Lawson,
I find your comments to be generally similar to what I'm trying to say. My
comments are in red letters below:
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, LEnglish5@... wrote :
You're assuming that transcending means letting go of a specific kind of
thought, rather than thoughts i
That's one of the questions posed by this excellent article from Salon.com.
Heaven is for neuroscience: How the brain creates visions of God
Heaven is for neuroscience: How the brain creates vision...
Major figures like Joan of Arc and Dostoyevsky claimed supernatural visions.
Why their
Transcendence happens when you stop worryinjg about it, period.
Atheists and agnostics who don't worry about spiritual things in general, may
well be more likely to transcend than believers who DO worry about spiritual
things.
It is possible that some atheist is obsessing about things
John, since you persist in this somewhat presumptuous folly, I'd like you to
*document* why you believe it, and believe that *your* version of who can
transcend and who cannot seems to differ from Maharishi's. Please find and post
for us quotes from him that say what you claim, that only those
A checking will take care of it, agnostic or not.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, LEnglish5@... wrote :
Transcendence happens when you stop worryinjg about it, period.
Atheists and agnostics who don't worry about spiritual things in general, may
well be more likely to transcend than
From: lengli...@cox.net [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Transcendence happens when you stop worryinjg about it, period.
Atheists and agnostics who don't worry about spiritual things in general, may
well be more likely to transcend than believers who DO worry about spiritual
Easy as pi: Astrophysicist solves riddle of Britain's most complex crop circle
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1027178/Easy-pi-Astrophysicist-solves-riddle-Britains-complex-crop-circle.html
Hmm, I always did wonder where Jesus learned English.
Oh, Barry, you tiddlywink. I just want to hang you up by the collar of your
little sailor suit and pinch those chubby pink cheeks.
(No kidding, folks, Barry's said a lot of unbelievably stupid things here,
especially recently. But this
Like trying to find a needle in a haystack, with a bulldozer. Oh well, I
suppose it at least gets the silly scientists thinking about God. May they
stumble on!
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote :
That's one of the questions posed by this excellent article from
Sugarchile:
Frank Sugarchile Robinson - Caldonia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcq93txBdtM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcq93txBdtM
Frank Sugarchile Robinson - Caldonia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcq93txBdtM From movie No Leave No Love 1946
Frank Sugarchile Robinson
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote :
1932 was a good year for memorable 78s. Henry Hall released his version of
TEDDY BEARS' PICNIC. This children's favourite is a forgettable, bland song in
all other versions but Hall's take has to be one of the creepiest and
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote :
That's one of the questions posed by this excellent article from Salon.com.
Heaven is for neuroscience: How the brain creates visions of God
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote :
John, since you persist in this somewhat presumptuous folly, I'd like you to
*document* why you believe it, and believe that *your* version of who can
transcend and who cannot seems to differ from Maharishi's. Please find and post
hey turq and Ann, yes, this is a wonderful article, if a bit biased. I like the
point at the end that only Joan of Arc could of rallied the French. And it
seems that Dostoevsky still could write acclimed novels which probably have
enriched the lives of some people. So...regardless of the
In that case, everybody in HipHop needs to be fired.
On Monday, May 12, 2014 6:15 AM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote:
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote :
1932 was a good year for memorable 78s. Henry Hall released
Dear Rick; your thesis and take-away? What was your thesis last nite in your
own live interview down at the FF public library? With Way too many spiritual
things going on in FF at any given time, for those of us who were at other
satsanga or doing spiritual things elsewhere, what came to be
thanks, Lawson, for all your great info about the TM research, etc. I agree
with your ideas about obsession and worry. I also think it's a funny but
wonderful paradox that as more transcendence is established in awareness, one
thinks about all this so called spiritual stuff way less! Unless to
Even someone like me with genuine, diagnosed-by-a-doctor OCD, can transcend
just fine. Obsessing about TM is Just Another Obsession and doesn't interfere
with the practice any more than any other obsession -it's all just thinking,
afterall, and if you can obsess, er, think, you can meditate.
John, the older I get, the more I realize that it's such a huge universe, big
enough for all possibilities, for throwing out all the old rules (-:
On Monday, May 12, 2014 2:32 AM, jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote:
Lawson,
I find your comments to be
You know, I missed this part:
If you cannot, please explain to us why we shouldn't consider them mere
examples of spiritual bigotry and hatred, spouted by someone anxious to impose
his notions of an Old Testament God onto Maharishi's notions of Being and
overwrite them...replace them with a
(-:
Actually I wonder if more thinking is just an indication of more transcending
in activity...
On Monday, May 12, 2014 10:20 AM, lengli...@cox.net [FairfieldLife]
FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote:
Even someone like me with genuine, diagnosed-by-a-doctor OCD, can transcend
just
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote :
hey turq and Ann, yes, this is a wonderful article, if a bit biased. I like
the point at the end that only Joan of Arc could of rallied the French. And it
seems that Dostoevsky still could write acclimed novels which probably
From: awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote :
hey turq and Ann, yes, this is a wonderful article, if a bit biased. I like the
point at the end that only Joan of Arc could of rallied the French. And it
Sure makes for a messy looking post count. Marissa must be trying to
kill Groups though techies think she's trying to kill Yahoo so her
Google stock is worth more.
On 05/11/2014 05:33 PM, j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote:
No time to summarize, but I’ll be posting it on BatGap. You mean there was
something going on that was more spiritual than an interview with me? I’m
shocked.
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 9:41 AM
To:
Another fascinating article presenting a different way of looking at
experiences that many would call mystical or spiritual. To a scientist --
or to a non-dogmatist -- they're just experiences.
Scientists Induced Lucid Dreaming With An Electrical Current
Scientists Induced Lucid
This has to be one of the funniest replies ever posted to FFL. Well done, Rick.
:-)
From: 'Rick Archer' r...@searchsummit.com [FairfieldLife]
FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 6:15 PM
Subject: RE:
There are hundreds of paths up the mountain, all leading to the same place, so
it doesn't matter
which path you take.
The only person wasting time is the one who runs around the
mountain, telling
Who thinks of lucid dreaming as mystical or spiritual? I don't think I've
ever heard that one before.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote :
Another fascinating article presenting a different way of looking at
experiences that many would call mystical or spiritual. To a
Barry just hates it when people laugh at his button-pushing attempts. That's
why he snipped this from his quote of Ann's post:
He was posting this to imply that visionaries or those who have had spiritual
or revelatory experiences were most likely diseased in some way. I wonder if he
was
Ted Clancy has been doing the long meditation program at the Invincible America
Assembly in Fairfield. He recently recounted this vividly entertaining report
to the others in the Domes.
If it resonates with and inspires you, please consider joining our precious IAA!
As my seven-year
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 1:04 PM
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Lucid dreaming can be induced with an electrical
current
Who thinks of lucid dreaming as mystical or spiritual? I
My understanding has been that witnessing dreams is just that, witnessing them,
not trying to change what's happening in them. No?
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, rick@... wrote :
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 1:04
NBC fall series Constantine trailer. Takes demons seriously though so
Turq won't like it. :-D
http://www.nbc.com/constantine/video/constantine-official-trailer/2781062
Could be okay if the episodes don't become string along just to
provide the production crew a paycheck.
Steve S.,
If you have not already done so, please read MMY's commentary to the Bhagavad
Gita. He talks about the transcending process and the difference between the
individual self and the cosmic Self.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, steve.sundur@... wrote :
Okay, how bout,
The original film of Constantine was interesting, at least visually. I don't
expect the TV series to be anything *but* visual, however.
From: Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
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To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 1:31 PM
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Lucid dreaming can be induced with an
electrical current
My understanding has been that witnessing dreams is
From: 'Rick Archer' r...@searchsummit.com [FairfieldLife]
FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com]
Who thinks of lucid dreaming as mystical or spiritual? I don't think I've
ever heard that one before.
A lot of spiritual
Nabs,
MMY stated that meditation is a form of yagya performed in the context of
vedic rituals. Yagyas are really offerings of food to the vedic gods. The
ritual is done by burning ghee, mustard seed, coconut and other items within
the fire, or Agni, one of the many deities in the Hindu
Michael J.,
What's the point?
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote :
Man shoots, kills woman he mistakes for groundhog
SUGAR CREEK TWP., Ohio — A 22-year-old woman is dead after a farmer mistakenly
shot her thinking she was a groundhog in tall grass.
Stark
Ann,
Well said. You're a very intelligent woman.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater@... wrote :
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote :
John, since you persist in this somewhat presumptuous folly, I'd like you to
*document* why you believe it,
Ann has had Barry's number virtually from the beginning of her time here.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote :
Ann,
Well said. You're a very intelligent woman.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater@... wrote :
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 2:36 PM
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Lucid dreaming can be induced with an
electrical current
Be interesting to compare EEG measurements of lucid
Be interesting to compare EEG measurements of lucid dreaming vs. witnessing
dreams, see if they're similar or distinct. I've witnessed dreams, but there
was never any impetus to interfere with them; and I've had a few lucid dreams
in which becoming lucid was the trigger for changing them. For
From: TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
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To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 9:16 PM
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Lucid dreaming can be induced with an
electrical current
From: 'Rick
Share,
To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.
Ecclesiastes 3:1
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote :
John, the older I get, the more I realize that it's such a huge universe, big
enough for all possibilities, for throwing out
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Judy,
Jesus said many mysterious ideas in his teachings. IMO, he was conveying the
idea of consciousness as the basis of everything to ignorant people, including
the apostles, at that time. For this reason, the Jews conspired to have the
Romans kill him by crucifixion on a wooden cross.
Ț͇͜h̸͉̳̝is̴ ͔̟̳i̯s̫͍̀ ̤͍͚͍̹̳n̬͎̲̯̞o͇̫̭̜͞t̘͝ ̯̯͎̥͉à̰
̙͓̭̥r̗̫̟̀ḙ̯͇à͕͉l̴͍̱̼ ̞̟͙͍̬̹̘̀p̞̠ͅo̮̭̼̤s͏̥͕̰̼t̰͍̙.
͇̪̳̭͢I̩̞̫̳͇̲ͅt'̵̯͈̤͎s̘ ̷o̭̻n̤̮͝ļy̢̱̹̥̟ a̴
̻t̗͈e͎̜͚s̳̺̣̜͇̦͘t̡̖͕̖̰ͅ.҉̘͈̜̰͈̮
Comments below...
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote :
Judy,
Jesus said many mysterious ideas in his teachings. IMO, he was conveying the
idea of consciousness as the basis of everything to ignorant people, including
the apostles, at that time.
I'm not contesting
Have you ever considered the possibility that those who believe in a
determinist universe are just too dull to imagine the world they see around
them any other way? :-)
No. It's that you can't prove either free will or pre-destiny. So why
bother? Enjoy your pattern. :-D
On 05/12/2014 01:48 PM, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com
[FairfieldLife] wrote:
Have you ever considered the possibility that those who believe in a
determinist universe are just too
Have you ever considered the possibility that those who believe in free will
are just too dull to imagine the world they see around them any other way?
Fish in a barrel, baby...
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote :
Have you ever considered the possibility that
FWIW, determinism and predestination are two different things. Predestination
is the doctrine that everything that happens has been destined to happen from
the beginning. Determinism is the doctrine that every action is determined by
the previous action.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,
By the Master —, through Benjamin Creme, 5 March 2014
It can be said without fear of contradiction that not all is right with the
world. For example, the gap between the very rich and the hopelessly poor grows
ever wider. This extreme imbalance is not healthy for any society. To be sure a
That's a beautiful and valid point of view.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote :
Nabs,
MMY stated that meditation is a form of yagya performed in the context of
vedic rituals. Yagyas are really offerings of food to the vedic gods. The
ritual is done by burning ghee,
What is your source material for saying Marshy said this, please?
On Mon, 5/12/14, jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote:
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Atheists Can't Transcend
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Date:
From BBC site:
Dream:ON is one of many new smartphone apps now available.
Created by psychologist Richard Wiseman, the app has seen over half a million
downloads in just six weeks.You choose your dream before bed, and the app plays
sound cues once you've entered the right phase of sleep.
When
This story gets better and better. It transpires that the BBC DJ who was sacked
for playing THE SUN HAS GOT HIS HAT ON only decided to play that song as a
last-minute substitute for ABDUL ABULBUL AMIR, which a listener had requested.
After listening to ABDUL the DJ felt it might cause offence.
This story gets better and better. It transpires that the BBC DJ who was
sacked for playing THE SUN HAS GOT HIS HAT ON only decided to play that song as
a last-minute substitute for ABDUL ABULBUL AMIR, which a listener had
requested. After listening to ABDUL the DJ felt it might cause
This story gets better and better. It transpires that the BBC DJ who was sacked
for playing THE SUN HAS GOT HIS HAT ON only decided to play that song as a
last-minute substitute for ABDUL ABULBUL AMIR, which a listener had requested.
After listening to ABDUL the DJ felt it might cause offence.
In 1943, the Supreme Court — in the case of West Virginia State Board of
Education v. Barnette — ruled that persons may not be compelled to stand and
observe the pledge, writing, “If there is any fixed star in our constitutional
constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can
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Michael J.,
MMY discusses the relevance of yagya in his commentary to the Bhagavad Gita,
verse 9 to verse 15.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote :
What is your source material for saying Marshy said this, please?
On
I think his point was probably that the farmer was just like the TMO -- always
getting things wrong and harming people.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote :
Michael J.,
What's the point?
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote :
Man shoots, kills
In other words, he was looking for trouble
On Monday, May 12, 2014 4:01 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote:
This story gets better and better. It transpires that the BBC DJ who was sacked
for playing THE SUN HAS GOT HIS HAT ON only decided to play
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote :
Ann,
Well said. You're a very intelligent woman.
Well honestly John, the guy has the manners of a constipated hippo, the grace
of a one-legged stork, the sophistication of a porcupine on steroids and the
depth measured by a
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote :
From: awoelflebater@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote :
hey turq and Ann, yes, this is a wonderful article, if a bit biased. I like
the point at the
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote :
Another fascinating article presenting a different way of looking at
experiences that many would call mystical or spiritual. To a scientist --
or to a non-dogmatist -- they're just experiences.
That proves it: Bawee's many
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote :
FWIW, determinism and predestination are two different things. Predestination
is the doctrine that everything that happens has been destined to happen from
the beginning. Determinism is the doctrine that every action is determined
Yes, I do know, but actually, I was responding to Bhairitu, not Barry. Really
just a point of possible general interest for anyone following these
discussions.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater@... wrote :
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote :
No it was just a post that might be of interest to those who had been talking
about guns. One may interpret the story of death by mistaken identity as one
sees fit.
On Tue, 5/13/14, feste37 no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote:
Subject: [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote :
No it was just a post that might be of interest to those who had been talking
about guns. One may interpret the story of death by mistaken identity as one
sees fit.
It is as interesting as it is relevant. Not only do we have
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