A great many courses were started and the usual huge claims were made and
universities were supposed to be studying them but the results never published.
I did a few myself actually but I knew enough to know that leaving results that
don't suit your purpose on the shelf is very bad science.
Really. Who can deny now that the Age of Enlightenment is upon us?
http://modernfarmer.com/2014/01/tractor-square-dancers/
http://modernfarmer.com/2014/01/tractor-square-dancers/
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, salyavin808 wrote:
Why not just be happy that you've got a nice little technique that
makes you feel happy and relaxed, why does it have to be the most
ultimate thing of any kind ever?
In one phrase, because Maharishi's idea of enlightenment was always my
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In a shocking revelation, as many as 163 Indians, most of them brought to the
US as teenagers from villages in northern India to be trained into Vedic
Pandits by two institutions set up by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi of transcendental
meditation fame, appear to have gone missing over the last 12
Eva Mendes, actress and model Eva Mendes (b. 1974) is an actress, model, singer
and homeware designer
Eva Mendes on Transcendental Meditation: “I’m actually huge into meditation,
Transcendental Meditation http://tmhome.com/transcendental-meditation, and that
really helps create not only a
Perhaps but maybe having such a mythos also helps keep people together in one
place where they can reinforce each others beliefs. If everyone is spread out
it gets hard to keep reality at bay. I remember moving into an academy and it
was a rapid and steep lesson in the TM language and
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SSRSh on MMY:
http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/feb/11guest.htm
http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/feb/11guest.htm
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, salyavin808 wrote:
Perhaps but maybe having such a mythos also helps keep people
together in one place where they can reinforce each others beliefs. If
everyone is spread out it gets hard to keep reality at bay. I remember
moving into an academy and it was
--- salyavin808 wrote:
Perhaps but maybe having such a mythos also helps keep people
together in one place where they can reinforce each others beliefs. If
everyone is spread out it gets hard to keep reality at bay. I remember
moving into an academy and it was a rapid and steep lesson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en9yNEkU5kU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en9yNEkU5kU
Why is engaging your mind so important? How does meditation protect against
stress? Naomi Judd and two experts in the field explain the secrets behind the
mind-body connection.
http://katiecouric.com/videos/the-health-benefits-of-meditation/
Sri Ravi Shankar explains why, and why it was a boon to be able to work
closely with Maharishi.
I have never seen someone as deep as Maharishi. Perhaps that is the reason
why everyone-- young and old, scientists and simpletons, could relate to him.
When Maharishi would meet with Baba
One phrase in movement jargon is 'self-sufficiency'. I find it interesting that
when it comes to 'self-sufficincy' on the movement's spiritual path, it is a
bad word. It means you are on your own. It doesn't mean ego, but it does mean
that eventually you have to give up the herd, herd
Xeno, according to Maharishi, self sufficiency is a quality of the unified
field. As such, I don't think it's a bad word in the TMO. Quite the opposite.
In practical terms, I've noticed over the decades that some of the most self
sufficient people in the TMO are those who are what I call on the
where ever they went the world is a mess now - go send 'em around now - the TMO
won't do it, because as Barry has pointed out, the TMO KNOWS there is no Marshy
Effect, they don't want high numbers in the Domes nor to send peace creating
groups around in a big way because they know their efforts
THANK YOU Anartaxius! For summing it up so eloquently.
On Fri, 1/31/14, anartax...@yahoo.com anartax...@yahoo.com wrote:
Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: The Historic Meissner-like Effect [ME] of Peace:
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday,
they merely exchanged pleasantries because they were all frauds and couldn't
bring off a decent philosophical conversation - they were mainly thinking of
how to steal each other disciples to add to their own bottom line
On Fri, 1/31/14, nablusoss1008
That's right, those Saints should have had you around to bring the conservation
up to a new level :-)
On 1/28/2014 11:03 AM, Bhairitu wrote:
A TayVay and DayVayDay player?
You can call it anything you want to, but for a basic home theater you
will need a display screen and a playback device.
I see. So, that's what it was all about. Where would we be without you,
Michael, to reveal the truth about things.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote:
they merely exchanged pleasantries because they were all frauds and couldn't
bring off a decent philosophical
On 1/31/2014 5:25 AM, Jason wrote:
Lie no 1), This is the highest path, purest path, the
supreme path, the most sublime path, and also the easiest
and effortless path.
Is there a better way?
Lie no 2), The eastern version of the 'hell fire and
brimstone' scare. What will happen to you if
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote:
One phrase in movement jargon is 'self-sufficiency'. I find it
interesting that when it comes to 'self-sufficiency' on the movement's
spiritual path, it is a bad word. It means you are on your own. It
doesn't mean ego, but it does mean that
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote:
Xeno, according to Maharishi, self sufficiency is a quality of the
unified field. As such, I don't think it's a bad word in the TMO. Quite
the opposite. In practical terms, I've noticed over the decades that
some of the most self
On 1/31/2014 4:17 AM, TurquoiseB wrote:
*/Especially if you've created a myth -- pretty much since Day One --
of the terrible things that will happen to you if you ever leave the
herd. Think about the phrases Off The Program and off the path
and losing one's way that we heard so often./*
On 1/31/2014 3:44 AM, salyavin808 wrote:
Probably something about it in Cults 101, which doesn't mean it was
done deliberately to brainwash the newbies
According to most scientists, brain washing has been largely
discredited as a technique for enforcing conformity. If brainwashing
worked we
On 1/31/2014 3:20 AM, raunchy...@yahoo.com wrote:
In a shocking revelation, as many as 163 Indians, most of them brought
to the US as teenagers from villages in northern India to be trained
into Vedic Pandits by two institutions set up by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
of transcendental meditation
Obviously it was the conversation, not the conservation that would bring the
assembled Saints to new and spiritual heights with the presence of Michael
Jackson in the room :-)
On 1/31/2014 2:10 AM, TurquoiseB wrote:
*/
In one phrase, because Maharishi's idea of enlightenment was always
my enlightenment. /*
Well, I don't recall MMY ever saying anything about his own
enlightenment, or lack of it. You seem to be on a strange program these
days - making up stuff all
Carlos Castaneda should have used these photos to teach about his
concept of inaccessibility. It would have made things clearer.
http://www.viralnova.com/camouflaged-animals/
http://www.viralnova.com/camouflaged-animals/
I love the common baron caterpillar (below), but the last guy wins the
On 1/31/2014 2:08 AM, TurquoiseB wrote:
*/Really. Who can deny now that the Age of Enlightenment is upon us?/*
Translation: Enlightenment passed me up so now I'm bitter, I deny
everything and I blame others.
On 1/31/2014 2:02 AM, salyavin808 wrote:
Why not just be happy that you've got a nice little technique that
makes you feel happy and relaxed, why does it have to be the most
ultimate thing of any kind ever?
The most ultimate thing would be to create a lasting world peace. If
there was a
--- anartaxius@... wrote:
Science moves on but pseudoscience does not. The Meissner
effect currently requires very low temperatures (like
-187°C) to work. This whole thing with the Meissner
effect was an analogy. The attempt to explain (assuming it
were true) meditators etc., doing a
On 1/30/2014 10:01 PM, anartax...@yahoo.com wrote:
That would have to be demonstrated by whole other means, and this has
not been done, not even close, in a way that would satisfy most
scientists.
It has already been established that levitate is possible. We have an
eyewitness testimony to
I don't think this is necessarily an infallible test. Parading around
examples of purportedly enlightened students is not without some potentially
negative consequences, for the students in question and for the
as-yet-unenlightened students, and this has to be weighed against the presumed
Well, my old Acer laptop finally gave up the ghost the other day. It had
been growling at me for some time, and finally just went dark and
wouldn't restart, although the hard drive was spinning up. I figured out
that the growling was the fan, not the drive (fortunate, because I was
able to take it
Raunchy, I've been reading all the posts about the pandits and I haven't seen
any posts here that discredit the news story's claim of missing pandits per se.
But Rick posted a letter from Hagelin to contributors to the pandit project
giving a pretty detailed explanation for how and why some
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote:
Really. Who can deny now that the Age of Enlightenment is upon us?
http://modernfarmer.com/2014/01/tractor-square-dancers/
http://modernfarmer.com/2014/01/tractor-square-dancers/
Well, that's good for the environment. Maybe
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote:
On 1/31/2014 3:20 AM, raunchydog@... mailto:raunchydog@... wrote:
In a shocking revelation, as many as 163 Indians, most of them brought
to the US as teenagers from villages in northern India to be trained
into Vedic Pandits
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, salyavin808 wrote:
Why not just be happy that you've got a nice little technique that makes you
feel happy and relaxed, why does it have to be the most ultimate thing of any
kind ever?
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote:
Raunchy, I've been reading all the posts about the pandits and I haven't seen
any posts here that discredit the news story's claim of missing pandits per se.
But Rick posted a letter from Hagelin to contributors to the pandit
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote:
Raunchy, I've been reading all the posts about the pandits and I
haven't seen any posts here that discredit the news story's claim of
missing pandits per se. But Rick posted a letter from Hagelin to
contributors to the pandit project giving a pretty
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote:
Raunchy, I've been reading all the posts about the pandits and I
haven't seen any posts here that discredit the news story's claim of
missing pandits per se. But Rick posted a letter
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote:
Raunchy, I've been reading all the posts about the pandits and I
haven't seen any posts here that discredit the news story's claim of
missing pandits per se. But Rick posted a letter from
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On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 7:48 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote:
What
Never test the depth of the water with both feet. - Will Rogers
On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 8:39 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote:
Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be
promoted.- Will Rogers
On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 7:28 PM, Richard Williams
Wonderful, LOL, thanks Richard. Thanks to Will too (-:
On Friday, January 31, 2014 9:22 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com
wrote:
Never test the depth of the water with both feet. - Will Rogers
On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 8:39 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote:
That's ok, turq, I don't take it personally.
On Friday, January 31, 2014 7:29 AM, TurquoiseB turquoi...@yahoo.com wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote:
Xeno, according to Maharishi, self sufficiency is a quality of the unified
field. As such, I don't think
Barry, your comment appears to be a complete non sequitur to what I wrote. Did
you actually read it? Or did you just make another of your OPSIE
assumptions?
Raunchy, I've been reading all the posts about the pandits and I haven't
seen any posts here that discredit the news story's
Even more of a non sequitur, Barry. Have you not had your coffee yet? Or isn't
it helping?
Raunchy, I've been reading all the posts about the pandits and I
haven't seen any posts here that discredit the news story's claim of
missing pandits per se. But Rick posted a letter from Hagelin to
Right, both versions appear to agree that some pandits have taken off on their
own. That was my point contra Richard. I don't believe I suggested one version
was more credible than the other with regard to the details, though.
Raunchy, I've been reading all the posts about the pandits and I
Just a guess on my part, made facetiously, but given Marshy and Muktananda's
behavior, proply not too far off the mark
On Fri, 1/31/14, steve.sun...@yahoo.com steve.sun...@yahoo.com wrote:
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] 'Maharishi was an emperor and an
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote:
That's ok, turq, I don't take it personally.
Good. It's just the concept I'm objecting to. I mean, who could possibly
equate being completely dependent on the TMO and no other source for all
of one's spiritual teachings and techniques --
So you have tried it and it works well?
On Fri, 1/31/14, TurquoiseB turquoi...@yahoo.com wrote:
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Win 8 blues...NOT!
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, January 31, 2014, 2:25 PM
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote:
Barry, your comment appears to be a complete non sequitur to what I
wrote. Did you actually read it? Or did you just make another of your
OPSIE assumptions?
Ooopsie. Your narcissism is showing again. I was speaking to Raunchy, in
case she
Re That's one reason people gain weight when they stop smoking.:
So smoking is an excellent slimming aid.
Benson Hedges used to make the best ads back when they were legal . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxb-y6u28bY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxb-y6u28bY
---In
turq, I once heard Maharishi say that fear is the last negative emotion to go.
From my own experience, I'd say this is right on target. Different people have
different ways of dealing with fear, especially the fear of death. Go figure (-:
On Friday, January 31, 2014 9:44 AM, TurquoiseB
Seraph, loving those desert critters, albeit from a distance! And what the heck
was that last image on the billboard? I couldn't quite make it out.
On Friday, January 31, 2014 9:52 AM, s3raph...@yahoo.com
s3raph...@yahoo.com wrote:
Re That's one reason people gain weight when they stop
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson wrote:
So you have tried it and it works well?
It works great. Don't install any of the includeware that comes with
it, unless you really want it, but the basic program works like
gangbusters. No complaints, on any level. And, of course,
Jason, it's quite easy to grok different sizes of infinities. Think about all
the integers: 1, 2, 3...Now think about all the even integers: 2, 4, 6...Are
they not both infinite? Yet which is necessarily bigger?! Thus we have
different sizes of infinity! Kind of mind blowing. Yay!
On
Xeno, if you had to choose, which would you rather experience: living the
paradox or understanding it to your satisfaction?
On Thursday, January 30, 2014 10:01 PM, anartax...@yahoo.com
anartax...@yahoo.com wrote:
Science moves on but pseudoscience does not. The Meissner effect
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Call of the Valley
http://youtu.be/ptTmZlzIIxQ
Shivkumar Sharma
Brijbhushan Kabra
Hariprasad Chaurasia
The instrumental album follows a day in the life of an Indian shepherd
from Kashmir. It is one of the most successful Indian albums and one that
became popular with an
All About the Dandi Sanyasins
[image: Inline image 1]
SBS photographed with danda staff and water pot; sitting in padmaasana;
displayng the gyan mudra. The auspicious hand-sign in Sanskrit literature
is refered to as the symbol of wisdom or the mark of the I conciousness,
which represents
On 1/30/2014 11:38 AM, Bhairitu wrote:
They're building more high rise chicken coops in San Francisco.
Stupid idiot CEOs want to put their businesses there for the
prestigious address and real estate is very expensive. All the green
eared kids taking tech jobs are going to wind up
Yes, I am still getting the classic version of Yahoo Groups when I log
in. Neo is only there not logged in. Earlier in the month I was
searching for articles on why this happens and ran across a business
user who was complaining about this because he has two accounts and one
is getting Neo
Actually, no, you were responding to me, Barry, so sorry. Check the attribution
characters.
Barry, your comment appears to be a complete non sequitur to what I wrote.
Did you actually read it? Or did you just make another of your OPSIE
assumptions?
Ooopsie. Your narcissism is
Just wait until the MSM needs some more distraction news and Justin
Bieber doesn't work anymore. How 'bout alleged human trafficking in
Iowa. From the outside that is what this looks like. And I've been
wondering about that from the beginning. Plus you may recall that I
wondered why not
Plus maybe you'll be able to use it as a radiation detector:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/01/17/263369742/weekly-innovation-a-radiation-detector-in-your-smartphone
Probably a mistake as the article says CCDs detect radiation but today's
devices use CMOS chips for the camera.
Benjamin Grosser wondered what a computer would see if it could be
taught to watch movies and comment on them. And the results are as
fascinating as the movies it watched. The American Beauty clip is
stunning. Other this is the way the AI from 'Her' saw it movie clips
at this site include
And, were I to become an alcholic, and not use any other whiskey than Jack
Daniels, would that make me the most self-sufficient drunk among drunks?
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote:
Re That's one reason people gain weight when they stop smoking.:
So smoking is an excellent slimming aid.
Benson Hedges used to make the best ads back when they were legal . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxb-y6u28bY
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote:
And, were I to become an alcoholic, and not use any other whiskey than
Jack Daniels, would that make me the most self-sufficient drunk among
drunks?
To be truly self-sufficient as a whiskey drinker TM-style, you'd
have to be drinking only Macallan
Beyond the Peninsula obviously. The East Bay has plenty of land,
rentals and affordable business real estate. Problem is it ain't just
as prestigious as a San Francisco address for those narcissistic CEOs.
On 01/31/2014 08:26 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote:
On 1/30/2014 11:38 AM, Bhairitu
Xeno, only if the drinking of Jack Daniels allowed you to transcend this very
activity. TM transcends its own activity and thus allows one to become self
sufficient.
On Friday, January 31, 2014 10:57 AM, anartax...@yahoo.com
anartax...@yahoo.com wrote:
And, were I to become an
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote:
I do not see how it would be possible to have such a choice forced on
me by another entity. It is not possible to understand this without the
experience. Understanding is secondary, and to a large extent arbitrary.
Look at how many ways an attempted
turq, I don't understand stuff. I grok (-:
On Friday, January 31, 2014 11:25 AM, TurquoiseB turquoi...@yahoo.com wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote:
I do not see how it would be possible to have such a choice forced on me by
another entity. It is not possible to
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote:
turq, I don't understand stuff. I grok (-:
As Robert Heinlein (inventor of the phrase grok) would have said if
he'd understood what it really meant in terms of self-discovery and the
enlightenment process, Go grok yourself. :-)
On
turq, you go grok your Self ha ha!
On Friday, January 31, 2014 11:30 AM, TurquoiseB turquoi...@yahoo.com wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote:
turq, I don't understand stuff. I grok (-:
As Robert Heinlein (inventor of the phrase grok) would have said if he'd
Amazing news: we have a serious chance to beat the Trans-Pacific Partnership
(TPP) and stop the biggest corporate power grab in a decade.
Just this week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that he opposes the
fast track authority the Obama administration wants to negotiate the deal with
Selling themselves as consumers?? Is that really what you meant to write?
Believing that they understand things is what leads some people to believe
that selling themselves as consumers to one spiritual franchise is
self-sufficiency. It's not. It's settling for a convenient explanation
because it has nothing to do with the rituals - it has to do with money -
Hagelin and Company can't say Oh, we need a few million dollars to bring
Iowans to Iowa - they can claim all kinds of non-existent expenses for
bringing the Indians to America
A philosophy circle chart (kslinker)
[http://kslinker.com/PHI_MAP1.jpg]
http://kslinker.com/PHI_MAP1.jpg http://kslinker.com/PHI_MAP1.jpg
On 1/31/2014 9:00 AM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote:
Maybe you need to read the other comments posted here BEFORE you post
redundant messages. This news story has already been discredited in a
previous FFL post - there are NO missing pandit boys in Vedic City.
How do you know this Ricky?
Brown's bootcamp chart
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http://www.employeefactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/AlfredLin.jpg
http://www.employeefactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/AlfredLin.jpg
No it isn't and according to news they will never put the start menu back again
even in updated versions, even though millions have complained. That's
arrogance put into system. My hope for 2014 is that company will reach the
dustbin of history and just disappear. And, of course, you've still
On 1/31/2014 7:26 AM, TurquoiseB wrote:
*/Could you show me a few of your students who have achieved this
enlightenment you speak of, *as a result of following your teachings*? /*
Well, it's settled then - the TurqB never achieved any enlightenment
from any of his teachers in forty-six years
On 1/31/2014 7:20 AM, steve.sun...@yahoo.com wrote:
I see. So, that's what it was all about. Where would we be without
you, Michael, to reveal the truth about things.
Nobody can compare to the depth of spiritual discourse carried on by MJ.
Go figure.
The poor fellows were seriously misled into believing that they could save
thousands of dollars doing simple work and got so desperate to stay in the US
that they even ran away AFTER check-in at the airport. Someone has been active
in misleading them - has anyone seen that Michael Jackson
What I would like to see is Muktananda, Ananda Mayi Ma, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
and Michael Jackson together on a stage discussing really, really deep
philososphy :-)
I'm surprised this didn't start happening a lot sooner, frankly. These guys are
sitting ducks, naive and easily exploitable. You have to cross your fingers
some of them don't get into really serious trouble. If they're younger and
good-looking, they're especially vulnerable.
The poor
If you don't know his work, you should. As you read this article, be
sure to click on the first link, which takes you to the graphic version
of one of his spiritual visions created by my friend Robert Crumb.
http://www.businessinsider.com/philip-k-dick-predictions-2014-1
People drink to transcend self, to get away from the image of themselves. So in
that sense, that activity is the same as transcending in TM. The small self is
transcended when you pass out, the activity of drinking ceases.
If an automobile comes to rest and stops moving, does that make it
The misleading of these people has probably been going on for a long time. Only
now they reap the fruit of their labours. Some people are very satisfied with
their work theses days.
Then why did Hagelin in his official communique to the faithful say that only
5% of them were missing? You idiot.
On Fri, 1/31/14, Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote:
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Missing Pundits
To:
Man I would too! When I got through with those hucksters they would be
squalling for their sycophants to carry them back to their ashrams!
On Fri, 1/31/14, nablusoss1008 no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote:
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] 'Maharishi was an
Do you know Crumb? I am a great admirer of that guy, although I was probably
more affected by Gilbert Shelton and Steve Clay Wilson. I mean who wouldn't
love to kick back after a few hits of hash and read the latest issue of Cap'n
Pissgums and his Pervert Pirates?
What exactly do you mean by different sizes? infinity is an
infinity.
How do grok an infinity? Your answer puzzles me. Cantor
himself went mad during his latter days, trying to resolve
this issue.
--- Share Long sharelong60@... wrote:
Jason, it's quite easy to grok different sizes of
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote:
People drink to transcend self, to get away from the image of
themselves. So in that sense, that activity is the same as transcending
in TM. The small self is transcended when you pass out, the activity of
drinking ceases.
I would say instead,
Jason, the example I gave is the best I can do. Think of the set of all
integers: 1, 2, 3...Now think of the set of all positive integers: 2, 4,
6...Both sets are infinite. But the former is necessarily bigger than the
latter since it contains the latter plus the negative integers.
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