[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread seventhray1
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine wrote: > > On May 26, 2011, at 9:45 PM, seventhray1 wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: > > What part of "drooling TB" don't you understand? > > > Thank goodness for good 'ol name calling. Far better than usin

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Sal Sunshine
On May 26, 2011, at 9:45 PM, seventhray1 wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > What part of "drooling TB" don't you understand? > Thank goodness for good 'ol name calling. Far better than using credible sources to make your point. Right~~"credible sources" on a man who die

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count

2011-05-26 Thread Bhairitu
Looks like a Yahoo burp. On 05/26/2011 07:19 PM, Alex Stanley wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, FFL PostCount wrote: >> Fairfield Life Post Counter >> === > Manual count for some of you: > >> 60 Yifu > 48 that includes the one post made after the Post Count

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread seventhray1
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wayback71" wrote: > Go to post #48039 for the Mahapatra info Not a very flattering account.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread emptybill
Some Nath-s and most Aghori-s claim their vibhuti is left over from charnel fires but that is just b.s. Charnel "ashes" come from the wood used as combustion for burning. The bodies themselves do not produce ashes. Since I had my wife's body cremated and have examined the residues (burned at 17o

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread seventhray1
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "richardnelson108" wrote: > Now can someone tell me what the reference to Mahapatra is about? > He is someone I have spent some time with, so I would like to know what he "supposedly" said according to the Vaj man. Then I can weigh in on what he directly tol

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread seventhray1
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > What part of "drooling TB" don't you understand? > Thank goodness for good 'ol name calling. Far better than using credible sources to make your point.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread seventhray1
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > Read: Vaj has corrected the historical record and placed Mahesh in his proper context: a crook and a molester of women. and whatever else may suit Vaj's fancy at the moment.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count

2011-05-26 Thread Alex Stanley
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, FFL PostCount wrote: > > Fairfield Life Post Counter > === Manual count for some of you: > 60 Yifu 48 that includes the one post made after the Post Count > 57 turquoiseb 47 > 52 whynotnow7 46 > 49 WillyTex 41

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread richardnelson108
Thanks for giving me the post # on mahapatra. I can't really comment on it much. Some of it (about MMY's health) does match with what he told me. I can only say that he had only positive things to say about MMY, how much he loved him and how much teaching TM meant to him. He was clearly moved by

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread feste37
Same advice to you: read the posts rather than attempting another pitiful smear. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On May 26, 2011, at 8:50 AM, feste37 wrote: > > > Have you even read the posts by Richard you quote here? He presents a very > > strong case against all th

[FairfieldLife] signs and wonders at the Bethel Church

2011-05-26 Thread Yifu
Redding, Ca: ("Angel feathers" for example) http://www.redding.com/news/2010/jan/19/bethels-signs-and-wonders-include-angel-feathers/

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Vaj
On May 26, 2011, at 7:34 PM, richardnelson108 wrote: > I am NOT a TB. And I have read Judith's book. > TM works for me and I value what is has given me. Thats all. > And what you don't seem to ever want to admit is that TM and MMY may have > some value for some people. Well one unfortunate

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Vaj
On May 26, 2011, at 7:40 PM, wayback71 wrote: > I guess it depends on how you define "TB." In my version, a TB would never > ever go attempt to find out more about the rumors of the murder of Guru Dev. > TB's refuse to think about such info for more than a few seconds before > relegating the

[FairfieldLife] Post Count

2011-05-26 Thread FFL PostCount
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): Sat May 21 00:00:00 2011 End Date (UTC): Sat May 28 00:00:00 2011 738 messages as of (UTC) Thu May 26 23:55:02 2011 63 authfriend 60 Yifu 57 turquoiseb 52 whynotnow7 49 WillyTex 43 tartbrain 37 Buck 34 seventhray1 34

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread whynotnow7
Are all Buddhists attention whores, or just you?:-) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On May 26, 2011, at 8:32 AM, seventhray1 wrote: > > > As I understand it Richard Nelson's sources were first hand sources who > > acutally were in a position to know some of the details w

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread wayback71
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "richardnelson108" wrote: > > Hey Vaj, > I am NOT a TB. And I have read Judith's book. > TM works for me and I value what is has given me. Thats all. > And what you don't seem to ever want to admit is that TM and MMY may have > some value for some peop

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread wayback71
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "richardnelson108" wrote: > > Hey Vaj, > I am NOT a TB. And I have read Judith's book. > TM works for me and I value what is has given me. Thats all. > And what you don't seem to ever want to admit is that TM and MMY may have > some value for some peop

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Vaj
On May 26, 2011, at 7:19 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" wrote: >> >> Pile on? Vaj has simply been exposed as a liar. Not sure >> what standard you look for in evaluating statements. But >> Vaj made a series of assertions and all of them turned >>

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread wayback71
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On May 26, 2011, at 8:32 AM, seventhray1 wrote: > > > As I understand it Richard Nelson's sources were first hand sources who > > acutally were in a position to know some of the details which were alleged > > to have taken place. Richar

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread richardnelson108
Hey Vaj, I am NOT a TB. And I have read Judith's book. TM works for me and I value what is has given me. Thats all. And what you don't seem to ever want to admit is that TM and MMY may have some value for some people. It seems like that possibility does not exist for you. One does not have

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Vaj
On May 26, 2011, at 8:50 AM, feste37 wrote: > Have you even read the posts by Richard you quote here? He presents a very > strong case against all the accusations made by Vaj. Read it. All you do is > try to smear him as "unstable," which is plainly not the case. What part of "drooling TB"

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Vaj
On May 26, 2011, at 8:32 AM, seventhray1 wrote: > As I understand it Richard Nelson's sources were first hand sources who > acutally were in a position to know some of the details which were alleged to > have taken place. Richard says he spoke directly with the lawyer who handled > SBS's will

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Vaj
On May 26, 2011, at 8:01 AM, Sal Sunshine wrote: > That's what it seems to me as well~~ > if there were some posts made which > in any way proved Vaj's assertions to > be false, or even dealt with them on > any kind of level other than pseudo- > hysteria, I haven't seen them. Perhaps > lurk coul

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Vaj
On May 26, 2011, at 7:00 AM, seventhray1 wrote: > Pile on? Vaj has simply been exposed as a liar. Not sure what standard you > look for in evaluating statements. But Vaj made a series of assertions and > all of them turned out to be false. When asked to back up these assertions, > the best

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Vaj
On May 25, 2011, at 10:04 PM, emptybill wrote: > I'm selling the idea as a genuine return to an "old world charm" for imported > nath-yogis, which V claims to be. > A real "old world charm" a la the Nathas would be ashes.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread seventhray1
Well here is the corpus. One can draw whatever conclusons one wants. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "richardnelson108" wrote: > > You are right. I did not give a name. Unfortuneatly, I do not remember it. It was in Allahabad at the Kumbha Mela in 1995. > > And regarding everyone wanting

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Sal Sunshine
On May 26, 2011, at 3:18 PM, turquoiseb wrote: > Steve, I give up. Same here. I think i'm discussing one thing... and then it turns out I'm doing this, requiring that, etc. It seems like I'm always trying to pull some kind of rabbit out of a hat, according to Steve. Apparently having a differe

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread richardnelson108
You are right. I did not give a name. Unfortuneatly, I do not remember it. It was in Allahabad at the Kumbha Mela in 1995. And regarding everyone wanting to "sweep this under the rug", that is possible, however doubtful as the various people I spoke to are not all connected. For example, th

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread WillyTex
Turquoiseb: > The "reality of FFL" is that since the beginning of > this posting week, five posters (Judy, Jim, Willytex, > Nabby, and Ravi) have made 62 posts either insulting > me, trying to "refute" something I said, or otherwise > putting me down... > "In 1989, Rama justified to the disci

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread whynotnow7
Sal, I honestly don't see the value in mental masturbation (or the other kind) that you, Bozotronic Barry and Vaj do. Different strokes for different folks I guess.:-) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine wrote: > > > On May 26, 2011, at 2:53 PM, whynotnow7 wrote: > > > I agree

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Sal Sunshine
On May 26, 2011, at 2:53 PM, whynotnow7 wrote: > I agree completely. It is pretty obvious that Vaj, Bozotronic Barry and Sal > are trying their best to enforce a double standard here. Yes we are Jim...and if it weren't for your razor-sharp mind, we'd have gotten away with it. > Anytime anyone

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Sal Sunshine
On May 26, 2011, at 3:02 PM, seventhray1 wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine wrote: > It's also India, where people will say > anything rather than deal with > unpleasantness. Sounds like > you feel for it hook, line and > stinker. And now you feel > people should accord

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" wrote: > > All fine except the person Richard Nelson is referencing was > connected to SBS, not Maharishi. So where's the motive to put > a positive spin on it especially when according to Vaj, those > closest to SBS absolutely despised MMY?

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread seventhray1
All fine except the person Richard Nelson is referencing was connected to SBS, not Maharishi. So where's the motive to put a positive spin on it especially when according to Vaj, those closest to SBS absolutely despised MMY? But I guess you can arrange facts in any way you want. This person lie

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread seventhray1
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine wrote: > It's also India, where people will say > anything rather than deal with > unpleasantness. Sounds like > you feel for it hook, line and > stinker. And now you feel > people should accord your words > magic powers and not question > anythi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine wrote: > > On May 26, 2011, at 1:04 PM, richardnelson108 wrote: > > > To clarify, I met with the Supreme Court of Allahabad retired > > judge who handled Guru Dev's will (not a lawyer). And yes, he > > was alive and kicking and quite brilliant.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread seventhray1
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > I, at least, understand the difference between a "source" > and a "claim of a source." You clearly do not. > I don't know what burden of proof you are looking for. Evidently it's pretty high. But I think in most instances we don't get t

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread whynotnow7
I agree completely. It is pretty obvious that Vaj, Bozotronic Barry and Sal are trying their best to enforce a double standard here. Anytime anyone says something positive about TM or Maharishi, they need a brief worthy of Supreme Court scrutiny in order to be believed by the naysayers. However,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Sal Sunshine
Sal On May 26, 2011, at 2:46 PM, Sal Sunshine wrote: > take offense when Vaj repeatedly makes reference to something that never > appears to have happened to make his opinion right. > As I have also said, if he or anyone else has issues with MMY, thats fine > with me. But if he is going to q

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Sal Sunshine
On May 26, 2011, at 1:04 PM, richardnelson108 wrote: > To clarify, I met with the Supreme Court of Allahabad retired judge who > handled Guru Dev's will (not a lawyer). And yes, he was alive and kicking and > quite brilliant. And, oh yes, he remembered all the details quite clearly. > This was

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread seventhray1
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "richardnelson108" wrote: > As I have also said, if he or anyone else has issues with MMY, thats fine with me. But if he is going to quote supposed events to make his point, then use real events, not something he made up. I am just trying to figure out what c

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread whynotnow7
Ha-Ha! Why do you think the initials of the Cannabis Cup are "CC"? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > On 05/26/2011 10:23 AM, Ravi Yogi wrote: > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > >> On 05/26/2011 09:07 AM, Ravi Yogi wrote: > >>> ---

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Bhairitu
On 05/26/2011 10:23 AM, Ravi Yogi wrote: > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: >> On 05/26/2011 09:07 AM, Ravi Yogi wrote: >>> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: Funny stuff, Tart. I particularly liked "Are they all ex postal employees?" b

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread whynotnow7
I just enjoy tossing your insults right back at 'cha, Bozotronic Barry. I guess you enjoy being insulted. Karma's a bitch. :-) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "emptybill" wrote: > > > > In reality there is no truth. > > > > Ther

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Ravi Yogi
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Yogi" wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Yogi" raviyogi@ wrote: > > > > > > Turq, I don't know why you continue lumping me with others. > > > You know how mu

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread richardnelson108
To clarify, I met with the Supreme Court of Allahabad retired judge who handled Guru Dev's will (not a lawyer). And yes, he was alive and kicking and quite brilliant. And, oh yes, he remembered all the details quite clearly. This was in 1995. The point I was trying to make, and I will repeat

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread whynotnow7
Three guesses who this is: "I read your posts Jim", "I never read your posts Jim!!", "I read your posts Jim", "I never read your posts Jim!!", "I read your posts Jim", "I never read your posts Jim!!", "I read your posts Jim", "I never read your posts Jim!!", "I read your posts Jim", "I never rea

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Ravi Yogi
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Yogi" raviyogi@ wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "emptybill" wrote: > > > > > > > > In reality there is

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Yogi" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "emptybill" wrote: > > > > > > In reality there is no truth. > > > > > > There is no truth in reality. > > > There is no reality tha

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread emptybill
They have replied to you so they could respond to your previous postings. This encourages you but also gives the false impression that people really care about what you say. Those people your quote on FFL believe that your statements need countering but in the world of "no truth, no reality" wha

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Ravi Yogi
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > On 05/26/2011 09:07 AM, Ravi Yogi wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > >> > >> Funny stuff, Tart. I particularly liked "Are they all > >> ex postal employees?" because the most rational and > >> restrai

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Ravi Yogi
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "emptybill" wrote: > > > > In reality there is no truth. > > > > There is no truth in reality. > > There is no reality that can be true. > > There is only opinion. > > > > All opinions are equal

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Fairfield Afterlife

2011-05-26 Thread Bhairitu
On 05/25/2011 12:26 AM, Ravi Yogi wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: >> Inspired by David Eagleman's "Sum," I thought I'd spend some time >> pondering what the Afterlife will be like for each of us here at >> Fairfield Life. This is just for fun, and written off the t

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "emptybill" wrote: > > In reality there is no truth. > > There is no truth in reality. > There is no reality that can be true. > There is only opinion. > > All opinions are equal in value. > You are a troll. Vaj is a troll. > > You support each other in tro

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Ravi Yogi
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote: > > > > > I am think of starting a skype interview site like Rick "Bat Shit Crazy" interviewing TMers and those of related paths. > > Q: "So from your bio, it looks like when you were younger you were pretty normal" > > A: "Yes, I was petty n

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Bhairitu
On 05/26/2011 09:07 AM, Ravi Yogi wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: >> >> Funny stuff, Tart. I particularly liked "Are they all >> ex postal employees?" because the most rational and >> restrained person on the forum these days *is* an ex >> US Postal Service employe

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread seventhray1
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine wrote: > > You've been harping on this one for years lurk.. > it evidently got to you. So sure, go ahead > and bring up the claim and show me how > "wrong" I was. Sal, Sorry I'm not biting. It did not "get" to me. But I am not going to waste m

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Ravi Yogi
I'm going to channel my inner Judy now..a poor imitation of her but I will try.. Look how Turqster, the trickster spins his deception. Now he says it's all opinion, both Vaj and Richardson are stating opinions and he doesn't side with either of them when he clearly sides with the liar Vaj, one tric

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Ravi Yogi
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > Funny stuff, Tart. I particularly liked "Are they all > ex postal employees?" because the most rational and > restrained person on the forum these days *is* an ex > US Postal Service employee. :-) > > We never hear from lurkers. Duh.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Sal Sunshine
You've been harping on this one for years lurk.. it evidently got to you. So sure, go ahead and bring up the claim and show me how "wrong" I was. Sal On May 26, 2011, at 10:25 AM, seventhray1 wrote: Sal, if you wish me to bring up an instance where you called me a gulliable fool, or idiot for

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Ravi Yogi
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Following is an interesting post to SeriousSeekers.com > > > > "Fellow Graceful, Light Filled Seekers, > > > > I think I may have found IT -- the faste

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread emptybill
In reality there is no truth. There is no truth in reality. There is no reality that can be true. There is only opinion. All opinions are equal in value. You are a troll. Vaj is a troll. You support each other in trollness. You opinions don't matter here. Your opinions don't matter at all. N

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Ravi Yogi
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Yogi" wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: > > > > > Some reply comments to this post at SeriousSeekeers.com > > > > #1 "I checked out FFL as you suggested. Wow, I never knew what Ekhart > Tolle meant by "pain bo

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Sal Sunshine
On May 26, 2011, at 10:16 AM, seventhray1 wrote: Sal, It seems to me that our whole legal system is based on trying to arrive at the truth. It is, but this is just a discussion. So, whether it is a legal issue or a philosophical issue, I feel like I would like to arrive at what might be call

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote: > > > > > > Following is an interesting post to SeriousSeekers.com > > > > > > "Fellow Graceful, Light Filled Seeker

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread seventhray1
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine wrote: > > On May 26, 2011, at 7:41 AM, seventhray1 wrote: > > Sal, I will be glad to do this. But I will have to do it this evening when I have some time and if someone doesn't do it before then. The question will then be, are YOU willing to lo

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" steve.sundur@ > wrote: > > > > > > As I understand it Richard Nelson's sources were first hand > > > sources who acuta

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Ravi Yogi
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" steve.sundur@ wrote: > > > > > > Pile on? Vaj has simply been exposed as a liar. Not sure what standard > > you look for in evaluating statements. But Vaj made a series of > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread seventhray1
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine wrote: > > On May 26, 2011, at 7:32 AM, seventhray1 wrote: > > As I understand it Richard Nelson's sources were first hand sources who acutally were in a position to know some of the details which were alleged to have taken place. > > Is that an

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread WillyTex
feste37: > Vaj reminds me of the wacko political right > who will say anything to put their Democratic > enemies in a bad light... > Compared to the left-wing radicals on FFL, Vaj seems to be pretty mainstream - he can't stand people who take up for the Islamic terrorists. Where I come from, s

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread seventhray1
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" steve.sundur@ wrote: > > > > As I understand it Richard Nelson's sources were first hand > > sources who acutally were in a position to know some of the > > details which were alleged t

[FairfieldLife] Re: On Israel - A Proud Day for Obama

2011-05-26 Thread WillyTex
> > > Well, it looks like Obama wants to return > > > to the 1949 border lines. > > > > authfriend: > > No, it doesn't look like that at all. > > > yes, it looks like it - but the starting point > for Hamas is that Israel does not exist, so that > would make 1949 the starting point. > "The Gaza

[FairfieldLife] Re: On Israel - A Proud Day for Obama

2011-05-26 Thread WillyTex
> > Apparently President Obama's call for Israel to accept > > a peace agreement based on the 1967 armistice lines is > > not a new proposal - it's the same proposal presented > > by Bill Clinton in 2000. > > authfriend" > Again: NOBODY HAS SUGGESTED RETURNING TO THE 1967 BORDERS > AS A SOL

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Sal Sunshine
Well if yet more unverifiable claims~~ie opinions~~ are what constitutes "a very strong case" in *your* opinion, feste...I sure hope I never have you on my side of the defense table, so to speak. Sal On May 26, 2011, at 7:50 AM, feste37 wrote: Have you even read the posts by Richard you quote her

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote: > > > > Following is an interesting post to SeriousSeekers.com > > > > "Fellow Graceful, Light Filled Seekers, > > > > I think I may have found IT -- the fastest evolutionary, > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > >If this is what TM produces in the way of intellect, > I am not impressed. I doubt lurkers here are, either. > .. > > > Not only unverifiable claims, but almost hysterical >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi and Satyanand: Comments on Enlightenment Afterlife

2011-05-26 Thread Xenophaneros Anartaxius
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" wrote: If the drop becomes the ocean, the drop is no more as a drop, it is completely recycled and uniformly distributed in the ocean, if we take the analogy a bit further. The specific individuality of the drop is gone. Try and reass

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread tartbrain
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: >If this is what TM produces in the way of intellect, I am not impressed. I doubt lurkers here are, either. .. > > Not only unverifiable claims, but almost hysterical > > ones at that. > > Certainly angry ones, and out-of-control emotion

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Sal Sunshine
On May 26, 2011, at 7:41 AM, seventhray1 wrote: Sal, I will be glad to do this. But I will have to do it this evening when I have some time and if someone doesn't do it before then. The question will then be, are YOU willing to look at the evidence in any kind of objective way, or simply dism

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Sal Sunshine
On May 26, 2011, at 7:32 AM, seventhray1 wrote: As I understand it Richard Nelson's sources were first hand sources who acutally were in a position to know some of the details which were alleged to have taken place. Is that anything like Christian groups who go to Israel and speak with people

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" wrote: > > As I understand it Richard Nelson's sources were first hand > sources who acutally were in a position to know some of the > details which were alleged to have taken place. In other words, EXACTLY the same as Vaj's. His opinion is

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread feste37
Have you even read the posts by Richard you quote here? He presents a very strong case against all the accusations made by Vaj. Read it. All you do is try to smear him as "unstable," which is plainly not the case. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine wrote: > > Here are Richar

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine wrote: > > On May 26, 2011, at 6:19 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" wrote: > > > > > > Pile on? Vaj has simply been exposed as a liar. Not sure > > > what standard you look for in evaluating st

[FairfieldLife] Brahm...er...s!

2011-05-26 Thread cardemaister
http://www.tm.org/blog/people/brahms/ Brahms – "In tune with the Infinite" by CRAIG PEARSON, PH.D. on MAY 10, 2011 Johannes Brahms 1833–1897 • Germany In his early teens, to support his family, Brahms earned money playing in dance halls and inns around the docks in Hamburg — the same area a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread seventhray1
Sal, I will be glad to do this. But I will have to do it this evening when I have some time and if someone doesn't do it before then. The question will then be, are YOU willing to look at the evidence in any kind of objective way, or simply dismiss it as just some subjective view point? I have

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread seventhray1
As I understand it Richard Nelson's sources were first hand sources who acutally were in a position to know some of the details which were alleged to have taken place. Richard says he spoke directly with the lawyer who handled SBS's will, and traveled to some of various places at issue and spoke

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread whynotnow7
Wow - what a double standard, Sal! Barry puts out over two thousand pages of insults on this forum per year. Vaj less so, but still an impressive number. Richardnelson108 writes a few paragraphs and you are up in arms? Hypocrite. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine wrote: > > Her

[FairfieldLife] Kathryn Bigelow to make movie about killing of Osama bin La

2011-05-26 Thread merudanda
And I thought it is over- let this cup pass from me;... All the sets for the film conveniently designed for adaptation to an upcoming video game?Does it comes after a computer game add-on for popular first-person shooter Counter Strike that was shared on the internet this month to allow v

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread whynotnow7
"Not only unverifiable claims, but almost hysterical ones at that." C'mon kiddies. I have been on this list for about 5 years. During that time Vaj *(Steve F.) has slandered Maharishi continuously with not a shred of evidence, presenting everything he says as above reproach. He has also slung pl

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Sal Sunshine
Here are Richard's "facts," Jim, or at least all the ones I've seen lately~~perhaps you could post the ones I've missed: "Hi, Richard here. Since this was originally written to me, I thought I would chime in. I will take responsibility for adding my negative comments about Vaj where they were

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread Sal Sunshine
On May 26, 2011, at 6:19 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" wrote: >> >> Pile on? Vaj has simply been exposed as a liar. Not sure >> what standard you look for in evaluating statements. But >> Vaj made a series of assertions and all of them turned >>

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" wrote: > > > Pile on? Vaj has simply been exposed as a liar. Not sure what standard > you look for in evaluating statements. But Vaj made a series of > assertions and all of them turned out to be false. When asked to back > up these assert

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi and Satyanand: Comments on Enlightenment Afterlife

2011-05-26 Thread shanti2218411
I guess what I want to say is that from my point of view in enlightenment the question of what happens to the body(subtle/gross) becomes irrelevant b/c the SELF no longer experiences itself as being bounded i.e having a body.OTOH,after enlightenment, the SELF continues to have an experience

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread whynotnow7
Comparing the facts of richardnelson108, based on actual events he witnessed with Vaj's imaginings, and you call them equivalent? You recently said I had the intellectual depth of a turnip. I'm sorry but I cannot even grant you that much mental capacity. Your shriveled heart and blinding ego hav

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" wrote: > > Pile on? Vaj has simply been exposed as a liar. Not sure > what standard you look for in evaluating statements. But > Vaj made a series of assertions and all of them turned > out to be false. Not true. What actually happened is

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interesting little story about Balraj Maharishi

2011-05-26 Thread seventhray1
Pile on? Vaj has simply been exposed as a liar. Not sure what standard you look for in evaluating statements. But Vaj made a series of assertions and all of them turned out to be false. When asked to back up these assertions, the best he could come up with, was "he heard it from someone" ---

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why Norman changed his mind?

2011-05-26 Thread cardemaister
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister wrote: > > > http://normanrosenthal.com/blog/why-i-changed-my-mind-and-wrote-transcendence-healing-and-transformation-through-transcendental-meditation.html > > "Actually, it was for me a rediscovery, since I had first learned TM back in > Sou