--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, iranitea wrote:
Gimme a Shri, gimme a Shri, gimme a Namah Namah Namah!
Barry, I had this extra experience of becoming TM teacher two times.
The first time I was only 20, and became only a student initiator, so I
got only mantras 1-9. 4 years later I
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WASHINGTON (The
Over the last ten years, since I left the US behind and started living
in Europe, I've heard any number of barbed insults hurled my way, and at
others who have left the utter laughing-stock that is America for more
livable countries.
We've been called quitters, and cowards, and occasionally even
turq, you and everybody else are simply celebrating forms of feminine wisdom.
But your forms of that are called Maya, Messy Nessy, Susan wayback and Jane
Fonda whereas some call it Saraswati. And logic dictates that there is at least
one human out of the billions who celebrate feminine wisdom
Ann, what would happen if the entire human population did the same activity all
day long?!
On Wednesday, October 9, 2013 10:58 PM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com
awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote:
---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote:
Hey Share, if a person
iranitea, here's an article from Kurzweil all about how dogs and human are
similar in their devotion.
http://www.kurzweilai.net/dogs-are-people-too?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletterutm_campaign=1d5b260b01-UA-946742-1utm_medium=emailutm_term=0_6de721fb33-1d5b260b01-282061598
On Tuesday,
It looks like New York and New Jersey have some of the highest taxes in
the U.S.
And, the rent is too damn high!
...six of the top 10 states with the best business climate are western
states, bolstered at least in part by new revenues from energy
production that allows them to reduce other
Prairies Dog State Park,
Kansashttp://www.kdwpt.state.ks.us/news/State-Parks/Locations/Prairie-Dog
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On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 9:12 AM, iranitea no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote:
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Glorious glorious Miley Cyrus, I bow down to you, I bow down to you!
Barry, seeking a more modern template for this 'devotion', I'd call it role
playing.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, iranitea wrote:
Maybe it's time to define the term bija mantra.
Vedic mantras are not the same as bija mantras. Vedic mantras are
words in Sanskrit found in the Rig Veda; tantric bija mantras are
non-semantic; there are no bija mantras found in the Rig Veda.
According to Swami Ageananda Bharati, the bija
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote:
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http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2013/10/republicans-shut-down-prefrontal-cortex.html
---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote:
Ann, what would happen if the entire human population did the same activity
all day long?!
You didn't respond to any of my questions except with a question that doesn't
relate to our conversation! Do you not think my
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote:
Over the last ten years, since I left the US behind and started living in
Europe, I've heard any number of barbed insults hurled my way, and at others
who have left the utter laughing-stock that is America for more
Yes, it is a good thing to step back from the conditioning every so
often. Unfortunatly you don't seem to have been able to step back from
the materialistic conditioning - you're still almost totally ignorant of
the Siddha Tradition in India except for a few nonsense notions you got
from Fred
This article is not news nor is it groundbreaking. As the first commenter on
the article says, every dog owner already knows this. But the most interesting
part of this small snippet are the comments that follow. They clearly show how
fucked up people are. Just read the first ten or so
The Wisdom tradition is very ancient. May the Goddess Saraswati, with
all power, full of power, further us, as the guide of our minds. - Rig
Veda VI. 61.9, 11, 3
The Saraswati bija mantra IS Sri Saraswati - Pure Intelligence, Sri
Vidya, - Auspicious Wisdom.
The Saraswati bija, because it
---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater@... wrote:
---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote:
Ann, what would happen if the entire human population did the same activity
all day long?!
You didn't respond to any of my questions except with a question
The arrticle was a whole load of nothing. Of course dogs have emotions. But I
wish someone would explain to me the point of dogs. My neighbors across the
street have dogs, and they are a constant bloody nuisance. I have a friend who
sometimes looks after dogs for someone else and one of the
Doc, I think it's a win win. Either the person is calm and radiates that; or
they're releasing stress and thus becoming more calm. BTW, I had to reply from
Basic because the list in Full Featured did not have your post!
On Wed, 10/9/13,
But somebody said this
PPS: Bubbles, be careful about twisting your neck into a
pretzel pretending you don't spend your life reading
everything posted on FFL; the chiropractor was right,
you're not exactly a spring chicken. I hadn't realized how
much Willy was upsetting you with
Ann, it's just fun to wonder about the effect of all humans engaging in the
same activity for 7.5 hours per day. I mean other than breathing in which we
all engage 24 hours per day. What would happen to our little spaceship Earth if
we all for example, laughed for 7.5 hours per day? Or sang? Or
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On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 5:26 PM, pundits...@gmail.com wrote:
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In 1972, we’re running around in Winnebago’s touring and we were
Richard, maybe I understand this because I'm so good at savasana (-:
On Thursday, October 10, 2013 8:47 AM, Richard J. Williams
pundits...@gmail.com wrote:
The Wisdom tradition is very ancient. May the Goddess Saraswati, with all
power, full of power, further us, as the guide of our
Ann, it's just fun to wonder about the effect of all humans engaging in the
same activity for 7.5 hours per day. I mean other than breathing in which we
all engage 24 hours per day. What would happen to our little spaceship Earth if
we all for example, laughed for 7.5 hours per day? Or sang? Or
The rent is just too damn high! The rent bill is up; the electric bill
is up; the water bill is up; the cable TV bill is up. These days it
costs forty bucks just to take a date out for a drink and dinner at
Sam's Burger Joint! Go figure.
Now, the medical insurance bill is going up?
Not to
Hi Share - who said anything about a win-win? I was making the point that one
can be doing far more [for the world] than someone engaged in the TMSP for 7
and 1/2 hrs. per day, although no explicit signs are there. That is all. If
people want to sit around in the dome, that is fine. Recognize
When MMY first started out in Kerala, according to 'Beacon Light of the
Himalayas', he only used Ram (for the guys) and Shyam (for the gals),
not unlike the ISKCON pundit boys who sing the maha mantra.
It was only later in 1957 that MMY started using the five bijas and
created the sixteen
I don't give a shit where you live, as long as it isn't next door. Have a nice
day.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote:
Over the last ten years, since I left the US behind and started living in
Europe, I've heard any number of barbed insults hurled my
That is one bizarre conclusion. If you read my posts, you will see that I am as
engaged as anyone else, in a full and satisfying life. I then express, how, to
my delight, life has become yet fuller, and more satisfying, because I have
obtained the skill to not run my mind constantly, instead to
Our Uncle Turq will probably be keeping his U.S. passport and will still
continue to pay into the U.S. Social Security system. But, he probably
does not pay any U.S. property taxes or vote in any U.S. elections. Go
figure.
And, Turq sure seems to be interested in the comings and goings of a
Doc, I said something about win win! Anyway, I think people do best for the
world when they're doing their dharma whatever that might be (-:
On Thursday, October 10, 2013 10:21 AM, doctordumb...@rocketmail.com
doctordumb...@rocketmail.com wrote:
Hi Share - who said anything about a
DNA have been planted by aliens, could have ridden here on an asteroid
or meteor too. Or we could just be a naturally occuring phenomena that
occurs on planets of similar environments during a certain period of the
planet's existence. We're really just organic machines.
Of course the
Well, the gods and goddesses are really just metaphors for laws of
nature. They were made up to explain things to simple people. Nama
meaing bow down really means allowing that energy in. The mantras are
just sounds that have a certain effect just as different music has a
different effect.
Ann, I don't remember when I first heard the word dharma, but safe to say over
35 years ago. I would say that a person in their dharma has an ease and flow
about them, active without being frantic, calm without being dull. I'd say
further that the ultimate dharma is to realize and live, on the
---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote:
Doc, I said something about win win! Anyway, I think people do best for the
world when they're doing their dharma whatever that might be (-:
Is this actually saying anything? What is your dharma? How can we tell what
our
On 10/09/2013 07:55 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com wrote:
It's astonishing how a once-communist country has descended so rapidly
to such a gangster, money-obsessed mentality.
Think pendulum swings and opportunists.
There's a similar tale to tell in China, of course. There it is even
weirder
I've watched a couple movies on HuluPlus with no commercials. Those
were for rent on Amazon and VUDU. The latter two use better encoding
as HuluPlus looks a bit like it was run through ffmpeg with the fast
conversion preset. I also watched this week's episode of Agents of
S.H.I.E.L.D on
You might wish you'd joined Turq after you read this article.
http://www.nbcnews.com/business/whats-worst-could-happen-7-debt-default-doomsday-scenarios-8C11366851
Of course such a default would probably also effect the global economy too.
On 10/10/2013 08:43 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote:
I'll enjoy it here, as long as it lasts. :-)
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote:
You might wish you'd joined Turq after you read this article.
http://www.nbcnews.com/business/whats-worst-could-happen-7-debt-default-doomsday-scenarios-8C11366851
...read this excellently-researched strip by The Oatmeal first. Even
when it starts getting a little too depressing for you, finding out who
Christopher Columbus *really* was and what he did, keep reading to the
end. Because then you'll want to change the name of the Federal holiday
to Bartolomé
It cost U.S. taxpayers $634 million for a 404 - page not found. The
Obamacare website cost more than Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, or
Instagram. Go figure.
The rent is just too damn high!
The reason for this nationwide headache apparently stems from poorly
written code, which buckled under
Wait until you find out who discovered Europe - I think his first name
was Neumann - not sure what his last name was.
From what I've read, you feel quite at home over there. Good for you.
Do us a favor over here - don't come back - we've got enough liberals
over here already. Just stay over
On Thursday, October 10, 2013 9:17:23 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com
wrote:
Ann, I don't remember when I first heard the word dharma, but safe to say over
35 years ago. I would say that a person in their dharma has an ease and flow
about them, active without being frantic, calm
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote:
The arrticle was a whole load of nothing. Of course dogs have emotions. But I
wish someone would explain to me the point of dogs. My neighbors across the
street have dogs, and they are a constant bloody nuisance. I
---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote:
The arrticle was a whole load of nothing. Of course dogs have emotions. But I
wish someone would explain to me the point of dogs. My neighbors across the
street have dogs, and they are a constant bloody nuisance. I have
Whoa, really a different version of things. I guess most of our history books
need rewriting - probably all over the world, given how we humans like nice
stories.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote:
...read this excellently-researched strip by The
Being a military brat, I've lived in some great places, and some places
that sucked. One time I got stuck for a year in Valdosta, Georgia; another
time I got stuck up in Lubbock, Texas.
So, when we recently visited this place it reminded me of one of the towns
I've lived in that sucked - back
I recall that someone posted here a time or two the idea that the Confederate
States seceded over the issue of states rights - as a citizen of the original
seceding state, South Carolina, I have disagreed with that and for anyone who
cares to read it, here is one of the historical documents
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote:
When MMY first started out in Kerala, according to 'Beacon Light of the
Himalayas', he only used Ram (for the guys) and Shyam (for the gals), not
unlike the ISKCON pundit boys who sing the maha mantra.
Sure about
Went out and got a Chromecast to play with. Now with my 13 year old TV
it is not going to work very well as the set doesn't support 1080p. But
it did run in the messy display where about 4 screens are overlaid but
sorta readable. But Chromecast works! I can select streams from my
phone,
On 10/10/2013 9:41 AM, Michael Laurenson wrote:
Hi Richard,
I taught TM in the early 70s and been reading FFL posts for awhile.
I've read that shyam, shyama are related to Krishna.
Are these still considered Saraswati mantras?
Warm regards,
Michael
Shyama is Kali, while
Ann sez: No, no Share. These are not spiritual warriors. These are people,
like the rest of us, who do what is most desirable and fulfilling for
themselves. If these meditators actually felt like they wanted to do something
else for 7 hours a day they would do it. Now, these long-term,
Jefferson Bethke appeared on some of the talk shows - author of Jesus is
Greater than Religion. .(an expanded and more eloquent version of his
initial video on why Jesus hates religion.) ...
Reply by Father Pontifex :
Yes, that civil war part of all our long drawn history in extending equal
rights to everyone the freedom and liberty of all human kind to live in the
light of the Unified Field. It was just part of the long transcendentalist
fight over materialism. Like we often see on FFL.
Though MJ, I am
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Iranitea tells Ann where it's at (according to him):
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No, the argument, that people, who like to meditate long, do so because they
lack other passions is bogus. Meditation is their passion. You are not able to
quieten your mind, that is why you have to preoccupy it with all kinds of
Hasn't empirical research shown that the RAM mantra is the most powerful and
effective mantra to use and to recite? Which is why MMY used it when he first
started out.
Also, as we're encouraged to simply allow the syllable to change emphasis,
speed and pronunciation as it goes, isn't any talk
You ain't seen nothing kid. Where I was born and brought up was voted the worst
town in Britain! (Middlesbrough in the north-east of England.) Funny thing is,
I don't resent the place and have quite fond memories of the people (friendly
and bullshit-free), but I can't see me ever leaving London
That would be a pretty hard economic bonus to give up. Can you imagine the
profit margins from slavery?
Capitalism constantly drives the wedge between morality and economics, between
community and making money. The social question is: How much can a person
detest themselves, or distract
FYI, RAM in ayurveda calms vata. It is considered a Shanti mantra. And
it is commonly used when teaching meditation for the masses.
Bhagavan Das mentions in his book that he was given RAM as his mantra
when Maharishi taught him. Bhagavan Das was the young American that Ram
Das met in
The state of modern China reminds me of that tragic figure, the American
fascist Francis Parker Yockey.
You know how there has always been a divide between those who see Communism
and fascism as deadly enemies and those (like me) who see fascism and Communism
as kissing cousins - both being
How odd! Is sharelong60 a troll then?
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Seraphita, there are a few posters who appear on the count list more than once.
All trolls? Anyway, I replied once from the website because yahoo suddenly
became even wackier than before!
On Thursday, October 10, 2013 9:27 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com
s3raph...@yahoo.com wrote:
How odd! Is
Here is a damn good answer to that question:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24396390
On Thursday, October 10, 2013 9:51 PM, doctordumb...@rocketmail.com
doctordumb...@rocketmail.com wrote:
That would be a pretty hard economic bonus to give up. Can you imagine the
profit margins
Re There are a few posters who appear on the count list more than once . . . I
replied once from the website because yahoo suddenly became even wackier than
before!:
So when there was a weekly post limit anyone could double their allowance by
posting via email half the time and the rest of the
In an interview with the Rome daily La Repubblica, editor Eugenio Scalfari
quoted the pope as saying he was seized by a great anxiety moments after his
election and asked the cardinals in the Sistine Chapel to give him a few
minutes time to think things over.
To make it go away and relax, I
Filled with light. Sounds like a Quaker to me.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote:
In an interview with the Rome daily La Repubblica, editor Eugenio Scalfari
quoted the pope as saying he was seized by a great anxiety moments after his
election and
I ran a tea house says:
If you say, they are people like the rest of us, I say yes they are. If you
say, you feel sorry for them, I say I feel sorry for you feeling sorry for
them. You say, they just sit for 7 1/2 hours in meditation, since they have
nothing else to do, no passions etc? Do
“Rich people just care less,”
Well then, pretty obviously the TM-Rajas being pre-select for wealth are too
remote to understand the problem.
Since the 1970s, the gap between the rich and everyone else has skyrocketed.
Income inequality is at its highest level in a century. This widening
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