Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Confusion between mantras and deities in meditation

2007-09-18 Thread Vaj
On Sep 18, 2007, at 11:40 AM, authfriend wrote: Stop trying to twist people intentions as if you knew what they were. Yeah, it's a drag when somebody sees right through your intentions, ain't it? You tell me.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Confusion between mantras and deities in meditation

2007-09-18 Thread Bhairitu
Richard J. Williams wrote: Bhairitu wrote: Indian yogis personified the fields of nature... You need to get some smarts, Mr. Bharat2. There were no 'yogis' mentioned in the Vedas. It was the Vedic authors who personified the forces of nature. Patanjali does not mention any

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Confusion between mantras and deities in meditation

2007-09-17 Thread gullible fool
The gods need humans to invent things like cocktails. --- TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Belief is gods is silly. OffWorld Belief in humans is silly. The gods, over cocktails To

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Confusion between mantras and deities in meditation

2007-09-17 Thread Vaj
On Sep 16, 2007, at 11:51 PM, Bronte Baxter wrote: I think it dismisses way too much to reduce the gods to qualities of consciousness. In the sense that we are all just qualities of consciousness, I suppose you could say that's true. But in the practical sense, the gods are unique

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Confusion between mantras and deities in meditation

2007-09-17 Thread Vaj
On Sep 17, 2007, at 10:24 AM, authfriend wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sep 16, 2007, at 11:51 PM, Bronte Baxter wrote: I think it dismisses way too much to reduce the gods to qualities of consciousness. In the sense that we are all just

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Confusion between mantras and deities in meditation

2007-09-17 Thread Vaj
On Sep 17, 2007, at 11:20 AM, authfriend wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sep 17, 2007, at 10:24 AM, authfriend wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: On Sep 16, 2007, at 11:51 PM, Bronte Baxter wrote:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Confusion between mantras and deities in meditation

2007-09-17 Thread Vaj
On Sep 17, 2007, at 7:51 PM, emptybill wrote: On Sep 16, 2007, at 11:51 PM, Bronte Baxter wrote: I think it dismisses way too much to reduce the gods to qualities of consciousness. In the sense that we are all just qualities of consciousness, I suppose you could say that's true. But in the

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Confusion between mantras and deities in meditation

2007-09-16 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of off_world_beings Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 5:55 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Confusion between mantras and deities in meditation Belief is gods is silly. You don’t think

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Confusion between mantras and deities in meditation

2007-09-16 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of off_world_beings Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 9:09 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Confusion between mantras and deities in meditation Do you think any subtle or celestial beings

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Confusion between mantras and deities in meditation

2007-09-16 Thread Bronte Baxter
Indra The Unifying Value of the Self which unifies all the laws of nature in order to promote evolution (the Power of dharma) Indrani or Sachi The feminine power of unification and evolution Hmm. If gods are simply anthropomophisms invented by the sages to explain concepts they

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Confusion between mantras and deities in meditation

2007-09-16 Thread Bhairitu
Bronte Baxter wrote: Indra The Unifying Value of the Self which unifies all the laws of nature in order to promote evolution (the Power of dharma) Indrani or Sachi The feminine power of unification and evolution Hmm. If gods are simply anthropomophisms invented by the sages