[FairfieldLife] Re: News blackout about flooding at Nebraska nuke plant?

2011-06-21 Thread cardemaister
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony2k5@... wrote: control of our security over this. Those fucking Nebraskans should know that we are coming if they don't move those fucking fuel rods now. This is bad. -Buck, in Iowa Could the relationship between Nebraska and Iowa be

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread Ravi Yogi
FFL Bitches stand up and acknowledge maskedzebra, the prodigal pimp of the TM movement, yet another pimp (egoist) in the parade of assembly line of pimps here, jostling for enthrallment. He's got the hottest and meanest whore (intellect), a whacky whore indeed. Oooh he's so proud of it !! He

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread Ravi Yogi
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote: On Jun 17, 2011, at 2:06 PM, maskedzebra wrote: RESPONSE: Not a single person in my lifetime has demonstrated impeccably and infallibly that such a ground of all being even exists. That is, if I am to go by his/her claim to

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

2011-06-21 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote: On Apr 1, 2010, at 11:19 AM, tartbrain wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: On Mar 31, 2010, at 12:58 PM, Rick Archer wrote: The authors said that these findings shed light

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak Chopra failed to prove existence of God to atheists

2011-06-21 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anatol_zinc anatol_zinc@ wrote: Deepak Chopra failed to prove existence of God to atheists I watched two

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

2011-06-21 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: [...] The only interesting thing about the latest TM org employee research is that a landmark independent study way back in the 80's showed

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak Chopra failed to prove existence of God to atheists

2011-06-21 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anatol_zinc anatol_zinc@ wrote: Deepak Chopra failed to prove existence of God to atheists I watched two videos of Deepak dialoging with atheists. So, just exploring here a bit;

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak Chopra failed to prove existence of God to atheists

2011-06-21 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anatol_zinc anatol_zinc@ wrote: Deepak

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak Chopra failed to prove existence of God to atheists

2011-06-21 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote: --- In

[FairfieldLife] Re: Cartoon of the Day - Never Ending Conservative Carnival of Crazy

2011-06-21 Thread whynotnow7
Have there been sightings again of nessie? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer rick@... wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of seventhray1 Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 9:46 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread whynotnow7
I like Curtis's reminder about the mountains of over sugary vanilla or dreadful carob cake, always dense, always no eggs. I did always enjoy lighting the candles, just like a birthday, but to call it a party was stretching it. And Ravi the expression FFL Bitches almost inspires me to go do some

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spiritual Maturity - the absence of spiritual groupie-ism

2011-06-21 Thread whynotnow7
Possibly in the lake he has referred to twice lately?? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@ wrote:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

2011-06-21 Thread Vaj
On Jun 21, 2011, at 1:16 AM, sparaig wrote: As I have pointed out to you before, almost all the TM research cited in the The Cambridge Handbook of Consciousness was published before 1980, and the Transcendental Consciousness studies and Cosmic Consciousness studies cited below are

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

2011-06-21 Thread Vaj
On Jun 21, 2011, at 4:21 AM, sparaig wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: [...] The only interesting thing about the latest TM org employee research is that a landmark independent study

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread seventhray1
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@... wrote: And Ravi the expression FFL Bitches almost inspires me to go do some tagging, yo. Yogastha gangsta! I agree. I'll take Ravi's expressions over the usual droll served up here.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak Chopra failed to prove existence of God to atheists

2011-06-21 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: --- In

[FairfieldLife] Re: News blackout about flooding at Nebraska nuke plant?

2011-06-21 Thread Buck
Card, oh, its much worst. These powerplant Nebraskans are a bunch of nuclear knuckleheads. Like, WTF were they thinking sticking a bunch of spent nuke fuel rods in a floodplain at all. Wouldn't trust thems to know how to fix it right. Those plants need to be nationalized and taken out of the

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Power of the Collective

2011-06-21 Thread Buck
This to me was the interesting paragraph that popped out of this article, ... in the geographic vicinity of such a meditating group, people experienced physiological changes. Noontime Tuesday group meditation at Divine Mother Church on the Fairfield square makes a real nice drop-in

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Power of the Collective

2011-06-21 Thread Buck
Similarly, some meditators evidently are more substantial spiritually than others. Special that way like the science research is evidently pointing to now. This to me was the interesting paragraph that popped out of this article, ... in the geographic vicinity of such a meditating group,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread maskedzebra
Hey, Ravi Yogi, I'm new to FFL. I probably should read some of your other posts before responding to this one. However, I just want to say it: You really know how to hurt a guy. I am sure you're right that I am an egoist, but could you explain what it is about this response to CurtisDeltaBlues

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

2011-06-21 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote: The only thing really impressive about TM research is the amount of work going on to keep the sinking ship afloat. TM research is more about misinformation and PR type campaigns than it is substance or science. Hear, hear.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread Vaj
On Jun 21, 2011, at 8:50 AM, maskedzebra wrote: Hey, Ravi Yogi, I'm new to FFL. I probably should read some of your other posts before responding to this one. However, I just want to say it: You really know how to hurt a guy. I am sure you're right that I am an egoist, but could you

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread maskedzebra
You know, Ravi Yogi, Rick Archer invited me to post on this blog. When I looked over the blog, it seemed pretty dangerous—that is, as I said to RA, I might get eaten alive by the sacred monsters on this blog. Perhaps for my own good, I don't know. But I was somewhat apprehensive about posting

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote: On Jun 21, 2011, at 8:50 AM, maskedzebra wrote: ... Otherwise I am likely to become hostile to all Hindus. And I am sure you are a nice guy. Just a little too powerful and accurate in your put-downs of us de-Hinduized

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

2011-06-21 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: snip [quoting Buck] This to me was the interesting paragraph that popped out of this article, ... in the geographic vicinity of such a meditating group, people experienced physiological changes. What kind of person

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak Chopra failed to prove existence of God to atheists

2011-06-21 Thread authfriend
Barry, yesterday: If I had to come up with some notion of what the 'inner' aspect of spiritual maturity might be, I'd say that it might be based on equal doses of 1) not taking oneself seriously, and 2) learning to laugh at oneself. Anyone who can do both IMO has achieved some measure of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread Vaj
On Jun 21, 2011, at 9:42 AM, turquoiseb wrote: It is worth pointing out that as far as I remember Ravi has since said on two different occasions that his entire interview was a put-on, and that he was taking advantage of Rick's naivete. I don't remember the exact messages in which he said

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: I believe Ravi did an interview at Buddha at the Gas Pump where he talked about his enlightenment. http://batgap.com/ravi-chivukula/ It is worth

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote: On Jun 21, 2011, at 9:42 AM, turquoiseb wrote: It is worth pointing out that as far as I remember Ravi has since said on two different occasions that his entire interview was a put-on, and that he was taking advantage of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread maskedzebra
Thanks, vajradhatu. I watched the first 50 minutes—and learned a lot. I appreciate the tip. I think I now know what's up—more or less. RY took offence at my challenging the ultimate personal integrity (knowing who she is, knowing what reality is) of his guru. (My response to the account of an

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread maskedzebra
Whew! Just read this after posting that previous message to you. If what you say is true (BatGap was a put-on), that is very disappointing indeed. Perhaps now I don't need to feel so bad about myself. Thanks again, vajradhatu. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread maskedzebra
OK! Now I can just FORGET about that devastating put-down of me! God! to feel good about myself again: can't beat it. Although I hope you're wrong about this insinuation. Hey, Ravi: if you're reading this: Please know that I enjoyed that interview with RA—I got quite a lot out of it (first 50

Re: [FairfieldLife] How Can Some Christians Be Filled With so Much Hate and Violence?

2011-06-21 Thread Mike Dixon
let's not forget the tenth commandment. Thou shalt not covet. Doesn't that mean keep your freakin hands off other peoples property? Yet liberal politicians covet the wealth of successful people in order to buy votes and give the false appearance of compassion. Let's do it for the children.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread maskedzebra
Whoa. Now you got me thinking I should have JUST NOT SAID ANYTHING AT ALL. I mean in reply to Ravi Yogi. Still, bless him—I think his love for his guru (Amma) seems genuine. But the threat to my self-prestige (my necessary egoism) seems to have come to nothing after reading this. Those Indian

[FairfieldLife] CApitol of the Age of Enlightenment burns down

2011-06-21 Thread Mike Dixon
I just got a phone call from the care taker of the Navasota Capitol of the Age of Enlightenment. The place burned down last night due to forest fires. The movement couldn't sell it. Hope they were up to date on their insurance premiums.

Re: [FairfieldLife] How Can Some Christians Be Filled With so Much Hate and Violence?

2011-06-21 Thread Vaj
On Jun 21, 2011, at 10:49 AM, Mike Dixon wrote: let's not forget the tenth commandment. Thou shalt not covet. Doesn't that mean keep your freakin hands off other peoples property? Yet liberal politicians covet the wealth of successful people in order to buy votes and give the false

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread maskedzebra
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, maskedzebra no_reply@... wrote: You know, Ravi Yogi, Rick Archer invited me to post on this blog. When I looked over the blog, it seemed pretty dangerous—that is, as I said to RA, I might get eaten alive by the sacred monsters on this blog. Perhaps for

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, maskedzebra no_reply@... wrote: Whoa. Now you got me thinking I should have JUST NOT SAID ANYTHING AT ALL. I mean in reply to Ravi Yogi. Still, bless him—I think his love for his guru (Amma) seems genuine. I think so too. But the threat to my

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, maskedzebra no_reply@... wrote: Whoa. Now you got me thinking I should have JUST NOT SAID ANYTHING AT ALL. I mean in reply to Ravi Yogi. A valuable lesson learned. You will have occasion to draw upon this cosmic knowledge later if you stick around. There

[FairfieldLife] Re: CApitol of the Age of Enlightenment burns down

2011-06-21 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon mdixon.6569@... wrote: I just got a phone call from the care taker of the Navasota Capitol of the Age of Enlightenment. The place burned down last night due to forest fires. The movement couldn't sell it. Hope they were up to date on their

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

2011-06-21 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote: On Jun 21, 2011, at 1:16 AM, sparaig wrote: As I have pointed out to you before, almost all the TM research cited in the The Cambridge Handbook of Consciousness was published before 1980, and the Transcendental

Re: [FairfieldLife] CApitol of the Age of Enlightenment burns down

2011-06-21 Thread Tom Pall
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Mike Dixon mdixon.6...@yahoo.com wrote: I just got a phone call from the care taker of the Navasota Capitol of the Age of Enlightenment. The place burned down last night due to forest fires. The movement couldn't sell it. Hope they were up to date on their

[FairfieldLife] New Crop Circle near Stonehenge

2011-06-21 Thread nablusoss1008
http://www.cropcircleconnector.com/2011/stonehenge/stonehenge2011a.html http://www.cropcircleconnector.com/2011/stonehenge/stonehenge2011a.html\ [Display until 14th July 2011] http://www.journeyswithsoul.com/cropcircles.html http://www.earthfiles.com/shop.php Stonehenge (1), nr

[FairfieldLife] Re: CApitol of the Age of Enlightenment burns down

2011-06-21 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon mdixon.6569@ wrote: I just got a phone call from the care taker of the Navasota Capitol of the Age of Enlightenment. The place burned down last night due to forest

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread maskedzebra
Thanks for the information. I will, as you say, keep my own counsel in these matters. Meantime I always use the formula of maximum sincerity simultaneous with (contingent) maximum irony. In a postmodern universe you have to have the one (which is probably there just by grace) while learning

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spiritual Maturity - the absence of spiritual groupie-ism

2011-06-21 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote: CHANGE THE RECORD, for pete's sake. Good grief, we've heard this one *dozens* of times here, and before that on alt.m.t. Look, we know you get your jollies by putting down MMY, and that you resent it whenever anybody

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread maskedzebra
T:I was never a part of the TMO when you were around and doing your thing, but from what others have said here, you might have felt that the things you were saying then and the claims you were making then were sincere and genuine, too. Now, in retro- spect, you might not think the same of them.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Self Supporting Ontological Identities - was Deepak Chopra failed etc

2011-06-21 Thread curtisdeltablues
Sorry I missed this. I've been strumming all weekend. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_reply@... wrote: Curtis, Do you agree that the human nervous system can directly deal with the quantum level? I cite that a single photon can impact the retina and be a cause of a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread whynotnow7
nuttin' wrong w/Ravi, turq. Dude is cool, always has been. Wuzz da pro'lem?? You don't acknowledge self realization as anything special anyway, so you can't have it both ways, can't push against something that according to you does not exist. And if that's your game, you're a troll - not that

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, maskedzebra no_reply@... wrote: I have taken under consideration your views about the folks on this forum who are into this form of behaviour. I felt Ravi Yogi was reacting strongly (once I viewed the BatGap video) to my criticism of his guru—my

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Power of the Collective

2011-06-21 Thread Buck
Substantial spiritually, this effect was recognized also in the old Society of Friends in their old-style group meditations when people like this who could bring effortless transcendence to the larger group meeting for worship meditating were called weighty friends by virtue of their affect of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: CApitol of the Age of Enlightenment burns down

2011-06-21 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Jun 21, 2011, at 10:34 AM, turquoiseb wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon mdixon.6569@... wrote: I just got a phone call from the care taker of the Navasota Capitol of the Age of Enlightenment. The place burned down last night due to forest fires. The movement

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread maskedzebra
You don't acknowledge self realization as anything special anyway, so you can't have it both ways, can't push against something that according to you does not exist. And if that's your game, you're a troll - not that there's anything wrong with it. May I correct your assumption here? I do

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak Chopra failed to prove existence of God to atheists

2011-06-21 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote: [...] I guess I could have had him say HFS (Holy FN Sh*t) instead. *However* you fantasized him reacting, you fantasized him reacting, and what he had

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Power of the Collective

2011-06-21 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony2k5@... wrote: Substantial spiritually, this effect was recognized also in the old Society of Friends in their old-style group meditations when people like this who could bring effortless transcendence to the larger group meeting for

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Power of the Collective

2011-06-21 Thread Buck
But how we do have such an in#64258;uence on one another at a distance? There are no clear answers yet, but I believe that the clue lies in the notion that beneath the physical levels of human existence—our bodies and the quantum realm of molecules, atoms, quarks, and leptons—is a uni#64257;ed

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, maskedzebra no_reply@... wrote: You don't acknowledge self realization as anything special anyway, so you can't have it both ways, can't push against something that according to you does not exist. And if that's your game, you're a troll - not that

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

2011-06-21 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: The only thing really impressive about TM research is the amount of work going on to keep the sinking ship afloat. TM research is more about

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: CApitol of the Age of Enlightenment burns down

2011-06-21 Thread Tom Pall
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Sal Sunshine salsunsh...@lisco.com wrote: On Jun 21, 2011, at 10:34 AM, turquoiseb wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon mdixon.6569@... wrote: I just got a phone call from the care taker of the Navasota Capitol of the Age of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak Chopra failed to prove existence of God to atheists

2011-06-21 Thread curtisdeltablues
I think the disconnect here comes from experiences Barry says he had with Rama where he felt like these experiences became common place for him. Speaking for the non wittinessers of Rama miracles atheists, I am with Lawson here. In fact IMO it is ONLY through doing something of an

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

2011-06-21 Thread Vaj
On Jun 21, 2011, at 1:58 PM, sparaig wrote: I've already posted a list of published research on Pure Consciousness during TM and on the physiological/psychological profiles of people who report pure consciousness 24/7 for years/ decades at a time. Alleged pure consciousness. The

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread maskedzebra
. MMY basically said that unless you can perform the siddhis at any time, you can't really lay claim to being in Unity. RESPONSE: He did indeed say this. He even said it on my Six Month Course (where I purportedly entered into a different state of consciousness). But the thing here is: when

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread Vaj
On Jun 21, 2011, at 2:08 PM, sparaig wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, maskedzebra no_reply@... wrote: You don't acknowledge self realization as anything special anyway, so you can't have it both ways, can't push against something that according to you does not exist. And

[FairfieldLife] Re: News blackout about flooding at Nebraska nuke plant?

2011-06-21 Thread Buck
Warnings upstream: PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES... AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. Card, oh, its much worst. These powerplant Nebraskans

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Power of the Collective

2011-06-21 Thread Buck
Dear Turq, the difference is manifest. Sit with it some more and you'll come to know. -Buck --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony2k5@ wrote: Substantial spiritually, this effect was recognized also in

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

2011-06-21 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote: On Jun 21, 2011, at 1:58 PM, sparaig wrote: I've already posted a list of published research on Pure Consciousness during TM and on the physiological/psychological profiles of people who report pure consciousness

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

2011-06-21 Thread richardjwilliamstexas
I've already posted a list of published research on Pure Consciousness during TM and on the physiological/psychological profiles of people who report pure consciousness 24/7 for years/ decades at a time. Vaj: Alleged pure consciousness. The experience of samadhi in Patanjali

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: News blackout about flooding at Nebraska nuke plant?

2011-06-21 Thread Bhairitu
On 06/19/2011 03:30 AM, raunchydog wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitunoozguru@... wrote: I would suggest watching the video because it contains local TV news reports. The article I put up for face value in case people wanted to dig further. Yup, Sorcha Faal is a known

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Power of the Collective

2011-06-21 Thread Buck
There is a fundamental principle called constructive interference. It has to do with the coherent in#64258;uence of multiple radiators, such as when more than one loudspeaker or radio antenna is playing the same music. The individual sound waves from each source combine to make a bigger wave; the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak Chopra failed to prove existence of God to atheists

2011-06-21 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@... wrote: I think the disconnect here comes from experiences Barry says he had with Rama where he felt like these experiences became common place for him. Speaking for the non wittinessers of Rama miracles atheists,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, maskedzebra no_reply@... wrote: . MMY basically said that unless you can perform the siddhis at any time, you can't really lay claim to being in Unity. RESPONSE: He did indeed say this. He even said it on my Six Month Course (where I purportedly

[FairfieldLife] Ciudad Juarez is all our futures

2011-06-21 Thread Bhairitu
Good Gardian article on what capitalism is doing to the world and the model of the future being Ciudad Juarez just south of the border. Mexico's drug cartels are actually pioneers of the global economy in their business logic and modus operandi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote: On Jun 21, 2011, at 2:08 PM, sparaig wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, maskedzebra no_reply@ wrote: You don't acknowledge self realization as anything special anyway, so you can't have it both ways,

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

2011-06-21 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richardjwilliamstexas willytex@... wrote: I've already posted a list of published research on Pure Consciousness during TM and on the physiological/psychological profiles of people who report pure consciousness 24/7 for years/

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread maskedzebra
MMY basically said that unless you can perform the siddhis at any time, you can't really lay claim to being in Unity. RESPONSE: He did indeed say this. He even said it on my Six Month Course (where I purportedly entered into a different state of consciousness). Funny thing, I was never

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak Chopra failed to prove existence of God to atheists

2011-06-21 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@ wrote: I think the disconnect here comes from experiences Barry says he had with Rama where he felt like these experiences became common

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Power of the Collective

2011-06-21 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony2k5@... wrote: Dear Turq, the difference is manifest. Sit with it some more and you'll come to know. -Buck Buck, in this response I'm going to assume that I'm talking directly to Doug and not to your schtick alter ego Buck. You may respond

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

2011-06-21 Thread richardjwilliamstexas
Alleged pure consciousness. sparaig: Well, Pure Consciousness, as defined by the TM researchers using guidelines provided by MMY, yes... Other relaxation techniques have led to the same EEG profile... http://www.rwilliams.us/archives/Meditation.pdf 'The Cambridge Handbook of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread whynotnow7
You hit the nail on the head when you mentioned that what counts for you is the person vs. their state of consciousness. Yes, Absolutely. It is a deeply personal thing, evaporating into, and enriching normal life when the task is done. Unity Consciousness is a fancy label for me experiencing

[FairfieldLife] 'Rick Perry 'channeling' George Bush?...'

2011-06-21 Thread Robert
It's very strange to watch Rick Perry,    who is thinking of running for President...   How his mannerisms, speach patterns, dark vacant eyes...  mimic George Bush...   Really scary in a way...   So, I wonder what entity George Bush was channeling?   I guess Maharishi answered that question, years

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread whynotnow7
I am thinking it was quite brilliant for MMY to make the definition of Unity Consciousness one such that our bodies and minds have complete and total control over the world around us, so that we can manipulate it at will. For me it sets up a desirable yet practically unachievable goal, yet one

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: News blackout about flooding at Nebraska nuke plant?

2011-06-21 Thread Bhairitu
On 06/21/2011 12:02 PM, Bhairitu wrote: On 06/19/2011 03:30 AM, raunchydog wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitunoozguru@... wrote: I would suggest watching the video because it contains local TV news reports. The article I put up for face value in case people wanted to dig

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: News blackout about flooding at Nebraska nuke plant?

2011-06-21 Thread Tom Pall
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 2:15 AM, cardemaister no_re...@yahoogroups.comwrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony2k5@... wrote: control of our security over this. Those fucking Nebraskans should know that we are coming if they don't move those fucking fuel rods now.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread Tom Pall
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 4:35 PM, whynotnow7 whynotn...@yahoo.com wrote: I am thinking it was quite brilliant for MMY to make the definition of Unity Consciousness one such that our bodies and minds have complete and total control over the world around us, so that we can manipulate it at will.

[FairfieldLife] Enlightenment in Nichiren's Buddhism

2011-06-21 Thread Yifu
Enlightenment is a process, not an end-goal. http://www.nichirenbuddhist.org/LearnBuddhism/IntroBook/ch2.html

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread curtisdeltablues
-- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Tom Pall thomas.pall@... wrote: On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 4:35 PM, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@... wrote: I am thinking it was quite brilliant for MMY to make the definition of Unity Consciousness one such that our bodies and minds have complete and total

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread Ravi Yogi
Yes you are right, I did take offense and I was waiting for Denise to leave before responding - poor lady didn't want to scare her. I have also read your other posts, I felt that you are indeed a complicated egoist much fascinated with your intellect but I wasn't so sure so I just lobbed a little

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread Ravi Yogi
Isn't it ironical, enlightenment is not supposed to be special yet there's a need to behave in a certain way. I think Barry can't stomach that someone can claim to be enlightened and then act exactly like him - that proves how he loathes himself, his low vibe behavior as he refers to. --- In

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread Ravi Yogi
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray1 steve.sundur@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@ wrote: And Ravi the expression FFL Bitches almost inspires me to go do some tagging, yo. Yogastha gangsta! I agree. I'll take Ravi's expressions over

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread Ravi Yogi
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, maskedzebra no_reply@ wrote: Whoa. Now you got me thinking I should have JUST NOT SAID ANYTHING AT ALL. I mean in reply to Ravi Yogi. If you're really curious who was trying to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread Ravi Yogi
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, maskedzebra no_reply@... wrote: You know, Ravi Yogi, Rick Archer invited me to post on this blog. When I looked over the blog, it seemed pretty dangerous—that is, as I said to RA, I might get eaten alive by the sacred monsters on this blog. Perhaps for my

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread Vaj
On Jun 21, 2011, at 3:11 PM, sparaig wrote: Dunno where he got the idea. Others on this list have reported him as saying the same thing. maskedzebra just confirmed what I said in his previous message. Whether or not his claim was valid, isn't the point. The point is that within the TM

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread curtisdeltablues
FWIW Masked Zebra Ravi seems to be a decent guy underneath his persona. But he doesn't seem to want to share that level of himself here too much. I wouldn't take all the bizzaro putdown pimp whore talk personally. It is more formulaic than focused on what you really write here. You wont get

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@ wrote: [I wrote:] You're on your own with that one. I'm having trouble finding a way to mitigate your tendency to start things and then not

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread Vaj
On Jun 21, 2011, at 3:36 PM, maskedzebra wrote: RESPONSE: No, Lawson, I very much did need to validate it for myself. But you see, Unity Consciousness validates itself—I wrote 11 books about this: either about Unity Consciousness directly, or about world events as seen through the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote: On Jun 21, 2011, at 3:11 PM, sparaig wrote: Dunno where he got the idea. Others on this list have reported him as saying the same thing. maskedzebra just confirmed what I said in his previous message. Whether or not

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread Vaj
On Jun 21, 2011, at 6:49 PM, sparaig wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote: On Jun 21, 2011, at 3:11 PM, sparaig wrote: Dunno where he got the idea. Others on this list have reported him as saying the same thing. maskedzebra just confirmed what I said

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread Yifu
http://www.startlingart.com/Viewer.asp?ImageSource=fine_artFileName=TheManWhoAwoke --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@... wrote: FWIW Masked Zebra Ravi seems to be a decent guy underneath his persona. But he doesn't seem to want to share that level of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread maskedzebra
Yes you are right, I did take offense and I was waiting for Denise to leave before responding - poor lady didn't want to scare her. I have also read your other posts, I felt that you are indeed a complicated egoist much fascinated with your intellect but I wasn't so sure so I just lobbed a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint - Lose Your Badge

2011-06-21 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote: [...] Of course it could be both. ANd I don't see much distinction, if any, since MMY also said that CC was required to be stabilized before GC or UC could be stabilized. One is effortful, one is effortless. Well,

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