[FairfieldLife] A levitation of D.D. Home

2014-11-11 Thread eustace10679
But the most striking of the many occasions on which Home was seen to float in the air was that to which Mr. Crookes so particularly alludes in the passage I have quoted from him. This event occurred in London, on December i6th 1868, in the presence of three unimpeachable witnesses, Lord Lindsay

Re: [FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives

2014-11-11 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: "jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" Mike, All the Mormons I've met were very nice people. However, none of them was living in a polygamous household. >From what I understand, a Mormon who is married in this life stays married to >his or her spouse(s) in the afterlife, contrary to th

Re: [FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives

2014-11-11 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Mike, All the Mormons I've met were very nice people. However, none of them was living in a polygamous household. From what I understand, a Mormon who is married in this life stays married to his or her spouse(s) in the afterlife, contrary to the common Christian idea that marriage is onl

Re: [FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives

2014-11-11 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Ann, You've got a point. That's probably why polygamy is not legal in the US. But the country's mores are changing quickly given the fact that gay marriage is now acceptable and legal. We'll just have to wait and see what else is next. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Re: [FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives

2014-11-11 Thread Mike Dixon mdixon.6...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
A co-worker friend of mine lived in Utah at one time. He said it was normal for Mormon elders to approach a successful man and insist he take a second or third wife, whatever he could afford. Supposedly it kept young ladies out of *trouble* and off welfare. The women had children and a man to su

Re: [FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives

2014-11-11 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : It may be legal in the country where you live. But it's still technically illegal to practice polygamy in the USA. From what I understand, there are parts of Utah where the authorities do not enforce the law even though they know the people w

[FairfieldLife] Re: garden mandala

2014-11-11 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Wow, nice and look at the grasses and the lavender Gorgeous.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Violent U.S. crime drops again, reaches 1970s level - FBI

2014-11-11 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Here's a camera that can be hidden anywhere Sounds like a peeping Tom's dream come true. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MIFbb0LBXI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MIFbb0LBXI

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Bongo Drums for Stock Brokers

2014-11-11 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Very true. Karma is unfathomable. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Of course whether or not you will be rich is ALSO dependent on your horoscope. It is also possible to be rich in one planetary period then lose it all in the next! Astrologers who make money from the rich cons

Re: [FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives

2014-11-11 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
It may be legal in the country where you live. But it's still technically illegal to practice polygamy in the USA. From what I understand, there are parts of Utah where the authorities do not enforce the law even though they know the people who are living in a polygamous household. ---In Fa

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jyotirmath Shankaracharya, was Ha ha ha!

2014-11-11 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
When did you go to India? I've visited it. I also know a lot of Indian folks. Some of them also knew Maharishi and had some opinions about TM. I had a real tantra guru. You seem more emotional and reactionary. Chill out and try to be more objective. On 11/11/2014 05:29 PM, Michael Jackso

[FairfieldLife] garden mandala [1 Attachment]

2014-11-11 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]

[FairfieldLife] Re: Synphony of Silence

2014-11-11 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Thanks for drawing our attention to this title. Judging from the Amazon preview and comments this book looks like it is going to be uncritical and too accepting of the received wisdom within the TMO (alas). But it also clearly goes beyond the rather tiresome, brief, anecdotal stories that usuall

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jyotirmath Shankaracharya, was Ha ha ha!

2014-11-11 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I know a lot more about Indian culture than the self styled expert you seem to believe you are. From: "Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Violent U.S. crime drops again, reaches 1970s level - FBI

2014-11-11 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
I think crime is going up. There was a break in next door last Thursday. I feel they avoided me *because *of the security camera above my garage door. They won't have any idea what else I've got and being a tech geek have plans for more. We have a neighborhood watch and when I talked to the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jyotirmath Shankaracharya, was Ha ha ha!

2014-11-11 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Which assertions? From: "Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jyotirmath Shankaracharya, was Ha ha ha! MJ is ignorant of Indian cult

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Bongo Drums for Stock Brokers

2014-11-11 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
So no amount of TM or TMSP will enable a person to become wealthy if it is not in their chart? Seems like I heard from the Old Goat that TM practice would make one have the 200% of life deal, but I guess not. From: "Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Incredible

2014-11-11 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Modern art tends to be a turn off for me but this artistic installation entitled Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red has seen the Tower of London's dry moat filled with over 800,000 ceramic poppies (888,246 poppies to be exact - one for each Briti

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jyotirmath Shankaracharya, was Ha ha ha!

2014-11-11 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
of course a Shankaracharya is removable, what makes you think he isn't? Besides the fact that you are a brain dead idiot? From: nablusoss1008 To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 7:01 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jyotirmath Sh

Re: [FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives

2014-11-11 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Why do you associate polygamy with "multiple wives?" The actual definition of the word is a marriage with multiple partners. Why not multiple husbands for one wife, or just multiple partners, period? As for "challenging the prohibition," you're still stuck in American Puritan mode. Polyamorous

[FairfieldLife] Just Take A Moment

2014-11-11 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/these-moving-photos-of-wounded-soldiers-were-taken-by-bryan-adams--ekVtINzZDx http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/these-moving-photos-of-wounded-soldiers-were-taken-by-bryan-adams--ekVtINzZDx

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Summary of Scientific Research on Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation and Transcendental Meditation-Sidhi Program

2014-11-11 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
What needs to be done in meditation research is to test with different mantras. You won't be able to do that with TM since it has a limited set of mantras. The researchers need to understand how mantras work to begin with. Simply put, most all mantras fall into either yin or yang to use the C

[FairfieldLife] Synphony of Silence

2014-11-11 Thread srijau
just one the many books that have come out recently showing the incredible depth of Maharishi's knowledge and likewise the profound enlightenment of so many of those who have continued with the spiritual practices he taught them: http://www.amazon.com/Symphony-Silence-An-Enlightened-Vision/dp/147

[FairfieldLife] Re: Violent U.S. crime drops again, reaches 1970s level - FBI

2014-11-11 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
And why the drop? The article mentions the United States having the highest rate of imprisonment in the world; an aging population; increased use of security cameras; and the pervasive use of mobile phones to take videos. (Some experts have claimed the rise in abortion has reduced numbers bein

[FairfieldLife] Re: Incredible

2014-11-11 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Modern art tends to be a turn off for me but this artistic installation entitled Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red has seen the Tower of London's dry moat filled with over 800,000 ceramic poppies (888,246 poppies to be exact - one for each British and Colonial fatality during the War) to create

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jyotirmath Shankaracharya, was Ha ha ha!

2014-11-11 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
MJ is ignorant of Indian culture so he will make mistakes in his observations. MJ could solve that with a well thought out or guided tour of India. The culture shock he would get once arriving them would be great to get on camera. But if he really wants the skivvy behind these things it best

[FairfieldLife] Re: Summary of Scientific Research on Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation and Transcendental Meditation-Sidhi Program

2014-11-11 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
In the article it says: "TM was more effective in reducing mild hypertension than . . . progressive muscular relaxation, a pseudo-meditation procedure (which attempted to imitate the TM technique) . . . ": Progressive muscular relaxation has been used in therapy for a long, long time and the

[FairfieldLife] Post Count Wed 12-Nov-14 00:15:03 UTC

2014-11-11 Thread FFL PostCount ffl.postco...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): 11/08/14 00:00:00 End Date (UTC): 11/15/14 00:00:00 444 messages as of (UTC) 11/12/14 00:01:13 64 'Richard J. Williams' punditster 56 Share Long sharelong60 48 Bhairitu noozguru 40 awoelflebater 34 TurquoiseBee turquois

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jyotirmath Shankaracharya, was Ha ha ha!

2014-11-11 Thread nablusoss1008
"Ignorant of history" is only the beginning of the quagmire this MJ character is in. He even claims a Shankaracharya is removable. There is one word for MJ, to quote his own often used description of others: "Idiot" All the Shankaracharyas of Jyotir Math, Shantanand, Vishnudevanand supported Ma

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Bongo Drums for Stock Brokers

2014-11-11 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
Of course whether or not you will be rich is ALSO dependent on your horoscope. It is also possible to be rich in one planetary period then lose it all in the next! Astrologers who make money from the rich consulting them may be able to charge well but it may not make them millionaires, especia

Re: [FairfieldLife] Land of the Veda

2014-11-11 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 11/11/2014 3:26 PM, nablusoss1008 wrote: > He is clearly in cognitive dissonance. First, he criticizes the /TMers/ for believing in the power of pure consciousness energy, the /Chi;/ and then turns right around a few days later saying he has been practicing with /Kung Fooers/ for two years i

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Bongo Drums for Stock Brokers

2014-11-11 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
MJ, IMO, there are several astrologers who are making money as consultants to millionaires and billionaires in the world. But ideally jyotish was created to bring light and clarity to those who are in need of spiritual guidance. It was not intended to make people super rich. Accuracy in

[FairfieldLife] Ha ha ha!

2014-11-11 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I like this bit from the wiki on Jyotir Math: "During his tenure, Shantanand was "supportive" of another Brahamananda disciple Maharishi Mahesh Yogi[7] and "often appeared with him in public".[8] However, in 1980, Shantananda vacated the Shankarcharya position in favor of Swami Vishnudevananda

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Bongo Drums for Stock Brokers

2014-11-11 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
IF any of this shit was real every astrologer in the world would be a multi-millionaire from doing charts for the various economic trends and would no longer need to do jyotish - the fact that most astrologers make their money of gullible and hopeful marks is a good indication of how much froo f

[FairfieldLife] Things to look forward to....

2014-11-11 Thread salyavin808
There's probably more but this is cool. And it's happening tomorrow: Rosetta all set for historic but hazardous landing on a comet http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/nov/11/rosetta-landing-comet-67p-churyumov-gerasimenko-philae-lander http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/nov/11/

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bongo Drums for Stock Brokers

2014-11-11 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Nabs, You've got a point there. But I don't have the national chart for Japan. I'd have to do some research to get this data. However, I do have the national chart for China. Since it has become the largest economy in the world, its chart should be analyzed as well for economic trends.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bongo Drums for Stock Brokers

2014-11-11 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : According to those "in the know" the global stock market crash, which forever will change the worlds economy, will occur first not in the USA but Japan and spread from there. Therefore an analysis based on the Japanese chart would be more usefu

[FairfieldLife] Re: Non-biological Intelligence

2014-11-11 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Share, It all depends on what you believe is the basis of the universe. If you believe that consciousness is the basis of the universe, it is likely that you would say biological intelligence is the more common way of development. This is because we know this happens on earth where humans e

RE: [FairfieldLife] Anandamayi Ma Story

2014-11-11 Thread nablusoss1008
Rick, a lady friend wants me to ask you a private question after she met Amma. Is there any way to post you a private mail ?

Re: [FairfieldLife] Land of the Veda

2014-11-11 Thread nablusoss1008
What you are saying is that he in reality is a Buddhist but didn't know. Makes perfect sense when you think of the other gibberish he keeps posting :-) ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : On 11/11/2014 8:26 AM, nablusoss1008 wrote: > So this miserable MJ fellow is a Buddhist n

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bongo Drums for Stock Brokers

2014-11-11 Thread nablusoss1008
According to those "in the know" the global stock market crash, which forever will change the worlds economy, will occur first not in the USA but Japan and spread from there. Therefore an analysis based on the Japanese chart would be more useful. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bongo Drums for Stock Brokers

2014-11-11 Thread nablusoss1008

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bongo Drums for Stock Brokers

2014-11-11 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Salyavin, I can give you the time indicators using the US national chart, which more likely would affect the world economy. You can make adjustments to these indicators using other economic models that you may be using. At this time, Rahu is in close conjunction with the natal Saturn in

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Thumbs-down review of "Interstellar"

2014-11-11 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : As a musician I really do dislike heavy handed film scores. I was taught they are to "support" the story not be a character in it. There's way too much of it in today's movies. I actually p

RE: [FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives

2014-11-11 Thread 'Rick Archer' r...@searchsummit.com [FairfieldLife]
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 2:15 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives John, I think it's fine...as long as polyandry is also allowed (-: Like th

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Thumbs-down review of "Interstellar"

2014-11-11 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : As a musician I really do dislike heavy handed film scores. I was taught they are to "support" the story not be a character in it. There's way too much of it in today's movies. I actually prefer films with little or no music. My friend a

Re: [FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives

2014-11-11 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
John, I think it's fine...as long as polyandry is also allowed (-: From: "jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 1:43 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives   If this was possible during his time, wi

[FairfieldLife] LDS Joseph Smith had 40 Wives

2014-11-11 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
If this was possible during his time, will it become legal again to have plural wives now? With the acceptance of gay marriage, IMO it would soon be possible for people to challenge the prohibition of polygamy in the USA. What do you think? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/11/joseph-

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Thumbs-down review of "Interstellar"

2014-11-11 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
As a musician I really do dislike heavy handed film scores. I was taught they are to "support" the story not be a character in it. There's way too much of it in today's movies. I actually prefer films with little or no music. On 11/11/2014 11:36 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [Fair

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Thumbs-down review of "Interstellar"

2014-11-11 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Please do not allow my excess in posting less-than-positive reviews of this film dissuade you from seeing it. It probably IS the most true-to-science scifi movie ever made. We're just picking nits. If/when you see it, you'll get immediately what my biggest nit is -- the deus ex machina that N

Re: [FairfieldLife] India PM Modi appoints Yoga minister

2014-11-11 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 11/11/2014 7:44 AM, Michael Jackson wrote: Said by the guy whom his precious Movement ignores and repudiates. > Cognitive dissonance. Get a grip and get over it. *MEMO* *SUBJECT:* /Instructions to the cook/ /CLEAR OUT YOUR POD - YOU'RE FIRED! Don't even bother to clock out. / > -

[FairfieldLife] Re: Thumbs-down review of "Interstellar"

2014-11-11 Thread salyavin808
Had to have a read of that as I've no plans to see it, sounds spectacular and quite a good idea. I don't actually mind if sciencey things don't make 100% sense, I wouldn't be such a Star Trek fan if I did - you wouldn't see photon torpedoes for instance - so I'd probably enjoy it. What's

Re: [FairfieldLife] Land of the Veda

2014-11-11 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 11/11/2014 8:26 AM, nablusoss1008 wrote: > So this miserable MJ fellow is a Buddhist now. It's all starting to make sense... > He does seem to be pretty depressed and unhappy, and angry as well. Where is Dr.Pete when we need him? However, he did not say he believes in Buddhas - he said

Re: [FairfieldLife] Land of the Veda

2014-11-11 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 11/11/2014 10:18 AM, Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Modi and his buddies strike again! Chalk up another sattvic triumph for the Land of the Veda!!! > /You sound very prejudiced against Hindus. Prejudice is a judgment toward people or a person or group based on t

Re: [FairfieldLife] Obama pushes for Internet as a public utility

2014-11-11 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
Thunderbird broke their link option but it appeared no longer needed on Yahoo Groups though I usually put a blank line in between. On 11/11/2014 08:59 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: yes, the link worked after someone replied to you. It even looked different. But in

[FairfieldLife] Dutch Parliament Bans Monsanto’s RoundUp

2014-11-11 Thread email4you mikemail4...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
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[FairfieldLife] Thumbs-down review of "Interstellar"

2014-11-11 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I am still fairly positive about the movie, although I can definitely see all the things this reviewer bitches about, and even agree with them, at least partly. Especially the "unbelievable women characters" bits. But I pass it along for its first line. You just gotta love a review that start

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Non-biological Intelligence

2014-11-11 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
salyavin, I love your very last question. It makes me think about this in ways I haven't before. Of course I'm also remembering a bit of what you've posted about how life evolved here almost accidentally. From: salyavin808 To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2

Re: [FairfieldLife] Obama pushes for Internet as a public utility

2014-11-11 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
yes, the link worked after someone replied to you. It even looked different. But in your original post, for example, the link was not underlined. From: "Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 10:56 AM Subject

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sat Shree: New Interview on Buddha at the Gas Pump - 11/11/2014

2014-11-11 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I don't usually watch any of these but once in a while I check it out. This man in interesting. For anyone who thinks enlightenment is as simple as CC, UC or GC think again. Thanks Rick. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : New Interview on Buddha at the Gas Pump - 11/11/2014 If

Re: [FairfieldLife] FF Mental Health Alliance: Shifting Cultural Attitudes Subcommittee

2014-11-11 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
MJ, the original letter covered much of what you being up. I'm only attending some of the small groups so don't know what details everyone is getting into. But definitely there is a healthy focus on solutions. From: "Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: "FairfieldLi

Re: [FairfieldLife] Obama pushes for Internet as a public utility

2014-11-11 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
That's funny, the link works. The public has spoken out strongly to the FCC that they want to keep net neutrality. The tech sector didn't have much faith in the Obama administration supporting net neutrality because Tom Wheeler, the FCC chairman, is a former Comcast exec. Telecoms should be

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Non-biological Intelligence

2014-11-11 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : John and salyavin, thanks, I enjoyed both these articles and thoroughly appreciate the concluding remarks: So, how do we prepare for something we know so little about? We do so "by continuing to do good science, but also by realizing that sci

Re: [FairfieldLife] FF Mental Health Alliance: Shifting Cultural Attitudes Subcommittee

2014-11-11 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
So people are talking openly about the fact that long term TM and TMSP'ers sometimes attempt suicide and some attempts are successful? Are they openly discussing the specific suicides that have occurred right there in Fairfield for decades? Anyone mention the purusha man who set himself afire i

RE: [FairfieldLife] Anandamayi Ma Story

2014-11-11 Thread 'Rick Archer' r...@searchsummit.com [FairfieldLife]
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 9:22 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Anandamayi Ma Story On 11/10/2014 12:24 PM, 'Rick Archer' r...@searchsummit.com

Re: [FairfieldLife] Land of the Veda

2014-11-11 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Modi and his buddies strike again! Chalk up another sattvic triumph for the Land of the Veda!!! http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/11/indian-women-die-mass-sterilisation-camp?CMP=ema_565 Indian women die after mass sterilisation at government-... Eight women have died and

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: A Scientist Reviews Three Types of Meditation

2014-11-11 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Lawson, what I realized reading your reply is that I don't think of CC as enlightened! I guess it's all relative. As for what an enlightened person is like, meaning, someone in UC or BC, I think of Nisargadatta smoking and selling all those cigarettes and all I can say is: go figger! Fro

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: A Scientist Reviews Three Types of Meditation

2014-11-11 Thread lengli...@cox.net [FairfieldLife]
Well, research on TM enlightened people is still in its infancy. If you take MMY's words at their most simple, he's saying that enlightened people are the most rigid people in teh world and can never change. Seeing how stress tends to make people more rigid, and less stress tends to make t

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Non-biological Intelligence

2014-11-11 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
John and salyavin, thanks, I enjoyed both these articles and thoroughly appreciate the concluding remarks:So, how do we prepare for something we know so little about? We do so "by continuing to do good science, but also by realizing that science is not metaphysically neutral," concluded the conf

[FairfieldLife] Sat Shree: New Interview on Buddha at the Gas Pump - 11/11/2014

2014-11-11 Thread 'Rick Archer' r...@searchsummit.com [FairfieldLife]
If you are not doing so already, please consider donating a few dollars a month to help offset basic expenses associated with hosting, MailChimp, etc. Of course, larger donations

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: A Scientist Reviews Three Types of Meditation

2014-11-11 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Lawson, what's wonderful is that a lot of lives are being saved, esp in the black community, because of this research. From: "lengli...@cox.net [FairfieldLife]" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 6:27 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: A Scientist Revie

Re: [FairfieldLife] FF Mental Health Alliance: Shifting Cultural Attitudes Subcommittee

2014-11-11 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
MJ, the REAL news is that suicide is being addressed openly in the TM community and has been for a few months. From: "Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 7:54 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] FF Men

Re: [FairfieldLife] Soup for the Psycho Soul

2014-11-11 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
empty, from one of Rick's interviewees, Panache Desai: everyone shows up the way we psychically need them to show up in our life...Read and weep? From: "emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 7:52 AM Subject: [FairfieldL

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: A Scientist Reviews Three Types of Meditation

2014-11-11 Thread wgm4u
Sounds like MMY, Share.. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : wgm, I heard from a TM teacher friend that Maharishi once said that if you have any habits you want to change, good to do so before CC. Because after CC, you'll simply witness them! From: wgm4u To: FairfieldLife

[FairfieldLife] Re: Soup for the Psycho Soul

2014-11-11 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Back in the late 90’s and early 2000’s, I hosted three-day Sudarshan Kriya seminars at my home. Various teachers stayed at my house over the years. Sometimes, one would call and set up a place/time to give an intro lecture while staying t

Re: [FairfieldLife] India PM Modi appoints Yoga minister

2014-11-11 Thread Mike Dixon mdixon.6...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Lets see, a Secretary of Yoga, in the United States government would have to be nominated by a President and confirmed by the Senate. Republicans would insist that a Secretary would support free enterprise and you could charge whatever you wanted for mantras, instruction, etc. Let market forces

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: A Scientist Reviews Three Types of Meditation

2014-11-11 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : In regard to Orme-Jonhson, I was sitting near him once and the discussion he was having with someone had to do with data from the Maharishi Effect research. He mentioned that some other researc

Re: [FairfieldLife] Land of the Veda

2014-11-11 Thread nablusoss1008
So this miserable MJ fellow is a Buddhist now. It's all starting to make sense... ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : On 11/10/2014 6:34 PM, steve.sundur wrote: > Right, his concern is not for the woman, of course. He just wants to denigrate India. > Maybe he thinks he st

Re: [FairfieldLife] FF Mental Health Alliance: Shifting Cultural Attitudes Subcommittee

2014-11-11 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I've got news for you Buck - until the link between TM , TMSP practice and the absurd culture of Vedic everything where anything but praising TM is frowned upon and suicides is addressed out in the open you will NEVER get a handle on suicides and the mental/emotional states that lead to suicide

[FairfieldLife] Soup for the Psycho Soul

2014-11-11 Thread emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Back in the late 90’s and early 2000’s, I hosted three-day Sudarshan Kriya seminars at my home. Various teachers stayed at my house over the years. Sometimes, one would call and set up a place/time to give an intro lecture while staying the weekend. The wife of one of these teachers came a f

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: A Scientist Reviews Three Types of Meditation

2014-11-11 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
"Professor of Maharishi Vedic Science? It's like they don't even want to be taken seriously." Of course they want to be taken seriously - they just expect everyone in the world to accept without question their version of reality which is barking mad. From: s

Re: [FairfieldLife] India PM Modi appoints Yoga minister

2014-11-11 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Said by the guy whom his precious Movement ignores and repudiates. From: nablusoss1008 To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 4:42 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] India PM Modi appoints Yoga minister To use your own words; yo

Re: [FairfieldLife] India PM Modi appoints Yoga minister

2014-11-11 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 11/10/2014 9:47 PM, Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: > And by the way, I don't have disgust for TM'ers - just the lying cheating stealing ones and the ones who abuse their power and cause people in Gujarat to die - not that I believe Modi actually does TM > /*Get

Re: [FairfieldLife] India PM Modi appoints Yoga minister

2014-11-11 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 11/10/2014 9:46 PM, Michael Jackson wrote: > Secondly, if he DOES do TM it would be typical of the effect of TM on "celebrities" - here we have a big shot TM'er who caused thousands of deaths in Gujarat. > /There's no evidence Prime Minister Modi killed anyone - if there was, you would have

Re: [FairfieldLife] India PM Modi appoints Yoga minister

2014-11-11 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 11/10/2014 6:45 PM, Mike Dixon mdixon.6...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: > Yoga and politics...Oy Vey! > /The term yoga remains undefined, but the Mahatma was a politician./ > *From:* nablusoss1008 *To:* Fairfield

Re: [FairfieldLife] Land of the Veda

2014-11-11 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 11/10/2014 6:34 PM, steve.sundur wrote: > Right, his concern is not for the woman, of course. He just wants to denigrate India. > /Maybe he thinks he still has some credibility around here, but after the ignorant troll told us about the Kung Foo he was practicing for two years, I stopp

Re: [FairfieldLife] The Ultimate Kool-Aid: Chicken Soup for Dumb Souls

2014-11-11 Thread dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Business Ethics, as nature or nurture? TM for instance now is not the nearly the theocratic autocracy that it once was and is evidently much more 'corporation' in culture being run more altruistically by scientists than it was before. With a changing of generations and some change as corporate c

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: A Scientist Reviews Three Types of Meditation

2014-11-11 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
When that book gets finished, turq, maybe any successful authors you once "dated" can get you a meeting with their publisher (-: From: "TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 6:22 AM Subject: Re: [Fairfie

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: A Scientist Reviews Three Types of Meditation

2014-11-11 Thread lengli...@cox.net [FairfieldLife]
That's a sticky question. In principle, scientists are supposed to make data available, but personality and agenda can get in the way. A law or regulation was passed about a decade ago requiring that any researchers doing research funded by the NIH would have to make the raw data from such a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: A Scientist Reviews Three Types of Meditation

2014-11-11 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Here's a start on a TM Movement-ese To English Phrasebook: Phrase: "I heard from a TM teacher friend that Maharishi once said..." Translation: "Here's something almost certainly made up that I want to pass along as if it were true so people will go 'Whoa!' and think I know more than I do..."

[FairfieldLife] FF Mental Health Alliance: Shifting Cultural Attitudes Subcommittee

2014-11-11 Thread dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Towards Actionable Plans.. Dear Committee Members; The focus of the next working meeting will be on implementation of the stage plans of the various subgroups. [currently 11.11.2014] We are now at the point of developing an implementation of each of the goals. Come join us. We want you t

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: A Scientist Reviews Three Types of Meditation

2014-11-11 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: salyavin808 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : In regard to Orme-Jonhson, I was sitting near him once and the discussion he was having with someone had to do with data from the Maharishi Effect research. He mentioned that some other researchers wanted to see the raw data, a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Bongo Drums for Stock Brokers

2014-11-11 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: salyavin808 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : I feel like I can now be a consultant to these corporations for healthy living. My qualifications are as follows: -- knowledge of meditation. -- mastery of a few licks in my conga drums. -- and, practical knowledge of jyotish

[FairfieldLife] Summary of Scientific Research on Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation and Transcendental Meditation-Sidhi Program

2014-11-11 Thread nablusoss1008
Despite the fear of raising anyones blood pressure: TM Research Summary - David W. Orme-Johnson, Ph.D. http://www.truthabouttm.org/truth/TMResearch/TMResearchSummary/index.cfm http://www.truthabouttm.org/truth/TMResearch/TMResearchSummary/index.cfm TM Research Summary - David W. Orme-

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: A Scientist Reviews Three Types of Meditation

2014-11-11 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
wgm, I heard from a TM teacher friend that Maharishi once said that if you have any habits you want to change, good to do so before CC. Because after CC, you'll simply witness them! From: wgm4u To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 6:01 PM Subject: [Fairfie

Re: [FairfieldLife] Obama pushes for Internet as a public utility

2014-11-11 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Bhairitu, I've read the story now. But not when you first posted cuz the link wasn't linkable. Anyway, for myself, the topic is a good one, but I feel doubtful that Obama can help any situation at this point. From: "Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]" To: FairfieldLife@yaho

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: A Scientist Reviews Three Types of Meditation

2014-11-11 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Lawson, addressing the issue of raw data disclosure, do peer reviewed publications require this? If they do, then I assume Fred's research was fine in this regard. If they don't, then should they?  From: "lengli...@cox.net [FairfieldLife]" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesd

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: A Scientist Reviews Three Types of Meditation

2014-11-11 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : He's not a bogus scientist simply because he doesn't run a dept that teaches courses in his area of expertise. The knowledge of Vedic Astrology is located in the ancient Vedic Literature and in the oral tradition of Vedic families of Indi

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: A Scientist Reviews Three Types of Meditation

2014-11-11 Thread lengli...@cox.net [FairfieldLife]
Eh, Fred has a PhD in Physiology and has published nearly 50 peer-reviewed studies on meditation. The fact that he doesn't have a neuroscience dept to run doesn't say anything about his research, but is only about what classes are taught at MUM. He's not a bogus scientist simply because he d

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: A Scientist Reviews Three Types of Meditation

2014-11-11 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : In regard to Orme-Jonhson, I was sitting near him once and the discussion he was having with someone had to do with data from the Maharishi Effect research. He mentioned that some other researchers wanted to see the raw data, and it seemed he w

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