[FairfieldLife] King-bee?

2005-06-27 Thread cardemaister
madhu-kara-raajan (honey-maker-king) = queen-bee From Vyaasa's bhaaSya on YS II 54 (pratyaahaara): yathaa *madhukara-raajaM* makSikaa utpatantamanuutpatanti nivishamaanamanunivishante tathendriyaaNi citta-nirodhe niruddhaaniityeSa pratyaahaaraH To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL

[FairfieldLife] Re: Think - Premanand Paul and Bob Brigante

2005-06-27 Thread uns_tressor
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: uns_tressor wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu [EMAIL PROTECTED] opined a tad uncharitably: How about thread hijacking? Look how deep the threads get here when there are actually several

[FairfieldLife] Re: Think - Premanand Paul and Bob Brigante

2005-06-27 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, uns_tressor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The real culprit is Yahoo. There is good BB software out there. FFL could either migrate to it, or have someone as stern as Stalin imposing discipline, or kidnap the children of Yahoo's Chief of Software and hold

[FairfieldLife] Re: Think - Premanand Paul and Bob Brigante

2005-06-27 Thread uns_tressor
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] sagely considered: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, uns_tressor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The real culprit is Yahoo. There is good BB software out there. FFL could either migrate to it, or have someone as stern as

[FairfieldLife] TM Laxity, was: For Vaj Re:Pitta-aggravating mantras

2005-06-27 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter Sutphen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In

[FairfieldLife] TM Laxity, was: For Vaj Re:Pitta-aggravating mantras

2005-06-27 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yeah but I never said what he is alluding to, that an absence of thoughts is indicative of a lack of progress during TM. I'm not sure

[FairfieldLife] Re: King-bee?

2005-06-27 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, uns_tressor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, uns_tressor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: madhu-kara-raajan (honey-maker-king) = queen-bee

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Vaj
On Jun 27, 2005, at 1:14 AM, John wrote: It appears that Mantreshwar, if he were alive today, would consider TM as a form of Buddhist practice. If he were he would be wrong. TM does not teach the four noble truths or bodhichitta, therefore it would not qualify :-) Since it has not created

[FairfieldLife] TM Laxity, was: For Vaj Re:Pitta-aggravating mantras

2005-06-27 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Who is the other non-TM teacher? Moi? Mentioned only because someone (I don't know who) asked. I don't know why that person asked. Perhaps they noticed what I have, that on Internet TM-related forums often the people who

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 27, 2005, at 1:14 AM, John wrote: It appears that Mantreshwar, if he were alive today, would consider TM as a form of Buddhist practice. If he were he would be wrong. TM does not teach the four noble truths or

[FairfieldLife] TM Laxity, was: For Vaj Re:Pitta-aggravating mantras

2005-06-27 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Who is the other non-TM teacher? Moi? Mentioned only because someone (I don't know who) asked. I don't know why that person asked. Perhaps

[FairfieldLife] Messy Threads, was: Think - Premanand Paul and Bob Brigante

2005-06-27 Thread Rick Archer
on 6/27/05 4:07 AM, uns_tressor at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nonsense, I was just pointing out how threads get in a mess here. I'm sure I'm not the only one who notices. The real culprit is Yahoo. There is good BB software out there. FFL could either migrate to it, or have someone as stern

[FairfieldLife] Re: Messy Threads, was: Think - Premanand Paul and Bob Brigante

2005-06-27 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snipt* --see?] Or we could exercise a little more self-discipline and change the subject line when we change the subject, as I just did with this post. Snipping would help too. People are still routinely posting

[FairfieldLife] TM Laxity, was: For Vaj Re:Pitta-aggravating mantras

2005-06-27 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Who is the other non-TM teacher? Moi? Mentioned only because someone

[FairfieldLife] Far from Perfect

2005-06-27 Thread Jason Daniel
Hari Om, It seems America has swept certain things under the carpet. Look-up at this Web-Link, http://www.doublestandards.org/drayton1.html Jason -- Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to:

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM vs concentration

2005-06-27 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Having practiced both styles of meditation, I can attest to the fact that using certain styles of focused or concentrative meditation,

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 27, 2005, at 1:14 AM, John wrote: It appears that Mantreshwar, if he were alive today, would consider TM as a form of Buddhist practice. If he were he would be wrong. TM does not teach the four noble truths or

[FairfieldLife] TM Laxity, was: For Vaj Re:Pitta-aggravating mantras

2005-06-27 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Vaj
On Jun 27, 2005, at 7:46 AM, sparaig wrote: What accumulations are those? Is Zen a non-buddhist technique? The accumulations of a Buddha, merit and wisdom. Re: Zen, go to Google, put in the words 'Zen Buddhism' and click search. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go

[FairfieldLife] Fountain of Youth - 22

2005-06-27 Thread Jason Daniel
Hari Om, Here is a Web-page about interfacing artificial parts into the Human body. Artificial eyes. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/04/020408075854.htm http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/05/29/CMGD8CH62P1.DTL Jason -- Yahoo! Mail

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread off_world_beings
Well, considering that Gautama was a prince in Vedic kingdom, trained by Brahmin priests and who learned Sanskrit and the Vedas in depth, it is not surprising that what he taught (or rather what his disciples taught) was a form of Vedic knowledge. It is like the difference between Catholicism

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Vaj
On Jun 27, 2005, at 8:23 AM, off_world_beings wrote: This is not true. Bevin the Buddha. If you see him by the road, swerve. ...but you might want to make sure you are in a Hummer first :-) To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to:

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM vs concentration

2005-06-27 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And I transcended once whilst standing on my my hands riding a bicycle, eating candy floss, singing Monty Python's always look on the bright side of life. And then I hit a bump. It's the Monty Python song that

[FairfieldLife] TM Laxity, was: For Vaj Re:Pitta-aggravating mantras

2005-06-27 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yeah but I never said what he is alluding to, that an absence of thoughts is indicative of a lack of progress during TM. I'm not sure

[FairfieldLife] TM Laxity, was: For Vaj Re:Pitta-aggravating mantras

2005-06-27 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter Sutphen [EMAIL

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Vaj
On Jun 27, 2005, at 8:42 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: However, once he was safely dead, they had a change of heart and claimed that the same guy they'd been demonizing had miraculously become an incarnation of Vishnu. Also Shiva depending on who you talk to. To subscribe, send a message to:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Llundrub
It appears that Mantreshwar, if he were alive today, would consider TM as a form of Buddhist practice.Regards,John R. -But if you're not a Buddhist you can't rightly say though. Moreover, there is not just one form of Buddhist meditation. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 27, 2005, at 7:46 AM, sparaig wrote: What accumulations are those? Is Zen a non-buddhist technique? The accumulations of a Buddha, merit and wisdom. Re: Zen, go to Google, put in the words 'Zen Buddhism' and

[FairfieldLife] TM Laxity, was: For Vaj Re:Pitta-aggravating mantras

2005-06-27 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] [...] It's a cyberstalking thang, Jim. :-) I just used a phrase that I'd heard from many TMers who had grown concerned that because thoughts

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 27, 2005, at 1:14 AM, John wrote: It appears that Mantreshwar, if he were alive today, would consider TM as a form of Buddhist

[FairfieldLife] Message threading (was: Re: Think - Premanand Paul and Bob Brigante)

2005-06-27 Thread Alex Stanley
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, uns_tressor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The real culprit is Yahoo. There is good BB software out there. FFL could either migrate to it, or have someone as stern as Stalin imposing discipline, or kidnap the children of Yahoo's Chief of Software and hold

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Vaj
On Jun 27, 2005, at 9:03 AM, Llundrub wrote: -But if you're not a Buddhist you can't rightly say though.  Moreover, there is not just one form of Buddhist meditation.   What's interesting, at very least as history, is that it appears Advaita Vedanta--both that of Shankara and his paramguru

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM vs concentration

2005-06-27 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And I transcended once whilst standing on my my hands riding a bicycle, eating candy floss, singing Monty Python's always look on

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 27, 2005, at 8:23 AM, off_world_beings wrote: This is not true. Bevin the Buddha. If you see him by the road, swerve. ...but you might want to make sure you are in a Hummer first :-) But if you swerve, be

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, considering that Gautama was a prince in Vedic kingdom, trained by Brahmin priests and who learned Sanskrit and the Vedas in

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Vaj
On Jun 27, 2005, at 9:03 AM, sparaig wrote: You have no idea what accumulations of merit and wisdom the long-term witnessing folk show. Then tell. I'm listening. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This

[FairfieldLife] Re: King-bee?

2005-06-27 Thread cardemaister
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, uns_tressor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, uns_tressor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister [EMAIL

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Vaj
On Jun 27, 2005, at 9:15 AM, off_world_beings wrote: No, that is a myth. Made up. No historical evidence. They barely noticed his few hundred followers. Isn't that kinda like saying people barely noticed Shankara's four followers? To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go

[FairfieldLife] Cyberstalking (was TM Laxity, was: For Vaj Re:Pitta-aggravating mantras)

2005-06-27 Thread TurquoiseB
Just to put this stalker silliness in some sort of perspective before going back to ignoring her, the stalker in question said on a.mt. only *two days ago*, with regard to moi: Actually things have been *vastly* more pleasant here since you decided you'd have more luck putting over your phony

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 27, 2005, at 9:03 AM, Llundrub wrote: -But if you're not a Buddhist you can't rightly say though.  Moreover, there is not just one form of Buddhist meditation.   What's interesting, at very least as

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 27, 2005, at 9:15 AM, off_world_beings wrote: No, that is a myth. Made up. No historical evidence. They barely noticed his few hundred followers. Isn't that kinda like saying people barely noticed Shankara's

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If he were he would be wrong. TM does not teach the four noble truths or bodhichitta, therefore it would not qualify :-) Since it has not created any Buddhas it could not be considered a path to enlightenment--after all

[FairfieldLife] Re: King-bee?

2005-06-27 Thread cardemaister
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, uns_tressor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, uns_tressor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister [EMAIL

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If he were he would be wrong. TM does not teach the four noble truths or bodhichitta, therefore it would not qualify :-) Since it has not

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Vaj
On Jun 27, 2005, at 9:56 AM, Rory Goff wrote: (I love the smell of dogma in the morning) It's just the facts m'am! To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your

[FairfieldLife] Cyberstalking (was TM Laxity, was: For Vaj Re:Pitta-aggravating mantras)

2005-06-27 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just to put this stalker silliness in some sort of perspective The stalker silliness is put in perspective by noting the fact that Barry *invited* alt.m.t participants to join FFL. before going back to ignoring her,

[FairfieldLife] Message threading (was: Re: Think - Premanand Paul and Bob Brigante)

2005-06-27 Thread uns_tressor
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, uns_tressor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The real culprit is Yahoo. There is good BB software out there. FFL could either migrate to it, or have someone as stern as Stalin

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 27, 2005, at 9:03 AM, sparaig wrote: You have no idea what accumulations of merit and wisdom the long-term witnessing folk show. Then tell. I'm listening. Researchers at MUM had subjects fill out various

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 27, 2005, at 9:15 AM, off_world_beings wrote: No, that is a myth. Made up. No historical evidence. They barely noticed his few hundred followers. Isn't that kinda like saying people barely noticed Shankara's

[FairfieldLife] Cyberstalking (was TM Laxity, was: For Vaj Re:Pitta-aggravating mantras)

2005-06-27 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] [...] I'm happy to oblige. a.m.t. just isn't interesting enough these days to read regularly. So you don't like the thread on AI, Turing Tests, consciousness, spirituality and so on? To subscribe, send a message to:

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 27, 2005, at 9:56 AM, Rory Goff wrote: (I love the smell of dogma in the morning) It's just the facts m'am! Facts? We don't need no stinking facts! :-) To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Vaj
On Jun 27, 2005, at 10:07 AM, sparaig wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 27, 2005, at 9:03 AM, sparaig wrote: You have no idea what accumulations of merit and wisdom the long-term witnessing folk show. Then tell. I'm listening.

[FairfieldLife] Re: King-bee?

2005-06-27 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister [EMAIL PROTECTED] [...] OK, I'll give it a try: As bees follow the queen-bee when she flies out or returns to the nest (a rather free translation) so do indriyas become niruddha in citta-nirodha; that's called pratyaahaara. 1 indriya a.

[FairfieldLife] Cyberstalking (was TM Laxity, was: For Vaj Re:Pitta-aggravating mantras)

2005-06-27 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] [...] I'm happy to oblige. a.m.t. just isn't interesting enough these days to read regularly. So you don't like the thread on AI, Turing Tests,

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 27, 2005, at 9:56 AM, Rory Goff wrote: (I love the smell of dogma in the morning) It's just the facts m'am! Just out of curiosity -- did you ever take the Keirsey/Jung personality test? I am wondering if you (and

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 27, 2005, at 9:56 AM, Rory Goff wrote: (I love the smell of dogma in the morning) It's just the facts m'am! Just out of curiosity -- did you ever take the Keirsey/Jung personality test? I am wondering if you (and

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 27, 2005, at 10:07 AM, sparaig wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 27, 2005, at 9:03 AM, sparaig wrote: You have no idea what accumulations of merit and wisdom the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Vaj
On Jun 27, 2005, at 10:33 AM, Rory Goff wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 27, 2005, at 9:56 AM, Rory Goff wrote: (I love the smell of dogma in the morning) It's just the facts m'am! Just out of curiosity -- did you ever take the

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shankara traditionally is said to have debated all the great spiritual leaders/gurus of his time in order to prove their understanding of enlightenment false (or something). Explains a lot about the TM approach to other

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Peter Sutphen
--- Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 27, 2005, at 10:07 AM, sparaig wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 27, 2005, at 9:03 AM, sparaig wrote: You have no idea what accumulations of merit and wisdom the long-term witnessing folk

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Vaj
On Jun 27, 2005, at 10:36 AM, off_world_beings wrote: Oh yea, this from a guy that posts some California dude with his toy EEG machine showing his empty mind. Well Off, it's a casual experiment, I would hope you wouldn't take it as any more than that. The most interesting thing is that he

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just out of curiosity -- did you ever take the Keirsey/Jung personality test? I am wondering if you (and Bob Brigante) might be something like a --TJ, as opposed to an --FP, for example... I ask this as I am tempted to

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Vaj
On Jun 27, 2005, at 10:46 AM, Peter Sutphen wrote: Good assessment instruments for self-report measures take a good amount of time to develop because of the above problems. The questions need to have low face validity (i.e., it is not self-evident what is a good or a bad response). The

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pretty hard person to find. Well for starters one might look at the rather large pool of disaffected ex-TMers, particuarly ones exhibiting strong anti-TM bias, and examine some of them for signs of enlightenment :-) To

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Peter Sutphen
--- off_world_beings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 27, 2005, at 9:03 AM, Llundrub wrote: -But if you're not a Buddhist you can't rightly say though.  Moreover, there is not just one form of Buddhist

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Peter Sutphen
--- Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 27, 2005, at 10:46 AM, Peter Sutphen wrote: Good assessment instruments for self-report measures take a good amount of time to develop because of the above problems. The questions need to have low face validity (i.e., it is not

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I actually have a friend who is licensed to give that test and I took the long test (as opposed to the short ones you see on the net). I guess the results are broken down into four pairs. I fell in the middle on all four

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 27, 2005, at 10:07 AM, sparaig wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 27, 2005, at 9:03 AM, sparaig wrote: You have no idea what accumulations of merit and wisdom the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Vaj
On Jun 27, 2005, at 10:48 AM, Rory Goff wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just out of curiosity -- did you ever take the Keirsey/Jung personality test? I am wondering if you (and Bob Brigante) might be something like a --TJ, as opposed to an

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Vaj
On Jun 27, 2005, at 10:54 AM, Rory Goff wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pretty hard person to find. Well for starters one might look at the rather large pool of disaffected ex-TMers, particuarly ones exhibiting strong anti-TM bias, and examine some

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter Sutphen [...] Good assessment instruments for self-report measures take a good amount of time to develop because of the above problems. The questions need to have low face validity (i.e., it is not self-evident what is a good or a bad response).

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 27, 2005, at 10:46 AM, Peter Sutphen wrote: Good assessment instruments for self-report measures take a good amount of time to develop because of the above problems. The questions need to have low face validity

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter Sutphen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- off_world_beings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 27, 2005, at 9:03 AM, Llundrub wrote: -But if you're not a

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I actually have a friend who is licensed to give that test and I took the long test (as opposed to the short ones you see on the net). I guess the results are broken down into four pairs. I fell in the middle on all four

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter Sutphen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- off_world_beings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip The concept of Maya is clearly stated in the Rig Veda Richo Akshare verse, and many other places. It is a constant theme, and to say that Buddha invented it

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter Sutphen [...] There's some good research in TM and some really crappy research in TM. Most of the crappy research comes about because pilot studies are being done with marginal research designs because the researcher is looking for some effect

[FairfieldLife] Question for Vaj

2005-06-27 Thread off_world_beings
Vaj, I was thinking of putting a website together that consists of all robust scientific research published in serious peer-reviewed scientific journals. The above would be my criteria for inclusion. I think there is some on Buddhist meditation and Tibetan meditation. Do you know the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Vaj
On Jun 27, 2005, at 11:22 AM, authfriend wrote: MMY's translation of the Richo Akshare verse: The verses of Veda exist in the collapse of fullness in the transcendental field, in which reside all the impulses of creative intelligence, the laws of Nature, responsible for the whole manifest

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I guess you would have to find someone like that. I think your issue is that when responses are made in regards to a particular path you are assuming that is what I Vaj or someone else believes. Paths are relative.

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It would be even more interesting to look at the pool who simply see things as they are. Of course, but if you are looking specifically to eliminate pro-TM bias, you might want to select from anti-TM those-who-see-things-as-

[FairfieldLife] Re: Question for Vaj

2005-06-27 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Vaj, I was thinking of putting a website together that consists of all robust scientific research published in serious peer-reviewed scientific journals. The above would be my criteria for inclusion. The

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 27, 2005, at 11:22 AM, authfriend wrote: MMY's translation of the Richo Akshare verse: The verses of Veda exist in the collapse of fullness in the transcendental field, in which reside all the impulses of

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 27, 2005, at 11:22 AM, authfriend wrote: MMY's translation of the Richo Akshare verse: The verses of Veda exist in the collapse of fullness in the transcendental field, in which reside all the impulses of

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shankara traditionally is said to have debated all the great spiritual leaders/gurus of his time in order to prove their understanding of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Question for Vaj

2005-06-27 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Vaj, I was thinking of putting a website together that consists of all robust scientific research published in serious peer-reviewed

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Vaj
On Jun 27, 2005, at 11:37 AM, sparaig wrote: Post hoc ergo propter hoc, no? The question would be: is MMY's translation ad hoc? If it is accurate, than the claim that maya is a buddhist invention seems strained... Well I never said that it was an invention. I merely pointed out that Maya

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Question for Vaj

2005-06-27 Thread Vaj
On Jun 27, 2005, at 11:44 AM, off_world_beings wrote: This is great. Thanks. Does anyone know ? Was Herbert Benson a TM researcher, practitioner? I know he later proved that people relaxing were in fact, relaxing, and that Tibetan Buddhists could increase the temperature of their toes. But

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Vaj
On Jun 27, 2005, at 11:15 AM, sparaig wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 27, 2005, at 10:36 AM, off_world_beings wrote: Oh yea, this from a guy that posts some California dude with his toy EEG machine showing his empty mind. Well Off, it's a

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread TurquoiseB
Shankara traditionally is said to have debated all the great spiritual leaders/gurus of his time in order to prove their understanding of enlightenment false (or something). Explains a lot about the TM approach to other forms of spiritual development, n'est-ce pas? :-) I'm

[FairfieldLife] Re: Question for Vaj

2005-06-27 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Vaj, I was thinking of putting a website together that

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 27, 2005, at 11:37 AM, sparaig wrote: Post hoc ergo propter hoc, no? The question would be: is MMY's translation ad hoc? If it is accurate, than the claim that maya is a buddhist invention seems strained...

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shankara traditionally is said to have debated all the great spiritual leaders/gurus of his time in order to prove their understanding of enlightenment false (or something). Explains a lot about the TM

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My point is that there are many spiritual traditions on the planet that would never even *conceive* of entering into a debate with another tradition to prove their understanding of enlightenment false (or, if the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Question for Vaj

2005-06-27 Thread Rick Archer
on 6/27/05 10:44 AM, off_world_beings at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is great. Thanks. Does anyone know ? Was Herbert Benson a TM researcher, practitioner? I know he later proved that people relaxing were in fact, relaxing, and that Tibetan Buddhists could increase the temperature of their

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Vaj
On Jun 27, 2005, at 12:08 PM, TurquoiseB wrote: Clearly, if the story you refer to is true, that was not true for Shankara, and for his tradition. Wasn't Shankara's debate trip about Dvaita vs. Advaita? Arguably his most famous work, the Brahma-sutra-bhasya, is all about how he feels

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shankara traditionally is said to have debated all the great spiritual leaders/gurus of his time in order to prove their

Re: [FairfieldLife] Question for Vaj

2005-06-27 Thread Vaj
I read this stuff but don't always look at what journal it's in etc. Since much of this is on the web, it should be easy to find--esp. if you have Medline or similar access. I've read the abridged accounts of the Science and Life series and they contain numerous refs. On Jun 27, 2005, at 11:25

[FairfieldLife] Cyberstalking (was TM Laxity, was: For Vaj Re:Pitta-aggravating mantras)

2005-06-27 Thread anonymousff
Barry and Judy, Please stop the tivial ego wars. We don't care about your age old grievances from AMT. You are both inteligent and interesting people with positive things to contribute. Lick your old wounds, and focus on things beyond your wounded egos. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and Buddhism (per Mantreshwar, ancient jyotishi)

2005-06-27 Thread Vaj
On Jun 27, 2005, at 11:30 AM, Rory Goff wrote: Yes, I guess this is where we differ -- I honestly don't think any path is going to take us anywhere other than here, and so I don't think Buddhahood can be achieved at all. Rather, we do what we do until we don't, if you see what I mean. And

[FairfieldLife] Cyberstalking (was TM Laxity, was: For Vaj Re:Pitta-aggravating mantras)

2005-06-27 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anonymousff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Barry and Judy, Please stop the tivial ego wars. We don't care about your age old grievances from AMT. You are both inteligent and interesting people with positive things to contribute. Lick your old wounds, and

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