Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Thanks for finding this. Lovely passage, perfectly written. The last line is quite literally magic. From: "s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 8, 2014 5:48 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth o

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: real news MahaMedia

2014-11-08 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: salyavin808 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Hey, this ad gives the links to the Facebook pages of Girish. Anyone trolled these guys yet? Like ask: WHERE'D THE FUCKING MONEY GO? Or "When does the trial start?" Seriously though, when does it start, do we know? I ofte

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Try this site: http://bestsciencefictionbooks.com/top-25-best-science-fiction-books.php From: salyavin808 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : There are actually groups of people who believe he was advocating a plan and refer to a section of video

[FairfieldLife] Religion is just SO entertaining

2014-11-08 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I mean, really. A guy dressed like this who claims to be affronted by homosexuals? Vatican Fashion Icon Facing Another Possible Demotion Vatican Fashion Icon Facing Another Possible Demotion Pope Francis may be preparing to once again demote American Cardinal Raymond Burke, a

[FairfieldLife] Because some here seem to like him...

2014-11-08 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
The Unbelievable Skepticism of the Amazing Randi The Unbelievable Skepticism of the Amazing Randi An expert magician, avid debunker and scourge of spiritualists and con men prepares for the final curtain. View on www.nytimes.com Preview by Yahoo

Re: [FairfieldLife] Litemint and Vicious Bitches

2014-11-08 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
The bigger your high school, the more likely it was to have mean girl cliques The bigger your high school, the more likely it was to h... Think your high school was claustrophobically small? That may have been a blessing. View on www.newrepublic.com Preview by Yahoo

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

2014-11-09 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Interesting article about a phenomenon that as I remember had its start in Fairfield. Descriptions of this Literary Pinnacle Of Newage Crap in the article like "awful, mawkish, obvious, painful, unbearable, unenjoyable, and scarring" and "a noxious sludge of sentimental woo-woo" just don't do it

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

2014-11-09 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
MO for chicken soup?! FYI, Jack Canfield and Rick Hanson never lived in FF, though Marci Shimoff did. Read it and weep: Marci Shimoff is the best selling, non fiction, woman authorof all time. Put that in your pipe and smoke it. PS Making any progress on that thorn in your paw?

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

2014-11-09 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
mb Souls Nope turq, I heard it from one of Marci's best friends and co hostess during a teleclass. Neither one of them are associated with TM any more. And I own no chicken soup books! ____ From: "TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [Fairfi

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

2014-11-09 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
iends and co hostess during a teleclass. Neither one of them are associated with TM any more. And I own no chicken soup books! ____ From: "TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" Sent: Sunday, November

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

2014-11-09 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
hing about Marci that was said by one of her best friends during a teleclass they were co-hosting. Marci did not correct her so I assumed it was true. ________ From: "TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroup

Re: [FairfieldLife] Religion is just SO entertaining

2014-11-09 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Starbucks Using Sodomites' Semen In Lattes View on www.youtube.com Preview by Yahoo ________ From: "TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: FairfieldLife Sent: Sunday, November 9, 2014 2:04 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Religi

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

2014-11-09 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
ted what I thought was true. I now assume the friend didn't have the exact details and was being enthusiastic. I now assume the author was being gracious about her friend's enthusiasm. I'm assuming the best. Why not? From: "TurquoiseBee t

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

2014-11-09 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
ple: I know the 2 people personally and trust them. And in that moment, on that call, I felt no intention to deceive from either of them. That's why I didn't check what was said. And I stand by the positive impression that I had. ________ Fr

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

2014-11-09 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Exactly, Feste. That's what originally set my teeth on edge during the few minutes I spent with Marci Shimoff. She was bragging about being a "bestselling author" and I asked what exactly she had *done* on the one book (at the time) she had "written." Answer? She had made a few taped interviews

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Faces I Can Look Forward to Seeing Every Day

2014-11-09 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Not so depressing from this reader's POV, Alex. More a reminder of reality. My dog Paris is gettin' a bit long in the tooth, too -- 15. I already had to say goodbye to his bro Pippin about a year and a half ago, and that was tough, but I've always been closer to Paris so letting him go will be

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-09 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Having finished one big project recently and looking for another, I am toying with taking advantage of where I live and writing a scifi story set in a Blade Runner-ish future...but in Amsterdam. We got to see what L.A. had evolved (or devolved) into in "Blade Runner." But if you know Amsterda

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-09 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
No, because I do not consider it at all likely that a race war will actually erupt here. I am very attuned to the "immigration issue" wherever it takes place in Europe, and my assessment is that the Netherlands does the best job of any country I've been in so far in terms of helping immigrants t

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

2014-11-10 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Based on my one-time, five-minute meeting with her, I'm sure your assessment of Ms. Shimoff is correct, Feste. Especially the "good at promoting herself" bit. That's what put me off her in the first place -- I have an almost instant aversion to anyone who is actively trying to sell me a "story"

[FairfieldLife] The Dr. Carl - Dr. Tim Letters

2014-11-10 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
For those who like both Docs -- Carl Sagan and Timothy Leary -- who knew that they corresponded? Inner Space and Outer Space: Carl Sagan’s Letters to Timothy Leary (1974) | Timothy Leary Archives Inner Space and Outer Space: Carl Sagan’s Letters to Tim... [caption id=attachment

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-10 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
ed "Edge of Tomorrow" which I enjoyed because of the humor in it. Features Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt. It also had a fairly plausible idea about where the aliens came from. On 11/09/2014 09:20 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: >Having f

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-10 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
It's always good to run into someone who appreciates "Children Of Men." Great movie, as was his previous "Y tu mamá también." But I'm not likely to ever head over to Vlodrop. Cults are easier to appreciate at a distance. From: "s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldL

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-10 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: salyavin808 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : It's always good to run into someone who appreciates "Children Of Men." Great movie, as was his previous "Y tu mamá también." The bit when they brought the newborn child outside was amazing and sadly summed up mankind beautifu

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

2014-11-10 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
All good questions, Buck, and I don't have "easy answers." But if you want my opinion, it was a *combination* of nature and nurture, catering to *exactly* that desire for "easy answers." Weak-minded people with no discrimination wanted to believe something -- anything -- that would 1) make th

[FairfieldLife] Michael Moore on Bill Maher

2014-11-10 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Thoughtful commentary from one person unafraid to stand up for what he believes about another such person Bill Maher is a friend of mine. He stood up for me when I was attacked after my Oscar speech (given on the fourth night of the Iraq War, a war Bill publicly opposed while 70% of the country

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

2014-11-10 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
>From Wikipedia: "Under the new ownership group, Chicken Soup for the Soul has >expanded into other categories besides books. The company markets pet foods under the brand Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul and a line of soups, sauces and other prepared foods." Whether the product is made w

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

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] 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] 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: 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] 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

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

2014-11-12 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: salyavin808 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : 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. (So

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

2014-11-12 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Perfect. From: salyavin808 To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 9:23 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Bongo Drums for Stock Brokers ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : MJ, IMO, there are several astrologe

Re: [FairfieldLife] On the way!

2014-11-12 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
A friend of mine here in Leiden is one of the IT managers on this project at the European Space Agency. I can verify that "There was much rejoicing." From: salyavin808 To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 5:21 PM Subject: Re: [

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: On the way!

2014-11-12 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: salyavin808 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : It turns out that the comet is singing a mysterious tune. Is it a message from ETs somewhere? LOL, I knew you'd be first with a mystery! Maybe it's Elvis? More likely it's Maharishi, putting in an "early appearance" before N

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: On the way!

2014-11-12 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: salyavin808 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Share, Here is the sound. Can anyone figure it out? Apparently if you play it backwards you can faintly hear the words "Do not land, or we will be forced to destroy your puny planet". Whate

[FairfieldLife] Russian news anchor trying to get through announcing Fred Phelps' death

2014-11-13 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Even in Putin's homophobic Russia people realize how insane and ridiculous the founder of the Westboro Baptist Church was. This is great, as the news reader can't get through announcing his death without cracking up and speculating as to his fate in the afterlife: LGBT Radar | Facebook

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: On the way!

2014-11-13 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: salyavin808 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Share, Here is the sound. Can anyone figure it out? Apparently if you play it backwards you can faintly hear the words "Do not land, or we will be forced to destroy your puny planet". Whatever that might mean What I can

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: On the way!

2014-11-13 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: salyavin808 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : From: salyavin808 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Share, Here is the sound. Can anyone figure it out? Apparently if you play it backwards you can faintly hear the words "Do not land, or we will be forced to

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi on Not Speaking Ill of Others + Finding Something Good in Others and Talking about that Good

2014-11-13 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Two words: "Scorpion nation." Five more: "George Bush is a rakshasa." You obviously never saw Maharishi in person nor listened to any of his tapes if you believe for an instant that he practiced what he preached about "never entertaining negativity." That was NEVER true -- even as far back as

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi on Not Speaking Ill of Others + Finding Something Good in Others and Talking about that Good

2014-11-13 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
e: Maharishi on Not Speaking Ill of Others + Finding Something Good in Others and Talking about that Good One key word: entertain. Which in this context means to dwell on, to wallow in, even to take delight in, negativity. Plus, I never heard Maharishi speak about other spiritual pat

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi on Not Speaking Ill of Others + Finding Something Good in Others and Talking about that Good

2014-11-13 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
rs and Talking about that Good The only time I saw something like this was when Maharishi confronted the CIA guy. ________ From: "TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" Sent: Thursday, Novembe

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi on Not Speaking Ill of Others + Finding Something Good in Others and Talking about that Good

2014-11-13 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
and Talking about that Good What is "absolute proof" in this context? Are you offering "absolute proof" about what Maharishi said on TTC about other systems? From: "TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com&

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi on Not Speaking Ill of Others + Finding Something Good in Others and Talking about that Good

2014-11-13 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
boys) told me in a phone conversation I had with him that Marshy in private was openly contemptuous of all religions other than Hinduism and at times was disparaging towards his own loyal followers. ____ From: "TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [Fairfi

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: TM Takes a Hit in the Netherlands

2014-11-13 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: salyavin808 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Wonder how come the Marshy Effect didn't prevent such a ruling?? English translation: ANBI status Transcendental Meditation foundation can be withdrawn 27-10-2014 13:13 • UN Today The Administration has rightly withdrawn ANBI st

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi on Not Speaking Ill of Others + Finding Something Good in Others and Talking about that Good

2014-11-13 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: nablusoss1008 I've said The Dolly Lama is "just a politician". And you said that because *Maharishi said it*, in exactly those words. Do you call this "never entertaining negativity?" Sounds to me as if Maharishi was just JEALOUS. And with good reason -- the Dalai Lama was and stil

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi on Not Speaking Ill of Others + Finding Something Good in Others and Talking about that Good

2014-11-13 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
and Talking about that Good What is "absolute proof" in this context? Are you offering "absolute proof" about what Maharishi said on TTC about other systems? From: "TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: &qu

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi on Not Speaking Ill of Others + Finding Something Good in Others and Talking about that Good

2014-11-13 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: "dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" Son,... How old are you, "Buck?" I'll bet I'm older than you are. ...as a transcendentalist I well know the reality of my inner experience with this and for that I am quite a satisfied customer of the transcending meditation experience.

[FairfieldLife] Non-Intelligent Biology (was Re: Non-biological Intelligence)

2014-11-13 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I really hate to be the person to have to explain this to you, JR, but the Bhagavad-Gita, the Old Testament, and the New Testament are all FICTION. You don't "win" philosophical discussions by invoking them, any more than if you had invoked the Harry Potter books.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Married . . . with Children

2014-11-13 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: salyavin808 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Ann, The power of the feminine is recognized in Christianity. The Catholic Church considers the Virgin Mary as the Mother of God and the Queen of Heaven. What else do you want? Female Bishops? The ability to make their ow

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Married . . . with Children

2014-11-13 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: "jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" Share, IMO the church is saying that all women have a choice. They can have sex and children which is perfectly acceptable and human. Or be a virgin like Mary which is acceptable as well if that is their preference. What they are NOT free to do is

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi on Not Speaking Ill of Others + Finding Something Good in Others and Talking about that Good

2014-11-13 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: "dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:36 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi on Not Speaking Ill of Others + Finding Something Good in Others and Talking about that Good Well, really there is a much

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Non-Intelligent Biology (was Re: Non-biological Intelligence)

2014-11-13 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: salyavin808 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Barry, Humans are limited and conditioned beings.  Enlightened beings who have understood Being have to show the rest of us in concrete words and deeds the experience of the unified field.  Philosophy and its fancy words and ideas

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Non-Intelligent Biology (was Re: Non-biological Intelligence)

2014-11-14 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: salyavin808 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Salyavin, You should study jyotish, particularly the Nadi Astrology system.   NA can show you why certain things happen even though on the surface it looks brilliant.   Specifically, a person may have a strong 9th house which gives

Re: [FairfieldLife] Netherlands: the crime of questioning

2014-11-14 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
While I may agree that trying to stifle free speech is a bad idea, it's good for people to know that this particular Ass Clown has as much credibility in the Netherlands as the now-dead leader of the Westboro Baptist Church did in America. When he supposedly innocently asked "Do you want more Mo

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Non-Intelligent Biology (was Re: Non-biological Intelligence)

2014-11-14 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: "jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]"   Barry,Humans are limited and conditioned beings.  Enlightened beings who have understood Being have to show the rest of us in concrete words and deeds the experience of the unified field.  Prove to me that there is or ever has been such a thing as

[FairfieldLife] Why there is probably no hope for mankind

2014-11-14 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
They don't understand how true this is.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Non-biological Intelligence

2014-11-14 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
You realize, do you not, that you have just described yourself in a way that any psychiatrist in the world would diagnose as psychotic. When most people look at another person for a short time, the other person does not "disappear." Have you considered just having your vision checked?  :-)

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Non-biological Intelligence

2014-11-14 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I don't actually *have* a guru. But as we all know, Nabby does. To find out how *he* stacks up against the "choosing to live in a fantasy world believing his guru is respected" criterion, I searched for the most common tags applied to any reference to him on the Internet and found: Benjamin Cre

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why there is probably no hope for mankind

2014-11-14 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Her ass is so big that the European Space Agency has already sent a mission to try to land on it. (Posting the link rather than the photo so that Buck doesn't have a heart attack and Alex doesn't have to take it down to keep FFL family-friendly): https://mobile.twitter.com/adjwilson/status/5325

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Non-biological Intelligence

2014-11-14 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: "anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" What Nabby is describing is called retinal fatique, prolonged staring at an object without the eyes moving exhausts the chemistry in the retina responsible for the detection of light. Exactly. But they can't feel all self-important and "speci

Re: [FairfieldLife] Fw: Turquoise treasure hunts; a star returns to Santa Fe

2014-11-14 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Looks like Share has turned into a stalker, too. :-) From: "Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: "fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com" Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 1:39 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Fw: Turquoise treasure hunts; a star returns t

Re: [FairfieldLife] Killer robots should be strictly monitored

2014-11-14 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
There's no need to worry about them if their warranty is the same as Ahnold's... :-) From: salyavin808 To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 1:48 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Killer robots should be strictly monitored The

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Non-Intelligent Biology (was Re: Non-biological Intelligence)

2014-11-14 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
No comment on Anartaxius' comment, but I do wish that if Nabby is going to make up shit about me, he at least take a course in remedial math before doing so. He was off by quite a few years in calculating when my first enlightenment experiences were, placing them only a couple of years after I s

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi on Not Speaking Ill of Others + Finding Something Good in Others and Talking about that Good

2014-11-14 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Game, set, and match. From: "curtisdeltabl...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 8:13 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi on Not Speaking Ill of Others + Finding Something Good in Others

Re: [FairfieldLife] Meet Bob: The Man Who Teaches Meditation To Middle-School Students, Celebrities, And The Homeless Alike

2014-11-14 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Nothing appears under this Nabby post. It's probably an article about Bob Roth. I wonder how the parents of these middle school students feel about having their kids taught meditation by the creepy preacher from "Poltergeist?" :-) From: nablusoss1008 To: F

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi on Not Speaking Ill of Others + Finding Something Good in Others and Talking about that Good

2014-11-14 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
This story from the Puranas is the very reason for my Do Not Read List. My stalkers are free to pick up any of my qualities that they wish to by focusing so intently on their hatred for me, while by ignoring them and not even reading what they write I pick up nothing from them. Win-win. :-)

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: "Nice to hear from you, Rish...sorry to learn you weren't enlightened"

2014-09-09 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: "Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" Sent: Tuesday, September 9, 2014 8:43 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: "Nice to hear from you, Rish...sorry to learn you weren't enlightened" As to company, I am looking forward to going

Re: [FairfieldLife] 'Ideal India, Lighthouse of Peace on Earth' by Maharishi ~ Excerpt

2014-09-10 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
As you often do, Rick, you posted this without comment. So what do YOU think of this quote? To me it's one of the clearest revelations of Maharishi's often-hidden Hindu Supremacy agenda ever. Not to mention his superstition and devotion to Woo Woo. "Secularism" is bad, but "devatas" and "yag

Re: [FairfieldLife] "Nice to hear from you, Rish...sorry to learn you weren't enlightened"

2014-09-10 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I think he would see. Me, I'd go for "both/and" -- Maharishi was WRONG about what happens after dying in enlightenment AND he was never enlightened. ________ From: "TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: "FairfieldLife@

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Reading or Not Reading Posts

2014-09-10 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: "Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" What I was implying was, say someone is extremely passive, a spiritual type, and you really bore down on him with taunts and insults etc., that person may just suddenly explode at you because you have triggered some normally

[FairfieldLife] Tapas

2014-09-10 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
No, not that silly practice that wannabee yogis perform when they want to feel all self-important for abstaining from doing something they'd rather be doing than abstaining from. Tapas, the cuisine from Spain. I felt like having some today, and fortunately in Leiden one can find pretty much any

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Has Rick decided to kill the Group? ("Nice to hear from you, Rish...sorry to learn you weren't enlightened")

2014-09-10 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
In all seriousness, I suspect that Rick has done exactly that. He really doesn't seem to even notice that the group has developed a couple of mentally unbalanced types whose highest goal in life seems to be to "post the most." Or that other people on the forum are actually encouraging them

[FairfieldLife] Advaitan self inquiry, as performed by Cheech and Chong

2014-09-10 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
"Self? Self's not here, man." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nxK_hGLTN4&feature=youtu.be :-)

Re: [FairfieldLife] Important Question for Sal

2014-09-11 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: "Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" Alright Sal, we all know that in a few days the Scots will vote on whether or not to form their own country. Now forget all the nonsense about whether the country will prosper by itself. The real question is: if the Scots c

Re: [FairfieldLife] Sam Harris Book

2014-09-12 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I've been away in Amsterdam for a bit, but while there found this book myself. I'm enjoying it a great deal. Not having read Sam Harris' books before (only many of his online articles or interviews), I'm finding that I really like his writing style. And not just the clarity of it...I really l

Re: [FairfieldLife] Sam Harris Book

2014-09-12 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: "waybac...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" It was delivered to my doorstep the other day and just a few pages I enjoy his writing style - he is clear and articulate and really nails things. I will read it this weekend. And Barry, as you know, he says there is no self (ha, we have been t

Re: [FairfieldLife] Sam Harris Book

2014-09-12 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: "anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" I've been working on taxes today and had to delay continuing with the book, but the clarity is welcome after the lax mental sprawl that has become FFL of late. Harris really has a gift for organising material. If you have gotten to the part in

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: My anger is my proof

2014-09-13 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I don't read any of 7th ray's posts any more, so I don't know what he might have said, but I sure recognize the vibe you're discussing. Something happened at some point and he became really nasty. I've written him off. From: "waybac...@yahoo.com [FairfieldL

[FairfieldLife] Good quote from Sam Harris' new book passed along from a former FFL poster

2014-09-13 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Seems like everybody's reading this book, except the people here on FFL who assume they already know everything and don't need to, that is. :-) This is a great quote that I'll pass along because 1) my friend already did all the typing so I don't have to, and 2) I love the simple and perfect wa

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi keeps his promises (was Why MMY's Bhagavad Gita will never be a classic.

2014-09-14 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: "Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" My read folder Ann, contains certain posters who tend to not just post one liners or irrelevant comments. Edg is in the read post. Another criterion for this folder is a person does not post excessively. As you now have yo

[FairfieldLife] A whole scifi film in 14 minutes 30 seconds...

2014-09-14 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
...and better than most films that take 2+ hours to watch: Today's Must-Watch Short Film: 'Entangled,' From One Of The Writers Of 'Orphan Black' Today's Must-Watch Short Film: 'Entangled,' From One Of... Do we love sci-fi? Yeah, we do. But admitting our personal bias is the firs

[FairfieldLife] Rumours Of Glory

2014-09-14 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I recently wrote positively about a book that hadn't come out yet, my "review" more of an intuition than anything else, just "gettin' a hit" on how cool an upcoming book was going to be. That book was Sam Harris' "Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality without Religion," and it now seems to be being

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Good quote from Sam Harris' new book passed along from a former FFL poster

2014-09-14 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: "anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" Steve, You do need to pay attention to what other people say about enlightenment, otherwise there are no markers as to whether you have made progress or not. But then, who has the 'right' markers? There are lots of descriptions of enlightenment

[FairfieldLife] Waking Up - the art of pitching meditation to skeptics

2014-09-16 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I finished Sam Harris' new book, and am up for discussing any parts of it with people here who have also read the book. It should go without saying that in addition to the folks whose posts I never read period (none of whom are likely to have the attention span or humility to read this book anyw

[FairfieldLife] Sam Harris on choosing a guru :-)

2014-09-16 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
So how does one of the world's great atheists and opponents of religion discuss the concept of gurus? Pretty well, actually, probably because he's been exposed to more of them than most people on this forum. Having realized that he was advising people to learn how to meditate and thus possibl

[FairfieldLife] Mindfulness practice on FFL

2014-09-16 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
There was one section of Sam Harris' new book that resonated with me, because it described a type of mindfulness I've found myself practicing lately in the context of FFL -- screening out anger, so as no longer having to deal with that low mindstate, and get sucked into it. What he wrote was ori

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris on choosing a guru :-)

2014-09-16 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: salyavin808 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : So how does one of the world's great atheists and opponents of religion discuss the concept of gurus? Pretty well, actually, probably because he's been exposed to more of them than most people on this forum. Having realized

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris on choosing a guru :-)

2014-09-16 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: "Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" "those who, while still human, seemed to possess so much compassion and clarity of mind that they were nearly flawless examples of the benefits of spiritual practice" Name them please. Read the book. Or better yet, find them yoursel

Re: [FairfieldLife] Sam Harris on choosing a guru :-)

2014-09-16 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
ly should come with warning labels. Because they do not, approaching a guru with guileless innocence seems like a recipe for disaster. From: "TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" Sent: Tue

Re: [FairfieldLife] Established in Being, let anger take over

2014-09-16 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Great find, Geez. It's quite an experience watching this and listening to Maharishi and many people I know personally, just after reading Sam Harris' new book. Bevan's so insane it hurts to look at him. I love the Australian announcer's way of putting things...it's very dry and witty and S

Re: [FairfieldLife] Book Reviews

2014-09-16 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
The Bible reviews made my day. :-) From: "Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" ; Yahoo! Groups Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 8:58 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Book Reviews As we have b

[FairfieldLife] This looks like THE film event of the year

2014-09-16 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Almost makes me want to be in New York to attend. Almost. :-) New York Film Fest: Top-Secret Edward Snowden Doc Added to Lineup New York Film Fest: Top-Secret Edward Snowden Doc A... The New York Film Festival is entering its 52nd year, but never before, in its long and rich hi

Re: [FairfieldLife] Established in Being, let anger take over

2014-09-17 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: salyavin808 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Excellent find, prison boy! That "reporter" came in all arrogant, and muck-raking, wanting to do his hit piece, and Maharishi tells him basically to fuck off, and leave the building! Priceless! Watched it twice. I disagree that

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Transcendentalism: Established in Being, live your life

2014-09-17 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: salyavin808 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Om, there's a town here full of old meditators who meditate and who don't have a relationship with the TM movement. Lot of meditators would say, "Yes I am a meditator but not that." Waving a hand in the general direction of ca

Re: [FairfieldLife] Established in Being, let anger take over

2014-09-17 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: "s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" Re "I found it quite entertaining but this is not serious journalism. It's a hatchet job, anyone can see that. I thought Bevan handled the reporter's questions very well, actually. ": Yes, it's a hostile interview but that's what happens out there

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Established in Being, let anger take over

2014-09-17 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: "s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" Bevan Morris comes across as a one-man circle jerk. This has my vote for "FFL One-Liner Of The Month." :-)

[FairfieldLife] Elsewhere in cult news...

2014-09-17 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I don't know whether anyone here noticed the recent U2 debacle, but it's worth paying attention to. I've liked some of their music and not liked other of their music, just like everyone else, but while doing so it has not escaped my attention that the members of the band are all pretty strong ev

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