[FairfieldLife] TV review: True Detective

2014-01-13 Thread TurquoiseB
OK, 2014 is less than two weeks old so this may be a little premature, but my vote for best new TV series of the year goes to HBO for True Detective. It's a tour de force from its first moments. It's also my favorite kind of series, a character-driven story told slowly, unfolding like the peeling

[FairfieldLife] RE: Religion that doesn#39;t take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread dhamiltony2k5
s3; The uni-sex dress-code, which uni-sex dress-code could you favor for us? Which one? The bib-overall long has been a great equalizer. Liberating and very fitting in so many ways. -Buck s3raphita wrote: I am a great believer in the uni-sex dress-code. Re Tolstoy gave the right

[FairfieldLife] RE: Who Yahoo or spammers think you are if you read Fairfield Life

2014-01-13 Thread dhamiltony2k5
Om, the testosterone ads? You don't get the testosterone ads? Obviously you need a stronger name, a real guy's name like 'Buck' to write under.

[FairfieldLife] RE: Asymmetric Dress-Codes and Religion that doesn#39;t take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread dhamiltony2k5
From symmetric to asymmetric dress-code, from a uniformity of business suits and schoolmarmish attire at a time in TM over to Raja crowns and robes was useful to the cause and without significant subtle effect in TM history? For group cohesion of consciousness of the lower form? Was bad

[FairfieldLife] RE: Religion that doesn#39;t take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread dhamiltony2k5
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote: Re Tolstoy gave the right advice.: Possibly. But, as I said, it's the hypocrisy of Tolstoy that grates with me. Om s3, which hypocrisy bothers you more? Tolstoy doing the serf girls? Maharishi and college girls? Mao

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Religion that doesn't take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread Share Long
The uni sex dress CODE? Will the code include enforcement and punishment? Sounds like censorship and tyranny to me, the Inquisition reappearing, taking a new angle on repressing and suppressing sexuality. Besides being wrong imo, it's also impractical, doesn't work, backfires, causes backlash,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Asymmetric Dress-Codes and Religion that doesn't take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread TurquoiseB
IMO any attempt at a standardized dress code or uniform is an exercise born out of fear, and in the direction of suppression of individuality. This is as true in the military as it is in cults. They make soldiers wear the same uniforms so that they'll become uniform, and follow orders. They do the

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Religion that doesn't take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread Share Long
Buck, what about the woman who walks around FF in shapeless bibs, with her long blond hair streaming...down to her ankles?! You gonna make her cut her very feminine hair? Have everybody shave their heads?! Sexual energy is life force energy. Suppress or repress at your peril. Better to teach

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: The Islamization of America in 2013

2014-01-13 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 1/12/2014 4:54 PM, emptyb...@yahoo.com wrote: You are absol ... fuckin.. uutaaly right. I was never initiated into Willy-ism. Go finger ... So, this is what resulted from from you learning the mahârudrâbhishekam, but your guru failed to teach you the rudiments of spiritual discourse.

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: If Another Country Was Doing This To Our Kids, We’d Be At War

2014-01-13 Thread Share Long
Seraph, I've loved Jodie Foster ever since I saw her in Contact, one of my favorite movies of all time. Also liked Matthew M in it as the love interest. Really glad that he won a Golden Globe last night. As did, btw, Her, for Best Screenplay. More on Her in another thread. But it's definitely

[FairfieldLife] Re: Asymmetric Dress-Codes and Religion that doesn#39;t take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread authfriend
Like, say, Buddhist monks? IMO any attempt at a standardized dress code or uniform is an exercise born out of fear, and in the direction of suppression of individuality. This is as true in the military as it is in cults. They make soldiers wear the same uniforms so that they'll become

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: The Islamization of America in 2013

2014-01-13 Thread Richard Williams
As you know, I had a ritvikâcharya teach me mahârudrâbhishekam. Over a period of 5-6 years Ann. Well, whatever it is you have been taught or think you know, what good is it if you continue to take yourself so seriously? I mean, really, all this teaching you have subjected yourself to has

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: All About Zen

2014-01-13 Thread Richard Williams
Zen, Dzogchen and TM [image: Inline image 1] Inside the Shambhala Meditation Center, Boulder CO According to Beaulah Smith, I am TMer #214 in the U.S. I'm on the SIMS list at 1015 Gayley in Westwood, CA. I have a receipt for $35 signed by Jerry Jarvis. I had already completed a course in

[FairfieldLife] Re: Asymmetric Dress-Codes and Religion that doesn#39;t take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote: IMO any attempt at a standardized dress code or uniform is an exercise born out of fear, and in the direction of suppression of individuality. This is as true in the military as it is in cults. They make soldiers wear the same

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: The Islamization of America in 2013

2014-01-13 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote: On 1/12/2014 4:54 PM, emptybill@... mailto:emptybill@... wrote: You are absol ... fuckin.. uutaaly right. I was never initiated into Willy-ism. Go finger ... So, this is what resulted from from you learning

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Religion that doesn#39;t take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote: Buck, what about the woman who walks around FF in shapeless bibs, with her long blond hair streaming...down to her ankles?! You gonna make her cut her very feminine hair? Have everybody shave their heads?! Are there really

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Religion that doesn't take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread Share Long
Ann, bibs is farmer shortcut language for shapeless pale peach colored or coloured bib overalls and yes, they go down to the ankles. I think they wear them for warmth. Go figure! On Monday, January 13, 2014 8:54 AM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote:   ---In

[FairfieldLife] RE: Religion that doesn#39;t take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread s3raphita
The line I am a great believer in the uni-sex dress-code was copied over (by Yahoo not me!) from a post by Jason. I don't advocate any dress codes. Jason can defend that view if he wishes. My input was about the hypocrisy of Muggeridge and Tolstoy - both men who were enthusiastic

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: The Islamization of America in 2013

2014-01-13 Thread Richard Williams
emptybill wrote: he also imparted much of the Vedika view of values. According to him, the Tantrika view was that the universe was actualized by limitless shakti-s that structured its being, patterns and interactions. Your teacher may have been confused. As a Buddhist tantric you would be

[FairfieldLife] Re: Religion that doesn't take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita wrote: The line I am a great believer in the uni-sex dress-code was copied over (by Yahoo not me!) from a post by Jason. I don't advocate any dress codes. Jason can defend that view if he wishes. Just in case you were wondering, I understood

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hackers

2014-01-13 Thread Richard Williams
Leaked search warrants suggest Sabu wasn't the only LulzSec hacker who helped the FBI take down the infamous hacktivist group. The unredacted search warrants for Sabu and LulzSec refer to involvement of three different informants in the investigation, at least two of whom it is implied were

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Religion that doesn't take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread Share Long
turq, good point that unisex means women dressing like men. I hadn't thought of that because for me wearing uniforms happened in Catholic schools and they did want the girls to look different from the boys, albeit, like one another. I think part of uniform wearing is to simplify life and help

[FairfieldLife] Re: Religion that doesn#39;t take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread authfriend
Well, this is a bit odd. The only person on FFL who has recommended uniforms for TMers is Buck, and he's most definitely a member of the organization. Did Barry miswrite? One thing I think you'll find if you look into it is that those on this forum recommending uniforms for monks, nuns, and

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Religion that doesn#39;t take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread authfriend
Do the bibs always go with long hair down to the ankles, or just in the case of this one woman? Ann, bibs is farmer shortcut language for shapeless pale peach colored or coloured bib overalls and yes, they go down to the ankles. I think they wear them for warmth. Go figure! Buck, what

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Religion that doesn't take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread Share Long
Judy, I've only seen one woman in FF with hair down to her ankles but lots of women in the Dome with hair down to their waist, etc. I like that older women feel free enough to let their grey or greying hair grow long. On Monday, January 13, 2014 10:26 AM, authfri...@yahoo.com

[FairfieldLife] Re: Religion that doesn't take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: turq, good point that unisex means women dressing like men. I hadn't thought of that because for me wearing uniforms happened in Catholic schools and they did want the girls to look different from the boys, albeit, like one another. I

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: The Islamization of America in 2013

2014-01-13 Thread Richard Williams
You also forget that I have a Vajrayana Tantric and Dzogchen teacher. Certainly different practices but when he first saw my altar he pointed to the traditionally carved shiva lingam and commented “original Tantra”. You two are comparing apples to oranges, but I'm practicing tantra with a

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: The Islamization of America in 2013

2014-01-13 Thread Share Long
Nice, Richard. I'm just old enough to realize the value of staying on an even keel and doing what helps that in terms of diet, sleep, exercise, etc. I also like that the good doctor said: moderation in everything. But don't miss anything. OTOH I have missed a few things like LSD and don't mind

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Religion that doesn't take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread Share Long
hmmm, I wonder if that group of Seelisburg higher ups included anyone on FFL and if he noticed... Jeez, I can be so point value! On Monday, January 13, 2014 10:40 AM, TurquoiseB turquoi...@yahoo.com wrote:   --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: turq, good point that

Re: [FairfieldLife] TV review: True Detective

2014-01-13 Thread Bhairitu
The problem is it's HBO. IOW, unless you keep the cable or satellite or have a friend or relative who is willing to give you their account info for HBOGO you won't be able to watch it. Of course they can try the eye patch route but keep in mind Time-Warner is a fascist company and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Religion that doesn't take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: hmmm, I wonder if that group of Seelisburg higher ups included anyone on FFL and if he noticed... Jeez, I can be so point value! Not likely. By that time (early 1977) very few Americans were left in the ultimate TM hierarchy as I

[FairfieldLife] Re: TV review: True Detective

2014-01-13 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: snippus interruptus Helix is a good show BTW so I am looking forward to where they take it. I also have read elsewhere that True Detective is good but it will have to wait. I understand about your issue with HBO, and if I lived in an

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: A Tale Of Two Women: Jasmine and Samantha

2014-01-13 Thread Share Long
So glad I got to see Her yesterday and in Iowa City so that afterwards I had an hour in the car to let it mull over. Beautiful, beautiful day to be on the open road and that designation is quite literal in this part of Iowa where one can see to the horizon in all directions. It's one of my

[FairfieldLife] Re: Religion that doesn#39;t take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread authfriend
Translation: Barry's afraid Share will mess up again if she responds to questions posed to her. Share, don't let Barry tell you what to post and what not to post. Still, that's often enough. Some people you instantly recognize as friends, and others...uh...not so much. Speaking of the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TV review: True Detective

2014-01-13 Thread Share Long
turq and noozguru, I'm butting in to say that I watched the True Detective trailer and found the cinematography exceptional, stunning even. And with those two lead actors, I just figure it's gonna be good. Besides cinematography, I tend to notice meta themes and this looks to have one about how

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Religion that doesn't take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread Share Long
Judy, your admonition doesn't make any sense. I've already replied to both you and Ann! On Monday, January 13, 2014 11:43 AM, authfri...@yahoo.com authfri...@yahoo.com wrote:   Translation: Barry's afraid Share will mess up again if she responds to questions posed to her. Share, don't

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TV review: True Detective

2014-01-13 Thread Bhairitu
Speaking of eyepath-unfriendly here's Kim Dotcom on Hollywood and it's desire to control the Internet. By all rights we should NEVER watch an ABC series, a Disney movie or visit Disneyland. They were the architects of the DMCA which was their purely fascist way of assuring that they get to

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Religion that doesn#39;t take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread authfriend
My admonition made perfect sense. You responded to Ann and me before Barry instructed you to ignore us. If you intend to ignore that instruction and continue to make your own decisions about what to respond to, that's good, I approve. Judy, your admonition doesn't make any sense. I've

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Religion that doesn't take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread Michael Jackson
You have a ton of great old TM stories - thanks for posting that one Barry. On Mon, 1/13/14, TurquoiseB turquoi...@yahoo.com wrote: Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Religion that doesn't take itself deadly seriously To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com

[FairfieldLife] Re: Religion that doesn#39;t take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread authfriend
BTW, when's the last time anyone saw Barry have as extended and wide-ranging a discussion with someone on FFL as I've been having with Bob Price? Ignore them, and it'll become more obvious that they don't have anything to say *except* ragging on someone else.

[FairfieldLife] what our words say about us

2014-01-13 Thread Share Long
One of the gems in Iowa City is a real bookstore, Prairie Lights. Real meaning they looked horrified when I asked where the romance novels are (-: Anyway, I walked there yesterday after Her and got a book by James W. Pennebaker called The Secret Life of Pronouns: What Our Words Say About Us.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Religion that doesn't take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread Jason
--- s3raphita wrote: The line I am a great believer in the uni-sex dress-code was copied over (by Yahoo not me!) from a post by Jason. I don't advocate any dress codes. Jason can defend that view if he wishes. --- TurquoiseB turquoiseb@... wrote: Just in case you were wondering, I

[FairfieldLife] RE: Religion that doesn#39;t take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread s3raphita
Re In public spaces, some degree of conservative uni-dress-code will enable women to break glass ceilings.: Is this dress code to be enforced by the authorities then? Sounds like Maoist China to me.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Religion that doesn't take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Jason wrote: --- s3raphita wrote: The line I am a great believer in the uni-sex dress-code was copied over (by Yahoo not me!) from a post by Jason. I don't advocate any dress codes. Jason can defend that view if he wishes. ---

[FairfieldLife] Sherlock: His Last Vow

2014-01-13 Thread TurquoiseB
For those who were a tad disappointed with episode S03E02, you probably won't be by S03E03, the last one of this short, three-episode season. And the reason is rather obvious; this one is written by Steven Moffat, creator of the overall series and and a proven excellent writer. There is little of

[FairfieldLife] Norway: frozen fish!

2014-01-13 Thread cardemaister
http://www.nrk.no/nordland/smafisk-svomte-i-doden-1.11466122 http://www.nrk.no/nordland/smafisk-svomte-i-doden-1.11466122

[FairfieldLife] Found Art

2014-01-13 Thread Duveyoung
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvvOLhejMCUfeature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvvOLhejMCUfeature=youtu.be

[FairfieldLife] Post Count Tue 14-Jan-14 00:15:02 UTC

2014-01-13 Thread FFL PostCount
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): 01/11/14 00:00:00 End Date (UTC): 01/18/14 00:00:00 156 messages as of (UTC) 01/13/14 23:08:29 23 dhamiltony2k5 16 Share Long 13 emptybill 13 TurquoiseB 12 Bhairitu 11 awoelflebater 10 Richard Williams 10

[FairfieldLife] Maharshi retreat, Dec 2013, Tampa

2014-01-13 Thread yifuxero
3 day Maharshi retreat starting Dec 21, 2013 in Tampa, FL: . http://www.flickr.com/photos/96679594@N05/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/96679594@N05/

[FairfieldLife] Re: Religion that doesn#39;t take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread dhamiltony2k5
Aside from the discussion of uni-sex dress-code, Asymmetric dress-code certainly are used to help generate group cohesion and employed too as fealty tests in hazing to winnow group memberships. The TM movement wore suits and ties or schoolmarm when most everybody else was in bell-bottom jean

[FairfieldLife] Re: Religion that doesn#39;t take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote: Well, this is a bit odd. The only person on FFL who has recommended uniforms for TMers is Buck, and he's most definitely a member of the organization. Did Barry miswrite? It's just another hair-brained Barry theory based on a

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Religion that doesn#39;t take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote: Judy, I've only seen one woman in FF with hair down to her ankles but lots of women in the Dome with hair down to their waist, etc. I like that older women feel free enough to let their grey or greying hair grow long. I

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Religion that doesn#39;t take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote: Judy, your admonition doesn't make any sense. I've already replied to both you and Ann! Yes and thank you. I really didn't have a clue what bibs were other than what babies wear and the image of someone in an ankle length bib

[FairfieldLife] Re: Religion that doesn#39;t take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote: BTW, when's the last time anyone saw Barry have as extended and wide-ranging a discussion with someone on FFL as I've been having with Bob Price? First, Barry is not capable of having a discussion like the one you and Bob are

[FairfieldLife] Re: Religion that doesn#39;t take itself deadly seriously

2014-01-13 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Jason wrote: --- s3raphita wrote: The line I am a great believer in the uni-sex dress-code was copied over (by Yahoo not me!) from a post by Jason. I don't advocate any dress

[FairfieldLife] RE: All About Zen

2014-01-13 Thread emptybill
What amateurish bullshit.

[FairfieldLife] RE: All About Zen

2014-01-13 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, emptybill@... wrote: What amateurish bullshit. Does this mean the bull is inexperienced, clumsy, a greenhorn at taking a crap?

[FairfieldLife] Losing your Veginity

2014-01-13 Thread TurquoiseB
Good article, and about bloody time. Those of us who gave up vegetarianism years ago get subjected to proselytizing about how cool and wonderful and...well...more evolved vegetarian eating is almost every day on the Net and in the press. But no one speaks up for those of us who tried it, didn't