Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-31 Thread Ravi Yogi
Still funny though, Turq reminds of the TM's baggage huh? LOL.. On Oct 31, 2011, at 7:01 PM, "whynotnow7" wrote: > Funny, but old post of mine from the 19th. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote: > > > > "There is "plain vanilla TM," and then there is > > the baggage."

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-31 Thread Buck
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote: > > "There is "plain vanilla TM," and then there is > the baggage." > > Yes, you make us painfully aware of the baggage... > Yep, 'David' is old now and there are larger things than that baggage here now. Turq and Haj seem old and out

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-31 Thread whynotnow7
Funny, but old post of mine from the 19th. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote: > > "There is "plain vanilla TM," and then there is > the baggage." > > Yes, you make us painfully aware of the baggage... > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > --

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-31 Thread whynotnow7
"There is "plain vanilla TM," and then there is the baggage." Yes, you make us painfully aware of the baggage... --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Tom Pall wrote: > > > > On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 10:58 PM, feste37 wrote: > > > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-22 Thread whynotnow7
Good take. Yes, most people are far more complex in their opinions than to be taken in by some TM ex movie. The TBs that Turq and Vaj rail against are a lot closer to them than either thinks; hard core fundamentalists both. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > Well, "the move

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-22 Thread Buck
Well, "the movement has nothing to do with the Knowledge", as someone was saying in line at Cafe Paradiso waiting for coffee. I just saw the "David Wants to Fly" video and it certainly is full of paradox. It started off good and then got negative. We know all that stuff in much greater deta

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-21 Thread whynotnow7
Hi, it is not really using negativity as a means for growth. It is just simply seeing it for what it is and continuing on. One thing that makes the negative elements of life seem scary is that we often don't face them directly. The more we push them away and distract ourselves from them, they ga

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-21 Thread Vaj
On Oct 20, 2011, at 6:18 AM, turquoiseb wrote: What I find hard to believe is that NONE of these staffers have gotten ahold of a copy of "David Wants To Fly." One would think that they would be on the lookout for potential scandals that could blow up in Oprah's face, such as the James Frey book

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-21 Thread Vaj
On Oct 20, 2011, at 4:05 AM, turquoiseb wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37" wrote: > > Apparently Oprah was in the dome in Fairfield tonight, > meditating with the ladies. Why wasn't she denied a dome pass for "seeing other teachers" such as Eckhart Tolle? You would be, aft

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-20 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote: > > > > The thing I don't get is who expects the TMO and the Rajas and Maharishi to > > be perfect? That every lecture will be riveting, that every course will be > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-20 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote: > > > > The thing I don't get is who expects the TMO and the Rajas and Maharishi to > > be perfect? That every lecture will be riveting, that every course will be > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-20 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "richardwillytexwilliams" wrote: > > > > > > While I understand Oprah's tendency to buy into > > > Woo Woo, what I don't understand is her support > > > staff's failure to clue her in to some of the > > > darker sides of the TMO, such as the robes and >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-20 Thread richardwillytexwilliams
> > While I understand Oprah's tendency to buy into > > Woo Woo, what I don't understand is her support > > staff's failure to clue her in to some of the > > darker sides of the TMO, such as the robes and > > crowns, > > nablusoss1008: > What's wrong with that ? Being a so-called Buddhist > and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-20 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote: > > The thing I don't get is who expects the TMO and the Rajas and Maharishi to > be perfect? That every lecture will be riveting, that every course will be a > mega breakthrough for all, blue skies all the way? That there is a program

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-20 Thread jpgillam
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > your little beer-drowned consciousness Insult of the Week? It gets my nomination.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-20 Thread Tom Pall
http://maharishi.posterous.com/oprah-winfrey-meditated-in-fairfield-iowa-ton When I received this URL from a friend at MUM I thought I saw preposterous in the URL and got all excited, happy that TM finally brought my friend around to his senses. [?] <<323.gif>>

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-20 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Tom Pall wrote: > > > > On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 10:58 PM, feste37 wrote: > > > > > Apparently Oprah was in the dome in Fairfield tonight, > > > meditating with the ladies. > > > > Not just that, bu

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-20 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Tom Pall wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 10:58 PM, feste37 wrote: > > > Apparently Oprah was in the dome in Fairfield tonight, meditating with the > > ladies. > > > > > > > Not just that, but campus as abuzz (at least those who meditate) about Oprah > a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-20 Thread Tom Pall
On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 11:28 AM, tartbrain wrote: > > And why are talk show hosts particularly drawn to TM? <<>> > Hey, maybe even that dude who hosts the talk show Batshit Crazy Sucking on the Gas Pipe might start TM. Ya think?

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-20 Thread whynotnow7
Damn. You sound scared by all of this. Its only TM. Get over it. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine wrote: > > > > On Oct 20, 2011, at 8:25 AM, feste37 wrote: > > > > > Oprah spent 7 hours in Fairfield, apparently. Land

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-20 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine wrote: > > > > On Oct 20, 2011, at 8:25 AM, feste37 wrote: > > > > > Oprah spent 7 hours in Fairfield, apparently. Landed at > > > Fairfield airport at ll and stayed until 6. Visited

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-20 Thread Sal Sunshine
Alright feste, you do get some credit for at least answering. You make no attempt to deal with the contradictions, as apparently you and others are OK with them, but it's true you did answer. Thanks. On Oct 20, 2011, at 10:43 AM, feste37 wrote: > I simply supplied the answer. It is you who ar

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-20 Thread feste37
I simply supplied the answer. It is you who are making the judgments. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine wrote: > > So in other words, the "rules" don't apply to anyone > who has money and celebrity and could be a "benefactor > of the movement," right? Nice set of ethics you got

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-20 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37" wrote: > > > > Apparently Oprah was in the dome in Fairfield tonight, > > meditating with the ladies. > > Why wasn't she denied a dome pass for "seeing other > teachers" such as Eckhart

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-20 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Tom Pall wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 10:58 PM, feste37 wrote: > > > Apparently Oprah was in the dome in Fairfield tonight, meditating with the > > ladies. > > > > > > > Not just that, but campus as abuzz (at least those who meditate) about Oprah > a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-20 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine wrote: > > On Oct 20, 2011, at 8:25 AM, feste37 wrote: > > > Oprah spent 7 hours in Fairfield, apparently. Landed at > > Fairfield airport at ll and stayed until 6. Visited the > > Maharishi School as well as the Dome. > > > > Poor Turq remind

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-20 Thread feste37
The answer is obvious. Because she has money and celebrity and may prove to be a benefactor of the movement. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine wrote: > > On Oct 20, 2011, at 8:25 AM, feste37 wrote: > > > Oprah spent 7 hours in Fairfield, apparently. Landed at Fairfield airpo

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-20 Thread whynotnow7
Maybe Maharishi has taken over stewardship of the earth wrt TM, now that Guru Dev has had it all of these years. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37" wrote: > > Oprah spent 7 hours in Fairfield, apparently. Landed at Fairfield airport at > ll and stayed until 6. Visited the Maharishi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-20 Thread whynotnow7
The thing I don't get is who expects the TMO and the Rajas and Maharishi to be perfect? That every lecture will be riveting, that every course will be a mega breakthrough for all, blue skies all the way? That there is a program that brings instantaneous sublime peace to us immediately, every tim

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-20 Thread Tom Pall
On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 8:42 AM, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > > While I understand Oprah's tendency to buy into > > Woo Woo, what I don't understand is her support > > staff's failure to clue her in to some of the > > darker sides of the TMO, such as the robes and > > crowns, > > What's wrong with

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-20 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Oct 20, 2011, at 8:25 AM, feste37 wrote: > Oprah spent 7 hours in Fairfield, apparently. Landed at Fairfield airport at > ll and stayed until 6. Visited the Maharishi School as well as the Dome. > > Poor Turq reminds me of the way the right-wing attacks Obama. "He's a > socialist! He's a Mus

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-20 Thread feste37
Oprah spent 7 hours in Fairfield, apparently. Landed at Fairfield airport at ll and stayed until 6. Visited the Maharishi School as well as the Dome. Poor Turq reminds me of the way the right-wing attacks Obama. "He's a socialist! He's a Muslim! He hates America! He's an illegal immigrant! Why

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-20 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > Because the so-called dark sides amounts to nothing, it's dark in your little beer-drowned consciousness. That's all. > > While I understand Oprah's tendency to buy into > Woo Woo, what I don't understand is her support > staff's fa

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-20 Thread shukra69
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Tom Pall wrote: > > > > On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 10:58 PM, feste37 wrote: > > > > > Apparently Oprah was in the dome in Fairfield tonight, > > > meditating with the ladies. > > > > Not just that,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-20 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Tom Pall wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 10:58 PM, feste37 wrote: > > > Apparently Oprah was in the dome in Fairfield tonight, > > meditating with the ladies. > > Not just that, but campus as abuzz (at least those who meditate) > about Oprah and her sta

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-20 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37" wrote: > > Apparently Oprah was in the dome in Fairfield tonight, > meditating with the ladies. Why wasn't she denied a dome pass for "seeing other teachers" such as Eckhart Tolle? You would be, after all.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oprah in the dome tonight

2011-10-19 Thread Yifu
the women were photographed by Erik Suidman: (they took a break) http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/5/48779.jpg --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine wrote: > > On Oct 19, 2011, at 9:58 PM, feste37 wrote: > > > Apparently Oprah was in the dome in Fairfield tonight, meditating wit