--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, azgrey no_reply@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:
snip
Judy wrote: He's projecting how *he* would feel
if he were in that position and assuming it must
apply to me as well.
You often point out things
Thanks for both the reply and the humor expressed.
Please excuse my tardiness. It is due to my habit of
mostly scanning several days of FFL in message view
and not following it contemporaneously.
Judy wrote: He's projecting how *he* would feel
if he were in that position and assuming it must
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, azgrey no_reply@... wrote:
Thanks for both the reply and the humor expressed.
Please excuse my tardiness. It is due to my habit of
mostly scanning several days of FFL in message view
and not following it contemporaneously.
Several days? This goes back
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, azgrey no_reply@ wrote:
Thanks for both the reply and the humor expressed.
Please excuse my tardiness. It is due to my habit of
mostly scanning several days of FFL in message
Hi az, I told myself I wouldn't do this anymore, but you seem sincere so here
is a sutra I used for decades that perfectly encapsulates and brings about the
phases of enlightenment:
The Hoikku Poiki
1. Extend your right leg (extension of your lower self) into the circle of
inner
FW: An Evening of the Sedona Method
Weds, Mar. 16 - 7:30 PM - Fairfield Public Library
Bluscout this is concise and well said. It is my opinion and experience
too. In Fairfield, pursuit of the wider spiritual cultivation is what has
been much of the history of the last decade or so.
Shri Jim:
I've tried flattery. I've tried simple curiosity.
I've tried Karmic deposits in the Akashic Bank of
Trust And Universal Fidelity. Damn Boy! Doesn't
anything work with you?
Have pity Dude! Think of the many who could be
guided by your example and presumptuous
assumptions. I implore
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony2k5@... wrote:
Bluscout this is concise and well said. It is my opinion and experience too.
In Fairfield, pursuit of the wider spiritual cultivation is what has been
much of the history of the last decade or so.
Beyond transcending
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony2k5@... wrote:
Well it would mean some are reaching the bottom of the ocean (TC) in
the bubble diagram, and others are only 'blanking out' at one of the
subtle waves towards the bottom, in a laya (Non-TC).
NBD, but e.g. in
Ouch..azgrey this must have hurt, really this is not helping you nail
down the third spot of the FFL neo-advaita troika. Please control
yourself, check with Barry and Vaj on the proper protocol. Not only are
you are unenlightened but you are also not the brightest bulb around
here.
--- In
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote:
No, that's not what I'm saying. Very few people will naturally
transcend the breadth of mind without either a natural pre-propensity
(purva-punya, good past life cred) or just happen to stumble on the
state through alternate
Bluscout this is concise and well said. It is my opinion and experience too.
In Fairfield, pursuit of the wider spiritual cultivation is what has been much
of the history of the last decade or so.
Beyond transcending is what is missed with just TM. Some people look pretty
bad in fact for
I agree. This has been an enjoyable discussion, although I participated mostly
as an observer. It has given me a bit of a new perspective. On the other
hand, I am not much given to such analysis anymore. Still, I found some of the
distinctions made quite interesting.
--- In
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray1 steve.sundur@... wrote:
I agree. This has been an enjoyable discussion, although I
participated mostly as an observer. It has given me a bit
of a new perspective. On the other hand, I am not much
given to such analysis anymore. Still, I
Thanks for the reply Jim.
How is the view from up there?
Can I call you Jim?
Is Sri Jim or Flanegin-ji a more appropriate moniker?
I would relish the opportunity to learn more of this
exalted state you find yourself in and how you came
to find yourself, ah, enlightened.
Was it a sudden thing?
I'm awestruck EB, but need further guidance.
Are the qualities of flatuscendence dimensional in
nature or aural with concomitant odiferous aspects?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, emptybill emptybill@... wrote:
Yep, while the wiki rishi-s have the highest state and know everything,
Boy, it sure didn't take long to get *that* started up
again this week. Do your neighbors complain about
the sound of teeth grinding while the 50 post
Judy Rule is in use and your outbursts are confined
to the Bardo? Surely it scares the bejeezus out of
the cats.
Hey I'm not answering any of those questions without a *significant* donation
in advance...just so I know you are a serious seeker. So send in that check,
and we'll talk! :-)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, azgrey no_reply@... wrote:
Thanks for the reply Jim.
How is the view from up
I deposited a retainer in an escrow account in the
Akashic Bank of Trust.
How did you not know that?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@... wrote:
Hey I'm not answering any of those questions without a *significant* donation
in advance...just so I know you are a
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, azgrey no_reply@... wrote:
Boy, it sure didn't take long to get *that* started up
again this week. Do your neighbors complain about
the sound of teeth grinding while the 50 post
Judy Rule is in use and your outbursts are confined
to the Bardo?
No, I've
Well, I could get all technical about it and reiterate that Akashic Escrow
Accounts only become available post Brahman Consciousness, subset four, section
two, but rather than quibble, I enjoyed your response! :-)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, azgrey no_reply@... wrote:
I deposited a
I think it's more likely that it posted after 2:00, and won't show up
until tomorrow. Actually the 2:00 cut off doesn't apply anymore. I've
deposited checks in the ATM at 3:00 pm and see that they've cleared by
the next morning. So much for the float.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote:
On Mar 4, 2011, at 2:53 PM, sparaig wrote:
For heaven's sake. How do you know that they are chakkras?
How do you discriminate at all if you are in PC?
SIghs and shakes head.
I believe that's why he's asking
On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 7:46 AM, Vaj vajradh...@earthlink.net wrote:
We at the Council for the Restoration of the Purity of the Tradition have
determined that there is a further abode beyond Krispy Consciousness:
Marshmallow Krispy Consciousness (MKC). MKC is a state of consciousness
which is
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:
snip
On the face of it, it isn't at all impossible that you
simply didn't reach that depth and clarity and length
of time of transcending when you were
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, blusc0ut no_reply@ wrote:
snip
I am not speaking of noisiness. In TM it was embedded
in a cycle. and it was much shorter. I also did not
call it PC per se, I was rather responding to
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@... wrote:
The story goes that Maharishi wanted to feel what it was like to live a life
in bondage, but after three days he couldn't take it anymore - Lutes!, he
yelled, Get me out of these god-damned bandages!:-)
Dear Jim,
The
Thank you - I am hoping to reach normal human being when it is my turn. :-)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_reply@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@ wrote:
The story goes that Maharishi wanted to feel what it was like to live a
authfriend:
Vaj has repeated this lie here in
various forms over and over for
years...
Not to mention that Hatha Yoga is a
form of gymnastics!
Mahesh Yogi obviously knew all the
basic poses, and could sit for hours
in 'Padmasana' without the least
apparent discomfort.
This into his
blusc0ut:
flatuscendence , Lol you nailed it
The 'TurquoiseB' reads this in Message View,
he says there's no information being posted
to this forum - just BS. But, there's still
only one known Sanskrit reader on this forum,
unless you want to count B. Mullquist.
Go figure.
Yep, while the
emptybill:
Yep, while the wiki rishi-s have the highest
state and know everything, the almost highest
rishi-s can see but cannot describe...
So, we are agreed:
In Sanskrit it's 'dhyana', Chinese 'chan', and in
Japan, 'zen', which translated into English means
'meditation'.
According
Now it can be told:
Maharishi wasn't really a yogi. He was a gym teacher!
Finally it all makes sense.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex willytex@... wrote:
authfriend:
Vaj has repeated this lie here in
various forms over and over for
years...
Not to mention that Hatha
emptybill:
Now it can be told:
Maharishi wasn't really a yogi. He was a
gym teacher!
But, how long can you sit in Padmasana?
Finally it all makes sense.
To go to a gym?
Mahesh Yogi obviously knew all the
basic poses, and could sit for hours
in 'Padmasana' without the least
Makes perfect sense. Some say he was slated to become the chief men's Olympic
volleyball coach for India, had Guru Dev not intervened...:-)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, emptybill emptybill@... wrote:
Now it can be told:
Maharishi wasn't really a yogi. He was a gym teacher!
Finally
On Mar 5, 2011, at 5:11 AM, sparaig wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:
snip
On the face of it, it isn't at all impossible that you
simply didn't reach that depth and clarity and length
On Mar 5, 2011, at 9:41 AM, WillyTex wrote:
authfriend:
Vaj has repeated this lie here in
various forms over and over for
years...
Not to mention that Hatha Yoga is a
form of gymnastics!
It's been degraded to mere gymnastic poses. They have a minor relative benefit
(activating
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, blusc0ut no_reply@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, blusc0ut no_reply@ wrote:
snip
I am not speaking of noisiness. In TM it was embedded
in a cycle. and it was much
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, blusc0ut no_reply@ wrote:
snip
As long as activity is there, even very subtle, there will
be the witness, also very subtle. If there is no awareness
during the experience of anything,
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_reply@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@ wrote:
The story goes that Maharishi wanted to feel what it was like to live a
life in bondage, but after three days he couldn't take it anymore -
On Mar 5, 2011, at 12:06 PM, Vaj wrote:
Although this was largely lost in India, it was preserved in the Unification
of the Sun and Moon tantra, of which a living tradition still exists.
LINK
Dhyana is the generic Sanskrit word that is poorly translated into
English as meditation. It is more cognate with the word
contemplation (theoria).
I would simply refer you to Wiki for the following words: 1. meditation
2. contemplation 3. theoria.
For Wiki lovers:
The first Chan master to
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote:
On Mar 5, 2011, at 5:11 AM, sparaig wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:
snip
That you didn't reach that depth and clarity and length
of time of transcending when you were practicing TM
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, blusc0ut no_reply@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, emptybill emptybill@ wrote:
Yep, in his Bhagavad Gita and Brahma Sutra commentaries
Shankara unconditionally denounced the fools who use om
... even when they are dying.
TMers
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, blusc0ut no_reply@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:
snip stuff about a misunderstanding we've since
resolved
As I understand it--this is from the checker training
course--this is what the phrase some quietness,
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, blusc0ut no_reply@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, emptybill emptybill@ wrote:
Yep, in his Bhagavad Gita and Brahma Sutra commentaries
Shankara unconditionally
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote:
On Mar 5, 2011, at 5:11 AM, sparaig wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:
snip
On the face of it, it isn't at all
On Mar 5, 2011, at 4:14 PM, sparaig wrote:
Well it would mean some are reaching the bottom of the ocean (TC) in the
bubble diagram, and others are only 'blanking out' at one of the subtle
waves towards the bottom, in a laya (Non-TC).
If you think that's OK that seems like a pretty bad
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@... wrote:
If you think its not OK, then you have missed the point. As MMY points out,
at least according to HIS theory, you can fail to transcend (no thoughts no
mantra) every time you meditate until your last meditation before
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote:
On Mar 5, 2011, at 5:11 AM, sparaig wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:
snip
On the face of it, it isn't at all
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, blusc0ut no_reply@... wrote:
snip
Chakras, Soul, are not mentioned in the argumentation of
Lawson and Judy. If you mention them, they ignore it as
if you have never said anything.
Excuse me???
That's simply not true. I've asked you to talk about your
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, blusc0ut no_reply@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote:
If you think its not OK, then you have missed the point.
As MMY points out, at least according to HIS theory, you
can fail to transcend (no thoughts no
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, blusc0ut no_reply@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, emptybill emptybill@ wrote:
Yep, in his Bhagavad Gita and Brahma Sutra commentaries
Shankara unconditionally
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, blusc0ut no_reply@ wrote:
snip
Chakras, Soul, are not mentioned in the argumentation of
Lawson and Judy. If you mention them, they ignore it as
if you have never said anything.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, blusc0ut no_reply@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, emptybill emptybill@ wrote:
Yep, in his
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, blusc0ut no_reply@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote:
If you think its not OK, then you have missed the point.
As MMY points out, at least
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, blusc0ut no_reply@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, blusc0ut no_reply@ wrote:
snip
Chakras, Soul, are not mentioned in the argumentation of
Lawson and Judy. If you
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote:
On Mar 5, 2011, at 4:14 PM, sparaig wrote:
Well it would mean some are reaching the bottom of the ocean (TC) in the
bubble diagram, and others are only 'blanking out' at one of the subtle
waves towards the bottom, in a
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, blusc0ut no_reply@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote:
If you think its not OK, then you have missed the point. As MMY points out,
at least according to HIS theory, you can fail to transcend (no thoughts
Unless you don't realize the Atma, according to Vedanta, there will
not be any realization.
Radhakrishnan states:
Sha.mkara argues that it is impossible for us to know the self (Atman)
by means of thought, since thought itself is a part of the flux
belonging to the region of the non-self.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, blusc0ut no_reply@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, blusc0ut no_reply@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote:
If you think its
On Mar 5, 2011, at 8:05 PM, sparaig wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote:
On Mar 5, 2011, at 4:14 PM, sparaig wrote:
Well it would mean some are reaching the bottom of the ocean (TC) in the
bubble diagram, and others are only 'blanking out' at one of
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray1 steve.sundur@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Tom Pall thomas.pall@ wrote:
For me
clear transcending is when I drop out of sight for seconds to hours,
no
mantra, no thought, no sense of having been asleep, no sense of
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, blusc0ut no_reply@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:
I am sorry that this is your impression. But you should consider that I said
this to Lawson, and that he jumped on the thread as they were in the end of
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, blusc0ut no_reply@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:
I am sorry that this is your impression. But you should consider that I
said
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray1 steve.sundur@
wrote:
I have on occassion had a sizzle or crackle sensation when I
transcended
deeply, or when I seemed to go into the transcendent. Like
something
going
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray1 steve.sundur@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray1 steve.sundur@ wrote:
I have on occassion had a sizzle or crackle sensation when
I transcended
On Mar 4, 2011, at 8:24 AM, turquoiseb wrote:
Sadly, the esoteric knowledge of this advanced form of
meditation has been lost over the ages, and few ever get
to the point of even hazy transcendence, much less true
KC (Krispie Consciousness). As a result, the Three Gunas
have fallen on hard
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote:
On Mar 4, 2011, at 8:24 AM, turquoiseb wrote:
Sadly, the esoteric knowledge of this advanced form of
meditation has been lost over the ages, and few ever get
to the point of even hazy transcendence, much less true
KC
In Kriya Yoga (and probably in TM too) complete absorption into Samadhi
leaves the Body in a trance like state, completely still with no heart rate
or breath and sustained by prana (life) itself.
Great Yogis can stay in this period for great length of times, even MMY
states in his
yifuxero:
Chan meditation teacher Hsuan Hua (Pure Land School):
So, you're saying that 'Chan' Master Hsuan Hua is teaching
'meditation' (chan)?
http://www.longbeachmonastery.org/NEWVen24.jpg
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray1 steve.sundur@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray1 steve.sundur@ wrote:
I
On Mar 4, 2011, at 9:25 AM, Michael Flatley wrote:
In Kriya Yoga (and probably in TM too) complete absorption into
Samadhi leaves the Body in a trance like state, completely still
with no heart rate or breath and sustained by prana (life) itself.
Great Yogis can stay in this period for
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Flatley untilbeyond@... wrote:
Regarding MMY, Charlie Lutes said that on several occasions he watched over
the body for three days while it was wrapped up like a mummy. This indicated
that MMY was a real Yogi. Did MMY practice a lot of hatha
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray1 steve.sundur@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray1 steve.sundur@
wrote:
I have on occassion had a sizzle or crackle sensation when I
transcended
Is this another wiki-moment for you.
I guess it would be asking too much to have
them name their own Soto Zen or Dzogchen
teachers...
emptybill:
So you are only accepting Soto teachers as valid
proponents of Chan/Sön/Zen? That IS bullshit Willy!
'Soto Zen' is taught by Soto
Vaj:
Maybe according the Maharishi...but M's teaching
is actually divergent from Swami Brahmananda's
teaching...
According to Swami Svarupanand, SBS used to give
bija mantras to meditate on, just like MMY did. All
the Saraswati Sannyasins meditate on the bija mantra
of Saraswati just like
translation: Vaj very much wants you to drop your interest in TM, and take up
Vipasanna meditation. He spends hours each week, month after month, glorifying
his little technique and trashing Maharishi and all things TM. In other words,
he is no different from the Christian fundamentalist
MMY's yoga asanas were developed by a gym teacher.
Gym teachers make perfect yoga asana teachers.
One of the most famous modern teachers of Hatha
Yoga, Pattabhi Jois, was a school gym teacher.
Pattabhi Jois was an Indian yoga teacher. He was a
student of Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, and
Trying to stay out of the shit of this one, but feeling
the need to comment anyway, I will just say that I have
not once seen Vaj try to push or sell any particular
technique or tradition here. He has *discussed* many,
and in my opinion often from the valuable point of view
of someone who has
turquoiseb:
Trying to stay out of the shit of this one, but feeling
the need to comment anyway, I will just say that I have
not once seen Vaj try to push or sell any particular
technique or tradition here.
Just today Vaj tried to sell us on the idea of giving
Texas back to the drug cartels
whynotnow7:
Vaj very much wants you to drop your interest in TM,
and take up Vipasanna meditation...
Vaj (vajradhatu) likes Chogyam Trungpa, the founder of
Vajradhatu. Go figure.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajradhatu
On Mar 4, 2011, at 11:52 AM, WillyTex wrote:
whynotnow7:
Vaj very much wants you to drop your interest in TM,
and take up Vipasanna meditation...
Vaj (vajradhatu) likes Chogyam Trungpa, the founder of
Vajradhatu. Go figure.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajradhatu
I do like him very
According to a Shankaracharya who was also a disciple of Swami
Brahmananda Saraswati,
No attribution of who/what/when/where makes this quote just another
spurious claim.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote:
On Mar 4, 2011, at 9:25 AM, Michael Flatley wrote:
In
You are showing your ignorance Willy.
Dogen's shikantaza is not the same as mo-chao.
Either give it up or read and become educated.
A good place to start might be:
The Method of No-Method
The Chan Practice of Silent Illumination
by Chan Master Sheng Yen
You are too uninformed about this
Hey, quit trashing Hindoo devils.
I've got one of my own.
Them is kool.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@...
wrote:
translation: Vaj very much wants you to drop your interest in TM, and
take up Vipasanna meditation. He spends hours each week, month after
month,
OK dude - so you see things differently here. Is that really such a big deal?
Vaj evangelizes Buddhist practice regularly, specifically Vipassana. He's taken
a Buddhist name, for goodness sake, and you don't think he is a Buddhist...lol?
He is also a one man disinformation campaign against all
Barry is selling himself. It is all he's got.
This is the only reason that he is here.
But wait ... that can't be 'cause he doesn't
have a self ... but wait ... he doesn't need
a real one to sell himself.
Please entertain him for a while more.
That way the rest of us can discuss whatever.
---
emptybill:
You are showing your ignorance Willy.
Shikentaza is Soto Zen meditation, which is
very similar to TM practice. Shikantaza is a
Japanese term for zazen and is associated
most with the Soto school of Zen Buddhism -
it is the basis of all Zen disciplines.
According to Dogen Zenji,
On Mar 4, 2011, at 11:21 AM, turquoiseb wrote:
Trying to stay out of the shit of this one, but feeling
the need to comment anyway, I will just say that I have
not once seen Vaj try to push or sell any particular
technique or tradition here. He has *discussed* many,
and in my opinion often from
wrt entertaining him, Turq has done a far better job than I ever could of
attaching a bell to his tail so that he can chase himself around in circles. :-)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, emptybill emptybill@... wrote:
Barry is selling himself. It is all he's got.
This is the only reason
Vaj (vajradhatu) likes Chogyam Trungpa, the founder
of Vajradhatu...
Vaj:
I do like him very much...
Me too. Hey, we are both on the same path!
Trungpa's meditation practice is very similar to TM
meditation practice and to Suzuki's Soto zazen
practice.
Having been trained in all
For heaven's sake. How do you know that they are chakkras?
How do you discriminate at all if you are in PC?
SIghs and shakes head.
L.
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I have on occassion had a sizzle or crackle sensation when I
transcended
Barry has an agenda? What might that agenda be?
What's mine?
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OK dude - so you see things differently here. Is that really such a big deal?
Vaj evangelizes Buddhist practice regularly, specifically Vipassana. He's
taken
Barry has an agenda? What might that agenda be?
What's mine?
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OK dude - so you see things differently here. Is that really such a big deal?
Vaj evangelizes Buddhist practice regularly, specifically Vipassana. He's
taken
emptybill said: far seeing Wiki rishi-s
Brilliant. A b s o l u t e l y Brilliant.
And really funny.
(deep bow)
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Stay enraged Willy! It makes your comments more amusing.
So you are only accepting Soto teachers as valid
Barry has an agenda? What might that agenda be? What's mine?
No clue - didn't say it. Do you have one too? Was writing about Vaj. :-)
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Barry has an agenda? What might that agenda be?
What's mine?
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So we should hold you up as an example of what it
is to be a TM enlightened guy? Interesting.
You do still claim to have attained the loftiest of states?
What level?
CC?
GC?
UC?
BC?
BMFOC? ;-)
Please, share.
I, personally, like Joe, still enjoy my TM practice,
though rarely 2x daily and
On Mar 4, 2011, at 2:53 PM, sparaig wrote:
For heaven's sake. How do you know that they are chakkras?
How do you discriminate at all if you are in PC?
SIghs and shakes head.
I believe that's why he's asking if: You have heard of flat transcendence and
lively transcendence?
azgrey:
Sorry WillyTex, crouched over a prairie-dog with needful
thoughts is sooo inappropriate.
You are not making much sense. There are no prairie-dogs
in San Antonio and no prairies either. Go figure.
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