[FairfieldLife] When Shankaracharyas Attack

2011-09-26 Thread PaliGap
Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati tenants dusted up by bunch of heavy seers: http://goo.gl/2PMoi

[FairfieldLife] Re: When Shankaracharyas Attack

2011-09-26 Thread PaliGap
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, PaliGap compost1uk@... wrote: Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati tenants dusted up by bunch of heavy seers: http://goo.gl/2PMoi And it seems the alleged bad guys were associates of Swami Vasudevanand. This self-same? = FFL #242635 The first speaker on

[FairfieldLife] (FULL MOVIE) The Yes Men Fix The World

2011-09-26 Thread merudanda
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_GPlf289Vo http://goo.gl/PFiFc THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD is a screwball true story about two gonzo political activists who, posing as top executives of giant corporations, lie their way into big business conferences and pull off the world's most outrageous pranks.

[FairfieldLife] Re: When Shankaracharyas Attack

2011-09-26 Thread merudanda
what do you think: they should hire our old W.Y.M.S guard? [:D] --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, PaliGap compost1uk@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, PaliGap compost1uk@ wrote: Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati tenants dusted up by bunch of heavy seers:

[FairfieldLife] Re: When Shankaracharyas Attack

2011-09-26 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, PaliGap compost1uk@... wrote: Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati tenants dusted up by bunch of heavy seers: http://goo.gl/2PMoi That's the fellow behind the hiedous attacks on Maharishi, no ?

[FairfieldLife] Re: When Shankaracharyas Attack

2011-09-26 Thread PaliGap
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, PaliGap compost1uk@ wrote: Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati tenants dusted up by bunch of heavy seers: http://goo.gl/2PMoi That's the fellow behind the hiedous attacks on

[FairfieldLife] Re: A.Jackson criticism of bankers to the persecution of jew

2011-09-26 Thread merudanda
Certainly food for thougt how history repeats itself, Rick Or You want to say that MMY seems to have his insight into the term corporate welfare and reviving ancient wisdom and has been (f)tacticallyon the (b)right side? Isn't that known as:Socialism for the rich and capitalism for the poor.

[FairfieldLife] Re: When Shankaracharyas Attack

2011-09-26 Thread richardwillytexwilliams
PaliGap: Perhaps it's a put-up job by Swaroopanand! If so, it would not be the first time. ALLAHABAD: The Allahabad High Court has stayed the arrest of Swami Swaroopananda Saraswati, pontiff of the Dwarka Sharda Peeth, in connection with a criminal case filed on behalf of Swami

[FairfieldLife] BBC: 'First Irish case' of death by spontaneous combustion

2011-09-26 Thread Tom Pall
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15032614 Watch out, Judy. This could happen to you.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sinister Yogis

2011-09-26 Thread richardwillytexwilliams
He may have been at a gathering in Berkeley around 2000 which a friend put together and invited me and my tantra teacher. There were several there who were writing books on tantra (some were graduate dissertations). What was your first impression? Bhairitu: I don't

[FairfieldLife] Re: BBC: 'First Irish case' of death by spontaneous combustion

2011-09-26 Thread obbajeeba
Also known as, Micheal O Fatharta. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Tom Pall thomas.pall@... wrote: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15032614 Watch out, Judy. This could happen to you.

[FairfieldLife] Spirituality

2011-09-26 Thread Buck
When the mind stops talking, one is aware that one is life. One is immersed in it rather than being on the surface, talking about it. Paradoxically this enables full participation. With diminution of egocentricity, the joy of freedom and the sheer flow of life sweep one into total surrender.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sinister Yogis

2011-09-26 Thread Bhairitu
On 09/26/2011 07:12 AM, richardwillytexwilliams wrote: He may have been at a gathering in Berkeley around 2000 which a friend put together and invited me and my tantra teacher. There were several there who were writing books on tantra (some were graduate dissertations). What was your first

[FairfieldLife] Re: BBC: 'First Irish case' of death by spontaneous combustion

2011-09-26 Thread John
There's a story in the Shrimad Bhagatam of a yogi who deliberately set himself on fire by mere intention. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Tom Pall thomas.pall@... wrote: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15032614 Watch out, Judy. This could happen to you.

[FairfieldLife] Re: US Violent Crime Continues its 5-year Steep Decline, Baffling Authorities

2011-09-26 Thread John
For practical purposes, it might be difficult to maintain 2,500 meditators in one place, such as Vedic City, Iowa. For example, what are these meditators going to do for the rest of their day? Where are they going to live? and who's going to pay for their daily explenses, like food and

[FairfieldLife] Re: BBC: 'First Irish case' of death by spontaneous combustion

2011-09-26 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Tom Pall thomas.pall@... wrote: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15032614 Watch out, Judy. This could happen to you. Watch out yourself, Tom. Based on past FFL history, someone is likely to claim that you made a death threat against them. :-)

[FairfieldLife] Re: When Shankaracharyas Attack

2011-09-26 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, PaliGap compost1uk@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, PaliGap compost1uk@ wrote: Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati tenants dusted up by bunch of heavy seers:

[FairfieldLife] 11 minute video of the revolution on Wall Street

2011-09-26 Thread Bhairitu
This is quite something to watch! Police malfeasance on Wall Street caught on video uploaded today to YouTube: http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/09/shocking-video-nypd-clears-protesters-making-numerous-arrests/ The effort now is to remind the cops that they are just as likely to starve

[FairfieldLife] Re: When Shankaracharyas Attack

2011-09-26 Thread whynotnow7
That's a whole 'nother flavor, a Swaroopanand, vs. a Brahmananda. My tendency is towards the Brahmananda. I wonder what Card has to say about it? :-) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, PaliGap compost1uk@ wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: When Shankaracharyas Attack

2011-09-26 Thread Alex Stanley
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_reply@... wrote: And the other fellow who also attacked Maharishi furiously is now in an american jail for sexual activities with minors, no ? Assuming you're referring to Prakashanand, he was found guilty, but he jumped bail and is

[FairfieldLife] David Wants to Fly

2011-09-26 Thread curtisdeltablues
Due to Vaj's benevolence I saw the movie and have a few thoughts. (surprise, surprise!) There are as many ways to view the film as there are perspectives on Maharishi in and out of the movement, but even people who are all in should see it for the filming of Maharishi's funeral alone. Also not

[FairfieldLife] Re: David Wants to Fly

2011-09-26 Thread turquoiseb
Great review, Curtis. The benevolence extended to me as well, but I'm on the road right now and hotels take a dim view of you downloading megabytes of film on their WiFi so I guess watching it myself (and any review com- ments I might care to make) will have to wait until I get home. Just as an

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sinister Yogis

2011-09-26 Thread richardwillytexwilliams
I don't think any off them had actually learned tantra but just examined text on the subject. The texts often take on a deeper meaning once tantra is learned. So, how does one learn tantra? You seem to have learned it on the corner of rush-hour traffic in downtown Oakland,

[FairfieldLife] Re: David Wants to Fly

2011-09-26 Thread curtisdeltablues
Thanks for the movie tip, I have it on my que on Netflix. Wish it was an instant play. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: Great review, Curtis. The benevolence extended to me as well, but I'm on the road right now and hotels take a dim view of you

Re: [FairfieldLife] David Wants to Fly

2011-09-26 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Sep 26, 2011, at 1:30 PM, curtisdeltablues wrote: Everyone who has ever had a yoga fantasy of going to the source of the Ganges needs to see that part. Complete with my favorite scene with the sadhus he meets on the way who know how to party. ( I wont spoil it, the scene is worth the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spirituality

2011-09-26 Thread Buck
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck wrote: When the mind stops talking, one is aware that one is life. One is immersed in it rather than being on the surface, talking about it. Paradoxically this enables full participation. With diminution of egocentricity, the joy of freedom and

Re: [FairfieldLife] David Wants to Fly

2011-09-26 Thread Bhairitu
On 09/26/2011 11:30 AM, curtisdeltablues wrote: Due to Vaj's benevolence I saw the movie and have a few thoughts. (surprise, surprise!) And you can probably see why maybe Netflix won't touch it (if they indeed submitted it there) as NF would probably fear a lawsuit. OTOH, Vudu.com might

[FairfieldLife] Re: BBC: 'First Irish case' of death by spontaneous combustion

2011-09-26 Thread Ravi Yogi
Stop fooling yourself Barry, the only person who has absorbed and understood Archangel Tom's vision of unconditional hatred has been Ravi Yogi. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Tom Pall thomas.pall@ wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: David Wants to Fly

2011-09-26 Thread obbajeeba
Love your review! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@... wrote: Due to Vaj's benevolence I saw the movie and have a few thoughts. (surprise, surprise!) There are as many ways to view the film as there are perspectives on Maharishi in and out of the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spirituality

2011-09-26 Thread Xenophaneros Anartaxius
Right on, Buck. Incredibly simple isn't it? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony2k5@... wrote: When the mind stops talking, one is aware that one is life. One is immersed in it rather than being on the surface, talking about it. Paradoxically this enables full participation.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: US Violent Crime Continues its 5-year Steep Decline, Baffling Authorities

2011-09-26 Thread Tom Pall
On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 1:37 PM, John jr_...@yahoo.com wrote: For practical purposes, it might be difficult to maintain 2,500 meditators in one place, such as Vedic City, Iowa. For example, what are these meditators going to do for the rest of their day? Where are they going to live? and

[FairfieldLife] Hey Curtis, how does this work?

2011-09-26 Thread Rick Archer
Seems to me he's several feet in front of the curtain, and there's no disturbance in the curtain, so it seems unlikely that there's some device hidden behind it lifting him up. http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/the-supernaturalist-levitation.html

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hey Curtis, how does this work?

2011-09-26 Thread curtisdeltablues
I don't know the exact mechanism used but we don't know the curtain is in one piece, it could me many pieces of cloth. I do see the vertical lines necessary for the bar to lift without lifting the backdrop. I already wrote something about how this dude is betraying us by posing as a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hey Curtis, how does this work?

2011-09-26 Thread curtisdeltablues
I forgot to answer your question about the fact that he is a few feet from the curtain. The answer is in the tensile strength of steel bars. You probably don't need more than a 3 inch diameter to lift a man's weight. But since the magician is an unreliable witness, and this is after all a TV

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hey Curtis, how does this work?

2011-09-26 Thread Xenophaneros Anartaxius
Magicians often perform tricks like this in front of a curtain that has some kind of pattern to help disguise motion. Why did he have to move to a new location? The bright candles in front also help to cast shadows behind the monk and make it harder to see into shadows An example of a levitation

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: BBC: 'First Irish case' of death by spontaneous combustion

2011-09-26 Thread Tom Pall
On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 3:38 PM, Ravi Yogi raviy...@att.net wrote: Stop fooling yourself Barry, the only person who has absorbed and understood Archangel Tom's vision of unconditional hatred has been Ravi Yogi. So are we doing voice practice now?Me me me me me me me me me me. As usual,

[FairfieldLife] Re: BBC: 'First Irish case' of death by spontaneous combustion

2011-09-26 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Tom Pall thomas.pall@ wrote: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15032614 Watch out, Judy. This could happen to you. Watch out yourself, Tom. Based on past FFL history,

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Hey Curtis, how does this work?

2011-09-26 Thread Rick Archer
A friend added: If an alloy of 90% titanium, 6% aluminum and 4% vanadium were used you could use a tube one quarter inch or less in diameter.

[FairfieldLife] What ever happened to Sly and the Family Stone?

2011-09-26 Thread Bhairitu
For the nostalgia nuts here. Apparently Sly is homeless these days and living out of a van: http://omg.yahoo.com/news/sly-stone-is-homeless-living-in-van/73032

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sinister Yogis

2011-09-26 Thread Bhairitu
On 09/26/2011 11:57 AM, richardwillytexwilliams wrote: I don't think any off them had actually learned tantra but just examined text on the subject. The texts often take on a deeper meaning once tantra is learned. So, how does one learn tantra? You seem to have learned it on the corner of

[FairfieldLife] From today's Ledger

2011-09-26 Thread Sal Sunshine
Veterans group buys TM complex in North Carolina Sep 26, 2011 Share BOONE, N.C. (AP) — A buyer with religious connections was the top bidder for a 380-acre chunk of a sprawling spiritual center for Transcendental Meditation atop a North Carolina mountain. The Spiritual Center of America

RE: [FairfieldLife] What ever happened to Sly and the Family Stone?

2011-09-26 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bhairitu Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 4:23 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] What ever happened to Sly and the Family Stone? For the nostalgia nuts here. Apparently Sly

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sinister Yogis

2011-09-26 Thread richardwillytexwilliams
Maybe that's why it's taking you over forty years to learn how to perform a simple left-handed basket weave, books or no. Go figure. Bhairitu: Tantra isn't basket weaving, so your guru chiseled you. You don't 'learn' tantra, in any case, from a book or from a teacher. Tantra is just

[FairfieldLife] Re: Guru Dev's last will testimony

2011-09-26 Thread Buck
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer rick@... wrote: From: Paul Mason [mailto:premanandpaul@...] Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 1:56 PM To: undisclosed recipients: Subject: Guru Dev's last will testimony Some years ago I got a hold of a copy of Guru Dev's ashram

Re: [FairfieldLife] What ever happened to Sly and the Family Stone?

2011-09-26 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Sep 26, 2011, at 4:29 PM, Rick Archer wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bhairitu Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 4:23 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] What ever happened to Sly and the Family

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spirituality

2011-09-26 Thread Buck
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@... wrote: Right on, Buck. Incredibly simple isn't it? Yep, take the time. The true path is meeting our eyes even now. Just attend to what is actually going on -but keep it simple and keep it clear. Just open your

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spirituality

2011-09-26 Thread Buck
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@ wrote: Right on, Buck. Incredibly simple isn't it? Yep, take the time. The true path is meeting our eyes even now. Just attend to what is actually going on -but keep it simple and keep it clear.

[FairfieldLife] Re: An Open Letter to Bevan Morris

2011-09-26 Thread Buck
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote: Shukra and Denise, An Open Letter is by definition written for a wider audience than the person to whom it's addressed; often there's zero expectation that the addressee will ever read it. In many if not most cases, it's

Re: [FairfieldLife] David Wants to Fly

2011-09-26 Thread Vaj
On Sep 26, 2011, at 3:35 PM, Bhairitu wrote: Back to the movie. It seems honest to me. He goes through stages of mounting concern. He genuinely liked TM. Seeing the initiation day scene really brought me back. What magical fun that all was. I wonder if Guru Dev would step out of the

[FairfieldLife] Re: David Wants to Fly

2011-09-26 Thread whynotnow7
So it is called benevolence when someone steals something and then offers it to you? How non-judgmental of you, Curtis. Perhaps if someone did the same with your music on a regular basis, that would be just dandy too?:-) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues

[FairfieldLife] Re: David Wants to Fly

2011-09-26 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@... wrote: So it is called benevolence when someone steals something and then offers it to you? How non-judgmental of you, Curtis. Perhaps if someone did the same with your music on a regular basis, that would be just dandy too?:-)

[FairfieldLife] Re: Secular Spirituality

2011-09-26 Thread Buck
Om --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony2k5@... wrote: good critique Turq that gets at a problem. Right up there along with with that economic short-selling one of yours before too. Original. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: Today I

[FairfieldLife] Post Count

2011-09-26 Thread FFL PostCount
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): Sat Sep 24 00:00:00 2011 End Date (UTC): Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 2011 197 messages as of (UTC) Mon Sep 26 23:59:09 2011 33 authfriend jst...@panix.com 17 turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com 13 whynotnow7 whynotn...@yahoo.com 13

[FairfieldLife] Re: David Wants to Fly

2011-09-26 Thread whynotnow7
That would be cool. btw, on cdbaby when you submit an album, you can limit your distribution to just paid stuff. Don't know if that would help. Yep, I enjoyed selling over a hundred songs recently and getting $1.25 or something...:-) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues

[FairfieldLife] Re: David Wants to Fly

2011-09-26 Thread curtisdeltablues
CDbaby is great. They take $4 for each CD I sell for 15 and I get orders from all over the world. Nothing is more exciting than hearing that some guy in Japan bought my music! I was talking about weird spinoff sites that steal content and rip people off in my name. I can't stop them because

[FairfieldLife] Re: Secular Spirituality

2011-09-26 Thread Yifu
Secular meditation, 3x per day: morning, noon, and night. http://artfangs.com/NewFiles/IllusMorningNoon.html --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony2k5@... wrote: Om --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony2k5@ wrote: good critique Turq that gets at a problem.

[FairfieldLife] Lunch with a favorite Ant

2011-09-26 Thread Yifu
http://artfangs.com/NewFiles/Painting49.html by Holly Wood

[FairfieldLife] Re: What ever happened to Sly and the Family Stone?

2011-09-26 Thread pranamoocher
Different strokes... --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote: For the nostalgia nuts here. Apparently Sly is homeless these days and living out of a van: http://omg.yahoo.com/news/sly-stone-is-homeless-living-in-van/73032

[FairfieldLife] Re: David Wants to Fly

2011-09-26 Thread whynotnow7
Agreed about CDBaby. iTunes is good too. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@... wrote: CDbaby is great. They take $4 for each CD I sell for 15 and I get orders from all over the world. Nothing is more exciting than hearing that some guy in Japan

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spirituality

2011-09-26 Thread Buck
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartaxius@ wrote: Right on, Buck. Incredibly simple isn't it? Yep, take the time. The true path is meeting our eyes even now. Just attend to what is actually going on -but keep it simple and

[FairfieldLife] Re: David Wants to Fly

2011-09-26 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@... wrote: Agreed about CDBaby. iTunes is good too. I might sell a full CD download on iTunes. I don't have the numbers to sell individual songs. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@

[FairfieldLife] Octopus garden

2011-09-26 Thread Yifu
by Fishel http://www.fantasygallery.net/fishel/art_7_OCTOPUS-GARDEN.html

[FairfieldLife] Tiger Woods

2011-09-26 Thread Yifu
Is Tiger Woods a Buddhist? http://www.fantasygallery.net/fishel/art_5_tiger-woods.html

[FairfieldLife] The Collapse of Physics

2011-09-26 Thread John
Physicists do not everything. The current discovery about the speed of neutrinos would add more mystery to the various laws of nature. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHHz4mB9GKYfeature=related

[FairfieldLife] Re: Guru Dev's last will testimony

2011-09-26 Thread richardnelson108
Speaking of making shit up, we have already been through this. You always go back to this supposed murder of Guru Dev. Vaj, there is no evidence of any murder. Why do you have such hatred inside of you? Don;'t you have anything better to do with your life than trash MMY? Again, as I said to

[FairfieldLife] Making stuff up

2011-09-26 Thread Yifu
Making stuff up: (La Malogra...fluff made from cottonwood trees). http://artfangs.com/NewFiles/IllusLaMalogra.html

[FairfieldLife] Goldman Sachs rules the world

2011-09-26 Thread raunchydog
Speaking to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) this morning, independent stock trader Alessio Rastani predicted that a European market crash is imminent and many investors know it. This problem cannot be solved, he said. I'm fairly confident that the Euro is going to crash, and it's