[FairfieldLife] Maha Patra?

2008-06-27 Thread wvansant111
What do you guys know about Dr. Maha Patra? He's teaching meditation in my area by donation and a friend of mine went. Everything she described sounds exactly like TM and he said he was very close to Maharishi and really loves him. thoughts?

[FairfieldLife] Re: Watching the cremation

2008-02-18 Thread wvansant111
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bwaytheatrediva [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It has nothing to do with judging other cultures. For example, being a pedophile is sick and perverted no matter what. Same goes for watching a body go up in flames. I believe it definitely comes down to a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fairfield Life as safe haven

2008-02-17 Thread wvansant111
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunshine@ wrote: On Feb 17, 2008, at 7:40 PM, new.morning wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunshine@ wrote: On Feb

[FairfieldLife] Re: A short list of my grievances with the movement

2008-02-11 Thread wvansant111
With the recent photos of the leadership now splashed all over the world, how anyone in their right mind can take these people seriously and not see them as faux-Hindu wannabe's is beyond me. They look so silly I just laughed out loud. I wish them well and best of luck. Regards,

[FairfieldLife] Re: New to the group

2008-02-11 Thread wvansant111
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bwaytheatrediva [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone. I'm 23 years old and I've lived in FF my whole life. I have a huge amount of bitterness/hatred toward the TMO. It was shoved down my throat from literally the moment I was born. MSAE was a kind of

[FairfieldLife] Re: New to the group

2008-02-11 Thread wvansant111
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111 wvansant111@ wrote: I understand what folks are trying to saying about MSAE not being so bad and compared to many other schools, its probably

[FairfieldLife] Re: New to the group

2008-02-11 Thread wvansant111
I understand what folks are trying to saying about MSAE not being so bad and compared to many other schools, its probably not...but I don't think it negates her experience. We all know what the TMO can can do to your pysche...if we didn't we wouldn't be on this forum processing it all. I don't

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread wvansant111
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of wvansant111 Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 11:40 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread wvansant111
good folks around here and some nuts as well! Thanks! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wvansant111, In case you don't know, nablusoss1008 is one of the cruelest, sludge-mouthed, deeply flawed, hateful, serial concept killers on the Web. He

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread wvansant111
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, lurkernomore20002000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: wvansant111@ wrote: Also,seeing some of the realities at the Ideal Girls School was an interesting experience. Seeing that reality did not match the ideals. Do you care to share what some

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread wvansant111
Thanks, great analysis. Its weird, and I can't believe that I NEVER thought about this until now but I never liked the Sidhis. I did them regularly for only about a year or two but they just did nothing for me. Often, if in the dome, I would just do TM until flying because I didn't like the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread wvansant111
to be? Have mostly lurked here from time to time, rarely posted, but am finding now as I write this that it's an interesting learning experience! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111 wvansant111@ wrote: I've just finished reading a lot of the information on tm-free blog. my

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread wvansant111
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111 wvansant111@ wrote: snip The part that's hard for me to shake is that I do feel there is something to TM in general. But intellectually, it doesn't make sense

[FairfieldLife] Re: Slideshow from India and past

2008-02-10 Thread wvansant111
You know its weird, seeing the photo of the rajas...and something about Tony Naders expression...made me wonder if now that MMY has passed some of them are sitting there feeling stuck. They've promised their guru they will keep this going...so now they've got to follow through. When MMY was

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread wvansant111
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111 wvansant111@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111 wvansant111@ wrote

[FairfieldLife] Howard Stern on Maharishi

2008-02-09 Thread wvansant111
http://www.rencapp.com/Howard_Stern_on_Maharishi_02_06_2008.mp3 He gets some of the facts wrong toward the end but its still very beautiful and reminded me how much TM has helped so many people.

[FairfieldLife] Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-09 Thread wvansant111
I've just finished reading a lot of the information on tm-free blog. my head it sort of reeling of course. I've had mixed feelings about TMO and Maharishi in general, but I have believed in the benefits of TM. If I put everything else aside - just the fact that I quit smoking, drinking and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-09 Thread wvansant111
I'm just analysing a bit. So anyway, I'm curious if some people have taken the honest look at the truth behind TMO and whether or not they still do TM. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111 wvansant111

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-09 Thread wvansant111
Yep, that would be me. Value the practice, in its 20 min twice a day version, but reject what MMY did to his organization in the end. And what are your feelings about MMY? Do you believe he is an enlightened saint? If you believed that TM doesn't come from a holy tradition does it