Friends; The Dome doors open at 7am for meditation. Everyday. Happy New Year!
Today! Come join with us for group meditations and let there be peace in the
world in this New Year. Change evidently begins within and can begin within you
by the mediating affect of the Meissner Effect of
So, is our current TM Girish Varma a direct offspring of Dr. R.P. Varma or even
relation? How do they relate?Is R.P Varma the painter of the Guru Dev
Portraits we use for our TM Guru puja? The painter of the TM Holy Tradition
Paintings?
Who is who, in the Varma clan?
Is the woman who
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25557319
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25557319
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote:
On 12/31/2013 7:50 PM, awoelflebater@... mailto:awoelflebater@... wrote:
Ahh, I think Judy may have the court advantage at this point.
The Ascension is what clinched it for me. Richard?
The Ascension came forty years later
Nymphomania. Have you seen it? What did you think?
Yes, Seraphita, I know what your point was. It wasn't clear to me whether you
were making it as a way of joining the dispute, but if you weren't, and aren't
confused by Richard, more power to you.
Several of the noncanonical Gospels featuring Mary Magdalen include much
reported sniping by
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote:
On 12/31/2013 7:22 PM, awoelflebater@... mailto:awoelflebater@... wrote:
I could buy that if I could first buy the fact that there was
a Christ, a Mary Magdalene and a rising.
Nobody is asking you to buy anything, but it
He means 40 days afterward. He's a little overexcited at this point.
Ahh, I think Judy may have the court advantage at this point.
The Ascension is what clinched it for me. Richard?
The Ascension came forty years later - that's when Christ went up to
heaven. Everyone knows that Mary
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote:
Nymphomania. Have you seen it? What did you think?
Nymphomaniac. Haven't seen it, and thus can't comment. On the whole, I
find his films a tad too weird and way too melancholy to be a fan of
them, but I really like Charlotte Gainsbourg, so I'll
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote:
He means 40 days afterward. He's a little overexcited at this point.
Yes, that is why I had to put it in pink. Excitement from Ricky deserves a
little blush.
Ahh, I think Judy may have the court advantage at this point.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote:
Nymphomania. Have you seen it? What did you think?
Nymphomaniac. Haven't seen it, and thus can't comment. On the whole, I find
his films a tad too weird and way too melancholy to be
The trick Richard has been trying to play here in his series of posts last
night is to make it seem as though his quotes from Wikipedia are refuting me.
If you've been following this (God only knows why you would), you know (and he
knows) I have no dispute with anything Wikipedia says in the
On 12/31/2013 11:03 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com wrote:
My point is that choosing a *woman* to be the first witness
makes the story more believable (to moderns) as a made-up
account would have had the first witness a male in that
patriarchal society. Angels don't count being non-sexual!
Most
Whoa..am I reading this correctly? Only 200 in the Men's dome?
With numbers that low -- is the Fairfield campus a zombie of its former self?
On 1/1/2014 8:40 AM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote:
forty years later, that's a long time to have waited for that.
Old Magdalene coulda been dead by then.
Or, she could have been alive; or,she could have been Jesus' concubine.
Or, even his wife for all we know. The Bible doesn't say what
Yes, it [the low Dome group meditation numbers] is a pitiable pitiful state of
being. The communal meditation numbers are sadly low. I feel and hold in
complete contempt those who could be in the Dome meditating with the group who
are not. They are nothing better than anti-science
Scientific Research on the Transcendental Meditation Program
Collected Papers,
Volume I,
1977
Editors,
Orme-Johnson
Farrow
pp 727
In the East China Sea, in very practical terms I should really quite like to
see a well formed coalition made of the United Nations Peace-keepers
Edg, I'd say that MUM in several ways is a lot different than MIU. Mostly there
are young, international students now. The most popular programs are in
Sustainable Living, Computer Science and Film Making. Finally, there are lots
of new buildings and the pods are all gone! So, there have been
Most of the Gospels in the Bible were all written by men
All four Gospels in the Bible were written by men.
so it is very important that all the Gospel writers agree that Jesus
appeared to Mary first
Except for Luke, of course. In Luke, the risen Jesus appears first to two of
the
Hey Bob,
Thanks for reply. I've just been catching up on some posts.
You know what I think part of the problem might be, is that for me, it is
just a chat room, and so I enjoy it on that basis. Now Judy doesn't like
that term. For her it something more formal. Now, nobody likes, or
On 1/1/2014 9:00 AM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote:
why not put this thing about risen into your own words
so that there is not this ambiguity about what risen means?
The term risen means in this context that Jesus had risen from the
grave - Jesus was resurrected from the dead. His soul
There is a Red Band trailer of it on YouTube. It might not be quite
what people think since the theme is sexual addiction.;-)
I like Van Triers films but I don't like going to theaters that much
anymore (can't afford it either) and will wait for the NR BD.
On 01/01/2014 06:59 AM,
On 1/1/2014 9:04 AM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote:
He means 40 days afterward.
Yes, he meant 40 days until the Ascension.
So, it has finally been established that Mary Magdalene was the first to
see the risen Christ along with James' mother. There may have been
others who were with Mary at
Steve, Happy New Year to you and the whole family! I'm so grateful for your
even tempered and profound voice on FFL. And thank you too for the personal
compliment. As for the vacation costs, may they be quickly compensated for by
great business in the coming months. Safe travels and all the
On 1/1/2014 9:14 AM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote:
Yes, that is why I had to put it in pink. Excitement from Ricky
deserves a little blush.
what you should have put in red was that Luke wasn't at the resurrection
so he was told by Mary about it. Even if Luke didn't mention Mary by
name
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote:
On 1/1/2014 9:00 AM, awoelflebater@... mailto:awoelflebater@... wrote:
why not put this thing about risen into your own words
so that there is not this ambiguity about what risen means?
The term risen means in this context
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams wrote:
Yes, he meant 40 days until the Ascension.
So, it has finally been established that Mary Magdalene was the first
to
see the risen Christ along with James' mother. There may have been
others who were with Mary at the empty
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams wrote:
Yes, he meant 40 days until the Ascension.
So, it has finally been established that Mary Magdalene was the first to
see the risen Christ along with James'
Paper 98
Introduction
In 1960 Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founder of the Transcendental Meditation
program, predicted that a transition in society toward a more orderly and
harmonious functioning would occur when a small fraction -on the order of one
percent- of a population practiced the
Paper 98
Introduction
In 1960 Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founder of the Transcendental Meditation
program, predicted that a transition in society toward a more orderly and
harmonious functioning would occur when a small fraction -on the order of one
percent- of a population practiced the
turq, I admit to very much enjoying the semantics of it all. But that might be
because Mercury and Jupiter are aspecting each other (-: Happy, Healthy,
Prosperous 2014!
On Wednesday, January 1, 2014 11:12 AM, TurquoiseB turquoi...@yahoo.com wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,
On 1/1/2014 9:24 AM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote:
The points in dispute are, or were, his original claim that Mary M.
was the first to see the Jesus rise up into the sky
Obviously Judy wasn't there at the resurrection and so she doesn't know
what Mary saw. All Judy knows is what she reads
You know what I think part of the problem might be, is that for me, it is
just a chat room, and so I enjoy it on that basis. Now Judy doesn't like
that term. For her it something more formal.
Not really. It's a different format. And forums, as opposed to chat rooms,
usually have
So, it has finally been established that Mary Magdalene was the first to
see the risen Christ along with James' mother.
As you know, it was never in question that this is what Matthew, Mark, and
John report (although Mark and John do not include James's mother; it's only
Mary M. who
Netflix added a lot of titles today. Some oldies but goodies and a few
more recent selections including the final season of Dexter. There are
lots of 1980s film if you want to take a virtual time machine back to
the teased hair days.
http://instantwatcher.com/titles/new/1
(There are 4 pages
Yes, that is why I had to put it in pink. Excitement from Ricky
deserves a little blush. This, as Richard knows, is with reference to his
error about the Ascension taking place 40 years after the
resurrection--i.e., nothing to do with what he goes on to say.
what you should have put
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqfs24_2SvY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqfs24_2SvY
I have to think that what's going on is dueling egos -- *My* opinion about
this fictional story is RIGHT, and all others are WRONG. What a waste of
life...
FWIW, this isn't about opinion, but about fact: What does the Bible actually
say?
Since we know what the Bible says, It's a very
But I'd be willing to bet quite a substantial sum of money that Share will
still not acknowledge that Richard has been trolling and lying throughout the
discussion. Right, Share? Sorta like you refuse to acknowledge your falsehoods
about my September 2012 post.
turq, I admit to very much
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Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 2:49 PM
To: A Brekke
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The Seraph sez:
Yes, but the Christian theologians were indebted to the Neoplatonists,
especially the divine Plotinus and Iamblichus.
Emptybill sez:
The doctrine of the Trinity was decided by decree not by philosophic analysis.
The Platonists (nothing neo about them) set the stage
On 1/1/2014 10:46 AM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote:
Except for Luke, of course. In Luke, the risen Jesus appears first
to two of the disciples (men) on the road to Emmaus.
Apparently Luke was a non-believer in Mary's message. Luke 24:9-11 says:
When (the women) came back from the tomb, they
On 1/1/2014 11:12 AM, TurquoiseB wrote:
I guess it's just what some people think of as fun, but
personally I can find zero interest in any of this
Now this is funny - a guy that claims to have read over 200 books on the
Cathars isn't interested in the Cathar legend of Mary Magdalene. So
On 1/1/2014 11:14 AM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote:
think you're taking it all too seriously. No one else
here is, except maybe Ricky.
Apparently Judy has learned nothing from her years as a TMer Siddha.
Everyone knows that the soul or the spirit can transcend the gross body
and lift up
On 1/1/2014 11:20 AM, Share Long wrote:
I admit to very much enjoying the semantics of it all.
According to Paul, after the resurrection the risen Christ was seen
above five hundred brethren all at once, floating in the sky. The
Conversion of Paul the Apostle, was, according to the New
On 1/1/2014 11:34 AM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote:
As you know, it was never in question that this is what Matthew, Mark,
and John report (although Mark and John do not include James's mother;
it's only Mary M. who sees him). No finally established about it in
this discussion.
Let me
Anyone want to make a big deal about the new year given it's numerological
value?
On 1/1/2014 11:42 AM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote:
what you should have put in red was that Luke wasn't at the
resurrection
Neither was anybody else.
In the Gospel of John, Mary Magdalene ...is recorded as the first
witness of Jesus' resurrection (John 20:14–16); (Mark 16:9 later
its a big deal that we are all alive and still breathing - that's about all
the significance I give the numbers game
On Wed, 1/1/14, Duveyoung no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote:
Subject: [FairfieldLife] 2 + 0 + 1 + 4 = 7
To:
MIU owes its knowledge, strength, and inspiration to the wisdom of Maharishi ,
the founder of the university. In 1958, Maharishi first introduced to the West
Transcendental Meditation and the knowledge of the Science of Creative
Intelligence, and this technique and knowledge were spread
On 1/1/2014 11:46 AM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote:
this isn't about opinion, but about fact: What does the Bible
actually say?
The important question is what did Mary see and what did he say to the
Apostles? The Bible doesn't say exactly what Mary said, but according
to the Gospel of Mary
Paper 98
Improved Quality of Life Through The Transcendental Meditation Program:
Decreased Crime Rate
Paper 98
Introduction
In 1960 Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founder of the Transcendental Meditation
program, predicted that a transition in society toward a more orderly and
harmonious
On 1/1/2014 11:49 AM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote:
But I'd be willing to bet quite a substantial sum of money that
Share will still not acknowledge that Richard has been trolling
and lying throughout the discussion.
How much would you be willing to wager? You being a non-believer, your
You declared your zero interest yet you read the post and thus your mind is now
boggled.
You called it a waste of life - thus admitting to wasting your life by
reading it.
Dueling Egos need to be occupied to maintain a sense of worth. Don't
discourage them from frivolous pursuits. It
According to many economists this will be the year the banksters tell we
all must pay their gambling debts. Tell them to fuck off.
On 01/01/2014 10:51 AM, Michael Jackson wrote:
its a big deal that we are all alive and still breathing - that's
about all the significance I give the numbers
As you know, it was never in question that this is what Matthew, Mark, and John
report. No established, finally in this discussion. It was established a
very long time ago.
As you know, it was never in question that this is what Matthew, Mark,
and John report (although Mark and John do
As you know, she was a witness to the risen Christ, not to the resurrection
itself. Nobody saw that.
what you should have put in red was that Luke wasn't at the
resurrection
Neither was anybody else.
In the Gospel of John, Mary Magdalene ...is recorded as the first
witness of
http://batgap.com/ayahuasca-psyschedelics/
And all bets are off if there is another major earthquake at Fukushima:
http://www.vice.com/read/these-nuclear-physicists-think-david-suzuki-is-exaggerating-about-fukushima
On 01/01/2014 11:17 AM, Bhairitu wrote:
According to many economists this will be the year the banksters tell
we all
*An attack by some naked Naga sadhus in Haridwar!*
The last Kumbh festival of this century is over, but not the war between
the Shankaracharyas of Jyotipeeth here. There are three of them claiming
that seat, established by Adi Shankaracharya who, in the eighth century,
walked all the way from his
Mary Magdalene was the first to see the risen Christ. All the four
gospels agree on this: Matthew 28:1, Mark 16:1, Luke 24:10, and John 20:1.
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Magdalene
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Magdalene
Sorry, but that isn't a quote from that
Most recently, Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code depicted
Jesus as being married to Mary Magdalene.
It's interesting that Bernard of Clairvaux, the founder of the Templers Rule,
was devoted to the Magdalene and to the Black Madonna. Bernard commended the
knights to the 'Obedience of
Thank you! He explains it all beautifully, and succinctly. Happy New Year!!
Edg, according to Vedic Numerology, the number 7 is associated with Ketu, the
Dragon's Tail. Ketu has to do with detachment and liberation. Ketu is
currently transiting the first sign of the zodiac, Aries, which is ruled by
Mars in both jyotish and Western. Aries has to do with the self.
And a Happy New Year to you too Dr. D !
Having read the gospel excerpts, I even wonder if Mary M was the first to see
the risen Christ. Maybe the angel at His tomb was the first to see Him.
Anyway, I think you are right that risen in terms of the resurrection does not
mean hovering. And I think Richard is right in that Mary M was
LOL, Seraphita! How those K people ever got famous is something I will never
understand as long as I live!
On Tuesday, December 31, 2013 9:51 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com
s3raph...@yahoo.com wrote:
Another possibility is that aliens have picked up our transmissions of
Keeping Up with the
Yes, maybe the angels watched, but we were really talking about human beings.
And I've never disputed that Mary Magdalene was the first human to see the
risen Christ according to Matthew, Mark, and John--but not Luke. So Richard was
wrong about Luke (until he changed see to realize and
Re When you add in Iamblicus’s idea that humans were so fallen they couldn’t
return to the gods by theoria (thus needing theurgic erôs/philia:
Presumably that was based on his own experience and observation of his fellow
Platonists' struggles. Not so different to Indian ideas about the kali
...darueber muss man schweigen?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57PWqFowq-4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57PWqFowq-4
FWIW, at the same time they deleted 85 films. List here:
http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/happy-streamageddon-eve-why-85-movies-will-vanish-from-netflix-at-midnight
http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/happy-streamageddon-eve-why-85-movies-will-vanish-from-netflix-at-midnight
Netflix added
Re rites included ritually kissing the anus of a cat:
I hope novices were told in advance what to expect when they joined rather
than finding out having spent decades working their way up the hierarchy.
They're always doing that. Content Management 101: some Netflix titles
are products of a contract with major studios which are set to expire at
a certain date. If the studio execs feel the deal was worthwhile they
will renew. And sometimes expiring titles show up again the next week
after
I find it interesting that religious writings are considered history because
they contain historical references. But they were written for an entirely
different purpose.
As a case in point there are four known earliest more or less complete
manuscripts of the Christian Bible. Codex
Having watched Lars von Trier's Antichrist and found it utterly repellent and
pointless I'll pass on this new one.
I've seen only one of his other films: Europa (1991). Set in post-war
Germany it had a rather dodgy Nazi chic element to it so the Cannes controversy
decades later when he
Does anyone involved in this current discussion consider the Bible to be
history?
I find it interesting that religious writings are considered history because
they contain historical references. But they were written for an entirely
different purpose.
As a case in point there are four
Nobody really knows very little about the Cathars, since they were stamped out
by the French Christians in the year 1244. However, the Cathars were not
Manichaean, in the sense of an unbroken tradition going back to the 3rd century
Persian Mani. While they shared the notion of dualism, and
Re Paul:
1 Corinthians 15:3-5 (NIV)
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ
died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was
raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to
Cephas, and then to the
Judy I did NOT confirm that the hovering was something Richard made up! For all
I know, he really thought that. Or maybe he just misspoke. I don't think he
lied or trolled. All in all, I definitely think that this exchange has been the
creation of several people, not just Richard.
On
M.A.N meets Schubert...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDvOFxBI_E8
On 1/1/2014 1:19 PM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote:
It was established a very long time ago.
So, Mary Magdalene was the first person to see the risen Christ after
the resurrection. And, I think Jesus rose from the dead and flew into
the air so Mary could see him first. Later, Jesus as the
Richard, I always thought that Jesus rose from the dead body and spirit. I
mean, wasn't the tomb empty?!
On Wednesday, January 1, 2014 4:19 PM, Richard J. Williams
pundits...@gmail.com wrote:
On 1/1/2014 1:19 PM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote:
It was established a very long time ago.
Judy I did NOT confirm that the hovering was something Richard made up! For
all I know, he really thought that. Or maybe he just misspoke. I don't think he
lied or trolled.
No surprise, Share. You simply aren't big enough or brave enough to admit your
pal has been dishonest, despite all
Next time you're talking about what the Bible says, Richard, when you add
something you made up out of your own head that isn't in the Bible at all, it
would be good if you'd say so.
Actually, the descriptions in the Gospel accounts don't say anything about the
risen Christ being up in the
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/22/technology/master-of-his-virtual-domain.html?_r=0
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/22/technology/master-of-his-virtual-domain.html?_r=0
On 1/1/2014 1:20 PM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote:
As you know, she was a witness to the risen Christ,
not to the resurrection itself. Nobody saw that.
Mary Magdalene was at the Jesus' crucifixion, a witness to his ministry,
and she was at the resurrection. She saw them all with her own
Nobody is said in the Bible to have seen the actual resurrection, as you know.
As you know, she was a witness to the risen Christ,
not to the resurrection itself. Nobody saw that.
Mary Magdalene was at the Jesus' crucifixion, a witness to his ministry,
and she was at the resurrection.
On 1/1/2014 1:51 PM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote:
Sorry, but that isn't a quote from that Wikipedia
page, as you know
She stayed with him at the cross after the male disciples (except John
the Beloved) had fled. She was at his burial, and she is the only person
that all four Gospels say
Steve, this post from Share is an example of why I think she's awesome. Who
else do you know who would ask Wasn't the tomb empty?! unless they had almost
no acquaintance with Christianity and had never read the Bible?
Richard, I always thought that Jesus rose from the dead body and spirit. I
Gotta admit that most of the denizens here are above used the most
despised superlative: awesome. I do see fascinating used
occasionally but wonder if interesting might have sufficed? Was it
really that fascinating? Doesn't that say something about the
consciousness being overwhelmed which
On 1/1/2014 2:28 PM, Share Long wrote:
Having read the gospel excerpts, I even wonder if
Mary M was the first to see the risen Christ.
She stayed with him at the cross after the male disciples (except John
the Beloved) had fled. She was at his burial, and she is the only person
that all
On 1/1/2014 2:40 PM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote:
So Richard was wrong about Luke (until he changed see
to realize and pretended that's what he'd been saying
all along).
She was at his burial, and she is the only person that all four Gospels
say was first to realize that Jesus had risen and
On 1/1/2014 3:23 PM, anartax...@yahoo.com wrote:
Historians and Biblical scholars seem mostly in
agreement that Mark is the earliest of the Gospels
(though some of the letters of Paul are earlier).
According to Paul, in Acts 9:3–9, after the resurrection the risen
Christ was seen above
And Judy, this might be a perfect example of what I mean by you missing nuance,
and choosing to interpret something in the worst possible way.
Share's comment sounds like a rhetorical statement, as in of course the tomb
was empty, or maybe, like, Richard, you know the tomb was empty, right?
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote:
Gotta admit that most of the denizens here are above used the most
despised superlative: awesome. I do see fascinating used
occasionally but wonder if interesting might have sufficed? Was it
really that fascinating? Doesn't that
On 1/1/2014 3:35 PM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote:
Does anyone involved in this current discussion
consider the Bible to be history?
You mean history as opposed to your opinion?
Apparently Judy has been doing most of the Bible referencing in this
thread. As far as I can tell, Judy cites no
Somehow, not all my comment made it.
I had added, that some of us communicate in a more gentle way, and others in a
more direct, even harsh manner. It may depend on which part of our personality
is more developed. Not necessarily making a judgment here, just saying that by
giving people a
On 1/1/2014 4:10 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com wrote:
raised on the third day only makes sense in reference
to a physical event doesn't it?
Raised from the dead means raised to a spirit - a spiritual
resurrection. But, many Christians believe that the body of Jesus was
restored AND his soul was
On 1/1/2014 4:15 PM, Share Long wrote: Judy I did NOT confirm that the
hovering was something
Richard made up!
According to Paul, after the resurrection the risen Christ was seen
above five hundred brethren all at once, floating in the sky. Spirits
and angels can fly and hover, so it makes
One account of some of the first people to see Christ after resurrection said
that they were walking towards Galilee and someone joined them on their walk
and it turned out to be Jesus. So, I guess He did do some walking. There's also
teleportation! But to throw cold water on this whole
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