[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

Thanks Curtis :-) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" wrote: > > This is when I like you best Ravi. There was a lot of honesty and self-reflection in this post. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Yogi" raviyogi@ wrote: > > > > Dear Denise - Thanks for asking, I d

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

This is when I like you best Ravi. There was a lot of honesty and self-reflection in this post. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Yogi" wrote: > > Dear Denise - Thanks for asking, I don't know why you are asking MZ > since he's not claiming to be in an enlightened state whatever that

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

Right, but we get a different version of what the sign says, and where the sign is posted every few days. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wayback71" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" rick@ wrote: > > > > I started this thread by stating that there was a s

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Enlightenment is not a function of the Mind'

Denise, I might recommend the Yahoo group BuddhaAtTheGasPump. They really get into all the fluff stuff about enlightenment. You will get a lot of positive feedback with the oneness stuff, the follow one's intuition stuff, the live in the present stuff. I just don't think it's going to gain much

[FairfieldLife] Re: Brain and Spirituality [was Oliver Sacks, "Summer of Madness"]

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wayback71" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" > wrote: > > The path of enlightenment that each comes to think of when > > embarking on a spiritual path usually begins with a > > metaphysical explanation of some sor

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Circus begins

On 06/27/2011 04:27 PM, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote: >> I was completed shocked when I saw Michelle Bachmann on Fox last night (and >> I *never* watch Fox). Extremely poised, present, and articulate. I have read >> about her extreme positions

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Circus begins

Yep, have to wait and see. Perhaps next month she is history - still a lot of time for the primaries. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > More to read about Bachmann: > > http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110628/ap_on_el_ge/us_bachmann_fact_check > > http://tinyurl.com

[FairfieldLife] Re: So who is Jay Lathom? Is that a pseudonym?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Yogi" raviyogi@ wrote: > > Rick's not a fool Nabby, he is simple, innocent, may be a little naive > > but a really good guy. > > Perhaps you are right Ravi. Sometimes pitta drives me into usi

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Denise Evans wrote: > > Snip: Â "Enlightenment is just being oneself, a state of absolute self-love (narcissism as Barry would say) that then extends outwards, the unique expression of divine, the divine admiring its own creation in its unique limited localiz

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wayback71" wrote: , no one much cares what > > a substitute teacher thinks about anything. > > Oooh nasty. I am not a sub tacher, but I work with a few. Like most of us, many have their own personal area of interest or passion. Some are downright interestin

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

Dear Denise - Thanks for asking, I don't know why you are asking MZ since he's not claiming to be in an enlightened state whatever that means. As for me, I don't care as much for reality but rather my relation to it, the reality at times seems very real and at times totally unreal. There are tons o

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > You already said something very beautiful about this: "new chakras singing themselves into existence". It must be the sentence of the year really. > If you want hifalutin phrasing, then Rorys your man. (-:

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

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" wrote: > > I started this thread by stating that there was a sign up in the dome(s) > stating that you would lose your badge if you helped a saint. I heard > recently that in the office where you go to get your dome badge, there is a > sign sta

[FairfieldLife] Re: Brain and Spirituality [was Oliver Sacks, "Summer of Madness"]

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wayback71" wrote: > snip So the big question remains as to whether the brain experiences and that style of brain functioning that feels spiritual just is what it is, or if

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Circus begins

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote: > > > > I was completed shocked when I saw Michelle Bachmann on Fox last night (and > > I *never* watch Fox). Extremely poised, present, and articulate. I have > > r

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Circus begins

More to read about Bachmann: http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110628/ap_on_el_ge/us_bachmann_fact_check http://tinyurl.com/3qd24kt --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote: > > > > I was completed shocked when I saw

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Help a Saint -Lose Your BadgeNO SIGN EVER inDOMES

In a message dated 6/27/2011 8:17:16 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, thomas.p...@gmail.com writes: On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 6:31 PM, Rick Archer <_rick@searchsummit.com_ (mailto:r...@searchsummit.com) > wrote: I started this thread by stating that there was a sign up in the dome(s) sta

[FairfieldLife] Re: Naagaarjuna and OCD?

> > > Naagaarjuna seems to repeat verious forms derived > > > from the root 'gam' (to go).. > > > > > Because MMK 2 is an investigation of 'Coming and Going'? > > Vaj: > > Maybe the TM orgs Advaita Mahavakya could be "oh yeah? - > ...then add That."? > You are not even making any sense. The "

[FairfieldLife] Post Count

Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): Sat Jun 25 00:00:00 2011 End Date (UTC): Sat Jul 02 00:00:00 2011 301 messages as of (UTC) Tue Jun 28 00:13:53 2011 42 nablusoss1008 35 authfriend 20 whynotnow7 17 turquoiseb 16 Ravi Yogi 14 Xenophaneros Anartaxius 14

[FairfieldLife] Re: Brain and Spirituality [was Oliver Sacks, "Summer of Madness"]

The description below, and the link to the paper, a really cool experience. This capacity for such experience is built into us, and as long as we can access it, it does not seem to matter much how. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.co

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

On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 6:31 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > I started this thread by stating that there was a sign up in the dome(s) > stating that you would lose your badge if you helped a saint. I heard > recently that in the office where you go to get your dome badge, there is a > sign stating t

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Naagaarjuna and OCD?

On Jun 27, 2011, at 6:15 PM, richardjwilliamstexas wrote: >> >> Naagaarjuna seems to repeat verious forms derived >> from the root 'gam' (to go).. >> > Because MMK 2 is an investigation of 'Coming and Going'? > > madhyamaka karika: > http://www.stephenbatchelor.org/verses2.htm Maybe the TM

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Circus begins

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote: > > I was completed shocked when I saw Michelle Bachmann on Fox > last night (and I *never* watch Fox). Extremely poised, > present, and articulate. I have read about her extreme > positions, but the person I saw last night is someone I hav

[FairfieldLife] Re: Brain and Spirituality [was Oliver Sacks, "Summer of Madness"]

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" > wrote: > [...] > > Maskedzebra mentioned Aquinas. At the end of Aquinas' life he appeared to > > have an experience that silenced him. He saw through the metaphysical

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Circus begins

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote: > > I was completed shocked when I saw Michelle Bachmann on Fox last night (and I > *never* watch Fox). Extremely poised, present, and articulate. I have read > about her extreme positions, but the person I saw last night is someone I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Brain and Spirituality [was Oliver Sacks, "Summer of Madness"]

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" > wrote: > > > It is OK if a scientist says something like TM, or some other > > form of meditation, like mindfulness, seems to result in more > > of a 'good' neurotrans

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

I started this thread by stating that there was a sign up in the dome(s) stating that you would lose your badge if you helped a saint. I heard recently that in the office where you go to get your dome badge, there is a sign stating that it's OK to visit saints, but not OK to help them in any way. A

[FairfieldLife] Re: Naagaarjuna and OCD?

> Naagaarjuna seems to repeat verious forms derived > from the root 'gam' (to go).. > Because MMK 2 is an investigation of 'Coming and Going'? madhyamaka karika: http://www.stephenbatchelor.org/verses2.htm

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Circus begins

Bhairitu: > And yes requiring people to buy health care is > nonsense. And that was why I am for single payer > or government health care. > There's no free health care; where did you get that idea? Everyone should pay for their own health care, or pay for health insurance. Single payer is heal

[FairfieldLife] I Am: The Documentary - Review

I Am is a documentary made by Hollywood director, Tom Shadyak, who made the Ace Ventura Pet Detective series and other Jim Carey films, such as Liar, Liar and Bruce Almighty. http://www.moviereviewsfromaspiritualperspective.com/documentaries/i-am

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Circus begins

Bhairitu: > So will Michelle Bachmann be campaigning in Fairfield? > So, this is one of the important issues for you in the next election? > Should be quite a laugh. > Why would that be funny - she was born in Iowa.

[FairfieldLife] Finally MUM admits to having Borgs [1 Attachment]

Her name is Minca Borg. Probably not their first one. ** > > - Original Message - > *From:* MUM Development Office > > > [image: Achievements] [image: The latest developments from Maharishi > University of Management] > > JUNE 27, 2011 • ISSUE 127 > > University Website

Re: [FairfieldLife] Naagaarjuna and OCD?

The enlightened vaca of a buddha. On Jun 27, 2011, at 3:12 PM, cardemaister wrote: > > > > Naagaarjuna seems to repeat verious forms derived from the root 'gam' (to go) > almost obsessively (muula-madhyamaka-kaarikaa): > > > gataṃ na gamyate tāvad agataṃ naiva gamyate | > gatāgatavinirmuktaṃ

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

Dear MZ - It will as usual take me several sittings to absorb and form a coherent response, so it will take a while. But I just want to say I still think you are an amazing writer, philosopher, a sincere person and I like the sense of irony your posts convey, not this one though. You are giving me

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Circus begins

On 06/27/2011 01:33 PM, sparaig wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote: >> I was completed shocked when I saw Michelle Bachmann on Fox last night (and >> I *never* watch Fox). Extremely poised, present, and articulate. I have read >> about her extreme positions, but

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Circus begins

These people are dangerous and so is Obama. But the way things are going there may not be an election in 2012 as we may be deep into Civil War 2.0. This one between neighbors and not states. And I think there are entities interested in seeing things going that unstable and have been inspirin

[FairfieldLife] Re: Brain and Spirituality [was Oliver Sacks, "Summer of Madness"]

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" wrote: > [...] > Maskedzebra mentioned Aquinas. At the end of Aquinas' life he appeared to > have an experience that silenced him. He saw through the metaphysical > claptrap, and saw that all his efforts were as 'straw'. He spoke

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Circus begins

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote: > > I was completed shocked when I saw Michelle Bachmann on Fox last night (and I > *never* watch Fox). Extremely poised, present, and articulate. I have read > about her extreme positions, but the person I saw last night is someone I

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

I enjoy the same paradox, existing between "me" and everything else. Life would be hell otherwise. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "RoryGoff" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > I wish I could claim to understand even a fraction of what you writ

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

Bob: It's all summed up in that deceptively profound reference:"I see a lot more of a Bruins Canadian in you then Vancouver Canuck." You hiding your light under a bushel by any chance? I never thought of the hockey metaphor, but you sure made it work there. The very acutest perception. I am, ho

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

Yes, definitely. My daughter born in 1990 is always living in the moment. I used to see angels circling above her bed as I read her bedtime stories when she was younger. Now she is just always here, present, and calm. No interest in meditation or enlightenment because it is nothing out of the or

[FairfieldLife] Re: Brain and Spirituality [was Oliver Sacks, "Summer of Madness"]

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wayback71" wrote: > I am always in the process of processing what we know so far about the brain. > Wish I were 20 so I could be around another 80 years to see what happens - > altho it is already clear that just about all the experiences we think are

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Circus begins

I was completed shocked when I saw Michelle Bachmann on Fox last night (and I *never* watch Fox). Extremely poised, present, and articulate. I have read about her extreme positions, but the person I saw last night is someone I have to take seriously. Not only that, I want to know more about how

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "RoryGoff" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_reply@ wrote: > > I wish I could claim to understand even a fraction of what you write now Rory, but no. :-) > > * * Ah, well... maybe in a Now which comes later! :-) > > > But

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote: > > It is an open market after all, and what some of us hear as mere words, > others hear as wisdom. That's what attracts us to some teachers, is they > bring us closer (ideally) to the Infinite. Sounds like you are making a case > for

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oliver Sacks, "Summer of Madness"

Very definitely. Modern medicine and care is a miracle, for the most part. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wayback71" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote: > > > > Wow - glad the doctors finally caught that, and that your son was able to > > stabilize

Re: [FairfieldLife] Children of the Night

On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Vaj wrote: > > > > On Jun 26, 2011, at 1:05 PM, sparaig wrote: > > So, I'm curious as to how MZ, not to mention Vaj, respond to this: > > > > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeanne-ball/meditation-trauma-abuse_b_883225.html > > > > The Balls are well-known TM prose

[FairfieldLife] Naagaarjuna and OCD?

Naagaarjuna seems to repeat verious forms derived from the root 'gam' (to go)almost obsessively (muula-madhyamaka-kaarikaa): gataṃ na gamyate tāvad agataṃ naiva gamyate | gatāgatavinirmuktaṃ gamyamānaṃ na gamyate || MMK_2,01 ceṣṭā yatra gatis tatra gamyamāne ca sā yataḥ | na

[FairfieldLife] Re: Brain and Spirituality [was Oliver Sacks, "Summer of Madness"]

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" wrote: > It is OK if a scientist says something like TM, or some other > form of meditation, like mindfulness, seems to result in more > of a 'good' neurotransmitter in the brain. But if a scientist > says that certain specific func

[FairfieldLife] Re: Children of the Night

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Jun 26, 2011, at 1:05 PM, sparaig wrote: > > > So, I'm curious as to how MZ, not to mention Vaj, respond to this: > > > > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeanne-ball/meditation-trauma- > > abuse_b_883225.html > > > The Balls are well-k

[FairfieldLife] Re: Brain and Spirituality [was Oliver Sacks, "Summer of Madness"]

or> /> > > It probably does have some relevance to what goes on on FFL. The > relationship of what goes on in the human brain to spirituality seems to > be a subject that is handled in a very circumspect manner in spiritual > circles. Science is impinging on spiritual experience more and more >

Re: [FairfieldLife] No Ground Of All Being [was Re: Help a Saint - Lose]

Curtis, As always, thoughtful and considered. Thanks From: curtisdeltablues To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, June 27, 2011 10:03:17 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] No Ground Of All Being [was Re: Help a Saint - Lose] So I'm playing this gig in a

[FairfieldLife] Brain and Spirituality [was Oliver Sacks, "Summer of Madness"]

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: >Utterly fascinating review-cum-ruminations by neurologist/ psychiatrist Oliver Sacks of a book written by a father about his daughter ten years after she appeared to go suddenly insane. May or may not have any relevance to anything curre

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

MZ, Thanks you for your heart felt post. One of the many things I love about Canadians is that they are so damned polite, even when they high stick when they take into the boards. Gordie Howe comes to mind. Don't get me wrong, I think you're just getting warmed up. I see a lot more of a Bruins

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > I wish I could claim to understand even a fraction of what you write now > Rory, but no. :-) * * Ah, well... maybe in a Now which comes later! :-) > But then again you already wrote this: > "new chakras singing themselves into exi

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Enlightenment is not a function of the Mind'

So, enlightenment encompasses following one's intuition and acknowledging that we are all One. --- On Sun, 6/26/11, Xenophaneros Anartaxius wrote: From: Xenophaneros Anartaxius Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Enlightenment is not a function of the Mind' To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Date: Sun

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oliver Sacks, "Summer of Madness"

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote: > > Wow - glad the doctors finally caught that, and that your son was able to > stabilize his thyroid. thanks, he is fine now, but for a while there we were thinking major mental illness. Makes you appreciate medicine, blood tests, med

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

Snip:  "Enlightenment is just being oneself, a state of absolute self-love (narcissism as Barry would say) that then extends outwards, the unique expression of divine, the divine admiring its own creation in its unique limited localized manifestation and then all individuals are part of this wh

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

Ravi:  "I realized I just had to continue doing what I ad or continue what was for me in that moment. What I should be doing could change tomorrow - to be fluid, to meet every moment in its pristine virgin beauty - that is what enlightenment is - it is not something special, it is not an ackno

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

I would be interested in reading a post that was a few lines by you and Ravi Yoga defining your two current understanding of "reality" for you as it relates to an "enlightened state" for you.  How do you define each and where do you reside today? Is it really this complicated? --- On Mon, 6/27/

[FairfieldLife] No Ground Of All Being [was Re: Help a Saint - Lose]

So I'm playing this gig in a Midwestern dive, usual Friday night crowd, couple of friends, couple of drunks. I'm working through my second set with the usual shouts from the back for me to play Freebird (I've played here for years and some drunks STILL don't know what I play and what I don't pl

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

MZ, I enjoyed this question of yours. You said (with my edit), "Try this thought experiment: if you had never heard of enlightenment: it was a concept about which you were entirely ignorant (you didn't know of its existence, either in your vocabulary or in your experience), and you were describi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Coincidentia oppositorum is Upa-Brahmi-Chetana

Post of the Year, hands down. Brilliant, emptybill. Just brilliant (both the quote and your use of it). Where did you find the quote? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "emptybill" wrote: > > > All you Texas bashing bigots ... wake up and 'rouse about. > > The dawn of Brahman Consciousness

[FairfieldLife] HAPPY - A Profound Documentary

This was such an uplifting documentary on what is happiness and how people cultivate it. My review below includes links to trailers and how you can see it. http://www.moviereviewsfromaspiritualperspective.com/documentaries/happy-the-movie

[FairfieldLife] The Circus begins

So will Michelle Bachmann be campaigning in Fairfield? Should be quite a laugh. :-D

[FairfieldLife] Coincidentia oppositorum is Upa-Brahmi-Chetana

All you Texas bashing bigots ... wake up and 'rouse about. The dawn of Brahman Consciousness, as a trans-conceptual unity of opposite states, was not revealed by MMY. It was unconcealed in fullness in 1952 in Texas as a footnote to the Brahma Sutra-s. Let the record stand corrected. Read it an

Re: [FairfieldLife] Samsung Galaxy / Nokia N9 / Apple iPad2 HTML5 test!

On 06/27/2011 12:25 AM, cardemaister wrote: > http://thehandheldblog.com/2011/06/23/meego-android-ios-html5-test/ > > And teh winner is? ;D Of course you can get other browsers for Android. He didn't try them. And he should try it with tablet running Android 3.0 or above.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: So who is Jay Lathom? Is that a pseudonym?

I believe Sunstar is a vanity press so they have no vested interest in the publication. You'd have to talk to the next of kin. On 06/26/2011 04:51 PM, authfriend wrote: > Thanks. That part's all about Vietnam, though. Why the heck > don't they put the whole thing up for download and charge > som

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

Dear Bob Price, My intention is to do justice to what you have said, and how you have entertained us with your recent posts. But having just been (perhaps imprudently) drawn into hand-to-hand combat with Ravi, I think it wise that I take a 'time-out', just to collect myself and become disengage

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oliver Sacks, "Summer of Madness"

Wow - glad the doctors finally caught that, and that your son was able to stabilize his thyroid. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wayback71" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > Utterly fascinating review-cum-ruminations by neurologist/ > > ps

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

It is an open market after all, and what some of us hear as mere words, others hear as wisdom. That's what attracts us to some teachers, is they bring us closer (ideally) to the Infinite. Sounds like you are making a case for Self as teacher. Ultimately, that is where we all end up anyway, right

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oliver Sacks, "Summer of Madness"

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > Utterly fascinating review-cum-ruminations by neurologist/ > psychiatrist Oliver Sacks of a book written by a father about > his daughter ten years after she appeared to go suddenly > insane. May or may not have any relevance to anyt

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

That's what I was thinking too - Turq's 15 minutes are up. Next! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > What's most fascinating to me -- other than the > > hypnomania -- > > He's still misspelling it! > > is

Re: [FairfieldLife] Children of the Night

On Jun 26, 2011, at 1:05 PM, sparaig wrote: So, I'm curious as to how MZ, not to mention Vaj, respond to this: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeanne-ball/meditation-trauma- abuse_b_883225.html The Balls are well-known TM proselytizers, almost always relying on self-produced "research" of

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > I guess I have a thing about people piggybacking off > the name and fame of others. It rankled when Maharishi > did it with the Beatles and with Merv Griffin, and it > rankles when people do it with him. In other words, Barry has a thing

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bob Price wrote: > > MZ, > > I'm not sure I like what I'm seeing here. I know you know > the old saw, "If you want to get better at tennis, play > with your betters". I can't keep Turq warmed up forever! > Don't get me wrong, my money is on you. Is *that*

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

You're not calling me a kangaroo are you? I always thought of myself as more of a dingo, something with some Dalmatian in it. From: PaliGap To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, June 27, 2011 7:37:26 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: another question for M

[FairfieldLife] Oliver Sacks, "Summer of Madness"

Utterly fascinating review-cum-ruminations by neurologist/ psychiatrist Oliver Sacks of a book written by a father about his daughter ten years after she appeared to go suddenly insane. May or may not have any relevance to anything currently taking place on FFL: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/ar

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "RoryGoff" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > > > Very interesting, thanks for taking the time to post this ! You certainly > > take my good old brain-cells out for a spin ! > > * * My pleasure, Nablussos!

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bob Price wrote: > > Turq, > > I love you man but you have to learn to pace yourself. I have > no doubt you could write crop circles around me but one thing > I do know, when I see it, is a dynamite value proposition. > And MZ's has one, in spades. Granted

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bob Price wrote: > > MZ, > > I'm not sure I like what I'm seeing here. Me neither. Is there a kangaroo loose in the top paddock? (Is there cause for concern?)

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bob Price wrote: > > > > PS: I thought the substitute teacher comment was cheap and > > uncalled for. > > Cheap yes. Uncalled for? I think not. > > Way back when, MZ piggybacked off of Maharishi's

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

Turq, I love you man but you have to learn to pace yourself. I have no doubt you could write crop circles around me but one thing I do know, when I see it, is a dynamite value proposition. And MZ's has one, in spades. Granted, he did play pool with the Cincinnati Kid and get his head handed to

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > Very interesting, thanks for taking the time to post this ! You certainly > take my good old brain-cells out for a spin ! * * My pleasure, Nablussos! > Correct me if I'm wrong, but does this mean you view the Crop Circles as

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

RESPONSE: Ah, those Vedic gods that I thought I had exorcized from my consciousness, they have returned to tempt me. As in: we can (through our good friend Ravi Yogi) draw you back into your metaphysical theatre by an outrageous and manic putdown of your so-called enlightenment (Unity Consciousn

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bob Price wrote: > > PS: I thought the substitute teacher comment was cheap and > uncalled for. Cheap yes. Uncalled for? I think not. Way back when, MZ piggybacked off of Maharishi's name and fame to attract attention to himself. Now, decades later, he's do

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

Does anyone sleep around here, good Lord? MZ, I'm thrilled you've decided to stick around. I'll consider my question answered, heck you gave blastedangelsa pass! I'm getting more excited by the minute about our possible collaboration. After we work out a few details I think a 10 city tour,

[FairfieldLife] Re: So who is Jay Lathom? Is that a pseudonym?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Yogi" raviyogi@ wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If it slams Maharishi, Rick's tacitly all for it. I >

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > What's most fascinating to me -- other than the > hypnomania -- He's still misspelling it! is how *dependent* MZ seems to be on > Maharishi. I get the honest feeling that if MMY's > memory magically disappeared from the world, and no

[FairfieldLife] Re: So who is Jay Lathom? Is that a pseudonym?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Yogi" wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > If it slams Maharishi, Rick's tacitly all for it. I > > agree with Nabby here. Rick's tacit aggressive when it comes > > to Maharishi. > > > > Y

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

> > Ahem. Rather than saying it again, I'll just point > to the post in which I suggested where MZ was at: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/280593 > > What's most fascinating to me -- other than the > hypnomania -- is how *dependent* MZ seems to be on > Maharishi. I get t

[FairfieldLife] Re: So who is Jay Lathom? Is that a pseudonym?

Yes I do realize that Steve and hence I followed it up with a detailed post in case you missed it - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/280787 --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" wrote: > > > Ravi, this i

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "PaliGap" compost1uk@ wrote: > > > > And call me simple if you like - but in "unity", who would > > be "besting" who? And, more to the point, why? > > Ahem. Rather than saying it again, I'll just poi

[FairfieldLife] Re: So who is Jay Lathom? Is that a pseudonym?

Ravi, this is call a "work out". Not in the physical sense, but rather as in "processing". We had a guy do this in a major way about a year back. You may recall it. (-: Of course, come to think of it, that was a winding up, and this is an unwinding. (-: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "PaliGap" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Yogi" wrote: > > > > Dear maskedzebra - > > > > Enlightenment is something special -I quote you "(I was) > > INCAPABLE of being bested in a one-on-one encounter with > > another human bein

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Enlightenment is not a function of the Mind'

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" wrote: > If this post refers to maskedzebra in some way, he is grappling with what many of us are grappling with, in his own way; give him some space to grow through the contradictions in his life. Avoiding contradictions does not wo

[FairfieldLife] Re: Investigating Healthy Minds

Nice - thank you I'll share it on FB. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, eustace10679 wrote: > > American Public Media - Being > > Investigating Healthy Minds with Richard Davidson (June 23, 2011) > > Once upon a time we assumed the brain stops developing when we're young. Neuroscientist Richar

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "PaliGap" wrote: > > > I'm with you and your beloved on this one Ravi! I found this > first-hand account of UC to be extremely odd indeed. Not that > I'm one of the experts here on the ins and outs of states > of consciousness. But, and I'm sorry to say this

[FairfieldLife] Re: another question for MZ, and maybe William of Occam

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "PaliGap" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Yogi" raviyogi@ wrote: > > > > Dear maskedzebra - > > > Enlightenment is something special -I quote you "(I was) > > INCAPABLE of being bested in a one-on-one encounter with > > another

[FairfieldLife] Re: So who is Jay Lathom? Is that a pseudonym?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Tom Pall wrote: > > On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 3:10 AM, Ravi Yogi raviyogi@... wrote: > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > > curtisdeltablues@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > Not only is RC new here, but he has been besieged from

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