[FairfieldLife] Re: Travolta defends Scientology...

2015-04-08 Thread lengli...@cox.net [FairfieldLife]
That's possible too. My chosen expert is a former TMer who explicitly says he has no use for TM nor MMY any more and quit TM specifically because TM didn't work as advertised (no enlightenment in the given timeframe). But, as you say, he has a specific view about MMY in this context that

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Travolta defends Scientology...

2015-04-08 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
The issue is NOT who your chosen expert is. It's that your knee-jerk reaction is to trot one out, and shoot the messenger the way you were taught to. And the even bigger issue is that you're so brainwashed you don't know you're doing it. From: lengli...@cox.net [FairfieldLife]

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: ~~~~~~~~~~ about friendship ~~~~~~~~~~~

2015-04-08 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Maharishi's giggling was -- as you suggest -- a passive-aggressive way to derail questions he didn't want to deal with and pretend to be unfazed by them. I wish I had a link to that video clip towards the end of his life when some reporter tried to keep asking about the Beatles. At first he

Re: [FairfieldLife] ~~~~~~~~~~ about friendship ~~~~~~~~~~~

2015-04-08 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
So let me get this straight. When people on this forum say they have no need for God, you get offended and/or occasionally join the Fundies in putting them down, but when Meister Eckhart says it, it's wise. Interesting.  :-) From: s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: ~~~~~~~~~~ about friendship ~~~~~~~~~~~

2015-04-08 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2015 8:20 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: ~~ about friendship ~~~   Maharishi's giggling

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: ~~~~~~~~~~ about friendship ~~~~~~~~~~~

2015-04-08 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I love the way Bevan and King Tony freak out at the end and esp Big Bopper Bevan has a look on his face as tho this reporter has just blasphemed against God Himself.  From: TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: ~~~~~~~~~~ about friendship ~~~~~~~~~~~

2015-04-08 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2015 1:40 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: ~~ about friendship ~~~   I love the way Bevan

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: ~~~~~~~~~~ about friendship ~~~~~~~~~~~

2015-04-08 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Marshy used the avoidance technique a lot, even with his devotees. Looking at his tapes now this is obvious - he would talk in circles until the idiot TM teacher who had asked the question had forgotten what his questions was, and most of the audience, being TB'ers chalked it up to Marshy being

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: ~~~~~~~~~~ about friendship ~~~~~~~~~~~

2015-04-08 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : I love the way Bevan and King Tony freak out at the end and esp Big Bopper Bevan has a look on his face as tho this reporter has just blasphemed against God Himself. The TMO hasn't put the video on Youtube for some reason,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Travolta defends Scientology...

2015-04-08 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
even after I had left the Movement, quit TM for years and knew that Marshy was a liar and financial manipulator, I still believed  Marshy was life long celibate. Rick cured me of that. It is one of the last illusions to be vaporized by  former TM junkies. From: lengli...@cox.net

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Signs of Alien Life Will be Found by 2025

2015-04-08 Thread Mike Dixon mdixon.6...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Yo, hable espaniol?   From: salyavin808 no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2015 12:58 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Signs of Alien Life Will be Found by 2025   ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote : NASA

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Travolta defends Scientology...

2015-04-08 Thread lengli...@cox.net [FairfieldLife]
if you say so, it must be true. L ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : The issue is NOT who your chosen expert is. It's that your knee-jerk reaction is to trot one out, and shoot the messenger the way you were taught to. And the even bigger issue is that

[FairfieldLife] H+ The Digital Series

2015-04-08 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Following some IMDB links for Catriona Balfe (gorgeous star of the STARZ series Outlander), I discovered a SciFi Web series I'd never heard of, produced by Bryan Singer (producer of House, the X-Men movies, The Usual Suspects, etc.). It's odd, and I'm not sure it's really any good, but I pass

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Signs of Alien Life Will be Found by 2025

2015-04-08 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: salyavin808 no_re...@yahoogroups.com ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote : It appears that the scientist just wants to see her name published on the internet.  Or, she wants to get promoted by her employer. The search for alien life is a headline I'll always click on. I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Brontosaurus returns!

2015-04-08 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
The lizard became extinct millions of years ago for a reason. Let it stay that way. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : Sadly not literally Brontosaurus is back! New analysis suggests genus might be resurrected

[FairfieldLife] Re: Signs of Alien Life Will be Found by 2025

2015-04-08 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
It appears that the scientist just wants to see her name published on the internet. Or, she wants to get promoted by her employer. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote : NASA scientist predicts it.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Signs of Alien Life Will be Found by 2025

2015-04-08 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote : It appears that the scientist just wants to see her name published on the internet. Or, she wants to get promoted by her employer. The search for alien life is a headline I'll always click on. I can't think of many questions I'd

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Signs of Alien Life Will be Found by 2025

2015-04-08 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : From: salyavin808 no_re...@yahoogroups.com ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote : It appears that the scientist just wants to see her name published on the internet. Or, she wants to get promoted by her

Re: [FairfieldLife] Powers of the Mind!

2015-04-08 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
You'd probably like the opening scene in Birdman. On 04/08/2015 11:17 AM, he...@hotmail.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Powers Of The Mind! (What we all can actually do!) https://youtu.be/NnjJCs4YUCA image https://youtu.be/NnjJCs4YUCA Powers Of The Mind! (What we

[FairfieldLife] The TMO in the 21st Century

2015-04-08 Thread tradewynds...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Imagine 21st century yoga centers for every million population that bring the light of Maharishi's teachings in a way that approaches all things anew. David Lynch and Bob Roth have the intention of teaching millions of people TM. Along with intention, illumined attention and creative

[FairfieldLife] Re: Brontosaurus returns!

2015-04-08 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote : The lizard became extinct millions of years ago for a reason. Let it stay that way. Don't worry John, they're only giving it it's name back. There as a bit of confusion years ago when they thought they'd found a different species

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Was anyone else out there watching Better Call Saul?

2015-04-08 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
So Marco (Mel Rodriguez) reincarnates as Todd in Tucson in The Last Man on Earth. ;-) On 04/07/2015 02:37 PM, waybac...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: I too am nearly done Better Call Saul. Wonderful.

[FairfieldLife] Powers of the Mind!

2015-04-08 Thread he...@hotmail.com [FairfieldLife]
Powers Of The Mind! (What we all can actually do!) https://youtu.be/NnjJCs4YUCA https://youtu.be/NnjJCs4YUCA Powers Of The Mind! (What we all can actually do!) https://youtu.be/NnjJCs4YUCA We all the this magnificent power. I believe the key ingredients are belief and intense,

Re: [FairfieldLife] The TMO in the 21st Century

2015-04-08 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
Imagine in the 1970s when TM was in it's prime the only competition were organizations where folks might wind up wearing kurtajamis. IOW, TM was successful then because of it's secularness. But though there had been yogis visiting the US since Vivekananda this was the age of mass media and

Re: [FairfieldLife] Powers of the Mind!

2015-04-08 Thread he...@hotmail.com [FairfieldLife]
Strangely enough, the video had nothing to do with levitation, but with qi, yin and yang. For instance using qi to make an aggressive tumor to disappear in a matter of minutes...

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: ~~~~~~~~~~ about friendship ~~~~~~~~~~~

2015-04-08 Thread lengli...@cox.net [FairfieldLife]
When 85 year olds agree to give TV interviews, they have a right to specify which questions will and will not be asked. Reporters can ignore this and score points with their viewers, but most reporters respect their interviewee's wishes because word gets around. Obviously, this guy

Re: [FairfieldLife] The TMO in the 21st Century

2015-04-08 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I would rather send you a picture of my middle finger sticking up. Marshy was a liar, cheat and thief, not to mention a con artist. His teachings were a mish mash of Hindu religion, belief with a big old dose of superstition thrown in. ANY organization that purports to spread Marshy's

[FairfieldLife] Re: Another one Bites the Dust

2015-04-08 Thread emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Re There is no such thing as “enlightenment”: Are you claiming that if one could swap subjective states with the Buddha or Ramana Maharshi then the only *essential* difference (ignoring personal memories, cultural norms, etc) is that the so-called enlightened person would have a different

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: ~~~~~~~~~~ about friendship ~~~~~~~~~~~

2015-04-08 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, LEnglish5@... wrote : When 85 year olds agree to give TV interviews, they have a right to specify which questions will and will not be asked. Reporters can ignore this and score points with their viewers, but most reporters respect their

Re: [FairfieldLife] The TMO in the 21st Century

2015-04-08 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
Is this the picture you're looking for? :-D http://funnyand.com/funny-man-meditating-middle-finger/ On 04/08/2015 01:18 PM, Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: I would rather send you a picture of my middle finger sticking up. Marshy was a liar, cheat and thief, not

[FairfieldLife] Re: Travolta defends Scientology...

2015-04-08 Thread rich...@rwilliams.us [FairfieldLife]
It's difficult to imagine how she would have been able to sneak past Jemima Pittman guarding the front door, Nandakishore in the next hut, and a skin-boy sleeping in the living room. It's also difficult to imagine her sleeping in MMY's arms - on a tiger-skin on the floor under a framed picture

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Travolta defends Scientology...

2015-04-08 Thread rich...@rwilliams.us [FairfieldLife]
This doesn't explain why you went over to work for Rama, to recruit students for him, when everyone knows that Rama used to screw around with his female students all the time. You probably lied about this for years too. Go figure. Even now you can't admit the truth. I tried to take up for you

Re: [FairfieldLife] The TMO in the 21st Century

2015-04-08 Thread rich...@rwilliams.us [FairfieldLife]
There's just no way the Maharishi can compare to all your accomplishments. LoL! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : I would rather send you a picture of my middle finger sticking up. Marshy was a liar, cheat and thief, not to mention a con artist. His

Re: [FairfieldLife] The TMO in the 21st Century

2015-04-08 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
That's about it! And isn't there some FFL rule against posting that kind of solicitation? From: Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2015 6:48 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] The TMO

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: ~~~~~~~~~~ about friendship ~~~~~~~~~~~

2015-04-08 Thread lengli...@cox.net [FairfieldLife]
He's a frail old man on death's door. *I* never claimed he was beyond death's infirmaties and neither did he. Quite the opposite, if you were paying attention. L ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: ~~~~~~~~~~ about friendship ~~~~~~~~~~~

2015-04-08 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, LEnglish5@... wrote : He's a frail old man on death's door. *I* never claimed he was beyond death's infirmaties and neither did he. Quite the opposite, if you were paying attention. So megalomania is a symptom of old age now? I'll watch out for that

[FairfieldLife] Re: ~~~~~~~~~~ about friendship ~~~~~~~~~~~

2015-04-08 Thread anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
How can you say that which is beyond all verbal description, risen above all concepts could be 'beyond god is the godhead' and that our ground of 'being is identical to the godhead' which as a concept is just shifting the idea of god up a notch and giving it a new name by demoting the 'god'

Re: [FairfieldLife] The TMO in the 21st Century

2015-04-08 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Bingo! This site just  s c r e a m s  SCAM. Anyone who invests there kinda deserves to lose their money. From: Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 9,

[FairfieldLife] Re: ~~~~~~~~~~ about friendship ~~~~~~~~~~~

2015-04-08 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Re when Meister Eckhart says it, it's wise.: Dawkins and co are *reductive* and try to pooh-pooh the God idea. We're just animals too clever for our own good. Eckhart wants his listeners to *rise above* all concepts - including that of God. Beyond God is the Godhead which is beyond all

[FairfieldLife] Post Count Thu 09-Apr-15 00:15:05 UTC

2015-04-08 Thread FFL PostCount ffl.postco...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): 04/04/15 00:00:00 End Date (UTC): 04/11/15 00:00:00 228 messages as of (UTC) 04/08/15 23:35:44 38 TurquoiseBee turquoiseb 27 salyavin808 24 richard 22 Bhairitu noozguru 21 Michael Jackson mjackson74 17 LEnglish5 12

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Travolta defends Scientology...

2015-04-08 Thread rich...@rwilliams.us [FairfieldLife]
It's not surprising that you are so screwed up in the head after going through what you've been through, even though it's been what, 34 years now? Sometimes it takes decades to get out of the trance-induction state and sort out the cognitive dissonance. Some recovering cult members have