What BS? Barry - you are the classic example of CD on this list here,
bullying and screaming loud about people's exeriences and
complaining/cautioning newcomers about certain posters, trying to bully
people sharing their experiences and then when you get an earful back
you back off with your drama
Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartax...@yahoo.com
snip
Fitzgerald's statement 'the true test of a first rate mind is the ability to
hold two contradictory ideas at the same time' really only works at the value
of unity;
Not sure Fitzgerald studied much Vedanta,
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@
wrote:
Turqoiseb said something really interesting: 'On the
other hand, I thrive on cognitive dissonance; it defines
for me some of the
I do appreciate the stories you have shared on Swami Rama and the ones
from an earlier post challenging seekers with opposing views.
However I don't know if anyone suggested CD as being an intellectual
thang, discomfort implies energy, emotion.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb
Fitzgerald's statement 'the true test of a first rate mind is the
ability to hold two contradictory ideas at the same time' really only
works at the value of unity; if you are operating on the level of logic,
you can think of two ideas at the same time, but it is impossible to
believe they are
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@
wrote:
Turqoiseb said something really interesting: 'On the
other hand, I thrive on cognitive dissonance; it defines
for me some of the
On Jul 20, 2011, at 1:10 AM, Ravi Yogi wrote:
What BS? Barry - you are the classic example of CD on this list here,
bullying and screaming loud about people's exeriences and
complaining/cautioning newcomers about certain posters, trying to bully
people sharing their experiences and then
Yes, in music dissonance drives forward. If you look at the history of Western
music, it starts with chant, vocal, music primarily driven by the power of the
meaning of words. Even as such music became polyphonic and dissonance appeared,
the music was rather like a very even tapestry, a kind of
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Yogi raviyogi@... wrote:
I do appreciate the stories you have shared on Swami Rama and the ones
from an earlier post challenging seekers with opposing views.
However I don't know if anyone suggested CD as being an intellectual
thang, discomfort
recognizing the duality...we seem
doomed to development of individual and collective destructive pathologies that
teach through experiential pain and suffering.
--- On Wed, 7/20/11, Ravi Yogi raviy...@att.net wrote:
From: Ravi Yogi raviy...@att.net
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: cognitive dissonance
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunshine@...
wrote:
On Jul 20, 2011, at 1:10 AM, Ravi Yogi wrote:
What BS? Barry - you are the classic example of CD on this list
here, bullying and screaming loud about people's exeriences and
complaining/cautioning newcomers about
: [FairfieldLife] Re: cognitive dissonance
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bob Price bobpriced@ wrote:
I'm curious what everyone thinks isÂ
the difference between cognitive
dissonance (people have a motivationalÂ
drive to reduce dissonance)Â and whatÂ
F. Scott FitzgeraldÂ
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote:
snip
I think it follows from the predilection. If you're
a sutra kinda guy suddenly confronted with two contra-
dictory ideas and thus experiencing CD, you might tend
to react by trying to make it go away, using denial
or
: turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 10:31:05 AM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: cognitive dissonance
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bob Price bobpriced@... wrote:
Turq,
Just to clarify, I'm referring to the whole
theory
-making.
From: turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 8:53:36 AM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: cognitive dissonance
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bob Price bobpriced@ wrote:
I'm curious what everyone
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius
anartaxius@... wrote:
Turqoiseb said something really interesting: 'On the
other hand, I thrive on cognitive dissonance; it defines
for me some of the highest, most profound moments of my
life. I actually seek it, as much as I
turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com
It all depends who you're clapping for, doesn't it?
Yes
turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com
If you're clapping for the Backstreet Boys, then
IMO nothing that either karma or koans can produce
can save you from yourself. If, on the other hand,
you are
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bob Price bobpriced@... wrote:
I'm curious what everyone thinks is
the difference between cognitive
dissonance (people have a motivational
drive to reduce dissonance) and what
F. Scott Fitzgerald said: the true test
of a first rate mind is the
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bob Price bobpriced@ wrote:
I'm curious what everyone thinks is
the difference between cognitive
dissonance (people have a motivational
drive to reduce dissonance) and what
.
From: turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 8:53:36 AM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: cognitive dissonance
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bob Price bobpriced@... wrote:
I'm curious what everyone thinks is
the difference
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote:
Bhairtu, however, is a homonym. ;-)
Ok, I gotta ask, how's that pronounced? BEAR-too? And, what's the meaning or
story behind it?
On 07/16/2011 12:19 PM, Alex Stanley wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitunoozguru@... wrote:
Bhairtu, however, is a homonym. ;-)
Ok, I gotta ask, how's that pronounced? BEAR-too? And, what's the meaning or
story behind it?
Whoops, the keyboard missed me hitting the i. I
On Jul 16, 2011, at 2:50 PM, Bhairitu wrote:
On 07/16/2011 12:19 PM, Alex Stanley wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitunoozguru@... wrote:
Bhairtu, however, is a homonym. ;-)
Ok, I gotta ask, how's that pronounced? BEAR-too? And, what's the meaning or
story behind it?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote:
On 07/16/2011 12:19 PM, Alex Stanley wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitunoozguru@ wrote:
Bhairtu, however, is a homonym. ;-)
Ok, I gotta ask, how's that pronounced? BEAR-too? And, what's the meaning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Tom Pall thomas.pall@... wrote:
You're getting the definition of cognitive dissonance muddled.
Cognitive
dissonance is about holding and changing one's belief as conflicting
statements and observations come in.
Holding two ideas isn't hard at all.
Well, I think those American women are a belief. Someone's own mind is
conflicted to think such a thing. hah
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray1 steve.sundur@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Tom Pall thomas.pall@ wrote:
You're getting the definition of
On 07/16/2011 01:01 PM, Alex Stanley wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitunoozguru@... wrote:
On 07/16/2011 12:19 PM, Alex Stanley wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitunoozguru@ wrote:
Bhairtu, however, is a homonym. ;-)
Ok, I gotta ask, how's that
For the first time, I see: Bhairitu can be spelled Barry Two.
Are we all being played?
Edg
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote:
On 07/16/2011 08:39 AM, Bob Price wrote:
I'm curious what everyone thinks is
the difference between cognitive
dissonance
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 1:26:42 PM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: cognitive dissonance
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Tom Pall thomas.pall@... wrote:
You're getting the definition of cognitive dissonance muddled. Cognitive
dissonance is about holding
are clapping for more meaningful claptrap,
anything can happen, one hand or two.
From: seventhray1 steve.sundur@...
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 1:26:42 PM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: cognitive dissonance
Â
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, obbajeeba no_reply@... wrote:
Well, I think those American women are a belief. Someone's own mind is
conflicted to think such a thing. hah
Ooookayyy
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray1 steve.sundur@
wrote:
--- In
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunshine@... wrote:
On Jul 16, 2011, at 2:50 PM, Bhairitu wrote:
snip
Whoops, the keyboard missed me hitting the i. I type
too damn fast. It is of course Bhair-i-tu and think
about how Willy refers to me sometimes. ;-)
Barry Two?
On Jul 16, 2011, at 5:02 PM, Duveyoung wrote:
For the first time, I see: Bhairitu can be spelled Barry Two.
Are we all being played?
No, we just have two Barry's, just like we have two Willy's: Willy One and
Willy Two.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote:
On Jul 16, 2011, at 5:02 PM, Duveyoung wrote:
For the first time, I see: Bhairitu can be spelled Barry Two.
Are we all being played?
No, we just have two Barry's, just like we have two Willy's: Willy One and
On Jul 16, 2011, at 7:46 PM, obbajeeba wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote:
On Jul 16, 2011, at 5:02 PM, Duveyoung wrote:
For the first time, I see: Bhairitu can be spelled Barry Two.
Are we all being played?
No, we just have two
One is from Texas and one from Missouri.
Willie Nelson was born in Abbott, Texas.
http://mockingwords.blogspot.com/2010/04/willie-nelson-truther.html
I think this was in 1998 or 99, I remember him ranting and raving on
M-channel like a deranged madman. It gave me the creeps.
I immediately visited my initator and he told me that Maharishi is
angry only for our sake and not for his sake. I believed him and did'nt take
it
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote:
On Jul 9, 2009, at 11:42 AM, TurquoiseB wrote:
When the square root of one per cent of a group practices the TM-
sidhis together in one place the result is coherence, harmony, and
peace, except on the MUM campus, where
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchydog@ wrote:
Barry knows damn well I'm returning fire on Vaj but conveniently
snipped Vaj's sexist attack on me. Not that it will make any
difference in your
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchydog@
wrote:
snip
If Barry wants to murder my unicorn, fine.
Like this. What a drama queen thing to say.
What could possibly BE more silly and childish
and
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchy...@... wrote:
Barry knows damn well I'm returning fire on Vaj but conveniently
snipped Vaj's sexist attack on me. Not that it will make any
difference in your dismissive attitude toward me, Peter, but
for the sake of fairness I'll
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote:
A few weeks ago I stumbled upon one of the best-
written Wikipedia articles I'd ever seen:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance
I repost the link because I think it's relevant
to recent discussions in which
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote:
Having rapped once this morning about cognitive dissonance
as something...uh...possibly less than admirable, when it
is denied, I feel it my duty to expound upon cognitive
dissonance as a Good Thing, as one of the greatest
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchy...@... wrote:
Magic purifies my heart
At the risk of sounding like Dr. Phil, How's
that working for you lately? This is how pure
your heart was just a few minutes ago:
Vaj, Sexist Oinker in Chief, tuck yourself into a big plastic
Someone needs to get laid, and it ain't Turq!
--- On Sun, 12/14/08, TurquoiseB no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote:
From: TurquoiseB no_re...@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Cognitive Dissonance As A Good Thing
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, December 14, 2008, 11:32
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter drpetersutp...@... wrote:
Someone needs to get laid, and it ain't Turq!
--- On Sun, 12/14/08, TurquoiseB no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote:
From: TurquoiseB no_re...@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Cognitive Dissonance As A Good
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