[FairfieldLife] Re: Oath Groups?

What a godawful oafish name! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : In case you didn't know Verizon is slated to take over Yahoo this week and change the name to Oath. Will you be taking the Oath?

Re: [FairfieldLife] The Dismantling of Trump

I still maintain that while that may have technically been the case (i.e., "wasn't"), we don't know if the winds of inquiry have shifted on that technicality. Parsing is a given, in that T.Rump and families activities are being and/or will be debated in a legal arena or legal context.

Re: [FairfieldLife] The Dismantling of Trump

I never see the grammatical errors until after the send. :) ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : I still maintain that while that may have technically been the case (i.e., "wasn't"), we don't know if the winds of inquiry have shifted on that technicality. Parsing

Re: [FairfieldLife] The Dismantling of Trump

Again, how do you know that, as of last week there wasn't any evidence that "anyone knew of." Comey apparently knew of a 3rd meeting Sessions had with the Russians that he lied about, for example. Now Sessions is refusing public testimony. Do you think that his private testimony will be

Re: [FairfieldLife] The Dismantling of Trump

Again, the investigations are not complete and as such the evidence has not been released to the public. Here are some possibilities in the event that "collusion" is proven.

Re: [FairfieldLife] The Dismantling of Trump

Again, not the case. "Everyone that has been involved" has not said any such thing. You do not know who all has been involved, because the investigations have not concluded. Have we heard from Bob Mueller yet, for example? Have we heard from the different congressional investigations that

Re: [FairfieldLife] The Dismantling of Trump

Looks like Hillary Clinton was right all along. https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/6/8/15724502/hillary-was-right?yptr=yahoo https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/6/8/15724502/hillary-was-right?yptr=yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Re: [FairfieldLife] Trump Agrees to be Impeached

Ahhh, the Borowitz Report. Satire. Not "fake news." ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Trump appears to be playing high stakes political poker. From the outset, he would indeed be very popular to stun both Democrats and Republicans. If the senate votes

[FairfieldLife] Re: Watch The Killing of Farkhunda on Times Video

Read about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Farkhunda#Reaction_from_Islamic_scholars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Farkhunda#Reaction_from_Islamic_scholars What's your point Mike? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Watch The

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: From Allen West...

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : What's my point? That would depend on the context in which this was sent. That's what I'm asking! Yes it would and *YOU* sent it. What were you trying to say? Quite frankly, I don't remember posting this video.

[FairfieldLife] RE: Waging Radical Peace, A Call to Group Meditations

Also good is Ken Burn's documentary on the Vietnam War. And, the Fog of War is good too, a McNamara documentary. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Important perspective to Take. ..Watch of this Frontline documentary now.. Frontline 1996 The Gulf War

Re: [FairfieldLife] Trump Agrees to be Impeached

Yeahit takes "balls" to set a nuclear war in motion. Get down on your knees, Mike. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Trump would be the only person, I can think of, to have the balls to nuke NK first. From: "jr_esq@... [FairfieldLife]"

[FairfieldLife] Re: From Allen West...

What's your point? Be careful with anything that has Allen B. West's name on it; the guy is a crackpot. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Check out this article:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: From Allen West...

I've seen this video before. Bottomline—she is showing that the radical elements within Islam are gaining in number. She is Muslim herself and considers herself a moderate. I didn't say she was a crackpot; I said Allen B. West was. Based on the idiotic title of the article (equating

[FairfieldLife] Re: Who is the author of our actions?

John, regardless of how the gunas may affect you, that does not change that fact that you are the author of your actions. And in that Brahman exists eternally without change and in that the ultimate reality of the individual soul is identical with that of the Universe, then it is only

[FairfieldLife] Re: Pad dock: *slamist?

Reported as a fact, not an opinion. FBI: Las Vegas Shooter Stephen Paddock Didn't Have Any Connection to ISIS Associated Press http://time.com/author/associated-press/ Updated: Oct 02, 2017 12:03 PM ET http://time.com/4965058/las-vegas-shooting-isis/#

[FairfieldLife] Re: Who is the author of our actions?

I see. I am extremely skeptical of such a claim for so many reasons that I won't get into them here. Its quite likely also we understand the word karma differently. MMY didn't coin the phrase, but perhaps he gave it his own definition, pursuant to the virtues of practicing TM. Thanks

[FairfieldLife] Napa County Fires

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/2-big-wildfires-prompt-evacuations-in-Napa-County-12262945.php#photo-14315131 http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/2-big-wildfires-prompt-evacuations-in-Napa-County-12262945.php#photo-14315131

[FairfieldLife] Re: Who is the author of our actions?

Just fyi, I wasn't questioning the first sentence here. I was questioning the second sentence and how you know this. "MMY was saying that the TM practice can lead one to cosmic consciousness and enlightenment. Thus, one is freed from the bondage of actions and Karma in this lifetime.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Who is the author of our actions?

1) You are the author of your actions. 2) Perhaps in living in the world of ordinary existence you *are* experiencing divine consciousness! "Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you." Luke 17:21 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Pad dock: *slamist?

Exactly. What credibility? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Carde, ISIS does not have a good reputation to keep in the first place. It spreads lies and recruits ignorant young people to kill for them in the name of a virulent form of Islam. ---In

[FairfieldLife] Re: Shiva and quantum mechanics

"As the wise proverb observes, you should never make fun of a fellow human being, until you have bounced a mile in his buttocks." —Rex Murphy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_Murphy on Doug Henning's Natural Law Party https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Natural_Law_Party ---In

[FairfieldLife] Re: Trump Ignore pleas to calm tensions with N Korea

Trump has a reptilian brain. He isn't "playing" anything and he has no strategy. His MO is simple and he does the same thing with every situation. Easy peasy to figure and predict. Kim Jong Un is not tethered to any reality we are familiar with and T.Rump's escalation should be denounced by

[FairfieldLife] Healthcare Call

From NY Times: If you’re one of those people who’s been calling senators and urging them not to take health coverage from millions of people, don’t stop. The Senate switchboard remains open: (202) 224-3121

[FairfieldLife] Lee Pearson

Saw him today as part of a Chris Botti show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYp5wKQ29HE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYp5wKQ29HE

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Killing of History

I get it. Pilgar is a long-time activist and calls foul on western imperialism and denial thereof. In this article, Pilgar's outrage over the one line *in the beginning* of the documentary is way overblown and his mind seems to snap shut at the point Bank of America is id'd as a sponsor.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Trump Ignore pleas to calm tensions with N Korea

John, I beg to differ. Kim Jong Un has been the leader of his country far longer than Trump has ours. Kim has been dealing with international relations far longer than the 6 months that T.Rump has been on stage. T.Rump is the real beginner here and he has absolutely no idea of East Asia,

[FairfieldLife] Re: US has "declared" war against N. Korea

Kim is escalating the rhetoric. The US has not declared war. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Therefore, Kim's troops will shoot down any US bombers in its airspace.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Trump Ignore pleas to calm tensions with N Korea

Well, based on the number of countries that have been trading with North Korea, I'd say he's partaking in international relations—as needed. "With the North Korean nuclear threat escalating https://www.axios.com/diplo-tweeting-and-the-cycle-of-escalation-with-north-korea-2481029200.html,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Trump is Igniting Anger Over the Entire Nation

The cosmic battle has been going on in one place or another, on one plane or another, for thousands of years. The election of T.Rump in this country is a wake-up call, in my opinion. He has stirred the pot like no other could and we are all having to evaluate where we stand and what we stand

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi Jyotish Council's Tips for Eclipse

Wonder if he would have had the same experience meditating outside in the natural world during the event? With everyone else who was outside. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Chatting yesterday with one of the magnificient 20 who held out meditating in the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Blissrooms

https://www.brainwave-research-institute.com/meditation-boosts-endorphins.html https://www.brainwave-research-institute.com/meditation-boosts-endorphins.html ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : "..these hard-to-describe, intense feelings of rapture." Don't need

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi Jyotish Council's Tips for Eclipse

Of course everyone should be outside! Unbelievable. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Live during the eclipse.. Txt msg.from the Dome: At about 9:20am the flower of the Dome meditating program got up and left, a lot of really powerful meditators exit-ed

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi Jyotish Council's Tips for Eclipse

There was also a palpable effect when one was outside watching. Can't imagine why one would miss it if they had the opportunity (you guys had about 92% coverage I think). Of course, glasses were mandatory to look directly. I would have elected to meditate outside, personally. ---In

[FairfieldLife] Re: Trump is Igniting Anger Over the Entire Nation

Sure they can. Maybe they will and maybe they won't, but they can. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : It's time for him to resign. Members of Congress cannot let him continue until the next election.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Trump is Igniting Anger Over the Entire Nation

This is well-written. Without? Doesn't really make sense if defined as in the article below. https://vedanet.com/2012/06/13/the-three-gunas-how-to-balance-your-consciousness/ https://vedanet.com/2012/06/13/the-three-gunas-how-to-balance-your-consciousness/ ---In

[FairfieldLife] Re: Respite from Hurricane wreckage: Come to Fairfield, Iowa

Sounds like T.Rump! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : He is a madman. He thinks he can win it all. But the best he can get is most definitely, Mutually Assured Destruction. This is discussed in the latter chapters of the Gita. ---In

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Respite from Hurricane wreckage: Come to Fairfield, Iowa

That's funny. I do not hear the sounds of people writing on an internet forum. Hey, I will never be in favor of a military response to North Korea's posturing and bravado and threats. And, the more we threaten one, the worse off we are—we force ourselves into a box. T.Rump has no idea

[FairfieldLife] Re: Respite from Hurricane wreckage: Come to Fairfield, Iowa

http://ppc.uiowa.edu/forkenbrock/extreme-weather http://ppc.uiowa.edu/forkenbrock/extreme-weather Iowa isn't exempt. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : A real estate investor visiting Fairfield, Iowa this week observes that investing in Fairfield on a five

[FairfieldLife] Re: Respite from Hurricane wreckage: Come to Fairfield, Iowa

I believe that climate change is bringing rising sea levels and contributing to worsening weather and storms that will continue to ravage coastal cities. However, Iowa is not exempt from extreme weather conditions or climate change. A monster tornado might roll through your town one day (I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spirituality

You have included a number of things here as examples of how you are defining "spiritual." MMY was Hindu. In Hinduism as in Christianity, the existence of a personal "soul" is assumed. So, are you saying that all persons are spiritual because they have a "soul" and a "birthright" to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Respite from Hurricane wreckage: Come to Fairfield, Iowa

One thing is for sure. If the U.S. and China (and other members of the international community) insist on or start playing "regime change" games, the likelihood that Kim Jong Un will attempt to defend his right to rule through military means becomes greater. ---In

[FairfieldLife] Re: Respite from Hurricane wreckage: Come to Fairfield, Iowa

I won't disagree with you there. Seems to me that Fairfield has a lot going for it as a robust and open-minded community with diverse interests and a range of economic opportunities. The word "spiritual" always amuses me. Re: "for spiritual people." How do you define "spiritual?"

[FairfieldLife] Re: Who is the author of our actions?

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Emily, The TM tradition and what MMY was saying are saying exactly the opposite of what you're saying. What did I say that is exactly opposite to what MMY and the TM tradition are saying? And then, why is what I said,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Who is the author of our actions?

Hmmm.Does not Hinduism believe in the soul? Let's say, for discussion's sake, that I am equating the word "you" with soul. Then, *you* are the author of your actionsliving out, resolving and creating karma, influenced by the gunas, in spite of and despite countless contributing

[FairfieldLife] Re: Who is the author of our actions?

Hmso this is talking of a "relative you." Good explanation. Thanks. So what you are saying is that the "relative you" is not the author of one's actions. Theoretically or philosophically you may be correct—the word "author" can be defined using different contexts, as you

[FairfieldLife] Re: Who is the author of our actions?

Fascinating. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Thx, the definitiveness of MMY's assertion as stated before is his personal opinion. In the Kriya Yoga Tradition, even advanced Yogis who can leave their bodies at will may have karma to work out, in which case they

[FairfieldLife] Re: Who is the author of our actions?

John, you write with a lot of clarity and responded to the "bondage" associated with being influenced by Gunas, as interpreted through MMY. Wikipedia says the following about Guna "Chapters 3, 7, 13, 14, 17 and 18 of Bhagavad Gita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhagavad_Gita discuss

[FairfieldLife] Re: Who is the author of our actions?

It is true that one can only surmise about what one doesn't have direct experience of. I am not questioning the TM technique, transcending, or CC as a state of being. I was questioning whether innate qualities in a human being (gunas) can be dispelled. I was primarily curious as to your

[FairfieldLife] Re: Who is the author of our actions?

O.K. I get it. Here is simplified discussion that explains it in a way I can understand. It talks of how a person behaves when the gunas are "overcome" in a human being. Basically, it sounds pretty much like non-reactive detachment, objective assessment from a place of equanimity, a

[FairfieldLife] Re: [twitter]TM and smoking!

"FACT: 50% of smokers quit smoking 2 years into #TranscendentalMeditation https://twitter.com/hashtag/TranscendentalMeditation?src=hash. That's 3 x higher quit rate than with therapy." H.from Wikipedia In the U.S., for example, the rate of unassisted quitting fell from 91.8% in

[FairfieldLife] Re: Roman Catholicism is a cult-like pagan religion,

John, nicely stated. Thank you for clarifying that when you said his reported views are the reason that "Americans are confused about religion," you meant that Jeffress and evangelicals like him are confused—due to the fact that they are interpreting the bible in a limited way. Yes—a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Did Satan Create Catholicism?

The term "cult" or "cult-like" as Jeffress is professing. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Certainly, it could be said to fall under the definition. So does TM. So do many religions/movements. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cult

[FairfieldLife] Re: Did Satan Create Catholicism?

Certainly, it could be said to fall under the definition. So does TM. So do many religions/movements. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cult https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cult Are you defining this term in a specific context? ---In

[FairfieldLife] Re: the quality of research on TM

It's important to look deeper. Here is the reality of one of the studies. What is claimed as "published" was apparently, from what I could find, a one-page pdf of the study that they hoped to have published and had published online ahead of time.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Pope Reaffirms Conscience as the basis to resolve questions

No, I cannot answer the question..."do *you* think.," nor any other questions I asked regarding what *you* think! I can answer the question for myself, but I was attempting to engage *you* in a conversation. I don't typically have conversations with myself, although I will admit to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Pope Reaffirms Conscience as the basis to resolve questions

Very nice...thank you John. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Emily, Here's how Stan Getz and Billy Evans play your song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tmbWGcQous https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tmbWGcQous ---In

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Big Bang Never Happened,

Will we ever know for sure? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : a Brazilian scientist claims. https://www.yahoo.com/news/big-bang-never-happened-might-traces-earlier-universe-scientist-claims-103343290.html

[FairfieldLife] Re: civilizatons dated to hundreds of thousands of years earlier

Levitating stones? It also seems possible that the Egyptians used ramps. This shows it pictorially. http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/pyramidlifts.htm http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/pyramidlifts.htm ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : It

[FairfieldLife] Re: Pope Reaffirms Conscience as the basis to resolve questions

Yes, we agree that the stage is being set, in one way or another. And, just to end with another question, do you think that the Pope is being manipulated by the Illuminati or Free Masons? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Emily, The Church is now in the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Pope Reaffirms Conscience as the basis to resolve questions

I agree with much that you say here—the Pope is posing reform—to church tradition, policy, and to the flock's way of considering doctrine and belief. You never answered my question re: whether you think this rises to the level of the Reformation. What do you think? In terms of ways it

[FairfieldLife] Re: Pope Reaffirms Conscience as the basis to resolve questions

There are an estimated Roman Catholics, 40% of which are in Latin America. "By writing a letter – and then making it public – did the four believe that they would corner Francis and get the answer they wanted? It is unlikely that he feels cornered. The four cardinals have now placed

[FairfieldLife] Re: To say that adultery is okay under some circumstances is "heretical",

http://www.catholic.org/news/hf/faith/story.php?id=59123 http://www.catholic.org/news/hf/faith/story.php?id=59123 "The Catholic church simply does not accept divorce, and anyone divorced, who then remarries or starts a sexual relationship with a new person, is committing adultery under

[FairfieldLife] Re: Scientific American: Study on Mindfulness Training for Teens Fails Important Test

"As the parent of any teenager can attest, adolescence can be a bumpy ride. " I don't believe there *is* a solution to adolescence, do you? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : https://goo.gl/QyFuHx https://goo.gl/QyFuHx Scientific American MENTAL HEALTH

[FairfieldLife] Re: The New York Times: What Explains U.S. Mass Shootings? International Comparisons Suggest an Answer

“In retrospect Sandy Hook marked the end of the US gun control debate,” Dan Hodges, a British journalist, wrote in a post on Twitter https://twitter.com/dpjhodges/status/611943312401002496?lang=en two years ago, referring to the 2012 attack that killed 20 young students at an elementary school

[FairfieldLife] Re: Russian man claims he came from the past of Mars,

Johnperhaps the kid, who was a bit of a prodigy, has a vivid imagination? From your article: "It’s a wild tale, and the timeline of the entire thing doesn’t exactly match up with what we know thanks to space agencies and researchers from around the world, including Russia. In an

[FairfieldLife] Re: To say that adultery is okay under some circumstances is "heretical",

* "is ridiculous" ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Yes, I understand and understood the article. I agree about the conservative faction. My point was that the church's conservative definition on *what adultery is* and the punitive way they would seek to

[FairfieldLife] Re: To say that adultery is okay under some circumstances is "heretical",

Yes, I understand and understood the article. I agree about the conservative faction. My point was that the church's conservative definition on *what adultery is* and the punitive way they would seek to impose religious condemnation and ridiculous and untenable in today's society. As the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hacking Consciousness at Stanford University, Part 1

Many of my family members are Stanford grads so I had to do some research into this one. This is not a Stanford course, just fyi. (No credits, no cost.) It was a part of a free series of lectures given in 2013-2014 and billed as a course affiliated with the LifeWorks initiative. The reviews

[FairfieldLife] Re: UN officials touring rural Alabama are shocked to see the

Been this way for a long time. Here's the history of poverty in Alabama. http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1387 http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1387 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : level of poverty and environmental degradation in

[FairfieldLife] Re: Issue: Do all scientists who conduct research on the Transcendental Meditation program practice the technique?

Well, nowhere do I see the four Ph.D's that you clipped from TM websites! So, I guess one might say that those statements are not "independent" ones! That's what I supposed. I'm always in favor of digging deeper into a claim, so am happy to see you doing that. Now, why are we

[FairfieldLife] Re: Endorsements from Independent Scholars-Maharishi Effect

Excellent series of posts! Wouldn't it be amazing to have a conversation with Dr. Pamela Peeke? I see that you have clipped out your accolades below. If you got them from a TM website, than they are not necessarily "independent." If these people are part of the TM organization

[FairfieldLife] Re: Endorsements from Independent Scholars-Maharishi Effect

Correction! ...the evidence is in that meditation assists the mind/body/spirit in *explainable* (and unexplainable) ways. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Excellent series of posts! Wouldn't it be amazing to have a conversation with Dr. Pamela Peeke? I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Roman Catholicism is a cult-like pagan religion,

What is one of the reasons Americans are confused about religion? Which Americans? Which religions? Jeffress and other "Christian Nationalists" have been in the news more recently because they have circled their wagons around T.Rump in an effort to get their militant agenda forwarded.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi: "Segregation of the individual from the Cosmos is very unnatural,"

Lovely statements on the non-dual nature of cosmic intelligence. This is funny though, given the TM org's obsession with marketing and educating on TM's merits as a modern "science-based" technique. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : "If the individual

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why Robots with AI can be dangerous as Elon Musk fears

This seems obvious. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Their thinking process is not based on organic material, such as those based on the five elements, like the brain cells in the human brain. Thus, robots cannot identify with being a mammal or an animal with

[FairfieldLife] Re: Vatican gets involved in nuclear talks

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Will Trump and Kim Jong Un listen to good counsel? No. Also, TMers should gather and meditate at the Vatican to increase the ME for the countries involved in this standoff.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Dr. Rosenthal, PhD, explains the key difference between Mindfulness and the Transcen dental Meditation® technique.

Now, this *is* funny! And, of course the good doctor would say this! Here's what Harvard says: https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/meditation-offers-significant-heart-benefits https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/meditation-offers-significant-heart-benefits ---In

[FairfieldLife] Re: Did Satan Create Catholicism?

Yes, agreed. "cult" and "fundamentalist" can be pejorative terms, particularly "cult." Jeffress is spouting nonsense. Did you listen to the youtube video? He's claiming some pretty ridiculous things such as worshipping fish gods (methinks he misinterprets history's reason symbol of the

[FairfieldLife] Re: is TM a cult?

From your link: The word “cult” has many meanings, but in recent decades it has often been used with a negative connotation to point out a group that others would like to see removed from society. This use of the term is expressed by the prominent religious scholar J. Gordon Melton: "My

[FairfieldLife] Re: is TM a cult?

Correction: The definition David Orme-Johnson has adopted from J. Gordon Melton (his own personal definition). ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : From your link: The word “cult” has many meanings, but in recent decades it has often been used with a negative

[FairfieldLife] Re: is TM a cult?

About J. Gordon Melton's work as a cult apologist (according to this article): http://www.apologeticsindex.org/m06.html http://www.apologeticsindex.org/m06.html His views are that organizations such as Scientology, Children of God, Jonestown, etc. are not cults but rather "new religious

[FairfieldLife] Re: is TM a cult?

And another correction: In this case, it would seem that the TM org and/or MMY followers would qualify as part of a "religious movement" with Melton. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : About J. Gordon Melton's work as a cult apologist (according to this

[FairfieldLife] Re: Issue: Do all scientists who conduct research on the Transcendental Meditation program practice the technique?

Re: "It would be interesting to get researchers of the different schools of meditation from their varying points of view (bias?) together in the same room talking together in considerate ways." It's hard to believe this hasn't happened! "Interfaith dialogue" is the wave of the future.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Issue: Do all scientists who conduct research on the Transcendental Meditation program practice the technique?

If you click on "show message history" at the bottom of the message you are replying to, then we can see which person you are replying to. If you are replying to me, I ask you the following question: Why are you meditating? Not, why do you do TM. Rather, what inspires you to meditate?

[FairfieldLife] Re: Europe's most anti-semitic city??

I hate to break it to you but Malmo is a coastal city and multicultural. Multicultural cities are the best! Been to New York? Istanbul? Don't you think its funny that you lump all Muslims together? Is this how Lutherans are? Are you familiar with current immigration policy?

[FairfieldLife] Re: Europe's most anti-semitic city??

First, it's not as bad as Tucker Carlson would have one believe. https://www.thelocal.se/20161214/swedes-wildly-overestimate-muslim-population-survey https://www.thelocal.se/20161214/swedes-wildly-overestimate-muslim-population-survey Tucker Carlson is not someone who reports fact,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Europe's most anti-semitic city??

Please use your powers of discernment to try and recognize fakery, or at least do a few google searches to find out before you swallow random youtube videos whole. This is phony! I realized straight away that it was the evangelical Christians who were inciting violence. Regardless, in

[FairfieldLife] Re: Europe's most anti-semitic city??

That's funny. Your main concern is the attitude of Muslims towards TM? Better look for some videos showing Muslims stoning gatherings of TM meditators. lol ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : My main concern here is, what is the attitude of the most religious

[FairfieldLife] Re: Speaking in Tongues

The act of glossolalia, speaking in unknown (or ecstatic) speech has many pre-Christian roots. In a lengthy journal article for the American Scientific Affiliation (an association of Christian scientists), Dr. Pattison summarizes the publications of numerous historians on this topic by saying

[FairfieldLife] Re: The World may be doomed because of the US

Oh please! I'll bet you a whole lot more people are calling T.Rump the anti-christ. That picture of T.Rump reaching to "shake" Erdogan's hand is positively strange. That is simply *not* how a handshake is done. It's more like he's holding it out for a hand slap. Erdogan is looking at

[FairfieldLife] Re: The World may be doomed because of the US

Of course it behooves one to remember that the U.S. really wasn't part of the known world by the authors of the Old Testament. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Emily, Trump may be exempted from accusation since he has many prominent American evangelists,

[FairfieldLife] Re: [humour] Nosty predicted Trump's presidency?

Hey, this is pretty darn believably funny. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Nosty prolly wouldn't have mentioned Trump if he hadn't become POTUS?

[FairfieldLife] Re: FW: How Our Community Works

"As Maharishi so often emphasized, we can never judge another person’s level of consciousness, and there’s a chance that the kind and gentle Iowan who is fixing our dishwasher or doing our accounting is fully enlightened, or will be next week. So let’s make a point of treating every

[FairfieldLife] Re: sumeian mathematics

You have got to be kidding! Are you trying to say that Jewish people aren't descendants of Ishmael? Do you realize that Jewish and Arab folk come from the same DNA, the same part of the world, and are separated only by their religion?

[FairfieldLife] Re: Americans who practice yoga contribute to

Why are you bolding the word "Arab?" The guy looks to be pretty brilliant and built on what had come before, improved on it, wrote it all down it became a working "language" across all cultures. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Somehow it feels very odd to me

[FairfieldLife] Re: sumeian mathematics

As if algebra was invented by one person. lol ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : algebra is not likely invented by some relatively recent in terms of world history arab person that would just be the recent conduit of those concepts to eurpeans emerging

[FairfieldLife] Re: sumeian mathematics

*...certainly his descendants! (is what I mean). Have a good day! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Yes, I see what you're saying. From a religious/biblical scholar's perspective, I was wrong. I was talking outside the bounds of religion though and trying to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Big Bang may be one of many

Can you elaborate on your question? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : This is what Roger Penrose is theorizing now too. In effect, the universe may be eternal. Can we ask, when will God or heaven enter

[FairfieldLife] Re: Big Bang may be one of many

Thanks. So, you define God as Being and consider Being necessary to understanding the universe (is bliss) and therefore, God is necessary to the universe. It seems to me that based on the idea that "God's spirit entered the world and made it whole," there is no real separation between

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