[FairfieldLife] Re: Two Google searches expel the same amount of carbon dioxide as boiling a kettle of water for tea

2009-01-12 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal l.shad...@... wrote: http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article5489134.ece or *http://tinyurl.com/836r22* Fascinating. Just yesterday I re-stumbled across the previous statistic you posted, that Google's server

[FairfieldLife] Re: Golden Globe Nominations

2009-01-12 Thread TurquoiseB
http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/ I only got 62% correct. On the one hand, that doesn't put me in the same category of accurate predictions as Lou Valentino's claim of 85% accuracy. On the other hand, I didn't have to go back and edit my predictions after the fact the way Lou does to

[FairfieldLife] Interested in learning Sanskrit?

2009-01-12 Thread cardemaister
In case you are interested in learning Sanskrit, I think I can recommend Thomas Egenes' Introduction to Sanskrit Part One. I got Part Two a couple of Xmas ago. Just started reading it more systematically, or stuff. It's IMO very well written from the didactic(?) POV.

[FairfieldLife] Bhakti stories and their purpose (was Re: Maharishi Speaks of Guru Dev)

2009-01-12 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Marek Reavis reavisma...@... wrote: It is clear that Maharishi was always more concerned with making his point than being factually accurate. The mission was what was important, everything else took backseat to that. I agree. I stayed out of this one,

[FairfieldLife] Re: From Shemp's Buddies over at....

2009-01-12 Thread Richard M
This news will come as a relief to FFL users everywhere. That's because I am sure many at FFL will have seen the reports this weekend of the damage being done to the planet by the web server farms of the likes of Yahoo! Google: Two search requests on the internet website Google produce 'as much

Re: [FairfieldLife] abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread Vaj
These are the three types of repetition: observing the forms of the mantra letters (1) in the heart of the deity in front, (2) in your own heart, and (3) observing the sounds of the mantra. Each of these in turn has two forms, whispered and mental repetition. For each of the three types,

[FairfieldLife] Re: From Shemp's Buddies over at....

2009-01-12 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M compost...@... wrote: This news will come as a relief to FFL users everywhere. That's because I am sure many at FFL will have seen the reports this weekend of the damage being done to the planet by the web server farms of the likes of Yahoo!

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread TurquoiseB
All very interesting, I'm sure. But being the simple boob I am, I tend to prefer Lao-Tzu's take on the situation. He managed to say it in 13 words: Just remain in the center, watching. And then forget that you are there. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: These

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread Vaj
On Jan 12, 2009, at 7:25 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: All very interesting, I'm sure. But being the simple boob I am, I tend to prefer Lao-Tzu's take on the situation. He managed to say it in 13 words: Just remain in the center, watching. And then forget that you are there. Different situation.

[FairfieldLife] Re: From Shemp's Buddies over at....

2009-01-12 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M compost1uk@ wrote: This news will come as a relief to FFL users everywhere. That's because I am sure many at FFL will have seen the reports this weekend of the damage

[FairfieldLife] Staying in touch -- a good thing or not?

2009-01-12 Thread TurquoiseB
One of the things that shocked me the most when I moved to Europe was the number of mobile phone users, and the number of times they seem to use them. I had not seen anything quite like it in the US. Possibly that was because I was not look- ing, or possibly the US had a better land-line

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread raunchydog
Vaj, Do you actually practice these mental acrobatics or are you just recommending techniques to produce a migraine? Simple, natural effortless? Not so much. Barry's, recommendation sounds closer to the TM technique than what you may be doing. What is the purpose of complicating your sadhana? ---

[FairfieldLife] Re: Staying in touch -- a good thing or not?

2009-01-12 Thread guyfawkes91
I kinda wonder about people who are so uneasy being themselves that they have to stay in touch with other people 24/7, just to remember who they are. Watch a group of monkeys feeding in the jungle and you'll soon realize why we have a deep desire to stay in touch all the time. If you lose

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread Vaj
On Jan 12, 2009, at 8:29 AM, raunchydog wrote: Vaj, Do you actually practice these mental acrobatics or are you just recommending techniques to produce a migraine? Simple, natural effortless? Not so much. Barry's, recommendation sounds closer to the TM technique than what you may be doing.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Staying in touch -- a good thing or not?

2009-01-12 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, guyfawkes91 guyfawke...@... wrote: I kinda wonder about people who are so uneasy being themselves that they have to stay in touch with other people 24/7, just to remember who they are. Watch a group of monkeys feeding in the jungle and you'll

Re: [FairfieldLife] Staying in touch -- a good thing or not?

2009-01-12 Thread Vaj
On Jan 12, 2009, at 8:17 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: This story today got me thinking about all of this, and the possibly *addicting* nature of staying in touch. This article is about a father who found that his 13-year-old daughter made 13,528 text mes- sages a month. That is one message every two

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread raunchydog
If you don't practice Action Tantra, why don't you do it if you think it's a good technique? Do you practice something better than Action Tantra that gives you the experience of a siddhi of mind stabilization through samadhi. If so, describe the technique you do to experience samadhi and effect

[FairfieldLife] Role Models of Defining Behavior, Loyalty Testing

2009-01-12 Thread dhamiltony2k5
Turq, Om, is good synoptic abstract of an operant aspect inside the TM- movement's administration of the biz. Is a good observation about an aspect of how it went. A few decades of loyalty testing the group is what we have left now as the TM-movement. Wielded particularly by Bevan and

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Vicky Cristina Barcelona

2009-01-12 Thread Peter
It looks like 24 is going to be much better this year. Last year it jumped the shark and viewership tumbled. I've seen the first few hours so far and its quite good. Jack has only beaten the crap out of two people so far. --- On Sun, 1/11/09, Duveyoung no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote: From:

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread Duveyoung
raunchydog wrote: Vaj, Do you actually practice these mental acrobatics? Raunchydog, R-dog, This should be a no brainer to any canine. Consider that maybe Vaj digs the complexity because of the same reason a dog licks his nether orbs..because he can. I like thinking of Vaj having the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread Vaj
On Jan 12, 2009, at 9:24 AM, raunchydog wrote: If you don't practice Action Tantra, why don't you do it if you think it's a good technique? Do you practice something better than Action Tantra that gives you the experience of a siddhi of mind stabilization through samadhi. If so, describe the

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_re...@... wrote: raunchydog wrote: Vaj, Do you actually practice these mental acrobatics? Raunchydog, R-dog, This should be a no brainer to any canine. Consider that maybe Vaj digs the complexity because of the same reason a dog

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread raunchydog
Edg, In other words if I had doggie balls I should be content to lick them and rather than let Vaj lift his Buddha leg and piss on me. Thanks for the advice. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_re...@... wrote: raunchydog wrote: Vaj, Do you actually practice these mental

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread enlightened_dawn11
given the two respective approaches to established samadhi, the Buddhist one where every t is crossed and every i dotted, as compared with the TM simplicity of take it as it comes, i doubt a Buddhist would even recognize, except at the silent level the continuous samadhi of a TMer. it is

[FairfieldLife] Beven on Trial

2009-01-12 Thread dhamiltony2k5
The federal lawsuit accused the school of gross negligence both sides filed motions regarding the necessity of testimony by M.U.M. president Bevan Morris M.U.M. should not be able to prevent its president from having to face a jury by keeping him out of Iowa while the trial approaches. In a

[FairfieldLife] 'Supply Demand' NOT the Cause of Huge Oil Price Increase/Fall

2009-01-12 Thread do.rflex
60 Minutes with Steve Kroft http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9dA8pUpeV8

[FairfieldLife] Re: Staying in touch -- a good thing or not?

2009-01-12 Thread raunchydog
Barry, In the spirit of your post, I wrote another corny poem. At best I amuse myself at worst my poems are annoying. Anyway, this one's for you. Cell Phone Hang-up New fangled gadgets tangle me up Message obsession, a cell phone hang up Texting while walking into a stranger Oblivious to buses

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On Jan 12, 2009, at 9:24 AM, raunchydog wrote: If you don't practice Action Tantra, why don't you do it if you think it's a good technique? Do you practice something better than Action Tantra that gives you the experience

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread Vaj
On Jan 12, 2009, at 10:49 AM, enlightened_dawn11 wrote: given the two respective approaches to established samadhi, the Buddhist one where every t is crossed and every i dotted, as compared with the TM simplicity of take it as it comes, i doubt a Buddhist would even recognize, except at the

[FairfieldLife] Re: From Shemp's Buddies over at....

2009-01-12 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M compost...@... wrote: This news will come as a relief to FFL users everywhere. That's because I am sure many at FFL will have seen the reports this weekend of the damage being done to the planet by the web server farms of the likes of Yahoo!

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M compost...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: On Jan 12, 2009, at 9:24 AM, raunchydog wrote: If you don't practice Action Tantra, why don't you do it if you think it's a good technique? Do you

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread Vaj
On Jan 12, 2009, at 11:12 AM, Richard M wrote: You stole that from my cat. Well, kinda :-) : LINK LINK

[FairfieldLife] Bhakti stories and their purpose (was Re: Maharishi Speaks of Guru Dev)

2009-01-12 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Marek Reavis reavismarek@ wrote: It is clear that Maharishi was always more concerned with making his point than being factually accurate. The mission was what was important,

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread enlightened_dawn11
Please go learn the TM checking procedure and then get back to us Dawn. Thanks. are you channeling Nabby? regarding the achievement of a state of continuous samadhi, and shouting it from every rooftop, perhaps the organization whose purpose it is to spread TM would, but what purpose would

[FairfieldLife] Re: From Shemp's Buddies over at....

2009-01-12 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M compost1uk@ wrote: This news will come as a relief to FFL users everywhere. That's because I am sure many at FFL will have seen the reports this weekend of the damage

[FairfieldLife] Richard M's post: Post of the Month!

2009-01-12 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M compost...@... wrote: This news will come as a relief to FFL users everywhere. That's because I am sure many at FFL will have seen the reports this weekend of the damage being done to the planet by the web server farms of the likes of Yahoo!

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread ruthsimplicity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 no_re...@... wrote: regarding the achievement of a state of continuous samadhi, and shouting it from every rooftop, perhaps the organization whose purpose it is to spread TM would, but what purpose would it serve for a run of the

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread enlightened_dawn11
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 no_reply@ wrote: regarding the achievement of a state of continuous samadhi, and shouting it from every rooftop, perhaps the organization whose purpose

Re: [FairfieldLife] Staying in touch -- a good thing or not?

2009-01-12 Thread I am the eternal
On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 7:17 AM, TurquoiseB no_re...@yahoogroups.comwrote: I hate mobile phones. And I've managed to get through life with just a prepaid phone which I got 2 years ago. I've used about 100 minutes on the phone. I also have Blackberrys and suspect I'd hate an iPhone. I am too

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread ruthsimplicity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 no_re...@... wrote: they'd have to find them first. :) Yup, that they would. Do you really think they are out there? Secretly enlightened, maybe doing some flying on the side. After all, Nature might not want us to know.

[FairfieldLife] Bacon! Bacon! Bacon!

2009-01-12 Thread shempmcgurk
This is how I feel about 90% of the day (do you think I should cut down my meditation time?): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxBKy78eP28 .

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread mainstream20016
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 no_reply@ wrote: they'd have to find them first. :) Yup, that they would. Do you really think they are out there? Secretly enlightened, maybe doing

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 no_reply@ wrote: regarding the achievement of a state of continuous samadhi, and shouting it from every rooftop, perhaps the organization whose purpose

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Vicky Cristina Barcelona

2009-01-12 Thread Bhairitu
We had a power outage here last night and I missed the first hour. Power came back up just in time for the second hour. There was a previously that brought me a little up to date. I do think that the second hour's writing was still pretty thin. Now to track down the first hour online

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi Speaks of Guru Dev

2009-01-12 Thread ruthsimplicity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig lengli...@... wrote: I believe that that is pretty much how Indians view history: through the filter of a moral/spiritual teaching story, NOT a sequential list of events. The events are ordered to fit in properly with the story, not the other way

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread Vaj
On Jan 12, 2009, at 11:38 AM, enlightened_dawn11 wrote: Please go learn the TM checking procedure and then get back to us Dawn. Thanks. are you channeling Nabby? Or is Nabby channelling me. I'll never tell. regarding the achievement of a state of continuous samadhi, and shouting it

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bacon! Bacon! Bacon!

2009-01-12 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcg...@... wrote: This is how I feel about 90% of the day (do you think I should cut down my meditation time?): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxBKy78eP28 Well, the doggy version of bacon is probably not nearly so bad for you as the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Richard M's post: Post of the Month!

2009-01-12 Thread Richard M
Aw shucks Wipes away the tears - I'd like to thank my agent, my cousin, my high school drama teacher, everybody I ever met in my entire life, my makeup man, my assistant, all the waiters and waitresses who used to cover my shift for me, all of you for watching us congratulate ourselves tonight,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Staying in touch -- a good thing or not?

2009-01-12 Thread martyboi
I went out to a wonderful Italian restaurant with a group of about 16 business professionals a while back. As I was enjoying my lunch, the whole tenor of the room changes causing me to look up from the delicious plate of food I was feverishly enjoying. What I anticipated seeing was that majik

Re: [FairfieldLife] Staying in touch -- a good thing or not?

2009-01-12 Thread Bhairitu
TurquoiseB wrote: One of the things that shocked me the most when I moved to Europe was the number of mobile phone users, and the number of times they seem to use them. I had not seen anything quite like it in the US. Possibly that was because I was not look- ing, or possibly the US had a

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread enlightened_dawn11
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On Jan 12, 2009, at 11:38 AM, enlightened_dawn11 wrote: Please go learn the TM checking procedure and then get back to us Dawn. Thanks. are you channeling Nabby? Or is Nabby channelling me. I'll never tell.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bacon! Bacon! Bacon!

2009-01-12 Thread curtisdeltablues
Well, the doggy version of bacon is probably not nearly so bad for you as the real thing, so maybe not. Santa brought me a book called Fat, an Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient http://tinyurl.com/8q2mvf Written by the same person who wrote my last year's favorite cooking ingredient

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread Vaj
On Jan 12, 2009, at 1:11 PM, enlightened_dawn11 wrote: To be supported by Natural Law is, IMO, wrongly understood by most TMers, because they don't get the source of this idea. -snip- you are off on a tangent here-- i didn't mention the natural law angle, nor dharma, nor the laws of manu.

[FairfieldLife] Segway inventor deciding whether to pack it in or not

2009-01-12 Thread I am the eternal
http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/01/12/entrepreneur.psychology/index.html http://tinyurl.com/8uu7p4* *I have a special feeling in my heart for the Segway. One of mocking. When I walk alone or with friends in downtown Austin and spy the tour of all 12 Segways we have in Austin, I often

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bacon! Bacon! Bacon!

2009-01-12 Thread enlightened_dawn11
funny that the topic of bacon should resound here today so loudly. i cooked up about twenty strips on Sunday. (bake for ~15 min at 400, remove pan and pour off fat, then back into the oven for another ~10 min at 350--) no fat spatters on the stove, or danger of grease burns. also, the bacon

[FairfieldLife] Fairfield Participates in National Day of Service Inaugural Events

2009-01-12 Thread Rick Archer
From: Jerrie Noyes [mailto:jerriejea...@mchsi.com] Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 12:41 PM To: Undisclosed-Recipient:; Subject: Fairfield Participates in National Day of Service Inaugural Events I need volunteers to man the desk at the library in 2-3 hour shifts on Monday, Jan 19.

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread enlightened_dawn11
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On Jan 12, 2009, at 1:11 PM, enlightened_dawn11 wrote: To be supported by Natural Law is, IMO, wrongly understood by most TMers, because they don't get the source of this idea. -snip- you are off on a tangent here--

[FairfieldLife] MMY's Interpretation of the Rig Veda

2009-01-12 Thread John
To All: We may never really know the details of MMY's thoughts regarding the Rig Veda. From his apaurusia(?), we are told that the Rig Veda contains the constitution of the universe, and that the various stanzas in the Rig Veda corresponds to an esoteric physics formula which most of us have

[FairfieldLife] Re: Segway inventor deciding whether to pack it in or not

2009-01-12 Thread TurquoiseB
As cute as they were, they are completely impractical even as a city machine because 1) you can't sit down on them and 2) there is nowhere to stash what you buy if you take them when you go shopping. In Sitges, where one could easily live just fine without a car, but where you might want a

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 no_re...@... wrote: Please go learn the TM checking procedure and then get back to us Dawn. Thanks. are you channeling Nabby? regarding the achievement of a state of continuous samadhi, and shouting it from every rooftop,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bacon! Bacon! Bacon!

2009-01-12 Thread Duveyoung
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/42402/ Jim Gaffigan lets loose with about 40 bacon jokes in a row in 3 1/2 minutes. Enjoy. Edg --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcg...@... wrote: This is how I feel about 90% of the day (do you think I should cut down my

Re: [FairfieldLife] Segway inventor deciding whether to pack it in or not

2009-01-12 Thread Bhairitu
I am the eternal wrote: I loved the Dotcom days because they were just so amusing. I received an email from someone who saw that I was in Kansas City. He told me how much he longed for KC, working as he did in his new home, San Jose, CA. I asked him if he negotiated a round trip move into

Re: [FairfieldLife] MMY's Interpretation of the Rig Veda

2009-01-12 Thread Vaj
On Jan 12, 2009, at 1:56 PM, John wrote: To All: We may never really know the details of MMY's thoughts regarding the Rig Veda. From his apaurusia(?), we are told that the Rig Veda contains the constitution of the universe, and that the various stanzas in the Rig Veda corresponds to an

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread Vaj
On Jan 12, 2009, at 1:49 PM, enlightened_dawn11 wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On Jan 12, 2009, at 1:11 PM, enlightened_dawn11 wrote: To be supported by Natural Law is, IMO, wrongly understood by most TMers, because they don't get the source of

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread enlightened_dawn11
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: -snip- Don't try to hide your intellectual dishonesty and obfuscation behind ad hominems Dawn. wtf? the thing you fail to realize about TM is that not all of us practicing the technique, and gaining enlightenment from it, are

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Segway inventor deciding whether to pack it in or not

2009-01-12 Thread gullible fool
On the other hand, I still like that the only known human being to ever tip one over (they are gyroscopically balanced to *keep* them from tipping over) was George W. Bush. He probably misunderestimated it.   You mean this George W. Bush?

Re: [FairfieldLife] MMY's Interpretation of the Rig Veda

2009-01-12 Thread I am the eternal
On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 1:24 PM, Vaj vajradh...@earthlink.net wrote: They've already talked about this. It's mentioned in the Unified Field chart for Ayurveda, which contains an alleged formula for the 5 tanmatras. Not that anyone but they believe in it. Kinda silly really. My take on his

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread Vaj
On Jan 12, 2009, at 12:07 PM, ruthsimplicity wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 no_re...@... wrote: regarding the achievement of a state of continuous samadhi, and shouting it from every rooftop, perhaps the organization whose purpose it is to spread TM would,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Staying in touch -- a good thing or not?

2009-01-12 Thread Bhairitu
I am the eternal wrote: On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 7:17 AM, TurquoiseB no_re...@yahoogroups.comwrote: I hate mobile phones. And I've managed to get through life with just a prepaid phone which I got 2 years ago. I've used about 100 minutes on the phone. I also have Blackberrys and suspect I'd

Re: [FairfieldLife] Interested in learning Sanskrit?

2009-01-12 Thread Bhairitu
cardemaister wrote: In case you are interested in learning Sanskrit, I think I can recommend Thomas Egenes' Introduction to Sanskrit Part One. I got Part Two a couple of Xmas ago. Just started reading it more systematically, or stuff. It's IMO very well written from the didactic(?) POV. In

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread Vaj
On Jan 12, 2009, at 2:35 PM, enlightened_dawn11 wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: -snip- Don't try to hide your intellectual dishonesty and obfuscation behind ad hominems Dawn. wtf? the thing you fail to realize about TM is that not all of us

Re: [FairfieldLife] MMY's Interpretation of the Rig Veda

2009-01-12 Thread Vaj
On Jan 12, 2009, at 2:38 PM, I am the eternal wrote: On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 1:24 PM, Vaj vajradh...@earthlink.net wrote: They've already talked about this. It's mentioned in the Unified Field chart for Ayurveda, which contains an alleged formula for the 5 tanmatras. Not that anyone but

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Golden Globe Nominations

2009-01-12 Thread Bhairitu
Slumdog Millionaire was great but I am also a fan of Danny Boyle's work including Trainspotting and Sunshine. The latter is too dark for many people but I thought it had a very profound spiritual message. I've seen the trailer for The Wrestler and think I'll take it in this week since it is

Re: [FairfieldLife] Interested in learning Sanskrit?

2009-01-12 Thread Vaj
On Jan 12, 2009, at 2:53 PM, Bhairitu wrote: cardemaister wrote: In case you are interested in learning Sanskrit, I think I can recommend Thomas Egenes' Introduction to Sanskrit Part One. I got Part Two a couple of Xmas ago. Just started reading it more systematically, or stuff. It's IMO very

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: From Shemp's Buddies over at....

2009-01-12 Thread Bhairitu
After freezing our buns off in the Bay Area for about the last two months we finally have some warm weather. It was almost warm enough to take my morning walk in shorts. That's fine as long as we get some rain so the water tables stay up and my doors open and close smoothly. Shemp, the

Re: [FairfieldLife] MMY's Interpretation of the Rig Veda

2009-01-12 Thread I am the eternal
On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 2:04 PM, Vaj vajradh...@earthlink.net wrote: But the sad thing is God Almighty / El Shaddai such shenanigans detract and diminish the actual commentaries on Rig veda which do exist. Once you make something SO silly, how do you expect anyone to take it seriously? Not

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: From Shemp's Buddies over at....

2009-01-12 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Jan 12, 2009, at 2:16 PM, Bhairitu wrote: After freezing our buns off in the Bay Area for about the last two months we finally have some warm weather. Aw, boo hoo. I have a funny feeling you guys don't know what cold is. Sal

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: From Shemp's Buddies over at....

2009-01-12 Thread Bhairitu
Sal Sunshine wrote: On Jan 12, 2009, at 2:16 PM, Bhairitu wrote: After freezing our buns off in the Bay Area for about the last two months we finally have some warm weather. Aw, boo hoo. I have a funny feeling you guys don't know what cold is. Sal Not this, guy. I grew up in

[FairfieldLife] Humboldt County #1 in California. . .

2009-01-12 Thread Marek Reavis
in shark attacks. Bummer. But all in all, only about a dozen or so in the last 18 years, and everyone survived. http://www.times-standard.com/ci_11433846?source=most_viewed

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread yifuxero
---1. This is to vague to be the sole objective criterion of Enlightenment: when i say that i equate enlightenment with being in tune with nature 2. It's virtually a useless/hopeless endeavor to make a claim for Enlightenment in the context of what MMY taught, since he rarely if ever used

[FairfieldLife] Israel Admits: No Hamas Rockets during Ceasefire - what the hell!

2009-01-12 Thread Arhata Osho
LIES got US into war as well, and only the TRUTH will get us OUT! By deception thou shalt do war Mossad Jan 12 09:10 Israel admits: No Hamas rockets were fired during ceasefire http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=zfFMZ7Y-s_c Tags: ISRAEL PALESTINE The Israeli Spokesman

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On Jan 12, 2009, at 2:35 PM, enlightened_dawn11 wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: -snip- Don't try to hide your intellectual dishonesty and obfuscation behind ad hominems Dawn.

[FairfieldLife] Letterman - Dick Cheney Lie Count

2009-01-12 Thread do.rflex
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw-jNBKg57E

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread enlightened_dawn11
there doesn't seem to be anything i can say to you in plain english that you will take at face value. your stock answer is that you don't buy it. OK-- but don't think you come across as credible - as the expression goes, you can lead a Buddhist to water but you can't make him drink. well,

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On Jan 12, 2009, at 2:35 PM, enlightened_dawn11 wrote: snip when i say that i equate enlightenment with being in tune with nature, that is my experience and that is what i mean. there is nothing dishonest about that. i just

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread enlightened_dawn11
the only thing i am stating is that the practice of TM results in full enlightenment. this isn't a contest or a claim- it is a statement of fact. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, yifuxero yifux...@... wrote: ---1. This is to vague to be the sole objective criterion of Enlightenment:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread Vaj
On Jan 12, 2009, at 3:54 PM, yifuxero wrote: ---1. This is to vague to be the sole objective criterion of Enlightenment: when i say that i equate enlightenment with being in tune with nature 2. It's virtually a useless/hopeless endeavor to make a claim for Enlightenment in the context of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interested in learning Sanskrit?

2009-01-12 Thread cardemaister
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: cardemaister wrote: In case you are interested in learning Sanskrit, I think I can recommend Thomas Egenes' Introduction to Sanskrit Part One. I got Part Two a couple of Xmas ago. Just started reading it more

[FairfieldLife] Re: MMY's Interpretation of the Rig Veda

2009-01-12 Thread billy jim
Vaj ... My take on his whole Rig Ved spiel was it was what he purloined from the father-son Vedic chanting duo he used to hang with That was Mahapandit Brahmarshi Devaratji and his son. He was the pandit with the fan that had various devabijakshara on the fan folds. During the Tahoe Rig

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread Vaj
On Jan 12, 2009, at 4:20 PM, enlightened_dawn11 wrote: the only thing i am stating is that the practice of TM results in full enlightenment. this isn't a contest or a claim- it is a statement of fact. Unfortunately Dawn just claiming to be special isn't very convincing. Nor is saying you

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bacon! Bacon! Bacon!

2009-01-12 Thread bob_brigante
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 no_re...@... wrote: funny that the topic of bacon should resound here today so loudly. i cooked up about twenty strips on Sunday. (bake for ~15 min at 400, remove pan and pour off fat, then back into the oven for another ~10 min

[FairfieldLife] Took only 26 years!

2009-01-12 Thread cardemaister
http://tinyurl.com/799xd2 Rubik's Cube finally solved after 26 years by avid fan Puzzle fan Graham Parker has finally solved his Rubik's Cube - after 26 years' worth of attempts.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: MMY's Interpretation of the Rig Veda

2009-01-12 Thread Vaj
On Jan 12, 2009, at 4:39 PM, billy jim wrote: Vaj ... My take on his whole Rig Ved spiel was it was what he purloined from the father-son Vedic chanting duo he used to hang with That was Mahapandit Brahmarshi Devaratji and his son. He was the pandit with the fan that had various

[FairfieldLife] Re: MMY's Interpretation of the Rig Veda

2009-01-12 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: snip I've often wondered what happened to the Devarats. That was one of MMY's great suits, he could hunt down and find the best gurus, pandits and vaidyas. Hmm, wonder why all these top guys were willing to work with MMY if he was

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: -snip- Don't try to hide your intellectual dishonesty and obfuscation behind ad hominems Dawn. wtf? the thing you fail to realize about TM is that

[FairfieldLife] Re: MMY's Interpretation of the Rig Veda

2009-01-12 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, billy jim emptyb...@... wrote: As a point of fact, Brahmarshi agreed with MMY about the foundational importance of the the first word, first line and the first hymn. However, this was before Maharishi presented in detail his sprout-seed-leaf-branch-tree

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread Vaj
On Jan 12, 2009, at 5:18 PM, nablusoss1008 wrote: Most Buddhist's are too busy catering to threir own egos and pride than to probe into the possebility of Freedom and Enlightenment through TM. Just ask Vaj Ask me? I find most TMers claiming enlightenment to be some of the most

[FairfieldLife] Weakest Housing Markets

2009-01-12 Thread Arhata Osho
Jan 12, 2009 Weakest housing markets Nearly 96% of all homes in one hard-hit large city are losing value. » More foreclosures inevitable http://www.freedomofspeech.netfirms.com/

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread enlightened_dawn11
lemmings to the sea of consciousness. Yes, personally I like that, and agree with it completely. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On Jan 12, 2009, at 3:54 PM, yifuxero wrote: ---1. This is to vague to be the sole objective criterion of Enlightenment: when

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

2009-01-12 Thread enlightened_dawn11
speaking of cars i saw a bumper sticker today that reminded me of you-- it said if only people with closed minds also had closed mouths. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On Jan 12, 2009, at 4:20 PM, enlightened_dawn11 wrote: the only thing i am stating is

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