2008-12-31 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley j_alexander_stan...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote: So what is everyone doing for their annual New Year's Eve ritual? I'll be in bed before 9pm. I did not achieve all the goals I had for 2008.

[FairfieldLife] Re: spirituality spot found in brain

2008-12-31 Thread Stu
) forum. You don't have to agree with me. However you don't know if I know Stu or not, and Stu still has several hours left to commit the perfect murder he had planned for 2008. There is a certain beauty in the perfect murder. s. Zen and the art of butchery

[FairfieldLife] Re: What is this process called, does anyone know?

2008-12-29 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcg...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Stu buttsplicer@ wrote: Thanks for the response. Additional questions: 1) Are the programs that you mention above (iMovie, FCP, Premiere, Avid) free software? I believe

[FairfieldLife] Re: What is this process called, does anyone know?

2008-12-29 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Stu buttsplicer@ wrote: It took me about 4 hours to put this together the In Memoriam clip I posted here last year: http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/video/2008

[FairfieldLife] Scientists extract images directly from brain

2008-12-29 Thread Stu
http://www.pinktentacle.com/2008/12/scientists-extract-images-directly-f\ rom-brain/ Researchers from Japan's ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories have developed new brain analysis technology that can reconstruct the images inside a person's mind and display them on a computer monitor, it

[FairfieldLife] Re: What is this process called, does anyone know?

2008-12-28 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcg...@... wrote: A while back, someone posted this link: http://www.spiritualregeneration.org/Flash/AccrossTheUniverseFionaAppleV er.swf I have a presentation for my business that I would like to set up on the internet like this.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mirror neurons, attachment disorders sociopaths

2008-12-19 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: In his recent work The Mindful Brain: Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Well-Being, psychiatrist and attachment disorder expert Dan Siegel talks a good bit about how mindfulness meditation is a form of inner

[FairfieldLife] Determinism and the media

2008-12-03 Thread Stu
Determinism. I have noticed in films and TV shows lately a movement in this direction. Heroes, Lost, Fringe, Stranger Than Fiction, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and many other shows that rely on the occult. One of my favorite shows this season is Life on Mars. Here a cop is stuck in the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Solid Proof of Reincarnation

2008-12-03 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, James F. Newell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stu, But if you are a responsible scientist, then you do have a responsibility to try to disconfirm the theory with specifid data and logic. That is the way science is supposed to work. One person gives his

[FairfieldLife] Re: Determinism and the media

2008-12-03 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Stu buttsplicer@ wrote: Determinism. Cool. A rap after my own heart. :-) I have noticed in films and TV shows lately a movement in this direction. Heroes, Lost, Fringe

[FairfieldLife] Re: Solid Proof of Re-Imcarnation.

2008-12-02 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Marek Reavis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It seems that all the arguments regarding reincarnation, both pro and con, assume that Time is real and only flows in a single direction. If reincarnation occurs, what's to prevent me (when I die) from coming back

[FairfieldLife] Re: Solid Proof of Reincarnation

2008-12-01 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Stu buttsplicer@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: snip snip There is not enough time in the day for this. You dragged me

[FairfieldLife] Re: Solid Proof of Reincarnation

2008-12-01 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, James F. Newell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The conversation is too massive for me to have time to reply to everyone, but I think I will step in here. That is a good point about what might be pre-wired in. In fact, evolution works very slowly, so the

[FairfieldLife] Re: What changes belief?

2008-12-01 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I guess all I'm saying is that the fundamentalists who declare that only their theory is correct may simply not have had the breadth of experience that the people they consider fools have had. If I had not had the

[FairfieldLife] Re: What changes belief?

2008-12-01 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Stu buttsplicer@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: I guess all I'm saying is that the fundamentalists who declare that only

[FairfieldLife] Re: Solid Proof of Reincarnation

2008-12-01 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Stu buttsplicer@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Stu buttsplicer@ wrote

[FairfieldLife] Re: What changes belief?

2008-12-01 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Stu buttsplicer@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Stu buttsplicer@ wrote

[FairfieldLife] Re: Solid Proof of Reincarnation

2008-12-01 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, James F. Newell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stu, But if you are a responsible scientist, then you do have a responsibility to try to disconfirm the theory with specifid data and logic. I don't consider myself a scientist or a materialist. I do know

[FairfieldLife] Re: Wouldn't it be a trip...

2008-12-01 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: ...if what happened to you subjectively when you die was completely a result of what you believed would happen to you? The Mormons would go to a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Solid Proof of Reincarnation

2008-12-01 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Stu buttsplicer@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, James F. Newell jfnewell7@ wrote: snip recognition of this finite life seems to drive two ways

[FairfieldLife] Re: Solid Proof of Reincarnation

2008-11-30 Thread Stu
monitoring and still insist on the belief in a personal consciousness after death. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, James F. Newell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Stu buttsplicer@ wrote: Our ability to discern sensory data is hardwired. Looking

[FairfieldLife] Re: Solid Proof of Reincarnation

2008-11-30 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Stu buttsplicer@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Nelson nelsonriddle2001@ wrote

[FairfieldLife] Re: Solid Proof of Reincarnation

2008-11-30 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter drpetersutphen@ wrote: Here's a question for you; what reincarnates? The jiva is what reincarnates. Precisely. What is tantamount to saying nothing reincarnates. Do

[FairfieldLife] Re: Solid Proof of Reincarnation

2008-11-30 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Stu buttsplicer@ wrote: snip Wouldn't Jesus have preached about our inevitable movement into the next life if the reincarnation story is so absolutely correct? Did I say

[FairfieldLife] Re: Solid Proof of Reincarnation

2008-11-30 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Top posting. No comments at bottom: Both Jews AND Christians expoused a belief in reincarnation at some point. Some Jews still do. L A very small percentage. In Catholicism the belief in reincarnation is

[FairfieldLife] Re: Solid Proof of Reincarnation

2008-11-30 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: it is a similar problem for us humans when someone is said to be enlightened-- there is no verifiable proof, like their left thumb having turned blue, or something. same with reincarnation. no way to ever

[FairfieldLife] Re: Solid Proof of Reincarnation

2008-11-30 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, James F. Newell jfnewell7@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 snip Where could the infant have had the time to learn such an advanced

[FairfieldLife] Re: Love At First Sight

2008-11-30 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This one is for Stu, because I've really been enjoying your responses on the reincarnation thread. So. What about the phenomenon we know as love at first sight? It's a universal phenomenon, or a universal myth. Zut

[FairfieldLife] Re: Solid Proof of Reincarnation

2008-11-30 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Stu buttsplicer@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote: Top posting. No comments at bottom: Both Jews AND Christians expoused a belief

[FairfieldLife] Re: Solid Proof of Reincarnation

2008-11-30 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Stu buttsplicer@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Stu buttsplicer@ wrote

[FairfieldLife] Re: Love At First Sight

2008-11-30 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Stu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: But really, dude. What IS it if it isn't a flash of recognition of someone you've done time with before in another life? I'd like to hear your take

[FairfieldLife] Re: Solid Proof of Reincarnation

2008-11-30 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Stu buttsplicer@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Stu buttsplicer@ wrote

[FairfieldLife] Re: Solid Proof of Reincarnation

2008-11-30 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Stu buttsplicer@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: snip As usual Judy your argument leads to meta-communication. Far from the original topic

[FairfieldLife] Re: Zack and Miri Make a Porno

2008-11-29 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am a real fan of Kevin Smith. I think he's an under- appreciated genius on the level of Will Rogers and Garrison Keillor. Kevin is a true populist. It's just that his choice of populs is not everybody's cup of tea.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Solid Proof of Reincarnation

2008-11-29 Thread Stu
Per Curtis Delta Blues I will continue. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, James F. Newell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Stu buttsplicer@ wrote There is no solid proof of reincarnation. However there are very observable brain functions that indicate

[FairfieldLife] Re: Solid Proof of Reincarnation

2008-11-29 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, James F. Newell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 no_reply@ wrote:Jim, i understand your assumption here as proof of consciousness, in other words, consciousness as something that is needed to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Solid Proof of Reincarnation

2008-11-29 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ++ This doesn't play well with the people who recall past lives and, others to whom it has become obvious. Give it some time and keep looking and, being a wise individual, it will become obvious to you. N. I had a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Solid Proof of Reincarnation

2008-11-29 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shanti18411 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It seems to me that the subject of reincarnation cannot be separated from what you think is true about the nature of time and the personal self.As far as what we call time is concerned the separation between

[FairfieldLife] Holiday Movies

2008-11-28 Thread Stu
Saw some movies I saw in the last couple weeks. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Brad Pitt Cate Blanchett. David Fincher gives us a wonderful tale of magical realism as we follow a man who starts as an old man and gets younger as he ages. Great film in the vein of Forrest Gump. The

[FairfieldLife] Re: Solid Proof of Reincarnation

2008-11-28 Thread Stu
There is no solid proof of reincarnation. However there are very observable brain functions that indicate a hard wired proclivity towards a belief in life after death. You may be very interested in the October edition of Scientific American Mind, an article called, The End Why so many of us

[FairfieldLife] Milk Re: Another Election Fight in California

2008-11-03 Thread Stu
Prop 8 is just more hate from the Mormons and other fundys who are sponsoring the bill. What a pox on the consciousness of Californians if this thing passes. This weekend I got to see the new Sean Penn, Gus Van Sant film, Milk. What a great movie. It managed to show grass roots activism, and

[FairfieldLife] Re: URGENT MESSAGE FROM RAJA HAGELIN

2008-10-16 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: On Oct 15, 2008, at 9:36 AM, Hugo wrote: More recently this same phenomenon has been witnessed in even tropical climates, where typically decomposition

[FairfieldLife] Re: A good explanation of the afterlife.

2008-10-14 Thread Stu
I read the article also and it makes good sense based on common human experience-- if there has always been a there for us, we cannot concieve of a no where. The direction of my thinking has taken a different direction on this, though-- after I had accepted that death means complete

[FairfieldLife] Re: A good explanation of the afterlife.

2008-10-14 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, yifuxero [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ---Many advanced Yogis state that they can travel out of their physical bodies at will to visit the subtle dimensions. This is a frosting on the cake of Realization...something to do in the relative sphere of existence

[FairfieldLife] Re: A good explanation of the afterlife.

2008-10-13 Thread Stu
I am a little baffled why a fellow meditator would draw the conclusions you do. For me the exposure to pure consciousness on a regular basis allows me in my normal waking state to observe the differences between what influences us culturally and what is innate. I feel meditation better arms me

[FairfieldLife] Re: A good explanation of the afterlife.

2008-10-13 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nelson Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 6:20 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: A good explanation of the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Has Palin no shame? Nope!

2008-10-12 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Oct 12, 2008, at 10:49 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: Tie this to her attempt to have victims of rape in Wasilla pay for their own rape kits, and you start to see a pattern that protects the rapists while

[FairfieldLife] A good explanation of the afterlife.

2008-10-12 Thread Stu
Really enjoyed this article that put a healthy perspective on life after death. http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=never-say-die

[FairfieldLife] Re: A good explanation of the afterlife.

2008-10-12 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, The Secret [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Stu buttsplicer@ wrote: Really enjoyed this article that put a healthy perspective on life after death. http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=never-say-die These arguments

[FairfieldLife] Re: Zappa w/Belushi on SNL

2008-09-09 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Jonathan Chadwick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1o3C7VTqa4 Nice Zappa moments. I remember working as a stage hand at a Zappa concert in Appleton, WI in the 70's. I was being crazy with my besty and Zappa came over to us to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Greek analog computer

2008-09-09 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer rick@ wrote: Fascinating video about an ancient Greek analog computer which could predict eclipses

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ancient Greek analog computer

2008-09-06 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer rick@ wrote: Fascinating video about an ancient Greek analog computer which could predict eclipses 1500 years ahead: Check it out.

[FairfieldLife] Re: True Blood

2008-08-19 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Stu buttsplicer@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote: TurquoiseB wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Stu buttsplicer@ wrote

[FairfieldLife] Re: Barry Wright: the anti-Buddha

2008-08-18 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. - Oscar Wilde Cunt and the earlier bitch, directed at a specific poster, should not be part of the discourse on this forum. Vehement

[FairfieldLife] Re: True Blood

2008-08-18 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: TurquoiseB wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Stu buttsplicer@ wrote: It might not appeal to you because you're in the industry, Stu, but there is this nifty piece of free software called Miro. Wow

[FairfieldLife] Re: True Blood

2008-08-17 Thread Stu
Looks to be a winning show. Alan Ball does it again. The only shame is we are going to have to wait the good part of a year before the DVD's show up. I don't see the point in subscribing to HBO - I much rather watch a series over the course of a couple weeks rather than make each episode a

[FairfieldLife] Re: The evolution of meditation

2008-07-24 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo richardhughes103@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Stu buttsplicer@ wrote

[FairfieldLife] Re: The evolution of meditation

2008-07-23 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting article here: http://mysterytopia.com/2008/07/meditate-on-it.html I think we are pre-adapted in that our brains are so complex things or tehcniques, even drugs, knock us off centre and because we have such a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Dalai Lama Defends Islam as Peaceful Religion

2008-07-13 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: Dalai Lama defends Islam as peaceful religion By MICHAEL RUBINKAM, Associated Press Writer Sun Jul 13, 5:36 PM ET The Dalai Lama said Sunday

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sweaty hands and breathing?

2008-07-11 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_reply@ wrote: There seems to be no strong correlation between breathing during meditation and signs of anxiety. Nowadays when I sit to meditate, my

[FairfieldLife] Re: The karma of eating our mothers

2008-07-09 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think he was speaking of iron anemia. I've been into biochemical individuality for years even before I studied ayurveda. It would be nice if we could all be vegetarians but many of don't have the genetics for

[FairfieldLife] Re: could reap as you sow be computer tested?

2008-07-08 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams willytex@ wrote: As if you knew you were spending karma points. In my

[FairfieldLife] Re: What do we know about the states in meditation?

2008-07-08 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip How many of you favor the silence over the mantra as a choice in meditation? I know this goes against the practice as it is taught, but does anyone else find that this is better? There is a Buddhist teacher

[FairfieldLife] Re: What do we know about the states in meditation?

2008-07-08 Thread Stu
Here is an article from adyashati.org True Meditation True meditation has no direction, goals, or method. All methods aim at achieving a certain state of mind. All states are limited, impermanent and conditioned. Fascination with states leads only to bondage and dependency. True meditation is

[FairfieldLife] Re: what kind of an addrss is butt splicer for us to view...

2008-07-08 Thread Stu
Stu is an editor, dweeb. The term goes back to the olde days of film editing, before it was done digitally. For those who know a bit about film, or even for those who don't project their own butt issues onto others, being a buttsplicer means that Stu is good at what he does

[FairfieldLife] Re: could reap as you sow be computer tested?

2008-07-07 Thread Stu
A jumping to 10-12th effects already!? Does that imply you are reasonaably satisfied that the 1-9th order effects are valid? If not, you seem dangerously close to strawman territory. As I say, they are the only effects I'm interested in. I can't see the point of proving that if I throw

[FairfieldLife] Re: could reap as you sow be computer tested?

2008-07-07 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, claudiouk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: whether it's at all possible as an idea; Another point might be to check out whether, like fractal generation, there are any interesting surprises that unfold, whether reap as you sow actually works, at least for these

[FairfieldLife] Re: could reap as you sow be computer tested?

2008-07-07 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo richardhughes103@ wrote: Just as I prefer to believe that there is an ordered reality which we can get to know (my fairly reasonable metaphysical faith in Science I would

[FairfieldLife] Re: The father of quantum computers

2008-07-07 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The article would have been more interesting if the article had mentioned the possibility of building an android like Mr. Data of Star Trek fame. It appears that Artificial Intelligence research has not been able to find

[FairfieldLife] Re: Satsang Sluts

2008-06-24 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 24, 2008, at 5:21 PM, Peter wrote: --- Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 24, 2008, at 4:41 PM, yifuxero wrote: --You're not making sense. If there's no me then who/whom is to be Awakened?

[FairfieldLife] Re: A break from spirituality

2008-06-23 Thread Stu
You'll be happy to know I am back in the saddle after 6 months of unemployment brought on by the writer's strike. We just started Daisies and so far so good. The scripts are pretty far out there. Should have them ready for air in September. Also have a wild HBO pilot coming up in the Fall- may

[FairfieldLife] A break from spirituality

2008-06-22 Thread Stu
Its unfortunate but my first post here in months is this link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25265056/?GT1=43001

[FairfieldLife] Re: Islam: What the West Needs to Know

2008-06-02 Thread Stu
I don't understand why if one group has a particularly amoral foundation of their religious philosophy how that justifies another groups poor foundation. Most modern people have denounced the ancient links to slavery and violence that dominated thinking. Many Muslims have as well. Unfortunately

[FairfieldLife] Re: Beautiful, sweet, innocent -- but a creepy zombie nonetheless.

2008-04-02 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Stu buttsplicer@ wrote: That was really excellent Stu. I especially dug your soul description! I too have no soul, but I sure got soul! I just played a blues show

[FairfieldLife] Re: Beautiful, sweet, innocent -- but a creepy zombie nonetheless.

2008-04-02 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Marek Reavis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@ wrote: Curtis, Stu, Anyone, It bugs me that I'm unable to make music and I'd like to learn. What would be your recommendations re best

[FairfieldLife] Re: Beautiful, sweet, innocent -- but a creepy zombie nonetheless.

2008-04-02 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stu, There's tons we agree on. Maybe even everything. Thank God! ;-) No kidding. I unfortunately am in agreement on your points below. Sorry I couldn't find discord. I will leave comments as I give it a second

[FairfieldLife] Re: Beautiful, sweet, innocent -- but a creepy zombie nonetheless.

2008-04-01 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stu, I keep thinking you don't like me, and because I'm a quality mind of another addict, because I love your posts, this totally sucks. Help! I found your post thought provoking and my post reflected those provoked

[FairfieldLife] Re: Beautiful, sweet, innocent -- but a creepy zombie nonetheless.

2008-03-31 Thread Stu
I do this for a living. I make inanimate objects have emotions and appear as if they are sentient beings. Thats 90% of a film editor's work. Like many attempts to create the illusion of a human the CGI girl will never have a soul. That is not the way to create the artifice of a human. What

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Power Of Myth

2008-03-29 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I'm suggesting that this focus extends to the myths that we revere, and that we should take some care about which ones we choose to focus on. Here is my myth: I believe that the mind is structured in language,

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Vimanas - The Ancient Flying Machines

2008-03-28 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HYPERLINK http://www.stevequayle.com/Giants/Ancient.Civ_Technol/050202.vimanas.ht\ mlhttp://www.stevequayle.com/Giants/Ancient.Civ_Technol/050202.vimanas.\ html� The Vimanas - The Ancient Flying Machines There

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Vimanas - The Ancient Flying Machines

2008-03-28 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Stu buttsplicer@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer rick@ wrote: http://www.stevequayle.com/Giants/Ancient.Civ_Technol/050202.vimanas.htm\ l

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Vimanas - The Ancient Flying Machines

2008-03-28 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: One should not underestimate the wisdom that is contained in the vedic literature. Ancient

[FairfieldLife] Re: An answer to the question.

2008-03-24 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Patrick Gillam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- curtisdeltablues wrote: Gillam wrote: What's the evolutionist's answer to the question? I would think it would have something to do with how enjoying life helps further life. Simple. The people

[FairfieldLife] Re: An answer to the question.

2008-03-24 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bonobo chimps are hilarious. They evolved in a region with plenty of food so they are not very aggressive and they screw at the drop of a hat (or in this case, a banana) We did a Pushing Daisies last fall with a Bonobo

[FairfieldLife] Re: Are starting arguments just a sad way of asking for a hug ?

2008-03-23 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Worth a shot... * * * H U G * * * :-) I am all over that sentiment, heres to you guys: ***H U G *** A N D R E A C H A R O U N D its Easter after all, gotta go the extra mile. s.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Free will and atheism

2008-03-23 Thread Stu
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: stu writes snipped: In all cases, free will is adopted and rejected by people regardless of their proclivity towards faith. However, I am ever suspicious of anyone's arguments if they involve

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