The Adagio is a very simple but beautiful piece. It reminds me of the
works of Ralph Vaughn Williams. I get a kick though where the piano
comes in because it reminds me of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'".
Murphy is self taught but I think I read somewhere that his wife is
classically traine
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I'm supposed to be on a diabetic diet, so I avoid table sugar and sweets,
white bread and pasta - Rita is on a lose weight diet - no candy, carbs or
soft drinks. That pretty much limits what we can eat. We don't buy much
packaged food at the store anymore. We eat a lot of c
Barry,
You're making statements based on your own faith (Buddhist, non-theist or
whatever) which cannot be accepted as scientific. The current scientific
discoveries in cosmology do not support your position. Specifically,
1. Scientists have accidentally found the existence of the cosm
Richard, my doc told me I could get diabetes II just like my Mom so I went low
glycemic about 5 years ago, lost 40 pounds and have kept off 30 of those. I
admit my diet doesn't have a lot of variety, except when I go to visit my
family. BUT...my diet contains food that I love so that I don't fee
Heart
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Heart - Crazy On You (live 1977) HQ
http://youtu.be/V44HiAX91Hs
One of the greatest rock bands of all time, Ann and Nancy Wilson. Number 57
on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock". They performed at the first
Texxas Jam on the July 4 weekend in 1978 in Dallas,
We went by this place today. Did I tell you we have the Alamo down here
now? Remember I told you so.
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David Crockett got killed defending the place. I've been inside several
times and I once I saw Mick with Jerry Hall in there - she's from around
here. Ozzy Osbourne got arr
Re "The current scientific discoveries in cosmology do not support your
position [Big Bang dissing].":
That's true. But modern physics has only been around for a century or so.
We're still at the baby-crawling stage. You no longer think your siblings stop
existing when they walk out the ro
South Africa's deaf federation has claimed that an interpreter using sign
language during the Mandela memorial was a "fake". Concerns over the male
interpreter had been raised by deaf people watching the service at
Johannesburg's FNB Stadium on Tuesday. Bruno Druchen, national director of the
Our Spiritual Tradition in SanskritNarayanam Padmabhavam Vasistham Shaktim
cha Tatputra
Parasharam cha Vyasam Shukam Gaudapadam Mahantam
Govindayogindram Athasya Shishyam
Srisankaracharyam Athasya Padmapadam cha
Hastamalakam cha Shishyam tam Trotakam
Varttikaram anyan Asmad
gurn Santatam anato smi
My contention is that Hindu 'Tantrism' probably originated during the
Gupta period (280 to 550 CE), or later, in India. The Tantras are
associated with 'medieval India,' having been written between 500 and
1800. Tantrism is not Vedic (1200 to 1500 BCE) or pre-Vedic, and did not
originate during
hey noozguru, I listened to the Sunshine adagio again. My music education is
very limited but I think I caught the piano at 2:02. Yes, it's beautiful. But
what was the instrument that came in around 48 sec? And what was making the
obvious and rapid beat at 2:48? It didn't sound like any drum tha
I've been giving a monthly donation to the United Way for about fifteen
years - it's too complicated to figure out who to give to - so I just
trust them to know what to do. I get approached almost every week for
spare change and I donate cash on a case-by-case basis.
One time I saw an RV parke
Buddhists believe in many Buddhas and that in your essential nature you
are a Buddha too.
On 12/11/2013 9:58 AM, Share Long wrote:
But Richard, do Buddhists believe in ONE supreme being?
On Wednesday, December 11, 2013 8:29 AM, Richard J. Williams
wrote:
It should be noted that Barry is the
noozguru, guess what? The FF public library has Sunshine. But it's in blu ray.
Can I watch it on a regular dvd player? On my computer?
On Wednesday, December 11, 2013 2:46 PM, Share Long
wrote:
hey noozguru, I listened to the Sunshine adagio again. My music education is
very limited but
That's like a zen koan:
"You need a boat to cross over to the other side. But, once you cross
over, you find that there is no other side and no crossing over. This
being so, you would look foolish carrying a boat around on top of your
head."
On 12/11/2013 10:04 AM, Share Long wrote:
Richard
Nice photo, Richard. You've been so generous with so many good posts today. I
bet you're a wonderful grandfather too.
On Wednesday, December 11, 2013 2:05 PM, Richard Williams
wrote:
We went by this place today. Did I tell you we have the Alamo down here now?
Remember I told you so.
It's like another zen koan:
"You follow a path to the gate. When you follow the path you go through
the gate. Once you pass through, you find that there's no path, and the
there's no gate. So, they call it the Gateless Gate." - A collection of
zen koans by Wumen.
On 12/11/2013 10:28 AM, Shar
S3,
I read this article too at Yahoo news. Maybe the guy was just trying to make
a quick buck. Anyway, the news said that the government will make a statement
about this matter. So, we'll find out soon, but I wouldn't hold my breath for
it.
A cup of water will look like an ocean, if you are small enough. This Big Bang
theory is all about dynamics, and nothing about context. I don't doubt the
measurements, but the theory is full of holes - black ones.
S3,
The Big Bang Theory is constantly being tested for validity. For example,
Michio Kaku, a physics professor at CUNY, states that there is something
fundamentally wrong with the equations that are being used to describe the
Singularity or at the Bang. His analysis shows that the equation
Thanks for all the zen koans, Richard. They're wonderful I think. Turn my brain
right off (-:
On Wednesday, December 11, 2013 2:56 PM, Richard J. Williams
wrote:
That's like a zen koan:
"You need a boat to cross over to the other side. But, once you
cross over, you find that the
Very heart warming, Dick - Thanks for sharing this.
I was thinking of it more in terms of say an 1823 sampler, on Antiques
Roadshow. Cheers!
The Big Bang.
The question of eternity and the beginning of the universe has been approached
in different ways. It's a mystery, and as human beings, we like to solve
mysteries. Maybe this one cannot be solved.
Eternity seems to be approached in two different ways. 1. As endless time
(thi
I improve on the boiling water recipe by using an electric kettle, specifically
the glass electric kettle made by Capresso. I like it because I can easily see
exactly how much water is being put in, and it's quicker and quieter than the
steel kettle on the stove.
Here, listen to some real music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKcL6BZXcV4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKcL6BZXcV4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELEq1MA8m8Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELEq1MA8m8Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IUM-ropDro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IU
Paradoxical Bob, we call him...
(My response coming later, Mr. Price.)
Emily wrote:
> > I am not replying to this but I must say that "a paranoid
> > optimist" are the funniest three words I've heard in a long time. Ah
> > ha...smile. > >
Xeno,
You stated that:
"Scientists on the other hand, with the Big Bang, think that time also began
with the Big Bang, that is, nothing came before the Big Bang because that is a
meaningless question to ask. It just happened. Nothing made the universe, it
just happened. There are other c
Again, the order of the URLs and the order of the embedded videos are
different. Annoying!
See below for which URL belongs to which video.
>> Here, listen to some real music: >>
Schumann
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKcL6BZXcV4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKcL6BZXcV4
Schubert
Doc,
Some scientist like Michio Kaku, professor at CUNY, thinks that the universe
is a "white" hole. Thus, he's implying that our universe was a spin-off from
an older universe. He believes this can be proved by analyzing the WMAP data,
which is essentially the baby picture of this univers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PYpHFwcITI#t=220
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PYpHFwcITI#t=220
And another thing . . . Judy said: If Curtis were here, he would almost
certainly note that what may seem to us laypeople to be common sense is not a
reliable basis for evaluating scientific theories. After all, if it were, we
would be fully justified in immediately tossing quantum mechanics ont
Now, I hear the vidyas really recommend boiling that water over a wood fire.
Personally, I prefer a cow- dung fire:)
On Wednesday, December 11, 2013 2:29 PM, "j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com"
wrote:
I improve on the boiling water recipe by using an electric kettle, specifically
the glas
Wasn't that Chris Tucker. "Do you understand da words coming out of my mouff?"
On Wednesday, December 11, 2013 1:19 PM, "jr_...@yahoo.com"
wrote:
S3,
I read this article too at Yahoo news. Maybe the guy was just trying to make a
quick buck. Anyway, the news said that the government
See Wikipedia for the various inaccuracies in the play's account of the trial:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inherit_the_Wind
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inherit_the_Wind
The movie may have been worse. The playwrights maintained they never intended
the play to be historical. Rather, it u
I'm kinda thinking "the universe" is more like an endless piece of swiss
cheese, with each hole akin to a "small bang" (or a Big Bang, if viewed
myopically, like the earth scientists do...).
My more compelling issue, is that my space heater stays on - it is cold outside!
That's why his first name is an anagram - is he, "Bob", or, "boB"??
Or perhaps "BoB."
DoctorDumbass wrote:
> > That's why his first name is an anagram - is he, "Bob", or, "boB"?? > >
On the other end of the spectrum, I have the perfect recipe for *Vedic*
ice-cubes -
Any ice cube tray will do, plastic, metal, whatever.
Step one:
Fill tray with water.
Step two:
Place tray in freezer.
(if ice-maker is installed, skip steps one and two)
Step three:
Rotate the fridge, so that t
or, "bOb". OK stop, we're scaring me.
Re "I'm kinda thinking "the universe" is more like an endless piece of swiss
cheese.":
You were anticipated by Menocchio, an Italian miller. He was burned at the
stake in 1599, at the age of 67, on orders of Pope Clement VIII.
Wiki quotes him: "I have said that, in my opinion, all was ch
Thanks for the tips! We love avocados and they are very popular around
here - we call it "guacamole" - avocado with lemon juice mixed in. It's
very good on chalupas. We prefer whole wheat tortillas and Pace Picante
sauce made here in San Antonio. Now that I've explained my recipe for
boiling wa
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote:
It's like another zen koan:
"You follow a path to the gate. When you follow the path you go through the
gate. Once you pass through, you find that there's no path, and the there's no
gate. So, they call it the Gateless Gate." - A collection of z
Here is a link to the original study:
http://www.plosone.org/article/fetchObject.action?uri=info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0052961&representation=PDF
http://www.plosone.org/article/fetchObject.action?uri=info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0052961&representation=PDF
---In fairfieldlife
Everyone sounds insane in that story. :-(
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote:
Also, your statement that the universe just happened raises some questions for
logical and scientific reasons. As stated in the Kalam Cosmological Argument,
your statement cannot stand further logical scrutiny. Basically, the KCA
states that th
Another zen koan that I like is by Joshu, Case 7:
A monk asked Joshu to teach him zen.
Joshu asked, "Have you eaten your rice?"
The monk replied, "Yes, I have eaten."
"Then go wash your bowl", said Joshu.
At that moment, the monk was enlightened.
On 12/11/2013 6:05 PM, anartax...@yahoo.com wrot
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Re this fake sign-language joker: did your US secret service suits not check
him out before the event? He was standing right next to Obama and could have
been a loony.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG57ncLTCNc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG57ncLTCNc
I have no idea how MMY got the idea of seven states of consciousness. I
guess we'll have to wait until Bill gets off work to find out. From what
I've read, MMY, from a very early age, got interested in spiritual paths
and yoga from his uncle Raj Varma, who apparently used to visit saints that
came
"A monk asked Joshu to teach him zen.
Joshu asked, "Have you eaten your rice?"
I wonder what Joshu's comeback would have been if the monk had replied: "No.
I've not had a chance to eat yet. Is there any stir-fry left?"
Is it just me or do these Zen koans always sound like jokes? The ones where you
don't really *get* the punchline but giggle nervously to cover your
embarrassment.
I'm really asking if satori is related to our sense of humour. Perhaps having
an awakening experience is suddenly seeing that li
Today I went to this place to look for a hat. Paris Hatters in downtown San
Antonio since 1919 is a very famous place that carries all kinds of hats,
including Stetson, Resitol, and many others. Apparently George Armstrong
Custer wore a Stetson hat at The Battle of Little Big Horn. Go figure.
[ima
IMO, Bronte Baxter truly does have some seriously kook spectrum concepts
rolling around inside her head. On the other hand, I visualize an infantilized
Ammabot, tears streaming down her face, clutching her Amma doll, and it just
doesn't strike me as a position from which to criticize Bronte Baxt
The only way to "get" a zen koan is if you get enlightened when you
deeply ponder it, otherwise it is just a joke. A zen koan is a device to
use in zen meditation, like a mantra. A koan makes you stop and think,
and sometimes a koan can wake you up from your dream state and then yo
may go beyon
LOL , a pair of loonies!
On Wednesday, December 11, 2013 4:43 PM, "s3raph...@yahoo.com"
wrote:
Re this fake sign-language joker: did your US secret service suits not check
him out before the event? He was standing right next to Obama and could have
been a loony.
https://www.youtube.c
actually, they (koans) turn your *mind* right off (vs. brain, which needs to
function to keep you breathing, etc, etc), and more precisely, your intellect,
because the koan presents a pair of opposites, that cannot be easily resolved,
so your mind stops whirling for a few precious seconds, and y
Thanks for these, Judy. I'll listen tomorrow morning when I'm fresher. Mostly
I'm familiar with classical music I've encountered via other media. For
example, Pachobel's Canon in D from TMO videos; Baroque music, which I love,
from Zefferelli's Romeo and Juliet; Debussey's Claire de Lune from Tw
I don't know where MMY got this schemata either. It is not some seven states
schema found in some distant yogic or vedantic literature. I think MMY just
made it up.
However, I believe he "made it up" with a view towards traditional Vedanta's
categories of states of consciousness. That invo
---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, wrote:
IMO, Bronte Baxter truly does have some seriously kook spectrum concepts
rolling around inside her head. On the other hand, I visualize an infantilized
Ammabot, tears streaming down her face, clutching her Amma doll, and it just
doesn't strike
---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita wrote:
>
> > Re I stayed out of the latest tempest-in-a-pisspot discussions of the Big
> > Bang, and how REEEAAALLY STOOOPID some people here think those who don't
> > believe in it are,:
>
>
>
Re "LOL , a pair of loonies!":
A wit on a comments section re this story said that Obama never has to worry
about being assassinated since he chose Joe Biden as vice-president.
I'm guessing that's an old joke that is recycled every new incumbent. It's a
good one though.
On this sign-lan
"A Cup of Tea" is a good one! Thanks.
I've heard Zen koans that I can immediately see show us our situation
*precisely* - I mean you can see exactly how we experience the world
subjectively, ie, without preconceptions. I then feel very pleased with myself;
until I encounter my next koan whic
George Armstrong Custer wore a Stetson hat at The Battle of Little Big Horn.
He would have been better off stocking up on Winchester 73 repeaters. It seems
the Indians at his Last Stand had those but his troops had old-fashioned
carbines. Better at long range but no match for rapid fire.
ht
That is kind of it, sort of. Koans are aimed at our conditioning. People can
spend years trying to solve them because koans have no rational answer. On the
other hand some of these stories relate the moment a person woke up, but do not
reveal what went before, things like years of meditation or
. . . has just happened. Every time I sign off and one of those damned
messages appears saying "Do not turn off your computer" and "Now downloading
new updates" I think "Ye gods. The next time I try and sign on I'll be locked
out."
Tonight I was suddenly signed off automatically in mid-flow a
I don't know either, but a lot of history regarding spiritual traditions is
lost to us, how different traditions might have traveled the roads in the past
and intermingled.
I recall reading something long ago about the gnostics, that our awareness is
imprisoned, and there are seven levels t
You can set Windows to notify you when updates are available, but not download
or install them until you tell it to, and then you can do the updates at a time
that is more convenient. Because the operating system is being updated, and
updates often have to work together in the system, the system
Re "the gnostics, that our awareness is imprisoned, and there are seven levels
to this prison and we have to escape each one before we are free.":
The ancient Gnostics had a wonderful myth that awakened souls after death
found themselves raised to the Moon (which gave the Moon its light and
You can set Windows to notify you when updates are available:
Thanks. How do I do that?
Fair summation.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi will be remembered as one of the great modern teachers
and yogis of this era, a true Guru in every sense of the word for the millions
of lives that he touched. His wisdom will be missed but surely leave a legacy
for generations to come.
That’s all n
Re "And for most, resolution of the experience, the way it settles in, the way
the implications take over one's life, takes some time, usually years,
regardless of whether one understood clearly what happened or was nonplussed by
the experience.":
Yes. I suspect that the difference between
Thank you Judy! Merry Christmas! It took me at least 12 hours of classical
music to get over my one horrific punk rock post. This may complete my
penance.
Enjoy. There's plenty more where these came from. ;-)
Emily wrote:
>> Thank you Judy! Merry Christmas! It took me at least 12 hours of
>> classical music to get over my one horrific punk rock post. This may
>> complete my penance. >>
Judy I am watching/reading this. FYI, the embedded videos at the bottom appear
to cut off your response here (below). I'm a few or more hours away from
finishing the full content, but when you get a chance, would love it if you
would post the rest of your reply. [ I also read the Wikipedia le
The scary part was that it made perfect sense to me. :) I left for the Y to go
for a swim, and was sitting in the hot tub trying to convince myself that I
really *wanted* to get in the 20 degree cooler pool and do laps, and I
inadvertently laughed out loud, this time imagining Bill Murray deliv
the perception of the different lokas maybe.
On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 10:42 PM, wrote:
>
>
> Re "the gnostics, that our awareness is imprisoned, and there are seven
> levels to this prison and we have to escape each one before we are free.":
>
>
> The ancient Gnostics had a wonderful myth that a
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