For those fans of the BBC Sherlock, your wait is either over or soon
to be over (I hear that most in the US won't get to see it until later
this month). Suffice it to say your wait will be worth it, but you may
need to see the first episode twice to really get it all. If you haven't
seen it yet
What a breath of fresh air in this world of religious fanaticism and
fundamentalism:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/02/quaker-parody-what-does-george-\
fox-say_n_4531947.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/02/quaker-parody-what-does-george\
-fox-say_n_4531947.html
A nice thing about the Quaker group practice as the Friends Meeting itself is
that it is stripped of religious forms, of alters, brahmasthans, steeples, no
stages, no ostentatious hats or robes such like some clergy and TM-Rajas and
other climbers would wear above others. The nice thing about
THANLS Buck well stated, Bill Leed
In a message dated 01/03/14 08:07:27 Eastern Standard Time,
dhamiltony...@yahoo.com writes:
A nice thing about the Quaker group practice as the Friends Meeting itself is
that it is stripped of religious forms, of alters, brahmasthans, steeples, no
In Autobiography of a Yogi Paramahansa Yogananda reported that he witnessed the
resurrection of the PHYSICAL body of Swami Yukteswar, his Master.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote:
On 1/2/2014 3:46 PM, authfriend@... mailto:authfriend@... wrote:
Nobody is said
Hey, Buck - Thank you for your kind words! Yes, I haven't changed all that
much, though far less confused, and far more successful, these days. :-)
I don't mind about FFL - there are so many opportunities for spiritual growth
in the world. I am spending less and less time on-line, anyway, as I
Delightful as always, Ann, and a hilarious take on Lazy-Boy! I *actually* AM
as happy and self-sufficient, as I appear to be! What a concept! I was actually
forced into it, by life's circumstances - lol - in a nutshell--born *blue*
(actually nearly black, from oxygen starvation, but since that
The Bechdel Test. To pass a film must:
1. Have at least two women -- with names -- in it 2. Who talk to each
other 3. About something besides a man
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/130983-Movies-Passing-the-Bech\
del-Test-for-Sexism-Earned-More-in-2013
Though I am not holding my breath, Richard, one of these days, I hope you post
something *real*, genuine, and authentic. Just once. :-)
On 1/3/2014 12:11 AM, Duveyoung wrote:
Okay, I'm corrected on the second point. Thanks.
So, let's review what we know:
Mary dated Jesus for a number of years. They killed Jesus and hung him
on a tree. Mary buried Jesus in Joe's tomb. Jesus was raised from the
dead; he ascended up in the
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote:
Delightful as always, Ann, and a hilarious take on Lazy-Boy! I *actually* AM
as happy and self-sufficient, as I appear to be! What a concept! I was actually
forced into it, by life's circumstances - lol - in a
Though I am not holding my breath, Richard, one of these days,
I hope you post something *real*, genuine, and authentic. Just
once. :-)
Is it something I said?
On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 8:25 AM, doctordumb...@rocketmail.com
no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote:
Though I am not holding my breath,
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote:
For those fans of the BBC Sherlock, your wait is either over or soon to be
over (I hear that most in the US won't get to see it until later this month).
Suffice it to say your wait will be worth it, but you may need to see the
OY VEY! Forgive them Father for they know not what they do.
From: Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, January 3, 2014 6:25 AM
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Get Your Ducks in a Row
On 1/3/2014 12:11 AM, Duveyoung wrote:
Okay, I'm
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote:
Put your earphones on and listen to this. Let us know what you think.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk3Eyd8UP2c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk3Eyd8UP2c
It's amazing how powerful many human voices singing to together can be
Classic Ecstatic Simples
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According to Mircea Eliade in his classic book Yoga: Immortality or
Freedom ...in the sphere of shamanism, strictly speaking, intoxication by
drugs (hemp, mushrooms, tobacco, etc.) seems not to have formed part of the
original practice. For, on
“Everybody’s Inner Being is Pure Happiness”, MMY. This inner happiness is
consciousness itself, being formless it takes on bodies of a Male or Female
nature in alternating incarnations on Earth to learn the lessons of life.
Being incarnated sometimes Male and sometimes Female gives the
The following is from the draft version of my introduction to Rocks Are
Melting: The Everyday Teachings of Brahmananda Saraswati. - L.B.Shriver
He used to live only on germinated gram seeds mixed with a little bit of salt.
He lived on a hillock in a small natural cave near a mountain pool. -
On 1/3/2014 8:30 AM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote:
Your voice here I find to be a breath of fresh air and
look at your fans coming out of the woodwork because of
Ricky's troll-like statement.
Is it something I said? - Bob Price
Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I
may not follow. Do not walk beside me, either. Just leave me the hell
alone. - Will Rogers
On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 6:35 PM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote:
Hayseed: This here bird dog is worth $1000.
Farmer:
On 1/3/2014 8:41 AM, Mike Dixon wrote:
Forgive them Father for they know not what they do.
Only a poseur or a caviler would deny the scriptures right in front of
their face, and no child who is old enough to think for himself or
herself thinks that God Almighty lives in a local heaven down
On 1/3/2014 12:46 AM, jr_...@yahoo.com wrote:
Put your earphones on and listen to this. Let us know what you think.
We put it on the stereo - sweet!
A warning, for those of you who are mainly drawn to movies about
zombies, vampires, teenagers battling to the death, misogynist TV
anchormen, con men conning mayors, Senators and Congressmen, and $3,000
suit-wearing wolves on Wall Street. This movie is not like that. It's
probably more akin to the
turq, thanks for the recommendation. I'm always looking for an exceptional
romance movie and this sounds perfect. Plus I'm fascinated by time travel. I
really liked Rachel McAdams in State of Play and finally remembered where I had
seen her before: The Family Stone in which she plays a less
This was pretty funny, Richard but I still think Mary M did not see the actual
moment that Jesus returned to life, the resurrection. Nor did she see Jesus
ascend into heaven 40 days later. It sounds like she saw him standing around
looking like a gardner. Go figure!
On Thursday, January 2,
It's SO much more complex than this biologically, BillyG. What about people,
for example, who are born with indeterminate genitals, or genitals of both
sexes? There's a whole range of possibilities that your formula doesn't account
for.
“Everybody’s Inner Being is Pure Happiness”, MMY. This
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote:
turq, thanks for the recommendation. I'm always looking for an
exceptional romance movie and this sounds perfect. Plus I'm fascinated
by time travel. I really liked Rachel McAdams in State of Play and
finally remembered where I had seen
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote:
This was pretty funny, Richard but I still think Mary M did not see
the actual moment that Jesus returned to life, the resurrection. Nor did
she see Jesus ascend into heaven 40 days later. It sounds like she saw
him standing around looking
Good one!
From: TurquoiseB turquoi...@yahoo.com
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, January 3, 2014 8:50 AM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote:
This was pretty funny, Richard but I still think Mary M did
Oh heavens! Americans won't get to see Sherlock the same time the UK
does. What is an American couch potato to do? They could use a proxy
server and fake out the BBC that they are really in the UK not the US.
Of course that would be the posting of the show on the BBC web site
which I don't
ah, turq, Richard Curtis is the writer. Four Weddings is one of my favorite all
time movies though I don't like Hugh Grant all that much. I liked Love Actually
only after I saw it a second time. Notting Hill was great as an ensemble flick
imo. Curtis has a great perspective I think on love and
Have I mentioned lately how much I hate HuffPo? Arianna Huffington
would NOT like FFL. Arianna does NOT like anonymity so back in
mid-December HuffPo started requiring member to verify your account to
comment via Facebook. Someone should tell that tech illiterate
limousine liberal bitch
For the moment at least that gorilla should be the winter weather the US
is having. I haven't seen much mention of it here. Nah, let's waste
our time talking about whether Jayzuz was real or not. So how are folks
doing with climate disruption?
Even here in the SF Bay Area we've had a long
Just after midnight, it was -8 degrees where my sister lives in Vermont. It's
-3 there now, the high for the day. Predicted to go down to -15 tonight. Around
8 inches of snow, but that's piddling for Vermont.
Ten inches of snow where I am on the Jersey shore (the snowfall has stopped),
temp
Thanks. I find it interesting to find out what people are doing with
climate disruption. Keep warm. Us old sods don't do well with home
temperatures under 68 degrees. I have taken to using my heater tower as
electricity is cheaper than gas and besides I'm only in one room at a time.
On
The Fairfield, Iowa group meditation then became the largest group to Be with
as the group of transcending meditators like Quakers gathered in Iowa from the
late 1970's. Quite a number of old-style Quakers like me joined on with the
large group meditation in Fairfield, Iowa from the beginning
On 1/3/2014 10:25 AM, Share Long wrote:
Mary M did not see the actual moment that Jesus returned to life,
the resurrection.
There actually two parts to the resurrection of Jesus. The first part is
rising the physical body from the dead. Probably only some angels saw
that who were inside
I suppose the question of the nature of the soul would be valuable, if the soul
exists. I do not see any reason to suppose why something called a soul exists,
or whether something like an aetheric body exists either. If these have no
observable characteristics, then they have the same
Not yet! :-)
For me, the question of Jesus' resurrection is rather like the resurrection of
Sherlock Holmes. But if in fact he did exists as a person, I would say he
experienced enlightenment, taught others, and then died, perhaps not so nicely.
Some of his followers caught on to what he was doing, but most
My dad was a force of nature - exceptionally kind and gentle, always up for a
party, and exploring the ends of the earth. I'll never equal his
accomplishments, but I am having a great time, trying to!
It's not *climate disruption* dude, it's global warming! B. The
ship that got stuck in ice was researching global warming, media didn't say
much about that. Isn't it summer in the Southern Hemisphere?
From: Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent:
I spend most of my time in my living room, where I have a big honkin'
through-the-wall electric heater and A/C unit, so as long as we have power and
the heater doesn't give up the ghost, I'm fine.
My sister's seven years younger, but I worry about her up there in Vermont
because she's way
The temperature here (Brewster, NY) is 10F (-8C) with a wind chill of -8F
(-22C). Tomorrow morning it is expected to be -8F (-22C) without wind chill
factored in, but the wind is expected to be almost nil by then.
This is not so bad. Currently at the summit of Mt. Everest, it is -18F (-28C)
Now you are assuming. If Mary M were a good little disciple,she would have run
immediately and done what Jesus told her to do, and she did. However she never
said anything about seeing him floating away, BTW, why would he have to fly up
to heaven, couldn't he just disappear and reappear in
Global warming is so retro just as climate change. The new term
climate disruption. Gotta stay up to date.
A friend and his wife went on their honeymoon in June a couple years
ago. They went to New Zealand and came back with colds. Duh!
Hey, I'd be living in the tropics if I had my
About 54 degrees here in Tombal Tx. br.
From: anartax...@yahoo.com anartax...@yahoo.com
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, January 3, 2014 10:57 AM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: Let's talk about the big gorilla in the room
The temperature here (Brewster, NY) is 10F (-8C)
No, I'm sure you would love Kerala. Nice communist state government.
From: Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, January 3, 2014 11:05 AM
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Let's talk about the big gorilla in the room
Global warming is so retro just
Before someone calls me a wuus for complaining about the petty weather
in the SF Bay Area, I grew up in the northwest and the last year I lived
in my hometown in January 1989 we had -18F temperatures. Road ice was
so prevalent that after sliding off the road even with my Subaru wagon I
drove
Everything is accounted for Judy, down to the last jot and tittle, also
called Karma.
Did it ever occur to you that those born with those genital defects were
actually gender confused in previous lives and did the very thing transsexuals
are doing today with their bodies? Could being born
A lot of people still haven't caught on to what he was doing. I guess we'll all
just have to wait and see.
From: anartax...@yahoo.com anartax...@yahoo.com
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, January 3, 2014 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Get Your Ducks in a Row
For
One thing is certain, a microscope (or any scientific instrument) can never
prove the existence of the soul or God because it is a subjective experience. I
can't prove God to you, only you can prove God to yourself, till then it's just
a theory. As MMY used to say, the proof is in the pudding.
On 1/3/2014 10:25 AM, Share Long wrote:
Nor did she see Jesus ascend into heaven 40 days later.
You are really bringing up some important issues, Share. We don't have a
Bible in the house so I'm depending Judy, and on my local Monsignor - he
can read Greek - and Dad, who is in his third
On 1/3/2014 10:50 AM, TurquoiseB wrote:
Back in Santa Fe I had a gardener named Jesus, and I saw
him standing around quite often.
What else would a gardener in Santa Fe be doing, since there's hardly
any gardening to be don in the high desert. Go figure.
Does that make me a New
On 1/3/2014 1:01 PM, Mike Dixon wrote:
However she never said anything about seeing him
floating away,
Mary told the other apostles exactly what Jesus instructed her to tell
them. The only thing that was important at that moment was for Mary to
tell the other guys that Jesus had risen
http://event.davidlynchfoundation.org/ http://event.davidlynchfoundation.org/
http://event.davidlynchfoundation.org/ http://event.davidlynchfoundation.org/
Ya been there? Seemed to be very prosperous small businesses there and
little or no begging (they give those folks jobs selling things).
Cochin is a very modern city. Not sure is the state government
communist or socialist since the former is a denigrating term
fascists use to scare people.
On 1/3/2014 9:11 AM, pundits...@gmail.com wrote:
This thread should have been: Rocks are Melting
The following is from the draft version of my introduction to Rocks
Are Melting:
The Everyday Teachings of Brahmananda Saraswati. - L.B. Shriver
It was only 130 degrees in Australia yesterday.
On 01/03/2014 11:06 AM, Mike Dixon wrote:
About 54 degrees here in Tombal Tx.br.
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*Sent:* Friday, January 3, 2014 10:57 AM
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Confused about what the Self IS! See below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c9ZnpMppHQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c9ZnpMppHQ
Sorry to have to post this one but, (viewer discretion advised). It's a sad day
for modern civilization. See below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YinlZhfdN1o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YinlZhfdN1o
To think this is where the LGBT community is leading us; really? wake up
America!
by Man Man.Anderson Cooper says that the Wolf in these lyrics is Wolf
Blitzer.
.
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/manman/endboss.html
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/manman/endboss.html
BillyG, you are one sick dude, IMHO, to go hunting around for a video like that
to post in the hope that we'll all go Oh, ick, ain't it awful! That's
exploitative, to say the least. The video was made for people who have an
interest in the surgical procedures, not to promote loathing of people
(popular mantra to Shiva to attain Liberation and offset bad karma):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51dbuDzTxp8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51dbuDzTxp8
Right Judy, we really shouldn't be looking at these videos, and definitely
NOT making public policy based on them either, lets just see how happy these
folks are...'er, eventually! 'er, well, maybe not. Here's a few where it DIDN'T
work out!
http://www.sexchangeregret.com/
BTW Judy, definitely DON'T look at this one, go figure?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XpMsUeu8m4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XpMsUeu8m4
This one's just for you Judy! Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT65GFEMQ2s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT65GFEMQ2s
Mike, I can't believe you were saying brr to 54F! I guess it really is
all relative. They're predicting a HIGH of -4 in FF on Monday!
On Friday, January 3, 2014 3:57 PM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
It was only 130 degrees in Australia yesterday.
On 01/03/2014 11:06
Richard, sorry I haven't replied. I've been out of town today. A friend and I
went to see Saving Mr. Banks. Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson were wonderful.
On Friday, January 3, 2014 1:18 PM, Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com
wrote:
On 1/3/2014 10:25 AM, Share Long wrote:
Nor
It's about 64 degrees here in San Francisco, CA as the sun is setting to the
ocean.
I saw a nice crescent Moon last night. And it should appear again tonight and
in conjunction with Venus in Capricorn.
The night skies here have been fairly clear too. Looking like a bright jewel
in the
John, I also noticed the Moon last night. It was quite beautiful. And I'm glad
to know that it's Jupiter that's been so visible in the sky of late. Actually
one doesn't have to go far out of town to see a night sky full of celestial
bodies. One of the perks of living in the heartland (-:
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote:
My dad was a force of nature - exceptionally kind and gentle, always up for a
party, and exploring the ends of the earth. I'll never equal his
accomplishments, but I am having a great time, trying to!
Good for you.
Not too bad in Victoria. The temperatures are in Centigrade, of course.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote:
John, I also noticed the Moon last night. It was quite beautiful. And I'm glad
to know that it's Jupiter that's been so visible in the sky of
The BBC Sherlock is a worldwide hit but I read that the USA is *not* so
enamoured and viewing figures there are quite low.
I love the original Holmes tales (though Poe's Dupin is the original and the
best) so I enjoy this modern updating but the series does strike me as a bit
smug and
Re The Bechdel Test. To pass a film must:
1. Have at least two women -- with names -- in it
2. Who talk to each other
3. About something besides a man:
What's the point of the Bechdel Test? Some films - war movies? prison movies?
- may work best *without* any women. It's a man's world out
Share,
There is a treasure trove of information in the night sky. It's a mystery to
me how the ancient astrologers were able to map the skies to come up with the
zodiac signs and their meanings.
Yes, Jupiter, the great benefic is now transiting right in between Castor and
Pollux, the
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote:
The BBC Sherlock is a worldwide hit but I read that the USA is *not* so
enamoured and viewing figures there are quite low.
Shocking, I think the series is brilliant. And the Moriarty in this series is
also about the most evil
does anyone want to give their learned opinion about sameshyanti s precise
meaning in this context? would it mean necessarily entered into the same
nakshatra at exactly the same time or just all passing through that nakshatra
simultaneously?
Srimad Bhagavatam http://vedabase.net/sb/en1 12.2.24
Re Moriarty in this series is also about the most evil guy I have seen:
The series creator and writer Mark Gatiss also plays Mycroft. He's so snooty
and superior he's a hoot and I always enjoy his appearances.
Sherlock in the original stories was always passionately on the side of
justice
Om hell we had worst than even that. I get city-dweller folks who finding I am
a livestock man ask me how my animals are doing in this. Hell my animals are
built by natural law for this. They needs good food, good water and good
shelter that is out of the winds and they do really fine with it.
Turqb, my people are old Quaker and I too am Quaker and by experience I take
that very seriously and even deadly seriously, which is why I am in Fairfield,
Iowa as an attender of the large group meditations in the Golden Domes of the
Fairfield meditating community. George Fox and early Quakers
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