[FairfieldLife] Re: Electro-Convulsive therapy anyone?

2006-07-16 Thread Richard J. Williams
TurquoiseB wrote: Either that, or you've run into a 'rock star.' From: Uncle Tantra Subject: Re: Two simple questions for the bhakti supporters Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental Date: 2003-03-16 13:29:48 PST I studied with a guy who could turn huge rooms in convention centers gold, to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bushisms

2006-07-16 Thread Richard J. Williams
Judy Stein wrote: http://buzzflash.com/analysis/06/07/ana06063.html So, on this forum this is what passes for a discussion of the mechanics of conciousness? Maybe this post of Judy's should be filed under T.R.O.L.L for The Repository of Lost Legends or M.P.H.L., Make the Pie Hole Louder!

[FairfieldLife] What timing!

2006-09-14 Thread Richard J. Williams
Joseph Wilson, an ex-ambassador and National Security Council official in the Clinton and first Bush administrations, sparked the leak controversy in the first place by writing in The New York Times that Bush had lied in his 2003 State of the Union address about Saddam Hussein's seeking uranium in

[FairfieldLife] Pundits, liars, and hoaxters

2006-09-14 Thread Richard J. Williams
It's as if a giant hoax were perpetrated on the country - by the media, by partisan opponents of the Bush administration, even by several Bush subordinates who betrayed the President and their White House colleagues. The hoax lingered for three years and is only now being fully exposed for what it

[FairfieldLife] Re: What timing!

2006-09-14 Thread Richard J. Williams
Judy Stein wrote: There are folks who actually *believe* this crap. Yes a giant hoax perpetrated by the likes of you. Now we find out that Valerie Plame did send her husband to Niger. And we find out that her husband has been totally discredited: Saddam did sent his agents to Niger to see about

[FairfieldLife] Re: What timing!

2006-09-14 Thread Richard J. Williams
Peter wrote: I'm glad it's so clear now. What timing! Fred Barnes: Colin Powell, Bush's friend and secretary of state in the first Bush term, knew what Armitage had done and never let on. He met with Bush countless times as the White House was being pummelled in the media and by Democrats for

[FairfieldLife] Re: Constant Ignoring or Ignorance of FFL Guidelines

2006-09-14 Thread Richard J. Williams
new.morning wrote: Sort of like AMT. :) You mean this isn't AMT? You've got Shemp, Bob, Uncle Tantra, Judy, Lawson, and Barry over here. Are there any rules on this forum? On Usenet anyone can post anything they want to; so how did they get in? Some people just feel better when they have

[FairfieldLife] Re: Out of Texas, a Wordless Wonder

2006-09-25 Thread Richard J. Williams
Anyone heard these guys? Yes, and Brave Combo, Denton, Texas. Brave Combo: Rarely, if ever, has a band name been more apropos, not only at the group's inception, but even more so 26 years after the fact. At first glance, back in 1979, the Denton, Texas, based outfit was, in shorthand, pegged as

[FairfieldLife] Re: Season's Greetings from Interfaith Charities International

2005-12-27 Thread Richard J. Williams
two TM bija mantras are included in the sixteen syllable mantra of the Saundaryalahari which was composed by Shankaracharya for our understanding. Newsgroups: Yahoo! FairfieldLife From: Richard J. Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Guru Dev and Sri Vidya Date: Mon Sep 5, 2005 11:30 pm http

[FairfieldLife] Re: Constantly amused

2005-12-30 Thread Richard J. Williams
Vaj wrote: Once you have the View, although the delusory perceptions of samsara may arise in your mind, you will be like the sky; when a rainbow appears in front of it, it's not particularly flattered, and when the clouds appear it's not particularly disappointed either. Thanks, Vaj, for

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris on Mysticism vs Faith based religion.

2005-12-31 Thread Richard J. Williams
authfriend wrote: There's also a pretty good Wikipedia article on Gnosticism: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnosticism According to the article, the Gnostic tradition is generally believed to predate Christianity, although some scholars disagree. There's an active Gnostic Usenet

[FairfieldLife] Re: Digest Number 4224

2006-01-07 Thread Richard J. Williams
If it takes 30 years to figure out that TM does not get you enlightened then you know it is not increasing your IQ! TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This has my vote as Best FFL Quote of 2006 so far. :-) Maharishi said as much back in 1968: It is not the technique of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Guru Dev biography

2006-01-07 Thread Richard J. Williams
Premanand Paul Mason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: An on-line version of a Guru Dev biography has been made freely available by Delhi Photo Company. http://www.shrigurudevji.com/article.asp?article=quotations Thanks for the link, Paul - I wonder when the respondents here will get around to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Laughing With, At and At/With

2006-01-15 Thread Richard J. Williams
TurquoiseB wrote: The thing I'm still working on is how to improve my compassion when dealing with skunks. Heh. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing

[FairfieldLife] Re: Again India does it

2006-01-15 Thread Richard J. Williams
TurquoiseB wrote: I tend to operate in the Now and as such have trouble remembering that far back. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Gift of Farm Animals for Yagya Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental Date: Fri, Dec 30 2005 10:41 am http://tinyurl.com/bcffu Knowing nothing about

[FairfieldLife] Re: Again India does it

2006-01-15 Thread Richard J. Williams
[EMAIL PROTECTED]: If we were to go over your posts here (not to mention on alt.m.t), what percentage do you think we would find focusing on dark stuff as opposed to what is productive and uplifting? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Gift of Farm Animals for Yagya Newsgroups:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Laughing With, At and At/With

2006-01-15 Thread Richard J. Williams
TurquoiseB wrote: But as it turns out I have neither had, nor have I ever sought, any experience that could in any way be descried as there is no me-vs-them, we are all one. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Sri Bevan Morris to be Mahesh's successor Newsgroups:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Again India does it

2006-01-16 Thread Richard J. Williams
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As Lawson suggests, you *want* to make people you don't like feel bad. To have that desire and act on it is one thing; to pretend it's not the case is quite another. It's dishonest and hypocritical. Excuse me while I ROTFLMAO!!! This has got to be a Yahoo Groups

[FairfieldLife] Re: Again India does it

2006-01-17 Thread Richard J. Williams
sparaig wrote: How many of these are from judy or myself? Mone - most of them were posted by John Manning, Barry Wright, and Steve Perino, your pals over on Usenet. From: Lawson English Subject: Re: Willytex the clown Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 04:02:01

[FairfieldLife] Re: Again India does it

2006-01-17 Thread Richard J. Williams
sparaig wrote: How many of these are from judy or myself? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MMY - Tyrant Crackpot! Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental Date: 11 Nov 2005 11:18:10 http://tinyurl.com/7twmh Where I come from silence signals agreement. From: authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[FairfieldLife] Re: Brahmachari Mahesh speaks on Guru Dev in 1952

2006-01-18 Thread Richard J. Williams
Vaj wrote: His Immensity Bevan Morris. It goes without saying that Bevan can't hold a candle to all your accomplishments, Vaj, but it would be helpful if you'd post a recent photo of yourself so that we could judge for ourselves, relatively speaking. Yahoo! Groups

[FairfieldLife] Re: Again India does it

2006-01-18 Thread Richard J. Williams
jstein wrote: Not true, as you know, Barry. Where I come from, Judy, silence indicates agreement. I didn't create a single one of them. It was only a partial list - I'll add your many disparaging remarks when I get the time. So, Judy, you wanted to make me feel bad, so you posted

[FairfieldLife] Re: Again India does it

2006-01-18 Thread Richard J. Williams
Vaj wrote: Do we need to bring this dredged muck over here? You got your question all backwards, Vaj: it's you that's bringing the dredged muck work from here, over to there. On a.m.t. which is Usenet, we don't tolerate the posting of pernicious rumors and small-town gossip like you enjoy

[FairfieldLife] Re: Again India does it

2006-01-18 Thread Richard J. Williams
Judy Stein wrote: I didn't originate a single one of these threads. Didn't say you did, Judy. But, where were you when I needed you? Instead you tried to make me feel bad and now you're attempting to ignore that fact. You are being dishonest and hypocritical, that's why I was rolling on the

[FairfieldLife] The view from up here

2006-01-18 Thread Richard J. Williams
From: Uncle Tantra Subject: Re: Why is FFL so much into now I've got you, you s.o.b.? Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental Date: Thurs, Dec 22 2005 3:54 am http://tinyurl.com/9zq26 Tom, I never wrote what Judy claims is a quote above. HOWEVER, I *did* say that you owed the people of

[FairfieldLife] Inside the Maharishi Golden Dome

2006-01-18 Thread Richard J. Williams
From: Tom Pall Subject: Why is FFL so much into now I've got you, you s.o.b.? Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 15:46:53 -0600 Local: Tues, Dec 20 2005 3:46 pm http://tinyurl.com/97efu From: Judy Stein Subject: Re: Why is FFL so much into now I've got you, you

[FairfieldLife] Light at the Center

2006-01-18 Thread Richard J. Williams
Angry? LOL, this stuff is *hilarious*. It's almost better than Monty Python reruns--except in this case unfortunately it's a crazy old man playing with others lives. From: Vaj Subject: Re: TM = Totally Mad Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental Date: Wed, Jan 18 2006 4:32 pm

[FairfieldLife] Re: Again India does it

2006-01-19 Thread Richard J. Williams
TurquoiseB wrote: No he didn't, but for the record, Barry doesn't really care whether Judy lives or dies, much less what she claims when she's on one of her periodic cyberstalking crusades. So, Mr. Wright you wanted to make me and Judy feel bad and you had the desire to to act on it and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Again India does it

2006-01-19 Thread Richard J. Williams
jstein wrote: For the record, Barry did indeed write what I claimed; but I didn't claim it was a quote (it was a close paraphrase, without quote marks), so Barry crammed two deliberate misrepresentations into one sentence. So, Mr. Wright wanted to make you feel bad and he had the desire to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Again India does it

2006-01-19 Thread Richard J. Williams
jstein wrote: Translation: Barry doesn't like it when I call attention to his deliberate misstatements. Translation: Judy doesn't like it when I call attention to her deliberate misstatements. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Join modern day

[FairfieldLife] Re: Again India does it

2006-01-19 Thread Richard J. Williams
from what I've read, neither you nor any of the other current informers have ever been within a thousand miles of a Maharishi Golden dome, much less ever planning a visit to Fairfield, Iowa! uns_tressor wrote: He's trying to convert us all his his chosen variant of Buddhism. So,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deeksha, Shaktipat and PowerTouch

2006-01-24 Thread Richard J. Williams
Bhairitu wrote: My teacher has decided that since people have an interest in learning to give shaktipat... So, your teacher, a former Indian pilot, will teach me how to give the shaktipat? Are you suggesting that there's some kind of mind-altering transcendental experience to be had or that

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deeksha, Shaktipat and PowerTouch

2006-01-24 Thread Richard J. Williams
gullible fool wrote: I think you may have your Maas mixed up. Unless I missed something I don't see anything about Sai Ma teaching such courses. Also I believe the ones that do have a couple extra zeros behind the 55. :) Only one Sai Maa comes up in a yahoo or google search,

[FairfieldLife] Re: ? for Judy

2005-11-27 Thread Richard J. Williams
TurquoiseB wrote: That's just what the Kool-Aid is causing them to project onto the situation. :-) There's no evidence that the Maharishi ever passed out Kool-Aid at TM TTC. You've probably got him mixed up with the Zen Master Rama, who from what I've read, passed out more than Kool-Aid.

[FairfieldLife] Re: ? for Judy

2005-11-27 Thread Richard J. Williams
jstein wrote: Because, I assume, he enjoys it. So, you assume that he enjoys being abused? Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page

[FairfieldLife] Re: ? for Judy

2005-11-28 Thread Richard J. Williams
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Its all kool-aid, afterall. Its interesting to watch people whine on and on about how everyone else is whining (except them, of course).

[FairfieldLife] Re: ? for Judy

2005-11-28 Thread Richard J. Williams
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Your own personal experience, both pre- and post-

[FairfieldLife] Re: Where is Mr. M.DIXON?

2005-12-03 Thread Richard J. Williams
off_world_beings wrote: Your hero Bush is acting like a vermin caught in a corner. Apparently the vermin caught in a corner are all the Democrats who are now attempting to weasel their way out of taking responsibility for their vote to go to war in Iraq. In my opinion, the heros are those who

[FairfieldLife] Re: Where is Mr. M.DIXON?

2005-12-03 Thread Richard J. Williams
feste37 wrote: Wouldn't you sooner have an atheist in charge than this religious nut? The U.S. economy is on the verge of booming again and we are winning the war against the terrorists, but the fact that you haven't posted any good news has already diminished what's left of your

[FairfieldLife] Re: Where is Mr. M.DIXON?

2005-12-03 Thread Richard J. Williams
feste37 wrote: Wouldn't you sooner have an atheist in charge than this religious nut? The U.S. economy is on the verge of booming again and we are winning the war against the terrorists, but the fact that you haven't posted any good news has already diminished what's left of your

[FairfieldLife] Re: Where is Mr. M.DIXON?

2005-12-03 Thread Richard J. Williams
shempmcgurk wrote: What Judy and the rest of the Left don't seem to understand is that a very large chunk of fence-sitters and undecided's get pushed into the Bush/Republican camp each and every time a Cindy Sheehan or a Michael Moore or an Al Franken open up their big yaps and speak

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Sen.Clinton/Calls for Probe'

2005-09-05 Thread Richard J. Williams
Robert Gimbel wrote: 'Sen.Clinton/Calls for Probe' Guffaw! From the Associated Press: In a letter sent to the president Sunday, the wife of former president Bill Clinton and much-rumored presidential candidate, said the panel should be fashioned after the 9/11 Commission that investigated the

[FairfieldLife] Re: To set The Beatles' TM record straight

2005-09-05 Thread Richard J. Williams
jstein wrote: As you know, I skimmed a few chapters in Paul's book and found some pretty snarky remarks concerning MMY. So, you haven't read Paul's book. But, isn't it a fact that the parts you read you read on the Internet. Exactly which parts of the book do you consider to be snarky? You

[FairfieldLife] Re: To set The Beatles' TM record straight

2005-09-05 Thread Richard J. Williams
Rick Archer wrote: Of course, on many other occasions, with other partners, he hit home runs. This isn't your finest moment, Rick - apparently you'll stoop to any level to bash the Maharishi - up to and including discussing his private sex life, or lack thereof. Maybe it's time for someone else

[FairfieldLife] Re: TBers' responses to suggestions of MMY's improprieties

2005-09-05 Thread Richard J. Williams
TurquoiseB wrote: Pussy. :-) You've got a foul mouth, Sir - maybe it's time for you to shut your pie hole. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page

[FairfieldLife] Re: TBers' responses to suggestions of MMY's improprieties

2005-09-05 Thread Richard J. Williams
TurquoiseB wrote: Go beam yourselves, assholes. There are rules on this forum - I've seen people get banned for saying less. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page

[FairfieldLife] Re: Old News: Luminary?

2005-09-05 Thread Richard J. Williams
TurquoiseB wrote: Strong in the knowledge = big tits Pure = nice ass Are you soliciting? Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM

[FairfieldLife] Re: NO's not the only place having problems with drinking water

2005-09-05 Thread Richard J. Williams
TurquoiseB wrote: If you think George W. Bush has credibility problems after his administration's bungling attempts to get safe drinking water to the Katrina disaster area, try being an executive of Coca- Cola in Britain right about now. So, you're suggesting that tap water in Europe and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Housing for the Refugees?

2005-09-05 Thread Richard J. Williams
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think I heard that here in Fairfield there are 400 houses on the market. I don¹t know how many apartments for rent. I¹m going to check. I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Finally, something wise and compassionate about NO

2005-09-05 Thread Richard J. Williams
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: TurquoiseB wrote: Found on another forum: There's an MI5 directive that states that every community, no matter how civilized, is only four missed meals away from anarchy. Couple that with the maxim that most folks

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Hurricane Relief Effort/It Takes A Village

2005-09-05 Thread Richard J. Williams
jstein wrote: On August 31, Wednesday, after everyone knew the extent of the Katrina disaster, Condi Rice, on vacation in New York City, enjoyed a Broadway musical. The following day, Thursday, she spent several thousand dollars on shoes at Ferragamo's on Fifth Avenue. When another

[FairfieldLife] Re: How to awaken kundalini?

2005-09-05 Thread Richard J. Williams
Can anyone please tell me as many methods as possible of kundalini awakening without using mantras, prayer, or physical activity? TurquoiseB wrote: French twins who are strong in the knowledge does it for me. Both at the same time? Yahoo! Groups Sponsor

[FairfieldLife] Re: How to awaken kundalini?

2005-09-05 Thread Richard J. Williams
Bhairitu wrote: It's a taste of shakti. So you are in a Shakti cult - just like I said. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM

[FairfieldLife] Re: Your Government at Work

2005-09-05 Thread Richard J. Williams
jstein wrote: From Kevin Drum's blog, Political Animal, at WashingtonMonthly.com: Confirmation bias refers to a type of selective thinking whereby one tends to notice and to look for what confirms one's beliefs, and to ignore, not look for, or undervalue the relevance of what contradicts one's

[FairfieldLife] Re: To set The Beatles' TM record straight

2005-09-05 Thread Richard J. Williams
shempm wrote: What's with the hug after meditation. It's very popular now to hug your guru or student. There's a hugging guru in India - I think they call her Ma, but they don't even bother with the meditation. Go figure. ..is it, as Mia said Prudence said to her that it is a great honor to

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Where is the: The Finest Relative located?

2005-09-05 Thread Richard J. Williams
Peter wrote: The Buddhi /Purusha sutra does not produce GC experiences, far from it. Peter - It's not the sutra nor the technique that produces the Buddhi state - the use of a technique provides only the opportunity for experiencing GC. Purusha is already existing - the Light needs no other

[FairfieldLife] Guru Dev and Sri Vidya

2005-09-05 Thread Richard J. Williams
According to the definition proposed by Maharishi, Guru Dev was a TMer because he was able to transcend the relative field and make contact with the Absolute on a regular basis. There are numerous photographic images of Guru Dev sitting in meditative repose and numerous disciples have attested to

[FairfieldLife] Inside a Hollow Tope Void

2005-09-05 Thread Richard J. Williams
The Patanjali Golden Dome of Pure Knowledge at Fairfield, Iowa, USA, home of the TM-Sidhi program, is a hollow tope void. In other words, the Golden Dome at Fairfield, (not to be confused with the Maharishi Golden Dome of Pure Knowledge at Radience, Texas, home of the Superadiance program), is a

[FairfieldLife] Re: To set The Beatles' TM record straight

2005-09-06 Thread Richard J. Williams
TurquoiseB wrote: Not to mention diverting attention away from the fact that she's ragging on the author of a book about his hypocrisy when she hasn't ever bothered to read his book, as Willytex pointed out. My name isn't Willytex, Barry, but in fact, neither of you have read Paul's book. In

[FairfieldLife] Re: To set The Beatles' TM record straight

2005-09-06 Thread Richard J. Williams
Yes, just like a.m.t. The attempt to portray a criticism of *some* TMers as a smear against *all* TMers. Old tactic. And tired. jstein wrote: Barry...quit before you get any further behind. Maybe it's time for both of you to quit - you already trashed Usenet with your foul political

[FairfieldLife] Re: TBers' responses to suggestions of MMY's improprieties

2005-09-06 Thread Richard J. Williams
TurquoiseB wrote: Go beam yourselves, assholes. There are rules on this forum - I've seen people get banned for saying less. Go ban yourself, Willy. :-) Guidelines File 05/21/05 http://tinyurl.com/by2jp 1) This group has long maintained a thoughtful and considerate tone. Please

[FairfieldLife] Re: TBers' responses to suggestions of MMY's improprieties

2005-09-06 Thread Richard J. Williams
TurquoiseB wrote: Pussy. :-) You've got a foul mouth, Sir - maybe it's time for you to shut your pie hole. It was a reference to a saying by a former spiritual teacher. Really. Rama used to say, Just because you've got a pussy, it doesn't mean you have to be one. So, you

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oh those pesky details...

2005-09-06 Thread Richard J. Williams
sparaig wrote: Tauzin not blaming, but unhappy with FEMA So, you want to turn the national disaster into a political debate BEFORE the victims have even been identified? Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups.

[FairfieldLife] Re: The facts about 'The Maharishi' biography

2005-09-06 Thread Richard J. Williams
The rumor was that this clerk managed to conspire with a cook to kill Gurudev. The Shankaracharya of Dwarka never said anyhting about a cook conspiring to murder Guru Dev - that was a rumor started by Steve Perino on Usenet. You can refer to the Kropinsky interview with the Shankaracharya to

[FairfieldLife] Re: The facts about 'The Maharishi' biography

2005-09-06 Thread Richard J. Williams
The cook was Shantanand, I beleive, who was first on the list, and became Shankarachara -- so it was a bit more interesting, with a thicker plot -- than your account suggests. If the cook was Shantanand and he was suspected of murder why did the Swami Svarupanand invite him to the birthday

[FairfieldLife] Re: Guru Dev and Sri Vidya

2005-09-06 Thread Richard J. Williams
According to the definition proposed by Maharishi, Guru Dev was a TMer because he was able to transcend the relative field and make contact with the Absolute on a regular basis. By that definition every saint, mystic, and many ordinary spiritual practitioners from every tradition are

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rare honesty

2005-09-07 Thread Richard J. Williams
TurquiseB wrote: Big laugh. Sometimes you can avoid being perceived as a big dick by pretending to have a small one. Are you soliciting? I thought this was a family-oriented newsgroup. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Get fast access to your

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma on The Dawning of Vedic Culture in India

2005-09-07 Thread Richard J. Williams
Rick Archer wrote: When the British were ruling India, they burned all the pramana granthas [validating texts] to ashes. You need to retract this statement and explain why you're attempting to rewrite Indian history. There's no evidence that the British burned all the pramana granthas

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Avoidable Katrina Catastrophe by Jim Greenfield

2005-09-07 Thread Richard J. Williams
Rick Archer wrote: It's All About the Oil, Stupid You ought to be ashamed of yourself, Rick, trying to turn a national disaster into a political agenda and poking fun at the victims. Couldn't you at least wait until all the dead have been identified? Yahoo! Groups

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rare honesty

2005-09-07 Thread Richard J. Williams
TurquoiseB wrote: Are you soliciting? I thought this was a family-oriented newsgroup. You *thought*, Willy? I guess I was mistaken. Color me surprised. Waht color, red? Congratulations. :-) Anytime, just leave the work-a-day language at the brothel. : )

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma on The Dawning of Vedic Culture in India

2005-09-07 Thread Richard J. Williams
markmeredith wrote: I don't know anything about Indian history, but have studied european colonization and know the british were thoroughly racist and generally attempted to stamp out the culture of those they conquered as part of a strategy of keeping them divided and weak. Speaking of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma on The Dawning of Vedic Culture in India

2005-09-08 Thread Richard J. Williams
Skimmed through it a long time ago -- racist, mysogynistic, and probably a few others ... worse than the old testament, I don't know??? So, we are agreed, but IF the British burned the Laws of Manu, woouldn't that have been a good thing? Of course Rick has researched the scientific basis

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma on The Dawning of Vedic Culture in India

2005-09-08 Thread Richard J. Williams
Rick Archer: Maybe I'll forward these comments on to the Amma folks. For what purpose? Don't agree with what Amma said? Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma on The Dawning of Vedic Culture in India

2005-09-08 Thread Richard J. Williams
Cliff wrote: IMO, Willytex should have stopped at correcting you and not gone into a typical rant, but that's his choice. He got so excited he began making numerous typos (spurrious instead of spurious, and underserving instead of undeserving), and then closed with a profound 8-year old

[FairfieldLife] Re: Consciousness of pundits matters

2005-09-08 Thread Richard J. Williams
bob wrote: I've lurked here off and on for the past few years and I can't believe that no one calls out this Tom Pall character for the sh*t he says. That's the guy that tried to pick a fight with me one time - then he threatened to shoot me if we ever went on a hunting trip together.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Austin's NOLA guests = crime wave

2005-09-08 Thread Richard J. Williams
jstein wrote: Here's a story from the Chicago Tribune: Here's a story from the New York Daily News that says the reason for much of the crime wave was that the New Orleans police failed to do their job. Do you agree? From the New York Daily News: Let's take a break from the joy of Bush

[FairfieldLife] Re: MMY Conspiracy theories

2005-09-08 Thread Richard J. Williams
Dana Sawyer's comments: From: Dana Sawyer: First, the person's point here seems to be that it is implausible that a cook and a clerk First, it hasn't been established that Brahmananda had a cook with him when he died down in Calcutta. From all the accounts I've read, Brahmanada Saraswati

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Karmic Response'/'We Invade Iraq'/'Mother Nature Slams Us?'

2005-09-08 Thread Richard J. Williams
Most Americans, according to recent polls, don't think the President is to blame for a national disater. From comedian Will Durst Apparently you don't think much of polls or the American people. Most Americans I've talked to don't blame the President for the disater and they reject the

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Karmic Response'/'We Invade Iraq'/'Mother Nature Slams Us?'

2005-09-08 Thread Richard J. Williams
jstein wrote: Forty-two percent of respondents characterized President Bush's response to the disaster as bad or terrible, while 35 percent said it was good or great. Most Americans, according to recent polls, don't think the President is to blame for a national disaster and they don't buy

[FairfieldLife] Re: Austin's NOLA guests = crime wave

2005-09-08 Thread Richard J. Williams
jim_flanegin wrote: And I am not politically naive, I am just tired of the stonewalling, the excuses, and the appalling job Bush is doing as President. All right Jim, let's compare President Bush's response with the response of the New Orleans police: First, you need to make critical

[FairfieldLife] Re: Austin's NOLA guests = crime wave

2005-09-08 Thread Richard J. Williams
jim_flanegin wrote: The Principal can make all the excuses he or she wants to, but the responsibility for the successful running of the school ultimately rests with them. So, why do you think the principal, in this case the mayor of New Orleans, didn't evacuate the city before the storm?

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Karmic Response'/'We Invade Iraq'/'Mother Nature Slams Us?'

2005-09-08 Thread Richard J. Williams
jstein wrote: Forty-two percent of respondents characterized President Bush's response to the disaster as bad or terrible, while 35 percent said it was good or great. So most Americans surveyed in the poll don't blame the President or race factors in the rescue.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Austin's NOLA guests = crime wave

2005-09-08 Thread Richard J. Williams
Vaj wrote: That's interesting. From what I've read, Vaj, radio repair technicians attempting to enter the city were turned away by the state police, even though they had letters from the city police authorizing their access so they could repair the phone system. So, why do you think the New

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma on The Dawning of Vedic Culture in India

2005-09-08 Thread Richard J. Williams
Rick Archer wrote: Because it appeared to me in light your your comments and Cliff's that she might have been mistaken on this point. Great, but I wonder what else she's mistaken about. Maybe it's a good idea to read her statements BEFORE you broadcast them, Rick.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma on The Dawning of Vedic Culture in India

2005-09-08 Thread Richard J. Williams
markmeredith wrote: I've heard Amma state that some of what is now considered in the Vedas was actually added later on by powerful men seeking to protect their status ... So these men probably wrote the Laws of Manu - if so, maybe Amma should burn the authenticating documents herself

[FairfieldLife] Re: Austin's NOLA guests = crime wave

2005-09-08 Thread Richard J. Williams
markmeredith wrote: The Superdome had 200 national guard plus some police (don't know exactly how many) to maintain order and distribute supplies. Many first hand reports of the superdome are now online and state that there were no major problems until the 3rd day when food and water

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bush's Monica Lewinsky

2005-09-08 Thread Richard J. Williams
jstein wrote: Hurricane Katrina is George Bush's Monica Lewinsky. The only difference is that tens of thousands of people weren't stranded in Monica Lewinsky's vagina. --Jon Stewart This has got to be a low point for Judy - first she tried to play the politics card and then the race card

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma on The Dawning of Vedic Culture in India

2005-09-08 Thread Richard J. Williams
Rick Archer wrote: Amma is brilliant, but she has a 4th grade education. I doubt she knows much Sanskrit. So, Amma wouldn't be knowing anything about the origins of the Vedic religion then, since she can't even read her own scriptures. Go figure. Yahoo! Groups

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Karmic Response'/'We Invade Iraq'/'Mother Nature Slams Us?'

2005-09-08 Thread Richard J. Williams
jstein wrote: Forty-two percent of respondents characterized President Bush's response to the disaster as bad or terrible, while 35 percent said it was good or great. So most Americans surveyed in the poll don't blame the President, or race, or sexual perversion factors in the rescue.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Austin's NOLA guests = crime wave

2005-09-08 Thread Richard J. Williams
Vaj wrote: My point was low-tech back-up plans are easy to implement and often--as in the case of our Ham radio back-up--volunteers will often do the set-up for you. No large expense was necessary. And speaking of low-tech back-up plans, I haven't heard anything about the Emergency Alert

[FairfieldLife] Poll: What most Americans believe

2005-09-08 Thread Richard J. Williams
Based on this CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll, roughly half of those responding to the survey rated both the federal agencies' performance and the state and local agencies' performance as good or great, compared to bad or terrible, with the state and local levels scoring a little higher. When asked

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Karmic Response'/'We Invade Iraq'/'Mother Nature Slams Us?'

2005-09-08 Thread Richard J. Williams
jstein wrote: Forty-two percent of respondents characterized President Bush's response to the disaster as bad or terrible, while 35 percent said it was good or great. So most Americans surveyed in the poll don't blame the President, or race, or sexual perversion factors in the rescue, but you

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bush's Monica Lewinsky

2005-09-08 Thread Richard J. Williams
Katrina will not write a book and be interviewed by Barbara Walters. Hillary wrote a book and Bill wrote a book, but neither said anything about being prepared for a disaster did they? From the New York Times: Whatever the policy at stake - trade, defense, transportation, energy - it's

[FairfieldLife] First Gallup Poll on Hurricane Response

2005-09-08 Thread Richard J. Williams
Again, the views were strongly based on partisan leanings, with Republicans giving the president good grades on this issue by a 69% to 10% margin, while Democrats' views were precisely the opposite. 'First Gallup Poll on Hurricane Response' Editor Publisher, September 07, 2005

[FairfieldLife] Re: NOLA = crime wave

2005-09-08 Thread Richard J. Williams
So, you want to play the race card too? From Howard Dean: We must ... come to terms with the ugly truth that skin color, age and economics played a deadly role in who survived and who did not, Dean said. 'Dean: Race Played a Role in Katrina Deaths' By Denise Kalette Associated Press Writer

[FairfieldLife] Re: MMY on the luck of the world

2005-09-08 Thread Richard J. Williams
george wrote: The Luck of the World sometimes we feel angry at this co-out of the clueless guru. Is Marshy a guru? yes, it is our rotten luck that he still doesnt get it... There's no such thing as luck - wasn't all in the World Plan? Everything happens for a reason - everything that

[FairfieldLife] Re: In Praise of Price-Gouging

2005-09-08 Thread Richard J. Williams
jstein wrote: You are thirsty -- worried that your baby is going to become dehydrated. Speaking of mothers with babies - what happened to all the men in New Orleans? From what I've read, the majority of those trapped in New Orleans after the flood and housed at the Superdome were single

[FairfieldLife] Re: Oops...

2005-09-08 Thread Richard J. Williams
jstein wrote: Oops... So you want to play the blame game? Oops, the state and city officials of New Orleans failed to save the poor people from the flood. Now the city residents have to be flown out by the federal goverment. Why didn't the mayor and the governor evacuate the city BEFORE the

[FairfieldLife] Re: The facts about 'The Maharishi' biography

2005-09-08 Thread Richard J. Williams
If the cook was Shantanand and he was suspected of murder why did the Swami Svarupanand invite him to the birthday celebration reported by Kropinsky? I for one would not rule out Colonial Mustard. From what I've read they didn't serve Colonial Mustard at the birthday celebration reported

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Mayor Who Failed His City

2005-09-08 Thread Richard J. Williams
jstein wrote: Unbelievably dishonest article, but entirely typical of FrontPage. Typical article from the BBC News: It was announced at a news conference by the Mayor Ray Nagin on Sunday 28 August, less than 24 hours before the hurricane struck early the next morning. The question has to be

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