[FairfieldLife] ABC Nightline - Meditation

2011-07-29 Thread wvosteen
Last night's ABC Nightline had a good segment on meditation featuring the Dalai Lhama. Nothing profound, but a very positive presentation on meditation as a practice. See: http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/

[FairfieldLife] Re: ABC Nightline - Meditation

2011-07-29 Thread wvosteen
I found a direct link to the Nightline Meditate to Happiness segment: http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/sign-times-meditate-happiness-14185909 --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvosteen monroe1@... wrote: Last night's ABC Nightline had a good segment on meditation featuring

[FairfieldLife] Re: Grace of God talk by Maharishi, 1964

2010-12-28 Thread wvosteen
You need a guru to become aware of God's grace in your life. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wgm4u wg...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvosteen monroe1@ wrote: The Grace of God 29 December 1964, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi speaking to a course at Bad Mergentheim

[FairfieldLife] Near-Death Experience Story of Mellen-Thomas Benedict

2010-01-13 Thread wvosteen
This has probably been posted before. Its a good story anyway. Bill http://www.mellen-thomas.com/stories.htm

[FairfieldLife] Some points on developing God Consciousness

2009-11-23 Thread wvosteen
This may have been posted before. I just received this and thought I'd share it. Bill Thanks to Jörg Schenk Some points on developing God Consciousness Kumbha Mela, 1966 (audio 5/9) MAHARISHI:... before the body ceases to function, gain 99,9% (of Cosmic Consciousness, CC),

[FairfieldLife] Re: Another Guru Dev quote - long one

2009-10-28 Thread wvosteen
Rick, A good talk by Guru Dev. Thanks for sharing. Bill --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer r...@... wrote: People debate many concepts related to bhakti (devotion) and jnana (knowledge). Some argue that devotion is superior, and some that knowledge is. Only those who don't

[FairfieldLife] Purursha in Uttarkashi Slide show

2009-10-27 Thread wvosteen
This probably has been posted before. I did a quick search and couldn't see anything in a couple of years, so here its is again. Nice shots of Uttar Kashi and Purusha's Himalayan facilities. Bill http://www.pictures.globalgoodnews.com/archive/archive-2007/uttar-kashi/index.html

[FairfieldLife] Super Brain Yoga

2009-10-27 Thread wvosteen
Here's a simple yoga excercise that is touted to have dramatic result on one's brain. 15 minutes once a day is all you need. Its simple and free. The results discussed in the video are quite impressive. Bill http://pranichealing.com/video/superbrain-yoga-workout-improve-brain

[FairfieldLife] Re: Guru Dev's Polanski?

2009-10-09 Thread wvosteen
If you read the article in the Austin Statesman, you'll see that the main accuser has just given birth and it was felt that this wouldn't be the best time for a trial for her. I've spent time with the Swami Prakashand at Barsana Dham and have a number of friends there. The general thought is

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spiritual Practice

2009-06-24 Thread wvosteen
There is a real shift when one can give money unconditionally to or for whatever. Many need or use money for relative security when spiritually we need to find our security in the Divine or Absolute realms of life. Giving unconditionally to a true spiritual cause or guru can help further this

[FairfieldLife] Re: What were the lawsuits against MMY?

2009-05-29 Thread wvosteen
There were a number of civil suits. I think the NJ suit had to do with the claims that the TM Sidhis could teach you to fly or levitate. Here's a link to a summary of a civil suit in Washington, DC regarding psychological problems caused by the practice of TM techniques. See:

[FairfieldLife] A Beautiful Quote from Maharishi

2009-04-03 Thread wvosteen
I haven't been on FFL too mcuh so this may have already been posted. My apologies if so. Bill Vosteen A Beautiful Quote from Maharishi (Related by Raja Steven Rubin as part of the 12th January 2009 celebration) Maharishi repeating the question: …It's a beautiful question and very sweet, the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Advaitic Sleep Yoga

2009-02-02 Thread wvosteen
Why don't you folks learn something about the practice of Yoga Nidra? The Himilayan Institute sells instructional CD's to learn the basics. The first I'd recommend is Advanced Yoga Relaxations. You can practice these in the rest period after your normal TM. I know, this is off the program, but

[FairfieldLife] Inexpensive Maharishi Ayurved PK

2009-01-23 Thread wvosteen
FYI, Another in expensive alternative in India is: Maharishi Ayurved P.O Shivanand Nagar, Muni-Ki-Reti, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand +91-135-2430626 9:30 am - 6:00 pm (Tuesday closed) I did 3 days of PK with them 2 years ago. Treatment was about $20/day, they have a luxury condo overlooking the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Secular Meditation and Consciousness-based Education

2009-01-21 Thread wvosteen
One secular, simple, effective, inexpensive method that is scientifically varified is from Heartmath (heartmath.com). They sell a simple biofeedback, heart monitor that signals when your heart rythms are in entrainment called the Emwave. http://www.emwave.com/ With minimal coaching, one can

[FairfieldLife] TM Yoga Asanas, Course Three

2008-08-06 Thread wvosteen
I was digging through my old yoga asanas information and found the TM Yoga Asanas Course Two booklet where they mentioned course three. My curiosity was piqued. Does anyone have a course three booklet? Could you share what's included or different from the other sheets? I would guess that its

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is self medication ever Self medication?

2008-04-11 Thread wvosteen
Swami Rama died of lung cancer and spent his last year or so looking for someone to heal him. Paramhansa RamaKrishna also smoked and died of throat cancer. He is widely recognized as one of the highest realized souls to have been on the planet in recent times. I think the main message is that

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mostly lurking with a question

2008-02-20 Thread wvosteen
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Feb 19, 2008, at 2:12 PM, netineti3 wrote: We were told that TM was the fastest way to liberation. Where did this declaration come from? The TM PR machine. Maharishi said this himself which I saw on some video

[FairfieldLife] The Untold Story: Recollections of a Former Disciple by Deepak Chopra

2008-02-13 Thread wvosteen
An interesting article posted by Deepak yesterday on google images. Bill Vosteen The Maharishi Years – The Untold Story: Recollections of a Former Disciple by Deepak Chopra Deepak Chopra - February 12, 2008 August 1, 1991 saw the publication of my book, Perfect Health, a popular guide to

[FairfieldLife] – The Untold Story: Recollections of a Former Disciple by Deepak Chopra weblink

2008-02-13 Thread wvosteen
Here's a more direct link for Chopra's untold story. Bill Vosteen http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2008/02/the_maharishi_y.html#more

[FairfieldLife] Fairfield on front page of Wall Street Journal

2008-01-03 Thread wvosteen
An interesting article about Fairfield, MUM and politics titled: In This Farm Town, Gurus Transcend Party Politics, Candidates Meet and Greet Fairfield's Meditators; Yogic Flyers Gather Tonight The title covers just about everything. The article is a good length, center column, bottom half