[FairfieldLife] Re: It's Only Cardboard …

2008-12-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Dec 10, 2008, at 9:17 PM, raunchydog wrote: Off, you really ought to get some help for your porn addiction. You're scaring the ladies. There are ladies on this forum? I always thought that the TM fixation

[FairfieldLife] Re: It's Only Cardboard …

2008-12-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunshine@ wrote: On Dec 10, 2008, at 9:17 PM, raunchydog wrote: Off, you really ought to get some help for your porn addiction. You're scaring the

[FairfieldLife] The equality of feminists vs. the inequality of 'feminists'

2008-12-11 Thread TurquoiseB
The rap I've pasted in at the end, from another thread, got me thinking about the misogyny wars here on FFL and the distinction I've been trying to make between real feminists and 'feminists.' I was spoiled for 14 years by living in an environ- ment that really was EQUAL. Neither men nor women

[FairfieldLife] Re: New section on TM and Cults posted on Truth About TM

2008-12-11 Thread dhamiltony2k5
Om, that is succinct. Lack of Transparency, Money, power and sex mixed together. that pretty much is the story on them out in the marketplace. Is going to be hard for them to shake or dodge their past given the nature of the internet without their going forward upright. That would be about

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: New section on TM and Cults posted on Truth About TM

2008-12-11 Thread Vaj
On Dec 11, 2008, at 7:20 AM, dhamiltony2k5 wrote: Om, that is succinct. Lack of Transparency, Money, power and sex mixed together. A turning point for me--and a good touchstone for any meditative org-- was to see up close how people who practice a certain teaching fully actually are. In

[FairfieldLife] For Ruth S (was Re: The Attention Vampire: An occult theory of energy management

2008-12-11 Thread Richard J. Williams
You paid the Marshy $3,000 to learn how to bun-hop? Barry paid over $5,000 - go figure. Ruth wrote: I still want to know how much time you spend on the Internet looking up stuff. :) So you want to change the subject again. :) Jim wrote: He and Vaj are most probably a

[FairfieldLife] The Arab world's dirty secret

2008-12-11 Thread Vaj
RACISMThe Arab world's dirty secret By Mona EltahawyPublished: December 10, 2008NEW YORK: I was on my way home on the Cairo Metro, lost in thought as I listened to music when I noticed a young Egyptian taunting a Sudanese girl. She reached out and tried to grab the girl's nose and laughed when the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Blagojevich to Resign - How High Will It Go?

2008-12-11 Thread Richard J. Williams
John wrote: ~Obama not implicated~ I know he's talked to the governor and there are a whole range of names many of which have surfaced, and I think he has a fondness for a lot of them. - David Axelrod http://tinyurl.com/5epj4c Whoever, having knowledge of the actual commission of a felony

[FairfieldLife] Freddie Loonz Knee Slapper

2008-12-11 Thread raunchydog
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Preface to Zen Tapes - 18 Talks by Zen Master Rama, Dr. Frederick Loonz. By Dennise Mazeltov, Radish and Gerkin Sushi Wick Buddhism was born in India 101 years ago. Over the centuries it has traveled from country to country through Afghanistan,

[FairfieldLife] Golden Globe Nominations

2008-12-11 Thread TurquoiseB
Consistently better than the Oscar nominations, and not merely because they include TV, the Golden Globe nominations are out for 2008. I can finally relax because my pick for best of the year (In Bruges) was nominated for Best Film, Comedy or Musical, and its two leads were nominated for Best

[FairfieldLife] The Real Bill Ayers by William Ayers

2008-12-11 Thread Vaj
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/06/opinion/06ayers.html?_r=1 December 6, 2008 OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR The Real Bill Ayers By WILLIAM AYERS Chicago IN the recently concluded presidential race, I was unwillingly thrust upon the stage and asked to play a role in a profoundly dishonest drama. I

[FairfieldLife] Re: New section on TM and Cults posted on Truth About TM

2008-12-11 Thread Richard J. Williams
Vaj wrote: In the 80's I popped in with an old friend at Purusha headquarters in the Catskills. You just 'popped in' to the Purusha headquarters in the Catskills with an old friend? How did you do that - I can't even get into the Radiance Dome without a printed pass, but they let you into

[FairfieldLife] Re: Freddie Loonz Knee Slapper

2008-12-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As I remember, curlywade was one of the Rama TBs who was spamming Yahoo and the Usenet with Rama quotes after he croaked himself, as if people would be impressed by them. He was considered an

[FairfieldLife] Re: The equality of feminists vs. the inequality of 'feminists'

2008-12-11 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you think Barack Obama would get hysterical and lose it if someone called him a 'nigger?' Of course he wouldn't. He wouldn't even break stride. He'd focus on something more important issue, and move the focus back

[FairfieldLife] Re: A fellow ain't got a soul of his own...

2008-12-11 Thread Richard J. Williams
John posted: A fellow ain't got a soul of his own, just little piece of a big soul, the one big soul that belongs to everybody. So, you're thinking that most fellows are without a 'soul' - they are soulless people wandering around like hungry ghosts - all they have is a little piece of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: New section on TM and Cults posted on Truth About TM

2008-12-11 Thread Vaj
On Dec 11, 2008, at 9:46 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: Vaj wrote: In the 80's I popped in with an old friend at Purusha headquarters in the Catskills. You just 'popped in' to the Purusha headquarters in the Catskills with an old friend? How did you do that - I can't even get into the

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Real Bill Ayers by William Ayers

2008-12-11 Thread Richard J. Williams
Vaj posted: The Real Bill Ayers Larry Grathwohl: The instructions I received from Billy Ayers was that the bombs to be used in Detroit must have shrapnel (fence staples, specifically) and fire potential (propane bottles). The intention was to kill police officers. Read more: 'Eyewitness

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Real Bill Ayers by William Ayers

2008-12-11 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/06/opinion/06ayers.html?_r=1 Bill Ayers is pimping his book, rehabilitating his image, re-writing history and lying through his teeth. He should be in jail and not invited to spit in our faces

[FairfieldLife] For Ruth S (was Re: The Attention Vampire: An occult theory of energy management

2008-12-11 Thread ruthsimplicity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, nobody wants to confess how much they've given the TMO - Ruth says over $3,000 and Barry says over $5,000, just to learn how to bun-hop. I paid $35 for one bija mantra and $1000 to learn how to bun-hop.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count

2008-12-11 Thread Richard J. Williams
Steve wrote: I my only comment on this continuing discussion with Barry, and ED, and Raunchy, and Judy, and Ruth, is that FFL is immensely more enjoyable with the input of these awesome women. So, you're thinking that Barry is a woman? I always thought Barry was a man - I've seen a photo

[FairfieldLife] For Ruth S (was Re: The Attention Vampire: An occult theory of energy management

2008-12-11 Thread curtisdeltablues
I paid $35 for one bija mantra and $1000 to learn how to bun-hop. What country did you lean in Richard? The cheapest sidhi course I know of was the one for MIU students that I took in '78 for about $1,500. Your number sounds too low for US instruction. --- In

[FairfieldLife] Re: Tom's accent?

2008-12-11 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just saw Tom Jones on Jimmy Kimmel Live! I've heard American ladies find British accent sexy, but I'd be surprised if that applied to Tom's Welsh accent, too. :D I thought you lived in Finland...they have Jimmy

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: New section on TM and Cults posted on Truth About TM

2008-12-11 Thread Peter
Vaj, its a little one-sided to classify everybody on Purusha as edogenous heroin addicts (interesting term, by the way)  I spent a year on Purusha when it first started and just like the TMO in general and like anyother spiritual group you have people who are really clear and radiate sattva and

[FairfieldLife] Obama Team Very Worried About Economy

2008-12-11 Thread do.rflex
The First New Foreign Crisis It's quite unsettling to talk to members of Barack Obama's transition teams these days, especially those who are helping with the economics portfolio. Without going into details, the sense I get from them is that they are very worried that the economy will get a

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Attention Vampire: An occult theory of energy management

2008-12-11 Thread Richard J. Williams
Some people just feel better when they have someone to talk to, Jim. Jim wrote: Perhaps The Turq puts in the equal amount of time in groups related to Lentz? I'm surprized he has time for walking his dog. Perhaps, but one thing is fer sure, when you have a lot of dogs and a lot of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Obama Team Very Worried About Economy

2008-12-11 Thread Richard J. Williams
John wrote: Obama Team Very Worried About Economy WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama has shelved a proposal to slap the oil and gas companies with a new windfall profits tax because oil prices have dropped so much in recent months, the transition team confirmed today: Read more:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: New section on TM and Cults posted on Truth About TM

2008-12-11 Thread Vaj
On Dec 11, 2008, at 10:47 AM, Peter wrote: Vaj, its a little one-sided to classify everybody on Purusha as edogenous heroin addicts (interesting term, by the way) I spent a year on Purusha when it first started and just like the TMO in general and like anyother spiritual group you have

[FairfieldLife] Finalizing the Divorce from President Bush

2008-12-11 Thread do.rflex
WSJ/NBC News poll: While the public is giving Obama a nice honeymoon, it's finalizing its divorce from President Bush. A whopping 79% in the poll say they're not going to miss him when he leaves office. That's compared with 55% who said the same of Clinton in December of 2000. Moreover,

[FairfieldLife] For Ruth S (was Re: The Attention Vampire: An occult theory of energy management

2008-12-11 Thread Richard J. Williams
I paid $35 for one bija mantra and $1000 to learn how to bun-hop. Curtis wrote: What country did you learn in Richard? U.S.A. - At one time we had our own TM-Sidhi Programme right here in Austin, Texas. We have the Maharishi Golden Dome of Pure Knowledge at Radiance, the first

[FairfieldLife] Re: Finalizing the Divorce from President Bush

2008-12-11 Thread Richard J. Williams
John wrote: Finalizing the Divorce from President Bush What's Wrong With This Picture? Practically without exception he has chosen to staff his government at its highest levels with refugees from the Clinton years. This is emphatically true in the realms of foreign and economic policy. It

[FairfieldLife] For Ruth S (was Re: The Attention Vampire: An occult theory of energy management

2008-12-11 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I paid $35 for one bija mantra and $1000 to learn how to bun-hop. Curtis wrote: What country did you learn in Richard? U.S.A. - At one time we had our own TM-Sidhi Programme right here in

[FairfieldLife] Re: New section on TM and Cults posted on Truth About TM

2008-12-11 Thread Richard J. Williams
Vaj wrote: I wasn't referring to ALL Purusha Pete, just the ones I met in South Fallsburg... At South Fallsburg, Muktananda used to stand behind a curtain in the evening, watching the girls coming back to the dormitory. He asked Mary to come to his bedroom several times, and gave her gifts

[FairfieldLife] Re: It's Only Cardboard …

2008-12-11 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I always thought that the TM fixation with ladies was sexist, a perpetuation of the pedestal thang. Rama called the women gals and the guys guys. Of course you did because females was for you and your foolish

[FairfieldLife] Re: Finalizing the Divorce from President Bush

2008-12-11 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John wrote: Finalizing the Divorce from President Bush What's Wrong With This Picture? Practically without exception he has chosen to staff his government at its highest levels with refugees from the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Finalizing the Divorce from President Bush

2008-12-11 Thread do.rflex
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams willytex@ wrote: John wrote: Finalizing the Divorce from President Bush What's Wrong With This Picture? Practically without exception he has

[FairfieldLife] Institutionalized Sexual Abuse Among Tibetan Buddhist Masters

2008-12-11 Thread enlightened_dawn11
Excerpt from Traveller in Space, a book by June Campbell: The Tibetan Buddhists developed the belief that enlightenment could be accelerated by the decision to enlist the passions in one`s religious practice, rather than to avoid them. The stategy is considered extremely risky yet so efficacious

[FairfieldLife] LNI Cult-test

2008-12-11 Thread dhamiltony2k5
LNI cult-test: Identifying Traits of Abusive Groups Control-oriented leadership – leader claims to be an all-knowing, liberated being. Hierarchical structure with an elite inner circle – including leader's assistants. Group leader not accountable to any authorities, as are, for example:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Finalizing the Divorce from President Bush

2008-12-11 Thread sallysunshine01
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah. Eight long painful years of the Clinton nightmare of relative peace and record prosperity are totally unacceptable: I was just thinking how awful all that peace and prosperity really was, and how warped Clinton's

Re: [FairfieldLife] Western vs. Jyotish?

2008-12-11 Thread Bhairitu
cardemaister wrote: I recently found on the net a prediction by a Western (tropical) astrologer from 2005, where he said something like this (paraph.): when Pluto moves into Capricorn in 2008, many big companies shall be in dire straits. I wonder, is there anything in sidereal astrology

[FairfieldLife] Re: Tom's accent?

2008-12-11 Thread cardemaister
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_reply@ wrote: Just saw Tom Jones on Jimmy Kimmel Live! I've heard American ladies find British accent sexy, but I'd be surprised if that applied to Tom's

[FairfieldLife] Re: Finalizing the Divorce from President Bush

2008-12-11 Thread do.rflex
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sallysunshine01 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex do.rflex@ wrote: Yeah. Eight long painful years of the Clinton nightmare of relative peace and record prosperity are totally unacceptable: I was just thinking

Re: [FairfieldLife] Golden Globe Nominations

2008-12-11 Thread Bhairitu
TurquoiseB wrote: Consistently better than the Oscar nominations, and not merely because they include TV, the Golden Globe nominations are out for 2008. I can finally relax because my pick for best of the year (In Bruges) was nominated for Best Film, Comedy or Musical, and its two leads

[FairfieldLife] Re: New section on TM and Cults posted on Truth About TM

2008-12-11 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter drpetersutp...@... wrote: Vaj, its a little one-sided to classify everybody on Purusha as edogenous heroin addicts (interesting term, by the way)  I spent a year on Purusha when it first started and just like the TMO in general and like anyother

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Attention Vampire: An occult theory of energy management

2008-12-11 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams willy...@... wrote: Some people just feel better when they have someone to talk to, Jim. Jim wrote: Perhaps The Turq puts in the equal amount of time in groups related to Lentz? I'm surprized he has time for walking

[FairfieldLife] Re: New section on TM and Cults posted on Truth About TM

2008-12-11 Thread enlightened_dawn11
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter drpetersutphen@ wrote: Vaj, its a little one-sided to classify everybody on Purusha as edogenous heroin addicts (interesting term, by the way)  I spent a year on Purusha

[FairfieldLife] Important Message from Dr. John Hagelin

2008-12-11 Thread michael
--- US Peace Government maill...@uspeacegovernment.org schrieb am Do, 11.12.2008: Von: US Peace Government maill...@uspeacegovernment.org Betreff: Important Message from Dr. John Hagelin An: vedamer...@yahoo.de Datum: Donnerstag, 11. Dezember 2008, 19:34 OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 2000

[FairfieldLife] Finn for Nobel Peace Price

2008-12-11 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_re...@... wrote: Oh yeah! We are fortunate enough to have it! On JIMtv (JIM = Jotain Ihan Muuta: Something Totally Different), LOL! http://www.jimtv.fi/sarjat19.asp Go back to watch the Nobel celebrations for Athisari from Oslo !

Re: [FairfieldLife] Important Message from Dr. John Hagelin

2008-12-11 Thread I am the eternal
On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 1:15 PM, michael vedamer...@yahoo.de wrote: Have we ever received a message not designated as important?

[FairfieldLife] Re: Institutionalized Sexual Abuse, period

2008-12-11 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: Interesting take on a fascinating and real subject, but one that is far from limited to Buddhism or Tibetan Buddhism. Like I said, the Turq is desperate to defend his friend Vaj at all costs.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Important Message from Dr. John Hagelin

2008-12-11 Thread Bhairitu
I am the eternal wrote: On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 1:15 PM, michael vedamer...@yahoo.de wrote: Have we ever received a message not designated as important? Dr. John must really feel special. Maybe he needs to have a talk with Barry about that. :-D

[FairfieldLife] Re: Western vs. Jyotish?

2008-12-11 Thread John
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: cardemaister wrote: I recently found on the net a prediction by a Western (tropical) astrologer from 2005, where he said something like this (paraph.): when Pluto moves into Capricorn in 2008, many big companies shall be

[FairfieldLife] Secretary of state salary cut for Clinton

2008-12-11 Thread Tom
Anybody think Mrs. Clinton will remain as SOS thru President Obama's entire first term? I don't. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081211/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/clinton_pay http://tinyurl.com/64qjae WASHINGTON – Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton would make about $4,700 less as secretary of state than her

[FairfieldLife] A Yogi Who Had Nine Lives

2008-12-11 Thread John
To All: Here's another interesting story,from the Srimad Bhagavatam, of a yogi by the name of Kardama Muni. He married a beautiful young woman and wanted to please her. So, among other things, he developed a specific siddhi to multiply himself nine times. According to Prabhupada, this

[FairfieldLife] A perfect example of why the TM Movement died

2008-12-11 Thread shempmcgurk
Can you imagine? Maharishi declared he wanted to spiritually regenerate the world...and in pursuit of that goal, he came out with this incredibly effective meditation technique, TM, which anyone could learn and was simple to do. And then he went about setting up a world-wide movement that was

[FairfieldLife] Re: Tom's accent?

2008-12-11 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_reply@ wrote: Just saw Tom Jones on Jimmy Kimmel Live! I've heard American ladies

[FairfieldLife] Re: Secretary of state salary cut for Clinton

2008-12-11 Thread John
in exchange for getting her campaign debt paid which amount to the figure mentioned above. There's a good chance she would remain as SOS for the entire four years. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081211/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/clinton_pay http://tinyurl.com/64qjae WASHINGTON – Sen. Hillary

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Western vs. Jyotish?

2008-12-11 Thread Bhairitu
John wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: cardemaister wrote: I recently found on the net a prediction by a Western (tropical) astrologer from 2005, where he said something like this (paraph.): when Pluto moves into Capricorn in 2008, many big

[FairfieldLife] Sponsor an Exective

2008-12-11 Thread Bhairitu
As we all know Christmas is the time for giving and this Christmas why help those in great need: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDC0qcf0kzE

[FairfieldLife] Re: New section on TM and Cults posted on Truth About TM

2008-12-11 Thread dhamiltony2k5
Does the Western TM-movement still scoop half of the receipts and send them to the Indian movement/family in India? 29487 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/29487?threaded=1l=1 that pretty much is the story on them out in the marketplace. Is going to be hard for them

[FairfieldLife] Re: Finalizing the Divorce from President Bush

2008-12-11 Thread Richard J. Williams
Curtis wrote: Yeah, he should have gone with all those guys from the Bush years who got us into this mess! It doesn't appear that Obama's team has much criticism of the Bush administration's economic policies, particularly those that have been pursued during the current financial crisis.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Finalizing the Divorce from President Bush

2008-12-11 Thread Richard J. Williams
John wrote: Eight long painful years of the Clinton nightmare of relative peace and record prosperity are totally unacceptable: On the most important issue he has confronted as a legislator, the surge of forces in Iraq, Senator Obama was a harsh critic. His opposition to President Bush's

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Finalizing the Divorce from President Bush

2008-12-11 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Dec 11, 2008, at 11:34 AM, do.rflex wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex do.rflex@ wrote: Yeah. Eight long painful years of the Clinton nightmare of relative peace and record prosperity are totally unacceptable: I was just thinking how awful all that peace and prosperity

[FairfieldLife] Re: Important Message from Dr. John Hagelin

2008-12-11 Thread bob_brigante
There's not much chance that any of John Hagelin's candidates for SecAgric will be chosen, but the idea of not choosing another big ag secretary has some support, and at least one of John's picks is listed in this article: [New York Times] http://www.nytimes.com/ Opinion

[FairfieldLife] Re: Institutionalized Sexual Abuse, period

2008-12-11 Thread Richard J. Williams
Interesting take on a fascinating and real subject, but one that is far from limited to Buddhism or Tibetan Buddhism. Jim wrote: Like I said, the Turq is desperate to defend his friend Vaj at all costs. It's like rape, for people fooled by the scheme, says Wendy Vandamme, who

[FairfieldLife] Alienation of affection laws

2008-12-11 Thread shempmcgurk
Numerous states still allow you to sue a third party who caused your spouse to cheat on you: http://marriage.about.com/od/legalities/a/alienation.htm

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: It's Only Cardboard ⠀¦

2008-12-11 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Dec 11, 2008, at 4:07 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: I'm mentioning this so that you understand how archaic and how much of a throwback to the bad old days of sexism looking at the TMO is for me. The ideal of men as protectors and women as mothers makes me want to puke, and would have made any of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Obama-Abraham Lincoln or, 'Chance' of Being There?

2008-12-11 Thread I am the eternal
On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 2:31 PM, BillyG. wg...@yahoo.com wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYLy1Yj_P_Q and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzVHlfk0WXM He is mau'dib, Dune (a David Lynch movie) messiah. He is The One. Or I certainly hope so.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Tom's accent?

2008-12-11 Thread cardemaister
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcg...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_reply@ wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: A perfect example of why the TM Movement died

2008-12-11 Thread enlightened_dawn11
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcg...@... wrote: Can you imagine? Maharishi declared he wanted to spiritually regenerate the world...and in pursuit of that goal, he came out with this incredibly effective meditation technique, TM, which anyone could learn and

[FairfieldLife] Re: A perfect example of why the TM Movement died

2008-12-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: Naive westerners back then didn't know that many Indian yogis know how to teach effective meditation techniques. In fact compared to many of the standard meditation techniques taught to the masses in India TM is less

[FairfieldLife] Re: Important Message from Dr. John Hagelin

2008-12-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante no_re...@... wrote: There's not much chance that any of John Hagelin's candidates for SecAgric will be chosen, but the idea of not choosing another big ag secretary has some support, and at least one of John's picks is listed in this

[FairfieldLife] Re: Institutionalized Sexual Abuse, period

2008-12-11 Thread enlightened_dawn11
speaking of mindfucks, your answer sounds like a mindfuck. so much bobbing and weaving around an indefensible position. your assignment is to just answer the points made in the article, one by one. i know you are incapable of this, but just thought i'd throw it out there-- your answers always

[FairfieldLife] Ramana Maharshi on Pranava

2008-12-11 Thread yifuxero
D: What is the purport of the teaching that in pratyahara one should meditate on the pranava? M: The purport of prescribing meditation on the pranava is this. The pranava is Omkara consisting of three and a half matras, viz., a, u, m, and ardha-matra. of these, a stands for the waking state,

[FairfieldLife] Re: New section on TM and Cults posted on Truth About TM

2008-12-11 Thread ruthsimplicity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 And if THAT doesn't raise warning bells with you, nothing will. That last phrase makes the TM researchers sound like total skeptics. Lawson yeah, similar to this new major meditation research center, there are these blind

[FairfieldLife] Post Count

2008-12-11 Thread FFL PostCount
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): Sat Dec 06 00:00:00 2008 End Date (UTC): Sat Dec 13 00:00:00 2008 661 messages as of (UTC) Thu Dec 11 23:54:04 2008 50 authfriend jst...@panix.com 49 TurquoiseB no_re...@yahoogroups.com 43 sparaig lengli...@cox.net 42

[FairfieldLife] Re: New section on TM and Cults posted on Truth About TM

2008-12-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 And if THAT doesn't raise warning bells with you, nothing will. That last phrase makes the TM researchers sound like total skeptics. Lawson

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: New section on TM and Cults posted on Truth About TM

2008-12-11 Thread Vaj
On Dec 11, 2008, at 7:32 PM, sparaig wrote: Do you and Lawson know anything about this new funding for a research center? Or are you making assumptions based on what Vaj said? Dawn, on what do you base your assertion that 20 years of meditating experience is more or less required to draw

[FairfieldLife] Fairfield Crime spree

2008-12-11 Thread dhamiltony2k5
Dateline FF: Three people brazenly make off with 7 pair of UGG boots from outside a FF yoga class Weds eve. With their shoes and boots left outside a studio room door 20 people inside, ostentatious UGG boots were targeted thieves afew minutes after the Yoga class begins. Crime Yoga,

[FairfieldLife] Re: New section on TM and Cults posted on Truth About TM

2008-12-11 Thread ruthsimplicity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig lengli...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 And if THAT doesn't raise warning bells with you, nothing will. That last phrase

Re: [FairfieldLife] Fairfield Crime spree

2008-12-11 Thread gullible fool
Perhaps the perpetrators were just fashion police.   Love will swallow you, eat you up completely, until there is no `you,' only love.    - Amma  --- On Thu, 12/11/08, dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote: From: dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony...@yahoo.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Fairfield

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Real Bill Ayers by William Ayers

2008-12-11 Thread lurkernomore20002000
I listened to his interview with Terry Gross, or at least part of it. A real weasel IMO. Really put the spin on his past exploits. Wouldn't, couldn't make many direct answers. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchy...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj

[FairfieldLife] Re: New section on TM and Cults posted on Truth About TM

2008-12-11 Thread Nelson
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams willy...@... wrote: Vaj wrote: In the 80's I popped in with an old friend at Purusha headquarters in the Catskills. You just 'popped in' to the Purusha headquarters in the Catskills with an old friend? How did you do that -

[FairfieldLife] Langone Cult-testing

2008-12-11 Thread dhamiltony2k5
Michael Langone, in his article Cults, Violence, and the Millennium, suggests the following three characteristics as essential in the definition of a cultic group: 1. centralized control by a charismatic leader 2. an us vs. them mentality that isolates 3. a lack of tolerance

[FairfieldLife] Re: Important Message from Dr. John Hagelin

2008-12-11 Thread dhamiltony2k5
Oh, do we look to John Hagelin for this. He ought to get back on the program. Nistro guno o bhava-jun Let's look at what the movers and shakers from another era would have said about a spiritual leader like Hagelin carrying on like thus; In the time of Shay's insurrection in Massachuetts,

[FairfieldLife] Let's apply the Langone test to the TMO

2008-12-11 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony...@... wrote: Michael Langone, in his article Cults, Violence, and the Millennium, suggests the following three characteristics as essential in the definition of a cultic group: 1.centralized control by a charismatic

[FairfieldLife] Re: New section on TM and Cults posted on Truth About TM

2008-12-11 Thread enlightened_dawn11
a master of anything, be it painting pictures, customizing cars or doing TM takes at least 20 years. the thing that is so unprofessional to see by those with waking state funny names is that they haven't practiced TM for anything like 20 years. i have. this reduces their remarks to nothing

[FairfieldLife] Re: A perfect example of why the TM Movement died

2008-12-11 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: Can you imagine? Maharishi declared he wanted to spiritually regenerate the world...and in pursuit of that goal, he came out with this

[FairfieldLife] Re: A perfect example of why the TM Movement died

2008-12-11 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, gullible fool ffl...@... wrote: Can someone please tell me what the fuck agriculture has to do with spreading the message of a simple mental technique that isn't a  religion or philosophy and that doesn't require a change in lifestyle?   It's

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Real Bill Ayers by William Ayers

2008-12-11 Thread enlightened_dawn11
no wonder jiveradhatu108 likes him- lol... --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, lurkernomore20002000 steve.sun...@... wrote: I listened to his interview with Terry Gross, or at least part of it. A real weasel IMO. Really put the spin on his past exploits. Wouldn't, couldn't make many

[FairfieldLife] Re: A perfect example of why the TM Movement died

2008-12-11 Thread dhamiltony2k5
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcg...@... wrote: I think he got it completely right...right up to around 1977 when he introduced the flying technique. Up to then, initiations were spreading like wildfire around the world. Everything was going our way. And

[FairfieldLife] Re: New section on TM and Cults posted on Truth About TM

2008-12-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On Dec 11, 2008, at 7:32 PM, sparaig wrote: Do you and Lawson know anything about this new funding for a research center? Or are you making assumptions based on what Vaj said? Dawn, on what do you base your assertion

[FairfieldLife] Re: New section on TM and Cults posted on Truth About TM

2008-12-11 Thread ruthsimplicity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 no_re...@... wrote: a master of anything, be it painting pictures, customizing cars or doing TM takes at least 20 years. the thing that is so unprofessional to see by those with waking state funny names is that they haven't practiced

[FairfieldLife] Re: A perfect example of why the TM Movement died

2008-12-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, gullible fool ffl...@... wrote: Can someone please tell me what the fuck agriculture has to do with spreading the message of a simple mental technique that isn't a� religion or philosophy and that doesn't require a change in lifestyle? � It's

[FairfieldLife] Re: New section on TM and Cults posted on Truth About TM

2008-12-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity no_re...@... wrote: [...] I know about relaxation induced anxiety. Tell me why you think it fits TM theory? I think it is the other way around, sometimes for some people when they meditate they become anxious or experience autogenic

Re: [FairfieldLife] Golden Globe Nominations

2008-12-11 Thread Bhairitu
Bhairitu wrote: TurquoiseB wrote: Consistently better than the Oscar nominations, and not merely because they include TV, the Golden Globe nominations are out for 2008. I can finally relax because my pick for best of the year (In Bruges) was nominated for Best Film, Comedy or Musical,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: A perfect example of why the TM Movement died

2008-12-11 Thread Bhairitu
sparaig wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: Naive westerners back then didn't know that many Indian yogis know how to teach effective meditation techniques. In fact compared to many of the standard meditation techniques taught to the masses in India

[FairfieldLife] Re: Just like vomiting...

2008-12-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcg...@... wrote: Remember that joke about vomiting and how it's double the fun because you get to taste your meal twice? A round-trip meal ticket, say the Australians (who also call it talking in technicolor). Well, here's another

[FairfieldLife] Re: A perfect example of why the TM Movement died

2008-12-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: sparaig wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote: Naive westerners back then didn't know that many Indian yogis know how to teach effective meditation techniques. In fact compared to many

[FairfieldLife] Re: New section on TM and Cults posted on Truth About TM

2008-12-11 Thread ruthsimplicity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig lengli...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity no_reply@ wrote: [...] I know about relaxation induced anxiety. Tell me why you think it fits TM theory? I think it is the other way around, sometimes for some people

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: New section on TM and Cults posted on Truth About TM

2008-12-11 Thread Vaj
On Dec 11, 2008, at 9:40 PM, enlightened_dawn11 wrote: a master of anything, be it painting pictures, customizing cars or doing TM takes at least 20 years. the thing that is so unprofessional to see by those with waking state funny names is that they haven't practiced TM for anything like 20

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