Re: [FairfieldLife] Mental Health in the Fairfield and Meditating Communities

2014-08-08 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Michael, when you say that you haven't seen the good in the TMO for years, are you including how TM and Father Mejia have gotten kids off the street in Columbia?! On Friday, August 8, 2014 9:05 AM, "Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   you are incorrect, parano

Re: [FairfieldLife] Mental Health in the Fairfield and Meditating Communities

2014-08-08 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Michael, all along I've been willing to share practical info with those who express a desire to help rather than criticize. Are you saying that TMnever helps people lead balanced, healthy lives?! Well, except salyavin (-: What about the street children in Columbia? Have they not been helped

Re: [FairfieldLife] Mental Health in the Fairfield and Meditating Communities

2014-08-08 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
egative experiences, effects and results. But then you do do that, don't you? ________ From: "Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" Sent: Friday, August 8, 2014 12:15 PM Subject: Re: [Fai

Re: [FairfieldLife] Just an opinion...

2014-08-08 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   On 8/8/2014 9:37 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote:   >turq, yesterday yahoo news list was almost entirely ebola stories, many >different angles on the main story. Having seen the movie Outbreak years ago, >I began

[FairfieldLife] Where on earth is this?

2014-08-09 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
A fun way to test yourself about geography... GeoGuessr - Let's explore the world!               GeoGuessr - Let's explore the world! GeoGuessr is a geography game which takes you on a journey around the world and challenges your ability to recognize your surroundings. View on geoguessr.com P

Re: [FairfieldLife] Levi Butler's Murder

2014-08-09 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Michael, it was a tragedy then. And now the tragedy, imo, wrt you is that you use it to tell us what you found...interesting! When you say such things, to me you don't sound at all like someone who wants to help improve situations, who wants people to be balanced and happy.    On Saturday

Re: [FairfieldLife] 8/9-Maharishi: No undertaking can be greater than being in a [creating-coherence] group of 7,000

2014-08-09 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Richard, what Facebook page is that? I'd like to check it out. Thanks, Share On Saturday, August 9, 2014 9:40 AM, "'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   On 8/9/2014 9:00 AM, nablusoss1008 wrote:   >The MJ introduced swearing and calling other posters idiot

Re: [FairfieldLife] Levi Butler's Murder

2014-08-10 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
ttitudes are cultivated by mindless adherence to Marshy's drivel. ____ From: "Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" Sent: Saturday, August 9, 2014 10:54 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Lev

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: the sad spectacle of the disturbed person posting here

2014-08-10 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Buck, thank you for saying this, especially the bits about how the critics don't live here and have nothing invested here and haven't had for a long time. This most recent series of posts shows how out of date their info is. More importantly, it shows how at least one of them, is ever ready to n

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Spirituality and Psychosis

2014-08-10 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Nice find, Richard and everyone. At this point it's a mystery to me why some people crack and some don't. In general I think unresolved childhood issues can wreck havoc even with our health. Good to get them resolved if there's severe trauma involved. On Sunday, August 10, 2014 12:07 PM, "'Ri

Re: [FairfieldLife] cash4deaths.com

2014-08-10 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Bhairitu, I can't help but wonder is the ebola outbreak was bioterrorism. A news report says that a 2 yr old was patient zero. How the heck does a 2 yr old get ebola?! On Sunday, August 10, 2014 2:49 PM, "Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   On 08/10/2014 12:06 PM,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Austin, Nevada or Bust

2014-08-11 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Alex, thanks for posting this useful info. On Monday, August 11, 2014 6:55 AM, "j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   What really helps for road fatigue is a negative ion generator. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Just came back home from my weekend tr

Re: [FairfieldLife] Austin, Nevada or Bust

2014-08-11 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Hey, John, did you catch any glimpses of the August super moon over the desert? On Monday, August 11, 2014 1:20 AM, "jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   Just came back home from my weekend trip in Nevada.  After a long drive to Austin, Nevada and back, I'm glad to report that I di

Re: [FairfieldLife] Austin, Nevada or Bust

2014-08-11 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
2014 07:14 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote:   >Hey, John, did you catch any glimpses of the August super moon over the desert? > > > > >On Monday, August 11, 2014 1:20 AM, "jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" > wrote: > > > > 

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Austin, Nevada or Bust

2014-08-11 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
John, Tuscon is supposed to be my ideal place. My Venus Mercury lines go through it. San Diego would be good too. That's my Jupiter line. What line goes through Austin, NV for you? On Monday, August 11, 2014 3:44 PM, "jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   Share, To be honest with

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Austin, Nevada or Bust

2014-08-11 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Hi Lawson, what's a favorite place of yours? I'm pure pitta so Tuscon would probably be a little too hot for me. OTOH, I think there's a Whole Foods (-: On Monday, August 11, 2014 4:22 PM, "lengli...@cox.net [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   I've lived in Tucson for 50 years, since 1960 (spent 5

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Austin, Nevada or Bust

2014-08-11 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I hope that works out for you, Lawson. And as you probably realize, you'll definitely need a different wardrobe! On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:52 PM, "lengli...@cox.net [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   If I can manage, I'll be partaking of the Invincible America scholarships soon. I need to reg

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Damn It

2014-08-11 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I read recently that people are unhappiest when they have high expectations. I wonder if Williams fell into this category. His career seemed quite stalled recently and it must be difficult to go from a peak of stardom to occasional bit roles in unremarkable films. I do marvel at stars who seem t

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Damn It

2014-08-11 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
on the radio, quipped, "ask 100 comics to raise their hands if they suffer depression. There will be 99 hands raised and one liar."  Copeland himself has had recent bouts with depression. On 08/11/2014 06:43 PM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote:   >I read

Re: [FairfieldLife] For Share on This Friday

2014-05-10 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Thanks, Ann, these critters are very cute if a little strange. At my Dad and step Mom's now. Tricky checking email. Have fun everyone! From: "awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 9, 2014 9:43 AM Subject:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Are 'visions of God' really just temporal lobe epilepsy?

2014-05-12 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
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 neurolo

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Atheists Can't Transcend

2014-05-12 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
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 d

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Atheists Can't Transcend

2014-05-12 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
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]" wrote:   Lawson, I find your comments to be generally similar to what I'm tr

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Atheists Can't Transcend

2014-05-12 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
(-: 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]" wrote:   Even someone like me with genuine, diagnosed-by-a-doctor OCD, can transcend just fine. Obsessing about TM is Just

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Atheists Can't Transcend

2014-05-13 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
John, me and The Byrds agree with you (-: The Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn! The Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn! View on www.youtube.com Preview by Yahoo   On Monday, May 12, 2014 2:52 PM, "jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   Share, "To everything there is a season, and a time to every

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Meditators and Hillary's Health: An Issue in 2016?

2014-05-14 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Of course destroying words is no solution at all. But just think how the word *cancer* can affect people, making their heart race, causing all those fight or flight hormones to be released in the body. What is the solution for that? On Wednesday, May 14, 2014 6:59 AM, "anartax...@yahoo.com [Fair

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Meditators and Hillary's Health: An Issue in 2016?

2014-05-14 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
noozguru and Buck, I think everything is spiritual?! And all the political info is one of the aspects I appreciate about the Funny Farm Lounge (-: On Tuesday, May 13, 2014 10:19 PM, "Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   What part of "topics of interest" did you not under

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Meditators and Hillary's Health: An Issue in 2016?

2014-05-14 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I agree, fleetwood, and have great appreciation for all kinds of energy work like EFT tapping. On Wednesday, May 14, 2014 7:53 AM, "fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   Once you know yourself, not just intellectually, but in every way possible, unbounded awareness, canc

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Hillary's Health: An Issue in 2016

2014-05-14 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Judy and RD, love it! You all are giving me a good chuckle which is greatly appreciated as my Mom is having car trouble and freaking out left and right about it! On Wednesday, May 14, 2014 8:52 AM, "authfri...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   Non Sequiturs 'R' Us... ---In FairfieldLife

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Hillary's Health: An Issue in 2016

2014-05-14 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
RD, I actually think that it's the American anathema towards smart people that will prevent Hillary from ever being elected. On Wednesday, May 14, 2014 9:18 AM, "'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   On 5/13/2014 8:45 PM, raunchy...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] w

Re: [FairfieldLife] Hillary's Health: An Issue in 2016

2014-05-14 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Lawson, I admit I'm flummoxed by peoples' fanatical position on Roe vs. Wade. What is that about?! Abortion is a personal tragedy for sure. But why does the religious right try to turn it into a matter of public policy?! On Wednesday, May 14, 2014 2:06 AM, "lengli...@cox.net [FairfieldLife]"

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Hillary's Health: An Issue in 2016

2014-05-14 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
RD, yes and no... On Wednesday, May 14, 2014 9:26 AM, "raunchy...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   Is it you or am I confused because I had a sandwich instead of a bowl of cereal this morning. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Judy and RD, love it! You all are giving me a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Atheists Can't Transcend

2014-05-14 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
John, I would posit that the hippie movement was a spiritual one in some ways, which included looking for inspiration but not from traditional religions. On Tuesday, May 13, 2014 11:49 AM, "jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   Share, I love that song too.  I'm still wondering about th

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Meditators and Hillary's Health: An Issue in 2016?

2014-05-14 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Got it, fleetwood! Your unbounded awareness does not include tap dancing. Better luck next time (-: On Wednesday, May 14, 2014 9:57 AM, "fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   I didn't say anything about tap dancing, just unbounded awareness. :-) ---In FairfieldLife@yah

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Hillary's Health: An Issue in 2016

2014-05-14 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
g a new one every few years to avoid the hassle of breakdowns.  And if someone hits your car and totals it, you're unlikely to get enough from the insurance company to replace it with a decent ride. Turq is right, America sucks! On 05/14/2014 07:16 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [Fai

Re: [FairfieldLife] Hillary's Health: An Issue in 2016

2014-05-14 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Judy, sure I've heard the arguments against abortion. Yet I still think some people get fanatical about it and that is what I don't understand. On Wednesday, May 14, 2014 10:59 AM, "authfri...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   Have you really never read or heard any of the arguments agains

Re: [FairfieldLife] Hillary's Health: An Issue in 2016

2014-05-14 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Emily, I began leaving the Catholic Church when I was 17 and they said it was no longer a mortal sin to eat meat on Friday. The final straw occurred a year later when I was sitting in my boyfriend's World History class and learned about the Inquisition. This was all in the late 60s and abortion

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Atheists Can't Transcend

2014-05-14 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
John, that's very interesting about the Ketu period of the US. BTW, I go into my Rahu a period a week after the US does. On Wednesday, May 14, 2014 2:17 PM, "jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   Share, The hippie movement was a cultural transformation for the American people, which i

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Meditators and Hillary's Health: An Issue in 2016?

2014-05-14 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
fleetwood, EFT tapping involves tapping gently on some of the meridian points that are associated with the ancient healing system of acupuncture. On Wednesday, May 14, 2014 8:20 PM, "steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   I don't know what it is.  What was funny to me was that, the

Re: [FairfieldLife] A polite request...

2014-05-15 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
turq, I think it's important to recognize what Karl Rove has done because it applies to all of life, not just to politics. He has planted a *demon seed* about Hillary Clinton, no doubt thinking that by 2016 it will be a full fledged tree from which her opponents can swing! On Thursday, May 15,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Can Robots Transcend?

2014-05-15 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Thanks, turq, I just laughed out loud at the Baltimore airport waiting for the first of 2 flights back to the Furry Field. On Thursday, May 15, 2014 4:35 AM, "TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   Good articles. Thanks. But I may disagree with the author's conclusions

Re: [FairfieldLife] HuffPost US vs. UK on the new Indian Prime Minister

2014-05-16 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
noozguru, I'm intrigued by your statement that big countries can't get it right. Can you say more? On Friday, May 16, 2014 11:52 AM, "Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   On 05/16/2014 09:37 AM, 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife] wrote:   >On

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: commenting on enlightenment, without a clue

2014-05-16 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I admit I'm congratulating myself because most of the time I don't feel tormented. And if I do, then I practice a little EFT tapping or ho'oponopono. On Friday, May 16, 2014 12:15 PM, "curtisdeltabl...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   --In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Th

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: commenting on enlightenment, without a clue

2014-05-16 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Curtis, can you say in a nutshell what about consciousness you think Maharishi got wrong? On Friday, May 16, 2014 2:58 PM, "curtisdeltabl...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : On 5/16/2014 11:54 AM, curtisdeltablues@... [FairfieldLife] wrot

Re: [FairfieldLife] HuffPost US vs. UK on the new Indian Prime Minister

2014-05-16 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote:   >noozguru, I'm intrigued by your statement that big countries can't get it >right. Can you say more? >On Friday, May 16, 2014 11:52 AM, "Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net >[FairfieldLife]" wrote: > >

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: commenting on enlightenment, without a clue

2014-05-16 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
C: Thanks for asking Share. You will get more than a nutshell because this is a rich topic. The first fundamental problem for me is that he was shaping our view of our experiences from his techniques from a religious perspective created in a pre-scientific society. He made many unwarranted a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: commenting on enlightenment, without a clue

2014-05-16 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
salyavin, what do you think is the relationship between the mind and the unified field? This is what I'm pondering about the last couple of months. On Friday, May 16, 2014 3:52 PM, salyavin808 wrote:   ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.co

Re: [FairfieldLife] Cafe Zen

2014-05-16 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
turq, I love these 2 phrases: shakes her head with joy...brought to silence. On Friday, May 16, 2014 8:03 AM, "TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   Sun on face, beer on table Hotel California on the sound system My kinda cafe Friday While others on this forum demon

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why did TM *really* become so popular (for a while)?

2014-05-17 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Buck and turq, I got initiated the weekend BEFORE the Merv Griffin Show in 1975. When I came to MIU later that year, many of the people had already been meditating for 2 or 3 years. Many of them were from California. I don't remember hearing anything about the Beatles doing TM til later. On Sat

Re: [FairfieldLife] It was good, while it lasted, huh?

2014-05-17 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
jeez, Doc, I hope you're kidding! I happen to enjoy most posts from Curtis and some from turq too. I'd rather not vote them out of the Funny Farm Lounge. On Saturday, May 17, 2014 10:05 AM, "fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   Yep, Barry and Curtis had a lng run on

Re: [FairfieldLife] It was good, while it lasted, huh?

2014-05-17 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Well, Doc, you said something about sending them back, etc. Anyway, I'm pretty sure we're all ending up in the same place...Enjoy (-: On Saturday, May 17, 2014 10:12 AM, "Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   jeez, Doc, I hope you're kiddin

Re: [FairfieldLife] It was good, while it lasted, huh?

2014-05-17 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Doc, that's ok, everything has it's pluses and minuses (-: On Saturday, May 17, 2014 10:24 AM, "Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   Well, Doc, you said something about sending them back, etc. Anyway, I'm pretty sure we're all endin

Re: [FairfieldLife] Hillary's Health: An Issue in 2016

2014-05-17 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Richard, I think the soul enters the body at 3 months. I'm not sure what should be done after that. On Wednesday, May 14, 2014 9:54 PM, "'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   On 5/14/2014 4:28 PM, fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: They c

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: commenting on enlightenment, without a clue

2014-05-17 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
undits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   On 5/16/2014 4:00 PM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: > I challenge his fundamental assumption that "knowledge is structured > in consciousness." This is epistemological bogus and psychologically >

Re: [FairfieldLife] Hillary's Health: An Issue in 2016

2014-05-17 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Judy, opening a can of worms, I think this because I heard through the grapevine that Maharishi said it. On Saturday, May 17, 2014 10:53 AM, "authfri...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   On what basis do you think this? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Richard, I think t

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: commenting on enlightenment, without a clue

2014-05-17 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Richard, I love this quote from LB. I like the word gripping. I think it helps create an embodied understanding instead of just a heady one. I think in terms of enlightenment, etc. the energy body is where the rubber meets the road. Meaning, it don't matter much what we're thinking or sensing or

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: commenting on enlightenment, without a clue

2014-05-17 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Richard, the problem with Sam Harris' definition is that it might lead people into *trying" not to be judgmental and discursive. Which of course is counter productive to that settled state. But if it works for people, great. On Friday, May 16, 2014 10:04 PM, "'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gma

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: It was good, while it lasted, huh?

2014-05-17 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Ann, I believe that we're all ending up united with all that is. Eventually! On Saturday, May 17, 2014 11:01 AM, "awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Well, Doc, you said something about sending them back, etc. Anyway, I'm pre

Re: [FairfieldLife] Hillary's Health: An Issue in 2016

2014-05-17 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Judy, important to repeat that I did not myself hear Maharishi say this. But it makes sense to me and if he did say it, I'd say he got it from an ancient source of wisdom. On Saturday, May 17, 2014 11:03 AM, "authfri...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   And he would have known this how,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: commenting on enlightenment, without a clue

2014-05-17 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Doc, I like what you say here. Meaning, it resonates with my own experience and I've never heard it said in quite this way. Thanks... On Friday, May 16, 2014 6:17 PM, "fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   it is an excellent mahavakya, but too much to not disassemble. Th

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: It was good, while it lasted, huh?

2014-05-17 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Ann, yes I agree, great point! That's the reality. But it's also good when people live it. Life is like a good wind. But to enjoy it more fully, we have to raise our sails. On Saturday, May 17, 2014 11:15 AM, "awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   ---In FairfieldLife@yahoo

Re: [FairfieldLife] Hillary's Health: An Issue in 2016

2014-05-17 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Judy, ancient source of wisdom would get it from wise and ancient women... On Saturday, May 17, 2014 11:25 AM, "authfri...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   And where would this ancient source of wisdom have gotten it from, do you think? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : J

Re: [FairfieldLife] Hillary's Health: An Issue in 2016

2014-05-17 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Judy, from their own experience and that of other women they experienced as being mostly accurate in their perceptions and observations. On Saturday, May 17, 2014 11:33 AM, "authfri...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   And these wise and ancient women would have known this how, do you th

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: commenting on enlightenment, without a clue

2014-05-17 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Judy, imo, the word judgement is one of those words that the so called New Age has destroyed. But probably Sam Harris isn't aware of that. On Saturday, May 17, 2014 11:31 AM, "authfri...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   That isn't a problem with Harris's definition, it's a problem of in

Re: [FairfieldLife] Clay and Silk

2014-05-18 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Buck, herein I'm doing what I think MJ is doing which is to respond from yahoo old format rather than from Neo. Next I'll respond from Neo. I'm guessing that MJ has the option too. On Sat, 5/17/14, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Sub

[FairfieldLife] Fw: 8 of the World's Most Beautiful Gardens, How Your Mind Impacts Your Metabolism, Is Gluten 'Sensitivity' Real?

2014-05-18 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
for noozguru... The Incredible Way Your Mind Affects Your Metabolism The Incredible Way Your Mind Affects Your Metabolism Get this -- your conscious mind can actually control the way your body metabolizes food. View on www.care2.com Preview by Yahoo   On Sunday, May 18, 2014 4:55 AM, C

Re: [FairfieldLife] Graphing the Illumined Batgap interviewees by types

2014-05-18 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Buck, a friend is working on Rick's categories at his request and I'll forward your comments to him. On Sunday, May 18, 2014 6:33 AM, "dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   In range and distribution of illumined Batgap interviewees by types, just throwing these Batgap illumine

Re: [FairfieldLife] Maharishi: Expansion of the heart is in giving. Maximum expansion is through giving unboundedness.

2014-05-18 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Dick, thank you for giving this gift... On Sunday, May 18, 2014 6:27 AM, "Dick Mays dickm...@lisco.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   Dear friends and others, David Hooper is a member of Maharishi's Purusha program who e-mails wonderful, free daily quotes from Maharishi to those who request th

Re: [FairfieldLife] Graphing the Illumined Batgap interviewees by types

2014-05-18 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
turq, good point and I agree that we're all the same on some level. But if I have a toothache for example, I'd rather consult with a good dentist rather than a good podiatrist. My bad? On Sunday, May 18, 2014 6:53 AM, "TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   On Sunday,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Graphing the Illumined Batgap interviewees by types

2014-05-18 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Buck, I probably won't forward your additional and very interesting comments to my friend. At this point, I'm leaving it up to Rick meister (-: On Sunday, May 18, 2014 9:23 AM, "lengli...@cox.net [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   Maybe Rick can obtain a portable EEG machine and see what the EEG co

Re: [FairfieldLife] Clay and Silk

2014-05-18 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Judy, first of all, I read FFL posts in my yahoo email inbox. BUT...I have a choice. I can either read and reply in what yahoo calls Basic format or in what they call Full Featured. The latter is better for replying because then there are not those long tails with huge blank spaces such as are s

Re: [FairfieldLife] Clay and Silk

2014-05-18 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
dLife]" wrote:   On 5/18/2014 5:43 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: > Buck, herein I'm doing what I think MJ is doing which is to respond > from yahoo old format rather than from Neo. Next I'll respond from > Neo. I'm guessing that

Re: [FairfieldLife] Graphing the Illumined Batgap interviewees by types

2014-05-18 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
My God, Ann, where do you find these graphics?! On Sunday, May 18, 2014 8:46 AM, "awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : turq, good point and I agree that we're all the same on some level. But if I have a toothache for example,

Re: [FairfieldLife] To Curtis, on "witnessing"

2014-05-18 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Richard, I added to your netiquette list. Go figure! 0. Don't snip so that something written by A looks like it was written by B! 1. Don't include a person's real name in the subject line of your post. 2. If it's a personal note to someone in particular, switch to private email for your me

Re: [FairfieldLife] Graphing the Illumined Batgap interviewees by types

2014-05-18 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Curtis, first I'd ask you to operationally define *being considered a dentist.* Does it mean clients go to that so called dentist and let him or her work on their teeth? If it does, then I'd say that those probably toothless clients need to find another system of determining who is qualified to

Re: [FairfieldLife] Eckhart Tolle not enlightened by TM standards

2014-05-18 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Lawson, I heard second hand that Maharishi made a distinction between an enlightened man and an enlightened teacher. The enlightened man maybe popped into enlightenment while eating a strawberry. He then proceeds to teach the strawberry eating technique. OTOH an enlightened teacher can see where

Re: [FairfieldLife] Eckhart Tolle not enlightened by TM standards

2014-05-18 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Lawson, I think there are a lot of enlightened people around these days, including Tolle. But I also think that there are very few enlightened teachers. WRT to taking their theories and or practices to heart, I mostly go by how his or her energy feels to me. If they feel ungrounded, unintegrated

Re: [FairfieldLife] Graphing the Illumined Batgap interviewees by types

2014-05-18 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Curtis and turq, yes I am aware that there are boards for certifying dentists. I ignored that path of discussion because there isn't such a system for certifying spiritual teachers. My main point is that individuals need to exercise due diligence. In the absence of a certifying board, one can g

Re: [FairfieldLife] Graphing the Illumined Batgap interviewees by types

2014-05-18 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Ann, I just assumed these graphics are produced by that sweaty stud muffin on the motorcycle (-: On Sunday, May 18, 2014 10:42 AM, "awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : My God, Ann, where do you find these graphics?! Heh,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: To Curtis, on "witnessing"

2014-05-18 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Ann wrote: Of course, one would also have to define "bad behavior" beyond the obvious. Share replies: It's an interesting exercise when you consider that in the Gita Lord Krishna was basically telling Arjuna to kill people. But to do so "established in Being." I think the ultimate consequence

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: To Curtis, on "witnessing"

2014-05-18 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
for their *own* bad behavior. They never seem to look at it the other way and think that some blue-skinned guy might be telling his followers to kill *them*. I presume that being killed by someone "established in Being" is just fine with you. ____ F

Re: [FairfieldLife] Eckhart Tolle not enlightened by TM standards

2014-05-18 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Lawson, I think Tolle popped into enlightenment. And then he noticed certain behaviors. For example, that he was, what he came to call, living in the Now. So that's what he taught. But I think living in the Now is a result of becoming enlightened rather than a technique for getting enlightened.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: To Curtis, on "witnessing"

2014-05-18 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Lawson, Curtis and others, do you think a FULLY developed human has an unconscious or subconscious? I think that such a person would be fully conscious of their entire inner world. On Sunday, May 18, 2014 11:39 AM, "lengli...@cox.net [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   It really doesn't matter if s

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: To Curtis, on "witnessing"

2014-05-18 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Emily, I use the phrase fully developed human to avoid using words like enlightened, realized and awakened. I think these three words carry a lot of useless baggage with them. Taking a science perspective, my guess is that if we were to do an fMRI or similar measure on a fully developed human,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Eckhart Tolle not enlightened by TM standards

2014-05-18 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
You make some really good points, Lawson. As for CC not being simple relaxation, I've often thought that one of Maharishi's most genius insights was expressed in the phrase "restful alertness."  On Sunday, May 18, 2014 11:57 AM, "lengli...@cox.net [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   I dont' believ

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Dentistry and Bad Teeth

2014-05-18 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Buck, I found that when I wrote a new Subject line, people did not read my posts. So I probably won't do as you request. bu On Sunday, May 18, 2014 1:41 PM, "dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   Ahem,  Re-title-ing, the subject line of your contributions here.  You guys ju

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Dentistry and Bad Teeth

2014-05-18 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
read your post?  You mean they don't respond to it?  Some are just looking for a convenient post to respond to if they don't want  to be off-topic to raise a point about the topic. On 05/18/2014 11:45 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote:   >Buck, I found that whe

Re: [FairfieldLife] Graphing the Illumined Batgap interviewees by types

2014-05-18 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Buck, just off the top of my head, I'd call Francis Bennett a teacher. I'd call Kirsten Kirk a healer. I'd put channelers in a different category. Doesn't seem like enough categories. Maharishi and Amma I'd call masters. On Sunday, May 18, 2014 2:17 PM, "dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]"

[FairfieldLife] Fw: 8 of the World's Most Beautiful Gardens, How Your Mind Impacts Your Metabolism, Is Gluten 'Sensitivity' Real?

2014-05-18 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
for Bhairitu... On Sunday, May 18, 2014 4:56 AM, Care2 Healthy Living wrote: Healthy Living 8 of the World’s Most Beautiful Gardens   It's finally May and, for us in the Northern Hemisphere, it means one big thing: the world is in bloom again! It's the perfect time of year, then, t

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: To Curtis, on "witnessing"

2014-05-18 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Steve, that's an interesting point about the physiological changes being too subtle to show up. But I'm hoping I'll notice it if digestion gets better, which is one prediction (-: I'd say for me what I notice is a change in my energy state, which has become more settled over time. And I admit I

Re: [FairfieldLife] "Not Repsonsible"

2014-05-19 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
turq, if you were actually around long term TMers you would know how they really are about taking responsibility. Most simply live their lives as best as they can, contributing to the happiness of the world as best as they can. I find much of what you say about TMers to be very dated, not releva

Re: [FairfieldLife] Heretical Heresy

2014-05-19 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
turq, you said you would recommend TM with conditions. Why would you, if those conditions were met, recommend it? On Monday, May 19, 2014 5:58 AM, "TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   I have (so far) a low workload this week, so I'm going to take advantage of it in

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: To Curtis, on "witnessing"

2014-05-19 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
jeez, turq, if you think I'm a True Believer, then you must have a very different definition of it than I do. As for me, I don't worry or fantasize about getting enlightened or whatever. I find that life is pretty rich as it is. On Monday, May 19, 2014 1:32 AM, "TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com

Re: [FairfieldLife] Heretical Heresy

2014-05-19 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
nday, May 19, 2014 6:40 AM, "TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   From: "Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" Sent: Monday, May 19, 2014 1:19 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Heretical H

Re: [FairfieldLife] 5/19-Maharishi: How Unity Consciousness becomes Brahman Consciousness & becomes a part of Brahman

2014-05-19 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Dick, thanks so much for posting this. I now receive these directly but it's fun to see it on FFL too! On Monday, May 19, 2014 7:15 AM, "Dick Mays dickm...@lisco.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   From: David Hooper 5/19-Maharishi: How Unity Consciousness becomes Brahman Consciousness & becom

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: To Curtis, on "witnessing"

2014-05-19 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I notice that sometimes when I'm feeling really happy, that can slip over into smugness. But if I think of someone or something for which I feel grateful, the smugness dissolves. So far it's been impossible to feel grateful and smug at the same time. I'm grateful for that (-: On Monday, May 19,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Witnessing

2014-05-20 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Richard, I go with: consciousness exists. Which leads me to think that whatever seems to exist, I assume it too is consciousness. What do you think? Have I once again gone round the bend? On Monday, May 19, 2014 11:45 PM, "'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: We need to ask

2014-05-20 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Or maybe that poster is laughing his head off at us. Meaning that the IA program hasn't been called the Creating Coherence program for about 7 years or so... On Tuesday, May 20, 2014 12:54 PM, salyavin808 wrote:   ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : If that was a dome annou

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: To Curtis, on "witnessing"

2014-05-20 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Richard, Dr. Mercola markets a little gadget that beeps every fifteen minutes. He recommends that those who sit a lot should get up and exercise every 15 minutes. he says other kinds of exercising are not adequate if one is sitting at a computer all day long. On Tuesday, May 20, 2014 12:58 PM,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: To Curtis, on "witnessing"

2014-05-20 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Emily, no I don't have a timer. I'm thinking of getting on my rebounder every 15 minutes. But probably I should also do some weight lifting and stretching... On Tuesday, May 20, 2014 1:06 PM, "emilymae...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" wrote:   Share, do you have one of these?  What kind of ex

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