Re: [FairfieldLife] The Occultation of POTUS

2012-10-31 Thread Emily Reyn
Very interesting Robin.  Thanks for posting.  I wanted to sneak into a Mormon Church while in Utah, but was discouraged from doing that.  I did tour Brigham Young's winter residence in St. George, where one is escorted and educated and gently tested for conversion potential by a Sister.  It was

[FairfieldLife] Re: Cosmic Stuff

2012-10-31 Thread Jason
--- mjackson74 mjackson74@ wrote: Quantum waves of energy move through infinite consciousness constantly. Every expression of this consciousness has a chakra system of spiraling energy. Through meditation we become aware of this spiraling energy first within

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sandy provides an opportunity for creative reportage

2012-10-31 Thread Jason
Japan used chemical and biological weapons on a massive scale during WW2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_731 --- emptybill emptybill@... wrote: Amazingly ignorant bullshit. The Japanese murdered 300,00 unarmed men, women and children before they even came near to Nanking. Before

[FairfieldLife] Re: Cosmic Stuff

2012-10-31 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Jason jedi_spock@... wrote: Salyavin, research in the past 20 years does indicate that the first person ontology is not always a reliable and accurate indicator of reality. It has to be corroborated with some objective scientific data. Alteration

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jimmy Carter Unveils Truth About Israel

2012-10-31 Thread wgm4u
You must be talking about the West Bank. In accordance with the Oslo Accords, the Palestinian Authority took over the administrative authority of the Gaza Strip (other than the settlement blocs and military areas) in 1994. After the Israeli withdrawal on 12 September 2005, the Palestinian

[FairfieldLife] Re: Helvetia (Switzerland) By Night

2012-10-31 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@... wrote: Glad you liked it. I'm a sucker for time lapse and this is one of the nicest I've seen, even though it's short. Near the end, when he sustains the star trails, and the sky fills with arcs of light? -- that really did

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sandy provides an opportunity for creative reportage

2012-10-31 Thread card
Thanks for the info! But did they use them against civilians? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Jason jedi_spock@... wrote: Japan used chemical and biological weapons on a massive scale during WW2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_731 --- emptybill emptybill@ wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sandy's Devastation

2012-10-31 Thread card
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robin Carlsen maskedzebra@... wrote: http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/29-breathtaking-photos-of-hurricane-sandy-devastat Well, it seems to be the station of the deva-s Rudra (storm) and Soma (Moon, the high tide)... :0

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sandy's Devastation

2012-10-31 Thread card
Mold might be a big problem in those areas in the near future??

[FairfieldLife] Re: Cosmic Stuff

2012-10-31 Thread salyavin808
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Jason jedi_spock@... wrote: --- mjackson74 mjackson74@ wrote: Quantum waves of energy move through infinite consciousness constantly. Every expression of this consciousness has a chakra system of spiraling energy.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Buffoon President says, I didn't t know!

2012-10-31 Thread Richard J. Williams
Do you know that the Republicans met during the Inauguration to plan to destroy the economy and blame it on Obama... Mike Dixon: Look what he's(Obama) done over four years... Barry2 and the Obama team have tried to portray Romney as a 'vulture' capitalist, a tax evader, the killer

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sandy's Devastation

2012-10-31 Thread Alex Stanley
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robin Carlsen maskedzebra@... wrote: http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/29-breathtaking-photos-of-hurricane-sandy-devastat http://youtu.be/RzazvxXfhI0 If you pause this video at 1:51, you can see the ruins of the house my family built on the beach

[FairfieldLife] Fw: When I Walk: A Filmmaker's Journey with MS

2012-10-31 Thread Share Long
- Forwarded Message - From: DailyGood.org cl...@charityfocus.org To: sharelon...@yahoo.com Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 7:18 AM Subject: When I Walk: A Filmmaker's Journey with MS DailyGood.org You're receiving this email because you are a DailyGood subscriber. Trouble Viewing?

[FairfieldLife] Food, fat and best and latest research

2012-10-31 Thread Share Long
For your excellent health... Best general overview (highly recommended),the first 15 min of this longer presentation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM (at 1:09 he talks about the most effective interventions) also: 2 min video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PoRh5Kzab8 Main page

[FairfieldLife] This shows how desperate M$ is ??

2012-10-31 Thread card
http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/30/3576746/microsoft-build-surface-100gb-skydrive

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fw: The Science of Compassion, for Wednesday

2012-10-31 Thread Richard J. Williams
You are not surprised probably because you have a prejudice about me... What you fail to understand is that Barry IS the equivalent of the FFL 'Inquisition. He's an expert in brainwashing techniques. Don't you get it? 'Down the Rabbit Hole' - don't feed it, Share.

[FairfieldLife] Show-n-Tell Wednesday on FFL

2012-10-31 Thread laughinggull108
http://youtu.be/518XP8prwZo I don't remember if I was turned on to this artform here on FFL but I'm continually amazed by it.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sandy's Devastation

2012-10-31 Thread Buck
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley j_alexander_stanley@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robin Carlsen maskedzebra@ wrote: http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/29-breathtaking-photos-of-hurricane-sandy-devastat http://youtu.be/RzazvxXfhI0 If you

Re: [FairfieldLife] Show-n-Tell Wednesday on FFL

2012-10-31 Thread Share Long
WOW!  I had never even heard of this!  Thank you so much for posting.  Moving and beautiful and so creative... From: laughinggull108 no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 6:33 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife]

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Cosmic Stuff

2012-10-31 Thread Share Long
Hi Salya, I agree that there isn't much objectivity in people.  Or even in science or journalism.  But I do think acknowledging that helps mitigate the situation, helps us discern where we're able to be objective and where we're not.  More later, off to Dome, thank you for your insights.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fw: The Science of Compassion, for Wednesday to Ann

2012-10-31 Thread Richard J. Williams
Ann, numbered below are excerpts showing the vile accusations about my character you make... awoelflebater: The tone of this post to me is very reminiscent of your responses to Robin when you felt you had been so raped by him in some way... Well, I think it's time to stop all the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fw: The Science of Compassion, for Wednesday

2012-10-31 Thread Richard J. Williams
I don't think anyone on FFL is more invested in one particular project as Buck is over this matter of increasing the numbers of meditators in the dome... nablusoss1008: I happen to see these as childs play in a contex which is infinitly more interesting; the historic display of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Josh Whedon endorses Zomney

2012-10-31 Thread Richard J. Williams
The point is, you two Barry's love movies about mayhem, so it's funny to hear you spout off about the Mormons. LoL! Bhairitu: So it's all about Texas. It's all about cowboys; I thought you said you saw the TV series. Joseph Smith was the L. Ron Hubbard of the 19th century. Case

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Buffoon President says, I didn't t know!

2012-10-31 Thread Mike Dixon
Actually, I started to read it yesterday and could only get through about three pages. I found it extremely subjective  and trying to untangle his subjectivity from anything that could have been objective was a challenge and not worth the effort. It was an entertainment piece meant for the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fw: The Science of Compassion, for Wednesday

2012-10-31 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams richard@... wrote: I don't think anyone on FFL is more invested in one particular project as Buck is over this matter of increasing the numbers of meditators in the dome... nablusoss1008: I happen to see these as

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fwd: Status Report on Maharishi Yagya to Support Labeling of Food Containing GMO

2012-10-31 Thread Richard J. Williams
I'm always so flabbergasted at the LACK of apparent interest in the GMO issue wgm4u: Maybe it's because it saves children from blindness in third world countries? Ya think? Well, I don't know why anyone would vote in favor of Proposition 37, to require GMO foods to be labeled in

[FairfieldLife] Whatever Wednesday

2012-10-31 Thread marekreavis
For what it's worth, the original suggestion was, for just one day of the week, to post something/anything that wasn't a comment *about* another poster, whether positive or negative. This happened yesterday around noon at one of our regular and favorite breaks. I surfed there Saturday, both

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sandy's Devastation

2012-10-31 Thread Mike Dixon
Yo Buck, any numbers for participants in the domes preceeding,during and after Sandy? I'm starting a new sutra. Ram-knee, Ram-knee From: Buck dhamiltony...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 4:36 AM Subject:

[FairfieldLife] Best costume I've seen this Halloween

2012-10-31 Thread turquoiseb
No one should be surprised if this little girl grows up to consider Ripley from Aliens her personal hero, thanks to this costume invented by her dad: [http://i.imgur.com/0Mh6G.jpg] http://i.imgur.com/0Mh6G.jpg http://i.imgur.com/0Mh6G.jpg

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Cosmic Stuff

2012-10-31 Thread Michael Jackson
Hmm - none of you would appreciate the writings of Gopi Krishna From: salyavin808 fintlewoodle...@mail.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 7:01 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Cosmic Stuff   --- In

[FairfieldLife] Re: Whatever Wednesday

2012-10-31 Thread Jason
--- marekreavis reavismarek@... wrote: For what it's worth, the original suggestion was, for just one day of the week, to post something/anything that wasn't a comment *about* another poster, whether positive or negative. This happened yesterday around noon at one of our regular and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sandy's Devastation

2012-10-31 Thread Alex Stanley
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony2k5@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley j_alexander_stanley@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robin Carlsen maskedzebra@ wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: In Anticipation of Be-Nice-To-Everyone Wednesday

2012-10-31 Thread awoelflebater
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchydog@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater no_reply@ wrote: [Photo] http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151266086461136set=a.47073400\ \ \ 6135.289669.554396135type=1relevant_count=1 Ha Ha

[FairfieldLife] TM Rumors

2012-10-31 Thread mjackson74
As I lay in bed this morning meditating, rather than return to the mantra, I was thinking of the oft repeated admonition by MANY TM teachers that one should not meditate while lying down in bed. None of the teachers ever gave a specific reason other than you might fall asleep. The implication

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM Rumors

2012-10-31 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74 mjackson74@... wrote: As I lay in bed this morning meditating, rather than return to the mantra, I was thinking of the oft repeated admonition by MANY TM teachers that one should not meditate while lying down in bed. None of the teachers

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM Rumors

2012-10-31 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74 mjackson74@... wrote: As I lay in bed this morning meditating, rather than return to the mantra, I was thinking of the oft repeated admonition by MANY TM teachers that one should not meditate while lying down in bed. None of the teachers

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sandy's Devastation

2012-10-31 Thread awoelflebater
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony2k5@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley j_alexander_stanley@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robin Carlsen maskedzebra@ wrote:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM Rumors

2012-10-31 Thread Michael Jackson
Well that actually makes sense if one believes in kundalini - so I finally know why they said it, although I am not sure any of the teachers knew that reason other than it was what they were told - having said that I can't imagine the serpent fire not being able to rise properly particularly

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM Rumors

2012-10-31 Thread Michael Jackson
Hilarious on 2 fronts - I don't exclusively do TM and need no one to check my meditation and in fact I did ask any teacher who ever said don't meditate lying down for specifics - other than you might fall asleep and the lady who claimed your sleep stress would climb back inside you, no one ever

[FairfieldLife] Disbelieving Darwin doesn't protect from the Darwin Awards

2012-10-31 Thread turquoiseb
From what I understand, Muslims don't believe that man descended from apes -- they have their own version of Adam and Huwwa (Eve) -- but clearly that belief does not protect them from falling prey to the Darwin Awards, and creatively removing themselves from the gene pool... Saudi Wedding Deaths:

[FairfieldLife] #5# Think About It... A day which the Lord had made

2012-10-31 Thread Paulo Barbosa
Think About It... A day which the Lord had made This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it (Psalm 118:24). There are people who choose a day and commemorate it of mistaken form. The days belong to the Lord and He had made them for our happiness and

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Fw: The Science of Compassion, for Wednesday to Ann

2012-10-31 Thread Share Long
Richard, I actually did tell Robin which actions of his I was calling psychological rape.  His declaring many times with certainty what my inner thoughts and feelings were.  However, Ann does not name which actions or inactions of mine are the basis for her accusations.  This is the crucial

Re: [FairfieldLife] Whatever Wednesday

2012-10-31 Thread Share Long
Glad to have the good news, Marek.  And I LOVE the name Whatever Wednesday! From: marekreavis reavisma...@sbcglobal.net To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 8:11 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Whatever Wednesday   For what it's

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM Rumors

2012-10-31 Thread wgm4u
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson mjackson74@... wrote: Well that actually makes sense if one believes in kundalini - so I finally know why they said it, although I am not sure any of the teachers knew that reason other than it was what they were told - having said that

[FairfieldLife] Re: #5# Think About It... A day which the Lord had made

2012-10-31 Thread salyavin808
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Paulo Barbosa tprobert@... wrote: Think About It... A day which the Lord had made This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it (Psalm 118:24). There are people who choose a day and commemorate it of mistaken form. The

[FairfieldLife] Re: Show-n-Tell Wednesday on FFL

2012-10-31 Thread Robin Carlsen
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, laughinggull108 no_reply@... wrote: http://youtu.be/518XP8prwZo I don't remember if I was turned on to this artform here on FFL but I'm continually amazed by it. Extraordinary--Why The Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost

[FairfieldLife] Re: #5# Think About It... A day which the Lord had made

2012-10-31 Thread wgm4u
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Paulo Barbosa tprobert@... wrote: Think About It... A day which the Lord had made This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it (Psalm 118:24). There are people who choose a day and commemorate it of mistaken form. The

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM Rumors

2012-10-31 Thread Mike Dixon
I have to give a ditto to Barry on M's explanation for not reclining during meditation. Seems I heard the same thing from M. It was rare to hear M speak the word *Kundalini* though he did a few times on my TTC in Majorca. I had my first experience of it and asked M about it, and he  said a few

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM Rumors

2012-10-31 Thread Mike Dixon
Michael, getting checked is not just for *beginners*. It can be useful ,even for an advanced meditator. Just hearing the words in a calm relaxed state can have a beneficial effect that allows one to experience *effortlessness*in a more effortless manner. Kind of like greasing the skids or even

[FairfieldLife] Psychics fail to impress....

2012-10-31 Thread salyavin808
Mediums Patricia Putt And Kim Whitton Fail In 'Halloween' Challenge Designed To Prove Psychic Abilities http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/10/31/mediums-patricia-putt-kim-wh\ itton-fail-halloween-psychic-_n_2048875.html?view=printcomm_ref=false Two professional mediums have spectacularly

[FairfieldLife] Do TM'ers open the third eye (ajna chakra)?

2012-10-31 Thread wgm4u
Transcending-In time, he will see the perfect formation of the spiritual eye: a dark opal-blue globe within a quivering ring of flame. Gradually,..an extremely brilliant white star occasionally glimmers in the center of the blue. The star is the gateway through which the consciousness MUST pass

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jimmy Carter Unveils Truth About Israel

2012-10-31 Thread Richard J. Williams
The clip did not address Jimmy Carter's point that Palestinians are denied their rights in their own sovereign state. Specifically, Israelis are settling with impunity on Palestinian land... wgm4u: You must be talking about the West Bank. Imagine if you were from California and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fw: The Science of Compassion, for Wednesday to Ann

2012-10-31 Thread Robin Carlsen
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long sharelong60@... wrote: Richard, I actually did tell Robin which actions of his I was calling psychological rape.  His declaring many times with certainty what my inner thoughts and feelings were.  However, Ann does not name which actions

[FairfieldLife] Maharishi Yagyas for the Labeling of GMO in Food!

2012-10-31 Thread merlin
Maharishi yagyas for the labeling of GMO in food! http://www.yagyaforfoodsafety.com/   Make GMO labeling the law! Right to Know: Vote Yes on Prop 37! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB1xHFwSYIg

[FairfieldLife] Movie: Sound of My Voice

2012-10-31 Thread Bhairitu
Turq recommended this film a while back and it hit Redbox on DVD yesterday so I rented it. It's a pretty interesting film about a couple who go to investigate a cult leader who claims to be from the future. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1748207/

[FairfieldLife] Funny fan art inspired by Disney buying Lucasfilm

2012-10-31 Thread turquoiseb
OK, for most of us, the prospect of a seventh Star Wars movies doesn't exactly leave us jumping for joy. Some of us are still trying to get the taste of Jar Jar Binks out of our eyes. Add to this the news that the movie will be created by the purchaser of Lucasfilms, Disney studios, and fan

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Buffoon President says, I didn't t know!

2012-10-31 Thread Emily Reyn
Well, it is to your credit that you tried to read it.  I disagree with your assessment but no matter.  And, hathere is no way I could even begin to listen to Rush Limbaugh talk about the women's movement.  I'm sure I would be losing my breakfast within a single minute.  Neither of us is

Re: [FairfieldLife] Whatever Wednesday

2012-10-31 Thread Emily Reyn
The possibility of a shark attack adds a hefty element of risk in my view.   Surfing must provide a heck-of-a-payoff.   From: marekreavis reavisma...@sbcglobal.net To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 6:11 AM Subject:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Movie: Sound of My Voice

2012-10-31 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote: Turq recommended this film a while back and it hit Redbox on DVD yesterday so I rented it. It's a pretty interesting film about a couple who go to investigate a cult leader who claims to be from the future.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Josh Whedon endorses Zomney

2012-10-31 Thread Bhairitu
On 10/31/2012 05:46 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: The point is, you two Barry's love movies about mayhem, so it's funny to hear you spout off about the Mormons. LoL! Bhairitu: So it's all about Texas. It's all about cowboys; I thought you said you saw the TV series. You said: The Fox

[FairfieldLife] Weasel

2012-10-31 Thread turquoiseb
Turq's Political Commentary Of The Day: [https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/229909_101510835\ 81165064_1197366295_n.jpg]

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM Rumors

2012-10-31 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson mjackson74@... wrote: Hilarious on 2 fronts - I don't exclusively do TM That certainly explains your posts here more than you would care to know.

[FairfieldLife] Is this the world's happiest man? Brain scans reveal French monk found to have 'abnormally large capacity' for joy, and it could be down to meditation | Mail Online

2012-10-31 Thread Rick Archer
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2225634/Is-worlds-happiest-man-Bra in-scans-reveal-French-monk-abnormally-large-capacity-joy-meditation.html

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fw: The Science of Compassion, for Wednesday

2012-10-31 Thread Buck
Spirituality does not mean being effete. Hearts and flowers and we're all going to sing a song – not always. It doesn't require being delicate and effete. It requires strength and courage, valor, the capacity to experience physical agonies and let nothing deter you along the way. It takes

[FairfieldLife] Re: Whatever Wednesday

2012-10-31 Thread marekreavis
It's true, surfing provides the most extraordinary pay-off, unparalleld in my experience. The risk of an attack, though real, is nonetheless, relatively small. Here is the list of all shark attacks on the Pacific coast of the U.S. since 2000: http://www.sharkresearchcommittee.com/2000.htm So,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is this the world's happiest man? Brain scans reveal French monk found to have 'abnormally large capacity' for joy, and it could be down to meditation | Mail Online

2012-10-31 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer rick@... wrote: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2225634/Is-worlds-happiest-man-Brain-scans-reveal-French-monk-abnormally-large-capacity-joy-meditation.html I've actually seen Matthieu Ricard do his thing, while translating for the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM Rumors

2012-10-31 Thread Michael Jackson
I take that as a compliment rather than an insult - for whatever its worth I realized through experience that other techniques are just a valuable for progress on the spiritual path as the TM mantras, thus I expanded my ability to experience the Absolute in my physiology. What I used to

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Movie: Sound of My Voice

2012-10-31 Thread Bhairitu
On 10/31/2012 09:57 AM, turquoiseb wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote: Turq recommended this film a while back and it hit Redbox on DVD yesterday so I rented it. It's a pretty interesting film about a couple who go to investigate a cult leader who claims

[FairfieldLife] Waning Wednesday

2012-10-31 Thread Emily Reyn
To Share and Ravi:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TVzPM5wbx0

[FairfieldLife] Nice Video: Simon and Garfunkel

2012-10-31 Thread Emily Reyn
Parsely, Sage, Rosemary and Time :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr8v55Tet7ofeature=related

[FairfieldLife] To Robin: Oh well, Wednesday

2012-10-31 Thread Emily Reyn
Robin:  I am finally working on a response to the existential sincerity reply post.  In the meantime, I have finished a book I would like to recommend you.   This is the only book of his I've read. http://www.amazon.com/Kim-Stafford/e/B000AR8AVE

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Is this the world's happiest man? Brain scans reveal French monk found to have 'abnormally large capacity' for joy, and it could be down to meditation | Mail Online

2012-10-31 Thread Emily Reyn
snip I strongly suspect that this has a great deal to do withthe differences one sees in scans of his brain. Training?  Meditation?   From: turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 11:01 AM

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is this the world's happiest man? Brain scans reveal French monk found to have 'abnormally large capacity' for joy, and it could be down to meditation | Mail Online

2012-10-31 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn emilymae.reyn@... wrote: snip I strongly suspect that this has a great deal to do with the differences one sees in scans of his brain. Training?  Meditation? NOT what TMers think of as meditation. In Buddhist techniques, *some* meditations

[FairfieldLife] Worrisome Wednesday

2012-10-31 Thread Emily Reyn
And my final post for the day.  A review of this book, The Female Brain, which was a recent gift to me, and is a pretty good read so far, despite this review.  I'm watching how it resonates with me, personally.  Barry, you will appreciate this: 

[FairfieldLife] Re: To Robin: Oh well, Wednesday

2012-10-31 Thread Robin Carlsen
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn emilymae.reyn@... wrote: Robin:  I am finally working on a response to the existential sincerity reply post.  In the meantime, I have finished a book I would like to recommend you.  This is the only book of his I've read.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is this the world's happiest man? Brain scans reveal French monk found to have 'abnormally large capacity' for joy, and it could be down to meditation | Mail Online

2012-10-31 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn emilymae.reyn@ wrote: snip I strongly suspect that this has a great deal to do with the differences one sees in scans of his brain. Training?  Meditation? NOT

Re: [FairfieldLife] Waning Wednesday

2012-10-31 Thread Share Long
You angel you!  I got goose bumps and misty eyed listening to this song.  Never knew Seal was a singer, much less such a deeply moving one.  thank you thank you thank you. I just got back from Iowa City and this was the perfect welcome home (-: Wobbly Wednesday almost over...

[FairfieldLife] Sarcasm Praised: origin of Apologia Pro Vita Sua

2012-10-31 Thread Robin Carlsen
Mr Kingsley has just afforded, at his own expense, a genuine literary pleasure to all who can find intellectual pleasure in the play of great powers of sarcasm, by bringing Father Newman from his retirement, and showing not only one of the great of English writers, but, perhaps, the very

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: To Robin: Oh well, Wednesday

2012-10-31 Thread Emily Reyn
The book is 101 Tricks Every Boy Can Do: A Memoir http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/100-tricks-every-boy-can-do-kim-stafford/1108832450 From: Robin Carlsen maskedze...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 12:50 PM

[FairfieldLife] Whimsical Wednesday

2012-10-31 Thread Share Long
some fun for those who are sometimes challenged by lack of brain plasticity or memory (-: I planted some bird seed. A bird came up.  Now I don't know what to feed it  I had amnesia once---or twice    I went to San Francisco . I found someone's

[FairfieldLife] My favourite first person ontology

2012-10-31 Thread Robin Carlsen
Rednall. June 18/64 My dear Hutton. It is very difficult to explain all the ins and outs of any great truth viewed practically, and I do not like to speak on any such to a man of earnest and independent mind, as I believe you to be, lest I do more harm (as *I* should call it) than good;--yet

[FairfieldLife] Re: To Robin: Oh well, Wednesday

2012-10-31 Thread Robin Carlsen
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn emilymae.reyn@... wrote: The book is 101 Tricks Every Boy Can Do: A Memoir http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/100-tricks-every-boy-can-do-kim-stafford/1108832450 *101 Tricks Every Boy Can Do: A Memoir* by Kim Stafford seems plenty interesting,

[FairfieldLife] 10 Best New Smart Phones?

2012-10-31 Thread card
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/the-10-best-new-smartphones-8269763.html

[FairfieldLife] Show And Tell Halloween Wednesday

2012-10-31 Thread awoelflebater
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAXMtUCcp7o And for something a little different http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLcC7PS9CJIlist=UU5ZcyVLBHOjLEz6PATLM4kwindex=1feature=plcp

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM Rumors

2012-10-31 Thread awoelflebater
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson mjackson74@... wrote: I take that as a compliment rather than an insult - for whatever its worth I realized through experience that other techniques are just a valuable for progress on the spiritual path as the TM mantras, thus I

[FairfieldLife] The ego's most precious posessions.

2012-10-31 Thread wgm4u
Lust, Anger and Greed keep one *attached* to the 'Wheel of Samsara' (Reincarnation), or what Jesus called 'Eternal Damnation', these (and a few others) are the sleeping elephants MMY was talking about which eventually need to be dealt with, the mega-sins (if you will) that all the major

[FairfieldLife] Re: Whatever Wednesday

2012-10-31 Thread laughinggull108
Sending out healing thoughts to the victim. And please be careful Marek. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@... wrote: For what it's worth, the original suggestion was, for just one day of the week, to post something/anything that wasn't a comment *about* another

[FairfieldLife] The Most Dangerous Idea Since Darwin Part VIII

2012-10-31 Thread Robin Carlsen
MIND AND COSMOS: WHY THE MATERIALIST NEO-DARWINIAN CONCEPTION OF NATURE IS ALMOST CERTAINLY FALSE by Thomas Nagel The problem does not arise with respect to the basic forms of perceptual, emotional, and appetitive consciousness that we share with any animals. Those mental functions do put us

Re: [FairfieldLife] 10 Best New Smart Phones?

2012-10-31 Thread Bhairitu
On 10/31/2012 02:19 PM, card wrote: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/the-10-best-new-smartphones-8269763.html You do understand that most often these reviews are limited to phones that the manufacturer sends the reviewer... for free. It's a form of payola.

[FairfieldLife] Re: 10 Best New Smart Phones?

2012-10-31 Thread card
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote: On 10/31/2012 02:19 PM, card wrote: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/the-10-best-new-smartphones-8269763.html You do understand that most often these reviews are limited to phones

[FairfieldLife] Re: Whatever Wednesday

2012-10-31 Thread marekreavis
Thank you, Laughinggull108, I try to be prudent and careful. And, amazingly, the young man is listed in fair condition notwithstanding the apparent severity of the wounds. *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, laughinggull108 no_reply@... wrote: Sending out healing thoughts to the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Whatever Wednesday

2012-10-31 Thread marekreavis
Oh, and here's an update on the guy: http://www.times-standard.com/breakingnews/ci_21896914/humboldt-shark-attack-victim-punched-shark-rode-wave *** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, marekreavis reavismarek@... wrote: Thank you, Laughinggull108, I try to be prudent and careful. And,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Qualities of the Unified Field

2012-10-31 Thread Buck
Infinite Organizing Power Perfect Orderliness Infinite Creativity Purifying Immortality Nourishing Evolutionary Omnipresence Ominiscience Ominipotence Bountiful

[FairfieldLife] POVV=point of view validity

2012-10-31 Thread Robin Carlsen
Read each statement carefully and mark SA=Strong Agree, A=Agree, Strongly Disagree=SD, or Disagree=D 1. I have had the distinct experience of having reality alter my own personal point of view about something. 2. I recognize there are things about what it means to be a human being inside the

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM Rumors

2012-10-31 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater no_reply@... wrote: So yeah, no need to get checked nor to do one practice exclusively. Damn right, you tell 'em. It's your head, your mind, your experience, your choice. You are right. It's our choice to read his whining here or

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 10 Best New Smart Phones?

2012-10-31 Thread Bhairitu
On 10/31/2012 03:25 PM, card wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote: On 10/31/2012 02:19 PM, card wrote: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/the-10-best-new-smartphones-8269763.html You do understand that most often these

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Fw: The Science of Compassion, for Wednesday to RWC

2012-10-31 Thread Share Long
Robin, I am at peace about all that.  I hope you are too.  I was explaining to Great Grandfather Richard for whom It's all about not going down any rabbit holes.  Thus he might have missed a crucial part of our previous exchanges.  Wishing you all the best always, Share

[FairfieldLife] Re: The choice to Meditate.

2012-10-31 Thread Buck
These momentous mega storms happening around our little planet are not an expression of God's wraththey are the expression of our own wrath for each otherour combined anger, pride, lust, jealousy, fear, shame, hatred and avarice builds into these malstroms of cataclysmic

[FairfieldLife] Chris Christie shows class while Romney shows stupidity

2012-10-31 Thread Bhairitu
On Tuesday, the New Jersey governor made appearances on several networks to praise the federal response to Hurricane Sandy. Christie said Obama had helped “tremendously” and that he didn’t “give a damn” about campaigning on behalf of Romney. Raw Story (http://s.tt/1ruzd) May the goofy antics

[FairfieldLife] Post Count

2012-10-31 Thread FFL PostCount
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): Sat Oct 27 00:00:00 2012 End Date (UTC): Sat Nov 03 00:00:00 2012 522 messages as of (UTC) Wed Oct 31 23:57:52 2012 39 turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com 35 Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com 35 Buck dhamiltony...@yahoo.com

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