Re: [FairfieldLife] Are the TM-Sidhis nothing but Placebo Effect?

2014-04-13 Thread salyavin808
Talk about inadequate controls! A TMer being tested by TMers. I can think of so many ways that any results could be influenced by suggestion or subconsciously transmitted information or even just general knowledge within the TMO about programme times. They are going to have to try a lot

[FairfieldLife] Re: Cosmic cherry tree mystery

2014-04-13 Thread salyavin808
The plants on the moon are taking off next year: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/nasa-to-grow-plants-on-the-moon-by-2015-if-they-can-thrive-we-probably-can-too-8972642.html

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jyotish

2014-04-13 Thread salyavin808
Thanks for nailing that down John, it helps with the planning. I'll get myself ready for enlightenment... or the apocalypse. Those pesky planets. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : Things are bad now but by July everything will be very different when

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Cosmic cherry tree mystery

2014-04-13 Thread TurquoiseBee
From: salyavin808 no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 8:35 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Cosmic cherry tree mystery   The plants on the moon are taking off next year:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Cosmic cherry tree mystery

2014-04-13 Thread salyavin808
Ah, that's one of my favourites! I remember being in tears first time I saw it. But I was only 12 so that's OK. Those little robots are so cute and with Joan Baez's soundtrack and it's good eco-message it all left quite an impression, and it gets more valid as time goes by. It was on

Re: [FairfieldLife] Jyotish

2014-04-13 Thread Michael Jackson
which can be a worldwide crisis and carnage or it could be a huge spiritual transformation instead. This is a testable prediction? If one happens, he's right, if the other happens he's right. On Sun, 4/13/14, authfri...@yahoo.com

[FairfieldLife] Drum juggler from Amadeus' Adolph's country!

2014-04-13 Thread cardemaister
Musicians, be aware: this has almost nothing to do with music? http://drummerworld.com/Videos/thomaslangliestal1.html http://drummerworld.com/Videos/thomaslangliestal1.html

[FairfieldLife] Movie review: Only Lovers Left Alive

2014-04-13 Thread TurquoiseBee
So what would it be like if that master of quirk Jim Jarmusch made a vampire movie? As one person on IMDB put it, it would be a movie with vampires in it, not a vampire movie. It would also not have a lot of action in it; as the IMDB trivia section tells us, there was originally some in the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Are the TM-Sidhis nothing but Placebo Effect?

2014-04-13 Thread cardemaister
It seems to me siddhi-s might well speed up the ripening of karma. So, what's the result of practising them could depend on the nature of ones praarabdha-karma (karma ready to be experienced, or stuff?). I believe it could, for non-yogis, be black (kRSNa), white (shukla) or grey??

Re: [FairfieldLife] Are the TM-Sidhis nothing but Placebo Effect?

2014-04-13 Thread Share Long
Carde, my guess is, given the nature of the sidhis, that the ripening ofsanchitha karma and agami karma is also sped up! I wonder if the black, white, grey designation applies to them also... On Sunday, April 13, 2014 6:03 AM, cardemais...@yahoo.com cardemais...@yahoo.com wrote:   It

[FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread nablusoss1008
They will be no long term decline, the United States will enforce it's dominance over the whole world in a few short years. May God help us all. If you think capitalism will take a dip just to return even stronger than before please think again. It's understandable that the huge

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread Share Long
Nablusoss, I've also heard some prediction that the US will go through a really difficult time and then return even stronger. But my guess is that it won't return in the form that it is now. I think there will be huge upheavals and many will go through transformations. So many that the current

[FairfieldLife] David Lynch on Photography

2014-04-13 Thread nablusoss1008
And when he was filled with bliss by the Buddha http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ow6C-4pyjwfeature=youtu.be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ow6C-4pyjwfeature=youtu.be On shooting in digital, Hollywood, Laura Dern, dreams influencing thoughts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej9JZsVmrGo

[FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread srijau
I love social democracy but the world does not conform to our expectations or hopes. I think what is being argued is that even Republicans will come to understand the need for greater income equality through progressive taxation but they will still have their preference for small government so

Re: [FairfieldLife] Jyotish

2014-04-13 Thread authfriend
You don't read so good, do you? I said: srijau has actually made a testable prediction: If nothing much happens in summer 2019, it will be shown to have been wrong. I'll type this very slowly; take your time reading it: The testable prediction is that something RELY RELY BIG

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote : Nablusoss, I've also heard some prediction that the US will go through a really difficult time and then return even stronger. But my guess is that it won't return in the form that it is now. I think there will be huge upheavals

[FairfieldLife] Re: Cosmic cherry tree mystery

2014-04-13 Thread authfriend
Omygoodness. I'm impressed. I didn't even know about the lunar lander project; I thought you were talking about something they'd already done. But only 5-10 days' worth of air? They'll barely get germination in that amount of time, let alone actual plants. And what are they going to do about

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Cosmic cherry tree mystery

2014-04-13 Thread authfriend
I fell so hard for Bruce Dern in that film. It's one of my favorites too, and I agree it's held up well. Huey, Dewey, and Louie clearly served as prototypes for R2-D2. Ah, that's one of my favourites! I remember being in tears first time I saw it. But I was only 12 so that's OK. Those

[FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread nablusoss1008
Reactionary forces are very busy trying to stop the inevitable but they are doomed. They can play their game only as long as the peoples allow their show to go on. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : I love social democracy but the world does not conform to

[FairfieldLife] We Were Tere

2014-04-13 Thread Pundit Sir
We went to this place yesterday-they have some guitars and drums and stuff: Sam Ash wall of Fender guitars. [image: Inline image 1] Local Sam Ash music store: [image: Inline image 2] Drums and stuff: [image: Inline image 3]

[FairfieldLife] Re: We Were Tere

2014-04-13 Thread Pundit Sir
Correction: We Were There At the Sam Ash music store, where they have Fender guitars, and drums and stuff. [image: Inline image 1] On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 8:16 AM, Pundit Sir pundits...@gmail.com wrote: We went to this place yesterday-they have some guitars and drums and stuff: Sam Ash

Re: [FairfieldLife] Jyotish

2014-04-13 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : which can be a worldwide crisis and carnage or it could be a huge spiritual transformation instead. This is a testable prediction? If one happens, he's right, if the other happens he's right. At least its testable in that

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Working for a Living

2014-04-13 Thread Pundit Sir
Our WAN server is a hosted server, a Dell PowerEdge blade server, up in Washington state. Our local server in our home office is fire-walled with protected with Kaspersky. We change our passwords frequently for the log-in. Our Wi-Fi access-point is encrypted. We use the File Transfer Protocol

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote : Nablusoss, I've also heard some prediction that the US will go through a really difficult time and then return even stronger. But my guess is that it won't return in the form that it is now. I think there will be huge upheavals

[FairfieldLife] Who We Are, was TM-Sidhis nothing but Placebo Effect?

2014-04-13 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 4/10/2014 11:38 PM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote: *As you know, Richard, there's no evidence Barry got kicked out of the TMO or Lenz's group rather than leaving of his own accord.* As you know, there's no evidence than anyone posting here is who they say they are. Can you post something

Re: [FairfieldLife] Are the TM-Sidhis nothing but Placebo Effect?

2014-04-13 Thread authfriend
FWIW, this was a long time ago; the Amherst course (the first World Peace Assembly) took place in 1979. For whatever reason, the TMO decided not to pursue this particular line of research. I don't know whether the study was ever published; do you, Salyavin? Do you remember where you read it? I

Re: [FairfieldLife] Are the TM-Sidhis nothing but Placebo Effect?

2014-04-13 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 4/13/2014 1:30 AM, salyavin808 wrote: If they think there's anything in this at all they should go the the James Randi Foundation and get an experiment done properly. Why don't you address some of these reports instead of appealing to your emotions and James Randi? There are many

[FairfieldLife] New book on TM and MUM

2014-04-13 Thread Michael Jackson
Well, well, well! One never knows when something way cool will pop up in your e-mail account. I got an e-mail from Joseph Weber, a journalist who has written a brand new book on TM and MIU/MUM and their effect on Fairfield, Iowa. Joseph interviewed me a couple years ago for the book. It

[FairfieldLife] An American Interviews Cartier-Bresson

2014-04-13 Thread nablusoss1008
And yes, he was a communist :-) http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/21/cartier-bresson-there-are-no-maybes/?_php=true_type=blogs_r=0 http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/21/cartier-bresson-there-are-no-maybes/?_php=true_type=blogs_r=0

Re: [FairfieldLife] Are the TM-Sidhis nothing but Placebo Effect?

2014-04-13 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 4/10/2014 10:16 AM, salyavin808 wrote: We were always looking of ways to make a bit more money for the academy, I suggested we invite a TV crew in to film a flying course - one of those hidden camera reality TV things. I thought it would be sensational TV! But they didn't go for it for some

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Working for a Living

2014-04-13 Thread Share Long
Richard, it gives me a bit of a giggle to imagine that someone would break into your house only to hack into FFL and get a scoop! On Sunday, April 13, 2014 8:41 AM, Pundit Sir pundits...@gmail.com wrote:   Our WAN server is a hosted server, a Dell PowerEdge blade server, up in Washington

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread Share Long
salyavin, it looks like a good book and he looks like a serious thinker. Unless something extraordinary happens, I do think the whole kit and caboodle is gonna come crashing down. Actually I wonder if a third world country would be the best place to be... On Sunday, April 13, 2014 7:29 AM,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: So, you think you can dance?

2014-04-13 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 4/11/2014 10:41 PM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, emilymaenot@... wrote : Well, took you long enough! I first posted this. Share's response was Thanks, Emily. I admit I've never developed an appreciation for jazz. Maybe next lifetime smile. Then,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread anartaxius
The theory here is, because the United States currency is heavily based on debt, once the the psychology of the US Dollar being a standard currency is broken, there will be heavy selling of the US Dollar as its true value equalises with the other currencies, and hyperinflation will result,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Are the TM-Sidhis nothing but Placebo Effect?

2014-04-13 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 4/11/2014 10:55 PM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote: *As we know, Barry wasn't kicked out of either group. He left of his own accord.* So, how do we know either way? Maybe Barry never left the Rama group. It's all about Barry. Maybe it's time to review all the evidence. What if Barry was

[FairfieldLife] Re: Who We Are, was TM-Sidhis nothing but Placebo Effect?

2014-04-13 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : On 4/10/2014 11:38 PM, authfriend@... mailto:authfriend@... wrote: As you know, Richard, there's no evidence Barry got kicked out of the TMO or Lenz's group rather than leaving of his own accord. As you know, there's no

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Are the TM-Sidhis nothing but Placebo Effect?

2014-04-13 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 4/12/2014 3:22 AM, cardemais...@yahoo.com wrote: They might be called to be based on placebo, because, IMU, faith (shraddhaa) is theconditio sine qua non of samaadhi. Placebos aren't used in the treatment of disease and illness by physicians. It would be difficult to make up a placebo

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Are the TM-Sidhis nothing but Placebo Effect?

2014-04-13 Thread Share Long
Thanks, Lawson. I think it'll be so much fun when we can see all these abstract states, such as absolute faith, right there in the fMRI. On Saturday, April 12, 2014 4:07 PM, lengli...@cox.net lengli...@cox.net wrote:   IF you have absolute faith in samadhi, that is, if your samadhi is

Re: [FairfieldLife] new internet bug

2014-04-13 Thread Share Long
noozguru, I'm glad you eventually got your book. BTW, I think Mercury is somewhat afflicted these days so that's another possible explanation (-: On Saturday, April 12, 2014 4:04 PM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net wrote:   In this economic depression there are a lot of desperate people who

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Are the TM-Sidhis nothing but Placebo Effect?

2014-04-13 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 4/12/2014 5:12 AM, lengli...@cox.net wrote: If you had the faith of a mustard seed, you could move mountains. There is an element of faith in the enlightenment tradition - we have to have faith that the goal of enlightenment is attainable. This is because the notion of enlightenment is

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Are the TM-Sidhis nothing but Placebo Effect?

2014-04-13 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 4/12/2014 5:12 AM, lengli...@cox.net wrote: If you had the faith of a mustard seed, you could move mountains. Yoga is a mechanical processes. There is no religious prayer in the practice, it's not based on faith or a particular belief. Religions are based on faith and surrender, not on

[FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread nablusoss1008
Thanks. You forgot to mention one very important scenario: what happens if some of the countries who have been buying American governmental bonds wants to cash in, would the US be able to pay ? Japan is and has been technically bankrupt for many years BUT they have trillions of $ in bonds

[FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread anartaxius
Sure, that is part of the scenario, attempting to dump increasingly worthless securities based on the US Dollar. Until the security comes due, the lender (e.g., Japan) can only get rid of the securities by selling them on the open market. The U.S. would probably not have the resources to call

Re: [FairfieldLife] Movie review: Only Lovers Left Alive

2014-04-13 Thread Bhairitu
I like Jarmusch's films including the last one which you hated. It'll have to wait until available on disc or streaming though. Can't afford going to a theater in austere America though probably the nearby one won't be showing it. On 04/13/2014 03:46 AM, TurquoiseBee wrote: So what would it

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Who We Are, was TM-Sidhis nothing but Placebo Effect?

2014-04-13 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 4/13/2014 10:05 AM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote: There is some evidence that Barry was associated with the TMO - I saw a photo of him in a TMO publication and it sure looked like him. There is also his book about Rama that contains some anecdotal stories. I also saw a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread Bhairitu
One of my visions is of vacant Walmarts which are taken over by the local communities and turned into bazaars for local folks to sell wares. Gerald Celente seems to think this is a possibility too. Around here I think the locals would run any thugs out of the area, so maybe no Road Warrior

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Working for a Living

2014-04-13 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 4/13/2014 9:29 AM, Share Long wrote: Richard, it gives me a bit of a giggle to imagine that someone would break into your house only to hack into FFL and get a scoop! What really bothers me is that with a trap door, the crackers could attach hinges and a lock, then cover up the trap-door

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Working for a Living

2014-04-13 Thread Share Long
yes, Richard, life is tough when you have so many oriental rugs to look under every day (-: Maybe you all should invest in a nice, little Rottweiler! On Sunday, April 13, 2014 11:14 AM, Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote:   On 4/13/2014 9:29 AM, Share Long wrote: Richard, it

Re: [FairfieldLife] Jyotish

2014-04-13 Thread Bhairitu
Mundane astrology can be quite difficult especially for predicting what will happen to a country like the United States. There have been on going arguments for the correct chart and I like to argue there IS no correct chart because it is an amalgamation of states. If the nation goes as

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread nablusoss1008
Perhaps you resent it but the Nordic countries have the strongest economies on this planet. Saying it doesn't work very well shows you unfortunately have no clue, or probably no interest in finding out. And you are mixing up Northern Europe with European economics in general which doesn't bid

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread nablusoss1008
0 Attachment Perhaps you resent it but the Nordic countries have the strongest economies on this planet. Saying it doesn't work very well shows you unfortunately have no clue, or probably no interest in finding out. And you are mixing up Northern Europe with European economics in

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread Michael Jackson
Oh, really? And that is your view of Obama? I remind you that when Obama was elected there was a huge celebration in the Domes in Fairfield with the TMO taking credit for his election due to yogic flying. So that should mean that since he is in office the TMO can take credit for his policies

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Working for a Living

2014-04-13 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 4/13/2014 11:20 AM, Share Long wrote: yes, Richard, life is tough when you have so many oriental rugs to look under every day (-: Maybe you all should invest in a nice, little Rottweiler! Good idea. And, sell this place and buy a house that has a cement foundation. On Sunday, April

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread nablusoss1008
The meditators were obviously relieved they didn't get another trigger-happy President ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : Oh, really? And that is your view of Obama? I remind you that when Obama was elected there was a huge celebration in the Domes in Fairfield with

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread authfriend
Perhaps the TMO can take credit for our not having to endure what would have been Romney's policies. Oh, really? And that is your view of Obama? I remind you that when Obama was elected there was a huge celebration in the Domes in Fairfield with the TMO taking credit for his

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 4/13/2014 11:55 AM, Michael Jackson wrote: Oh, really? And that is your view of Obama? I remind you that when Obama was elected there was a huge celebration in the Domes in Fairfield with the TMO taking credit for his election due to yogic flying. So that should mean that since he is in

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 4/13/2014 12:12 PM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote: Perhaps the TMO can take credit for our not having to endure what would have been /Romney's/ policies. Perhaps the TMO is to blame for us not having an effective foreign policy. Maybe we could have better prepared for our greatest threat,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread emilymaenot
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote : salyavin, it looks like a good book and he looks like a serious thinker. Unless something extraordinary happens, I do think the whole kit and caboodle is gonna come crashing down. At least that's what I'm hoping (-:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Are the TM-Sidhis nothing but Placebo Effect?

2014-04-13 Thread salyavin808
Comments in this wishy-washy green that I've gone off already but can't be bothered to change... ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : FWIW, this was a long time ago; the Amherst course (the first World Peace Assembly) took place in 1979. For whatever reason, the TMO

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread Bhairitu
On 04/13/2014 09:32 AM, nablusoss1008 wrote: * 0 Attachment * Perhaps you resent it but the Nordic countries have the strongest economies on this planet. Saying it doesn't work very well shows you unfortunately have no clue, or probably no interest in finding out. And you are mixing up

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread Bhairitu
Same car lot, different salesman. On 04/13/2014 10:12 AM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote: Perhaps the TMO can take credit for our not having to endure what would have been /Romney's/ policies. Oh, really? And that is your view of Obama? I remind you that when Obama was elected there was a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 4/13/2014 9:32 AM, Share Long wrote: Actually I wonder if a third world country would be the best place to be... As far as human rights is concerned, you might want to avoid these third world countries: Burma (Myanmar), Cuba, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Turkmenistan, and

Re: [FairfieldLife] Jyotish

2014-04-13 Thread jr_esq
Bhairitu, I agree with you here. The effects of the planets are dependent on the national consciousness of any country. Just recently, we just had the malefic conjunctions of Mars, Saturn and Rahu. I suspected that North Korea would do something draconian. But Russia instead, to my

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread nablusoss1008
I lived in the US for a year and had my first visit to SF with my parents at 15 so I know there are huge distances and 10$ a gallon wouldn't be a very popular way to get taxation. Not least in Alaska where I went fishing salmon for my first printed documentary :-) It's one of the things I

Re: [FairfieldLife] Jyotish

2014-04-13 Thread nablusoss1008
The Russians don't want a war in Ukraine. What they want is to drag Ukraine into a land-dispute knowing that a country with a land-dispute won't be allowed to be a member of NATO. Anyways; keep an eye on Turkey. I've mentioned this before, and as my predictions always comes through

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread Michael Jackson
and Germany escaped that particular evil? And England the country of your much bragged upon and worshipped Beny Creme? On Sun, 4/13/14, nablusoss1008 no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote: Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce

Re: [FairfieldLife] Jyotish

2014-04-13 Thread nablusoss1008
The Russians don't want a war in Ukraine. What they want is to drag Ukraine into a land-dispute knowing that a country with a land-dispute won't be allowed to join NATO. Anyways; keep an eye on Turkey. I've mentioned this before, and as my predictions always comes through (eventually :-))

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread nablusoss1008
The Germans didn't choose capitalism it was forced upon them by the occupying forces. Guess who. As for me bragging about England it can be summed up with my post from a couple of days ago which obviously escaped your otherwise brilliant mind: Don't miss these unforgettable highlights from

Re: [FairfieldLife] Jyotish

2014-04-13 Thread Bhairitu
The plutocrats are so insane that if they lose their money they may indeed commit suicide by blowing up the planet. We need cooler heads to prevail and these days Putin seems cooler than our US warmongers. Oligarchs and plutocrats are very much like asuras because they are too powerful to

Re: [FairfieldLife] Jyotish

2014-04-13 Thread jr_esq
Nabs, There are many hot spots in the world today, particularly in the Middle East. Those people there are no longer thinking straight. They're hell bent on killing each other as a matter of habit or ancestry.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread Bhairitu
Cars don't have to be big gas guzzlers either. I live in a refinery town and there are a lot of Prius owners here. Bet a lot of them work at the refinery. There are also a lot shiny big pickups that have never seen a dirt road. Go figure. People are buying smart cars like they have in

Re: [FairfieldLife] Jyotish

2014-04-13 Thread nablusoss1008
True, and it's fascinating to remember that Maharishi said much of the stress in the world is focused around the Mediterranean. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote : Nabs, There are many hot spots in the world today, particularly in the Middle East. Those people there

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread Bhairitu
An article on whether to prepare for collapse or not: http://cluborlov.blogspot.com/2014/04/business-as-usual.html As far as third world countries, we have one just south of the US border. Want a good idea of what life is like there try the award winning documentary Narco Cultura on Netflix.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Are the TM-Sidhis nothing but Placebo Effect?

2014-04-13 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 4/13/2014 1:55 PM, salyavin808 wrote: Nonsense. Granted, there's plenty of whining about Randi's experiments being set up to fail but what everyone who misses the mark forgets to mention is that Randi sets the parameters of the experiment with the help of the person being tested, and they

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 4/13/2014 4:31 PM, Bhairitu wrote: As far as third world countries, we have one just south of the US border. Mexico is a developed country, not a third world country. They use pesos down there in case you didn't know. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast!

[FairfieldLife] Studying the numinous

2014-04-13 Thread authfriend
A fascinating exchange of views... Opinion piece in the NYTimes by Barbara Ehrenreich, rationalist author and political activist (and atheist), about the change in her perspective on life wrought gradually over many years by a mystical experience she had as an adolescent (note: at age 73,

[FairfieldLife] In Transcendentalism,

2014-04-13 Thread dhamiltony2k5
By the virtue and grace in our experience as Transcendentalists we welcome the Transcendent on Earth. With joy, we welcome the Transcendent—the spirit of the Unified Field in the midst of the human physiology. Jai Guru Dev, -Buck in the Dome

[FairfieldLife] Re: In Transcendentalism,

2014-04-13 Thread dhamiltony2k5
Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem. The multitudes that awaited Jesus’ arrival cried, “Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!” The thoughts we think, the cells in our bodies, and the events in our lives are like the multitudes who waited for Jesus:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Are the TM-Sidhis nothing but Placebo Effect?

2014-04-13 Thread authfriend
I'm not sure what you mean by the part highlighted in red below, but I believe the test subject did not perform in the presence of TM teachers; he was left in a room by himself hooked up to the EEG machine. In any case, he'd have had to perform (change his EEG, maybe other physiological

[FairfieldLife] Re: Studying the numinous

2014-04-13 Thread dhamiltony2k5
Good argument. A plain truth is they'd better understand and better reference ordinary experience if they better understood mysticism by experience. Is a much much better use of time on earth to pursue spiritual practice while you got a life on earth and thereby make the extraordinary ordinary.

[FairfieldLife] Meditating Fairfield, Iowa

2014-04-13 Thread dhamiltony2k5
The Fairfield Meditating Community: “We are a group of people who have come together and created a community for a transcendentally important common purpose, which of course is to practice the Transcendental Meditation program and the TM-Sidhi program together as a group, for the sake of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Studying the numinous

2014-04-13 Thread emilymaenot
Judy, wonderful post. I loved Ross Douthat's article. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : A fascinating exchange of views... Opinion piece in the NYTimes by Barbara Ehrenreich, rationalist author and political activist (and atheist), about the change in her

[FairfieldLife] Post Count Mon 14-Apr-14 00:15:06 UTC

2014-04-13 Thread FFL PostCount
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): 04/12/14 00:00:00 End Date (UTC): 04/19/14 00:00:00 196 messages as of (UTC) 04/13/14 23:28:00 31 nablusoss1008 26 Richard J. Williams 23 authfriend 21 Bhairitu 18 Share Long 15 Michael Jackson 12 salyavin808

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread Bhairitu
@@ Those shacks must have some really nice furniture in them then and refrigerators full of food. On 04/13/2014 03:03 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: On 4/13/2014 4:31 PM, Bhairitu wrote: As far as third world countries, we have one just south of the US border. Mexico is a developed

[FairfieldLife] Re: Studying the numinous

2014-04-13 Thread authfriend
Glad you enjoyed it, Emily. It certainly is an unusual pair of pieces to appear in the NYTimes! Her new book, from which she adapted her piece, has created something of a stir. From what I understand, it's completely unlike anything she's ever written and has really startled people who were

[FairfieldLife]

2014-04-13 Thread Pundit Sir
According to a number of recent studies, elliptical training results in greater activation of muscles in the buttocks and thighs than walking does, and less activation of muscles in the calf. [image: Inline image 1] 'Walking vs. Elliptical Training' New York Times:

[FairfieldLife] Walking vs. Elliptical Training

2014-04-13 Thread Pundit Sir
'Walking vs. Elliptical Training' New York Times: http://well.blogs.nytimes.comhttp://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/11/ask-well-elliptical-training/?_php=true_type=blogs_php=true_type=blogssmid=tw-nytimes_r=1; [image: Inline image 1]

[FairfieldLife] Chris Issaks - 1996 French TV Show

2014-04-13 Thread Pundit Sir
Chris Issaks - 1996 French TV show http://youtu.be/a7a35GnfPTc [image: Inline image 1] In 1999, Isaak's Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing was featured in Stanley Kubrick's final film, Eyes Wide Shut. The song is on his 1995 Forever Blue album. The music video for the song is directed by Herb Ritts, it

[FairfieldLife] Future is Bright

2014-04-13 Thread Pundit Sir
Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades - Timbuk3 http://youtu.be/8qrriKcwvlY [image: Inline image 1] Timbuk3 was an American post-punk band which released six original studio albums between 1986 and 1995. They are most well known for their Top 20 single The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear

[FairfieldLife] On the Road Again

2014-04-13 Thread Pundit Sir
Willie Nelson - On the Road Again http://youtu.be/1TD_pSeNelU [image: Inline image 1]

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread steve.sundur
did anyone else think racks when those at symbols were posted, and then those shacks, or is that just me? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : @@ Those shacks must have some really nice furniture in them then and refrigerators full of food. On 04/13/2014 03:03

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 4/13/2014 7:30 PM, Bhairitu wrote: Those shacks must have some really nice furniture in them then and refrigerators full of food. Shacks don't make a country third world - Oakland, CA has shacks. The less said about refrigerators full of food the better. On 04/13/2014 03:03 PM,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 4/13/2014 8:26 PM, steve.sun...@yahoo.com wrote: did anyone else think racks when those at symbols were posted, and then those shacks, or is that just me? There are some Mexican women that have nice racks - maybe that's what he meant. Go figure. @@ --- This email is free from viruses

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread Michael Jackson
I didn't say you bragged on England I said you brag on and worship Benjy Creme, which you do. On Sun, 4/13/14, nablusoss1008 no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote: Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar To:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread Bhairitu
The usual symbol for eyes rolling which Yahoo doesn't recognize and they use another set which doesn't work via email :( On 04/13/2014 06:26 PM, steve.sun...@yahoo.com wrote: did anyone else think racks when those at symbols were posted, and then those shacks, or is that just me? ---In

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 4/13/2014 8:48 PM, Bhairitu wrote: The usual symbol for eyes rolling which Yahoo doesn't recognize and they use another set which doesn't work via email :( Every family has one weird relative. If you don't know who it is, it's probably you. On 04/13/2014 06:26 PM,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 4/13/2014 8:37 PM, Michael Jackson wrote: I said you brag on and worship Benjy Creme Addressing the important issues! --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

[FairfieldLife] Re: Studying the numinous

2014-04-13 Thread emilymaenot
Scientists need to get some philosophy under their belts so they see what the problem is. I'm reading that Denys Turner book you posted here awhile back. Loving it - dense as it is. I can pick it up and open it to any place and be surprised over and over at the way it affects me. It's all

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Russia and China announce decoupling trade from Dollar

2014-04-13 Thread Bhairitu
On 04/13/2014 06:59 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: On 4/13/2014 8:48 PM, Bhairitu wrote: The usual symbol for eyes rolling which Yahoo doesn't recognize and they use another set which doesn't work via email :( Every family has one weird relative. If you don't know who it is, it's probably

[FairfieldLife] Re: In Transcendentalism,

2014-04-13 Thread dhamiltony2k5
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Unified Field! Hosanna in the highest heaven!—Paraphrasing, Matthew 21:9 Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem. The multitudes that awaited Jesus’ arrival cried, “Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!”

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