Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-08 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 8, 2014 12:42 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-08 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
It has been my unfortunate experience, to meet individuals, rarely Thank God, who can only feel better about themselves, by putting down others. Barry is one of those people. Unfortunately, like drinking too many beers, the heady feeling wears off over time, leaving one with no further success

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-08 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
FYI, I think this is Barry's fourth or fifth post, on something I wrote, that he didn't read...I never did care much for fruitcake... ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : From: anartaxius@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-08 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
'Taxius, you make this shit up, and I have no idea where it comes from. WTF do you mean, I have no need for compassion?! That is so...crazy. When I am not commenting (and sometimes cursing) on FFL, I enjoy a wonderful marriage, and being with my daughter, other relatives, and friends - Believe

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-08 Thread nablusoss1008
Around 1977 Maharishi said that from that morning more evolved souls are able to enter incarnation. More and more I encounter young people who are happy, content, successfull, polite and generally positive which makes me believe that not only was Maharishi right, as usual, but that the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-08 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : From: anartaxius@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 8, 2014 5:26 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God Not

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-08 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 10/8/2014 12:40 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: What he seems in need of is someone to obsess on. Namely me. I wrote him off and deprived him of an audience when he feels like yelling at someone and telling them how low they are and how high he is. Rather than

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-08 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
I don't feel hurt or bitter, and I cannot tell if Barry has such emotions, for as a writer, he assumes various points of view, not necessarily what he is himself experiencing, so I am always curious how you determine these characterisations. On 10/8/2014 2:14 AM, TurquoiseBee

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-08 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 10/8/2014 5:45 AM, fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: FYI, I think this is Barry's fourth or fifth post, on something I wrote, that he didn't read...I never did care much for fruitcake... /These two fellows don't seem to understand that when they create folders and

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-08 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 10/8/2014 6:19 AM, fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: 'Taxius, you make this shit up, and I have no idea where it comes from. /Mostly it comes from peer pressure - it's not difficult to see how much of an impression Barry has made on Xeno. The fact that Judy labeled

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-08 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
What he seems in need of is someone to obsess on. Namely me. I wrote him off and deprived him of an audience when he feels like yelling at someone and telling them how low they are and how high he is. Rather than live with that, I guess what Xeno is saying is that Jim keeps writing posts

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-08 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Nablusoss, I agree with you and learn about a lot of these amazing children from dailygood.org. On Wednesday, October 8, 2014 7:33 AM, nablusoss1008 no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote:   Around 1977 Maharishi said that from that morning more evolved souls are able to enter

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-08 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Yes, I find the same thing. A more receptive environment for them. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : Around 1977 Maharishi said that from that morning more evolved souls are able to enter incarnation. More and more I encounter young people who are happy,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-08 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
LOL ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater@... wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : From: anartaxius@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 8, 2014 5:26 AM Subject:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-08 Thread blue_bungalow2
--- anartaxius@... wrote: Not likely, but why pray? How is that going to change the situation as you perceive it? I do have a certain tolerance for Jim; unlike Barry, I do read some of his posts, though their usual brevity and emotional coarseness is a turn off. (Barry's emotional

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-07 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : Belief is a thought, that moves us through the gap, from one experience of a subject, to another. For example, we believe the earth is round. This belief remains in place, and helps our world make sense, though there are

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-07 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Good morning! Back on the Beaut, and high on life, 1300 feet above the valley! The dawn is a very quiet one. A few hours ago when I awoke, the sky was clear, with the full moon setting, and the last of the stars. Now, the sky is a blanket of soft grey, getting very gradually lighter. After

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-07 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : Good morning! Back on the Beaut, and high on life, 1300 feet above the valley! The dawn is a very quiet one. A few hours ago when I awoke, the sky was clear, with the full moon setting, and the last of the stars. Now,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-07 Thread j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but you are, unfortunately, in a prime viewing area to view tomorrow's blood moon lunar eclipse. I trust you will have the good sense to shut yourself away in a meditation bunker, remaining safely unsullied by inauspicious photons. ---In

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-07 Thread j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Viewing Guide: Watch Blood Moon During Total Lunar Eclipse on Wednesday http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/10/141006-blood-moon-lunar-eclipse-october-science/ http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/10/141006-blood-moon-lunar-eclipse-october-science/ Viewing Guide: Watch

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-07 Thread anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
--In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : Belief is a thought, that moves us through the gap, from one experience of a subject, to another. For example, we believe the earth is round. This belief remains in place, and helps our world make sense, though there are few

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-07 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 7, 2014 5:00 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God --In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-07 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : --In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : Belief is a thought, that moves us through the gap, from one experience of a subject, to another. For example, we believe the earth is round. This belief

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-07 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
Hopefully that doesn't mean that they local fault lines don't decided to party and rock'n roll since the gravitational pull is even more during eclipses. On 10/07/2014 07:50 AM, j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but you are,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-07 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
=== Don't you think this last sentence is a bit presumptuous? I mean, you are enlightened and all that, and can tell the rest of us how enlightened or unenlightened we are, but how do you determine how rich a person's experience is, other than your own? I stopped reading his

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-07 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 10/7/2014 10:00 AM, anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Don't you think this last sentence is a bit presumptuous? I mean, you are enlightened and all that, and can tell the rest of us how enlightened or unenlightened we are, but how do you determine how rich a person's experience

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-07 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Barry knows the truth, as do I. No presumption made. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : --In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : Belief is a thought, that moves us through the gap, from one experience of a subject, to another. For

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-07 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
In all honesty, you have never presented a very high bar for comparison, Barry. I mean, come on, drinking beer and watching TV, alone? Punctuated by regular screeds on how screwed up the rest of us are. Hardly what I would call a raging success, on your part, after following spiritual

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-07 Thread Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I don't know what Barry does when he is alone, but he is living with others according to his own account, so how much aloneness he experiences seems a bit difficult to determine from across the pond; how much he drinks is also difficult to determine. He posted a photo of a glass of red wine,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-07 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 10/7/2014 5:42 PM, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Not-doing now is a breeze. /That's the most difficult part of the program for me. Although it looks easy, try doing nothing for a few minutes. That's actually the first practice step in Qigong -

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-07 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater@... wrote : === Don't you think this last sentence is a bit presumptuous? I mean, you are enlightened and all that, and can tell the rest of us how enlightened or unenlightened we are, but how do you determine how rich a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-07 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Why a person feels the need to belittle others for their beliefs is what I find odd. Someone like Barry will say, believers in God deserve this because of blah, blah, blah. Well, time on earth is a testing ground. We get it wrong a lot, but hopefully we move ahead. And people who feel

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-07 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I will pray for you taxius, that maybe you will be able to get out of your head a little, and into your heart a little, and then you will understand the tenants of tolerance, compassion, understanding, and sympathy. These are worthwhile emotions dude. I am not sure how you culture them,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-07 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
That is funny. I wonder if we could improve upon it. I don't often read Jim's posts, but when I do, I do so indirectly Alright, pretty lame. Best I can do right now. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater@... wrote : The all-important proclamation - must come

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-07 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : I don't know what Barry does when he is alone, but he is living with others according to his own account, so how much aloneness he experiences seems a bit difficult to determine from across the pond; how much he drinks is also

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-07 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, steve.sundur@... wrote : That is funny. I wonder if we could improve upon it. I don't often read Jim's posts, but when I do, I do so indirectly Alright, pretty lame. Best I can do right now. Stevie, I'm lovin' you more with each post.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-07 Thread anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Not likely, but why pray? How is that going to change the situation as you perceive it? I do have a certain tolerance for Jim; unlike Barry, I do read some of his posts, though their usual brevity and emotional coarseness is a turn off. (Barry's emotional coarseness is also sometimes a turn

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-07 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Well, you're right. I'm really not the praying type. I can see that I'm going to have to be more careful in picking the terms I use. I do enjoy it when you sprinkle in some of that dry humor in your responses. More comments below: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@...

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God

2014-10-07 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 8, 2014 5:26 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Yes, Barry, there is no need to believe in God Not likely, but why pray? How is that going to change the