[FairfieldLife] Re: Earthquakes, Karma and Cosmic Vandalism

2010-04-15 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: Not all that many of those around any more, actually. Certainly not the largest group doing the voting. Catholics are the biggest

[FairfieldLife] Re: THE CORRECTORIZER BUNNY (or, How TM enriches her religious life)

2010-04-15 Thread tartbrain
It is so beautiful to witness this loving and caring attention that people share in this group. Great feedback to others -- magnificently expressed compassion, powerfully uplifting and loving observations and advice to others -- reflecting the supreme values of total fulfillment, vast

[FairfieldLife] Re: Earthquakes, Karma and Cosmic Vandalism

2010-04-15 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: That was interesting and well put. The Deist version of God is the most palatable but never rises to the point of being necessary for me

[FairfieldLife] Re: Father Len Dubi: How TM enriches my religious life

2010-04-15 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend

[FairfieldLife] Re: Earthquakes, Karma and Cosmic Vandalism

2010-04-15 Thread tartbrain
Comments below --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: As usual, very enjoyable reading. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@ wrote

[FairfieldLife] Re: Father Len Dubi: How TM enriches my religious life

2010-04-15 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: Hmmm, that's exactly why I go after Barry. Ah, the Self chasing the Self.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Earthquakes, Karma and Cosmic Vandalism

2010-04-15 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: snip However,(and of curse I am projecting) if God were infinitely wise and loving, it seems very odd that he would demand a particular lifestyle via

[FairfieldLife] Re: Father Len Dubi: How TM enriches my religious life

2010-04-15 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: Hmmm, that's exactly why I go after Barry. Ah, the Self chasing the Self chasing the Self chasing the Self ...

[FairfieldLife] Re: Earthquakes, Karma and Cosmic Vandalism

2010-04-15 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: snip Who and what created the universe is a mind-numbing, but also mind-shattering question. Great to ponder the infinite regression, the primary action

[FairfieldLife] Re: Earthquakes, Karma and Cosmic Vandalism

2010-04-15 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote

[FairfieldLife] Re: Earthquakes, Karma and Cosmic Vandalism

2010-04-15 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: What might God be if God wasn't Love? I suppose God could be anything, That is if God is everything -- then limited minds will see a subset

[FairfieldLife] Re: Earthquakes, Karma and Cosmic Vandalism

2010-04-15 Thread tartbrain
scenario, there's no Rapture. Instead, the emphasis is a type of earthly Paradise for most, (the so-called Great Crowd). --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife

[FairfieldLife] Re: Earthquakes, Karma and Cosmic Vandalism

2010-04-15 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: What might God be if God wasn't Love? I suppose God could be anything

[FairfieldLife] Progress, Social Transformation, A of E or Shakti Rising?

2010-04-14 Thread tartbrain
Its big steps like this, kind of hidden in the background, and mostly on paper for now, for me signal deep core change. The recent nuclear arms deal is nothing to sneeze at. Enough enriched plutonium being destroyed by the US an its ally Russia, that could have been the explosive force for

[FairfieldLife] Re: Transcendental Fairfield

2010-04-14 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony...@... wrote: Is quite cool, are a lot more posted to the site now. Rick Archer obviously has been quite busy interviewing. Is some great journalism And good commentary too about spirituality. Thanks for taking the time

[FairfieldLife] Re: Earthquakes, Karma and Cosmic Vandalism

2010-04-14 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: What Barry is *most* grateful for Many people go through much of their life not being aware of what they are most grateful for. Those that do, often are so enthralled and energized by their realization and thankfulness, that

[FairfieldLife] Re: Earthquakes, Karma and Cosmic Vandalism

2010-04-14 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: Great quotes. And I am not countering your points, but thinking more generally, it appears that many anti-god views are -- at least to me and (some of my many, sometimes contradictory) views is a strawman -- casting god as

[FairfieldLife] Re: Transcendental Fairfield - BATGAP

2010-04-14 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer r...@... wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of mainstream20016 Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 11:57 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Transcendental

[FairfieldLife] Re: Earthquakes, Karma and Cosmic Vandalism

2010-04-14 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: What Barry is *most* grateful for Many people go through much of their life

[FairfieldLife] Re: Peter Wallace

2010-04-13 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon mdixon.6...@... wrote: M also said lies from the enlightened should be taken as pearls of wisdom. Once a master gives knowledge, all he can do is inspire and motivate the disciple to use that knowledge as long as he can, I guess even if

[FairfieldLife] Re: Peter Wallace

2010-04-13 Thread tartbrain
@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon mdixon.6569@ wrote: M also said lies from the enlightened should be taken as pearls of wisdom. Once a master gives knowledge, all he can do is inspire and motivate the disciple to use

[FairfieldLife] Re: Peter Wallace

2010-04-12 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, yifuxero yifux...@... wrote: Now wait a minute! We're talking about (what I've observed to be) a nearly universal phenomenon. The word promise is a bit strong, and not mentioned in the flyer. Can't remember the exact words, but the message was more

[FairfieldLife] Re: Can meditation help control my anger?

2010-04-10 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo fintlewoodle...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: I find it's helpful for meditation practitioners learn to work with difficult emotions as part of their practice. Just transcending them is not

[FairfieldLife] Re: anger caused by enemies and Bodhisattva vows

2010-04-10 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, emptybill emptyb...@... wrote: 1. First Major Precept On Killing A disciple of the Buddha shall not himself kill, encourage others to kill, kill by expedient means, praise killing, rejoice at witnessing killing, or kill through

[FairfieldLife] Re: anger caused by enemies

2010-04-10 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, yifuxero yifux...@... wrote: Precisely! I learned through direct experience, being a victim of abusive managers. Another fact is the suffering of others, even if we aren't directly attacked. A time comes when enough is enough, and one can no longer

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ah, Spring! (Bare breasts are back in season)

2010-04-10 Thread tartbrain
I must have been asleep at the wheel. When did they ever go out of season? (And this is not sexist remark -- its been open season for Kara since she whooped it up to get Jesse to remove his shirt on stage. )

[FairfieldLife] Anger picked up from the environment (was Re: anger caused by enemies)

2010-04-10 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: TurquoiseB wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: Americans being to passive and apathetic, sitting in front of their TVs watching American Idol I joked with someone during the early

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra Blames Own Meditation for Baja Quake - AOL News

2010-04-10 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: Thanks for your responses. Its good to get some push back

[FairfieldLife] Anger picked up from the environment (was Re: anger caused by enemies)

2010-04-10 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: tartbrain wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote: TurquoiseB wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: Americans being

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ah, Spring! (Bare breasts are back in season)

2010-04-10 Thread tartbrain
I used to live in an area that for more than 30 years (since now) that had / has a gay area in a large park. sort of peninsula on the side of the park, lots of tanning in speedos, rubbing on of sun tan lotion and all, and families and kids strolled by, with full view, without any great fanfare

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ram Dass finds out that he is a father

2010-04-08 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, martyboi martyboi@ wrote: John R

[FairfieldLife] Re: What is that buzzing?

2010-04-08 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On Apr 7, 2010, at 8:47 PM, ultrarishi wrote: I have a friend who is a meditator and a fellow classmate in my thrice weekly yoga class. She has developed a buzzing sensation in what we would consider the third eye

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra Blames Own Meditation for Baja Quake - AOL News

2010-04-08 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo fintlewoodle...@... wrote: There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we now know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. These are things

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra Blames Own Meditation for Baja Quake - AOL News

2010-04-08 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: We just don't know what it is we're trying to measure or how to go about it. If Chopra and the Maharishis of the world would admit this

[FairfieldLife] Re: Life after death - more mundane than we think?

2010-04-08 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo fintlewoodle...@... wrote: Carbon Dioxide May Explain 'Near Death Experiences' ScienceDaily (Apr. 7, 2010) — Near death experiences (NDEs), reported to include sensations such as life flashing before the eyes, feelings of peace and joy, and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ram Dass finds out that he is a father

2010-04-08 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: I think we are on the same page about binding influence. I realized my words were focused on the outside thing -- incorrectly due to brevity

[FairfieldLife] Re: What is that buzzing?

2010-04-08 Thread tartbrain
How many have experienced this? That something good is happening. (Hands shoot up, as alpha blasts out everywhere) See almost everyone. Heaven on Earth is here. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo fintlewoodle...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ultrarishi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra Blames Own Meditation for Baja Quake - AOL News

2010-04-08 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues In the context of our involvement in Afghanistan it has quite of bit of validity. Polite but firm challenge. I am probably using a mistaken

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra Blames Own Meditation for Baja Quake - AOL News

2010-04-08 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex willytex@ wrote: I was never for the war Richard. Even with Saddham's fantasy WMDs. And I get it that plenty of people are smarter than I am but that doesn't

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra Blames Own Meditation for Baja Quake - AOL News

2010-04-08 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra Blames Own Meditation for Baja Quake - AOL News

2010-04-08 Thread tartbrain
. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: Would Japanese being spoken all over Asia be worse than English, French and Dutch being spoken all over Asia. One form of imperialism

[FairfieldLife] Re: Occultism 101

2010-04-07 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: Or, The Science of Sucking Energy and the Art of Pretending You're Not Doing It snip The Basics Occult energy is not the same thing as shakti. Apples and oranges. You've seen many on this forum who have had

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra Blames Own Meditation for Baja Quake - AOL News

2010-04-07 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo fintlewoodle...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@ wrote: Do you share this belief about yourself,is that why you are

[FairfieldLife] Re: Occultism 101

2010-04-07 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: I once had occasion to chat with an actress once nominated for an Academy Award. In person she was *not* all that beautiful or attractive, but sitting with her I could not help but notice that *every* eye in the room was

[FairfieldLife] Re: Occultism 101

2010-04-07 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: I once had occasion to chat with an actress once nominated for an Academy Award

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra Blames Own Meditation for Baja Quake - AOL News

2010-04-07 Thread tartbrain
) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: Continuing on this woo woo ray tangent (I am generally quite rational and skeptical), in these universal love states i can sense the personality

[FairfieldLife] Re: Occultism 101

2010-04-07 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: Sophia Loren -- in her prime, even now, can turn on a beam seen a 100 miles away. A silent serene sort of beaming. But I sense in her personal

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ram Dass finds out that he is a father

2010-04-07 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, martyboi martyboi@ wrote: John R: That goes to show he is not completely gay. At best, he is bisexual, unless his son was conceived through in vitro fertilization.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra Blames Own Meditation for Baja Quake - AOL News

2010-04-07 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunsh...@... wrote: On Apr 7, 2010, at 9:33 AM, tartbrain wrote: Continuing on this woo woo ray tangent (I am generally quite rational and skeptical), in these universal love states i can sense the personality of trees and plants

[FairfieldLife] 300 year oral traditions -- was Re: The History of Om/How about how to chant it?

2010-04-02 Thread tartbrain
Oral for 300 years. Similar discussion a week or ago on Christianity. I was thinking of experiences in large corporations (Dilbert type companies -- and I have seen few large ones that are not Dilbert type companies at times, on some levels). Even for three weeks, even with vast oral, e-mail

[FairfieldLife] Re: Self Supporting Ontological Identities - was Deepak Chopra failed etc

2010-04-02 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, PaliGap compost...@... wrote: anatol_zinc@ wrote: Existence itself is your own direct experience in the here and now. curtisdeltablues@ wrote: It is a concept, a conclusion we draw from our actual perceptions and sensations and mental

[FairfieldLife] 300 year oral traditions -- was Re: The History of Om/How about how to chant it?

2010-04-02 Thread tartbrain
2, 2010, at 6:41 AM, tartbrain wrote: And if they cannot, how could a group of people who never saw a flush toilet -- with lots of vested interest, intrigue and politics going on, possibly keep totally on message for 300 years. We have examples of Buddhist teachings relatively

[FairfieldLife] Re: This is what the morons in Washington have done to your health care.

2010-04-02 Thread tartbrain
Yeah, well, um, we'll fix his goose, I mean like we will just say like, um, if anyone voted for McCloud we just won't initiate them. They can stand in line around outside of the center in the rain with their fruit and flowers -- begging to be initiated-- and we will just say No -- we just give

[FairfieldLife] Re: Self Supporting Ontological Identities - was Deepak Chopra failed etc

2010-04-02 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, PaliGap compost1uk@ wrote: anatol_zinc@ wrote: Existence itself is your own direct experience in the here and now. curtisdeltablues@ wrote: It is

[FairfieldLife] Re: Self Supporting Ontological Identities - was Deepak Chopra failed etc

2010-04-02 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, PaliGap compost1uk@ wrote: anatol_zinc@ wrote: Existence itself is your own

[FairfieldLife] Re: Poll: Majority, ' Tax the Rich and preserve Medicare Social Security '

2010-04-02 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex do.rf...@... wrote: This new Quinnipiac University poll http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62S44B20100329?feedType=RSSfeedN\ ame=domesticNews shows the strongly populist--and traditionally Democratic--leanings of Americans when it

[FairfieldLife] 300 year oral traditions -- was Re: The History of Om/How about how to chant it?

2010-04-02 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: Oral for 300 years. Similar discussion a week or ago on Christianity. I was thinking of experiences in large corporations (Dilbert type companies

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

2010-04-02 Thread tartbrain
Evolution is such a powerful mechanism and framework that explains incredible complexity through trial an error, through adaptation. I speculate (worth a spatoon contents of value) that something could plausible unfolded on the physical, geological, and cosmological level -- awesome mind

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

2010-04-01 Thread tartbrain
A physicist, albeit a famous one, prescribed to a basic tenet of his religious beliefs and speculations -- and that proves consciousness is a quantum phenomenon. May I suggest someone has been sipping a bit too much Bushmills? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, PaliGap compost...@...

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

2010-04-01 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunsh...@... wrote: On Mar 31, 2010, at 11:25 PM, lurkernomore20002000 wrote: Are you saying that you have not had experiences that would be best described as operating at a subtler, or quantum level of awareness? If a true

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

2010-04-01 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, lurkernomore20002000 steve.sundur@ wrote: (and I have no reason to believe he didn't), would this not be due to manipulating laws at a quantum level. Absolutely not.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

2010-04-01 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, lurkernomore20002000 steve.sundur@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: I specifically asked her what she and her fellow

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

2010-04-01 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, lurkernomore20002000 steve.sundur@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: I specifically asked her what she and her fellow scientists thought

[FairfieldLife] Re: Top Ten Reasons Not to Buy an iPad

2010-04-01 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On Mar 31, 2010, at 2:57 PM, Bhairitu wrote: Bet Vaj has already ordered his. ;-) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36099232/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets Nope, still haven't gotten over the sucky name. It

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

2010-04-01 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: On Mar 31, 2010, at 12:58 PM, Rick Archer wrote: The authors said that these findings shed light on the common mistake of lumping meditations together.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ban democracy to save the climate!

2010-04-01 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote: Humanity has become like a disease to the planet and the planet will use it's immune system to free itself of the disease. Do you think we should

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ban democracy to save the climate!

2010-04-01 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: Hugo wrote: James Lovelock: Humans are too stupid to prevent climate change In his first in-depth interview since the theft of UEA emails, the scientist blames inertia and democracy for lack of action Like capitalism

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

2010-04-01 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: cardemaister wrote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bal_Gangadhar_Tilak Books In 1903, he wrote the book The Arctic Home in the Vedas. In it he argued that the Vedas could only have been composed in the Arctics, and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Another source

2010-04-01 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, emptybill emptyb...@... wrote: The Origins of Yoga and Tantra: IndicReligions to the Thirteenth Century GeoffreySamuel http://www.amazon.com/Geoffrey-Samuel/e/B001HCYOEI/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_\ 1

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

2010-04-01 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunshine@ wrote: On Mar 31, 2010, at 11:58 AM, Rick Archer wrote: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation A study to be published in April

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

2010-04-01 Thread tartbrain
Why do we need a study. Its totally clear there are good types of meditation and bad types. (Didn't anyone here listen to their intro lecture!!!???)

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

2010-04-01 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On Mar 31, 2010, at 12:58 PM, Rick Archer wrote: The authors said that these findings shed light on the common mistake of lumping meditations together. Meditations differ in both their ingredients and their effects,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

2010-04-01 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex willytex@ wrote: carde: The Arctic Home in the Vedas... The question is, did the Aryan speaking people come from outside India? ...that book is

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

2010-04-01 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: On Mar 31, 2010, at 12:58 PM, Rick Archer wrote: The authors said

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

2010-04-01 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: snip The study doesn't tout TM, it merely makes distinctions among three types

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

2010-04-01 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: snip

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

2010-04-01 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: Notice that Stupid Sal Sounds like a great new doll line, Betsy Wetsie, Tea-Party Barbie and Stupid Sal. And to be fair and balanced we perhaps

[FairfieldLife] Re: The biggest difference between the US and Europe

2010-03-31 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: In my experience, resort, tourist and university towns are very walkable -- whether US Asia or Europe. Big noisy smelly parts of cities can be horrible

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

2010-03-31 Thread tartbrain
words quantum this or quantum that, are not helpful in my view. And everywhere you go people will trot out Heisenburg Uncertainty in bizzare and non-applicable ways. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, PaliGap compost...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain

[FairfieldLife] Re: Trivedi/Guruji

2010-03-30 Thread tartbrain
It would be interesting to have a running commentary of this sort on on personal, if not spacey, descriptions of experience. Perhaps have Curtis as a guest commentator on Bhudda at the Gas Pump. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Joe geezerfr...@... wrote: --- In

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

2010-03-30 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ditzyklanmail carc108@ wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-FaXD_igv4 A cute little interview with Deepak and Richard : ) That was excellent. Here is a longer

[FairfieldLife] Re: Department of Opened Doors

2010-03-30 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: Forgot the best comment: I just hope I still *have* a sexual orientation when I'm 81. Reminds me of Willie Nelson's great one-liner, used as a sig

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

2010-03-30 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@ wrote: -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ditzyklanmail carc108@ wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-FaXD_igv4 A cute little

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

2010-03-30 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@ wrote: -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ditzyklanmail carc108

[FairfieldLife] Re: Trivedi/Guruji

2010-03-30 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: First thanks for reading anything I write here! The good will behind your suggestion is much appreciated. I think my brand of skepticism

[FairfieldLife] Re: Department of Opened Doors

2010-03-30 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_reply@ wrote: Judy, Really? Did I misunderstand you? Yes. Do you really think Randi came out only after it was safe? Do you really think that homophobia

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

2010-03-30 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: Was it Max Fliescher? Yes, thanks! Although the seance with Max Planck version sounds a lot more interesting. Many great points

[FairfieldLife] Re: Trivedi/Guruji

2010-03-30 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com

[FairfieldLife] Re: Trivedi/Guruji

2010-03-30 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On Mar 30, 2010, at 9:28 AM, tartbrain wrote: It would be interesting to have a running commentary of this sort on on personal, if not spacey, descriptions of experience. Perhaps have Curtis as a guest commentator

[FairfieldLife] Re: The biggest difference between the US and Europe

2010-03-30 Thread tartbrain
In my experience, resort, tourist and university towns are very walkable -- whether US Asia or Europe. Big noisy smelly parts of cities can be horrible -- anywhere -- but near by can be lovely. I used to stay in downtown LA on business- one of the dreariest walking areas I have known. but go a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

2010-03-30 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com

[FairfieldLife] Re: where MMY or we went wrong

2010-03-27 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: The powers of rasayanas, mantras, yagyas, and time are effective for bestowing supernatural abilities, but none of these help in attaining the state of the highest Self. The attainment of the Self arises when the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fwd: She Shot Him 6 Times

2010-03-21 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, lurkernomore20002000 steve.sun...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunshine@ wrote: On Mar 20, 2010, at 1:13 PM, lurkernomore20002000 wrote: What am I missing here? Let's assume the story is true. (i think

[FairfieldLife] Afghani Jihadist War Heroes -- Was She Shot Him 6 Times

2010-03-21 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, lurkernomore20002000 steve.sun...@... wrote: In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, lurkernomore20002000 steve.sundur@ wrote: Please tell me how you propose to deal with Islamist

[FairfieldLife] Re: Afghani Jihadist War Heroes -- Was She Shot Him 6 Times

2010-03-21 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: snip Do the many atrocities prescribed in the Christian and Hebrew bibles make all westerners and Israelis bloodthirsty? If I may butt in just

[FairfieldLife] Re: Afghani Jihadist War Heroes -- Was She Shot Him 6 Times

2010-03-21 Thread tartbrain
in Afghanistan after the departure of the Soviets.[89] --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, lurkernomore20002000 steve.sundur@ wrote: In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: In FairfieldLife

[FairfieldLife] Re: Trivedi Coup de TM

2010-03-21 Thread tartbrain
and beautiful expressions throughout the world and cosmos, then they are anti-vedic, anti-life, anti-joy, anti-bliss, anti-humanist, anti-nature, anti-integrity and should get out of Dodge. Quickly. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_re...@... wrote: Tartbrain, Get real

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jihadi Supremacy Illegitimate birth

2010-03-21 Thread tartbrain
there.     Karl Marx fucked his maid servant and gave birth to Communism.     Abraham fucked his maid servant and gave birth to Islam.     thus, Communism and Islam are bastard Ideologies. --- On Sun, 3/21/10, tartbrain no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote: Subject: [FairfieldLife

[FairfieldLife] Re: Today is the First Day of Spring!

2010-03-21 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: nablusoss1008 wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote: but Did I mention lately how much I hate capitalism? The diversity of opinion in the world is a wonderous thing. And

[FairfieldLife] Re: Today is the First Day of Spring!

2010-03-21 Thread tartbrain
chaos. --- On Sun, 3/21/10, tartbrain no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote: Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Today is the First Day of Spring! Date: Sunday, March 21, 2010, 1:22 PM   The diversity of opinion in the world is a wonderous thing. And that one would be in favor of sustained world

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