Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Just sayin'...the Overposters Edition :-)
On 8/2/2013 11:19 AM, Share Long wrote: LOL! I'm obsessive?! Who researched into how much I posted during the last 14 months?! Not even I know that! But Emily, perhaps you could write a book about the insights, etc. you received while posted out? PS to Ann: deep bow to almost everyone past and present on FFL. PS to Richard: sorry I dragged you into this. I thought Alex's comment was pretty funny though you haven't said *so it's all about* in a long time. I miss that. And I LOVE go figure! Go figure (-: Now, it's all about Share. LoL! *From:* Emily Reyn emilymae.r...@yahoo.com *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Friday, August 2, 2013 10:47 AM *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Just sayin'...the Overposters Edition :-) Ha. Yes, you don't realize what you might achieve internally and externally by posting out - and, you'll never know until you try. It's an experiential thing - gotta do it to *know*. And, you could *get* everything here that you identify you are *receiving* as you could still view the posts. Come on, Share, give it a try. Just one weekand you could come back and report on the experience of not posting - how you had to confront your self-will, the obsessive quality to your nature, or whatever comes up for you after 14 months of posting every day, or almost every day. FFL will last a week being deprived of your posts, important as they are to the mix. *From:* Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Friday, August 2, 2013 8:20 AM *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Just sayin'...the Overposters Edition :-) Emily, it sounds like you equate posting out with spontaneity, freedom, passion, creativity, not being stodgy, throwing caution to the wind, and giving others the opportunity to miss one. Whew! I haven't realized what I've been deprived of by not posting out. And depriving others as well! Of course for Judy this time, it was simply that she miscalculated her post amount. Go figure! BTW, I've only been on FFL 14 months, not year after year! As for blessing, FFL posters bless me way more than I could ever repay. They make me laugh and keep me informed about current events. They tell me about cool high tech stuff and share beautiful music. They post great photos from all over the world and give me great info about ayurveda and jyotish. They alert me to TV and movies and books and food I might enjoy. They got me interested again in politics. They write wonderfully. They make me think. They push my buttons. They make me laugh. As some here say, deep bow (-: *From:* Emily Reyn emilymae.r...@yahoo.com *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Thursday, August 1, 2013 9:53 PM *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Just sayin'...the Overposters Edition :-) Awww...Barrythanks for doing this...I mean...how *meaningful* is this?! I'm not sure what posting on FFL has to do with enlightenment, but feel free to describe it for me/us. I can tell you miss those who post out when they/we do, what with all the focus and attention you bring to this topic again and again and again. Control is overrated in my opinion - take Share who thinks in terms of 7 a day - how important is it that she make sure the forum is blessed with her presence, and that you make sure of the same, every day all year long, year after year. I say, old chap, show us some passion, throw caution to the wind every once in awhile, show us a little spontaneity, post out just once - for the freedom, Barry (and Share), the freedom. Don't be stodgy; get creative and run with it. I will miss you and your predictability terribly; I will miss Share's insights on just about everything. Come on, now, I dare you. Share, see how far you can get past 50 (maybe even to 70 if you're fast) before Alex shuts you down. Give FFL an opportunity to miss you. :) :) *From:* turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Thursday, August 1, 2013 12:23 PM *Subject:* [FairfieldLife] Re: Just sayin'...the Overposters Edition :-) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote:
Re: [FairfieldLife] It's not just the movement that circles the wagons.
Now we've got informants finking on rental car drivers over in Spain. Go figure. On 8/2/2013 12:51 PM, Duveyoung wrote: http://news.yahoo.com/us-diplomat-kills-man-car-crash-leaves-kenya-151442741.html I remember on TTC in Spain, they had to rush a guy to the airport after he crashed a rental car and was facing the Spanish justice system. Everybody thinks the rules don't apply to them. Edg
[FairfieldLife] Re: Brave Combo
So, now it's time to fink on the idiots who don't leash their dogs in the park. Go figure. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long sharelong60@... wrote: noozguru! I got an idea, a brilliant idea if I don't mind saying so myself. You know that backpack and pressure cooker I was gonna send you? Did you do a Google search for pressure cooker AND backpack? LoL! Instead let's get the names and addresses of some of those idiots who don't leash their dogs in the park. I'll order these dangerous items and send to them instead! And, just to make the whole thing more fun, the backpack is gonna be covered in polka dots. Gigantic pink polka dots! Of course the backpack will also contain a copy of Polkasonic which they can listen to while their unleashed dogs are walking them in the park! PS When my credit card numbers were stolen last year, the nice fellow at one of the vendors told me that the IP address was in Riverside, right abouts where that nice casino is located. Amazing! They won a Grammy Award in 1999 in the Best Polka Album category for their album Polkasonic, and again in 2004 for their album Let's Kiss... Brave Combo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_Combo http://youtu.be/c8pLDpobvCc http://www.brave.com/ Who would have thunk it? Willy is a polka fan.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Brave Combo
Dwayne Verheyden in San Antonio at the Arneson River Theater, 2013: 'El Puente Roto' http://youtu.be/7WKGTQBrIGY http://youtu.be/7WKGTQBrIGY http://www.dwayne-verheyden.nl/biografie_eng --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, card wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYkJ1Y3LC1U --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, card cardemaister@ wrote: Säkkijärven polkka (sack-key-yar-ven---), polka of/from Säkki-järvi (bag-lake) village (after WWII, part of Russian Karelia) by Viljo (vill-yaw) Vili Vesterinen, 1939: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZx1zl_sVTI --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams wrote: Bhairitu: Who would have thunk it? Willy is a polka fan. It's all about the Polka. My favorite is the 'Beer Barrel Polka'. LoL! Beer Barrel Polka by Brave Combo: http://youtu.be/l8d8i271VgU Brave Combo, San Antonio, Texas 2013 Dancing is real big around here. I recently took dancing lessons at the university by joining a folk dance group to learn folk dancing. We really like the two-step around here, 2/4. Polka music and dancing the two-step is sort of like the 'polska', which has a 3/4 beat; a Swedish dance style, but the Polka dance is apparently from Polish roots. Polka music has very popular and over time evolved into Ragtime dances and Rockabilly music styles. Further south, polka music began to sound a lot like Cajun and Cajunta music. Go figure. Polka is also popular in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where the Beer Barrel Polka is played during the seventh inning stretch and halftime of Milwaukee Brewers and Milwaukee Bucks games. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polka Polka Swing Two Step: http://youtu.be/gyTXIzQEvCs They won a Grammy Award in 1999 in the Best Polka Album category for their album Polkasonic, and again in 2004 for their album Let's Kiss... Brave Combo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_Combo
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Just sayin' ....
so that any Google search against that name would find them. That's what I'm sayin! On 8/3/2013 4:04 PM, obbajeeba wrote: I am spitting cocoa and coffee here! Stop it! LMAO I'm just sayin'. LoL! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams punditster@... wrote: Just sayin', CHEEZE Gozilla, perhaps they have us beat. Brave Combo crop circles - crossover from another dimension by David Lynch. Ma in film is a Vedic wrap and even in Buddhism unique phenomena can sometimes occur to idiot Michael Graham. Just sayin' turquoise: And those are just the *generic*, non-attack Subject lines posted on FFL. You guys are not even making any sense today. Go figure. Imagine what the consciousness of this group would be seen as by lurkers if you had mentioned the Subject lines written by some supposedly highly-evolved sould trashing someone they didn't like by name, Sort of like when you hijacked a FFL thread and renamed it Judy Stein as prison groupie. You mean like that? http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/347556 Or, when you posted How To Be More Like Judy Stein: a tutorial or Finally, a task worthy of Judy Stein, or The Subject Of Every Judy Stein Post -- EVERY One, or Perfect gig for Judy Stein -- writing for the Church of $cientology? You mean, like a highly-evolved soul, trashing someone they didn't like by name? Who would do a stooopid thing like that? LoL! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/343565 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/343351 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/321024 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/320391 so that any Google search against that name would find them. That's what I'm sayin!
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Levitation/has anyone heard of anyone reaching 2nd stage flying?
Monkeys are flying out of my butt. For REAL! So, I wonder why nobody else ever reported these momentous events on Sci-Skeptic. Go figure. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/sci.skeptic https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/sci.skeptic ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@n... wrote: Unc, other than one other response to this thread (the one who said his brother did it pre-TM 20 feet down the road or something like that), you are the very first person who I have ever heard of that has claimed to have witnessed first-hand actual levitation. As such, I feel compelled to ask you for much more detail to your experience, please. No problem. When did this happen? Dozens of times -- probably more like hundreds, actually -- over a 14-year period starting in 1981. Where? Actual city/state and location (i.e. house, ashram, type of room, etc.) Dozens of locations. The first time, in the Los Angeles Convention Center. In the buildings we were using for our weekly meetings. In the desert. Once in a Denny's in the dead of night when no customers or waiters were around. :-) Did you experience it only once? Nope. Many times. As did most of the other students who studied with the guy. I will also emphasise, for the record, the word most. Some people (10-15) never saw anything; others (1000s over the years, sometimes 500 at once) saw this stuff all the time. Therefore, it would appear to be a phenomenon that is not entirely physical, and takes place at least to some extent on subtle physical levels. If you're asking whether it was ever recorded on film, I don't think so, and I don't know whether it could have been. But it was neat to witness, both as a phenomenon and as a field of energy to be part of. The latter was the real benefit of being around someone who is doing this, IMO. Who exactly did the levitating. Rama. Dr. Frederick Lenz. Crazy Fred. As far as I know, he never practiced any techniques to make it happen. As he explained it, he just woke up one day and remembered how to do it. Something from a past life. He never taught how to do it to any of his students, as far as I know. Was it photographed/videotaped and if not, why not? No, and I don't know why not. He didn't believe very much in trying to document any of the things he could do. His theory was that this stuff is hard enough to believe if it's happening right in front of your face in the same room you are in (a statement I can attest to the truth of). So who's going to believe a videotape? Because some people saw this phenomenon and others in the same room did not, I have my doubts that it would have been captured on videotape. What was the circumstances of the manifestation, that is, was it in front of many people, just yourself...was the lighting and the surroundings such that it couldn't be faked, etc. All the settings mentioned before, so setup or prep required. In the one at Denny's a bunch of us were sitting around one of those round tables at 4:00 in the morning and all the waitresses disappeared, probably to grab a quick cigarette in the kitchen, and he smiled and just lifted up off the naugahyde diner seat and hovered there for about 30 seconds, grinning to beat all. :-) I ask this because on my last trip to Las Vegas I visited one of those magic kiosks where they sell magic tricks and I actually saw a magician demonstate a trick that he was selling to the public in which he makes a coin levitate and spin right in front of you (and for the hell of it, I could NOT figure out how he did it but I DO know that it was some sort of magic technique and NOT actual levitation). My roommate during my last year with the TM organization was an airbrush artist who did costumes for Doug Henning. So Doug would come over to the house a lot and would show us some close-up magic. I know he was most famous for his big stage effects, but the man's real genius was with his close-up magic. I was two feet in front of him, able to move around and look at his hands from any angle I chose, and I still couldn't figure out how he did it. I will admit for the sake of intellectual openness that some trick could have been involved in what Rama did, but I honestly don't think there was any. The variety of the settings and the spontaneity with which he'd decide to do this stuff disallows any preparation or equipment. I will also admit, for the same reasons, that there might have been some kind of psychic siddhi going on, in which people's perceptions were altered to allow them to see a phenomenon that might not have been present on a physical level. But there was never any suggestion of what was about to happen. The most he'd ever say was, Watch. He never
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Levitation/has anyone heard of anyone reaching 2nd stage flying?
Now about a hundred monkeys are levitating out my butt. Why won't somebody help me? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : A hundred monkeys just flew out of my butt, for REAL. Has this ever happened to anyone else? Help me, someone, anyone, for God's sake,please, help me! On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 9:47 AM, punditster@... mailto:punditster@... wrote: Monkeys are flying out of my butt. For REAL! So, I wonder why nobody else ever reported these momentous events on Sci-Skeptic. Go figure. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/sci.skeptic https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/sci.skeptic ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com mailto:no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@n... wrote: Unc, other than one other response to this thread (the one who said his brother did it pre-TM 20 feet down the road or something like that), you are the very first person who I have ever heard of that has claimed to have witnessed first-hand actual levitation. As such, I feel compelled to ask you for much more detail to your experience, please. No problem. When did this happen? Dozens of times -- probably more like hundreds, actually -- over a 14-year period starting in 1981. Where? Actual city/state and location (i.e. house, ashram, type of room, etc.) Dozens of locations. The first time, in the Los Angeles Convention Center. In the buildings we were using for our weekly meetings. In the desert. Once in a Denny's in the dead of night when no customers or waiters were around. :-) Did you experience it only once? Nope. Many times. As did most of the other students who studied with the guy. I will also emphasise, for the record, the word most. Some people (10-15) never saw anything; others (1000s over the years, sometimes 500 at once) saw this stuff all the time. Therefore, it would appear to be a phenomenon that is not entirely physical, and takes place at least to some extent on subtle physical levels. If you're asking whether it was ever recorded on film, I don't think so, and I don't know whether it could have been. But it was neat to witness, both as a phenomenon and as a field of energy to be part of. The latter was the real benefit of being around someone who is doing this, IMO. Who exactly did the levitating. Rama. Dr. Frederick Lenz. Crazy Fred. As far as I know, he never practiced any techniques to make it happen. As he explained it, he just woke up one day and remembered how to do it. Something from a past life. He never taught how to do it to any of his students, as far as I know. Was it photographed/videotaped and if not, why not? No, and I don't know why not. He didn't believe very much in trying to document any of the things he could do. His theory was that this stuff is hard enough to believe if it's happening right in front of your face in the same room you are in (a statement I can attest to the truth of). So who's going to believe a videotape? Because some people saw this phenomenon and others in the same room did not, I have my doubts that it would have been captured on videotape. What was the circumstances of the manifestation, that is, was it in front of many people, just yourself...was the lighting and the surroundings such that it couldn't be faked, etc. All the settings mentioned before, so setup or prep required. In the one at Denny's a bunch of us were sitting around one of those round tables at 4:00 in the morning and all the waitresses disappeared, probably to grab a quick cigarette in the kitchen, and he smiled and just lifted up off the naugahyde diner seat and hovered there for about 30 seconds, grinning to beat all. :-) I ask this because on my last trip to Las Vegas I visited one of those magic kiosks where they sell magic tricks and I actually saw a magician demonstate a trick that he was selling to the public in which he makes a coin levitate and spin right in front of you (and for the hell of it, I could NOT figure out how he did it but I DO know that it was some sort of magic technique and NOT actual levitation). My roommate during my last year with the TM organization was an airbrush artist who did costumes for Doug Henning. So Doug would come over to the house a lot and would show us some close-up magic. I know he was most famous for his big stage effects, but the man's real genius was with his close-up magic. I was two feet in front of him, able to move around and look at his hands from any angle I chose, and I still couldn't figure out how he did it. I will admit for the sake of intellectual openness that some trick could have been involved in what Rama did, but I honestly don't think there was any. The variety of the settings
Re: [FairfieldLife] my review of the iPAD Air w/128 GB
Thanks for all the info, Alex. It sounds complicated, especially the part about streaming Direct TV receiver to the iPad for viewing at bedside. I used to have my Chromebook at my bedside, before I moved it into the living room, and it was wireless. Now, I've got it hooked up with ethernet for better movie viewing without the buffering. We dropped the DSL and went for the Time-Warner 15 MBPS broadband and the Chromecaster to get the Hulu + and I hooked up the Roku box to the big screen TV, with an external HD using the USB. The Chromebook is no iPad, but it sure beats my old handheld remote control. Now I've got all my digital files at my fingertips. Sweet! Since switching from my MacBook Air to using a Surface Pro 2 as my primary PC, I set it up to boot to the desktop because all of the software I use runs there anyway. I never even see the tiled Windows 8 Start screen while using my Windows 8.1 PC as a PC. http://www.forbes.com/sites/tonybradley/2014/03/19/im-sorry-the-windows-8-hate-just-doesnt-make-sense/?partner=yahootix http://www.forbes.com/sites/tonybradley/2014/03/19/im-sorry-the-windows-8-hate-just-doesnt-make-sense/?partner=yahootix ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, j_alexander_stanley@... wrote : The DirecTV iPad app is great as a channel guide and remote control for the DirecTV receiver. OTOH, the DirecTV app's channel streaming totally sucks, but pumping the DirecTV receiver's audio and component video into a Belkin place-shifting device does a fantastic job of streaming all channels and DVR recordings to the iPad. The iPad in my bedroom is held in a SpiderArm, clamped to my bedside table, that holds it up in front of my face when I'm in bed. In the bedroom, I use it primarily as a TV and for doing the occasional web search or checking the weather. Flat on my back in bed, a tablet is actually the superior computer platform. Like I said, it's a niche product that does certain things very well. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : I've never understood why anyone would even *want* a tablet computer. I can think of only one reason to have one. Anything one can do on the Net I can do with either my laptop or my iPhone. Why would I ever need an iPhone with a bigger screen (which, if you think about it, is kinda the definition of a tablet computer)? The only reason I can think of to own one is that there has actually been a lot of cool educational software developed for the iPads and similar tablets. For a kid, a touchscreen is a plus. For the rest of us, it's an inconvenience. From: Bhairitu noozguru@... To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 5:14 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] my review of the iPAD Air w/128 GB I went the other way and my new low end gadget is a Firefox OS phone which arrived yesterday. It's a ZTE Open and recommended by Mozilla as a test device for developing apps for the OS. Firefox OS apps are HTML5 and mainly written in Javascript. Thing is you can also run these apps on Android and iPhone too and probably a Windows 8 phone. The target market for Firefox phones are emerging countries where they can't even afford Android phones. They are even planning on a $25 smartphone for that market. There are some quirks with the OS so far. Firefox doesn't display Neo properly and the right side of messages are cut off. On Android I look at FFL in Neo with Chrome which handles it fine. In some cases like looking at the Firefox Marketplace the one button to go back just takes you out of the app itself. Good points are the battery life seems good. The phone is also GSM so if I want to try it as a phone I can just use the SIM card from the Android phone. Otherwise it works fine with wifi. Also it comes with built in FM receiver. Yup, most of these devices come with VERY LITTLE documentation. I didn't know for over a year that the control on the earbuds was really a microphone as hands free headset. I also have two Android tablets and an Android Tegra Shield game device. On 03/18/2014 05:48 AM, doctordumbass@... mailto:doctordumbass@... wrote: I bought this thing, yesterday, because it is a superior appliance for learning the guitar, using a specific piece of software - great display, blazingly fast, doesn't crash, has lots of great apps on-line, and is portable. So far, so good. Yet, compared to my PC, even the simplest of tasks - sending email - ranges, from, big pain in the butt, if I need to set the cursor location, by tapping, to *impossible* -- there is NO WAY to access my Yahoo Biz account email (currently *unsupported*). Also, entering any password, that contains both text and numbers, requires switching between *two* virtual keyboards - only one of which can be on-screen, at a time. The stroking, swiping and tapping interface, although elegant, leaves the screen all smudged up, very quickly. Also, the Apps have
[FairfieldLife] Re: Jet Vanishes
This scenario begins with the eruption of hazardous materials within the cargo hold – either improperly packaged or illegally shipped – or both. It is thought the missing plane climbed to 45,000ft - a move Mr Vincent believes may have resulted from the pilots not being able to see the controls properly. 'Missing jet WAS carrying highly flammable lithium batteries: CEO of Malaysian Airlines finally admits to dangerous cargo four days after DENYING it' Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2586308/Missing-jet-WAS-carrying-highly-flammable-lithium-batteries-CEO-Malaysian-Airlines-finally-admits-dangerous-cargo.html ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : It appears that you're mistaken, John, at least according to the folks who are in a position to know how much fuel the plane had. Judy, It doesn't appear the plane has enough fuel to reach Kyrgyzstan or Iran for that matter, unless it landed and refueled in India or western China. Nonetheless, it appears likely that the plane was hijacked and diverted into a new destination by people on board, perhaps including a passenger and a crew member. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : Latest from Malaysian officials is the assumption that the plane was deliberately diverted by people on board. And then there's this: Early this morning BBC reporter Jonah Fisher tweeted, 'Being briefed by Malaysia officials they believe most likely location for MH370 is on land somewhere near Chinese/Kyrgyz border.'...A violent Uyghur separatist movement is active in [the eastern portion of Kyrgyzstan].” http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/03/15/flight_370_disappearance_missing_airliner_apparently_flew_to_central_asia.html http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/03/15/flight_370_disappearance_missing_airliner_apparently_flew_to_central_asia.html
[FairfieldLife] Re: Jet Vanishes
My prediction is that this is going to be HUGE when we find out the mystery. Until then, what we have is a lost Boeing 777. That's already huge, and it may get a lot bigger in the next few days.Something has got to break with millions of people looking for any trace of the plane. It seems to be more than just a strong coincidence that the loss of contact with the aircraft happened at the point of handover. 'Missing Flight MH370 could have been hijacked in radar 'black hole' between Malaysia and Vietnam' http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/missing-malaysia-airlines-flight-mh370-3269867 http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/missing-malaysia-airlines-flight-mh370-3269867 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote : This a mysterious case of an airplane disappearing with no warning. My first reaction was it was shot down by a missile. But by whom and why? My next suspicion was that it could be that the pilots have purposely crashed the plane. They may have been members of a terrorist group who were making a a deadly statement about their political or religious beliefs. http://news.yahoo.com/china-bound-malaysian-jet-vanishes-239-aboard-034021081.html http://news.yahoo.com/china-bound-malaysian-jet-vanishes-239-aboard-034021081.html
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Levitation/has anyone heard of anyone reaching 2nd stage flying?
Thanks Richard! Just curious. I'm going to take a mental health day as it is sunny outside and I hope you do too - actually, you might think about taking a mental health week or two, given the number of monkeys that have been flying out your ass. Monkeys can't fly, Emily, whether out of my ass or anywhere else. But, I'd say the chances of a monkey flying are better odds than Fred Lenz levitating up in the air in a cloud of golden light, even one inch.
[FairfieldLife] Re:
Please unsubscribe yourself. Thanks. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tomtodar@... wrote : Please stop sending me email!
[FairfieldLife] Re: Last Man Standing?
UPDATE: Strike teams of 15-20 agents are attempting to take the cattle and often in the process killing them and burying the cattle in the desert. A group of roughly 120 peaceful protestors attempted to stop this got and got in front of the convoy of agents to call in the local sheriff as they perceived this as an illegal action. BLM agents began violently attacking the protestors throwing women to the ground with a number of men being tazed. Agents had assault weapons and sidearms drawn but due to the mass of peaceful protestors, ended up retreating after their initial attack. http://voluntaryexchangepodcast.wordpress.com/2014/04/09/peaceful-protesters-come-together-outside-nevada-ranch-to-protest-dlm/ http://voluntaryexchangepodcast.wordpress.com/2014/04/09/peaceful-protesters-come-together-outside-nevada-ranch-to-protest-dlm/ ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : The federal government sends in armed troops to remove cattle from a ranch in Nevada and arrests the owner's son. Now we have First Amendment areas established in Nevada - where people can protest, otherwise you will be arrested by the government and put in jail - to protect a TURTLE. Go figure. Environmentalists are praising the government’s forceful actions, which are being taken to protect the “desert tortoise. http://freebeacon.com/issues/last-man-standing/ http://freebeacon.com/issues/last-man-standing/ Ruby Ridge: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Ridge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Ridge
[FairfieldLife] Happy Tax Day!
In general, I am opposed to taxation, in particular income tax and property tax and most sales taxes as well. There is no income tax where I live and the sales tax is aroun 8%, compared to 14% in Canada. However, I would be willing to pay my fair share of a flat tax on income - about 1%. Go figure. American-style capitalism promises higher living standards overall in exchange for higher individual risks; faster growth rates in exchange for greater inequality; lower unemployment rates in exchange for fewer workplace protections; more liberty for innovators and entrepreneurs in exchange for somewhat less solidarity-as-redistribution. 'The Case Against Higher Taxes' New York Times: http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/douthat/2014/04/15/the-case-against-higher-taxes/?from=douthat http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/douthat/2014/04/15/the-case-against-higher-taxes/?from=douthat 'How Much Are You Willing to Pay in Taxes?' http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-04-15/how-much-are-you-willing-to-pay-in-taxes http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-04-15/how-much-are-you-willing-to-pay-in-taxes
[FairfieldLife] Re: !Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam is Coming to Fairfield!
Apparently MJ has been kicked out of MUM for failing to attend any classes - I wouldn't be surprised if he is actually banned from setting foot on the campus - after they read his messages on the internet. He's more into Chinese communist Kung Fu these days, I guess. Go figure. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : Don't worry, only people in level will be able to see him. Fellows like you are the reason they have security, you wouldn't come within range to do anything much less pose any silly questions, If you want to learn use youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaZ8Zai_1Yg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaZ8Zai_1Yg ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : I would love to be there and ask King Tony some questions he would not answer, such as how big an ego does one need to declare oneself king of the world? And while we are at all this vedic stuff, try reading this little story about one man's experience in MUM's Sanskrit class:
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Studying the numinous
...if it isn't measurable it isn't real. How about atoms? There are to my knowledge no scientists on this discussion group, so what you are reading Share is about metaphysics, not about science. In Indian metaphysics, if some proposition or statement is found to be self-contradictory, it doesn't exist. For example, if you see a thief at night, and then you realize in the light, that it was just a fence post, then the thief didn't exist - except in your mind. The presentation of the mistaken theif is real because it was presented to you, but it was not real in the absolute sense - it was an illusion, not real, yet not unreal either. Almost the whole of Indian metaphysics is based on the notion of the illusion aspect of the world of the senses. So the only way it isn't in conflict with science is because it isn't measurable. And if it isn't measurable it isn't real. It's the concept, it's wrong.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Studying the numinous
Try to imagine someone so desperate for attention that they settle for made-up claims about witnessing their guru levitate hundreds of times. And, instead of conversation, making even bolder claims about their guru being able to generate golden light to fill a lecture hall filled with thousands of trance-induction inductees. Go figure. And, then try to imagine a stage-magic conversation with The Amazing Randi. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : Try to imagine someone so desperate for attention that they settle for trumped-up arguments instead of conversation.ore. :-) I see you are reduced to your usual nitpicking in order to mask the fact you have no argument.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Studying the numinous
Ajax: To find out if this is real or not, there is no evidence except the experience. One of the most thorough account of the spiritual approach may be Ken Wilber's book The Spectrum of Consciousness, a comparison of western and eastern ways of thinking about the mind, Ken Wilber described consciousness as a spectrum with ordinary awareness at one end, and more profound types of awareness at higher levels. Duality is only an appearance; non-duality is the real truth. The object exists as an object for the knowing subject; but it does not exist outside of consciousness because the distinction of subject and object is within consciousness. (IV 25-27) Sharma, p. 245-246. Work cited: 'The Spectrum of Consciousness' By Ken Wilber Quest Books, 1993 pp. 3-16; 52
Re: [FairfieldLife] !Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam is Coming to Fairfield!
Tony Nader, Ph.D., M.D. can't hold a candle to all your accomplishments, such as practicing Kung Fu for two years and fixing computers in your living room. You may be a nice guy on the surface but you come across in print as a jealous guy. Go figure. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : Raja Ram may be a nice guy on the surface, but he is the very face of a cult and the very picture of a fraud.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Studying the numinous
Knowledge is power, Share. It's like the analogy of the snake in the garden. At night we see what appears to be a snake in the garden; in the daylight we see that it was only a coiled up rope. The snake was real because it was presented to our consciousness, but in reality it wasn't a real snake at all. The snake was not real, yet not unreal - it was just an illusion due to our ignorance and the perception of the senses. Pure consciousness is the only Reality. By its nature, it is Self-luminous. (XIII, 13). Thus shaking off duality, he directly perceives the Absolute which is the unity underlying phenomena (dharmadatu). (VI, 7) Sharma, p. 112-113 Share: So salyavin, thinking of the atom which has always been real and measurable except that we didn't have the instruments to do so, is it possible that there exists right now, something else which is real and measurable but for which we don't yet have the instruments for measuring?
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Studying the numinous
In Eye to Eye, Ken Wilber applies his spectrum of consciousness model to epistemology. Epistemology is the science of what can be known - knowledge, and how we get it. Attempting to investigate the realm of spirit, for example, with the eye of flesh, that is, the eye that perceives only sensory phenomena, will not yield real knowledge of the realm of spirit, which is not disclosed to sensory perception. There is an old Zen saying: 'The eye cannot see itself.' There is no place in this new kind of physics both for field and matter, for the field is the only reality. - Albert Einstein Read more: 'Eye to Eye: The Quest for the New Paradigm' by Ken Wilber Shambhala, 1990 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote : Richard, Wilbur's book was published 21 years ago. I think neuroscience has added greatly to our understanding of consciousness since then.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Studying the numinous
But, can she levitate like Rama? I won't comment on the deeper aspects of your post, just pass along a wonderful moment having to do with children.
Re: [FairfieldLife] !Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam is Coming to Fairfield!
This sounds like something you made up to cover yourself. Go figure. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : he couldn't catch the towney who repeatedly snuck on campus, let himself in the women's dorm so he could expose himself to them in the bathrooms. It took them WEEKS to catch that guy.
[FairfieldLife] Re: If the siddhis were real, here's a typical day in the life of a MSAE kid.
Never pass up a tragedy in order to win a religious debate. Edg: or the bastard who drugged and raped his patients, or heck with the drugs, how about the guy who just plain ol' raped 20 of them and is in prison now, or of course there's the guy with the pen in his eye -- he might have had a fleeting last thought about Hey, the technique didn't solve this crazy guy's problems.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Happy Tax Day!
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater@... wrote : However, I would be willing to pay my fair share of a flat tax on income - about 1%. Go figure. I figure that is not much in anybody's method of doing math. That's way more than 75% of Americans pay for income tax. Go figure.
[FairfieldLife] Re: More Mother India --
It's all about Judy - it probably really has nothing to do with living conditions in India. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : Since when did India and not Being become home of all knowledge ? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : Modern India, home of all knowledge and the Va-Va-Voom Vedas, has a problem with over 50% of its population just shitting in the streets, so they commissioned this Public Service Announcement to turn things around. Somehow I don't think dancing poo is quite gonna do it. India Has A Problem With People Sh*tting In Public, So They Made A PSA - Digg http://digg.com/video/india-has-a-problem-with-people-sh-tting-in-public-so-they-made-a-psa India Has A Problem With People Sh*tting In Public, ... http://digg.com/video/india-has-a-problem-with-people-sh-tting-in-public-so-they-made-a-psa Yup, apparently over half the population in India just craps right out in the open and we're pretty sure a video of dancing poops isn't going to help. View on digg.com http://digg.com/video/india-has-a-problem-with-people-sh-tting-in-public-so-they-made-a-psa Preview by Yahoo
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[FairfieldLife] Re: Working for a Living
Today, I verified my IP address using this tool, so I could set up the FTP on my server: http://ipchicken.com/ http://ipchicken.com/ ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : Our WAN server is a hosted server, a Dell PowerEdge blade server, up in Washington state. Our local server in our home office is fire-walled with protected with Kaspersky. We change our passwords frequently for the log-in. Our Wi-Fi access-point is encrypted. We use the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) to upload files. We think everything is secure. And, we have installed bars on all our windows and doors and we have installed some sercuritye cameras as well. We are members in good standing in our Neighborhood Watch. What I really worry about is the physical intrusion. Some team of crackers could crawl under our house, which is a pier and beam construction, when we were away at a gig or something, and saw a hole in the wood floor to make a trap-door. Then, at night when we are out cruising, the crackerjacks could sneak in and try to hack into our system to get some information about what I might post to FFL - that would be a scoop for them, I guess. Go figure. On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 11:08 AM, Bhairitu noozguru@... mailto:noozguru@... wrote: Update your OpenSSL? ;-) On 04/10/2014 06:11 AM, Pundit Sir wrote: Today I sent several pings to my server and did an internet speed test. On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 7:58 PM, Pundit Sir punditster@... mailto:punditster@... wrote: Just so you know, I've got a VPN working through a proxy. Huey Lewis and the News - Workin' for a Livin' - Live 1992 http://youtu.be/9N2CANatVYQ http://youtu.be/9N2CANatVYQ
Re: [FairfieldLife] The World's Highest Ranking Alien Believer
It looks like we've got two known True Believers on FFL - MJ and TB. Go figure. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : Willytex is only pretending, but I certainly am an ET. Just ask Barry. Why do you think I freak him out so badly? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : I am perfectly willing to believe that WillyTex and possbily Judy are indeed ET's.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Hackers
The Navy quickly identified the breach and tracked down the alleged culprits through their online activity, revealing an extensive computer hacking scheme committed across the country and even abroad,” U.S. Attorney Danny C. Williams, who filed the information, said Monday. 'Sailor on US Nuclear Ship Led Hacker Ring, Prosecutor Says' http://tinyurl.com/k4pvv2h http://tinyurl.com/k4pvv2h ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, richard@... wrote : Reuters - A computer hacker was sentenced on Monday to three years and five months in prison for stealing the personal data of about 120,000 Apple Inc iPad users, including big-city mayors, a TV network news anchor and a Hollywood movie mogul... 'U.S. computer hacker gets three-and-a-half years for stealing iPad user data' http://tinyurl.com/c72z58j http://tinyurl.com/c72z58j
[FairfieldLife] Re: An i nterview with Prudence Farrow
Lawson wrote: Remember that, if I recall correctly, the same woman who wrote teh book about TM, left the TM organization joined another. Shortly after she left THAT one, she published a book claiming to have had an affair with the guru of that organization as well. Judy wrote: If by the same woman who wrote teh book about TM you meant the same woman who wrote the book about her affair with Maharishi, that would be Judith Bourque. She's the only one who has written such a book, as far as I'm aware, and she did not join another organization and write a book about her affair with that guru. Lawson is probably thinking of Judiths's friend - the psychic Conny Larsson who termed himself 'God's little clown', the author of 'Behind the Clown's Mask'. From what I've read, Judith is part of a psyhic scam with Conny, calling themselves the Vedic something-or-other cult and they channel Vyasa, the First Rishi. Go figure. Not sure how much they say is true, but if they both lied for years about MMY and Sai Baba, who would believe anything they say now? Obviously there is some cognitive dissonce going on here. Where is Dr. Pete when we need him? Conny wrote two books about his involvement in cults: 'Bakom Clownens Mask' Debutantförlaget, Stockholm, 2005, ISBN 91-974438-5-9 9 'Behind the Clown's Mask' By Conny Larsson Reviewed by Robert C. Priddy: http://www.saibaba-x.org.uk/home/connyclown'smask.html http://www.saibaba-x.org.uk/home/connyclown'smask.html 'Beatles, Maharishi och jag - Ett slags memoar' 978-91-1-302160 'Beatles Maharishi and I - A Memoir' by Conny Larrson Review by Robert Priddy and Reidun Priddy: http://maharishisaibaba.wordpress.com/ http://maharishisaibaba.wordpress.com/2010/08/21/review-of-conny-larsso\ ns-book-the-beatles-maharishi-and-i/
[FairfieldLife] RE: Describing Communal (Meditating) Fairfield
If you even attempt to answer the question, then I become reasonably confident that I no longer need to pay attention to you in this context. s3raphita: That's a classic double-bind. Lawson has posed a riddle, somewhat like a zen koan. There is no correct answer to a koan - the answer is in the thinking, not in the description of the question or in the answer. There is an old zen saying: Don't mistake the pointing finger for the moon itself. - Huineng So, TM is NOT the cause of enlightenment. Go figure. This was confirmed by SBS who said that the Brahman was Light and needs no other illumination. According to MMY, TM is based on thinking - simply thinking things over. The riddle in TM is that 'TM' doesn't actually DO anything - it just allows you to BE without striving. It's this simple - you are only going to get as much enlightenment as you are going to get. The moving finger having writ, moves on. - Omar So, 'TM' isn't really a 'technique' at all. A technique is used for activity and for energized enthusiasm. And by definition, you don't 'use' the mantra during TM - because it has been transcended. So, when you start meditating the mantra is present as a thought, but then drops off. Everyone meditates and based on this definition, because we all think - even without a 'technique'! You don't need a technique to think because it's a natural tendency of the mind. The mantra just provides the correct angle for the effortless transcending. Meditation techniques are like rafts, so we can cross over to the other side. Once crossed over you will see that there's no other side and no crossing over. When you have crossed over, you have no further need for a raft - you would look silly carrying around a raft on your head. The map is not the territory. - Ven Sochu Buddha's Parable of the Raft: http://www.thebuddhistsociety.org/ http://www.thebuddhistsociety.org/resources/previous_stories/Map.htm
[FairfieldLife] Tips on Posting to Discussion Groups, was RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE:
Arhata Osho wrote: Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE:RE:RE: Maybe it's time to review some of the netiquette protocols for posting to discussion groups, because this is not working - you guys not even making any sense anymore. 1. Use the Subject line to describe the subject 2. Use the right angle bracket to indicate quoted text 3. Try to use the Enter key to break lines at about 40-50 characters for easy reading and reply. 4. If you are going to top post, snip the text that is not relevant to your reply. 5. Avoid using anyone's real name in the Subject line. 6. Don't begin your message with a few words in the Subject line and continue it in the body of the message. Come on people, I know you're confused by the new software, but this is just basic stuff! Don't be so lazy - take a little pride in what you post. LoL! Email/Discussion Group Netiquette Tips: http://earlydues.usanethosting.com/ieel/netiquette.htm http://earlydues.usanethosting.com/ieel/netiquette.htm#subject
[FairfieldLife] Re: See? Anyone can wear the rosy glasses.
Michael Jackson: ...the skin boy idea is ludicrous but not surprising, I mean if a man is a yogi, a realized master what the heck does he have to worry about what kind of vibe exists where he is sitting? Addressing the important issues! Your comments on Indians sitting on skins is probably just a prejudice against Hindus, not surprisingly. Sitting on skins originated with the ancient shamans of Siberia and later the habit was imported into Northern India by the Sanskrit speaking Aryans. It's a custom at least 10,000 years old. And it makes perfect sense - when you're sitting around together it's natural to sit on a skin or two, or on a leather horse saddle. Remember, oriental carpets weren't invented yet. A skin is really just a blanket for covering or a type of insulation when sitting on the ground. There's nothing specificaly religious about it - it's just a custom of simple country people who don't have fancy wooden rocking chairs like you big city folk do. LoL! Have you ever considered taking a history course at a community college?
[FairfieldLife] Re: W8 and Neo?
Now this is funny - two Mozilla Thunderbird users trying to explain Yahoo Neo when used on mobile devices. Reality check: You don't really need to read or post a reply to FFL using your smartphone when you're at a Paris cafe, at Revelations in Fairfield, or at the Oakland Starbucks - you won't miss anything for at least a half hour. It's like a bulletin board - you can reply later, after your lunch break, when you get back to the office desktop using your Windows machine. LoL! Bhairitu: It's about the sheeple want something new and flashy or they don't go to your site, buy your app or device. They've been brain damaged into always wanting something new. However Neo does look like an attempt to make sure it works well on mobile devices since the younger generation is doing more on those than laptops or desktops. Funny thing is I am still getting the old site when logged in on Android. Neo when not. Neo would be easier to navigate on my phone. And I wouldn't need to type anything in, just dictate my message to the phone and it turns it into text. On 09/09/2013 03:57 AM, j_alexander_stanley@... wrote: I think there's a general trend in the world of redesigning things to be new and flashy for the sake of being new and flashy, with no regard for good design. W8 and Neo are two obvious examples of this. Those idiotic paddle shifters on some new cars are another. There is nothing wrong with ridiculously simple and intuitive gated shifters on automatic transmissions; you put the shifter in the desired gear, and the shifter's position tells you you're in the right gear. With those paddle shifters, the shift mechanism itself returns no feedback as to what gear the car is in; that requires staring at the dashboard while flailing away blindly on the damn paddle, hoping the stoopid car will get into the desired gear. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Just occurred to me, is there some weird connection between W8 and Neo?
[FairfieldLife] Re: Explaining the latest NSA revelations - Q A's
emptybill: Explaining the latest NSA revelations Or you could learn to make a hyper text link using the Rich Text Editor. That way, your long link won't get broken in the post. Alex already told you about this and years ago Judy told us about using the free tinyurl.com to make a long link a short one. Go figure. Anyway, thanks for the link - but I already read the newspaper. QA with internet privacy experts The Guardian's James Ball and cryptology expert Bruce Schneier answer questions about revelations that spy agencies in the US and UK have cracked internet privacy tools http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/06/nsa-surveillance-re\ velations-encryption-expert-chat http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/06/nsa-surveillance-r\ evelations-encryption-expert-chat
[FairfieldLife] Re: Inside, Outside, Upside Down
s3raphita: I thought our (UK) Prime Minister made a complete tit of himself by recalling Parliament from the summer break to hold an emergency motion on Syria and then to blow it as he hadn't worked out the numbers correctly. We've gone from denouncing Assad and his use of CW to now supporting him to get rid of his CW. It was all inside, outside, and upside down! Now it's down two, sideways up, then right, then left. Go figure. Before long Washington may find itself locked on to implicitly or even explicitly supporting Assad in his civil war as the best chance to get some sort of internationally agreed CW destruction programme delivered in Syria. How has this happened? 'Syria, chemical weapons, and the worst day in Western diplomatic history' The Telegraph: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/ http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/charlescrawford/100235250/syria-chemi\ cal-weapons-and-the-worst-day-in-western-diplomatic-history/
[FairfieldLife] Nektar: Time Machine
It shot into the Top 20 album charts in the U.S. The follow-up album, Down to Earth (1974), was another concept album with a circus theme; it also sold well, breaking into the Top 40 album charts and included Nektar's only song to chart on the Billboard singles charts... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nektar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nektar http://www.nektarsmusic.com/nn/home/home_new.asp Roye Albrighton - guitars and vocals Allan Taff Freeman - keyboards Derek Mo Moore - bass Ron Howden - drums Mick Brockett - lights Nektar Live: http://youtu.be/b7ZXwPfk_Ic http://youtu.be/b7ZXwPfk_Ic Remember The Future - Full Album: http://youtu.be/u1i24LNre4U http://youtu.be/u1i24LNre4U My favorite: Sunday Night at the London Roundhouse, 1974 Other albums: Journey to the Centre of the Eye Down To Earth A Tab In The Ocean Recycled
[FairfieldLife] Re: See? Anyone can wear the rosy glasses.
Michael Jackson: You idiot - have you ever considered taking a course in reading comprehension? So, we are agreed that you are prejudiced against Hindus. My point is not about Indians on skins, but about men who claim to be enlightened or close to it having to fret about the vibes in the chair they want to sit on. Addressing the important issues! Lot's of men all over the world sit on skins and proclaim themselves enlightened and then fret about the vibes in their chair. Everyone sits on skins and every body is a skin boy. If you didn't have skin to sit on, you'd be just a skeleton like Jeffery Petersen on Craig Ferguson. I mean, it's not like you don't have your own myths and superstitions to live by, such as the anti-GMO myth, and the global warming myth. Go figure. You probably even shake hands with other people and salute the U.S. flag at ball games. LoL! If they are enlightened by Marshy's definition, where they are in sync with all the laws of nature, then the energy of their enlightened asses should purify any and all vibes they come into contact with. ...the skin boy idea is ludicrous but not surprising, I mean if a man is a yogi, a realized master what the heck does he have to worry about what kind of vibe exists where he is sitting? Addressing the important issues! Your comments on Indians sitting on skins is probably just a prejudice against Hindus, not surprisingly. Sitting on skins originated with the ancient shamans of Siberia and later the habit was imported into Northern India by the Sanskrit speaking Aryans. It's a custom at least 10,000 years old. And it makes perfect sense - when you're sitting around together it's natural to sit on a skin or two, or on a leather horse saddle. Remember, oriental carpets weren't invented yet. A skin is really just a blanket for covering or a type of insulation when sitting on the ground. There's nothing specificaly religious about it - it's just a custom of simple country people who don't have fancy wooden rocking chairs like you big city folk do. LoL! Have you ever considered taking a history course at a community college?
[FairfieldLife] Re: Reducing Tension in the Middle East
That's a classic double-bind. Lawson has posed a riddle, somewhat like a zen koan. s3raphita: A Zen koan! You're making my point for me. The term 'Transcendental Meditation' is itself a koan. Meditation means to 'think things over' but transcendental means to 'go beyond thinking'. Go figure. Another term that is a koan is the term 'enlightenment' - because a 'light' does not come from somewhere outside yourself - it comes from within you. There are many koans presented by MMY and the Zen Masters. Dogen, the founder of the Soto Zen sect in Japan, compiled many koans in the Shobogenzo. According to Shunryu Suzuki, a Soto master, the main practice of Zen is 'just sitting'. This just sitting IS enlightenment. That's it! A monk told Joshu: 'I have just entered the monastery. Please teach me.' Joshu asked: 'Have you eaten your rice?' The monk replied: 'I have eaten.' Joshu said: 'Then you had better wash your bowl.' At that moment the monk was enlightened! Joshu Washes the Bowl: http://www.ibiblio.org/zen/gateless-gate/7.html http://www.ibiblio.org/zen/gateless-gate/7.html
[FairfieldLife] Re: Syriasly
Apparently not a single Dem member of Congress who has seen the evidence has voiced doubt about the use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime. Bhairitu: ...the rebels could make it look like the military used the chemical weapons. It has not been established that the rebels have any chemical weapons. But, I think it is a fact that the Assad regime has some of the world's largest stockpiles of WMD - some may be even left over from his father who killed 30,000 Syrians civilians in Hama. So, there's no doubt Assad has hidden chemical stockpiles. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hama_massacre. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hama_massacre. What about the other atrocities going on in the world like Rwanda, Myanmar, etc? We don't seem so anxious to intervene there. A failure to back up the president's threats about Syria crossing a 'red line' will be proof that America is retreating from its global responsibilities to help free the people. This will not be overlooked by our allies like Taiwan and Poland and Israel. Our failure to act will probably embolden U.S. rivals such as North Korea, Iran, China and Russia.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Offsite archive is toast?
Jason wrote: Also in the yahoogroups page, if I press the 'reply tab', all I get is a blank reply box. That's what I'm sayin'! That's why I was suggesting that respondents copy and paste the quoted text using right angle brackets to indicate the quoted text. Then snip the part of the text you are NOT replying to. Use the Enter key to break lines at about 40-50 characters. That way, it's easy to read the comments and to reply. It's just basic discussion group protocol. But, nobody wants to take the time - it might interfere with their shoot-from the hip post on top activities, I guess. Or, maybe they re using a mobile device with a tiny screen and they just can't take the time to do the formatting. Go figure. Like this. --- authfriend authfriend@ wrote: Nope, doesn't show up for me either. The pre-Neo posts do. I didn't check to see exactly when it changed. Rick needs to tell the Mail Archive folks, see if there's anything they can do. I rather doubt it. --- fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: On a whim, I just went to the offsite archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com/ And, if I click on a post, it doesn't display any of the post's content. Is that the case with everyone else? Rick?
[FairfieldLife] Re: Inside, Outside, Upside Down
I thought our (UK) Prime Minister made a complete tit of himself... turquoiseb: I'm making a concerted effort to stay out of all this Syrian shit, but I did want to commend you on your turn of phrase above. LOL-worthy. But now I'm stuck trying to figure out whether David Cameron is a C-cup or a D-cup. :-) Addressing the important issues! Obama and the French president drew an unbelievably small red line, but they fell into a very deep hole. Go figure. 'The most feeble US president of modern times?' The Telegraph: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/ http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/nilegardiner/100235335/barack-obamas-\ syria-speech-was-an-incoherent-mess-he-is-outperforming-jimmy-carter-as-\ the-most-feeble-us-president-of-modern-times/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Nokia gets Indian CEO??
Card: Nokia gets Indian CEO, Rajeev Suri?? From what I've read, the Nokia devices section has been sold to Microsoft and the Nokia patents will be sold soon. What are you going to do with all that cash from your Nokia stock? So, I wonder what happened to Risto Siilasmaa and what's going to happen to Stephen Elop? ... Shameful, but unavoidable. This is a complete failure of chosen strategy and its implementation. Nokia was not able to make it work. For Finland's sake I hope Microsoft will. - T. Anssi Vanjoki Nokia's interim CEO addresses the 'next 150 years': The Verge: http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/11/4718320/nokia http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/11/4718320/nokia-interim-ceo-addresses-t\ he-next-150-years Microsoft urged to put Ford's Mulally on CEO short list: Globe and Mail: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-busines\ s/us-business/seeking-turnaround-microsoft-urged-to-put-fords-mulally-on\ -ceo-shortlist/article14213147/
RE: RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: RE: RE: RE: Describing Communal (Meditating) Fairfield
authfriend: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzrNesqOVF8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzrNesqOVF8 Addressing the important issues! A YouTube video about making marshmallow fluff, in German posted on a thread entitled 'Communal Meditating Fairfield'. LoL! Never mind the bollocks! It might be a good time to review some discussion forums protocols. 1. Try to avoid posting links to web sites or videos without posting any of your own comments. 2. Clearly indicate the quoted text. 2. When posting, try to stay on topic. 3. If you're changing the subject, post it on a new thread. http://earlydues.usanethosting.com/ieel/netiquette.htm http://earlydues.usanethosting.com/ieel/netiquette.htm
[FairfieldLife] [FairfieldLife] Re: See? Anyone can wear the rosy glasses.
Mike Dixon: Quien es mas macho, Ricardo Montalban ora Fernando Lamas? Que Paso? http://youtu.be/L6ON9tlAQ-8%20 Texas Tornado - Hey Baby Que Paso http://youtu.be/4tXhAYl173U http://youtu.be/4tXhAYl173U Texas Tornados, Who Were You Thinking Of?, Gruene Hall, 1992 http://youtu.be/L6ON9tlAQ-8 http://youtu.be/L6ON9tlAQ-8
[FairfieldLife] Re: Offsite archive is toast?
Also in the yahoogroups page, if I press the 'reply tab', all I get is a blank reply box. authfrined: Gosh, it would be interesting to know what you mean by yahoogroups page. Maybe he means the Yahoo Groups Page; the page that has the FFL Yahoo Groups reply tab; the text box that comes up blank when you click on reply. LoL! Not to mention what that would have to do with the offsite archive that is the topic of this thread. That the offsite archive is toast and when he clicks on a message it comes up blank? It's probably just as well - when looking at the offsite index, it's a real mess with those RE: all over the place. Why is it so difficult to key in a simple Subject line? http://www.mail-archive.com/fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com/ http://www.mail-archive.com/fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com/ Between you guys and the Yahoo staff you've made this group's postings look like a bunch of newbie posts. Go figure.
[FairfieldLife] Protocols of the Elder
Alex: Protocols of the Elder of FFL We were all young once, so don't let it bother you that some informants don't know how to format messages to discussion groups. With a little practice, you'll wonder how you ever got along without sending text messages to groups of people you don't even know and that may be a lot older than yourself. LoL! Basic tips on posting: 1. When you are replying to a post, hit the REPLY button. 2. Place the cursor on the left of the text box and Key in your reply. 3. Then, hit the SEND button. Was this tip helpful? Arhata Osho wrote: Arhata It might be a good time to review some of the basic protocols for postingto discussion groups. 1. Try to post something that pertains to the topic being discussed. 2. Don't waste band space posting just your handle as a message. 3. Snip what you're not commenting on. http://www.albion.com/netiquette/ http://www.albion.com/netiquette/
[FairfieldLife] Re: What you do not focus on, you become less like
turquoiseb: There is a saying that appears in many, if not most, spiritual trips I've investigated or been part of. There's no 'spiritual' trip that I know of that makes this claim. In fact, it's the exact opposite of what the Zen Master Rama said! Go figure. It's certainly not one of MMY's sayings because MMY believed in karma - that you are what you are due to being bound by your past actions. All the six systems of Indian philosophy and Buddhism agree with this. You can't go back and change the past. If you could do that, you'd be a Super Man - you could become God Shiva. It is, What you focus on, you become. You're not even making any sense. If you had free-will why would you need to focus on anything? If you were free, you could be anything you want to be - you could cause change at will. But, we know this is impossible - you can't leap tall building even if you want to, even if you focus on doing so for a thousand years. All things fall down is the law, without exception; even Rama fell back down after his levitating event. LoL!
[FairfieldLife] Re: Barbara Walters
srijau: I guess this is another Bobby Roth achievement, along with the five new billionaires. Maybe it's time to review some of the core rules of netiquette posting to discussion groups. 1. When citing a news source, key in or copy and paste the url to the site. The Core Rules of Netiquette: http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html
[FairfieldLife] Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: Reducing Tension in the Middle East
authfriend: And it would be nice if you would take the trouble to spell his name correctly. a u t h f r i e n d? s p a r a i g? Thanks for this - it was a helpful suggestion. 1. When replying to a comment, try to spell the respondent's handle correctly. http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html
[FairfieldLife] Re: What you do not focus on, you become less like
Share Long : ... I think there's noticing something, focusing on something for as long as is needed to take care of practical matters. I want to taste sugar, not be sugar. - Sri Ramakrishna Spiritual Forums: http://www.spiritualforums.com/ http://www.spiritualforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=26951 However if everything is line on water then you don't become what you focus on. It's just stuff floating down the stream. ;-) There is a saying that appears in many, if not most, spiritual trips I've investigated or been part of. It is, What you focus on, you become.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Drink More Water
authfriend: Share continues her reality-avoidance approach after having cited a book by a quack... So, it's all about Share. I guess this is the point where we get up close and personal. Go figure. Discussion Tips: 1. Use bold or italic to emphasize words or phrases, or for quoting, but avoid using bold for the entire body of your message. 2. Some discussion group readers don't read rich text formatting such as bold, so compose your message for the lowest common denominator. 3. Try to use plain text to compose your messages - don't use fancy typefaces with words or letters in color. 4. Indicate quoted text with a right angle bracket. 5. Don't post flame-bait to the discussion group in an effort to start a war of words over how much water to drink every day. Was this tip helpful? http://www.albion.com/netiquette/ http://www.albion.com/netiquette/
[FairfieldLife] Re: What you do not focus on, you become less like
There is a saying that appears in many, if not most, spiritual trips I've investigated or been part of. There's no 'spiritual' trip that I know of that makes this claim. In fact, it's the exact opposite of what the Zen Master Rama said! Share Long: As for becoming what one puts one's attention on, I'd credit that to the New Age! So, you're thinking that Turq's spiritual path comes from 'New Age' teachings? Wow! You sure put him in his place. Good work!
Re: [FairfieldLife] Drink More Water
...pundister, whoever that is, wrote: authfriend: You're really not aware that punditster is Richard Williams, Share? Maybe it's time to review some of the basic rules of netiquette. The Basic Rules of Netiquette: 1. Do not post the real names of respondents in messages without their permission - this is considered to be a form of online snitching and finking. 2. Do not surf to another respondent's place of employ and then post their personal employment details to the list - this may be considered trollish. 3. Do not copy and paste photos of group members that you rip off the world wide web - this may be illegal in some U.S. states. Was this tip helpful? Lest we forget, the Internet is there for people to do work. People using the network and the systems on it are doing so for a purpose, whether it be research, development, or whatever. 'Zen and the Art of the Internet' http://www.cs.indiana.edu/docproject/zen/zen-1.0_toc.html http://www.cs.indiana.edu/docproject/zen/zen-1.0_toc.html
[FairfieldLife] Re: RE: Drink More Water
Share Long: Judy obsesses on Share and is clueless that someone might simply be funning on FFL. GF! Maybe it's time to review some of the basic rules of netiquette. The Basic Rules of Netiquette: 1. Try to avoid funning around on a discussion group. 2. Try to avoid obsessing on particular respondents who might or might not be funning around on a discussion group. Note: Do not post any comments on a spiritual discussion group that would make the claim that DHMO plays any part in the TM initiation ritual. Author: Delia Subject: DHMO update Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental Date: March 16, 2004 http://tinyurl.com/cphymm http://tinyurl.com/cphymm
[FairfieldLife] DHMO, was Drink More Water
Share Long: punditster wrote the other day: 3. If you're changing the subject, post it on a new thread. So, it's all about Share. DHMO is water - it is used in the TM initiation ritual, but I'm not sure if you're supposed to drink it after the initiation. Go figure. Judy obsesses on Share and is clueless that someone might simply be funning on FFL. GF! Maybe it's time to review some of the basic rules of netiquette. The Basic Rules of Netiquette: 1. Try to avoid funning around on a discussion group. 2. Try to avoid obsessing on particular respondents who might or might not be funning around on a discussion group. Note: Do not post any comments on a spiritual discussion group that would make the claim that DHMO plays any part in the TM initiation ritual. Author: Delia Subject: DHMO update Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental Date: March 16, 2004 http://tinyurl.com/cphymm http://tinyurl.com/cphymm
[FairfieldLife] Pundister, was Drink More Water
authfriend: BTW, it's punditster, not pundister. So, it's all about the pundister. Go figure. snip
[FairfieldLife] Re: Pundister, was Drink More Water
Bhairitu: Pun Disaster Admit nothing. Blame everyone Be bitter. On 09/13/2013 12:57 PM, punditster wrote: authfriend: BTW, it's punditster, not pundister. So, it's all about the pundister. Go figure. snip
[FairfieldLife] Re: What you do not focus on, you become less like
As for becoming what one puts one's attention on, I'd credit that to the New Age! So, you're thinking that Turq's spiritual path comes from 'New Age' teachings? Wow! You sure put him in his place. Good work! ShareLong: Happy to help (-: Now that we've got that issue settled - where do you think we get that spiritual teaching that says 'you are what you were'? I think it comes from the Upanishads in India - 'karma' - actions and the results of actions. All Hindus and Buddhists believe that your actions in this life are the result of your past actions. Another New Age saying from California: You are what you eat. - Dr. Pietro Rotundi http://drpietrorotondi.org/ http://drpietrorotondi.org/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count burpola
Alex: Well, you know how it goes... the lagna's nakshatra goes all combust on the smriti, and yada yada yada, the internet goes down. Bhairitu: But aren't the pundits supposed to prevent that? So, how did I get put in charge of the gerbils that make the internet work? Maybe we should get some prairie dogs in to do the job.
[FairfieldLife] The Most Interesting Man in the World
Some say he found the fountain of youth, but he didn't drink because he was not thirsty. http://youtu.be/rlmwXolYH9A He lives vicariously - through himself. He can speak French - in Russian. When in Rome, they do as he does. He can tell insider jokes to perfect strangers. In a past life, he was himself. He is - the most interesting man in the world. http://youtu.be/rlmwXolYH9A http://youtu.be/rlmwXolYH9A
[FairfieldLife] Rules for Iowa
Maybe it's time to review some of the rules for Iowa. Rules for Iowa This list of rules should be handed to each person as they enter the State of Iowa: 1. That slope-shouldered farm boy did more work before breakfast than you'll do all week at the gym. He doesn't need your respect, but he sure deserves it. 2. It's called a 'gravel road.' No matter how slow you drive, you're going to get dust on your BMW. I have a four-wheel drive because I need it. Drive one or get your girlie-car out of the way. 3. We all started hunting and fishing when we were nine years old. Yeah, we shot Bambi; we got over it. 4. Any references to corn fed when talking about our women will get your butt kicked...by our women. 5. Go ahead and bring your $600 Orvis Fly Rod. Don't cry to us if a flathead breaks it off at the handle. We have a name for that little 13-inch trout you fish for ...bait. 6. Pull your pants up. You look like an idiot. 7. If that cell phone rings while a bunch of mallards are making their final approach, we will shoot it. You might hope you don't have it up to your ear at the time. 8. That's right. Whiskey is only two bucks. We can buy a fifth for what you paid in the airport. 9. The Hawkeyes and the Cyclones are as important here as the Lakers and the Knicks...and a dang sight more fun to watch. 10. No, there's no Vegetarian Special on the menu. Order steak. Order it rare. Or, you can order the Chef's Salad and pick off the two pounds of ham and turkey. 11. You bring Coke into my house, it better be brown, wet, and served over ice. 12. So you have a sixty thousand dollar car. We're real impressed. We have a quarter of a million dollar combine that we drive two weeks a year. 13. Let's get this straight. We have one stoplight in town. We stop when it's red. We may even stop when it's yellow. 14. Our women hunt, fish, and drive trucks-because they want to. So, you're a feminist. Isn't that cute. 15. Yeah, we eat catfish-carp, too-and turtle. You really want sushi and caviar? It's available at the bait shop. 16. They are hogs. That's what they smell like. Get over it. Don't like it? Interstate 80 goes two ways - I-35 goes the other two. Pick one. 17. The Opener refers to the first day of pheasant season. It's a religious holiday. 18. Yeah, we have sweet tea. It comes in a glass with two packets of sugar and a long spoon. 19. So every person in every pick-up waves. It's called being friendly. Try to understand the concept. 20. Yeah, we have golf courses. Don't hit in the water hazards. It spooks the fish. 21. Pull your pants up. You look like an idiot. Now, enjoy your visit to Iowa. Oh, and one last thought The s on the end of Des Moines is silent.
[FairfieldLife] Aspirational Cities
These places have lured companies and people from more expensive regions, notably California and the Northeast, by being not only culturally rich but also amenable to building a career, buying a home and, ultimately, raising a family in relative comfort Austin, Texas - view from Town Lake: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/07/30/hot-u-s-cities-that-of\ fer-both-jobs-and-culture-are-mostly-southern-and-modest-sized.html 'Aspirational Cities' The Daily Beast: http://tinyurl.com/n5tjxhb http://tinyurl.com/n5tjxhb http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin,_Texas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin,_Texas
[FairfieldLife] Re: What you do not focus on, you become less like
Kevin wrote: UNSUBSCRIBE ME PLEASE It might be a good time, Kevin, to review some of the basic rules of discussion group netiquette. Please keep these in mind. 1. When you use all caps in your message, it might be construed as shouting. Other Basic Rules of Netiquette: Unsubscribing to a Discussion Group: 1. Do not send an 'unsubscribe' message to the list. 2. Send a message to unsubscribe to the server administrator. 3. If you are unsure of what to do, always check the Group FAQ before you post your request or question. Was this tip helpful? Note: Other respondents on the list do not desire to know if you are added or deleted; they are not interested in administrative tasks such as being subscribed or unsubscribed. You subscribed without member help, now unsubscribe on your own too. http://earlydues.usanethosting.com/ieel/netiquette.htm http://earlydues.usanethosting.com/ieel/netiquette.htm
[FairfieldLife] Re: Drink More Water
obbajeeba wrote: http://www.livestrong.com/article/448446-can-drinking-too-much-water-hur\ \ t-your-kidneys/ rt-your-kidneys/ Now this is funny - a guy posts a message about Michelle Obama, who is saying it's better to drink plain water instead of sodas, for good health, and so your weight doesn't balloon up. Then, a gal who lives in Fairfield, IA replies that sodas are killers, and that drinking plain water is better in order to maintain good health, and cites H.H. Mitchell in The Journal of Biological Chemistry 158. So, a Bharata guy who lives in California says it all depends on your 'dosha', and an Obbajeba gal posts an article from the 'Live Strong Org', formerly known as the 'Lance Armstrong Foundation'. You can't make this stuff up. LoL! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livestrong_Foundation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livestrong_Foundation
[FairfieldLife] Re: The Most Interesting Man in the World
Bond, James Bond. Dr No: http://youtu.be/I3WVjiDZmfI http://youtu.be/I3WVjiDZmfI http://youtu.be/I3WVjiDZmfI
[FairfieldLife] Re: So I'm just clicking on headlines and . . .
Yes group meditation, ...known as invincible defense technology [IDT]. This preventive defense system is thought to work on the level of the Unified Field where all the forces of nature are united. turquoiseb: This preventive defense system is thought not to work. So, the defense system you taught for 24 years, first with MMY and later for Rama, doesn't work and you are telling us this NOW? http://www.stochasticgeometry.ie/2009/10/27/joel-spolsky-snake-oil-sale\ sman/ If so, I would think a refund would be in order, or at least an apology. http://www.stochasticgeometry.ie/2009/10/27/joel-spolsky-snake-oil-sale\ sman/
[FairfieldLife] Deny everything, shift blame, be bitter
Michael Jackson: I guess the flying group in and around Boulder Colorado is rather small Leave it to MJ to sink down low to comment on a real tragedy just in order to win a religious debate. Low, really low. How low can he go? Go figure. Where is Dr.Pete when we need him? Some people just feel better when they have someone to talk to, I guess.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Drink More Water
Share Long : Also funny punditsir is that both too much water and not enough water cause brain dysfunction... That's like a Zen koan or a double bind. What's really funny is that several informants on FFL don't seem to believe anymore in the power of their own thought, much less the power of the DHMO. That's another Zen koan: if you had free-will, you could influence the whole world with just a thought - you could bend spoons, and levitate, or become invisible - you could cause change at will. We know, if we drop a stone in a pond, the ripples begin to move, and they move over the whole pond, reaching all the extremities. One slight stir in any part of the pond stirs the whole pond, influences the entire field of water, and its surroundings. Similarly, by every thought, word and action, every individual is setting forth influence in his surroundings, and that influence is not restricted to any boundaries. It goes on and on and reaches every level of creation. - MMY 'MMY on Inner Power' Tapping the untapped source of power that lies within' Recorded at Guild Hall Cambridge, England July 11, 1960 http://www.rwilliams.us/archives/inner_power.htm Excerpt from Historic Lectures http://www.rwilliams.us/archives/inner_power.htm
[FairfieldLife] RE: Describing Communal (Meditating) Fairfield
Maybe it's time to review some more FFL Protocols for posting: 1. Compose the first line of your message so that it can be easily read in Message View. 2. Don't copy and paste the quoted text for the first line of text of your own message. 3. Try to avoid redundancy in the Message View. 4. Reserve blue text for hyper text links. 5. Indicate quoted text with a right angle bracket or other indicator. 6. Try to format your text for easy reading and replying. Redundancy Example: 357475 Re: Describing Communal (Meditating) Fairfield Judy sez: Nothing wrong with iranitea's observations and information on their own terms. 357476 Re: Describing Communal (Meditating) Fairfield Iranitea wrote: Judy sez: Nothing wrong with iranitea's observations and information on their own terms.
[FairfieldLife] RE: Describing Communal (Meditating) Fairfield
It's enough if I see how you constantly bug and patronize Share for nothing, and now you want to draw me into this stupid argument you are having with her? Share Long: I think when certain posters don't drink enough water, their pitta gets vitiated and they can't help but argue with lots of people. It's not complicated - some people just feel better when they have someone to talk to. When you don't have a car and you can't get around, it's only natural to turn to a discussion group to vent their frustrations. Kind of ironic. Yes, I've been dialoging with Judy and Barry for over ten years now and they both seem to just get worse with time. At least I've got them to the point that they won't even correspond with me anymore. LoL! I think I got rid of one troll - that guy John Manning - the one that trolled to my place of employ and tried to get me fired from my janitor job at the community college. Apparently he only posts to that Mormon religious group anymore. Go figure. It's been more difficult to get back at that weird Barry character - the guy that tried to publish my real name on the internet a few years ago over on Usenet. What's ironic is that Barry won't even admit he's guilty and Judy, who makes claims of being so ethical, never even spoke up about any of these incidents. Ironic.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Rules for Iowa
Michael Jackson: I have had the same experience - if you are going to deal with Yahoo, you are gonna have to take a ration of crap, same as if you deal with the TMO (couldn't resist!) You really told Share off, didn't you? She is one of three respondents on FFL that practices TM in the Dome every day up in Fairfield. Does it make you feel superior now that you insulted Share? Neo question for Alex or anyone...
[FairfieldLife] Re: Yeah, Baby! The Land of the Veda!
Michael Jackson: Yeah, Baby! The Land of the Veda! You sound very prejudiced against Hindus. You seem to try to sink lower and lower every day. Only a racist would sink so low as to cite a tragedy like this just to win a religious debate. Go figure. http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-india-dowry-deaths-201309\ 04,0,7340130.story http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-india-dowry-deaths-20130\ 904,0,7340130.story
[FairfieldLife] Re: Deny everything, shift blame, be bitter
Michael Jackson: Like I have said before... So, we are agreed - someone should send in some of the Thought Police! How dare those black people like Michael Jackson to believe in something as stupid as being a Witness for Jehovah. Gawd, it should be a crime to be a Jew and join a dumb church like that. And, how dare those hicks up in Iowa to believe in such a crazy Hindu religion? We should put a stop to these outrageous beliefs - that religious prayer could have any effect on human tragedies. It's just outrageous, the things some people believe! We should pass a law against these prayer vigils and put a stop to these false religions that believe in the stupid power of prayer. Go figure. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson mjackson74@... wrote: Like I have said before, if the TMO is willing to praise the rajas, praise marshy and praise the bullshit idea of the so-called marshy effect every time a bird sings or the sun come sup in the east, I feel it is completely kosher to comment when things don't go so well - if they claim they can avert disasters, why do the disasters still occur even when Dome numbers are relatively high? I guess the flying group in and around Boulder Colorado is rather small Leave it to MJ to sink down low to comment on a real tragedy just in order to win a religious debate. Low, really low. How low can he go? Go figure. Where is Dr.Pete when we need him? Some people just feel better when they have someone to talk to, I guess.
[FairfieldLife] Re: The Pussies of FFL
You are quite a few, aren't you... s3raphita: ...your post has to be one of the most unpleasant I've ever read. What is the point of butting into a group you have absolutely no empathy with? From what I've read, he has never even been to the Fairfield, IA community. But, there have been several new lows this past week posted to FFL and his should be near the top, followed closely by MJ's dumb racist religious rants. According to accepted Netiquette, these guys should be considered trolls and shunned - so we probably shouldn't be feeding them. Go figure.
[FairfieldLife] Re: The Pussies of FFL
Some time ago someone posted something about how despised Rick Archer is in the FFL community authfriend: (snip Nablosus's poisonous ramblings) I think you meant the FF (Fairfield) community (according to Buck, at least). Most of us here on FFL (Fairfield Life) like Rick. It sounds like Shechem got a corn cob stuck up his ass. Go figure.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Aspirational Cities
John Jr. esq: A few weeks ago, I called the technical support staff for ATT... She could have been a military brat that works at the call center in San Antonio - that's where ATT is located (used to be Southwestern Bell). Lots of military brats around here. I used to have a DSL account with ATT and still have a land line (same number since 1965). Mom was born here and I have cousins all over the place. The company built the ATT Center in San Antonio for the Spurs basketball team (NBA National Champs four times). The Spurs' four NBA championships are the fourth most in NBA history, behind only the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, and Chicago Bulls. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs Spurs game at ATT Center: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs http://www.nba.com/spurs/
Re: [FairfieldLife] Rules for Iowa
If Organization A is a mix of good and bad authfriend: This is an instance of what's known as false equivalence, something people who don't think very deeply frequently engage in. Yeah, what Share wrote is so much worse than what MJ posted about the tragedy of dowry marriage in India being caused by the Hindu belief in the Vedas. How dare Share not think very deeply about Rules for Iowa! And, what Share wrote is so much worse that making a false equivalence between the flooding in CO and the group meditations up in Fairfield, Iowa like MJ posted. So, you've obviously been thinking deeply about this. Go figure. snip
[FairfieldLife] Re: Co-ordinate Meditation Times
authfriend: Buck lied: That Goddamn liar, Buck! It might be a good time to review some of the basic netiquette protocols. How dare him make up this kind of crap, which is not even from the Bible, and post it on a spiritual discussion group. Does Buck have a corn cob stuck up his ass! He should be shunned for doing dumb stuff like that! Basic Protocols of Netiquette: 1. DO NOT make up crap and attribute it to the Bible and post it to the list. 2. DO NOT get a corn cob stuck up your ass, and then make a post to the list. 3. DO NOT ever post any lies, that you made up, to the list, in a post, when you have a corn cob stuck up your ass. 4. DO NOT ever respond to a lie, that a guy made up and posted to the list, when it isn't even in the Bible, and when it is obvious that the guy sending it has a corn cob stuck up his ass. 5. DO NOT get a corn cob stuck up your ass when you are reading stuff on a discussion group! Notes: Always use a white corn cob on Sunday; a brown corn cob during the week; and use a red corn cob on Saturday night. If there are no corn cobs available, use the rind of a mush melon or any other fruit that you can find near at hand.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: RE: Spiritual Practice
I agree, but the difference in our point of view is that I know the rajas don't give a crap about spreading TM to achieve enlightenment for the world... rajawilliams: If anyone knows of, any of the TM Rajas collecting money as Rajas for anything else other than educational reasons, it would be interesting to know. You probably can't rely on the word of a disgruntled ex-TMO baker from 1986 to know much about what is going on with any rajas, teachers, or administration at MUM. Most of what the impostor writes has been shown to be just a bunch of racist remarks directed at poor Hindus.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Spiritual Practice
turquoiseb: The goal of many spiritual teachers is to convince their students that they *need* 'purification' and that their minds and subtle bodies are 'impure' and need 'fixing' to burn off their 'karma.' The more we can convince our students of this, the more they are willing to build up *our* bank accounts paying for the 'purification' methods we sell them. The more money *we* have in the bank, the greater the evolution *we* will experience on a financial level. So, let's review: You probably gave MMY over $5,000 and maybe $10,000 to Rama over a period of twenty years or more. So, what happened to all the money? You were trained by MMY and Rama. So, you're probably still getting money from people so you can pay your rent over there. Go figure. The more you give, the more we can do. - Rama http://www.ramaquotes.com/tree.html
[FairfieldLife] Re: Why Breaking Bad is an All American series
turquoiseb: Well, for one reason, the entire plot premise falls apart if you set it in Canada... Professor White was ostensibly on a group medical plan and a member of the teacher's union at the school where he worked for twenty years, which would have paid 80% of all of his medical bills. So, the whole plot of the show falls apart anyway.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Co-ordinate Meditation Times
authfriend: Buck lied: Buck: Liar? Don't pay any attention to her - nobody knows exactly what Mathew said back then, or if he even said anything that was important to history. Your translation sounds pretty fair to me. It's easy for anyone to see the similarities to the ME - group meditation, where people gather together to pray or meditate. Obviously Judy just wants to cause you trouble - and it's not a recent thing - she's been calling me a liar and a troll since 1999. Go figure. Apparently Judy has very little sense of fair ethics if she's going to defend a racist impostor like MJ, who posts lies and slurs almost every day directed at the poor Hindu Pundit boys living in Fairfield. Go figure. Horse-laughing, as you say [The Unified Field is not proud of you for lying]. Om, now you are to the ad hominem. Have you done a google search on Matthew 18:20? Seen how many translations there are of that? Mine is certainly as fair as any those in my experience. Yes, and a high propinquity in fact of experience.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Describing Communal (Meditating) Fairfield
Share: ...amazing to me that you've been dialoguing for over 10 years with Ma and Pa of FFL and have kept your sense of humor about it all. As far as I can go and figure, that's what it's ultimately all about. What exactly, was Judy's beef with you? I forgot. That you're dishonest, a liar, and an idiot? Do you see any patterns here? LoL! It's enough if I see how you constantly bug and patronize Share for nothing, and now you want to draw me into this stupid argument you are having with her? Share Long: I think when certain posters don't drink enough water, their pitta gets vitiated and they can't help but argue with lots of people. It's not complicated - some people just feel better when they have someone to talk to. When you don't have a car and you can't get around, it's only natural to turn to a discussion group to vent their frustrations. Kind of ironic. Yes, I've been dialoging with Judy and Barry for over ten years now and they both seem to just get worse with time. At least I've got them to the point that they won't even correspond with me anymore. LoL! I think I got rid of one troll - that guy John Manning - the one that trolled to my place of employ and tried to get me fired from my janitor job at the community college. Apparently he only posts to that Mormon religious group anymore. Go figure. It's been more difficult to get back at that weird Barry character - the guy that tried to publish my real name on the internet a few years ago over on Usenet. What's ironic is that Barry won't even admit he's guilty and Judy, who makes claims of being so ethical, never even spoke up about any of these incidents. Ironic.
[FairfieldLife] Re: I stand with U Buck Col Leed
Maybe it's just another case of the classroom bully. Share Long: Exactly Jason! Buck was simply being playful. It's clear to me he wasn't lying because it was not his intention to deceive. Nor was he blaspheming as Xeno suggested. Maybe Xeno was being playful too? Anyway, Buck wasn't even being a bliss ninny. If anybody thinks somebody on FFL is a bliss ninny, that anybody really needs to come to FF and see what a real bliss ninny is like! I stand with Buck and Col Leed. Sgt. Share From: Jason jedi_spock@... To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 9:06 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: I stand with U Buck Col Leed  I don't understand this authbabe. Just because the Colonel liked it, doesn't have anything to do with integrity. It's just Buck's playful twist on it. --- authfriend authfriend@ wrote: You like that he wrote something about the Unified Field and pretended it came from the Bible? Such integrity. --- leedwilliam leedwilliam@ wrote: NICE, going Buck am with U in all dhamiltony2k5@ writes: In National unity of empathy and with great concern for the dead and their communities of families and friends, by the best of science I should like to see a National Day of meditation called for by the White House as a National coming together in a Unified Field. -Buck For, Where two or three are gathered in effective transcending meditation there the Unified Field will be found multiplied in effect -Matthew 18:20
[FairfieldLife] Re: Mitchell Kapor
So during the course nothing substantive was done for these folks? I mean beyond telling them to do more asanas or something? turquoiseb: twitching uncontrollably or having symptoms that looked for all the world like Tourette syndrome or worse It's a little difficult to diagnose these kinds of problems, even if you are a psychiatrist or an MD. What could go wrong with a guy that one minute is sitting quietly in his room meditating and the next minute he is twitching uncontrollably in public? Or, what would anyone make of a guy that just spent ten hours napping in bed and then at a meeting, he suddenly breaks out shouting curse words at his roommates? I'm not a doctor but I'd probably think there was some kind of preexisting condition and look into that first, before I put the blame on a poor Hindu guy who was just trying to help you sleep. Where is Dr. Pete when we need him? Depends on the course. On small ATR courses, no nothing in particular was really done. On larger courses, they might have been referred to one of the resident quacks...uh...I mean doctors. But it was clear that no real effort was made to help any of these people who were twitching uncontrollably or having symptoms that looked for all the world like Tourette syndrome or worse, because the prevailing myth was always TM is 100% life supporting. No one was willing to go up against that and add, ...for many people, but for others, it may cause problems. Anyone I ever spoke to who was going through this commented on the Blame the victim mentality they were exposed to. It was always, What are YOU doing wrong that this is happening to you? We all 'know' that it 'shouldn't' be happening. From: turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 9:15 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: RE: Mitchell Kapor --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson wrote: Well, I wasn't there - but from what I have heard of the heavy unstressing on many courses, it doesn't sound like there was an effective means or program in place to assist those who were going through stuff. If there was I would like to know that and to know what things were put into place to assist people going through the unstressing. Such a thing would make me think more highly of the Movement than I do now. I was on quite a few courses on which participants suffered from heavy unstressing. ALL of the most severe cases I saw occur were dealt with using the same NOPA solution. That is, if none of the standard repeated cliches helped to resolve the problem, the person suffering from the heavy unstressing was sent home, and everyone wiped their hands and said Not Our Problem Anymore. From: Steve Sundur steve.sundur@ To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 7:51 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: RE: Mitchell Kapor à Hey Mikey.à How you livin'.à Listen, I was on the six month course.à The first one actually, where the experimentation was rampant.à Enemas, diet control, (or at least many theories to consider).à Rick was on that course too.à I guess for Mitch, it wasn't his cup of tea, so he left.à I think he may have been on a later course.à Or at least I don't remember him on my course. à But I thoroughly enjoyed it, and felt I gained much from it.à I think what Jim is saying, (and really, I just skimmed it), is that if there is such thing as a spiritual path, and you choose to be on it, that as youà move along that path, and you will have to clear awayà any wreckage.à à Now probably, many times you may progress a certain amount, and then decide to take a break.à And of course, so what if you do.à à I don't know what on with Mitch, other than he felt he got all he could from the program and then moved on -à either with prejudice or without prejudice. à I think that's what Jim is saying.à But at some point, if you decide to take up the path again, in a more focused way, then you may well have to engage in some heavy lifting again. à P.S. My favorite part of that course was the hours of reading the Upanishads.à More interesting (and enjoyable) than the Rig Veda readings.à à P.S.S.à The food was...excellent!! From: Michael Jackson mjackson74@ To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 6:09 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: RE: Mitchell Kapor à Kapor didn't say he was looking for a magic bullet or a panacea, he was just wanting what Marshy promised and to see if the sidhis was the real deal, if M could really teach anyone to fly. Obviously he couldn't teach anyone to
[FairfieldLife] Mitchell Kapor's diet, was Mitchell Kapor
Share Long: Anyway, maybe Werner had it right all along and we're just tubes and it's all about eating healthy food and having healthy poops! Yeah, I'm on a roll today - must be that enema I took! Eat right, to keep fit. - Adele Davis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelle_Davis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelle_Davis http://www.amazon.com/Lets-Eat-Right-Keep-Signet/dp/0451155505/ref=sr_1\ _2?ie=UTF8qid=1379607341sr=8-2keywords=Adele%2BDavis So during the course nothing substantive was done for these folks? Apparently the folks were told to take an enema and get some rest and try to take it easy for a few days. Go figure. I mean beyond telling them to do more asanas or something? What would you do - call the EMS and have them taken away by men in white coats, just because they didn't like the food? LoL!
[FairfieldLife] Re: RE: Mitchell Kapor
Bhairitu: If Kapor was on an AE course he probably WASN'T on any six month TTC. He probably was on one of those shorter course that were only 3 months and I think there were a few early one's even shorter (like one month). So, Mitch Kapor took a yoga course in Switzerland with the Mahesh Yogi and became a teacher of TM and taught TM in Cambridge. Then, he invented Lotus 123 and founded the Lotus Foundation and became a millionaire. Not bad for practicing a few yoga poses and meditating a few minutes a day! So, Mitch Kapor signed up for a six month course to be a TM Teacher. Isn't he the guy that invented Lotus 123? I've always wondered what drives some people to do this - why in the world would it take six moths out of someone's life to learn TM and memorize a simple initiation puja? It takes only a few minutes to teach someone how to meditate. Go figure. Wouldn't you have to be somewhat strange to think you could just take off for six months from your family and your job to sit around and meditate in Switzerland? And then, after walking out on the yoga camp, switch over to join a Buddhist cult and get interviewed by Tricycle. Go figure. On 9/19/2013 7:08 AM, Share Long wrote:
[FairfieldLife] Re: RE: Mitchell Kapor
Bhairitu: I also thought it was crazy that they tested people for the checking notes and puja memorization when rounds were at the high point... When on a meditation course to become TM teachers I would think that as prospective teachers you'd be checked every day at least. If someone was twitching uncontrollably, do you think they'd pass a simple TM checking procedure? Go figure. On 09/19/2013 08:44 AM, turquoiseb wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson mjackson74@ wrote: So during the course nothing substantive was done for these folks? I mean beyond telling them to do more asanas or something? Depends on the course. On small ATR courses, no nothing in particular was really done. On larger courses, they might have been referred to one of the resident quacks...uh...I mean doctors. But it was clear that no real effort was made to help any of these people who were twitching uncontrollably or having symptoms that looked for all the world like Tourette syndrome or worse, because the prevailing myth was always TM is 100% life supporting. No one was willing to go up against that and add, ...for many people, but for others, it may cause problems. Anyone I ever spoke to who was going through this commented on the Blame the victim mentality they were exposed to. It was always, What are YOU doing wrong that this is happening to you? We all 'know' that it 'shouldn't' be happening.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Buck Lied, was I stand with U Buck
After a little research, we may have to add a few respondents to the list of people Judy has accused of lying: Sal, Curtis, Vaj, salyavin, azgrey, navashok, PaliGap, Nabby, irentea, and Xeno. And tht's just FFL for year! Go figure. Share Long sharelong60@... wrote: Richard, you've made me LOL and feel good so many times so thank you. And I think I've gotten inured to the range of comments on FFL. Anyway, today seems to be all about motorbikes rather than apologies (-: From: Richard J. Williams punditster@... To: Richard J. Williams FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 9:56 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Buck Lied, was I stand with U Buck  Judy called five people liars - it's a pattern. Judy should be taken to task for this offense - Barry, Steve, Richard, Buck and Share should insist on a retraction and an apology. So, we can see that half of the regular respondents on this list have been smeared by Judy for no good reason. It's time to put a stop to the MGs. Stand up for your rights! On 9/17/2013 2:27 PM, sharelong60@... wrote: Judy, you began by calling Buck a liar and saying he lied. Then that morphed into wrong and bliss ninny. That's what I mean by backpedaling and that's why I thought you had changed your mind.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Surviving Whole Foods
Share Long : thanks, turq, this made me LOL. After viewing the interview with Kelly MacLean, all I can say is 'NAMESTE'. LoL! http://tinyurl.com/o64nd7b http://tinyurl.com/o64nd7b http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kelly-maclean/surviving-whole-foods_b_389\ 5583.html
[FairfieldLife] Re: Wondering what obbajeeba is doing tonight?
OMG Testing. This is cracking me up! Where are the computer nerds? ha Alex: Besides, possibly, people's patience, what exactly is it that you're testing? Glad to hear some nerds online tonight! So, I am testing my own patience and doing what you already suggested. Ordered a Win 7 Pro disc, a Samsung SSD, and a Seagate Barracuda HD. Loading now. Stand by - I may have questions.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Surviving Whole Foods
Share Long : I'll have to drive 2 hours west to Des Moines... the one and only Whole Foods in Iowa. Yes, go figure! Good work Share! According to Judy, Whole Foods is called Whole Paycheck in her neck of the woods, but the only Whole Foods is at least 2 hours away from her too. So, I figure Judy has been to Whole Foods what, one time in her whole life? Go figure. But, from what I've read, Judy and I agree on a lot of things about eating right. We are both fans of Francis Moore Lappe's 'Diet for a Small Planet'. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Moore_Lapp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Moore_Lapp%C3%A9 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Moore_Lapp%C3%A9 After viewing the interview with Kelly MacLean, all I can say is 'NAMESTE'. LoL! http://tinyurl.com/o64nd7b http://tinyurl.com/o64nd7b
[FairfieldLife] Re: Surviving Whole Foods
Share: I often shop at the Annapolis Whole Foods which is about 5 minute drive from my Mom's. Yeah, I was really laughing at the interview with the comic talking about shopping at Whole Foods because hardly anything she said made sense. Her routine didn't reflect anything that I've ever experienced shopping at a Whole Foods Market. In fact, it was downright insulting and not all that funny since it made fun of poor people and sick people with special needs. We like to shop at Trader Joe's sometimes too. But I'd say that if you had to ride a bus for hours just to get to a health food store and it takes your whole paycheck, then maybe it might be a good time to shop at Safeway. Or get a car and a better paying job. LoL! Whole Foods Store Locator http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/list http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/list Whole Foods Market, San Antonio: http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/list
[FairfieldLife] RE: Ah, Mother India
Not everyone in India is a gang rapist. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote: Home of all knowledge. A magical land protected by the Vedic gods and living in accord with the Laws Of Nature. A shining beacon of the possibilities available to lesser, far less-evolved nations. A country into which vast and unknown sums of money extorted from faithful TMers to create World Peace disappeared, never to be found again. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/23/india-gang-rape-west-bengal_n_4650743.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/23/india-gang-rape-west-bengal_n_4650743.html
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Tantra means loosely – “ Sac red teachings” – (thankas)
The late Professor Kinsley was a great Sri Vidya initiate who spent years in India at the feet of realized masters. For any Shakti or Devi admirer this is a must read , most comprehensive explanation of each of the ten Mahavidyas. The Ten Mahavidyas: Kali Tara Tripurasundari Bhuwaneshwari Tripura Bhairavi Dhumavati Chinamasta Bagalmukhi Matangi Kamala 'Tantric Visions of the Devine Feminine: The Ten Mahavidyas’ By David Kinsley University of California Press, 1997 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : So who initiated Kinsley into tantra and what was his tradition? On 03/10/2014 04:04 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: On 3/10/2014 12:02 PM, Bhairitu wrote: So I guess with your crude metaphor you believe are having sex with Saraswati whenever you practice TM. Saraswati is already married and unites with her husband, Brahma. In Tantric Yoga, Purusha is totally separate from the prakriti. Buddhists believe that Saraswati is Mahavidya Tara, known as a guardian deity who upholds the teachings of Gautama Buddha by offering protection and assistance to practitioners trying to reach moksha. Works cited: 'Hindu Goddesses: Vision of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Traditions' by David Kinsley University of California Press 1988 p. 95.
[FairfieldLife] Re: So what have we learned from the pundit riots?
On 3/13/2014 9:03 AM, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote: Send in the International Red Cross, the Attorneys General either State or Federal, or draw on the help of non-profit groups that specialize in traffic-ed workers. From what I can see, Tony Nader lives just a few blocks from the campus, so obviously we should send in Tony, who is able to understand what the pundits have to say. And, we could send Dr. Nancy Lonsdorf over there too, she's an M.D. Let me know - if need be, I'll drive up there myself and have a talk with the pundits on the campus. Thanks for the suggestions, Buck. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : It would be most helpful for everyone to hear from the pundits, freely. Who is going to speak to the pundits so we can hear the pundit side of this? The Raja Wynne ? It would be most caring to have independent mediation to hear what the pundit side really is. Send in the International Red Cross, the Attorneys General either State or Federal, or draw on the help of non-profit groups that specialize in traffic-ed workers. Let the pundits speak so everyone can hear it. What are the pundits saying? -Buck authfriend writes: There may be, shall we say, mixed motivations--i.e., other than compassion--involved in the ascribing of blame by the TM critics on FFL. In the past, when the TMO has come significantly a-cropper, there have been veritable explosions of glee here from the critics, just as in this instance. I think it may be naive to attribute that glee to compassion. Such an attribution, in fact, looks a lot like pandering. Nobody wants the pandits to suffer; that's a given and really doesn't merit special acclaim. ...But can we really know the motivations of all concerned? The parents, the TMO, the pundits themselves? And what about our own motivations as we ascribe blame without having all the facts? Can we ever know all the facts? Is there such a thing as facts anyway? I feel in this post of yours a lot of compassion. For that I thank you. .
[FairfieldLife] Re: So what have we learned from the pundit riots?
What I am commenting on is your crazy-eyed cultist outlook - do you seriously think those folks up in Vedic City would be party to kidnapping and holding Indian children in forced labor camps? If so, that's an insult to people like Rick and Alex who live up there! Don't you think they would tell us if something like that was going on? Have you gone out of your mind or what, Barry? Go figure. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : From: Bhairitu noozguru@... To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 5:46 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: So what have we learned from the pundit riots? Well, Lawson is a TM fanboy. I agree. What I am commenting on is that the *extent* of his fanboy antics are starting to sound like the rantings of a crazy-eyed cultist. I honestly don't think he realizes this.
[FairfieldLife] RE: Revelation and Conversion
This is a very shocking message from Robin concerning his departure from the discussion group. For the record, I must apologize for the bad behavior of the some of informants here on FairfieldLife. It is a sad comment on the state of mind of one of the respondents that you mention in this message. I would like to take this opportunity to apologize for Ms Stein's bad behavior in attacking your integrity, falsely accusing you of posting parody in the place of truth - it is a blatant display of bad form and I feel a certain amount of embarrassment at her behavior. I can't speak for anyone else here but Judy was wrong in her campaign to get Barry. Her hateful hostility should be reason for pause, in her case, and to do some hard thinking about this matter. I agree there should be a moratorium on this whole mean campaign to malign the integrity of Richard and Barry and Curtis - she should cease and she should apologize to the group or leave. That's what I think. Judy may be an intelligent and well-meaning person; but you and Curtis and Barry and Richard have now identified what is wrong with her - and I agree with you that Judy is the problem here, and nobody else. You were her last supporter and now even you have had admited that Judy is in the wrong in this never ending dispute. When the chorus and the entire band rebels against the conductor, it is time to revise the entire opera and start all over with not only new leadership, but with a change of attitude. So, I hope Judy reads this and takes it to heart. It is just sad to see you, the Masked Zebra quit the group over the actions of a single respondent, Ms Stein.It is sad, very sad, that it has come to this. Again, speaking for myself, good luck in all your future endeavors. Stay on the path, beware of the full moon.- Richard Williams masked zebra wrote: In withdrawing from FFL I have had time to reflect upon my history there and the characters I have interacted with. It will perhaps come as a shock to some, but in reading Barry more closely and without the intense bias that has gripped me right from the start when Barry appeared to make himself immune to the effects of my posts, I have concluded that essentially Barry is right. Right not just about Judy; but right about even myself. Barry is arguing from a point of view which I have up until very recently been unable to accepteven tolerate. And this was of course because of his refusal to take me seriously in what I said in all my posts. For Barry, these were tedious, narcissistic, and melodramatic. Well, it turns out he was right. At least this is the conclusion I have come to by being brave enough to consider that my own defensiveness and touchiness in reacting to his criticism of me and my posts was preventing me from having an experience that I needed to have: namely, that my own estimate of my posts did not necessarily coincide with the truth, with reality. Whereas *his* estimate of my posts did achieve such correspondence. So, as much as I hate to do this, given how much I have invested in this anti-Barry project, I have to admit it: Barry is not only correct in his assessment of Judy (see his argument with Emily and Raunchydog), his judgment of me and my posts is valid as well. Now I would just ask the readers of FFLthose who have aligned themselves with Judy, with Robin, with the now departed Bob Price, with Jim and othersto reconsider their position, since for someone like myself to undergo a change of perception this significant, a change which I was determined would not and could not happen, suggests something very powerful at work here. You remember Saul persecuting the Christians and then being struck down on the Road to Damascus by Christ, and in the violence of his conversion becoming a fierce defender of Christ. Well, although I did not undergo quite as spectacular a transformation of belief, I think there are parallels here, and to the extent to which Saul became Paul, I have become a very different Robin. I don't say that Barry is Jesus or anything like that. That would be absurd. And even if I did think that Barry was Christ, I know he would only have contempt for such a view of him. So, no, I won't go that far. But I will say that in the main Barry has been right all along, and even his most vitriolic and bitter posts have been in the service of somehow forcing people to see what they, like me, were blind to. Well, I have been persuaded, and in a way which really means something, that Barry is the martyr here, and I can't tell you (although Steve perhaps has somewhat had the foretaste of such a sensationbut only very mildly) how much better I feel, not just in my heart, but in my conscience. I am not going to congratulate myself on what I have accomplished here in mortifying my pride and my sense of righteousness to bend the knee and reverse course in my judgment of this person, but I do think that
