[FairfieldLife] Yahoo - next Nokia??

2013-09-28 Thread cardemaister

[FairfieldLife] Boy, did Maharishi get that one right!

2013-09-28 Thread turquoiseb
When searching for a name to call the followers stupid enough to pay him a million bucks for the privilege, and looking for one that captured the combination of ethics and humility they represented, he certainly couldn't have done any better than Raja or Maharaja.

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2013-09-28 Thread Share Long
(-: From: s3raph...@yahoo.com s3raph...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 9:06 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Sep-13 00:15:03 UTC   Can I be the first to congratulate authfriend and Share for

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2013-09-28 Thread Steve Sundur
Like Sera said, maybe delve a little deeper into some of his writings before you make a snap judgment. Diary of a Drug Fiend was one I found very insightful. From: awoelfleba...@yahoo.com awoelfleba...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent:

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Fwd: The New Down Town Flying Hall Takes Off

2013-09-28 Thread Share Long
Buck, just being practical for a moment: how the heck would that work? After TM everybody would have to leave the hall and then just the sidhas allowed back in for TMSP and YF?! Anyway, the women's side of the town flying hall is usually packed in the evenings. I think on campus the meditators

[FairfieldLife] Krokodil available also in the USA now!

2013-09-28 Thread cardemaister

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2013-09-28 Thread Share Long
Yesterday I was thinking about and missing all the people who have drifted away, especially since Neo. Also, I hope the abundance of my posting hasn't driven anyone away. I am aiming for 10 or less per day and for at least some humor with all the conflicts.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Krokodil available also in the USA now!

2013-09-28 Thread Share Long
Sounds like modern alchemy to me! From: cardemais...@yahoo.com cardemais...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2013 5:49 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Krokodil available also in the USA now!  

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2013-09-28 Thread Share Long
Ketu and Rahu are currently transiting the Aries/Libra axis. Aries is the sign of the Self and Libra of the Other. Can mean a lot of upheaval and karmic burn off in the relationship partnership area of life. Helps me understand this widespread phenomenon you mention, Buck.

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2013-09-28 Thread dhamiltony2k5

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2013-09-28 Thread authfriend

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2013-09-28 Thread dhamiltony2k5

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2013-09-28 Thread authfriend

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2013-09-28 Thread awoelflebater

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2013-09-28 Thread feste37

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2013-09-28 Thread Share Long
feste, you're one of the people I was thinking of and missing. Hope you're well and happy. I'm loving the cooler weather today. From: feste37 no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2013 10:13 AM Subject: RE:

[FairfieldLife] RE: The Beast and the unborn

2013-09-28 Thread s3raphita

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2013-09-28 Thread Share Long
Neo has kind of turned FFL into a forum for people who can spend a lot of time on it and keep track of who said what. I think it's a big loss, losing the people who used to contribute less frequently but adding just the spice that was needed, just the unique perspective that kept FFL lively and

[FairfieldLife] RE: Ritam Bhara Pragya and world peace

2013-09-28 Thread emptybill

[FairfieldLife] RE: The Beast and the unborn

2013-09-28 Thread s3raphita

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2013-09-28 Thread Share Long
emptybill, thank you for this. I've had some experiences of that level and somehow it is so full in itself, that all other desires fall away without any bother. But I'm glad Maharishi said that we'd fulfill our desires. That tricked my big fat ego and rajasic self into letting me get onto a

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2013-09-28 Thread Bhairitu
The unintended consequences of shutting down comments on articles is that the hostility will no longer be online but in the streets. It's a sign of the time. People feel threatened by increasing authoritarian behavior on the part of governments and corporations. So maybe it's good they take

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2013-09-28 Thread Michael Jackson
the only way I have been able to check these posts is because I have them sent to my yahoo e-mail account - trying to use the FFL group page itself is ridiculous. From: feste37 no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday,

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2013-09-28 Thread doctordumbass

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2013-09-28 Thread dhamiltony2k5

[FairfieldLife] Toxic Chemicals on Mars ...

2013-09-28 Thread jr_esq

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2013-09-28 Thread Bhairitu
So you will be made to sit through a 30 second ad before you will be able to post a reply or even a read a topic. I just use the email. On 09/28/2013 09:18 AM, doctordumb...@rocketmail.com wrote: I also find the whole Neo thing pretty dysfunctional, and a great reason why shareholder

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2013-09-28 Thread dhamiltony2k5
Title: New Downtown Flying Hall

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2013-09-28 Thread dhamiltony2k5

[FairfieldLife] RE: Ritam Bhara Pragya and world peace

2013-09-28 Thread emptybill

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2013-09-28 Thread jr_esq

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2013-09-28 Thread dhamiltony2k5

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2013-09-28 Thread dhamiltony2k5

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2013-09-28 Thread dhamiltony2k5

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2013-09-28 Thread j_alexander_stanley

[FairfieldLife] Japan#39;s karma?

2013-09-28 Thread cardemaister

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2013-09-28 Thread dhamiltony2k5
Title: New Downtown Flying Hall

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2013-09-28 Thread authfriend

Re: [FairfieldLife] Japan's karma?

2013-09-28 Thread Share Long
Card, I like Maharishi's analogy of bad karma being like a bill that comes due. Say the bill is for $100.  If you've been doing TM, etc. then you have $1000 in the bank and it's not a pinch to pay that bill. Otherwise, you have only $10 in the bank so it is quite a pinch to pay it. The bill is

[FairfieldLife] RE: Boy, did Maharishi get that one right!

2013-09-28 Thread jr_esq

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2013-09-28 Thread authfriend

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2013-09-28 Thread Share Long
John, Dr. Nader received his MD from American Univ in Beirut  where he also studied internal medicine and psychiatry. His PhD from MIT is in Brain and Cognitive Science. He did post doc work in Neurology at Mass Gen Hospital, Harvard Medical School. With all this, he is a very humble person and

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: The Beast and the unborn

2013-09-28 Thread authfriend

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Ritam Bhara Pragya and world peace

2013-09-28 Thread Share Long
emptybill, when I think of a contemplative, I think of someone absorbed in adoration of God. I don't think of someone thinking and ruminating about God. Plus I think sanyama includes not only darshana but also dhyana and finally samadhi. But I would bet that all traditions of any depth have

[FairfieldLife] RE: Boy, did Maharishi get that one right!

2013-09-28 Thread jr_esq

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2013-09-28 Thread Share Long
John, IMO, if anyone can unite the different factions of the TMO, Dr. Nader is that person. He reminds me of that Sanskrit saying: in the vicinity of yoga, hostile tendencies dissipate. And Buck has told us how he resolved the challenge about Maharishi's will.

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2013-09-28 Thread authfriend

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2013-09-28 Thread j_alexander_stanley

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2013-09-28 Thread Bhairitu
What percentage is the viewership of the group who are subscribed versus subscribed? It's an open group that anyone can view without subscribing. I wouldn't be surprised that the views by non-subscribers could be several times more than the actual posters. On 09/28/2013 11:23 AM,

[FairfieldLife] RE: Ishvara - The Transcendental Person

2013-09-28 Thread emptybill

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Ishvara - The Transcendental Person

2013-09-28 Thread Bhairitu
Don't worry about the intellectualizing over the concept. You know how it works once you experience it. It's a very essential element of tantra. On 09/28/2013 01:37 PM, emptyb...@yahoo.com wrote: Wake up and try to get it right (rtam). The term is achintya bheda-abheda and means

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2013-09-28 Thread Share Long
Good catch, thanks Judy. From: authfri...@yahoo.com authfri...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2013 3:03 PM Subject: RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Ritam Bhara Pragya and world peace   Share wrote:  emptybill, when

[FairfieldLife] MSLSD goes nuts again for the sake of Barak Hussein Osama

2013-09-28 Thread emptybill

[FairfieldLife] TM Austalia

2013-09-28 Thread Michael Jackson
A nice read from the past showing how underhanded M and his minions have been in business dealings, and TM was always a business you know. http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/religionreport/transcendental-meditation-and-the-nsw-labor-council/3510138#transcript

[FairfieldLife] RE: The Beast and the unborn

2013-09-28 Thread s3raphita

[FairfieldLife] M and his Boys

2013-09-28 Thread Michael Jackson
Yeah, baby - that sumbitch was enlightened wasn't he? Maharishi University of Management celebrates the dawn of a New World Order of Peace, as demonstrated by the invincibility of President Fidel Castro of Cuba, the freedom of President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, the Divine Rulership of

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2013-09-28 Thread Steve Sundur
From: authfri...@yahoo.com authfri...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2013 8:32 AM Subject: RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: RE: RE: The Beast and the unborn   Steve wrote:  Like Sera said, (Sera??) maybe delve a

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2013-09-28 Thread Steve Sundur
Well Ann, I guess you can dismiss the value of someone by their appearance, or you can scratch beneath the surface and see if there might be something more there.   You know, it's the old adage about appearances being misleading.  From:

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2013-09-28 Thread Steve Sundur
I have been following the feedback on the Yahoo Groups comment site.  Yahoo gives lip service to this notion of  we value your input.  It is evident that it is only lip service.  There is one lady in particular, Owl who is leading the charge to get Yahoo to return to the familiar format.  It

Re: [FairfieldLife] Japan's karma?

2013-09-28 Thread Steve Sundur
A very good analogy, IMO. From: Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2013 2:30 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Japan's karma?   Card, I like Maharishi's analogy of

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Boy, did Maharishi get that one right!

2013-09-28 Thread Steve Sundur
In a nutshell, how did he do that?  Or is there a link to the post where Buck goes into that. From: Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2013 3:01 PM Subject: Re:

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2013-09-28 Thread authfriend

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2013-09-28 Thread authfriend

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2013-09-28 Thread authfriend

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2013-09-28 Thread authfriend

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2013-09-28 Thread Share Long
Steve, Buck reported that Dr. Nader suggested that the situation with Maharishi's will be taken to the Shankaracharya. And he upheld Maharishi's will as naming Dr. Nader as his heir. Sorry, the Neo archives are very difficult to work with. It was some time ago. But if I can find it I'll pass

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2013-09-28 Thread Steve Sundur
Hey Judy, sorry for any nastiness.  Seraphita's analysis of the book touched on some of the reasons I did like the book.  Addiction issues have always been of interest to me, maybe because those tendencies run in my family, although more along an OC vein.   What I enjoyed about Diary of Drug

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2013-09-28 Thread Steve Sundur
No, that is plenty good.  But, when money and assets are involved, I'd be inclined to think the Shank's input would be sort of useless.     From: Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday,

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2013-09-28 Thread Share Long
I guess it would depend on how much separation of govt and religion there is in India. From: Steve Sundur steve.sun...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2013 6:55 PM Subject: Re:

[FairfieldLife] Post Count Sun 29-Sep-13 00:15:03 UTC

2013-09-28 Thread FFL PostCount
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): 09/28/13 00:00:00 End Date (UTC): 10/05/13 00:00:00 87 messages as of (UTC) 09/29/13 00:12:55 16 Share Long 14 dhamiltony2k5 14 authfriend 9 Steve Sundur 5 s3raphita 5 awoelflebater 4 jr_esq 4 emptybill 4

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2013-09-28 Thread Share Long
Steve, I think even the behavioral addictions like gambling have a chemical component. Meaning that the behavior releases and or stimulates certain chemicals in the brain that produce a good feeling. But I would think that the direct chemical addictions like cocaine might be beyond whether or

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2013-09-28 Thread Steve Sundur
It appears to me that corruption is more rampant in India than just about any other emerging country. From: Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2013 7:12 PM Subject:

Re: [FairfieldLife] MSLSD goes nuts again for the sake of Barak Hussein Osama

2013-09-28 Thread Mike Dixon
LOL! They'll try anything to bolster this guy. From: emptyb...@yahoo.com emptyb...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2013 2:22 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] MSLSD goes nuts again for the sake of Barak Hussein Osama   Win! Breakthough!': NBC News/Politico

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2013-09-28 Thread awoelflebater

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2013-09-28 Thread awoelflebater

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2013-09-28 Thread Share Long
I'd say it depends on what one's dharma is. Here's a little poem: if you're in your dharma, you'll get the good karma! From: awoelfleba...@yahoo.com awoelfleba...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2013 8:33 PM Subject:

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2013-09-28 Thread awoelflebater

[FairfieldLife] Think you are too little? N.S.A. Gathers Data on Social Connections of U.S. Citizens

2013-09-28 Thread emptybill

Re: [FairfieldLife] Think you are too little? N.S.A. Gathers Data on Social Connections of U.S. Citizens

2013-09-28 Thread Share Long
emptybill, the whole enterprise seems screwy to me. How could so much info be in any way useful? Who's going to analyze all that data? From: emptyb...@yahoo.com emptyb...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2013 9:00 PM

[FairfieldLife] RE: Think you are too little? N.S.A. Gathers Data on Social Connections of U.S. Citizens

2013-09-28 Thread awoelflebater

[FairfieldLife] RE: Post Count Sat 28-Sep-13 00:15:03 UTC

2013-09-28 Thread s3raphita

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2013-09-28 Thread s3raphita

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2013-09-28 Thread authfriend

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2013-09-28 Thread Steve Sundur
that does sound right.  and as I recall, when the discussion of this book came up before, many years ago, I was more confident that the modality put forth in the book could be effective.  and as I recall, I was pretty well blasted for that.  I think that a substance addiction such as that is

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2013-09-28 Thread Steve Sundur
I agree, that the accumulation of good karma can have no connection to the practice of TM.  Or it can.  Just as there are many ways to accumulate money. (or waste money for that matter) From: awoelfleba...@yahoo.com awoelfleba...@yahoo.com To:

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2013-09-28 Thread Steve Sundur
From: awoelfleba...@yahoo.com awoelfleba...@yahoo.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2013 8:37 PM Subject: RE: Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: RE: RE: The Beast and the unborn     ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] Japan#39;s karma?

2013-09-28 Thread doctordumbass