[FairfieldLife] Check out my Facebook profile

Hi FairfieldLife, I set up a Facebook profile where I can post my pictures, videos and events and I want to add you as a friend so you can see it. First, you need to join Facebook! Once you join, you can also create your own profile. Thanks, Sadhu To sign up for Facebook, follow the link below

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda

you have him mixed up with "Sri Siva' baba whatnot, an ex-Tm who is obvious in his money making take on MMY with a south Indian Tamil flavour to the ruse. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "I am the eternal" wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Marek Reavis wrote: > > > I'm only

[FairfieldLife] Re: WHAT IF?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" wrote: > > > > Psilocybin research fits pretty well. > > > > uns wrote: > > "What if..." enquiry should have included > > the message "...without turning the subject > > into a deluded acid head". > > > Some western people just can't de

[FairfieldLife] Re: WHAT IF?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" wrote: > > TurquoiseB wrote: > > WHAT IF THERE WERE A DRUG THAT: > > > > * Activated the part of the brain that scientists now > > associate with a person having subjective experiences > > of a spiritual nature... > > > Years ago I po

[FairfieldLife] Turq's Childish Fantasy -- was/// WHAT IF?

Turq...you have it all backwards. The more neurons firing in the brain is associated with more awareness. When you are in deep sleep, you have fewer neurons firing. When you are awake less than 20% of your neurons are firing. When you are in those moments of rare awareness that everyone naturally

[FairfieldLife] Sakyong and his wife

http://www.mipham.com/home.php

[FairfieldLife] Nithyananda, Leader of the Lingams defaces Arunachala Mtn.

and other Guruphiliac news by Jody: http://guruphiliac.blogspot.com/ He says that Swami Prakashanand Saraswati is awaiting trial for "groping".

[FairfieldLife] was: MIT Blackjack. now: Shemp pierces delusions of grandeur

Shemp at his best - he blows away the MIT delusions of grandeur. Great, focused, unrelenting post, Shemp. Thanks. -Mainstream --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" wrote: .. > But what happens when the dealer's turn comes and HE goes over 21? > Well, he may lose against any pl

[FairfieldLife] Re: Apple now has the thinnest, lightest CEO on the market.

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "I am the eternal" wrote: > > Steve Jobs announced in an email today to Apple Computer that he is taking > off at least until June because his health issues are more complex than he > first thought. Isn't Steve Jobs a meditator? > Steve Jobs studied with Ze

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Rigged Trials at Gitmo: Air Force Major David Frakt

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" wrote: > > John posted: > > The Rigged Trials at Gitmo > > > Apparently 61 of those freed from Club Gitmo > are back on the battlefield. .or more likely, trying to survive, driving a cab.

[FairfieldLife] The Highwaymen

Willy Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson assert that they'll be back again and again and again... http://www.4shared.com/file/80862491/eac90585/The_Highwaymen__Willie_Nelson_Waylon_Jennings_Johnny_Cash.html http://tinyurl.com/7o56p5 BTW, I spend about 4 years in Boulder,

[FairfieldLife] Blazing Wisdom

http://www.blazingwisdom.org/

[FairfieldLife] the Nirmanakaya

"Although everything is by nature empty, this emptiness is not the mere vacuity of empty space or an empty vessel. Happiness, sufferings, all sorts of feelings and perceptions appear endlessly like reflected images in the mind. This reflection-like appearance of phenomena is called the Nirmanak

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "I am the eternal" wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 5:28 PM, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > > This is the fellow, and you won't find any cheap sellings of anything > > here: > > > > http://www.dattapeetham.com/home.html > > > > http://tinyurl.com/7hqjbo >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda

L. Shaddai, the guy you're talking about sounds like the first guy that Nablusoss1008 posted a YouTube video for, then corrected the error and posted some videos of a more mainstream pujari. The first guy was talking about becoming a being of light every incarnation; he was the guy whose noisy

[FairfieldLife] Post Count

Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): Sat Jan 10 00:00:00 2009 End Date (UTC): Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 2009 729 messages as of (UTC) Thu Jan 15 23:53:41 2009 50 enlightened_dawn11 50 authfriend 45 TurquoiseB 43 Vaj 39 I am the eternal 35 sparaig 34 Arhata Osho

[FairfieldLife] Trinidad Hanuman Helicopter Abhishekam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1XJ58hl6sM&feature=related Enjoy ! :-)

[FairfieldLife] Re: resveratrol targets cause of aging in mice.

--thx...my approach. First, conduct a thorough google search of the more advanced cancer clinics which offer experimental (or actual) programs using "alternative" supplements. There are about half a dozen such clinics spread around the U.S. such as UCLA, Sloane-Kettering, Mayo Clinic, MD Ande

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda

On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 5:28 PM, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > This is the fellow, and you won't find any cheap sellings of anything > here: > > http://www.dattapeetham.com/home.html > > http://tinyurl.com/7hqjbo > I'm sure that's right. This knowledge doesn't come cheap. I learned that from HH. I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "I am the eternal" wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 4:59 PM, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > > > > Sorry, you are refferring to someone else, probably a fellow with a > > few siddhis. > > > > We're writing about the Guru: > > http://tinyurl.com/7hqjbo >

[FairfieldLife] Re: WHAT IF?

--Trichocereus pachanoi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_pedro_cactus Contains mescaline. A cutting of only a few inches will be fine. No need to overdo it. Just get a sharp knife and remove the leathery skin; but scrape off the dark colored plant cells adhering to the inside of the skin, pla

[FairfieldLife] Re: WHAT IF?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "I am the eternal" wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 4:31 PM, metoostill wrote: > > OK, if Maharishi said it's OK, then it's on the program. According to > Erowid my buds (pun intended) and I need at most a pound and a half, fresh. > So I figure a 6-7 foot

Re: [FairfieldLife] resveratrol targets cause of aging in mice.

On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 5:06 PM, yifuxero wrote: > http://www.life-enhancement.com/article_template.asp?ID=2056 > > Ain't y'all gonna learn that we have cured cancer, aging, baldness, waxy yellow buildup, you name it, in mice. Man's a whole different creature. Cancer, aging, baldness and the lik

[FairfieldLife] Re: The dismantling of the TMO as we know it---KSCI TV station

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "geezerfreak" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wayback71" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" wrote: > > > > > > TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > In the Western Regional Office, I was in charge > > > > of t

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda

On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 4:59 PM, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > Sorry, you are refferring to someone else, probably a fellow with a > few siddhis. > > We're writing about the Guru: > > http://tinyurl.com/7hqjbo > > No, I got it right. I was referring to your previous find for us. The one where I hav

[FairfieldLife] resveratrol targets cause of aging in mice.

http://www.life-enhancement.com/article_template.asp?ID=2056

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: WHAT IF?

On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 4:31 PM, metoostill wrote: OK, if Maharishi said it's OK, then it's on the program. According to Erowid my buds (pun intended) and I need at most a pound and a half, fresh. So I figure a 6-7 foot cutting ought to do it. I assume you serve this just like nopalitos. As a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "I am the eternal" wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Marek Reavis wrote: > > > I'm only familiar with Swami Ganapati Satchidananda in passing; there > > was a poster here a year or two back who was very much involved with > > this gentleman and

[FairfieldLife] Re: WHAT IF?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" wrote: > > > > Psilocybin research fits pretty well. > > > > uns wrote: > > "What if..." enquiry should have included > > the message "...without turning the subject > > into a deluded acid head". > > > Some western people just can't de

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda

On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Marek Reavis wrote: > I'm only familiar with Swami Ganapati Satchidananda in passing; there > was a poster here a year or two back who was very much involved with > this gentleman and frequently exhorted folks to tune in to his > message. But this is the first tim

[FairfieldLife] A Passage to India

"This is a magnificent and exquisitely wrought film, well nuanced and faithful in its adaptation of E.M. Forster's classic novel of the same name. Director David Lean, who had previously directed such cinematic triumphs as "Bridge on the River Kwai" and "Lawrence of Arabia", outdid himself w

[FairfieldLife] Re: WHAT IF?

--thx. San Pedro cactus is legal and available as a "botanical specimen", should anybody want some. (but I haven't had any in decades). I'll stick to whatever chemicals my body produces along with the herbals such as curcumin that have a rejuvenating (but non psychotropic) effect on the brain

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" wrote: > > > I often find it fascinating that someone declares someone to be or > not > be enlightened. > > When it comes from a hillbilly like curtis it goes beyond; it > becomes > hilarious. > > I was knocking a few back the other night

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" wrote: > > Thank you for the links, Nablusoss1008. I agree with you that this > Swami carries and projects far more authority and natural poise than > the other guru, and there is some similar vibe with Maharishi's. > > I'm only familiar w

[FairfieldLife] Re: WHAT IF?

yifuxero wrote: > Your Neo-Advaitin admonitions such as > "Just Be" don't hold much water in the > face of your own experience > Maybe, but after all, the ancient Vedic Rishis used to drink the Soma and the recipe was lost thousands of years ago, before they even got to India, but that has

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda

Thank you for the links, Nablusoss1008. I agree with you that this Swami carries and projects far more authority and natural poise than the other guru, and there is some similar vibe with Maharishi's. I'm only familiar with Swami Ganapati Satchidananda in passing; there was a poster here a yea

[FairfieldLife] Re: Dear Jericho Jerry

Pretty intense stuff! I'm tempted to say "something good is happening", just for old times sake, of course. :) Whatever, I still love Jerry for who he was and is, and always felt he had the presence of mind to keep things in real perspective. I'd enjoy hearing him again, anytime. I don't hold hi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Guru Dev: Paramatma [God] is both Manifest and Unmanifest

John posted: > Paramatma... > We are the Materialists, one of the greatest schools of Indian Philosophy, founded by Brhaspati, and very old. We have always existed, and we will exist at the end of time. Our Sutra has been lost, so we offer this manifesto: a protest to the extreme idealism and

[FairfieldLife] Re: WHAT IF?

> > Psilocybin research fits pretty well. > > uns wrote: > "What if..." enquiry should have included > the message "...without turning the subject > into a deluded acid head". > Some western people just can't deal with the idea of people getting spiritual by ingesting plant substances like the a

[FairfieldLife] Re: New member introduces herself

peterklutz[at]yahoo[dot]com[dot]au

[FairfieldLife] Re: New member introduces herself

Hey "Ron" - Not sure there is a relationship here, but after Moriah's introducing herself I cannot find any more posts by her. Anyway, I read your reply to her introduction and spotted this turd of ignorance left behind by yourself.. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ron" wrote: > > ---

[FairfieldLife] Re: WHAT IF?

--Willytex, this is most interesting! But isn't there a downside? (I'll let you answer for yourself): you won't be able to teach this as a route to Unity. It's like making a pact before incarnating, something like "OK, I'm getting close to Unity and need one final stimulus. Practicing TM fo

[FairfieldLife] Re: Faith vs Proof and MMY's Interpretation of the Rig Veda

> > 'Rasavada: A Full Report' > > http://www.rwilliams.us/archives/ras.htm > > metoostill wrote: > Read your report. Now that was funny. Very creative. > Loved it. Would be funnier still if it wasn't in fact > a tru-ish account of acts and occurrences (very well > researched) that had led to suc

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

Curtis wrote: > I'm reading his two volume biography. > This one? If so, it's really great, I read them about a year ago. Guralnick really gets to the source. 'Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley' by Peter Guralnick Back Bay Books, 1995 http://tinyurl.com/9ynr39 'Careless Love: The U

[FairfieldLife] Where do our assumptions come from? (was Re: abandoning thought)

TurquoiseB wrote: > "*Of course* bhakti and unswerving devotion > to one's spiritual 'master' are a path to > enlightenment." > The Bhakti Tradition doesn't really have much to do with the Enlightenment Tradition - that would be a contradiction in terms. Enlightenment pertains to freedom; bhakti

[FairfieldLife] Re: WHAT IF?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > WHAT IF THERE WERE A DRUG THAT: > > Already being done: > http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1075840 > > Psilocybin research fits pretty well.

[FairfieldLife] Re: The dismantling of the TMO as we know it

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wayback71" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" wrote: > > > > TurquoiseB wrote: > > > In the Western Regional Office, I was in charge > > > of the tapes to be sent out to centers for resi- > > > dence courses and advanced l

[FairfieldLife] Re: MIT Blackjack Team explains the financial crisis

I got as far as reading the following from the MIT guy's article that Barry posted: "The Martingale system works as follows: suppose you need an extra $100. You go down to your nearest casino, and bet $100 on a hand of blackjack, or on any other almost 50/50 proposition. Should you win right aw

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev: Paramatma [God] is both Manifest and Unmanifest

Manifest and Unmanifest Some people fight over the distinction between the manifest and the unmanifest. If you believe that Paramatman is almighty, then how can you say, "He isn't manifest," or "He remains unmanifest." To believe that Paramatman is almighty, but to insist that He is unmanifest o

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi on Picture of Guru Dev (pertains to all saints)

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" wrote: > > Maharishi on Picture of Guru Dev > > > > This explanation by Maharishi was related by Raja Steve Rubin as part of the > 12 January 2009 celebration. > > > > _ > > > > It's a very beautiful question and very sweet,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Faith vs Proof and MMY's Interpretation of the Rig Veda

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" wrote: > > metoostill wrote: > > I found this fascinating and on the same topic(s). > > Hindu fundamentalism arguing back at Buddhism (in > > circa 200BC, a whole millennia before Shankara)... > > > Apparently you and I are on the s

[FairfieldLife] Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda

http://tinyurl.com/9vm4rb http://tinyurl.com/982ew7 http://tinyurl.com/7veqh9 http://tinyurl.com/7ms7hn http://tinyurl.com/aymbws Your comments are wel

[FairfieldLife] Dear Jericho Jerry

Peter wrote in response to: > Its no mystery, its just "LIFE" You mean there's nothing more than that? But Jerry must, absolutely must, behave in a fashion that fulfills my needs, not his. What is wrong with him. JERRY, THIS INSTANT BEHAVE THE WAY I NEED YOU TO BEHAVE! NOW! Peter, Hmmm, I suspe

[FairfieldLife] Maharishi on Picture of Guru Dev (pertains to all saints)

Maharishi on Picture of Guru Dev This explanation by Maharishi was related by Raja Steve Rubin as part of the 12 January 2009 celebration. _ It's a very beautiful question and very sweet, the question was and still is, Guru Dev must have been fully enlightened. Now after le

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > > > Their conclusion? Some were able to "be in the present", that is some > of them had gained some basic awareness. That's all. Otherwise they > were superficially compassionate but seemingly nice people, but > largely ego-bound. The

[FairfieldLife] Re: Enlightenment according to Dattareya

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" > > reavismarek@ wrote: > > > > > > Nablusoss1008, interesting video, do you subscribe to this fellow's > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Rigged Trials at Gitmo: Air Force Major David Frakt

John posted: > The Rigged Trials at Gitmo > Apparently 61 of those freed from Club Gitmo are back on the battlefield. This is disgusting. Read more: 'Catch and release' Posted by Don Surber http://tinyurl.com/9zvrul WASHINGTON – Terror suspects who have been held but released from Guantanamo B

[FairfieldLife] Re: Enlightenment according to Dattareya

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" > reavismarek@ wrote: > > > > Nablusoss1008, interesting video, do you subscribe to this fellow's > > point of view? > > Hello Marek - interesting question. > I do subscribe in many

[FairfieldLife] Re: WHAT IF?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > WHAT IF THERE WERE A DRUG THAT: Already being done: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1075840 Psilocybin research fits pretty well. > > * Activated the part of the brain that scientists now > associate with a pers

[FairfieldLife] Re: Faith vs Proof and MMY's Interpretation of the Rig Veda

metoostill wrote: > I found this fascinating and on the same topic(s). > Hindu fundamentalism arguing back at Buddhism (in > circa 200BC, a whole millennia before Shankara)... > Apparently you and I are on the same path! Your insights, metoo, are suffused with the fragrance of tantric touchs

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

> I often find it fascinating that someone declares someone to be or not > be enlightened. > When it comes from a hillbilly like curtis it goes beyond; it becomes > hilarious. I was knocking a few back the other night with my main dog Maitreya and your name came up Nabbie. He refers to you as the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Enlightenment according to Dattareya

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" wrote: > > Nablusoss1008, interesting video, do you subscribe to this fellow's > point of view? Hello Marek - interesting question. I do subscribe in many ways though I have never met him in person nor do I follow or understand all his teach

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > wrote: > > > > It underlines the point that enlightenment gives you wisdom. > > The story I was referring to was when Trotaka revealed his > > enlightenment to the others. Sha

[FairfieldLife] Re: WHAT IF?

TurquoiseB wrote: > WHAT IF THERE WERE A DRUG THAT: > > * Activated the part of the brain that scientists now > associate with a person having subjective experiences > of a spiritual nature... > Years ago I posted to Usenet several comments describing my experience searching for the mysterious

[FairfieldLife] Re: New siddhis -- "leaning" and "the displaced head"

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > Curtis is going to love this. These are clips > of a Japanese illusionist who is young, but whose > schtick is dressing up like an old man and doing > his thing in public places, as "street theater." > Pretty astounding illusions...I rea

[FairfieldLife] New file uploaded to FairfieldLife

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the FairfieldLife group. File: /Meditation Techniques/Naths.txt Uploaded by : vajradhatu108 Description : Some Aspects of the History and Doctrines of the Nathas You

[FairfieldLife] MIT Blackjack Team explains the financial crisis

I'm posting this because it's the clearest explanation I've ever read of why we are in the economic mess we are in and how we could prevent such a mess from happening again in the future. It's by Semyon Dukach, one of the members of the now-legendary MIT Blackjack Team that was brought to publi

[FairfieldLife] Re: The dismantling of the TMO as we know it

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "guyfawkes91" > wrote: > > People with access to the tape > > library are not selected for courage and insight. > > HaHa > Quote of the week ! This fellow obviously has no idea as to who ha

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > >200% > of life, not just 100%. So it's quite silly to argue that Trotaka > remained some dumbkoff http://www.koff.net/index.html ;D

[FairfieldLife] New file uploaded to FairfieldLife

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the FairfieldLife group. File: /Meditation Techniques/immortal_nathas.pdf Uploaded by : vajradhatu108 Description : The Attainment of Immortality: From Nathas in India

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" wrote: >> I agree that King Tony is intelligent enough in a true believer sort > of way. I just don't believe that the highest state of human > development and Tony should be used in the same sentence. I often find it fascinating that

[FairfieldLife] The Rigged Trials at Gitmo: Air Force Major David Frakt

Air Force Major David Frakt of the Military Commissions interviewed by Rachel Maddow: Watch: http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=YNvtzwGHycE

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > Having only listened to the FF enlightened over the phone or via > email I thought it would be interesting if there was someone who > would infiltrate the Wednesday Night Satsang, a weekly gathering > of the "enlightened" you refer to. So I

[FairfieldLife] WHAT IF?

WHAT IF THERE WERE A DRUG THAT: * Activated the part of the brain that scientists now associate with a person having subjective experiences of a spiritual nature? * Activated the part of the brain that causes us to see everything around us in terms of Unity (as described so well by the female b

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

On Jan 14, 2009, at 8:00 PM, Patrick Gillam wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity wrote: We have no idea as to whether TM successfully produces enlightenment or "unity consciousness." Rick says there are dozens of Fairfielders claiming to be enlightened. Some post here

[FairfieldLife] Connecting with Guru Dev (was 'abandoning thought')

Interesting to note that apparently Maharishi was utterly convinced that one can receive benefit from the enlightened, even after their death, which to some extent accounts for his claim that he was guided by Guru Dev:- "Now after leaving the body nothing remains in the Relative, just Absolute

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

On Jan 14, 2009, at 11:28 PM, sparaig wrote: Doesn't sound at all like the Shamatha Project, but instead a gift from a friend in the early 70's. Whether it had anything to do with his research at that time or not, I have no clue. You seem to fail to understand my point: I'll make it clear:

[FairfieldLife] Where do our assumptions come from? (was Re: abandoning thought)

I think it is worth posting a clarification of the point that I'm trying to make below, because chances are it will be characterized as "Maharishi bashing." It is not; it is about a broader subject -- where do the assumptions that we make when judging or evaluating a spiritual teacher or his/her sp

[FairfieldLife] New siddhis -- "leaning" and "the displaced head"

Curtis is going to love this. These are clips of a Japanese illusionist who is young, but whose schtick is dressing up like an old man and doing his thing in public places, as "street theater." Pretty astounding illusions...I really don't understand how he does the leaning thing. There are two c

[FairfieldLife] Re: abandoning thought

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" wrote: > > It underlines the point that enlightenment gives you wisdom. > The story I was referring to was when Trotaka revealed his > enlightenment to the others. Shankara was insisting that they > all wait for him [Trotaka] and the oth