[FairfieldLife] TV for FFLers -- Your Weekly Woo Woo

2013-11-15 Thread TurquoiseB
Hey, don't blame me. I'm just passing along the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1gx3yEarY8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1gx3yEarY8

[FairfieldLife] I Love Because I Love

2013-11-15 Thread martin.quickman
Every man or woman loves differently and uniquely and each of us holds different dreams and hopes and falls in love or is the object of love but unrequainted love can be the most difficult of all to endure - http://sathyasaimemories.wordpress.com/category/love-and-friendship/

[FairfieldLife] Re: I Love Because I Love

2013-11-15 Thread TurquoiseB
I think you meant to write unrequited. Is this the quote that Sathya Sai Baba used to excuse his pedophilia and child molestation? Was he unable to endure that unrequited love? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: Every man or woman loves differently and uniquely and each of us holds

Re: [FairfieldLife] TV for FFLers -- Your Weekly Woo Woo

2013-11-15 Thread Share Long
turq, thanks for weekly woo woo. John, the astrology info right at the beginning is actually pretty good, even though she is speaking about (gasp) Western astrology. I got a lot out of her explanation about Pluto, Venus and Uranus, especially as related to the chakras. On Friday, November

RE: RE: Re: RE: [FairfieldLife] RE: RE: Re: Holy Hell: A Memoir of Faith, Devotion, and Pure Madness

2013-11-15 Thread sharelong60
Thanks, Emily, I think it's a great gift from life to be devoted, like how you're devoted to your daughters. Everyone here is devoted to someone or something. As for me, I'm not devoted to Amma nor even to Maharishi. As I get older, the object of my devotion has become well, less of an object.

[FairfieldLife] spirituality of self.

2013-11-15 Thread dhamiltony2k5
But, is there etiquette at tea parties? Do tea-party-iers have a decorum to get along when tea-partiests have tea party meetings to organize the party? “All for one, one for all?”. Like the musketeers of old? People don't need no stinking government... or a movement neither? How do they get

[FairfieldLife] Re: spirituality of self.

2013-11-15 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: Did Danial Boone have a family? You know, was he also a family man? Did he get along with people in some form or was it all 'rip-off or be ripped-off' on the frontier? Are you implying that ole Dan'l wore a con-skin cap? :-)

[FairfieldLife] Shankara asserts that samâdhi (transcendence) is not enough

2013-11-15 Thread emptybill
When we examine the works of Sankara, however, we find a very sparing use of the word samadhi. In the Brahmasutrabhasya he makes three references to samadhi as a condition of absorption or enstasis. In the first (2.1.9) , he implicitly refutes the idea that samadhi is, of itself, the means for

[FairfieldLife] RE: spirituality of self.

2013-11-15 Thread awoelflebater
Axe-holes and con-skins. We certainly are creating our own culture here at FFL. What next, intellectual vibe-wation if Share is to be believed. ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote:

[FairfieldLife] RE: TV for FFLers -- Your Weekly Woo Woo

2013-11-15 Thread awoelflebater
This woman needs to work on her throat chakra - that voice of hers is really annoying. She also needs to calm down, she appears very stimulated. I got about 25 seconds into this thing but thanks... maybe the woo woo came later. ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote: Hey,

[FairfieldLife] RE: Shankara asserts that samâdhi (transcendence) is not enough

2013-11-15 Thread awoelflebater
So you know, I think Share has gotten to me with all this stimulation talk. I actually read your Brahmasutrabhasya as a play on the world Brah masturbation. Lord help me. ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, emptybill@... wrote: When we examine the works of Sankara, however, we find a

[FairfieldLife] Re: OMG: viveka, vivekin?

2013-11-15 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ann wrote: ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@ wrote: Emily, it is and has been a pleasure for me to read posts from just about all the men on FFL The posts of the MGC? Not so much. Silly me!. Men! Listen up. You are providing a

[FairfieldLife] RE: OMG: viveka, vivekin?

2013-11-15 Thread awoelflebater
Aww, poor sport and a monstrous hypocrite not to mention blind - that Barry is. ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ann wrote: ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com

[FairfieldLife] Andy Kaufman's brother says he is victim of hoax - CNN.com

2013-11-15 Thread Rick Archer
http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/14/showbiz/andy-kaufman-alive-or-not/index.html

Re: [FairfieldLife] Shankara asserts that samâdhi (transcendence) is not enough

2013-11-15 Thread Share Long
emptybill, what this brings to mind for me is how Maharishi calls knowledge the greatest purifier and also that the final stroke of enlightenment is, to paraphrase, an intellectual discernment.  He also wisely said, and again I'm paraphrasing, that we need to go at it from all angles. I

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Re: Holy Hell: A Memoir of Faith, Devotion, and Pure Madness

2013-11-15 Thread Share Long
Thanks, Ann, the *quote* is a poem I wrote along with the post this morning. Yes, it means devoted to life, specifically and generally. Well, if people aren't devoted to someone or something, then I wish that for them, if they want that in their lives. On Friday, November 15, 2013 9:02 AM,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: OMG: viveka, vivekin?

2013-11-15 Thread Share Long
turq, that Puritanical, anti-body, anti-life streak runs so deep in some of us and goes back way farther than the Puritans. Notice how often FFL posters try to shame their enemies with sexual references. It's insidious to a horrifying degree. Ha, I'm on a mission now! On Friday, November

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Shankara asserts that samâdhi (transcendence) is not enough

2013-11-15 Thread Share Long
Ann, maybe you just need to let your husband take off his apron and abandon the kitchen for a month or so. God helps them who helps themselves (-: On Friday, November 15, 2013 8:46 AM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote:   So you know, I think Share has gotten to me

Re: [FairfieldLife] spirituality of self.

2013-11-15 Thread Richard J. Williams
So many questions, Buck; so few answers. On 11/15/2013 6:47 AM, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote: But, is there etiquette at tea parties? Do tea-party-iers have a decorum to get along when tea-partiests have tea party meetings to organize the party? “All for one, one for all?”. Like the

[FairfieldLife] Re: OMG: viveka, vivekin?

2013-11-15 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: turq, that Puritanical, anti-body, anti-life streak runs so deep in some of us and goes back way farther than the Puritans. Notice how often FFL posters try to shame their enemies with sexual references. It's insidious to a horrifying

Re: [FairfieldLife] Grab a draft copy of the TPP

2013-11-15 Thread Bhairitu
Corpricans, Share, Corpricans NOT Capricorns. Corprica is the evil empire of mega corporations running the world through corporatocracy or maybe corporatocrazy. On 11/14/2013 09:22 AM, Share Long wrote: noozguru, whatcha got against Capricorns?! Anyway, strange bedfellows being created:

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Shankara asserts that samâdhi (transcendence) is not enough

2013-11-15 Thread Richard J. Williams
It sure didn't take long for this thread to go from discussing the importance of samadhi in Shankara's classical Advaita Vedanta down to the gutter level. People usually have to go to bowling alley to hear this kind of work-a-day language. Good work, Ann! This will show the mime who is

[FairfieldLife] RE: Re: OMG: viveka, vivekin?

2013-11-15 Thread authfriend
Share is so fortunate to have a defender like Barry, isn't she? An Open Message To Share turquoiseb Mon, 12 Aug 2013 22:51:44 -0700 SHUT THE FUCK UP We get it that you don't care how unintelligent you come across, and that you're trying to single-handedly prove the contention of

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Re: OMG: viveka, vivekin?

2013-11-15 Thread Share Long
LOL, Judy, Judy, Judy, you remind me of the story of 2 brahmacharyas who came to a river and saw a beautiful, young girl drowning there. The older of the monks jumped in and carried her to the opposite shore. Then he and the young monk continued their journey. A little later the young monk got

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: OMG: viveka, vivekin?

2013-11-15 Thread authfriend
Careful, Share, Barry isn't likely to keep defending you if you criticize the tactics he uses against his enemies. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote: turq, that Puritanical, anti-body, anti-life streak runs so deep in some of us and goes back way farther than the

Re: [FairfieldLife] I Love Because I Love

2013-11-15 Thread Share Long
Martin, thank you so much for posting this beautiful and thought provoking essay. The thing is, there is complete love everywhere and if we can experience that, then we don't need to *get* love from anyone or anything. In some ways, it is the ultimate liberation. Anyway, for me it's a journey

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Re: OMG: viveka, vivekin?

2013-11-15 Thread authfriend
Are you thinking of yourself as the beautiful, young girl who was saved from drowning by the old monk? And of Barry as that monk? Just trying to understand how I've reminded you of this story that we've all heard so often, because I can't quite see the connection. I mean, neither of the

Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Re: OMG: viveka, vivekin?

2013-11-15 Thread Share Long
Well, Judy I'm not young and I think I'm cute rather than beautiful. And I'm a pretty good swimmer. You remind me of the young monk who's still holding on to an event that's long passed. Flow on! On Friday, November 15, 2013 10:37 AM, authfri...@yahoo.com authfri...@yahoo.com wrote:  

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: Shankara asserts that samâdh i (transcendence) is not enough

2013-11-15 Thread emilymaenot
Ann, you *are* so funny. I am laughing up a storm over here. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater@... wrote: So you know, I think Share has gotten to me with all this stimulation talk. I actually read your Brahmasutrabhasya as a play on the world Brah masturbation. Lord

RE: Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Re: OMG: viveka, vivekin?

2013-11-15 Thread authfriend
So you're saying Barry's SHUT THE FUCK UP post to you from August was positive and that I'm mistaken to think it was negative? Do you think he's changed his mind about you? (BTW, I don't believe in the original version of the story that the beautiful, young girl was drowning. In the

[FairfieldLife] RE: Re: OMG: viveka, vivekin?

2013-11-15 Thread emilymaenot
Well, I think it's simply that we stimulate Share - a little intellectual foreplay before she engages in her non-O techniques. She could be looking at Playboy or Playgirl, but we get the job done faster. I mean, she replied to me with the most lovely poem as evidence, no? ---In

[FairfieldLife] [FairfieldLife] RE: Re: OMG: viveka, vivekin?

2013-11-15 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: Well, Judy I'm not young and I think I'm cute rather than beautiful. And I'm a pretty good swimmer. You remind me of the young monk who's still holding on to an event that's long passed. Flow on! Since we segued into this stream of

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] Shankara asserts that sam âdhi (transcendence) is not enough

2013-11-15 Thread emilymaenot
Athe final stroke of enlightenment is intellectual discernment. Yes, baby, yes, go at it from all angles. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote: emptybill, what this brings to mind for me is how Maharishi calls knowledge the greatest purifier and also that

[FairfieldLife] Officially the best flashmob event ever :-)

2013-11-15 Thread TurquoiseB
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20755319,00.html http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20755319,00.html http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20755319,00.html http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20755319,00.html

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: Re: OMG: viveka, vivekin?

2013-11-15 Thread authfriend
I'm sure she'd be happy to write a poem for Barry and/or Willytex if they wanted her to. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, emilymaenot@... wrote: Well, I think it's simply that we stimulate Share - a little intellectual foreplay before she engages in her non-O techniques. She could be

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: Re: OMG: viveka, vivekin?

2013-11-15 Thread authfriend
Reading this post of Barry's for a second time, I see a few things that need to be remarked on: (snip) Barry wrote: The only ones we can be fairly certain fall into the Mean Girls category are the ones who have been piling on to Share ever since one of them got called on being a faux

[FairfieldLife] RE: Officially the best flashmob event ever :-)

2013-11-15 Thread emilymaenot
Here, this is for you Barry.smile http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B077Dw_zDe0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B077Dw_zDe0 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote: http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20755319,00.html

RE: [FairfieldLife] RE: Re: OMG: viveka, vivekin?

2013-11-15 Thread authfriend
Barry wrote: Since we segued into this stream of thought via the issue of feminism, Actually, we didn't; you did, via the post I just commented on. Feminism hadn't had anything to do with the thread until you brought it up. (snip) I ask you, which of these guys acted in a

[FairfieldLife] Are there any TMers on this list?

2013-11-15 Thread Richard Williams
Of course in reality, there's no such thing as TM or a TMer - those are probably just an acronyms made up by a SIMS director and a newsgroup pundit, probably Lon P. Stacks (RIP), who thought he was being smart and amusing. So what, exactly, is TM and TMer? It has already been established that

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: Officially the best flashmob event ever :-)

2013-11-15 Thread authfriend
Ooh, super! Love the lyrics (I might be cheap, but I ain't free). And this: No more loving like crazy No more chicken and gravy I ain't gonna have your baby! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, emilymaenot@... wrote: Here, this is for you Barry.smile

RE: RE: [FairfieldLife] RE: Re: OMG: viveka, vivekin?

2013-11-15 Thread emilymaenot
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote: Barry wrote: Since we segued into this stream of thought via the issue of feminism, Actually, we didn't; you did, via the post I just commented on. Feminism hadn't had anything to do with the thread until you brought

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: RE: Officially the best flashmob event ever :-)

2013-11-15 Thread emilymaenot
Yes, I got a kick out of the lyrics too and one can dance to that song. modest smile ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote: Ooh, super! Love the lyrics (I might be cheap, but I ain't free). And this: No more loving like crazy No more chicken and gravy I ain't

Re: [FairfieldLife] Shankara asserts that samâdhi (transcendence) is not enough

2013-11-15 Thread Richard J. Williams
You've lost them - most people don't know that the Adi Shankara wrote a sub-commentary on Vyasa's Commentary on Yoga Sutras. So, It might be time to review some Indian philosophy: The Shankara Acharya composed the following works: Bhashyas on Brahma Sutras, the Upanishads and the Gita, Viveka

Re: [FairfieldLife] [FairfieldLife] RE: Re: OMG: viveka, vivekin?

2013-11-15 Thread Richard J. Williams
What are trying to do, start a cat fight? On 11/15/2013 11:49 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: Well, Judy I'm not young and I think I'm cute rather than beautiful. And I'm a pretty good swimmer. You remind me of the young monk who's still

[FairfieldLife] What People Are Doing

2013-11-15 Thread Richard J. Williams
In new media, it’s difficult to find anyone who can boast a full night’s rest. http://krick.3feetunder.com/jobsucks.htm To subscribe, send a message to: fairfieldlife-subscr...@yahoogroups.com Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and

Re: [FairfieldLife] Are there any TMers on this list?

2013-11-15 Thread Bhairitu
Transcendental Meditation is a registered trademark. To the general public when you say TM in terms of meditation they will know you mean the thing that the Beatles' Maharishi taught. Apply generalities to other meditation practices which of course DO transcend tends to muddy the waters as

[FairfieldLife] All About Shankara

2013-11-15 Thread Richard J. Williams
According to what I've read, to Adi Shankara, God, the Supreme Cosmic Spirit or Brahman (pronounced as brahman; nominative singular Brahma, pronounced as brahma, is the One, the whole and the only reality. The transcendental or the Pa-rama-rthika level in which Brahman is the only reality and

[FairfieldLife] The Way Out of Suffering

2013-11-15 Thread Richard J. Williams
However, in this day and age hardly anyone can read and understand the Sanskrit scriptures and there are only a few teachers for the millions of individuals. That being so, the only way that people can reach enlightenment in this age of ignorance is to sit down and relax, trust in your own

[FairfieldLife] What I Did Today

2013-11-15 Thread Richard Williams
Alright, I'm back on the discussion board; sorry for the delay but I had to go here:: [image: Inline image 1]

RE: RE: Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Re: OMG: viveka, vivekin?

2013-11-15 Thread sharelong60
Judy, again, you're not making any sense. Where do you get the idea that I thought turq's post was positive? I simply think it's over and done. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote: So you're saying Barry's SHUT THE FUCK UP post to you from August was positive and

RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Re: OMG: viveka, vivekin?

2013-11-15 Thread authfriend
Share, if you'll recall, I suggested to you that you should stop saying You aren't making any sense and say instead, I can't make any sense of what you're saying, because that's more accurate. The parallel is actually quite clear if you take a few minutes to think about it: the old monk

Re: RE: RE: Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Re: OMG: viveka, vivekin?

2013-11-15 Thread Share Long
Judy, in my using that story, turq, or more specifically his post is the beautiful, young, girl. You're the young monk still carrying the past event and I'm the old monk who left it at the river. On Friday, November 15, 2013 3:37 PM, authfri...@yahoo.com authfri...@yahoo.com wrote:  

Re: [FairfieldLife] What I Did Today

2013-11-15 Thread Bhairitu
There's an app for this: https://twitter.com/ I'm sure everyone on FFL will sign up for your tweets. On 11/15/2013 12:07 PM, Richard Williams wrote: Alright, I'm back on the discussion board; sorry for the delay but I had to go here:: Inline image 1

[FairfieldLife] #5# More Effective Than A Miracle

2013-11-15 Thread Paulo Barbosa
To Reflect... More Effective Than A Miracle Oh that my ways be steadfast in keeping Your statutes. Then I shall not be put to shame, having my eyes fixed on all Your commandments (Psalms 119:5, 6). It is recorded that Voltaire said: Should I hear about a miracle performed in the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Are there any TMers on this list?

2013-11-15 Thread Richard J. Williams
TM is not trademarked in the United Kingdom. So, ever since I first saw the term TMer used in a post by Judy, I've been asking her, and everyone else that comes here, what a TMer is. Nobody has been able to answer that question - case in point. All I could get out of you was that tantra means

Re: [FairfieldLife] What I Did Today

2013-11-15 Thread Richard Williams
Later today I drove past this place: [image: Inline image 1] On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 4:21 PM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net wrote: There's an app for this: https://twitter.com/ I'm sure everyone on FFL will sign up for your tweets. On 11/15/2013 12:07 PM, Richard Williams wrote:

RE: Re: RE: RE: Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Re: OMG: viveka, vivekin?

2013-11-15 Thread authfriend
So now you're saying you rescued Barry's post from drowning and carried it across the river, and I reprimanded you because you vowed never to touch Barry's posts? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote: Judy, in my using that story, turq, or more specifically his post is

[FairfieldLife] Obama meets with health insurance CEOs

2013-11-15 Thread Bhairitu
I can assure you he didn't read them the riot act. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/15/obama-obamacare-health-insurance-ceos/3581067/ He probably discussed what goodies they will have for him when he leaves office.

[FairfieldLife] Post Count Sat 16-Nov-13 00:15:02 UTC

2013-11-15 Thread FFL PostCount
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): 11/09/13 00:00:00 End Date (UTC): 11/16/13 00:00:00 566 messages as of (UTC) 11/15/13 23:30:45 80 authfriend 78 Share Long 67 Richard J. Williams 47 awoelflebater 44 s3raphita 42 TurquoiseB 33 Bhairitu 26

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] Are there any TMers on this list?

2013-11-15 Thread yifuxero
Right; but one can be a TMer without being a TB. Sam Harris on the roots of good and evil. http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/the-roots-of-good-and-evil http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/the-roots-of-good-and-evil ... On the question of whether the butt-bouncers are Buddhists.

[FairfieldLife] Resurrection

2013-11-15 Thread yifuxero
by El Greco: http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/the-roots-of-good-and-evil http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/the-roots-of-good-and-evil

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: RE: RE: Officially the best flashmob event ever :-)

2013-11-15 Thread Mike Dixon
Good one! I ate there a couple of years ago. I'm sure it wasn't the same thing. Just lox and cream cheese on a bagel. On Friday, November 15, 2013 11:33 AM, emilymae...@yahoo.com emilymae...@yahoo.com wrote:   Yes, I got a kick out of the lyrics too and one can dance to that song.  

Re: [FairfieldLife] Obama meets with health insurance CEOs

2013-11-15 Thread Mike Dixon
Your not suggesting OMG that's racist! On Friday, November 15, 2013 3:30 PM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net wrote:   I can assure you he didn't read them the riot act. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/15/obama-obamacare-health-insurance-ceos/3581067/ He probably

[FairfieldLife] RE: Resurrection

2013-11-15 Thread authfriend
Wrong link, Yifuzero--that's Harris again. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, yifuxero@... wrote: by El Greco: http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/the-roots-of-good-and-evil http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/the-roots-of-good-and-evil

[FairfieldLife]

2013-11-15 Thread Richard Williams
...following a recurring role as a female bass player on the popular American sitcom Happy Days, her duet Stumblin' In with Chris Norman reached number 4 in the USA in 1979. Chris Norman Suzi Quatro - Stumblin' In http://youtu.be/iGaF4tKUl0o [image: Inline image 1] Leather Tuscadero (Suzi

[FairfieldLife] 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock

2013-11-15 Thread Richard Williams
One of the greatest rock bands of all time. Number 57 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. Heart, Canada performed at the first Texxas Jam on July 4 weekend in 1978 in Dallas, Texas, at the Cotton Bowl in front of 100,000 people, along with Aerosmith, Van Halen, Ted Nugent, Journey, Frank

[FairfieldLife] Leather Tuscadero

2013-11-15 Thread Richard J. Williams
Leather Tuscadero (Suzi Quatro) (seasons 5–6; 7 episodes) – Musician; sister of Pinky Tuscadero, and a former juvenile delinquent; formed her own girl group called Leather Tuscadero and the Suedes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Days#Minor On 11/15/2013 7:30 PM, Richard Williams wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Troll FAQ

2013-11-15 Thread Richard J. Williams
Definition A person who sends duplicitous messages to get angry responses. Note: The term 'Internet Troll' is frequently abused to slander opponents in heated debates and is frequently misapplied by those who are ignorant of Internet etiquette. Description Trolls are sometimes caricatured as

[FairfieldLife] For TMer Adepts

2013-11-15 Thread Richard J. Williams
According to Swami Venkatesananda Saraswati, Patanjali included this sutra to show that the yoga philosophy was in full agreement with both Sankhya and Buddhism on the nature of the material world: All is suffering for the wise man (Y.S. 2.15). In Sanskrit the term 'dukkham' means suffering,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Officially the best flashmob event ever :-)

2013-11-15 Thread Bhairitu
And we all know that FFL'ers are REALLY interested in flash mobs. Geez, we can barely get them to discuss political issues of the day. They seem to be infinitely stuck in new age seeker mode. :-D PS: Thunderbird's spell checker wants to replace FFL'ers with Shufflers. On 11/15/2013 10:00

Re: [FairfieldLife] TV for FFLers -- Your Weekly Woo Woo

2013-11-15 Thread Bhairitu
The FFL Boredom Index hits a new high. :-D On 11/15/2013 12:12 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: Hey, don't blame me. I'm just passing along the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1gx3yEarY8

[FairfieldLife] electric morning - Gemini

2013-11-15 Thread doctordumbass
A new one - applied echo and distortion to two entire tracks, within the mix. Video coming soon - was up in SF today, and taking pictures of this Russian orthodox church's gold dome, on upper Market, and the Golden Gate bridge, in the same shot. A beautiful clear day - Enjoy this one on a

[FairfieldLife] Bija Mantras v 20 - A Review

2013-11-15 Thread Richard J. Williams
So let's review what we know about the TMer bija mantras: The Sankrit word man in Sanskrit means 'to think' and tra, which means a tool; 'bija' in Sanskrit means a seed. Bija mantras are seed sound used for meditation. So, in TMer practice you just become aware of the seed syllable,

Re: [FairfieldLife] electric morning - Gemini

2013-11-15 Thread Bhairitu
Sounds more like something to enjoy in the evening as the natives dance around a fire about to sacrifice a virgin. ;-) On 11/15/2013 06:19 PM, doctordumb...@rocketmail.com wrote: A new one - applied echo and distortion to two entire tracks, within the mix. Video coming soon - was up in SF

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] electric morning - Gemini

2013-11-15 Thread doctordumbass
Whatever works! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote: Sounds more like something to enjoy in the evening as the natives dance around a fire about to sacrifice a virgin. ;-) On 11/15/2013 06:19 PM, doctordumbass@... mailto:doctordumbass@... wrote: A new one -

[FairfieldLife] More About Badrinath

2013-11-15 Thread Richard Williams
A broad stairway leads up to a tall arched gateway, which is the main entrance. The architecture resembles a Buddhist vihara (temple), with the brightly painted facade also more typical of Buddhism temples. [image: Inline image 1] The main shrine houses the 1 m (3.3 ft) Shaligram (black stone)

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Yaqui Vastu

2013-11-15 Thread Richard Williams
The Sanskrit word 'vastu' means a dwelling or house with a corresponding plot of land. The word pertains to construction. Vastu is based in five elements: earth, air, fire, water, and space, all interrelated. Yaqui Vastu involves the awareness of how the ways of construction, orientation, and

[FairfieldLife] Spiritual Footnotation

2013-11-15 Thread dhamiltony2k5
Chicago manual of style? I trade the Chicago Board but don't know nothing about Chicago writing manuals. That chapter must have been missing from my McGuffey Reader. How do I notate this footnote citation of quoting a passage from a published book which then also includes the text of a footnote

[FairfieldLife] RE: Re: Holy Hell: A Memoir of Faith, Devotion, and Pure Madness

2013-11-15 Thread indifferent_netizen
This is an extremely cultish, delusional thinking. Here's an interview of Gail Tredwell on this book - open in Google Chrome for English translation http://spuren.ch/content/magazin/single-ansicht-nachrichten/datumamma-die-kehrseite-einer-heiligen.html

[FairfieldLife] RE: Re: Holy Hell: A Memoir of Faith, Devotion, and Pure Madness

2013-11-15 Thread indifferent_netizen
Indeed - shocking forward by Rick. This is nothing but a vile attack website by Amma org. Gail Tredwell is absolutely sincere and convincing, she shows an amazing lack of any bitterness or anger. The reader of this book will be no doubt influenced by Gail's objectivity. The fact that Gail has

[FairfieldLife] RE: Troll FAQ

2013-11-15 Thread s3raphita
Re A TROLL a person who sends duplicitous messages to get angry responses.: Perhaps we need a name for the opposite character. A WUSS - or maybe A WIMP - someone who posts ad hominem attacks to shut down an insightful but controversial position that is generating controversy precisely

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: Re: Holy Hell: A Memoir of Faith, Devotion, and Pure Madness

2013-11-15 Thread emilymaenot
I agree with what you've said except: Amma is absolutely fascinated by the adulation, power very clearly emotionally, psychologically immature, a product of her illiterate, unsophisticated culture and values. While I agree that adulation and power are primary with her at this point and

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: RE: Re: Holy Hell: A Memoir of Faith, Devotion, and Pure Madness

2013-11-15 Thread indifferent_netizen
Hi - by her unsophisticated culture - I meant the male-dominated culture where women are supposed to be deferential to men, women are treated lesser than men, where women are supposed to sacrifice themselves. Amma's behavior towards Gail after she had the hysterectomy was so brutal - extremely

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Holy Hell: A Memoir of Faith, Devotion, and Pure Madness

2013-11-15 Thread indifferent_netizen
And of course this is very important because Amma somehow champions herself as someone who cares for women and is respected by Western women such. Nothing could be farther from truth. She is no MLK nor can compare herself to any of the activists - that's why the honorary degree she got

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Holy Hell: A Memoir of Faith, Devotion, and Pure Madness

2013-11-15 Thread emilymaenot
Gail wanted the experience; she was young and searching and exploring the idea of submission and devotion to a guru as a means and path to God. Yes, she fell under Amma's manipulation and power and worked to submit her identity and will and she did lose it for a time and her health in the