[FairfieldLife] Persecution As A Cult Technique (was: ...married with 2 daughters)

2010-01-31 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: I read a fascinating book about how grudges are maintained in the Mideast from generation to generation. The perception of ongoing offense is critical for maintaining the emotional intensity and for

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread cardemaister
I wasn't on drugs, if that's what you're implying. Neither were the thousands of others who exper- ienced the same things I did. Were we hallucinating in the sense that we saw and experienced things that a video camera wouldn't have captured? Possibly. But that does not mean we didn't

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_re...@... wrote: I wasn't on drugs, if that's what you're implying. Neither were the thousands of others who exper- ienced the same things I did. Were we hallucinating in the sense that we saw and experienced things that a video

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread Hugo
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_re...@... wrote: Nablusoss wrote: It will happen, perhaps. For example the tape from Seelisberg where the videoguy in the bus outside Kulm who had the tape running and was waiting for Maharishi to come. He did, slowly from the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread Irmeli
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, It's just a ride bill.hicks.all.a.r...@... wrote: My friend will shake his/her head and ask where did this come from but that's the way my unconscious works. Reshift, reshift, reshift, getting my understanding of things better digested. I think

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread Irmeli
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_...@... wrote: Your ideas in this discussion are well intentioned. But there must be a reason why MMY insisted on practicing these siddhi techniques. I don't doubt this. Certainly there was a reason for it. An important one is that it

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread Irmeli
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_re...@... wrote: There was in Grand Duchy of Finland (then part of Russia) a strange feller called Kuikka-Koponen (Abel Koponen, 1833 - 1890). It is told that some people saw him get *inside* a horse through its arsehole. He was claimed

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread do.rflex
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_reply@ wrote: I wasn't on drugs, if that's what you're implying. Neither were the thousands of others who exper- ienced the same things I did. Were we

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Irmeli irmeli.matts...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_reply@ wrote: There was in Grand Duchy of Finland (then part of Russia) a strange feller called Kuikka-Koponen (Abel Koponen, 1833 - 1890). It is told that

[FairfieldLife] Christian Right Republican Health Care

2010-01-31 Thread do.rflex
[Piss off, you socialist leper! ] http://hankwatchestelevision.com/unleashed/?attachment_id=560 Image link: http://hankwatchestelevision.com/unleashed/?p=561

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: No one in this forum has

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchy...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: I wasn't on drugs, if that's what you're implying. Neither were the thousands of others who exper- ienced the same things I did. Were we hallucinating

[FairfieldLife] Re: High Times in California

2010-01-31 Thread shukra69
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_...@... wrote: Even if pot is legalized in California, the Feds are still going to enforce its laws. In practical terms that wouldn't be as there is no federal police force of sufficient size. So, Californians who use pot could still be

[FairfieldLife] January, The Secret Wife and 2 Kids

2010-01-31 Thread Doug
The TM Maharaja Secret wife and 2 Kids Hagelin's Announcement http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/238789 Wynne's Annoucement http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/239107 Bevan's Announcement http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/239740

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread WillyTex
Tell us the truth. Were you hallucinating when you saw the levitation? RD: Too bad all those thousands of people who experienced Rama levitating pre-mobile phone days didn't upload a video of him hovering in mid-air... Too bad Rama levitating in front of thousands of people

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bevan's Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam is married with 2 daughters

2010-01-31 Thread wayback71
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: Snip It is neither yours nor Barry's best work here IMO.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bevan's Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam is married with 2 daughters

2010-01-31 Thread WillyTex
Curtis, as you well know, this goes way back with you and me, to shortly after you joined us here. That's quite a long term grudge you are nursing there Judy. Grudge is a weasel word in this context. Barry likes to use it too. But of course it doesn't apply

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread cardemaister
Seeing colors in a black-and-white pic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0T3z_mEpdkfeature=PlayListp=BB2029B883654D65index=1 http://tinyurl.com/yg6hdsw Watch at about 7:00 onwards..

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bevan's Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam is married with 2 daughters

2010-01-31 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: snip[ Isn't it convenient how this psychobabble excuses your behavior? You made up the shame spin on me not arguing with people who

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread raunchydog
Barry fibbed about Rama levitating? Ya don't say. I guess if Barry says he experienced Rama levitating rather than he saw Rama levitating he thinks it gives him cover for lying. So, WillyTex, if no one other than Barry experienced Rama levitating, was he also lying that thousands of people also

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread wayback71
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Irmeli irmeli.matts...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ wrote: Your ideas in this discussion are well intentioned. But there must be a reason why MMY insisted on practicing these siddhi techniques. I don't

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread wayback71
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex willy...@... wrote: Tell us the truth. Were you hallucinating when you saw the levitation? RD: Too bad all those thousands of people who experienced Rama levitating pre-mobile phone days didn't upload a video of him

[FairfieldLife] US Defense Spending In Context - Where does all the money go?

2010-01-31 Thread do.rflex
As far back as 9/10/2001: Rumsfeld says $2.3 TRILLION Missing from Pentagon Watch brief CBS video clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU4GdHLUHwU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU4GdHLUHwU = = = from Matthew Yglesias I've shown charts before showing how absurd the American defense budget

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wayback71 waybac...@... wrote: Actually, I had a friend, a former TM teacher now deceased, who was a student of Rama's around the time Barry must have been there. This friend also talked of seeing Rama levitate on many occasions. He also saw him move

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bevan's Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam is married with 2 daughters

2010-01-31 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wayback71 waybac...@... wrote: snip Judy, I have read all the recent posts between you and Curtis. I think Curtis was genuinely trying to tell you that he enjoys your posts, enjoys Barry's posts, and no longer reads the posts between the 2 of you. He

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread Irmeli
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wayback71 waybac...@... wrote: Whose model of development are you using? I have for years now had keen interest in Ken Wilber's philosophy, and also other spiritual teacher's and scientists' thinking in those circles. I'm a member of Integral

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread raunchydog
If Rama levitated in the desert, maybe it was a mirage. Is it possible to video a mirage? Your friend's hand washing thing sounds like OCD. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wayback71 waybac...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex willytex@ wrote: Tell

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: snip I wasn't on drugs, if that's what you're implying. Neither were the thousands of others who exper- ienced the same things I did. Were we hallucinating in the sense that we saw and experienced things that a video camera

[FairfieldLife] Re: Persecution As A Cult Technique (was: ...married with 2 daughters)

2010-01-31 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: snip To the point that even *imagining* the persecution is enough to fuel the fires of specialness. Thus if a cult's beliefs or practices are ridiculed or criticized, it's never individuals making fun of individuals -- its a

[FairfieldLife] The Spiritual Path As FUN

2010-01-31 Thread TurquoiseB
I actually hate talking about all the flash that happened around Rama. Especially here, because people are so hungry for flash, and so jealous of it actually happening for other people, as opposed to only reading about it, or hearing it in other people's stories. For me, looking back at the Rama

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yagyas for all!

2010-01-31 Thread WillyTex
It works the same way with your thoughts... Oh lawd! ROFLMAO! We know that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. That's one of the laws of physics. 'Karma' means action - natural law based on common sense - causation. All events spring from causes. So, every

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Irmeli irmeli.matts...@... wrote: snip The severe problem was how it got implemented. The tools and tactics used belong to the category of fanatic fundamentalism. This implies to me that Maharishi was in his personal structural development still at

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yagyas for all!

2010-01-31 Thread WillyTex
But, if thoughts are not part of the physical world, then what are they a part of? That's the question, and it's has nothing to do with ethics, religious or otherwise. Hugo: Selling prayers that don't work for large sums and using quantum physics as justification sounds like an

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Spiritual Path As FUN

2010-01-31 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: I actually hate talking about all the flash that happened around Rama. Especially here, because people are so hungry for flash, and so jealous of it actually happening for other people, as opposed to only reading about it,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bevan's Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam is married with 2 daughters

2010-01-31 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wayback71 waybac...@... wrote: snip Having read the first volley of them years ago, I can tell you that I too avoid them like the plague. They leave a bad taste in the mouth, all seem identical, and are a waste of my time - kind of like listening to the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread WillyTex
Turq: But did it *happen*? On a physical level? Of course not. If it had, astronomers all over the world would have gone bull goose loony. So, you're thinking that objects are NOT exactly as they appear. That objects are CHANGED by the very act of being obeserved. And that objects are not

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yagyas for all!

2010-01-31 Thread Hugo
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex willy...@... wrote: But, if thoughts are not part of the physical world, then what are they a part of? That's the question, and it's has nothing to do with ethics, religious or otherwise. Hugo: Selling prayers that don't work

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread WillyTex
RD: Barry fibbed about Rama levitating? Only about the 'thousands' of people who saw the Rama levitating and hovering. There is a constructed character of knowing. If we see a snake in the night, and it turns out to be a rope in the morning, the rope is not unreal, but it's not real

[FairfieldLife] Our nostalgia for Bush and Cheney

2010-01-31 Thread authfriend
From Glenn Greenwald today: ...There is clearly a bipartisan and institutional craving for a revival...of the core premise of Bush/Cheney radicalism: that because we're at war with Terrorists, our standard precepts of justice and due process do not apply and, indeed, must be violated

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread WillyTex
RD: If Rama levitated in the desert, maybe it was a mirage... Let's see if we can bring the conversation down to Turq's level. If you are speeding down a West Texas highway, in the middle of the desert, and you see a 'wet spot' on the road, even though it hasn't rained for sixty days, do

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread Duveyoung
Has anyone taken Barry's assertions serious enough to even google the issue? You'd think that with thousands of followers, there'd be all sorts of sites still dedicated to adoring Rama and that, online, there would be ample citations of levitation to point at. Got any? Not worth the googling

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yagyas for all!

2010-01-31 Thread WillyTex
Telling people yagyas have a foundation in QP is highly dubious behaviour... Everything on the planet has something to do with 'QP', Hugo. The question is, can QP be altered or changed at will? I don't think the Maharishi ever made that claim. It's not even mentioned in your original

[FairfieldLife] Re: January, The private life and 2 Kids

2010-01-31 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Doug dhamiltony...@... wrote: The TM Maharaja Private life and 2 Kids Doug; get a hobby !

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread Irmeli
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: Wilber's vertical-vs.-horizontal development scheme also makes excellent sense to me, especially the notion that they aren't necessarily coordinated, i.e., that one can be further along in vertical development than one is

[FairfieldLife] Review of Avatar

2010-01-31 Thread Rick Archer
MAWKISH, MAYBE. BUT AVATAR IS A PROFOUND, INSIGHTFUL, IMPORTANT FILM CAMERON'S BLOCKBUSTER OFFERS A CHILLING METAPHOR FOR EUROPEAN BUTCHERY OF THE AMERICAS. NO WONDER THE US RIGHT HATES IT. By George Monbiot The Guardian January 11, 2010

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread Alex Stanley
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_re...@... wrote: Let's face it: Barry could be sitting in his underwear in his Mom's basement in Gary, Indiana; a 400 pound pock marked puter geek who makes it look like his posts come from Europe enough to fool Alex; Like you, Barry is

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread It's just a ride
On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 3:17 AM, Irmeli irmeli.matts...@netti.fi wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, It's just a ride bill.hicks.all.a.r...@... wrote: My friend will shake his/her head and ask where did this come from but that's the way my unconscious works. Reshift,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread Duveyoung
Touché, Alex! Nice. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley j_alexander_stan...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_reply@ wrote: Let's face it: Barry could be sitting in his underwear in his Mom's basement in Gary, Indiana; a 400 pound pock

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread WillyTex
Curtis: Was that the time when Maharishis made all the faucets in the hotel run with carob flavored milk and every child found gumdrops appearing in their little pockets? (Their favorite colors only and not any of those nasty licorice ones.) All this statement proves is your

[FairfieldLife] Exclusive: Obama stimulus reduced our pain, experts say

2010-01-31 Thread do.rflex
Exclusive: Obama stimulus reduced our pain, experts say By Paul Wiseman http://www.usatoday.com/community/tags/reporter.aspx?id=507 and Barbara Hansen http://www.usatoday.com/community/tags/reporter.aspx?id=46 , USA TODAY President Obama's stimulus package saved jobs — but the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yagyas for all!

2010-01-31 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo richardhughes...@... wrote: I know why I never learn though, it's because I'm an optimist. I like to believe that one day I'll get you to understand a contrary viewpoint. Well said! You expressed the odd mystery of interacting with him perfectly.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bevan's Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam is married with 2 daughters

2010-01-31 Thread Joe
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: snip[ Isn't it convenient how this psychobabble excuses your

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Irmeli irmeli.matts...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: Wilber's vertical-vs.-horizontal development scheme also makes excellent sense to me, especially the notion that they aren't necessarily coordinated,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yagyas for all!

2010-01-31 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo richardhughes...@... wrote: snip Or are you just a troll with no life to speak of outside the Golden Domes of Pure Knowledge, can't get his kicks without creating non-existent arguments. Bingo. At least, this is how he chooses to get his kicks, or

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread Vaj
On Jan 31, 2010, at 11:53 AM, Duveyoung wrote: Has anyone taken Barry's assertions serious enough to even google the issue? You'd think that with thousands of followers, there'd be all sorts of sites still dedicated to adoring Rama and that, online, there would be ample citations of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex willy...@... wrote: Curtis: Was that the time when Maharishis made all the faucets in the hotel run with carob flavored milk and every child found gumdrops appearing in their little pockets? (Their favorite colors only and not any of

[FairfieldLife] Time Out for Rev. X

2010-01-31 Thread Joe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bhy0_jkOXCofeature=player_embedded#

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread Joe
I remember seeing one of his magazinesthe cover had an incredibly hot woman sitting on the hood of a Porsche with the caption: Samadhi Is Loose in America Come to think of it I probably saw this over at Barry's pad. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Joe geezerfr...@... wrote: I remember seeing one of his magazinesthe cover had an incredibly hot woman sitting on the hood of a Porsche with the caption: Samadhi Is Loose in America Come to think of it I probably saw this over at Barry's pad.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bevan's Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam is married with 2 daughters

2010-01-31 Thread wayback71
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wayback71 wayback71@ wrote: snip Having read the first volley of them years ago, I can tell you that I too avoid them like the plague. They leave a bad taste in the mouth, all seem

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Bevan's Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam is married with 2 daughters

2010-01-31 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of wayback71 Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 1:51 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Bevan's Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam is married with 2 daughters Sometimes, but I guess about half

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread wayback71
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Irmeli irmeli.matts...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wayback71 wayback71@ wrote: Whose model of development are you using? I have for years now had keen interest in Ken Wilber's philosophy, and also other

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bevan's Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam is married with 2 daughters

2010-01-31 Thread ShempMcGurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer r...@... wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of wayback71 Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 1:51 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Bevan's Maharaja Adhiraj

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bevan's Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam is married with 2 daughters

2010-01-31 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wayback71 waybac...@... wrote: snip Wayback, just out of curiosity: I assume you read Barry's posts that aren't about me, right? Yes, I do read some of Barry's posts that are not about you, but not all of his posts. I always go by topic since at

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bevan's Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam is married with 2 daughters

2010-01-31 Thread Joe
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wayback71 waybac...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wayback71 wayback71@ wrote: snip Having read the first volley of them years ago, I can tell you that I too

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bevan's Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam is married with 2 daughters

2010-01-31 Thread wayback71
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wayback71 wayback71@ wrote: snip Wayback, just out of curiosity: I assume you read Barry's posts that aren't about me, right? Yes, I do read some of Barry's posts that are

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bevan's Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam is married with 2 daughters

2010-01-31 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ShempMcGurk shempmcg...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer rick@ wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of wayback71 Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 1:51 PM To:

[FairfieldLife] New Message from Raja Raam

2010-01-31 Thread Rick Archer
It's not clear to me who this was sent to. I'll post that info when I find out. Here's a message from Maharaja ji today: I spoke this morning with Girish-ji and he lovingly welcomed the news but brought to my attention a delicacy in the notice sent by Raja Hagelin

[FairfieldLife] America's Got Talent

2010-01-31 Thread John
Next singing star? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfCqpzQSyuQfeature=related

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bevan's Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam is married with 2 daughters

2010-01-31 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Joe geezerfr...@... wrote: snip Barry, on the other hand, I find highly amusing and often insightful. See, that's what I was trying to get at. I have *never* found his posts insightful, since well before there was a feud per se. Sometimes he's mildly

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread WillyTex
All this statement proves is your prejudice against Hindus. Curtis: Just the snake-oil salesmen among them. Don't you just hate those snake-oil salesmen! Like the Maharishi, the Pope, and the Dalai Lama! Criminals! Gawd, who do they think they are? Shouldn't there be a law against

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bevan's Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam is married with 2 daughters

2010-01-31 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: snip Then there's the constant demonization of those who don't agree with him. He can't seem to argue *for* anything without at the same time putting down anyone who believes differently. Just wanted to add one point: If it

[FairfieldLife] Post Count

2010-01-31 Thread FFL PostCount
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): Sat Jan 30 00:00:00 2010 End Date (UTC): Sat Feb 06 00:00:00 2010 166 messages as of (UTC) Mon Feb 01 00:12:03 2010 25 authfriend jst...@panix.com 15 WillyTex willy...@yahoo.com 12 curtisdeltablues

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex willy...@... wrote: you're making fun of the Maharishi for trying to raise funds for Hindu orphans. He never gave a dime for such a cause. But, I thought the Maharishi supported over 20,000 pundit boys at the largest private

[FairfieldLife] Re: Our nostalgia for Bush and Cheney

2010-01-31 Thread mainstream20016
The perpetual war constituency stokes fears repeatedly to justify the highly profitable military excursions throughout the world. Obama placates these interests knowing JFK paid the highest price for trying to dismantle the CIA post Bay of Pigs. Even Eisenhower probably couldn't envision the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Jan 31, 2010, at 6:13 PM, curtisdeltablues wrote: At least now I understand what you were talking about with the Hindu orphan deal. I remember hearing from at least one TB years ago how they were supposedly Brahmin boys. Sal

[FairfieldLife] i.e. What Nader is REALLY saying

2010-01-31 Thread ShempMcGurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer r...@... wrote: It's not clear to me who this was sent to. I'll post that info when I find out. Here's a message from Maharaja ji today: I spoke this morning with Girish-ji and he lovingly welcomed the news

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bevan's Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam is married with 2 daughters

2010-01-31 Thread Joe
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: snip Then there's the constant demonization of those who don't agree with him. He can't seem to argue *for* anything without at the same time putting down

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunsh...@... wrote: On Jan 31, 2010, at 6:13 PM, curtisdeltablues wrote: At least now I understand what you were talking about with the Hindu orphan deal. I remember hearing from at least one TB years ago how they were supposedly

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bevan's Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam is married with 2 daughters

2010-01-31 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Joe geezerfr...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: snip Then there's the constant demonization of those who don't agree with him. He can't

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bevan's Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam is married with 2 daughters

2010-01-31 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: snip[ Isn't it convenient how this psychobabble excuses your behavior? You made up the shame spin on me not arguing with people who thought you were out of line for giving me shit when I came here. The tribe

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bevan's Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam is married with 2 daughters

2010-01-31 Thread wayback71
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Joe geezerfreak@ wrote: snip Barry, on the other hand, I find highly amusing and often insightful. See, that's what I was trying to get at. I have *never* found his posts

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bevan's Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam is married with 2 daughters

2010-01-31 Thread Joe
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Joe geezerfreak@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: snip Then there's

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bevan's Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam is married with 2 daughters

2010-01-31 Thread Joe
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Joe geezerfreak@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: snip Then there's

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Message from Raja Raam

2010-01-31 Thread wayback71
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer r...@... wrote: It's not clear to me who this was sent to. I'll post that info when I find out. Here's a message from Maharaja ji today: I spoke this morning with Girish-ji and he lovingly welcomed the news

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Spiritual Path As FUN

2010-01-31 Thread lurkernomore20002000
I have to say my take on this is competely different. My feeling is that Barry prefers not to bring this up. Shemp in particulary loves to excoriate Barry over this. And it appears that we have a second corroboration of Lenz's levitation. And what's wrong if the guy did levitate. Don't we

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: New Message from Raja Raam

2010-01-31 Thread It's just a ride
On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 9:34 PM, wayback71 waybac...@yahoo.com wrote: I find this entire letter so odd. It's a joke, right? It's got to be a joke. Delicacy? Don't quote, not even Maharishi? Our King of the Global Country and Spiritual Head of the Known Universe doesn't speak or write

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: New Message from Raja Raam

2010-01-31 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of wayback71 Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 9:35 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: New Message from Raja Raam I find this entire letter so odd. It's a joke, right? As far as I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yogastah Kuru Karmani

2010-01-31 Thread lurkernomore20002000
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_re...@... wrote: Has anyone taken Barry's assertions serious enough to even google the issue? You'd think that with thousands of followers, there'd be all sorts of sites still dedicated to adoring Rama and that, online, there would be ample

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Message from Raja Raam

2010-01-31 Thread ShempMcGurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wayback71 waybac...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer rick@ wrote: It's not clear to me who this was sent to. I'll post that info when I find out. Here's a message from Maharaja ji

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bevan's Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam is married with 2 daughters

2010-01-31 Thread authfriend
-- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltabl...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: snip[ Isn't it convenient how this psychobabble excuses your behavior? You made up the shame spin on me not arguing with

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Spiritual Path As FUN

2010-01-31 Thread ShempMcGurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, lurkernomore20002000 steve.sun...@... wrote: [snip] Oh, bullcrap. You bring up Rama at every possible opportunity, [snip] A visit to Google Groups Advanced Search and a search on Lenz in just alt.meditation.transcendental returns over

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bevan's Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam is married with 2 daughters

2010-01-31 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wayback71 waybac...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: snip My penchant for analyzing his posts and pointing out their shortcomings was what got the feud started way back on alt.m.t. At first, we had actual

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Spiritual Path As FUN

2010-01-31 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, lurkernomore20002000 steve.sun...@... wrote: I have to say my take on this is competely different. My feeling is that Barry prefers not to bring this up. Oh, please. He injects it into every conversation that gives him an opening to do so. Shemp in

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Spiritual Path As FUN

2010-01-31 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ShempMcGurk shempmcg...@... wrote: snip [I wrote:] Oh, bullcrap. You bring up Rama at every possible opportunity, [snip] A visit to Google Groups Advanced Search and a search on Lenz in just alt.meditation.transcendental returns over 1,200 hits.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bevan's Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam is married with 2 daughters

2010-01-31 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: You warned me that you couldn't control your vitriol towards me and I didn't care if you went off. No. I said I *was* controlling it, and that you might want to think about whether you really wanted to set me off. ME set

[FairfieldLife] Re: 1957

2010-01-31 Thread Doug
1980 Maharishi's Year of Pure Knowledge, the Ved Maharishi celebrates the upsurge of pure knowledge in world consciousness, and reveals the nature of the Ved in terms of the spontaneous, sequential flow of the eternal, self-referral state of consiousness. Maharishi brings to light his timeless

[FairfieldLife] All this Time

2010-01-31 Thread John
Sting sings his own style of the blues. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_OlaPBwfjYfeature=related