[FairfieldLife] Re: My Radio Show
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mainstream20016 mainstream20...@... wrote: May you have much good fortune via your radio program, Rick. What he said. I think it's a great idea. One subject I might suggest, although I don't know how you can fit it in, is Dan Brown's new book, The Lost Symbol. I'm finding it remarkably like reading Fairfield Life, only the writers here are better. :-) I say this because I've finally grokked his formula. He panders to people whose egos want to believe that they intellectually understand the eternal mysteries such as awakening, enlightenment, magick, etc. Further- more, he panders to those who believe that they *can* intellectually understand these things. Dan Brown searches for a fringe belief system that is very popular on the Internet and then mainstreams it, adding the same plot and the same two-dimensional characters each time. All of the books are page-turners, mainly because he follows one of the old verities of story-telling, and inserts his plots into a compressed time frame. (I'm only about 200 pages into the book at this point, but it looks as if this one will all take place during one 36-hour period.) But I'm beginning to suspect that the popularity of his books is because he bombards his readers with facts that...uh...in fact are nothing more than *theories* that existed in fact, and then he casts as the Good Guys the people who *believe* that they are facts, even if only reluctantly at the end of the book. The readers get swayed into believing that these theories are facts, too. One of the themes of this book that reminded me of FFL was the following quote: Katherine, we have been born into wonderful times. A change is coming. Human beings are poised on the threshold of a new age when they will begin turning their eyes back to nature and the old ways...back to the ideas in the Zohar and other ancient texts from around the world. Powerful truth has its own gravity and eventually pulls people back to it. There will come a time when modern science begins in earnest to study the wisdom of the ancients... that will be the day that mankind begins to find answers to the big question that still elude him. That night, Katherine eagerly began reading her brother's ancient texts and quickly came to understand that he was right. The ancients possessed profound scientific wisdom. Today's science was not so much making discoveries as it was making rediscoveries. Mankind, it seemed, had once grasped the true nature of the universe...but had let it go...and forgotten. Is this not the very Forward, Into The Past phenomenon I wrote about a few days ago? Is this not projecting one's desires to believe that one knows something that other people don't know onto books written by people who may very well have had no more clue than we do? I guess what I am proposing as a potential sub- ject for a show (even though it doesn't fit exactly into your precis for the show) is whether this looking to the past for answers is a healthy phenomenon or an unhealthy one? Getting people to do it is clearly healthy for Dan Brown's bank account, but I'm not convinced that it's good for anything else except look- ing everywhere but Here And Now for one's idea of knowledge or enlightenment. Good luck with the show...
[FairfieldLife] TM is not a religion (was Re: times of upcoming Pujas in Meru)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shukra69 shukr...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony2k5@ wrote: Thanks, it looks all very interlocking. I did not see John Hagelin's or David Lynch's name at that level. Are they not included anymore? Coordinating? Hagelin and Lynch over in the Americas trying to re-open a secular non-sectarian TM must feel like they are being broad- side torpedoed by the Holland TM-movement. Nope they are all on the same page entirely. If that is true, I'm looking forward to David Lynch filming his and Hagelin's participation in a yagya praying to *COWS* and putting it up on his TM is not a religion DLF website. That should be a hoot. :-)
[FairfieldLife] Re: My Radio Show
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, It's just a ride bill.hicks.all.a.r...@... wrote: On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 10:35 AM, Rick Archer r...@... wrote: Rick, I think you're crazy, getting all puffed up with an hour radio show, which show you will ???video??? and post on Youtube? Video a radio show? What's next, making a tape of the NY Times? I can't wish you well on this endeavor. Furthermore, he's already in the process of posting porn linked to your site so that he can report your show to the authorities and get it taken down. :-)
[FairfieldLife] Re: Testing - Respond
Geocities is closing. Flickr takes only jpg's and not gif's. I think myspace and Google 'direct-links' both jpg's and gif's. Alex should be able to answer this question.?? --- On Sun, 10/18/09, It's just a ride bill.hicks.all.a.r...@gmail.com wrote: Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Testing - Respond Date: Sunday, October 18, 2009, 1:58 PM Yes, I can. I'm in Gmail's web interface. I have to click on Display Pictures for external links. When I right click on the first picture, the properties selection shows me the link of: http://d.yimg.com/kq/groups/31985843/sn/1229577753/name/BUSH_Message.jpg I definitely don't like Gmail's handling of external links because often I won't be clued that there are pictures so I'll just delete the email figuring it's junk or badly formed.
[FairfieldLife] Re: My Radio Show
Barry-ji, there seems to be some defect in the file I sent you. If you paste it directly in an interface it seems to get struck. Did you get the file.?? --- On Mon, 10/19/09, TurquoiseB no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote: Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: My Radio Show Date: Monday, October 19, 2009, 12:37 AM Furthermore, he's already in the process of posting porn linked to your site so that he can report your show to the authorities and get it taken down. :-)
[FairfieldLife] Re: My Radio Show
I don't have any idea what you are talking about. I have received nothing from you and sent nothing to you. The only thing I've received lately on my Yahoo mail is a spam from someone calling himself Rishi J, which I shitcanned immediately. My comment below is a joke based on past history. The poster who doesn't like the idea of Rick's radio show is the person who posted porn to FFL and then notified the Yahoo administrators in an attempt to get Fairfield Life taken down. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Jason jedi_sp...@... wrote: Barry-ji, there seems to be some defect in the file I sent you. If you paste it directly in an interface it seems to get struck. Did you get the file.?? --- On Mon, 10/19/09, TurquoiseB no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote: Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: My Radio Show Date: Monday, October 19, 2009, 12:37 AM Furthermore, he's already in the process of posting porn linked to your site so that he can report your show to the authorities and get it taken down. :-)
[FairfieldLife] Jesus on the health care debate
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[FairfieldLife] Re: My Radio Show
Rick, Rereading your script, I can see that my idea for rapping about pop spirituality like the new Dan Brown book probably doesn't fit at all. No problemo...I'm just thinking about it because I'm stuck reading it right now. But I do find that I have one suggestion for the format you outline below. Include an anonymous option. That is, the people talking don't have to identify themselves unless they want to. If it were me I'd make them ALL anonymous, but it's not me doing the show. Anonymous has advantages for those who don't want to be bagged around town for talking about their experiences, and it has even more advantages for those who *do* want to be bagged as enlightened for ego reasons. :-) The inspiration is the same, with a name attached to it or not. And in a small town, people will probably identify the voices anyway, so it may not be workable. I'm just suggesting anonymity as a way of avoiding the Look at me...I'm awakened thang that has been a feature of such forums in the past when done in other groups. Good luck. I think it's a noble idea, and hope that the results match your intent. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer r...@... wrote: OK Gang. It's getting rather dull around here. Time to stir things up. I'm starting a radio show. I've taped the pilot. If it gets approved, which it should it will be broadcast on the local radio station - http://www.kruufm.com/ - and streamed on the web. It will be a live call-in show. It will also be videoed and broadcast on the local public access TV station. I started a YouTube channel where I'll post all the videos. I'll post the first one this afternoon and post a link here. Stay tuned. Show Script: Music: 30 seconds. Intro: Hi, my name is Rick Archer and you're listening to AWAKENINGS, right here on KRUU-LP 100.1 FM, 'The Voice of Fairfield, Iowa... and Beyond,' independent, open source, listener-supported, solar-powered, grassroots community radio, broadcasting from the cultural district in Fairfield, Iowa. Many of us here in Fairfield feel that we live in a special community. If you ask us what makes it special, we'll probably recite a list of events and accomplishments, such as concerts, the Art Walk, MUM and its activities, the Arts and Convention Center, the Roosevelt Recreation Center, the Loop Trail, KRUU-FM, ecological initiatives, various awards, and so on. This show is about something just as wonderful as all those things, but less obvious: dozens, if not hundreds, of people in this town are undergoing a shift to a radically different state of consciousness which is transforming their understanding of themselves and the world. For some, this shift has been abrupt and dramatic. For others, it has been so gradual that they may not have realized it has occurred. The purpose of this show will be to enable these people to tell their stories. Such shifts, or Awakenings, are not new: Christ spoke of the Kingdom of Heaven within, Buddhists speak of Nirvana, Zen masters of Satori, Hindus of Moksha, psychologist Abraham Maslow coined the phrase self-actualization, and millions of people around the world, including many without religious or spiritual inclinations, report having experienced peak or mystical experiences. So we're talking about something timeless and universal. Something which hopefully will interest a broad spectrum of our listeners, rather than just the local meditating community. Those of us who did learn to meditate two, three, or four decades ago were told that after 5-8 years we could expect to reach a state called Cosmic Consciousness. Most people feel that prediction didn't pan out. They think maybe Maharishi was overly optimistic, giving us a sales pitch, or trying not to discourage us. In fact, I once heard Maharishi say, speaking metaphorically, that if you meet a man in a desert, you should tell him that water is just a mile away, even though you know it's 10 miles away, because if you tell him the truth, he'll be too discouraged to go on. Some people in Fairfield have become discouraged, and have abandoned spiritual aspirations. Others still meditate for various reasons, but are skeptical of claims of higher states of consciousness. When I started telling friends about my intention to do this show, many were enthusiastic, but some said, (sarcastically) Right. You're going to interview people who think they're enlightened. I guess some people find it hard to believe that apparently ordinary friends and neighbors might be experiencing something extraordinary. Maybe they expect Enlightenment to look as remarkable on the outside as it is reputed to be on the inside. As Christ put it, A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household. This is not to imply that the guests on this show will be prophets, or that they should be honored, but I think the point is apt. This show will attempt to dispel skepticism and misconceptions by
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: MUM professor calls Victo r Stengers Quantum Gods: Mistaken, Misinformed and Misleading
Hi Hugo: On Oct 18, 2009, at 11:32 AM, Hugo wrote: I'm sure someone in the TMO could say that I don't understand their position well enough to comment but I've been at TM a while and I think I've got a pretty good grip of the ideas. I think that finding out whether Hagelins flipped SU5 has actually been refuted should be my task for the week as a lot of the argument seems to rest on it. It's my understanding that the prediction of Flipped SU(5), some physicists seem to think this model predicts a proton decay which is the same as standard SU(5) and that it is likely that this model--for which I understand Hagelin is just a coauthor, not even appearing important cites--is ruled out by the upper bound of proton decay. So therefore SU(5) would be a failed model as well. And of course a SU(5)xU(1) cannot be considered a GUT. It appears to be another example of movement hype. Silly. But it does sound impressive. They were able to fool a lot of us, for a long time.
[FairfieldLife] New Undergraduate Enrollment Highest in 20 years
OCTOBER 17, 2009 * ISSUE 53 http://www.mum.eduUniversity Website New undergraduate students start the year with base camp Students share base camp with MUM Executive Vice President Dr. Craig Pearson MUM Secretary Susan Tracy accompanied students on a cave exploration in base camp New Undergraduate Enrollment Highest in 20 years Maharishi University of Management officially began its 2009-2010 academic year with the Convocation ceremony on August 31. Nearly 200 new students arrived on campus in August - 117 new undergraduate students and 80 graduate students. Another 38 students arrived in October to enroll in the Computer Professionals Program. Our total enrollment is 1,231, comprising 276 undergraduate and 955 graduate students. Of these, 516 are on campus and the rest are enrolled in distance education or in our partner institution in China. Students hail from 75 different countries, a new record, including two countries not previously represented - Brunei and Liberia. The median age of new undergraduate students is 21, with a significant increase in the percentage of new students in the 17-19 age range, indicating that more young people are becoming interested in consciousness, meditation, and other progressive values at an earlier age, said Ron Barnett, dean of Admissions. Our Education Department introduced a new fast-track teacher certification master's program. The Sustainable Living Program continues to be a major growth area, with 60 returning students and 30 new students in the program. This year the department is bringing in nationally known experts to help teach and expects to double its enrollment within the next few years. Our new undergraduate program in Communications and Media is another major growth area. The program began two years ago with 12 students and this year will have 65-70 students. We have created a second media lab and are adding more faculty and courses. We have also reduced the number of units required for graduation to 128, which is in the same range as colleges and universities nationwide. With our longer school year, this will enable many students to earn their bachelor's degree in three years. To unsubscribe, mailto:developm...@mum.edu?subject=unsubscribeclick here http://www.mum.edu/donorsDevelopment Office, Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA 52557 641-472-1180 Copyright 2009, Maharishi University of Management. Publication or reproduction of this communication in any form is prohibited without permission. SMMaharishi University of Management is a trademark licensed to Maharishi Vedic Education Development Corporation, a 501(c) (3) non-profit educational organization.
[FairfieldLife] [Russia Looking to China to Rejuvenate Communist Party]
Russia’s Leaders See China as Template for Ruling...
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By CLIFFORD J. LEVY
Published: October 17, 2009
MOSCOW — Nearly two decades after the collapse of the Communist Party,
Russia’s rulers have hit upon a model for future success: the Communist Party.
Aleksandr D. Zhukov, a Russian deputy prime minister, praised the Chinese
Communist Party at a meeting in Suifenhe, China.
Or at least, the one that reigns next door.
Like an envious underachiever, Vladimir V. Putin’s
party, United Russia, is increasingly examining how it can emulate the
Chinese Communist Party, especially its skill in shepherding China through the
financial crisis relatively unbowed.United
Russia’s leaders even convened a special meeting this month with senior
Chinese Communist Party officials to hear firsthand how they wield
power.In truth, the Russians express no desire to return to
Communism as a far-reaching Marxist-Leninist ideology, whether the
Soviet version or the much attenuated one in Beijing. What they admire,
it seems, is the Chinese ability to use a one-party system to keep
tight control over the country while still driving significant economic
growth.It is a historical turnabout that resonates, given that
the Chinese Communists were inspired by the Soviets, before the two
sides had a lengthy rift.For the Russians, what matters is the
countries’ divergent paths in recent decades. They are acutely aware
that even as Russia has endured many dark days in its transition to a
market economy, China appears to have carried out a fairly similar
shift more artfully. The Russians also seem almost ashamed that
their economy is highly dependent on oil, gas and other natural
resources, as if Russia were a third world nation, while China excels
at manufacturing products sought by the world.“The
accomplishments of China’s Communist Party in developing its government
deserve the highest marks,” Aleksandr D. Zhukov, a deputy prime
minister and senior Putin aide, declared at the meeting with Chinese officials
on Oct. 9
in the border city of Suifenhe, China, northwest of Vladivostok. “The
practical experience they have should be intensely studied.”Mr. Zhukov invited
President Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, to
United Russia’s convention, in November in St. Petersburg.The
meeting in Suifenhe capped several months of increased contacts between
the political parties. In the spring, a high-level United Russia
delegation visited Beijing for several days of talks, and United Russia
announced that it would open an office in Beijing for its research arm.The
fascination with the Chinese Communist Party underscores United Russia’s lack
of a core philosophy. The party has functioned
largely as an arm of Mr. Putin’s authority, even campaigning on the
slogan “Putin’s Plan.” Lately, it has championed “Russian
Conservatism,” without detailing what exactly that is.Indeed,
whether United Russia’s effort to learn from the Chinese Communist
Party is anything more than an intellectual exercise is an open
question.Whatever the motivation, Russia in recent years has
started moving toward the Chinese model politically and economically.
After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia plunged into
capitalism haphazardly, selling off many industries and loosening
regulation. Under Mr. Putin, the government has reversed course,
seizing more control over many sectors.Today, both countries
govern with a potent centralized authority, overseeing economies with a
mix of private and state industries, although the Russians have long
seemed less disciplined in doing so. Corruption is worse in
Russia than China, according to global indexes, and foreign companies
generally consider Russia’s investment climate less hospitable as well,
in part because of less respect for property rights.Russia has
also been unable to match China in
[FairfieldLife] Re: My Radio Show
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer r...@... wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of It's just a ride Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 8:34 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] My Radio Show On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 10:35 AM, Rick Archer r...@... wrote: Rick, I think you're crazy, getting all puffed up with an hour radio show, which show you will ???video??? and post on Youtube? Video a radio show? What's next, making a tape of the NY Times? I can't wish you well on this endeavor. Yeah, my wife is always warning me about getting puffed up too. I don't think I am with this, but I have at times in my life, and I probably haven't rooted out that possibility . I'll keep an eye on it. The reason it's being videotaped is that it will also be broadcast on the local public access TV station - FPAC - and they will archive the videos on the web for a limited time, as server capacity allows. They're really psyched about the show, because they don't have enough local programming. I'm happy to have it on FPAC too because I'm not just doing it for my entertainment. I think it will have a good effect on the community. Change people's assumptions and perceptions. So the more who see or hear it, the merrier. Eventually, we may have it simulcast live on both FPAC and KRUU (the radio station), with call-ins from both audiences. I'll hope you'll tune in and tell me if you think the whole thing is going to my head. I love this idea of yours. I am not as computer savy as soon, so tell all of us how and when I can hear this or see it if I don't live in FF. I think you are going to have a really good time doing this!
RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: My Radio Show
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of wayback71 Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 7:51 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: My Radio Show I love this idea of yours. I am not as computer savy as soon, so tell all of us how and when I can hear this or see it if I don't live in FF. I think you are going to have a really good time doing this! I'll announce it once it becomes possible.
[FairfieldLife] The Schwarzschild Proton
The Schwarzschild Proton (Draft Paper, PDF), by Nassim Haramein. After some 20 years of tireless dedication to his in depth research on unification, Nassim Haramein’s most recent scientific paper, “The Schwarzschild Proton,” received an award at the University of Liège, Belgium during the 9th International Conference CASYS'09 (Computing Anticipatory Systems). Chosen by a panel of 11 peer reviewers, Haramein's paper won the prestigious Best Paper Award in the field of “Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Relativity, Field Theory, and Gravitation.” This significant paper marks a new paradigm in the world of quantum theory, as it describes the nuclei of an atom as a mini black hole, where protons are attracted to each other by gravitation rather than some mysterious undefined “strong force.” This radical new view of the quantum world produces a unification of the forces and appropriately predicts measured values for the nucleon of atoms.
[FairfieldLife] Re: MUM professor calls Victor Stengers Quantum Gods: Mistaken, Misinformed and Misleading
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: It appears to be another example of movement hype. Silly. But it does sound impressive. They were able to fool a lot of us, for a long time. Actually, I bailed from the TM movement before they started pitching TM by talking quantum nonsense, so I don't include myself in the fooled category. But I am currently reading (as an exercise in trying to figure out what makes his books sell so well) the latest Dan Brown book, and found the quote below funny. I think Stephen King nailed the phenomenon perfectly -- some people, when bombarded by theories they don't understand presented as if they were facts that they have almost convinced themselves that they understand , not only enjoy it but make this an ongoing part of their diet. Hagelin is the scientific counterpart of Dan Brown -- and Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. :-) The first sentence below, BTW, is a riff on another critic's riff on Dan Brown. He joked that a typical Dan Brown sentence was The famous man looked at the red glass. :-) The famous man looked at the wooden lectern. On May 7, 2005, the horror author Stephen King gave the commencement address to graduates at the University of Maine, his home state. In it, he half-joked: If I show up at your house in ten years from now ... and find nothing on your bedroom night table but the newest Dan Brown novel ... I'll chase you to the end of your driveway, screaming, `Where are your books? Why are you living on the intellectual equivalent of Kraft Macaroni Cheese?'
[FairfieldLife] TM is not a religion (was Re: times of upcoming Pujas in Meru)
do.rflex wrote: To the glory of the Lord I bow down again and again... So, you did make a pledge. From: John Manning Subject: Re: What's wrong with TM? Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental Date: 2003-06-26 15:46:39 PST No one gave me any pledge to sign.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: MUM professor calls Victo r Stengers Quantum Gods: Mistaken, Misinformed and Misleading
On Oct 19, 2009, at 9:03 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: The famous man looked at the wooden lectern. On May 7, 2005, the horror author Stephen King gave the commencement address to graduates at the University of Maine, his home state. In it, he half-joked: If I show up at your house in ten years from now ... and find nothing on your bedroom night table but the newest Dan Brown novel ... I'll chase you to the end of your driveway, screaming, `Where are your books? Why are you living on the intellectual equivalent of Kraft Macaroni Cheese?' Although the analogies between physics and meditation are interesting when not taken beyond the realm of analogy, I find much more interesting, and immensely more practical how meditation effects destructive emotions. There's some up and coming research on the diminution of the types of emotions that distance people from one another and one on the biological indicators of physical health related to cellular aging. It will be interesting to see how the scientific community reacts as these papers begin to hit the journals and, perhaps, the news. It's funny my wife and I were invited to a movie screening years ago at King's mansion (he has a movie theatre, a recording studio there, along with a baseball stadium). I told my wife I thought he'd be the perfect person to weave a story about the Holy Blood, Holy Grail mythos, so popular in France, and it's connection to Roslin chapel, the Sinclairs, etc. I couldn't wait to broach the topic. This was long before Brown. But alas it was not to be. The screening was held on a thursday at 2 in the afternoon and we both 'no showed' due to prior engagements.
RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: My Radio Show
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of TurquoiseB Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 5:18 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: My Radio Show Rick, Rereading your script, I can see that my idea for rapping about pop spirituality like the new Dan Brown book probably doesn't fit at all. No problemo...I'm just thinking about it because I'm stuck reading it right now. But I do find that I have one suggestion for the format you outline below. Include an anonymous option. That is, the people talking don't have to identify themselves unless they want to. If it were me I'd make them ALL anonymous, but it's not me doing the show. Anonymous has advantages for those who don't want to be bagged around town for talking about their experiences, and it has even more advantages for those who *do* want to be bagged as enlightened for ego reasons. :-) The inspiration is the same, with a name attached to it or not. And in a small town, people will probably identify the voices anyway, so it may not be workable. I'm just suggesting anonymity as a way of avoiding the Look at me...I'm awakened thang that has been a feature of such forums in the past when done in other groups. Good luck. I think it's a noble idea, and hope that the results match your intent. The couple I interviewed for the pilot went through a brief phase in which they wanted anonymity. I told them they could have it if they insisted, but that it sent the wrong message. Part of my intent with this show is to change some attitudes in FF and wherever else it is heard. A couple of factions around here feel that spiritual awakenings are almost mythological. One, typically Movement folk, assumes that an awakened person would stand out in some obvious way. They would radiate powerful darshan, be saintly, perform sidhis, etc. It's hard for them to believe that ordinary folk here in town could be awakened. Another feels discouraged by the rarity of awakened people after so many years of spiritual practice. They've become cynical or discouraged and in many cases have abandoned their own spiritual practice and just focused on mundane life. I've already seen examples of it being an eye-opener for these folks to realize that their friends and neighbors have undergone a significant, apparently permanent shift. Keep in mind that I'm not defining Awakening as the pinnacle of human evolution. In the overall scheme of things, it's really quite preliminary. It's just a state in which consciousness, or Self has awoken to itself. One no longer perceives oneself as being nothing more than a flesh-bound individual. That's a significant milestone, but by my way of defining things, it does not entitle one to proclaim oneself Enlightened. Such a proclamation would suggest egotism.
[FairfieldLife] Re: MUM professor calls Victor Stengers Quantum Gods: Mistaken, Misinformed and Misleading
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo richardhughes103@ wrote: snip Having read a bit more of Scharfs article I'm intruiged by two things: Why do people think that because consciousness hasn't been fully explained that it must be some sort of fundamentally unknowable QP sort of weird phenomenon rather than another mystery like so many others that got explained eventually? I don't think they necessarily think that, actually. Clearly it's what they do believe, I wouldn't wonder why they go on about it so if I hadn't read so much to this effect. But have you ever read anything by David Chalmers on what he calls the hard problem of consciousness? I noticed that Scharf referenced Chalmers and not Dennett in his argument. I've read many theories on the hard problem. Some think it's not going to be expained ever. Which is weird as it isn't like no other mystery has ever been solved. And how can you know whether something is intractible or not? It's like the TM argument that at a certain level the universe disappears into a field of subjectivity so you can't ever objectively know the fundamental level. I'm sure we'll see about that. Others like Dan Dennett, think that the mystery of consciousness will be explained by understanding the brain better. Given the evidence of human ingenuity I'm with Dennett and not the mystics. Happy to be proved wrong though. I'm convinced consciousness is generated in the brain simply from my own experiences. I got knocked out once, very nasty, fell off a large John Deere tractor going 20mph and landed on my head. Lost four hours of my life, total blank and had no memory of where or who I was when I woke up. The funny thing is though, I wasn't just lying on the ground out cold I was apparently walking around and picking fights with people, which is most unlike me. So where was consciousness then? How does that, and things like LSD which radically alter consciousness, fit in with the idea that consciousness is somehow seperate from the brain? If we need a certain degree of functioning to maintain consciousness then why are the mystics so sure that the whole thing *isn't* generated within the brain? The way we experience the world is an illusion. That's about the only thing we know about it. The illusion is that there is an us sitting in the middle of the mind looking at a stereoscopic view of what's out there. We know that the brain *isn't* wired up like that simply by looking at how it works, it creates this field of perception to help us get around. For some reason it added an observer which is obviously also dependent on healthy functioning. How much of a problem is it going to be? I have no idea. But then I frequently have to sit down because I'm so astonished there is anything here at all let alone a universe like this with things in it capable of (perhaps) understanding it! Which is the most amazing part of that? Before he became a reductionist, Francis Crick was deeply intrigued by the problem of consciousness. He told a story about trying to convey to a friend why it was such a difficult problem. She didn't see why it should be. He asked her how she envisioned her own consciousness. She said she imagined it was something like a little TV set in her head. But who, he responded, is watching it? He says she then got the problem immediately. I get the problem just not the conclusions that perhaps make more out of it than necessary. Simple fact is no-one knows. It seems to me that as long as you're pursuing a linear cause-and-effect explanation, you're just going to have an infinite regress. Here I think MMY has nailed it, in terms of self- reference. In effect, it's circular rather than linear; consciousness folds back on itself. Is there any evidence that it's more than a cause and effect problem? Another way of looking at the problem is that if you're going to work with *observational* data about consciousness, what is it that's doing the observing? Consciousness is inextricably involved in the process of figuring out what consciousness is; you can't extract whatever you come up with from consciousness. Ah, but you won't need to extract it. Once the hard problem is solved we'll just have a new model to get to grips with. If awareness of qualia are caused by the sheer size of neuron connections then we'll be able to accept that the idea of an us is just that, an idea. Why does Hagelins GUT have to have something to do with this mysterious level of consciousness when others don't? I took a stab at this in my previous post; it seems that, according to Scharf, at least, it doesn't. It's entirely preliminary. But used as justification for MMYs unified field theory of the mind and all manner of nonsense. And he hasn't finished Einsteins work. I was a bit amused by Scharfs appraisal of Hagelins career, reading it you'd
[FairfieldLife] Re: My Radio Show
I used to do a lot of marketing for health care services. We'd often ask people who had undergone joint replacements, heart attacks, cancer treatments and other very personal ordeals to tell their stories publicly. They always consented, saying they hoped their involvement might help someone else. It's the same rationale with Rick's program.
[FairfieldLife] Nisargadatta
There is no sense of purpose in my doing anything. Things happen as they happen -- not because I make them happen, but it is because I am that they happen. In reality nothing ever happens. When the mind is restless, it makes Shiva dance, like the restless waters of the lake make the moon dance. It is all appearance, due to wrong ideas. ...in whatever role I may appear and whatever function I may perform -- I remain what I am: the 'I am' immovable, unshakable, independent. When I say 'I am', I do not mean a separate entity with a body as its nucleus. I mean the totality of being, the ocean of consciousness, the entire universe of all that is and knows. I have nothing to desire for I am complete forever. Words betray their hollowness. The real cannot be described, it must be experienced. I cannot find better words for what I know. What I say may sound ridiculous. But what the words try to convey is the highest truth. All is one, however much we quibble. And all is done to please the one source and goal of every desire, whom we all know as the 'I am'.
[FairfieldLife] Re: MUM professor calls Victor Stenger’s Qu antum Gods: Mistaken, Misinformed and Mislead ing
Consciousness needs a brain to manifest itself. Radio waves were always there. but there was no radio till Marconi invented it. I remember John Hagelin stating that Consciousness all by itself is can't do anything unless it has a manifested structure to express itself. --- On Mon, 10/19/09, Hugo richardhughes...@hotmail.com wrote: Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: MUM professor calls Victor Stenger’s Quantum Gods: Mistaken, Misinformed and Misleading Date: Monday, October 19, 2009, 8:06 AM --- Hugo richardhughes103@ wrote: snip Having read a bit more of Scharfs article I'm intruiged by two things: Why do people think that because consciousness hasn't been fully explained that it must be some sort of fundamentally unknowable QP sort of weird phenomenon rather than another mystery like so many others that got explained eventually? I don't think they necessarily think that, actually. Clearly it's what they do believe, I wouldn't wonder why they go on about it so if I hadn't read so much to this effect. But have you ever read anything by David Chalmers on what he calls the hard problem of consciousness? I noticed that Scharf referenced Chalmers and not Dennett in his argument. I've read many theories on the hard problem. Some think it's not going to be expained ever. Which is weird as it isn't like no other mystery has ever been solved. And how can you know whether something is intractible or not? It's like the TM argument that at a certain level the universe disappears into a field of subjectivity so you can't ever objectively know the fundamental level. I'm sure we'll see about that. Others like Dan Dennett, think that the mystery of consciousness will be explained by understanding the brain better. Given the evidence of human ingenuity I'm with Dennett and not the mystics. Happy to be proved wrong though. I'm convinced consciousness is generated in the brain simply from my own experiences. I got knocked out once, very nasty, fell off a large John Deere tractor going 20mph and landed on my head. Lost four hours of my life, total blank and had no memory of where or who I was when I woke up. The funny thing is though, I wasn't just lying on the ground out cold I was apparently walking around and picking fights with people, which is most unlike me. So where was consciousness then? How does that, and things like LSD which radically alter consciousness, fit in with the idea that consciousness is somehow seperate from the brain? If we need a certain degree of functioning to maintain consciousness then why are the mystics so sure that the whole thing *isn't* generated within the brain? The way we experience the world is an illusion. That's about the only thing we know about it. The illusion is that there is an us sitting in the middle of the mind looking at a stereoscopic view of what's out there. We know that the brain *isn't* wired up like that simply by looking at how it works, it creates this field of perception to help us get around. For some reason it added an observer which is obviously also dependent on healthy functioning. How much of a problem is it going to be? I have no idea. But then I frequently have to sit down because I'm so astonished there is anything here at all let alone a universe like this with things in it capable of (perhaps) understanding it! Which is the most amazing part of that? Before he became a reductionist, Francis Crick was deeply intrigued by the problem of consciousness. He told a story about trying to convey to a friend why it was such a difficult problem. She didn't see why it should be. He asked her how she envisioned her own consciousness. She said she imagined it was something like a little TV set in her head. But who, he responded, is watching it? He says she then got the problem immediately. I get the problem just not the conclusions that perhaps make more out of it than necessary. Simple fact is no-one knows. It seems to me that as long as you're pursuing a linear cause-and-effect explanation, you're just going to have an infinite regress. Here I think MMY has nailed it, in terms of self- reference. In effect, it's circular rather than linear; consciousness folds back on itself. Is there any evidence that it's more than a cause and effect problem? Another way of looking at the problem is that if you're going to work with *observational* data about consciousness, what is it that's doing the observing? Consciousness is inextricably involved in the process of figuring out what consciousness is; you can't extract whatever you come up with from consciousness. Ah, but you won't need to extract it. Once the hard problem is solved we'll just have a new model to get to grips with. If awareness of qualia are caused by the sheer size of neuron connections then we'll be able to accept that the idea of an us is just that, an idea. Why does Hagelins GUT have to have something to
[FairfieldLife] Re: MUM professor calls Victor Stengers Quantum Gods: Mistaken, Misinformed and Misleading
Quick comment for now--I'll get back to the rest of this later today. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo richardhughes...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: [Hugo wrote:] Why does Hagelins GUT have to have something to do with this mysterious level of consciousness when others don't? I took a stab at this in my previous post; it seems that, according to Scharf, at least, it doesn't. It's entirely preliminary. But used as justification for MMYs unified field theory of the mind and all manner of nonsense. No, it's not; it couldn't be used that way in principle. At most, one could suggest that were it not for MMY's unified field theory (theory in the sense of idea), Hagelin would never have come up with the GUT. Or one could claim that Hagelin's ability to come up with a plausible GUT gives his speculations more credibility. But the UFT is a TOE (notionally). A theory of unification at the GUT level can't be used to justify a TOE, especially one that's only notional. The *order* is backwards. I've never heard Hagelin say his GUT justifies MMY's TOE; if anything, it's the reverse. You might well hear TMers saying that, but they're just confused. More later...
[FairfieldLife] Re: MUM professor calls Victor Stengers Quantum Gods: Mistaken, Misinformed and Misleading
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: snip It's my understanding that the prediction of Flipped SU(5), some physicists seem to think this model predicts a proton decay which is the same as standard SU(5) No, it's a different prediction about proton decay. and that it is likely that this model--for which I understand Hagelin is just a coauthor, not even appearing important cites-- Telltale slippage in Vaj's syntax, always a sign that he's bullshitting. He's apparently been misled by Stenger's mistake: The earliest reference to flipped SU(5) that I could find is a 1982 singly authored paper by Stephen Barr. A 1984 paper lists three authors, not including Hagelin. Hagelin is one of four coauthors of a 1987 paper. The 1987 paper introduced the version of flipped SU(5) for which Hagelin is known. It incorporates supersymmetry, and it removes the difficulties that had been found with the 1982 Barr version. Hagelin was co-author of a series of subsequent papers on flipped SU(5). Others have done some work since, but Hagelin was in on all the groundbreaking flipped SU(5) papers. (And don't let anyone tell you that the fact that he isn't listed as firat author means he didn't come up with the theory. The order of author names in scholarly scientific papers can be determined by any number of factors, including alphabetical order, which appears to be the case with the 1987 paper.) Plus which, as Lawson has pointed out, it's inconceivable that Hagelin's collaborators, had they been the ones to have come up with this new version of flipped SU(5), would have invited Hagelin to join them. He'd headed the physics department at MIU since 1984, not exactly the type of credential they would have wanted. Their collaboration with him makes sense only if he was the one to come up with the original idea. Someone needs to ask Vaj to explain and document his claim. He won't, but that will tell us something. ruled out by the upper bound of proton decay. So therefore SU(5) would be a failed model as well. Again, the confusion between SU(5) and *flipped* SU(5). The former is a failed model; the latter isn't, yet, in Hagelin's revitalized version. If the new supercollider can't find the type of proton decay predicted by flipped SU(5), *then* perhaps it will turn out to be a failed model. The whole raison d'etre for the supercollider, at least initially, is to sort through the various available GUTs and see if it can find what any of them predict. And of course a SU(5)xU(1) cannot be considered a GUT. Of course flipped SU(5)xU(1) *is* considered a GUT. Do a Google search. Here's the abstract--from Physics Letters B--of the 1987 paper: - Title: Supersymmetric flipped SU(5) revitalized Author: Antoniadis-I; Ellis-J; Hagelin-JS; Nanopoulos-DV Source: Physics-Letters-B. vol.194, no.2; 6 Aug. 1987; p.231-5 Publication Year: 1987 Language: English Abstract: The authors describe a simple N=1 supersymmetric GUT based on the group SU(5)*U(1) which has the following virtues; the gauge group is broken down to the SU(3)/sub C/*SU(2)/sub L/*U(1)/sub y/ of the standard model using just 10, 10 Higgs representations, and the doublet-triplet mass splitting problem is solved naturally by a very simple missing-partner mechanism. The successful supersymmetric GUT prediction for sin/sup 2/ theta /sub w/ can be maintained, whilst there are no fermion mass relations. The gauge group and representation structure of the model may be obtainable from the superstring. - Physics Letters would not have allowed the claim that Flipped SU(5) is a GUT if it could not be considered a GUT, obviously. It appears to be another example of movement hype. Silly. But it does sound impressive. They were able to fool a lot of us, for a long time. And now Vaj is trying to fool us. However much movement hype there may be, Hagelin's flipped SU(5), in and of itself, is NOT an example thereof. It was a genuine achievement.
[FairfieldLife] Re: MUM professor calls Victor Stengers Quantum Gods: Mistaken, Misinformed and Misleading
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo richardhughes103@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, yifuxero yifuxero@ wrote: snip Just to reiterate, it was minimal SU(5) (i.e., unflipped) that's pretty much been discarded, as has an early, pre-Hagelin version of flipped SU(5). The current flipped SU(5), to which Hagelin contributed (the extent of his contribution isn't clear), is still in the running. Check out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Unified_Theory#Proposed_theories It doesn't say here whether Hagleins GUT is still in the running but it does mention the problem standard SU5 (and others has) I think the fact that it mentions SU(5) as a viable theory still means it may not be too reliable. I'd like to know how Hagelins version copes with the problem that scuppered the original. (According to this, the current *favorite* GUT is SO(10), but there's no citation to validate that assertion.) In any case, according to Scharf and contra Stenger, MMY and Hagelin never tried to invoke any GUT with regard to the Unified Field notion, which is more of a TOE, at least conceptually. I'm not convinced, they still go on about it endlessly as being the answer to Einsteins dream, a single equation to unify all the fundamental forces. Either that or JH has done other work he hasn't told us about... ...OK, that's pretty unlikely given the general level of horn blowing at MIU. I *think* I'm understanding Scharf on this point: it's the ultimate superunification that's important in the TM context; how you get to that notional TOE (i.e., by which GUT) doesn't matter. In the TM context it would matter a great deal because JH would have rather a lot of egg on his face. But generally it doen't matter because no-one has a clue about which one (if any) will turn out to be correct or even if they have to tear up everything they've done and start again. I don't know, it could be that Scharf is trying to set things up so that if Flipped SU(5) doesn't turn out to be *the* GUT, it won't hurt MMY's Unified Field notion. Wouldn't surprise me, it would be a good idea to stop the celebrations about all the worlds problems being solved through Marshy's technology of the unified field. Until some of it has been tested. Hell, until *any* of it has been. The specifics, though, are *way* beyond me. And I could certainly be way off on the above as well. I haven't read the quantum gods book yet as Amazon seem to be having trouble getting me a copy. Maybe the Higgs boson is interfering with parcel delivery too. But the trouble with the conclusions page of the truth about TM article is that all of the references are from TM scientists. Not for the Scharf article, they aren't. Most are, but there's a bunch that aren't. Hmm, all the names looked pretty familiar to me. Which isn't surprising as the mystic side of QP has been dropped by pretty much everyone. As I always say, the only people who put consciousness and QP in the same sentence are trying to sell you something. Well, they're trying to sell the idea that consciousness has a role to play in QP, certainly. But then Stenger is trying to sell the idea (not to mention his books on the topic) that it *doesn't* play a role. I would say that rather than selling an idea Stenger is defending the mainstream by taking on what he sees as a ridiculous exaggeration of what we know being used to justify all sorts of nonsense. Yagyas, ME, you name it MMY was in there using QP as a justification. Exploiting the fact that sciencey terms are familiar and respected. So it isn't the same thing really, it's the same as the trouble Richard Dawkins had with creationists, for years he wouldn't sit down with them because he didn't want people to think they had a valid and equal viewpoint. But had to engage them eventually. Maybe more physicists should fight their corner. Have a look at the speakers' list for the Science and Nonduality Conference Scharf is to speak at: http://www.scienceandnonduality.com/speakers.shtml Jeez, what a bunch! All the 'what the bleep'ers, a load of life coaches and mystics. Sounds like a fun party! I'm sure the TMO will fit right in. Everyone there has speculations only, but ideas are the most important part of science, it doesn't matter where they come from only if they withstand testing. Good luck to them, you never know. Which doesn't mean it's nonsense just that we've moved on from thinking that the spooky possibilities that come with QP are best explained this way. Last time I managed to get one of the phycisists I know to even discuss it all he would say was It's a mystery but why make it a bigger mystery than it needs to be? Getting the average physicist even that far takes some doing, the whole mystic
[FairfieldLife] Re: My Radio Show
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer r...@... wrote: OK Gang. It's getting rather dull around here. Time to stir things up. I'm starting a radio show. Good idea and Good luck. So let's get started. Today's guest is.. You could interview the heads of MUM and all the other spiritual groups in FF, I'd be interested as would anyone in the TMO. Or how about doing a Stars of FFL show that would be a hit, maybe.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Video Sites
Rick Archer wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bhairitu Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 8:01 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Video Sites Here's a company that offers a web player that does MPEG-4: http://www.theflashplayersource.com/ You can get a free trial from them. Most web editing software just lets you drag and drop the player as an object and then you tell it which file to play and at what display size. Thanks for the technical advice. I'm archiving it and will refer to it as I go along. There's a learning curve for me. I'd rather use a site like http://www.dailymotion.com than set up a site to host it myself. A lot less work and expense. But we'll see how it goes. So far I haven't successfully uploaded the first one. So when you upload a video to a site like that, or YouTube, do they automatically turn it into a Flash file? Yes both YouTube and DailyMotion convert the file to an FLV if needed. If you look at DailyMotion's help page you can see what codecs and containers are okay to upload: http://www.dailymotion.com/faq#uploading_videos What kind of file have you been trying to upload?
RE: [FairfieldLife] Video Sites
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bhairitu Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 11:18 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Video Sites Rick Archer wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Bhairitu Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 8:01 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Video Sites Here's a company that offers a web player that does MPEG-4: http://www.theflashplayersource.com/ You can get a free trial from them. Most web editing software just lets you drag and drop the player as an object and then you tell it which file to play and at what display size. Thanks for the technical advice. I'm archiving it and will refer to it as I go along. There's a learning curve for me. I'd rather use a site like http://www.dailymotion.com than set up a site to host it myself. A lot less work and expense. But we'll see how it goes. So far I haven't successfully uploaded the first one. So when you upload a video to a site like that, or YouTube, do they automatically turn it into a Flash file? Yes both YouTube and DailyMotion convert the file to an FLV if needed. If you look at DailyMotion's help page you can see what codecs and containers are okay to upload: http://www.dailymotion.com/faq#uploading_videos What kind of file have you been trying to upload? I've just been trying to upload a file straight off the DVD. There's a folder called Video_TS and within that there are 7 files, one called VTS_01_1 which is slightly over 1GB. Another called VTS_01_2 also about a gig. The Type is listed as DVD Movie. So I've been trying to upload VTS_01_1, but I get an error message saying it's too long. Daily Motion explains: To be validated as a Motionmaker you have to submit a first video less than 20 mn and 150 Mo. The video must be created by you and you must be the owner of the soundtrack too. Once your video is validated by us, you will have the Motionmaker status and then, you will be able to upload a video more than 20 mn So it may be that if I had Motionmaker status, they would technically accept that upload. But I have to come up with a 20 Min segment, and this first show is not ideal for that, because audio quality is poor. We couldn't patch the mixer into the camera, so we had to use the camera's internal mic. I'd better wait 'till we've solved that problem before somehow extracting and submitting a 20 min. segment.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Latin America plans US dollar replacement
The title 'Latin America plans US dollar replacement' is misleading and false. [The article also mentions that the ALBA bloc has already lost members, including Ecuador.] ~~~Leftist Latin American bloc to stop using dollars in trade~~~ The new monetary system was adopted in principle at an ALBA summit in April by organization members, which include Venezuela, Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Dominica, Saint Vincent, Antigua and Barbuda. http://snipurl.com/sljmb [news_yahoo_com] The following is a list of countries in Latin America. The *** indicates ALBA members. As you can see, the majority of the countries including those with the largest economies, are NOT particip[ating in ALBA. Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda *** Argentina Aruba Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda Bolivia*** Brazil British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba*** Dominica*** Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras*** Jamaica Mexico Montserrat Netherlands Antilles Nicaragua*** Panama Paraguay Peru Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines*** Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands Uruguay Venezuela*** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchy...@... wrote: Leftist Latin American leaders have agreed on using a new intra- regional trading currency, dubbed as Sucre, instead of the US dollar. Bolivian President Evo Morales, who hosted leaders of the Bolivarian Alternative for Latin America and the Caribbean (ALBA), said that the document is approved. During the seventh ALBA summit, the leaders agreed on the currency reform as well as approving plans to impose economic sanctions against the coup leaders in Honduras, AFP reported. The currency, Sucre, is named after Jose Antonio de Sucre who fought for Spain's independence alongside Venezuelan hero Simon Bolivar in the early 19th century. read more: http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=108916sectionid=351020706
Re: [FairfieldLife] Video Sites
Rick Archer wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bhairitu Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 11:18 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Video Sites Rick Archer wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Bhairitu Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 8:01 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Video Sites Here's a company that offers a web player that does MPEG-4: http://www.theflashplayersource.com/ You can get a free trial from them. Most web editing software just lets you drag and drop the player as an object and then you tell it which file to play and at what display size. Thanks for the technical advice. I'm archiving it and will refer to it as I go along. There's a learning curve for me. I'd rather use a site like http://www.dailymotion.com than set up a site to host it myself. A lot less work and expense. But we'll see how it goes. So far I haven't successfully uploaded the first one. So when you upload a video to a site like that, or YouTube, do they automatically turn it into a Flash file? Yes both YouTube and DailyMotion convert the file to an FLV if needed. If you look at DailyMotion's help page you can see what codecs and containers are okay to upload: http://www.dailymotion.com/faq#uploading_videos What kind of file have you been trying to upload? I've just been trying to upload a file straight off the DVD. There's a folder called Video_TS and within that there are 7 files, one called VTS_01_1 which is slightly over 1GB. Another called VTS_01_2 also about a gig. The Type is listed as DVD Movie. So I've been trying to upload VTS_01_1, but I get an error message saying it's too long. Daily Motion explains: To be validated as a Motionmaker you have to submit a first video less than 20 mn and 150 Mo. The video must be created by you and you must be the owner of the soundtrack too. Once your video is validated by us, you will have the Motionmaker status and then, you will be able to upload a video more than 20 mn So it may be that if I had Motionmaker status, they would technically accept that upload. But I have to come up with a 20 Min segment, and this first show is not ideal for that, because audio quality is poor. We couldn't patch the mixer into the camera, so we had to use the camera's internal mic. I'd better wait 'till we've solved that problem before somehow extracting and submitting a 20 min. segment. You need to convert that DVD to something more compatible. There are ripping programs that will turn it into an h.264 or a Divx file. Then you should be able to upload it. A DVD file is a type of MPEG-2 in a VOB wrapper (container). The way a DVD works is to break up the video file into 1024 MB segments so you wouldn't have the complete program with just one segment.
RE: [FairfieldLife] Video Sites
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bhairitu Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 11:59 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Video Sites You need to convert that DVD to something more compatible. There are ripping programs that will turn it into an h.264 or a Divx file. Then you should be able to upload it. A DVD file is a type of MPEG-2 in a VOB wrapper (container). The way a DVD works is to break up the video file into 1024 MB segments so you wouldn't have the complete program with just one segment. Have you already told me what the best ripping program would be? Cheapest and simplest, por favor.
[FairfieldLife] Re: MUM professor calls Victor Stengers Quantum Gods: Mistaken, Misinformed and Misleading
Right - your unconsciousness experience was an example of Fastforward, a series on TV (evidently the screen writers learned about your experience)...where people have simultaneous experiences of blackouts in which they have precognitive dreams of some future date. Then they try to work their current lives into the future: some accepting the future as a given while others not accepting it and trying to change it in advance. Concerning the intractable nature of some paradoxes, I suspect that the simultaneous Unity/Diversity aspect of Brahman may be a genuine Paradox in which case it may difficult if not impossible to prove that PC (Pure Consciousness) plays a role in the universe (to use Scharf's term). It's obvious that Shakti plays a role. Nothing happens without Shakti; but if one says PC operates here in some occurrence A; then why not B, C, D,...all the whole ball of wax; and is this an equal application of role playing? The intractable nature of mathematics has been catalogued into dozens of types of indeterminat or unpredictable operations; chief among them, the HALTING question. Using a set of certain equations that may or may not have solutions, we use a computer to test possible solutions to each equation The results can be: a. The computer solves the equation in a finite amount of time, although we cannot in any particular case predict that length of time in advance, or even if the equation can be solved. b. The computer can run for a very long length of time, again how long we don't know. c. The computer can run forever, never solving the equation. The problem with the equations is that we don't know (given a particular equation), which of the categories the computer's solution will be; but ironically, we do have a precise constant of the percentage of the pgs will HALT in finite time, vs run forever. Without going to Wiki, (I could be wrong about some of my details); but the constant is known as Gregory Chaitin's OMEGA - arguably the most important constant in the universe. Unfortunately, it can't be used for anything practical since we still don't know which pgms will halt and others run forever. The implication/idea is that Chaitin's OMEGA may apply to real world programs; although in math it can be only tested on a formal set of Diphantine equations. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo richardhughes...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo richardhughes103@ wrote: snip Having read a bit more of Scharfs article I'm intruiged by two things: Why do people think that because consciousness hasn't been fully explained that it must be some sort of fundamentally unknowable QP sort of weird phenomenon rather than another mystery like so many others that got explained eventually? I don't think they necessarily think that, actually. Clearly it's what they do believe, I wouldn't wonder why they go on about it so if I hadn't read so much to this effect. But have you ever read anything by David Chalmers on what he calls the hard problem of consciousness? I noticed that Scharf referenced Chalmers and not Dennett in his argument. I've read many theories on the hard problem. Some think it's not going to be expained ever. Which is weird as it isn't like no other mystery has ever been solved. And how can you know whether something is intractible or not? It's like the TM argument that at a certain level the universe disappears into a field of subjectivity so you can't ever objectively know the fundamental level. I'm sure we'll see about that. Others like Dan Dennett, think that the mystery of consciousness will be explained by understanding the brain better. Given the evidence of human ingenuity I'm with Dennett and not the mystics. Happy to be proved wrong though. I'm convinced consciousness is generated in the brain simply from my own experiences. I got knocked out once, very nasty, fell off a large John Deere tractor going 20mph and landed on my head. Lost four hours of my life, total blank and had no memory of where or who I was when I woke up. The funny thing is though, I wasn't just lying on the ground out cold I was apparently walking around and picking fights with people, which is most unlike me. So where was consciousness then? How does that, and things like LSD which radically alter consciousness, fit in with the idea that consciousness is somehow seperate from the brain? If we need a certain degree of functioning to maintain consciousness then why are the mystics so sure that the whole thing *isn't* generated within the brain? The way we experience the world is an illusion. That's about the only thing we know about it. The illusion is that there is an us sitting in the middle of the mind looking at a stereoscopic view of what's out there. We know that the brain *isn't* wired up like that
[FairfieldLife] Re: My Radio Show
Only Barry could turn good wishes to Rick for his radio show into a long rant slamming TMers. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: snip most of slamming rant Is this not the very Forward, Into The Past phenomenon I wrote about a few days ago? Is this not projecting one's desires to believe that one knows something that other people don't know onto books written by people who may very well have had no more clue than we do? FREE CLUE: People do things for lots of different reasons with lots of different motivations. Some people impose a single motivation of their own devising onto everyone who does a particular thing. The reason they do this is because they have a desperate need to slam people who have different beliefs than they do, and they aren't smart enough to realize that one size doesn't fit all.
[FairfieldLife] Of the Corporations, By the Corporations, For the Corporations
Of the Corporations, By the Corporations, For the Corporationsby Marianne Williamson http://www.mwblog.com/journal/ Oct 14, 2009 - So the Senate Committee came up with a proposed bill today, calling it (inexplicably to me) health reform. As we know, the bill is a boon to the insurance industry because it mandates health insurance. Yet without a public option -- real competition for the health insurers -- there is not much in this bill to cut our costs, and a lot in there to increase their profits. In the words of the late Supreme Court Justice Lewis Brandeis, We can have great wealth amassed in the hands of a few, or we can have democracy. We cannot have both. The idea that we're giving over the health and welfare of the American people to one group of corporate masters makes me very sad. When I was younger, it made me angry. Now, it just makes me sad. In the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln wrote of the sacrifices of the Union soldiers, who fought and died so that government of the people, by the people, for the people would not perish from the earth. Yet a later President, Rutherford B. Hayes, would argue that we'd become a government of the corporations, by the corporations and for the corporations. And still the contest continues. Even today, we're in a struggle to decide who owns our government: people, or corporations. And at least so far as how it looks within today's health care debate, it looks like corporations are winning. Capitalism, yes. Capitalism sans ethics, no. Corporations free to do business, yes. Corporations free to run roughshod over the collective good, no. Money flowing in a healthy and positive way through our society, yes. Money running Washington, no. We need public financing of political campaigns, and until we get it, all these issues that we argue about but serve as a cover over the real issue: Money runs America. And how truly sad that is. http://www.mwblog.com/journal/archives/2009/10/of_the_corporat.php
[FairfieldLife] Re: My Radio Show
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo richardhughes...@... wrote: [snip] Good idea and Good luck. [snip] Hey, that sounds like a catchy phrase. Maybe Rick could use it on his radio/TV show as his own signature catch phrase! But I would change it a bit. Just change one word. Here's your new catch phrase, Rick, just for you: Good night and good luck. If you repeat it enough times, Good night and good luck and Rick Archer will become inseparable in the public's mind.
[FairfieldLife] Re: My Radio Show
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: Only Barry could turn good wishes to Rick for his radio show into a long rant slamming TMers. But at least he's improving, Judy. Not once in his post did Barry claim to: 1) know Dan Brown; 2) have met Dan Brown during his days at the LA TM center; 3) have met Dan Brown at all during this or any other lifetime; 4) have helped Dan Brown write any of his best sellers; 5) levitate with Dan Brown across San Franscisco Bay. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: snip most of slamming rant Is this not the very Forward, Into The Past phenomenon I wrote about a few days ago? Is this not projecting one's desires to believe that one knows something that other people don't know onto books written by people who may very well have had no more clue than we do? FREE CLUE: People do things for lots of different reasons with lots of different motivations. Some people impose a single motivation of their own devising onto everyone who does a particular thing. The reason they do this is because they have a desperate need to slam people who have different beliefs than they do, and they aren't smart enough to realize that one size doesn't fit all.
[FairfieldLife] Hagelin's flipped SU(5) = baloney , (end of story).
Preliminary notes: Auth objects to Vaj's overuse(?) of Wiki to bolster viewpoints. Fine, given that, I contacted a REAL physics genius - a true expert in Quantum Mechanics, not in any way associated with MUM, or TM. Since SU(5) is the lynchpin of virtually the entire MMY-Hagelin theories relating PC, the question of unified fields and any possible grand-theories, relating either to GUT's or TOE's; the lynchpin imo has collapsed. As far as I'm concerned, Hagelin's contribution to Quantum Spirituality has been discredited, whether it be the initial or later flipped SU(5). Here's the reply by the physicist on top of my initial question: ... to Quote: Unless something truly remarkable has ensued under the radar, I think your assessment is probably spot-on. We are emerging (I hope) from a decades long Zeitgeist of make-believe. I'm not sure what flipped means. Perhaps, flipped-out would be a better description. End of quote. [my initial question below] On Oct 18, 2009:...My inquiry: I have an article (at http://www.tinyurl.com/yh2kd4f) in which the author, Dr. David Scharf, Associate Prof of Physics at MUM), states that: John Hagelin is a Harvard-trained physicists and an an acknowledged authority in unified quantum field theories. His prominant role in the development of the highly successful grand unified theory based on the mathematical strucutre called flipped SU(5) is widely acknowldged. For example, (Ellis, Hagelin, Nanopoulos, Olive and Srednicki, 1984) had a remarkable 589 citations as of mid-2007 Although predominantly theoretical, this model, as developed by Hagelin and his collaborators, has provided significant support for grand unified theory, and, indeed, for superstring theory as well.. I have a suspicion that when it comes to the supposed distinguished representation among both physicists and philosophers, this probably amounts to Scharf's associates right down the hall and no further. I can find no support whatsoever among any mainstream physicists or encyclopedias in support of the importance of flipped SU(5) (of Hagelin, Ellis, et al). In all likelihood, Scharf is making up the idea of support for such ideas merely in order to bolster a cultish batch of preconceptions and a phoney theory of the universe. (but not being a phycicist, I could be wrong). What do you know about this...as to the support among phycicists for Hagelin's flipped SU(5). Is there anything to this, or not. Thanks a lot for your help
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: My Radio Show
On Oct 19, 2009, at 1:41 PM, ShempMcGurk wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo richardhughes...@... wrote: [snip] Good idea and Good luck. [snip] Hey, that sounds like a catchy phrase. Maybe Rick could use it on his radio/TV show as his own signature catch phrase! But I would change it a bit. Just change one word. Here's your new catch phrase, Rick, just for you: Good night and good luck. If you repeat it enough times, Good night and good luck and Rick Archer will become inseparable in the public's mind. How about It's time to wake up! or Rick Archer with your early morning wake-up call (sound: cock's crow) ... with Bach's Sleepers awake! (Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme) playing in the background superimposed with someone yawning (as if they just woke up).
[FairfieldLife] http://www.maharishichannel.in/SCHEDULE/index.html
THIS WEEK ON THE MAHARISHI CHANNEL: October 1926, 2009 For details of broadcast times please see the daily schedule Maharishi's Global Family Chat Daily live broadcast (1:30 PM US Central time; 20:30 Central Europe time) Daily replays: 8:00 PM and 10:30 PM US CT; 6:00 AM US CT/13:00 CET (replay from the previous night). Replays: Mahalakshmi Celebration of 2009 (1 hr 50 min). Dhanvantari Celebration of 2009 (50 min). Hanuman Jayanti Celebration of 2009 (1 hr 15 min). Victory Day Celebration, September 29, 2009 (2 hr 10 min). Maharishi: Vedic Sounds and Atma. From Victory Day, October 21, 2007 (50 min). Maharishi: Relationship Between Intellect and Emotions. December 11, 1971 (14 min). Maharishi: The Ground State of Creation and Individual Evolution, August 11, 1971 (20 min). Maharishi: Veda and Science - the Expression of the Universal Laws of Nature, August 15, 1971 (10 min). Maharishi: Blossoming of Supreme Knowledge for the World to Enjoy for All Generations to Come, November 30, 1971 (53 min). Maharishi: Promise for the Family of Men (32 min). Maharishi: The Art of Making Right Decisions, July 17, 1972 (30 min). Maharishi: Vedic Cognition of Rishi Madhuchhandas, from MGFC of January 17, 2006 (35 min). Maharishi on the Three Levels of Reality, June 9, 2007 (40 min). Maharishi gives Techniques of Action, November 16, 2007 (1 hr 7 min). Maharishi: Mind and Body, Their Integration Through the Science of Creative Intelligence, March 15, 1973 (54 min). Maharishi: Enlivening the Field of All Possibilities Through the Experience of the State of Least Excitation of Consciousness, July 26, 1975 (46 min). Maharishi: Invincibility to Every Nation - the Basis of Permanent World Peace, February 27, 1978 (49 min). Maharishi: Importance of Perfect Health in Making the Nation Invincible, January 14, 1978 (1 hr 10 min). Maharishi's Press Conference: Inauguration of Maharishi Vedic University, January 14, 1985 (54 min).
[FairfieldLife] http://www.maharishichannel.in/SCHEDULE/index.html
Monday, October 19, 2009 US Central Time Europe Central Time PROGRAMS 12 midnight 7:00 Maharishi's Press Conferences retrospective: July 23, 2003 (1 hr 39 min). [Russian] 1:39 AM 8:39 Maharishi on Three Levels of Reality, June 9, 2007 (40 min). 2:19 AM 9:19 Maharishi: Culturing the Nervous System to Maintain Pure Consciousness. March 6, 1971 (1 hr 35 min). [Hebrew] 3:54 AM 10:54 Maharishi: Invincibility to Every Nation - the Basis of Permanent World Peace, February 27, 1978 (49 min). 4:43 AM 11:43 Maharishi: The Ground State of Creation and Individual Evolution, August 11, 1971 (20 min). 5:03 AM 12:03 Maharishi's Press Conference: Inauguration of Maharishi Vedic University, January 14, 1985 (54 min). 6:00 AM 13:00 Replay of Maharishi's Global Family Chat 7:00 AM 14:00 Maharishi's Press Conferences Retrospective: February 1, 2006 (1 hr 50 min). 8:50 AM 15:50 Maharishi: Mind and Body, Their Integration Through the Science of Creative Intelligence, March 15, 1973 (54 min). 9:44 AM 16:44 Maharishi: The Ground State of Creation and Individual Evolution, August 11, 1971 (20 min). [Spanish] 10:04 AM 17:04 Maharishi: Relationship Between Intellect and Emotions. December 11, 1971 (14 min). 10:18 AM 17:18 Maharishi gives Techniques of Action, November 16, 2007 (1 hr 7 min). 11:25 AM 18:25 Maharishi: Vedic Cognition of Rishi Madhuchandas, from MGFC of January 17, 2006 (35 min). 12:00 noon 19:00 Maharishi on Three Levels of Reality, June 9, 2007 (40 min). 12:40 PM 19:40 Maharishi: Vedic Sounds and Atma. From Victory Day, October 21, 2007 (50 min). 1:30 PM 20:30 Maharishi's Global Family Chat LIVE 2:45 PM 21:45 Mahalakshmi Celebration from October 17, 2009 (1 hr 50 min). 4:45 PM 23:45 Maharishi: Blossoming of Supreme Knowledge for the World to Enjoy for All Generations to Come, November 30, 1971 (53 min). 5:38 PM 0:38 Maharishi: Enlivening the Field of All Possibilities Through the Experience of the State of Least Excitation of Consciousness, July 26, 1975 (46 min). 6:24 PM 1:24 Maharishi's talk on Invincible Defense from Conference 22, June 21, 2007 (1 hr). 7:24 PM 2:24 Maharishi's talk on Poverty Removal from Conference 14, May 22, 2007. (27 min). 8:00 PM 3:00 Replay of Maharishi's Global Family Chat 9:15 PM 4:15 Maharishi's Press Conference: Inauguration of Maharishi Vedic University, January 14, 1985 (54 min). 10:09 PM 5:09 Maharishi: Relationship Between Intellect and Emotions. December 11, 1971 (14 min). 10:30 PM 5:30 Replay of Maharishi's Global Family Chat
[FairfieldLife] Re: ongoing Scharf - Stenger depate.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony...@... wrote: Better links paste [I wrote:] The Scharf essay Vaj posted is just an abstract of the talk he delivered today to the Science and Nonduality Conference. This talk is based on a paper he wrote on the same topic, which is available here: These are the same links I posted, not better ones. http://www.truthabouttm.org/truth/SocietalEffects/Critics-Rebuttals/StengerRebut\ tal/index.cfm http://tinyurl.com/yh2kd4f
[FairfieldLife] Obama advisers walk away from public option
Obama says the public option is the best plan for health care reform but he's not going to demand it. WTF? If he won't fight for the public option, what will he fight for? Obama needs to get a backbone and some starch for his empty suit. Raunchydog Sunday, October 18, 2009 Top Obama advisers walk away from public option by Joe Sudbay (DC) on 10/18/2009 02:34:00 PM There was a reason the White House sent out Obama's top three advisers to the talk shows today. As I said below, they're selling something as we approach the final push for health insurance reform. Unfortunately, what they're selling, most of us aren't buying. Today, the White House message is: We're getting soft on the public option. So, it's clear the Rahm wing (and not Jarrett and Axelrod)) is controlling the message and the strategy. That's not good: Senior adviser Valerie Jarrett said Obama believes the public plan is still the ''best possible choice,'' but she said he's not demanding it. David Axelrod, Obama's top adviser, said Senate opposition in both parties means ''we have to work through these issues.'' White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, who is deeply involved with congressional Democrats in trying to merge the various committee proposals, also appeared to set aside the public option. ''It's not the defining piece of health care. It's whether we achieve both cost control, coverage, as well as the choice,'' Emanuel said. I just don't think these folks get how, hmmm, how can I put this, how nonsensical it sounds to say, Obama really thinks the public option is the best possible choice, but he won't fight for it. Maybe they think that messaging works. It doesn't. Sounds weak. If he's not going to fight for the best possible choice, what will he fight for? That's the question I have. Obama would be wise to listen to Jarrett and Axelrod on this one. They've been with him longer. http://www.americablog.com/2009/10/top-obama-advisers-walk-away-from.html
[FairfieldLife] Re: Obama advisers walk away from public option
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchy...@... wrote: Obama would be wise to listen to Jarrett and Axelrod on this one. They've been with him longer. http://www.americablog.com/2009/10/top-obama-advisers-walk-away-from.html Agreed, everyone should listen more to Jarret ;-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn5r6KscagM Keith Jarret My Song
Re: [FairfieldLife] Video Sites
Rick Archer wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bhairitu Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 11:59 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Video Sites You need to convert that DVD to something more compatible. There are ripping programs that will turn it into an h.264 or a Divx file. Then you should be able to upload it. A DVD file is a type of MPEG-2 in a VOB wrapper (container). The way a DVD works is to break up the video file into 1024 MB segments so you wouldn't have the complete program with just one segment. Have you already told me what the best ripping program would be? Cheapest and simplest, por favor. You might try Handbrake because it runs on a variety of platforms and is free. And though I haven't used it I've seen a number of recommendations for it. http://handbrake.fr/ If you have programs like Nero it can also rip DVDs. On Linux there are some simple one click ones and there are probably ones on Windows and Mac too. On a Mac maybe iMovie can do this? MoveMaker may do it on Windows. These custom ones are often faster. You don't have the original file that the DVD was made from? I assume the DVD is your own material and unencrytped?
[FairfieldLife] Re: Video Sites
a freeware VideoLan VLC can play the .vob files directly without hassles. --- On Mon, 10/19/09, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Video Sites Date: Monday, October 19, 2009, 9:59 AM You need to convert that DVD to something more compatible. There are ripping programs that will turn it into an h.264 or a Divx file. Then you should be able to upload it. A DVD file is a type of MPEG-2 in a VOB wrapper (container). The way a DVD works is to break up the video file into 1024 MB segments so you wouldn't have the complete program with just one segment.
RE: [FairfieldLife] Video Sites
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bhairitu Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 1:37 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Video Sites You might try Handbrake because it runs on a variety of platforms and is free. And though I haven't used it I've seen a number of recommendations for it. http://handbrake.fr/ If you have programs like Nero it can also rip DVDs. On Linux there are some simple one click ones and there are probably ones on Windows and Mac too. On a Mac maybe iMovie can do this? MoveMaker may do it on Windows. These custom ones are often faster. I think my wife's Mac has iMovie. I'll check that out. You don't have the original file that the DVD was made from? It was a digital video tape recorder. We have that digital tape. I assume the DVD is your own material and unencrypted? Correct.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Video Sites
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: You might try Handbrake because it runs on a variety of platforms and is free. And though I haven't used it I've seen a number of recommendations for it. http://handbrake.fr/ I have Handbrake on my Mac, and it works great. Pop in a DVD, and it creates a single video file in the format of your choice.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Video Sites
Alex Stanley wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: You might try Handbrake because it runs on a variety of platforms and is free. And though I haven't used it I've seen a number of recommendations for it. http://handbrake.fr/ I have Handbrake on my Mac, and it works great. Pop in a DVD, and it creates a single video file in the format of your choice. That's probably the easiest solution for Rick and it works on Windows, Mac and Linux (Ubuntu 9.04).
RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Video Sites
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bhairitu Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 2:12 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Video Sites Alex Stanley wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com , Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: You might try Handbrake because it runs on a variety of platforms and is free. And though I haven't used it I've seen a number of recommendations for it. http://handbrake.fr/ I have Handbrake on my Mac, and it works great. Pop in a DVD, and it creates a single video file in the format of your choice. That's probably the easiest solution for Rick and it works on Windows, Mac and Linux (Ubuntu 9.04). I just downloaded it and will try it. I'm hoping iMovie will have a feature that'll not only convert the DVD to a format acceptable to YouTube, but automatically split it up into 10 minute segments for me.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: My Radio Show
On Oct 19, 2009, at 12:50 PM, Vaj wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo richardhughes...@... wrote: [snip] Good idea and Good luck. [snip] Hey, that sounds like a catchy phrase. Maybe Rick could use it on his radio/TV show as his own signature catch phrase! But I would change it a bit. Just change one word. Here's your new catch phrase, Rick, just for you: Good night and good luck. If you repeat it enough times, Good night and good luck and Rick Archer will become inseparable in the public's mind. How about It's time to wake up! or Rick Archer with your early morning wake-up call (sound: cock's crow) ... with Bach's Sleepers awake! (Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme) playing in the background superimposed with someone yawning (as if they just woke up). How about just playing Reveille, on a sitar or something? Sal
[FairfieldLife] Keith Jarrett - Enjoy !
Forget about the ridicelous cat-video, just listen to Belonging http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ_RcVU0IDk My Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAo_DWqMVsEfeature=related Lalene http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAo_DWqMVsEfeature=related Last solo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj68rMveW6wfeature=related Interview: The Art of Improvisation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uIfT9TNN_Qfeature=related Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea plays Mozart http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4i8G2USqe4feature=related All The Things You Are http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLCGWh-VZhI Somewhere Over the Rainbow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq0EWNuR1H8feature=related Summertime http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9CjfpWq3M8feature=related Piano Solo, Tokyo 2002 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUmQczg4B38feature=related Solo, Vermont 1977 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXcxBoj4IUgfeature=related La Scala http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO9si26qB0sfeature=related From the Koln Concert http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgwE5CFzh5ofeature=related Spiral Dance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYCpl2lKlj8feature=related Mandala http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA7fqYrQGpsfeature=related Prism http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx5gjOdh3Pofeature=related Tabarka http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01HIoaUxnBYfeature=related If you only want to view 1 video; it could be this: Country http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kfmFDnF1bM
RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: My Radio Show
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Sal Sunshine Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 2:25 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: My Radio Show How about just playing Reveille, on a sitar or something? Not a bad idea. I wonder if I could find a copyright free version of it. Someone wrote me some theme music. Maybe I'll see if he can do an adaptation of Reveille.
[FairfieldLife] Perhaps Keith Jarrett's best song - according to Nablusoss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn5r6KscagMfeature=related
[FairfieldLife] Re: Hagelin's flipped SU(5) = baloney , (end of story).
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, yifuxero yifux...@... wrote: snip [quoting a supposed expert and quantum physics genius:] I'm not sure what flipped means. Perhaps, flipped-out would be a better description. This guy has just totally discredited himself, sorry. And so, I'm afraid, have you. It would be one thing for him to say he never found Hagelin's flipped SU(5) convincing, or that physics had moved on, or that it hadn't made the grade, or even that Hagelin had played only a minor role and tried to grab all the credit, or that his particular sphere of expertise wasn't in GUT theories, or that he thought superstring theory was nonsense. But this remark is just flat-out arrogant ignorance. He's dumping on not just Hagelin but on his collaborators, a bunch of very highly credentialed physicists who not only have nothing to do with TM but are deeply uncomfortable with Hagelin's affiliation with it. (At least they have the integrity not to reject his theoretical work solely on that basis.) And you could have easily looked on the Web and found all this out for yourself. Don't go to Wikipedia; go to Physics Letters B, or Nuclear Physics B, and look up the papers. Also check the citations to them by other authors in subsequent papers. Flipped-out stuff doesn't get published in these journals, nor do legitimate scientists cite it in their own papers. Serious work on flipped SU(5) does, however. Here's a list of his papers published under the aegis of SLAC (the Sanford Linear Accelerator Center); the Flipped SU(5) papers start at #38 (there are at least a half-dozen): http://www.slac.stanford.edu/spires/find/hep/www?rawcmd=FIND+a+hagelinSEQUENCE=DSSKIP=25 http://tinyurl.com/yj9wcuh Oh, and BTW, you lied here: I have a suspicion that when it comes to the supposed 'distinguished representation among both physicists and philosophers', this probably amounts to Scharf's associates right down the hall and no further. As you know if you read Scharf's paper, he did not make that claim about Hagelin or flipped SU(5) or MMY or TM. And I can't recall having criticized Vaj for being too dependent on Wikipedia. I think you may have made that up as well. Now I'm wondering if you made up your genius physicist into the bargain. I can't imagine a legitimate scientist coming that badly a-cropper. I dare you to send him the link I posted for Hagelin's SLAC papers. It'll embarrass him, but you'll have no credibility whatsoever if you don't.
[FairfieldLife] Re: My Radio Show
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunsh...@... wrote: [snip] How about just playing Reveille, on a sitar or something? Sal I think Reveille on a sitar is kind of a contradiction in terms. Sort of like Guest host.
[FairfieldLife] Re: My Radio Show
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer r...@... wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Sal Sunshine Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 2:25 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: My Radio Show How about just playing Reveille, on a sitar or something? Not a bad idea. I wonder if I could find a copyright free version of it. Someone wrote me some theme music. Maybe I'll see if he can do an adaptation of Reveille. Why not take the Beatles' Across the universe? Michael Jackson is dead now and I'm sure that during this transition period while the family is in shock, no one will notice if you violate the copyright...
[FairfieldLife] Unbridled Capitalistic Greed in Corporate Amerika
[600] In the words of the late Supreme Court Justice Lewis Brandeis, We can have great wealth amassed in the hands of a few, or we can have democracy. We cannot have both. ... Capitalism, yes. Capitalism sans ethics, no. Corporations free to do business, yes. Corporations free to run roughshod over the collective good, no. Money flowing in a healthy and positive way through our society, yes. Money running Washington, no. ~ ~ Marianne Williamson http://www.mwblog.com/journal/archives/2009/10/of_the_corporat.php
[FairfieldLife] Re: Hagelin's flipped SU(5) = baloney , (end of story).
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, yifuxero yifux...@... wrote: Preliminary notes: Auth objects to Vaj's overuse(?) of Wiki to bolster viewpoints. Fine, given that, I contacted a REAL physics genius - a true expert in Quantum Mechanics, not in any way associated with MUM, or TM. Since SU(5) is the lynchpin of virtually the entire MMY-Hagelin theories relating PC, the question of unified fields and any possible grand-theories, relating either to GUT's or TOE's; the lynchpin imo has collapsed. As far as I'm concerned, Hagelin's contribution to Quantum Spirituality has been discredited, whether it be the initial or later flipped SU(5). Here's the reply by the physicist on top of my initial question: It might be still too early to make a judgement on Hagelin's theory. From what I've seen in the physics community, theories appear to come and go like the tide. Physicists change their minds and theories like Hawking, Roger Penrose and others. Some physicists would jump on the bandwagon supporting a certain theory if the current data support it. In other words, no one is exempt from scrutiny. Even the theories of Einstein and Newton are still being tested for validity throughout the entire universe. Specifically, it is now fairly widely accepted that Newtonian laws of physics do not apply at the atomic and subatomic levels. With the discovery of dark energy, do Newtonian laws apply for objects at the edge of the universe? ... to Quote: Unless something truly remarkable has ensued under the radar, I think your assessment is probably spot-on. We are emerging (I hope) from a decades long Zeitgeist of make-believe. I'm not sure what flipped means. Perhaps, flipped-out would be a better description. End of quote. [my initial question below] On Oct 18, 2009:...My inquiry: I have an article (at http://www.tinyurl.com/yh2kd4f) in which the author, Dr. David Scharf, Associate Prof of Physics at MUM), states that: John Hagelin is a Harvard-trained physicists and an an acknowledged authority in unified quantum field theories. His prominant role in the development of the highly successful grand unified theory based on the mathematical strucutre called flipped SU(5) is widely acknowldged. For example, (Ellis, Hagelin, Nanopoulos, Olive and Srednicki, 1984) had a remarkable 589 citations as of mid-2007 Although predominantly theoretical, this model, as developed by Hagelin and his collaborators, has provided significant support for grand unified theory, and, indeed, for superstring theory as well.. I have a suspicion that when it comes to the supposed distinguished representation among both physicists and philosophers, this probably amounts to Scharf's associates right down the hall and no further. I can find no support whatsoever among any mainstream physicists or encyclopedias in support of the importance of flipped SU(5) (of Hagelin, Ellis, et al). In all likelihood, Scharf is making up the idea of support for such ideas merely in order to bolster a cultish batch of preconceptions and a phoney theory of the universe. (but not being a phycicist, I could be wrong). What do you know about this...as to the support among phycicists for Hagelin's flipped SU(5). Is there anything to this, or not. Thanks a lot for your help
[FairfieldLife] last word on Hagelin's failed flipped SU(5) theory.
Thx Auth, here's my final statement on the subject. http://www.tinyurl.com/czu9o5 I have no time to waste on failed theories. Below, e mail to a true Quantum Mechanics expert: To the Reputable Physicist...[]: I found some citations on Hagelin's flipped SU(5) but everything seems to be coming from the string theory camp. Obviously, if one [string theorists] have carved out a niche for himself in some department, spending even decades with a heavy intellictual investment; there would be an incentive to salvage a sinking ship even though already torpodoe'd and one should get into different boat. If you agree with this, no need to reply. I think that history will agree with your previous assessment. So, unless you have additional input on the cites, case closed, and thanks! http://www.slac.stanford.edu/spires/find/hep/www?rawcmd=FIND+a+hagelinSEQUENCE=\ DSSKIP=25 http://tinyurl.com/yj9wcuh [awaiting reply, but I don't think he will. Like myself, he's a serious researcher and has no time for bullshit, disingenuous hypocricies, misrepresentations, and flatly wrong theories.]
[FairfieldLife] Re: Keith Jarrett - Enjoy !
Keith Jarrett is an excellent musician/artist. I saw his concert in Seattle, WA in 2001. From what I understand, a few years before that he couldn't the piano because of a certain nervous disorder. Anyway, it appears that he's found a way to cope with the disorder. We hope he can create more albums in the future. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_re...@... wrote: Forget about the ridicelous cat-video, just listen to Belonging http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ_RcVU0IDk My Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAo_DWqMVsEfeature=related Lalene http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAo_DWqMVsEfeature=related Last solo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj68rMveW6wfeature=related Interview: The Art of Improvisation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uIfT9TNN_Qfeature=related Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea plays Mozart http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4i8G2USqe4feature=related All The Things You Are http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLCGWh-VZhI Somewhere Over the Rainbow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq0EWNuR1H8feature=related Summertime http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9CjfpWq3M8feature=related Piano Solo, Tokyo 2002 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUmQczg4B38feature=related Solo, Vermont 1977 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXcxBoj4IUgfeature=related La Scala http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO9si26qB0sfeature=related From the Koln Concert http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgwE5CFzh5ofeature=related Spiral Dance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYCpl2lKlj8feature=related Mandala http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA7fqYrQGpsfeature=related Prism http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx5gjOdh3Pofeature=related Tabarka http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01HIoaUxnBYfeature=related If you only want to view 1 video; it could be this: Country http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kfmFDnF1bM
[FairfieldLife] QUIZ TIME
To All: I heard this quiz from a PBS show the other day. The question was: Whom or what is St. Claire of Assisi a patron of? Take a guess. Wrong. The answer is: She's the patron saint of TV shows! Why? Because she was able to see visions of a priest saying the mass on the wall of her room when she was sick and was not able to attend the mass in person. Don't ask if it was digital or cable.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Hagelin's flipped SU(5) = baloney , (end of story).
Just one more point while I'm at it: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, yifuxero yifux...@... wrote: snip As far as I'm concerned, Hagelin's contribution to Quantum Spirituality has been discredited, whether it be the initial or later flipped SU(5). Hagelin had no responsibility whatever for the initial SU(5). You were told that, several times now, and you read it in Scharf's paper, so there's no excuse for your perpetuating this error of Stegner's.
[FairfieldLife] Re: last word on Hagelin's failed flipped SU(5) theory.
You and your reputable physicist make a great pair, I must say. Not even Stenger would agree with his previous assessment (I use the term loosely). Let's just remind ourselves of what it was: I'm not sure what 'flipped' means. Perhaps, 'flipped-out' would be a better description. Disgraceful. [awaiting reply, but I don't think he will. If he has *any* integrity, he'll write back and revise and extend his remarks. I doubt he will. After he sees those citations, he'll be too embarrassed by his comment. And he'll be *very* glad he didn't let you use his name. Like myself, he's a serious researcher and has no time for bullshit, disingenuous hypocricies, misrepresentations, and flatly wrong theories.] Neither of you is serious in any serious sense of the term. If he were serious, he'd have given you a serious assessment and been willing to put his name to it. Hagelin's flipped SU(5) is neither bullshit nor hypocritical nor disingenuous nor misrepresentational nor flatly wrong (at least, it's not flatly wrong *yet*). Sadly, those adjectives *do* apply to you and your friend the physicist (including flatly wrong at the time you posted his email). Whatever the status of flipped SU(5) may be among GUTs currently, and however egregiously the TMO may have misused it to bolster MMY's and Hagelin's credibility re TM: When it was published, it was a very serious theory that attracted a lot of serious positive attention. Hagelin need never be embarrassed by the theory itself; it was a major contribution at the time. GUTs don't grow on trees, and they don't get published in leading physics journals--half a dozen times at least--if they're flipped out.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Hagelin's flipped SU(5) = baloney , (end of story).
On Oct 19, 2009, at 1:46 PM, yifuxero wrote: Preliminary notes: Auth objects to Vaj's overuse(?) of Wiki to bolster viewpoints. Vaj hasn't used wikipedia for his viewpoint, as Vaj knows that TM-bots and the TMO are not only manipulating TM-related entries (and staking them out), they're doing the same thing around Hagelin and Flipped SU (5). That may be why it doesn't have Flipped SU(5)'s real discoverer in it's Wikipedia entry, Dimitri Nanopoulos. Fine, given that, I contacted a REAL physics genius - a true expert in Quantum Mechanics, not in any way associated with MUM, or TM. Since SU(5) is the lynchpin of virtually the entire MMY-Hagelin theories relating PC, the question of unified fields and any possible grand-theories, relating either to GUT's or TOE's; the lynchpin imo has collapsed. As far as I'm concerned, Hagelin's contribution to Quantum Spirituality has been discredited, whether it be the initial or later flipped SU(5). Here's the reply by the physicist on top of my initial question: ... to Quote: Unfortunately your conversation or your comments weren't that helpful or illuminating. You failed miss to that Flipped SU(5) IS still falsifiable, and although it is considered old and outdated, it still is a candidate for comparison to the eventual findings at the LHC. However since the theory stands on another failed theory and based on several other grounds, it is very unlikely that Flipped SU(5) is the Big Answer. The big point is Hagelin does not play the role the TMO tries to paint him in. Georgi, his mentor, never even mentions Hagelin once in the published record. Although it would be fair to say he was once a gifted physicist who happened to assist a great physicist.
[FairfieldLife] Re: My Radio Show
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ShempMcGurk shempmcg...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo richardhughes103@ wrote: [snip] Good idea and Good luck. [snip] Hey, that sounds like a catchy phrase. Maybe Rick could use it on his radio/TV show as his own signature catch phrase! But I would change it a bit. Just change one word. Here's your new catch phrase, Rick, just for you: Good night and good luck. If you repeat it enough times, Good night and good luck and Rick Archer will become inseparable in the public's mind. Like Reds used to say: Good night and God Bless!' R.J.G.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Hagelin's flipped SU(5) = baloney , (end of story).
http://www.tinyurl.com/yjqtq7c --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On Oct 19, 2009, at 1:46 PM, yifuxero wrote: Preliminary notes: Auth objects to Vaj's overuse(?) of Wiki to bolster viewpoints. Vaj hasn't used wikipedia for his viewpoint, as Vaj knows that TM-bots and the TMO are not only manipulating TM-related entries (and staking them out), they're doing the same thing around Hagelin and Flipped SU (5). That may be why it doesn't have Flipped SU(5)'s real discoverer in it's Wikipedia entry, Dimitri Nanopoulos. Fine, given that, I contacted a REAL physics genius - a true expert in Quantum Mechanics, not in any way associated with MUM, or TM. Since SU(5) is the lynchpin of virtually the entire MMY-Hagelin theories relating PC, the question of unified fields and any possible grand-theories, relating either to GUT's or TOE's; the lynchpin imo has collapsed. As far as I'm concerned, Hagelin's contribution to Quantum Spirituality has been discredited, whether it be the initial or later flipped SU(5). Here's the reply by the physicist on top of my initial question: ... to Quote: Unfortunately your conversation or your comments weren't that helpful or illuminating. You failed miss to that Flipped SU(5) IS still falsifiable, and although it is considered old and outdated, it still is a candidate for comparison to the eventual findings at the LHC. However since the theory stands on another failed theory and based on several other grounds, it is very unlikely that Flipped SU(5) is the Big Answer. The big point is Hagelin does not play the role the TMO tries to paint him in. Georgi, his mentor, never even mentions Hagelin once in the published record. Although it would be fair to say he was once a gifted physicist who happened to assist a great physicist.
[FairfieldLife] PBS Frontline Warning about economic crisis
Plays Tuesday evening on most stations: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/warning/ In the devastating aftermath of the economic meltdown, FRONTLINE sifts through the ashes for clues about why it happened and examines critical moments when it might have gone much differently.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: My Radio Show
On Oct 19, 2009, at 3:31 PM, Rick Archer wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of Sal Sunshine Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 2:25 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: My Radio Show How about just playing Reveille, on a sitar or something? Not a bad idea. I wonder if I could find a copyright free version of it. Someone wrote me some theme music. Maybe I'll see if he can do an adaptation of Reveille. All you need is the midi file, import it into Garageband, then pick your instrument. Export as an MP3 or whatever.
[FairfieldLife] Fw: [How Obama Wins!]...
Date: Monday, October 19, 2009, 6:27 PM The 'Mind Control' is over...The Rush Limbaugh's of the world...Have had their day, and their day... Barack Obama, was predicted in the 'Dead Sea Scrolls'...He was said to come at the end of this cycle...He is called, in the scrolls: 'The Righteous One'... George W. Bush, is also seen in the scrolls to represent the:''One who would lead the people astray, with his lying tongue... Bush was heading us all, toward the dreaded 'Apocalypse'... Obama is referred to as the 2nd coming of the 'Savior of the World'...He is not there by accident, nor is he senile, or naiveLike some of his predecessors... Bush wanted the country to be like 'Sparta, in ancient times...Obama will turn the country more 'Athens-like'.. Obama is promoting peace, the arts, the sciences, new energy systems, new ways to fight terror...He is actively attempting to bring health care to all Americans...He is attempting to 'Evolve Our Society in All Ways'... This is the Truth..So easy to 'Feel' after all the lies... Praise Jesus, and Buddha and Allah, and all the other...Enlightened One's...That do hereby applaud President Obama's great and very timely efforts... Robert Jeffrey Gimbel Madison, WI
[FairfieldLife] Post Count
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): Sat Oct 17 00:00:00 2009 End Date (UTC): Sat Oct 24 00:00:00 2009 247 messages as of (UTC) Mon Oct 19 23:29:17 2009 40 authfriend jst...@panix.com 25 Robert babajii...@yahoo.com 18 Rick Archer r...@searchsummit.com 17 TurquoiseB no_re...@yahoogroups.com 14 do.rflex do.rf...@yahoo.com 12 Vaj vajradh...@earthlink.net 12 It's just a ride bill.hicks.all.a.r...@gmail.com 11 ShempMcGurk shempmcg...@netscape.net 11 Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net 11 Alex Stanley j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com 10 yifuxero yifux...@yahoo.com 9 nablusoss1008 no_re...@yahoogroups.com 6 shukra69 shukr...@yahoo.ca 6 dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony...@yahoo.com 6 Jason jedi_sp...@yahoo.com 5 jpgillam jpgil...@yahoo.com 5 Hugo richardhughes...@hotmail.com 4 John jr_...@yahoo.com 4 FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com 2 raunchydog raunchy...@yahoo.com 2 michael vedamer...@yahoo.de 2 mainstream20016 mainstream20...@yahoo.com 2 lurkernomore20002000 steve.sun...@sbcglobal.net 2 cardemaister no_re...@yahoogroups.com 2 WillyTex willy...@yahoo.com 2 Sal Sunshine salsunsh...@lisco.com 2 Mike Dixon mdixon.6...@yahoo.com 2 Dick Mays dickm...@lisco.com 1 wayback71 waybac...@yahoo.com 1 ruthsimplicity no_re...@yahoogroups.com 1 meowthirteen meowthirt...@yahoo.com Posters: 31 Saturday Morning 00:00 UTC Rollover Times = Daylight Saving Time (Summer): US Friday evening: PDT 5 PM - MDT 6 PM - CDT 7 PM - EDT 8 PM Europe Saturday: BST 1 AM CEST 2 AM EEST 3 AM Standard Time (Winter): US Friday evening: PST 4 PM - MST 5 PM - CST 6 PM - EST 7 PM Europe Saturday: GMT 12 AM CET 1 AM EET 2 AM For more information on Time Zones: www.worldtimezone.com
[FairfieldLife] 'Completing life lessons'
Masters of the Spirit World CHANNELED MESSAGES FROM ENLIGHTENED SOULS IN NON-PHYSICAL FORM Completing life lessons October 14th, 2009 QUESTION: Masters, is it possible for an incarnate soul to complete all life lessons in only one lifetime? And what can we do to speed up our process of enlightenment? ~ Vanessa, Singapore ANSWER: Your question can be interpreted in two different ways. Is it possible to complete all possible life lessons a soul may choose to experience in their Earthly incarnations in one lifetime? The answer to this is not unless they could live the equivalent of hundreds of lifetimes in one body. The other way to look at your inquiry: Is it possible for a soul to complete all the life lessons they chose for their lifetime, the average single span of a body, within that one lifetime? The answer is then a resounding Yes! Some of the Ascended Masters spent periods of time on Earth that far exceeded the normal human life span. This enabled them to work on many different lessons – but even they reincarnated at other times because they could not fit all the possible scenarios into one lifetime. To gain all the possible knowledge of negativity possible on Earth you must have experiences available only when present in each of the body's possible sexes. Limiting events generally require physical or mental inadequacies, while manipulation requires above average intelligence, and physical experiences require a whole body. Enlightenment comes when the conscious mind becomes aware of the unconscious non-physical aspects of the soul. To speed up the process within a life, rid yourself of doubts and fears, turn from the ego judgment of the physical dimension to the evaluation love of all souls of the non-physical spiritual dimension. Tune into the universe and enter the energetic flow. Give up control, the need to know, and expectations. Have faith and trust in your feelings not your mind. In other words, get to know the true essence of your unconditional loving soul while still incarnate! http://www.mastersofthespiritworld.com/ --- End forwarded message ---
[FairfieldLife] 'Family of Jacob: Towards A Higher Love'
The Family of Jacob / Elohei Yaakov To appreciate that God is an expression of All That Is, that is a recognition that one can only arrive at within the perception of majesty (/crown) consciousness. As one enters into 0-point energy, where one is not motivated by want and need, of reacting to a void of baser resonances. Rather, the individual is at peace within, the eye of the hurricane, impervious to the repercussions of unraveling in the peripherals. In this sacred space of clarity the individual chooses with choices that are alive and authentic. Within this space the oneness and Divine nature of all things becomes apparent for the individual; that all things in existence are an expression of Source energy and are sacred in their respective roles in this actualizing love story called life. Within this advanced perception it is clear that each individual carries a vital cadence of truth that the world so vitally needs. That our world learns these sacred songs of truth, not by individuals lecturing or protesting, but our world learns these truths as individuals stand within the integrity of their passion, remaining true to oneself within through the flow of each Now. And within the sacred space of called freedom when the individual gazes at another, or smiles, or witnesses the inner cadence of another, then we actively share the life of the light of eternity to all in our presence. As we broadcast our inner song of truth within, our world begins to reciprocally come into bloom around us, and things begin to flow. The individual standing in the integrity of their inner song of truth does not resonate the music of want or need, rather it is an intimate space of reunion and love. This is the space of Love Thy Brother As You Love Thyself of which every spiritual luminary that has walked this plane have spoken. In this space you recognize a profound love of self within the perceived re-embrace of the nature of all that you are for all eternity. You recognize your unique cadence, your song of truth; and in recognizing the grandeur of your song, you open up portals for recognition of the profound cadences and resonances in all things. Therefore, the ascended consciousness for perceiving God is recognizing God as Source, the root in all things. All things are pregnant with divinity through the very nature as splinters of Source energy and the very sanctity of their role in this immaculate love story called life. Like an orchestra or the keys of a piano, where many kinds of instruments or varying keys all are necessary to create the music and symphony; so to all things play different roles in this actualizing symphony of True Love. Therefore, in order to orchestrate the true love construct along this material plane to resonate the space of the Higher Love individuals need to confront oppression or struggle and love anyway! For those that only love when things seem pleasant, they know not the higher love, and their love is unripe or counterfeit. Realize that there is a sacred purpose for all resonances in the world. There is a purpose for darkness upon the earth, for the darkness teaches the beauty of the light! When an individual experiences how dark things can get, it is revealed in a far more passionate way the beauty of the light. For example; if two lovers reach a quarrel and are suddenly apart, that void enables each to take possession of profound new levels of passion to be infused into the eventual re-embrace, this re-union is a far greater level of intimacy. Darkness too plays a key role in fostering a deliverance of intimate perception to the many that do not know how to progress their journeys by choosing to learn through the power of intimacy. They are able to instead progress on their journeys with All That Is through this long path of remembering the light by understanding the dark. Because they have come to know the void of the dark they may passionately know the vitality of the light. Some of the greatest tyrants that have walked this earth have revealed the beauty of the light more so than many of the spiritual masters. As when these tyrants act with indifference and brutality, all other schools of thought react we do not want to be like that tyrant, we do not want to be associated with that darkness, and begin to strip away from their halls and institutions the remnants of such darkness. They begin do with zeal what they so resisted when the luminaries would proclaim: Get your houses in order! http://lightworkers.org/channeling/90615/family-jacob-towards-higher-love --- End forwarded message ---
[FairfieldLife] New lies from Vaj (was: Re: Hagelin's flipped SU(5) = baloney , (end of story).
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On Oct 19, 2009, at 1:46 PM, yifuxero wrote: Preliminary notes: Auth objects to Vaj's overuse(?) of Wiki to bolster viewpoints. Vaj hasn't used wikipedia for his viewpoint Nor did I say he had, nor did I ever object to overuse of Wikipedia on Vaj's part. yifuxero made that up, and Vaj is playing along, although he knows I've never made that accusation. Such *integrity*. as Vaj knows that TM-bots and the TMO are not only manipulating TM-related entries (and staking them out), Not only does Vaj *not* know that, he knows it isn't true. they're doing the same thing around Hagelin and Flipped SU (5). That may be why it doesn't have Flipped SU(5)'s real discoverer in it's Wikipedia entry, Dimitri Nanopoulos. Just the most *barefaced* lie. The Wikipedia page on flipped SU(5) says: This theory was invented by Dimitri Nanopoulos, with some collaboration by John Hagelin and John Ellis. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flipped_SU(5) And the Talk page for the entry has no discussion or indications that any attempts were made by anybody to keep out Nanopoulos's name. * Vaj made this up OUT OF THIN AIR. * Furthermore, while Nanopoulos was the inventor of the original flipped SU(5), his version of it is not the one that garnered so much attention and was found to be inadequate relatively quickly. It was Hagelin's revisions to it that made the big splash: he derived flipped SU(5) from superstring theory, which solved a bunch of intractable problems with Nanopoulos's version. Hagelin, Nanopoulos, Ellis, and Antoniadis went on to publish a dozen papers on this version. So if you're talking about flipped SU(5) in both its earlier and later versions, the line on the Wikipedia page is technically accurate, but it doesn't reflect Hagelin's leading role in the most successful version of the theory.
[FairfieldLife] Baloney from yifuxero and his genius physicist (was Re: Hagelin's flipped SU(
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, yifuxero yifux...@... wrote: snip [quoting an email to a genius physicist of his acquaintance:] In all likelihood, Scharf is making up the idea of support for [flipped SU(5)] merely in order to bolster a cultish batch of preconceptions and a phoney theory of the universe. [quoting the genius physicist's response:] Unless something truly remarkable has ensued under the radar, I think your assessment is probably spot-on. We are emerging (I hope) from a decades long Zeitgeist of make-believe. I'm not sure what flipped means. Perhaps, flipped-out would be a better description. From an otherwise *very* negative article about Hagelin's attempt to integrate particle physics with consciousness and MMY's unified field: [Hagelin] is by all accounts a gifted scientist, well-known and respected by his colleagues. He is a co-developer of one of the better-accepted unified field theories, known as the flipped SU(5) modelIn the past several years, Hagelin has worked on integrating the [flipped] SU(5) model, which does not include gravity, into the four- dimensional heterotic superstring model, which is currently considered one of the better prospects for a grand unified `theory of everything.' --Anderson, Christopher, Hagelin Quantum Theory: Holding on by a superstring, Nature Vol 359 (September 10, 1992) Wikipedia on Nature: Having an article published in Nature is very prestigious, and the articles are often highly cited, which can lead to promotions, grant funding, and attention from the mainstream media. Because of these positive feedback effects, competition among scientists to publish in high- level journals like Nature and its closest competitor, Science, can be very fierce. Nature's impact factor, a measure of how many citations a journal generates in other works, was 29.273 in 2005 (as measured by Thomson ISI), among the highest of any science journal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_magazine#Publishing_in_Nature Obviously Anderson's piece wasn't a scientific study; the point is Nature is a serious professional journal, not a popular one for the general reader like Discover. As noted, the rest of it the article is extremely negative; but Anderson has the integrity to give Hagelin credit for his legitimate accomplishments (and is *far* better informed than yifuxero's oafish genius physicist, not to mention yifuxero himself).
[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Completing life lessons'
thank you I love these messages I am so hungry for them i am so glad you were so benevolent to serve them to us warm and nourishing selah something to chew on for a while h I can be more mindful to send out love in thought and just lose it;not need to know how freeing Ok I can set my heart on this now Wish i could repay this it really is helpful; these different posts, Robert well thanks for choosing to share and not keep this beautiful bouquet of Sight . ~* Daisy Award --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robert babajii...@... wrote:  Masters of the Spirit World CHANNELED MESSAGES FROM ENLIGHTENED SOULS IN NON-PHYSICAL FORM Completing life lessons October 14th, 2009 QUESTION: Masters, is it possible for an incarnate soul to complete all life lessons in only one lifetime? And what can we do to speed up our process of enlightenment?    ~ Vanessa, Singapore ANSWER: Your question can be interpreted in two different ways. Is it possible to complete all possible life lessons a soul may choose to experience in their Earthly incarnations in one lifetime? The answer to this is not unless they could live the equivalent of hundreds of lifetimes in one body. The other way to look at your inquiry: Is it possible for a soul to complete all the life lessons they chose for their lifetime, the average single span of a body, within that one lifetime? The answer is then a resounding Yes! Some of the Ascended Masters spent periods of time on Earth that far exceeded the normal human life span. This enabled them to work on many different lessons â but even they reincarnated at other times because they could not fit all the possible scenarios into one lifetime. To gain all the possible knowledge of negativity possible on Earth you must have experiences available only when present in each of the body's possible sexes. Limiting events generally require physical or mental inadequacies, while manipulation requires above average intelligence, and physical experiences require a whole body. Enlightenment comes when the conscious mind becomes aware of the unconscious non-physical aspects of the soul. To speed up the process within a life, rid yourself of doubts and fears, turn from the ego judgment of the physical dimension to the evaluation love of all souls of the non-physical spiritual dimension. Tune into the universe and enter the energetic flow. Give up control, the need to know, and expectations. Have faith and trust in your feelings not your mind. In other words, get to know the true essence of your unconditional loving soul while still incarnate! http://www.mastersofthespiritworld.com/ --- End forwarded message ---
[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting MUM Developments
These university students, these children in rebellion. How prepared spiritually were they before they enrolled. Were they meditators for any length of time before they began their studies at the school? Recently, about 300 students signed a petition vowing that they were all going to drop out if the university didn't stop forcing them to meditate They seem to know not. These children, What kind of students are they anyway? I understand now that they cowed, rebelled and whined when assigned only a 5 page paper To write in the sustainability program. We can't (won't) do that! like spoiled children, no discipline. Won't meditate, at MIU? Time to cull the herd when you get that. Bad cows Let the other cows out. Take the bad ones to the sale-barn And let them go on to school somewhere else. Don't let the Spirituality of the program and the good students get drug down by some bad character In the herd. Is part of the natural evolution of the species. Raise them all with a firm hand and Cull The bad ones. Have to agree with Doug here. When I was at MUM, the TM practice was considered a course, just like any other. It was a required course. Students saying they are being forced to meditate is absurd. It's like students at another uni saying they are forced to take a course in the humanities, or forced to take English composition, in order to graduate. If you don't like the mandatory courses at a college, go somewhere else, but don't whine about being forced to take them. Recently, about 300 students signed a petition vowing that they were all going to drop out if the university didn't stop forcing them to meditate by taking attendance at mandatory group meditations. MUM caved, and that policy was dropped. Such children they are. They just don't know. Young people need to be looked out after until they are olde enough to take care of themselves. If they don't want to meditate and won't, let them go to Indian Skills Community College. Push them out of the Tee-pee, that will learn them. They were lucky little shits and threw it all away. Tough love. JGD, -D in FF
[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting MUM Developments
These university students, these children in rebellion. How prepared spiritually were they before they enrolled. Were they meditators for any length of time before they began their studies at the school? Recently, about 300 students signed a petition vowing that they were all going to drop out if the university didn't stop forcing them to meditate They seem to know not. 300 students signed a petition vowing that they were all going to drop out if the university didn't stop forcing them to meditate. These children. No one can seriously enter this knowledge bound and shackled in swaddling clothes. They can be attracted by aspects and seek access through them, but, unless experienced into transcendental spirituality in the very essence of this knowledge in all its phases, then it will be but an attempt, a fruitless expenditure of time and talent. Like, pearls before swine. It is recognized by those who know in experience that the prepared, spiritually unfolded are the only ones to whom this higher level of university knowledge is of permanent use. These children, What kind of students are they anyway? I understand now that they cowed, rebelled and whined when assigned only a 5 page paper To write in the sustainability program. We can't (won't) do that! like spoiled children, no discipline. Won't meditate, at MIU? Time to cull the herd when you get that. Bad cows Let the other cows out. Take the bad ones to the sale-barn And let them go on to school somewhere else. Don't let the Spirituality of the program and the good students get drug down by some bad character In the herd. Is part of the natural evolution of the species. Raise them all with a firm hand and Cull The bad ones. Have to agree with Doug here. When I was at MUM, the TM practice was considered a course, just like any other. It was a required course. Students saying they are being forced to meditate is absurd. It's like students at another uni saying they are forced to take a course in the humanities, or forced to take English composition, in order to graduate. If you don't like the mandatory courses at a college, go somewhere else, but don't whine about being forced to take them. Recently, about 300 students signed a petition vowing that they were all going to drop out if the university didn't stop forcing them to meditate by taking attendance at mandatory group meditations. MUM caved, and that policy was dropped. Such children they are. They just don't know. Young people need to be looked out after until they are olde enough to take care of themselves. If they don't want to meditate and won't, let them go to Indian Skills Community College. Push them out of the Tee-pee, that will learn them. They were lucky little shits and threw it all away. Tough love. JGD, -D in FF
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RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Video Sites
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rick Archer Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 2:19 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Video Sites Alex Stanley wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com , Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: You might try Handbrake because it runs on a variety of platforms and is free. And though I haven't used it I've seen a number of recommendations for it. http://handbrake.fr/ I have Handbrake on my Mac, and it works great. Pop in a DVD, and it creates a single video file in the format of your choice. I'm making progress. Handbrake is doing its thing. I downloaded Yamb to chop it up into 10-minute segments for YouTube. What's the best free software for simple editing? To trim extra stuff off the beginning and end before splitting it into segments.
[FairfieldLife] Re: MUM professor calls Victor Stengers Quantum Gods: Mistaken, Misinformed and Misleading
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo richardhughes...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo richardhughes103@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, yifuxero yifuxero@ wrote: snip Just to reiterate, it was minimal SU(5) (i.e., unflipped) that's pretty much been discarded, as has an early, pre-Hagelin version of flipped SU(5). The current flipped SU(5), to which Hagelin contributed (the extent of his contribution isn't clear), is still in the running. Check out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Unified_Theory#Proposed_theories It doesn't say here whether Hagleins GUT is still in the running but it does mention the problem standard SU5 (and others has) I think the fact that it mentions SU(5) as a viable theory still means it may not be too reliable. I'd like to know how Hagelins version copes with the problem that scuppered the original. Vaj just uploaded four files on Flipped SU(5) (see under Quantum Physics in the Files section of the FFL Web site). The last one is a 1992 paper (published? doesn't look like it) by Hagelin and Kelley that appears to address this specifically. The others may too. In any case, according to Scharf and contra Stenger, MMY and Hagelin never tried to invoke any GUT with regard to the Unified Field notion, which is more of a TOE, at least conceptually. I'm not convinced, they still go on about it endlessly as being the answer to Einsteins dream, a single equation to unify all the fundamental forces. Either that or JH has done other work he hasn't told us about... Well, but a GUT doesn't unify all the fundamental forces. That would be a TOE, not a GUT. Einstein's dream would be the (notional) TOE of unified field theory, which would presumably incorporate gravity. In other words, I don't think they're talking about flipped SU(5) as Einstein's dream. I *think* I'm understanding Scharf on this point: it's the ultimate superunification that's important in the TM context; how you get to that notional TOE (i.e., by which GUT) doesn't matter. In the TM context it would matter a great deal because JH would have rather a lot of egg on his face. Sure, but disproving Hagelin's GUT wouldn't, as you go on to say, disturb the notional TOE. Hagelin would rather there was egg on his face than on MMY's. But generally it doen't matter because no-one has a clue about which one (if any) will turn out to be correct or even if they have to tear up everything they've done and start again. Exactly. I'd be willing to bet that Hagelin would concede gracefully if flipped SU(5) were definitively found to be inadequate, or if a different GUT was found to solve all the problems. It would hurt, but if MMY's TOE doesn't depend on it, he wouldn't keep insisting on it. snip trouble with the conclusions page of the truth about TM article is that all of the references are from TM scientists. Not for the Scharf article, they aren't. Most are, but there's a bunch that aren't. Hmm, all the names looked pretty familiar to me. Oh, gee, look again. snip Well, they're trying to sell the idea that consciousness has a role to play in QP, certainly. But then Stenger is trying to sell the idea (not to mention his books on the topic) that it *doesn't* play a role. I would say that rather than selling an idea Stenger is defending the mainstream by taking on what he sees as a ridiculous exaggeration of what we know being used to justify all sorts of nonsense. That's what his whole nothingness notion is about, i.e., that consciousness does *not* have a role to play. He's a hardcore reductionist. snip Have a look at the speakers' list for the Science and Nonduality Conference Scharf is to speak at: http://www.scienceandnonduality.com/speakers.shtml Jeez, what a bunch! All the 'what the bleep'ers, a load of life coaches and mystics. Yeah, but a bunch of actual scientists too. Sounds like a fun party! I'm sure the TMO will fit right in. Everyone there has speculations only, but ideas are the most important part of science, it doesn't matter where they come from only if they withstand testing. Good luck to them, you never know. Yes, well said. If there is truth in it why do most physicists not believe it? Because they don't understand it? (Easy to say, but Why don't they believe it? is easy too.) It involves a *huge* paradigm shift, at least as big as that from Newtownian physics to quantum physics. I can assure you they do understand it. Learning the history of QP is part of the training they go through and I remember my mates coming back from Oxford telling me all these weird ideas about light being intelligent and the world not existing when you aren't looking at it etc. All interesting
[FairfieldLife] [Cosmic Coincidence?][Laura Bush Kills Boyfriend, Nov.1963]
'Cosmic Coincidence?'...[Laura Bush]...{Runs stop sign}Kills
Boyfriend{16 days Before the Death of JFK in Dallas
Texas}
Truth is Stranger That Fiction!...
For sure!...
A story based on the Life of the 'Mysterious Laura Bush, of Midland, Texas...
American Wife
By Curtis Sittenfeld
Random House, 576 pp., $26
Well,
we still have free speech. The very existence of Curtis Sittenfeld's
audacious third novel, American Wife, a well-researched, juicy roman
à clef about the current first lady, Laura Bush, makes that crystal
clear.
American
Wife also demonstrates that the author of Prep and The Man of My
Dreams has taken the necessary leap into the grown-up world of
marriage and politics, although she lingers for a few chapters along
the way in the insecure, self-sabotaging adolescent beat she pretty
much exhausted in her first two novels.The intensely private,
reserved Laura Bush might seem a surprising choice for the subject of a
570-page confessional novel. But the sad story of Laura's accident at
17, when she ran a stop sign in Midland, Texas, and killed a high
school romantic interest, is literary catnip to a writer who feasts on
adolescent angst. Sittenfeld could also identify with Laura’s passion
for literature. And who can resist wondering how the Bushes’
beauty-and-the-beast, lady-and-the-tramp marriage works? What does
Laura really think of her husband?As Maureen Dowd noted in a
July 9 New York Times op-ed column defending American Wife against
early attacks that it's all smear and gossip, There's only one
vessel that can ferry you past Laura's moat, and that's fiction. The
difficulty for the Bushes is that some readers may mistake Sittenfeld's
fiction for biography.Charlie Blackwell, her stand-in for George
W. Bush, is an uninhibited, grinning, crude, but amiable goofball whose
ambitions exceed his talent. Alice Lindgren Blackwell, her stand-in
for Laura, fares better. But Sittenfeld, who used graphic sex scenes in
her first two novels to contrast healthy relationships with bad ones,
gets into bed with her characters again. Beyond the inherent prurience
of imagining the first lady's premarital sex life, it's a stretch to
believe that this reserved character would include such details in a
narrative, even to herself.Alice's voice is modest and refined.
Her story is divided into four neat sections, each headed by the
address where she lived at the time. The first three are in her home
state of Wisconsin; Sittenfeld, an Ohio native, chose a Midwestern
state in place of Texas. The prologue and final section are set at 1600
Pennsylvania Ave.An uneasy night in the White House causes Alice
to review her life's trajectory. While her husband, President
Blackwell, snores peacefully beside her, Alice is awake worrying
whether she's done the right thing supporting him in policies with
which she disagrees-- anti-abortion, anti-gay marriage, the war in
Iraq. Was she wrong to finally speak her own mind in public that day?
Where does duty lie as an American wife?The first quarter of the
novel veers into what a character in Sittenfeld's previous novel
labeled her usual low-self-esteem shtick. After her accident, Alice
martyrs herself to her dead boyfriend's brutish brother, ending up
needing an abortion. Like many other elements in this well-crafted but
often excessively detailed novel, this has reverberations decades later.She's
headed toward spinsterhood as a 31-year-old school librarian when she
meets Charlie, the rascally, naughty youngest son of Wisconsin's
governor. Despite the overwhelming Blackwell clan, which includes a
sharp-tongued matriarch, Alice marries Charlie within months. They have
one daughter, and she quits her job. Charlie works -- desultorily -- in
the family meat business and sinks into alcoholism before being born
again. He eventually runs for governor and then president, in it for
the power and adventure and human connection and not because of any
wonkish devotion to or interest in the issues.Sittenfeld spares
us the campaigns and elections, but she doesn't stint on much else,
including details about Princeton reunions and Alice's recurring guilt.
She captures the rub of marital friction and convincingly charts a day
in the life of a first lady. Although American Wife probes
far-reaching issues about marriage and responsibility, it is the
implied questions about whether our president is incompetent and
foolish that are bound to raise hackles.As a career move,
American Wife is brilliant, with its timely, sensational back story.
If it goes on at too great length for some of us, well, so does the
administration it depicts, many critics would contend. But, as
Sittenfeld's character says to one of her husband's detractors, Aren't
we both lucky to live in a country that allows the expression of this
kind of criticism?'Wife' draws on Laura Bush's life in novel ways
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