[FairfieldLife] Re: LOTR vs. The Bhagavad-Gita: the mythic smackdown match

en. > I believe that the conscious use of symbolism and > allegory is a low and debased form of writing, the > sort of thing only hacks and polemicists use, much > less rely on. > > > ________ > > From: turquoiseb > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogro

[FairfieldLife] Re: LOTR vs. The Bhagavad-Gita: the mythic smackdown match

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > At no time does Eru take a direct hand in the affairs of > > men, or dwarves or even elves. This is because the stories > > tol

[FairfieldLife] Re: LOTR vs. The Bhagavad-Gita: the mythic smackdown match

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > At no time does Eru take a direct hand in the affairs of > > men, or dwarves or even elves. This is because the stories > > tol

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Stagirite Beats Up on The Veda and SCI

I am not quoted anywhere in this post... L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robin Carlsen" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robin Carlsen" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In Fairfield

[FairfieldLife] Re: LOTR vs. The Bhagavad-Gita: the mythic smackdown match

as to what Tolkien explicitly meant, here is how google translate translates the Greek word Tolkien used to describe Gandalf: http://translate.google.com/#el|en|%20␣γγελος "angel." L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > >There are n

[FairfieldLife] Re: A Modest Proposal For The Coming FFL Posting Week

Hail, Berry! L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > [...] > > You just don't giggle enough when you bat your eyes seductively, Judy... > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Nyaya sutras: what up?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ultrarishi wrote: > > Since I took the Sidhis many moons ago, I have not followed too closely some > of the knowledge that has been coming out about other Vedic texts. > I was scanning the MUM Press online booksstore and came across several > Sanskrit book

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why it's important to vote for Obama...

Of course, the Republicans are telling *their* constituents the same thing... And guess what? If it comes down to a vote on who gets to appoint SCOTUS justices, the Republicans will win in a landslide. The anti-Roe v Wade faction has been working 30 years to populate every level of local and s

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[FairfieldLife] Re: Starry Night, by Vincent van Dominogh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV1YbWBSXS8 --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > The original: > > > [230] > The version constructed in 11 hours using 7,000 dominoes: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why it's important to vote for Obama...

Well, Democrats are just as corrupt as Republicans. They just have constituents who pay attention more so they hide things better. L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robert" wrote: [...] > > > These so-called 'Conservative Judges' suck the 'Big Corporate Dick'... > It's so obvious... > T

[FairfieldLife] Interesting trend in South America

Things are really hoppin'... http://www.globalgoodnews.com/education-news-a.html?art=133982143029827885 highlights: A new school in one country is making instruction in the meditation technique available to 3,000 of its students. In addition, 800 students are learning the advanced Transcenden

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'This is Why~Ma-Har-Shi~Cursed 'Great Britain'...

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wgm4u wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > > > > > Funny how England ruling India is a bad thing to you but > > Israels continued theft of other peoples land and their > > despicable treatment is somehow OK. What

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Lecture by John Hagelin

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote: > [...]v > > Most TMers understand what you're saying. But it appears Hagelin is trying > out something new to say and to incorporate MMY's apaurusheya in context with > new discoveries in physics. IOW, he's pushing the science part instea

[FairfieldLife] Go ahead, make my day...

http://www.charitybuzz.com/auctions/DavidLynchFoundation/catalog_items/311530 an online charity auction for the DLF... L.

[FairfieldLife] Goodwin's Law for an entire magazine?

You'd think that there would be SOME standards, even for op-ed pieces, but apparently not. Universal health-care associated with the Holocaust: http://www.forbes.com/sites/richardsalsman/2012/06/28/a-finalized-path-to-full-socialized-medicine-in-america-thanks-to-conservatives/ That is, we have

[FairfieldLife] Re: Brahmananda Saraswati passes on his Jiva to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > The true story from someone who was at the deathbed of Guru Dev: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdoEduxgRsY > An elderly man talking about an event from 40 years ago where an even more elderly man talked about an event from 20 y

[FairfieldLife] TM and PTSD: The ultimate testimonial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K5eQ_T3AWI It doesn't get any better than this. L

[FairfieldLife] Re: Brahmananda Saraswati passes on his Jiva to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > > > The true st

[FairfieldLife] Re: Brahmananda Saraswati passes on his Jiva to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Yogic Flying can be fun, but beware of the trap a friend of mine fell into, where, if he didn't have enough time to do full program, he put Yogic Flying ahead of TM practice... He eventually ended up joining ISKON. L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > Wow, I never th

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yffining and time check! :D

What does it matter? While there's all sorts of philosophical and scientific reasons to be excited about someone floating instead of hopping, the personal effect of doing one or the other, according to theory, should be the same. L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote: > > The r

[FairfieldLife] Re: China and Korea might eventually rule the whole world?

The wars in Iraq and AFghanistan were fought over the long-term stuggle with China. Ironically, we went into debt with China in order to better compete with her. Come to think of it, though, CHina how has a vested interest in making sure that we don't go bankrupt. Clever them neocons. L --- I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yffining and time check! :D

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robert" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote: > > > > The real question is: have you ever levitated while doing the sutras? > >(snip) > In my mind, there's no such thing as physical levitationbecause gravity > is a law

[FairfieldLife] Recovering from TM part 2012...

http://tmfree.blogspot.com/2012/07/recovering-from-transcendental.html No comment. L

[FairfieldLife] Re: The PC Wars & Brain Scans

if I read things right, Linux versions of the software weren't even tested. L. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: [...] > Did you read the comments? They devolve into an argument about which > version of Linux to use. :-D > > I find the article a bit difficult to believe be

[FairfieldLife] Re: The PC Wars & Brain Scans

In fact, the difference is due to how each version of the same software runs on different computers. Different Linux versions of the same software likely show differences too. L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "PaliGap" wrote: > > It seems that..."the software used to analyze medical > i

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Stagirite Beats Up on The Veda and SCI

My take on all of this is that MMY never declared Robin to be fully enlightened. He said that Robin was having valid experiences of Unity, which he invited Robin to share. Robin then proceeded to ignore MMY's assertion that the ability to float while performing the Yogic Flying technique would

[FairfieldLife] Re: The PC Wars & Brain Scans

le" to test it might be a > bit expensive. :-D > > On 07/02/2012 09:49 AM, sparaig wrote: > > In fact, the difference is due to how each version of the same software > > runs on different computers. Different Linux versions of the same software > > likely sh

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hawking disproves time travel - maybe.

Maybe bunches of people showed up, decided they didn't like the party, and texted themselves to not bother to show up. L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > Brilliant. > > I would have been there, but my tux was at the > cleaners. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroup

[FairfieldLife] Brahmasthan now open for business

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dobRNb7R32E&feature=channel&list=UL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rin8fZYeZJk&feature=relmfu L

[FairfieldLife] Re: The PC Wars & Brain Scans

number of > issues reported though. > > > On 07/02/2012 12:11 PM, sparaig wrote: > > Actually, since you are well aware of the Pentium div bug, you know you are > > oversimplifying things. > > > > Even allowing for the various processors on the various

[FairfieldLife] Sub-discussion of John Hagelin on Reddit

http://www.reddit.com/r/skeptic/comments/w1mb1/as_penance_for_my_humorous_deepak_chopra/c59hveq The anti-TM/anti-Me (paranoid me? nyah...) forces are at work. Please upvote this subthread so it is publicly visible to folks when they browse the comments of the main Deepak Chopra discussion. Feel

[FairfieldLife] Re: Cat ladies develop psychiatric problems

Eh, cats carry the parasite. Cat ladies tend to deal with 5-100 cats daily, so they would be most at-risk for this, even if they DO practice good hygiene. With that many cat boxes in a house, the odds of inhaling particles of infected dust from the cat boxes are pretty close to 100%... L --- I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sub-discussion of John Hagelin on Reddit

gt; > >   > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > http://www.reddit.com/r/skeptic/comments/w1mb1/as_penance_for_my_humorous_deepak_chopra/c59hveq > > > > > > The anti-TM/anti-Me (paranoid me? nyah...) forces are >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sub-discussion of John Hagelin on Reddit

I'm glad you added that smiley, O "I haven't done TM in 30 years but I still post about it" One. L. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Kundalini experience means nothing whatsoever

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "emptybill" wrote: > > > > > > Why kundalini shakti experiences mean nothing at all about > > > awakening/enlightenment. > > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Buddhist TMers?

Does calling yourself a buddhist priest and/or living in a buddhist monastery count? http://www.tm.org/blog/meditation/buddhist-monks/ I recently read an article about Eastern Buddhists which pointed out that many/most Buddhists in countries where Buddhism has been a mainstream religion for th

[FairfieldLife] Re: Design Competition for TM Logo

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, iranitea wrote: > [...] > > Personally I like that they want to reanimate TM. But I can't get around > > the point, that what prevents people most from signing up is the high price > > tag. It's not just that people won't have the money, that competition

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fundamentalism: the importance of self importance

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > > > > > Writing ironically, one hopes, about self importance, Turq wrote: > > > > > > > The only people in

[FairfieldLife] Re: Retro computing that Sparaig might enjoy

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > Commodore is back! You can download their Linux version here: > http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_OS_Vision_Download.aspx > > OK, it's a Linux distro so why the hell are they running their site on a > Windows server instead of Apache? I

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Ayurvedic View of Marijuana

There is some evidence that in some people, pot smoking can contribute to schizophrenia, or at least, induce its onset earlier than would otherwise have happened. so nothing is without problems. As always, YMMV. L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: [...] > Yup, when I travel

[FairfieldLife] Re: A challenge for the friends of iran: Circle with Cubes in the Center

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > When will the friends of iran be able to make something even remotely > similar to this on their way home from the pub ?: > > E19) Circle with Cubes in the Center >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Kundalini experience means nothing whatsoever

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "emptybill" wrote: > > --- iranitea wrote: > > > There are 112 ways of transcending ... > > > --- emptybill@ wrote: > > >Who transcends what? > > --- iranitea wrote: > > >Always a good question. > > In fact this is THE question

[FairfieldLife] Re: Kundalini experience means nothing whatsoever

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "emptybill" wrote: > > > > Who transcends what? > > > > In fact this is THE question for anyone doing TM or > > >Sahaj meditation and any type of yoga or tantra. > > > > > If you feel a need to answer... > > > This "question" does not point to an answer b

[FairfieldLife] The devas eating soma in your gut are really bacteria???

http://www.bmedreport.com/archives/32828?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheBehavioralMedicineReport+(The+Behavioral+Medicine+Report) Food for thought... so to speak. L

[FairfieldLife] Re: Design Competition for TM Logo

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, iranitea wrote: [...] > And as I suggested, the basic TM instructions, of how to do TM in a simple, > effortless way, how to deal with thoughts, parallel thought and mantra, > refinement of mantra and transcendence could all be done in a SIMILAR (cap > fo

[FairfieldLife] Re: What Is Intellectual Humility?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robin Carlsen" wrote: > > http://www.bigquestionsonline.com/content/what-it-be-intellectually-humble > Something that everyone appears to be prone to, even/especially people who believe themselves enlightened... L

[FairfieldLife] Re: How to play Rain Raga continuously on Youtube Please play!! Please pass on!

There's mainstream research that shows that exposure to "good" art will change how the brain behaves. I know of no research that makes the case that different kinds of art will have different kinds of effects, but it isn't a stretch to assume it. The question is: does the rain raga have the sp

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Obamacare disaster (take the penality, it's cheaper).

36,000 questionnaires were faxed. 699 were returned, or about 4.3% http://www.doctorsandpatients.org/component/content/article/81 This is very much a survey as done by fox news: you have to care enough to respond either way. 83% of those who cared enough to respond had considered leaving the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Anandamayi Ma singing in around 1956

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5033Xzver8&feature=related > At one point, the formal timeline of her life history on her website, mentioned that she was once visited by "the Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath (Swami Shantananda Saraswa

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Obamacare disaster (take the penality, it's cheaper).

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wgm4u wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wgm4u wrote: > > > > > > You silly liberals on this website probably think professional > > > athletes should take a pay cut too,

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Obamacare disaster (take the penality, it's cheaper).

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" wrote: > > > You are a funny one Bill. Something tells me you have probably not run > a small business where you have had to pay health care premiums that > increase by a double digit percent year after year. I just get that > feeling. And

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Obamacare disaster (take the penality, it's cheaper).

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: [...] > Doesn't your local hospital have an Urgent Care unit? That's for non ER > cases and probably your bill would have been far less. I found out about the lower-cost alternative from teh ER doctor hours after I had been admitted. I w

[FairfieldLife] Re: People who vote Democrat.

I wonder if most trial lawyers are Democrats, Republicans, or Independents/Third Party. My guess is Republicans, because that is where the business contacts are. L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wgm4u wrote: > > 1). Trial Attorneys; one reason your health insurance rates are high! > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Obamacare disaster (take the penality, it's cheaper).

dities. The kicker is, you really > do need cosmetic surgery AFTER you've lost the weight! That lose flabby skin > doesn't shrink all the way back. By the way, I've noticed that Medicaid is > paying for both surgeries, bypass and skin removal, in some cases. Ignorance > can

[FairfieldLife] Re: Prophetic Dream: Obama Wins the Election

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > On 07/11/2012 01:23 PM, John wrote: > > The other night I had a dream that Obama will win the November election. > > It all came down to a battle between the wives of the candidates. A panel > > of judges had to decide who won the fig

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Obamacare disaster (take the penality, it's cheaper).

It is easy to argue that making sure that the Middle Class has a bit more money to spend contributes directly to employment, but given the spending habits of the ultra-wealthy, it is hard to make that argument for them instead. L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" wrote: > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Obamacare disaster (take the penality, it's cheaper).

ined the weight (the internal fat had to go somewhere). L. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > I have a hernia that bulges out many inches. Because of this, I have pretty

[FairfieldLife] Re: People who vote Democrat.

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: [...] > > If California is any reflection of the mindset of the US or sets trends > then the rich will not be able to buy a President. In fact we would > love them to blow all their money on the campaign so they are no longer > rich and

[FairfieldLife] Re: TV review: "Perception"

Frankly, I found it very disappointing. L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > How can you not like a series that starts with the main character, a > neuroscientist addressing his university class as follows: > > Daniel Pierce: What is reality? (points to student) Hippie

[FairfieldLife] Re: Pirate Amrit?

>From what I understand, in India, you can slap a label on anything as long as >10% of it is what the label says it is. I wouldn't trust black market stuff of any kind coming out of India. L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister wrote: > > > Wonder if there are "pirate copies" o

[FairfieldLife] Re: Andres Segovia - Greensleeves

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn wrote: > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY_g7H6DN68&feature=related > Actually I was pretty positive that it wasn't Segovia playing that and the consensus online is that it is a fake. Segovia never recorded Greensleeves and certainly wo

[FairfieldLife] Re: Andres Segovia - Greensleeves

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > I�ve seen Segovia live and trained under his method, there�s no way in > hell this is the maestro. > When I was stationed in England, Segovia was giving a concert in a little church a few dozen miles from where I lived. I paid the hig

[FairfieldLife] Re: Andres Segovia - Greensleeves

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister wrote: > > > Paco de Lucia: Entre dos Aguas > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o8vszqVL2U > Yeah. I watched the Passion, Grace and FIre concert (Lucia, diMiola and McLaughlen) with a bunch of people from the U of AZ guitar dept. One commen

[FairfieldLife] Re: Andres Segovia - Greensleeves

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Jul 14, 2012, at 4:14 PM, sparaig wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > > > > > > I�ve seen Segovia live and trained under his method, there�s

[FairfieldLife] Re: Andres Segovia - Greensleeves

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister wrote: [...] > I wonder, how much does it mean, that as a marquis, Segovia > perhaps could afford highest quality instruments? > > Well, the price tag might not always be the most important > feature of an instrument. Had Hendrix used, say, a

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM's biggest problem?

Is that the AHRQ's report? I couldn't find that particular chart in the report, but one criticism leveled at the report by TM researchers is that they didn't include dozens of studies on TM and yet didn't mention that they even considered those studies in order to reject them in their analysis,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Andres Segovia - Greensleeves

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister wrote: [...] > > There seems to be almost paranormal aspects in the sound of > famous musicians. > > This might be just an urban legend, but I've heard it claimed, > that B.B.King asking Hendrix, "Where do all those sounds come > he from?", th

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM's biggest problem?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Jul 15, 2012, at 2:16 PM, srijau@... wrote: > > > in this case it is just a visual he created himself. > > > Actually it was created in an independent review created by the > University of Alberta, so it's not biased like the links

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM's biggest problem?

The only reason why Tai Chi stood out, I believe, is because there was only one or two studies reviewed. "More research is needed" was the conclusion and I'll agree with that. L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" wrote: > > I seem to recall reading this report,

[FairfieldLife] Re: WOW-What a cool President! Aren't you just tickled?

If you net more than $250,000 a year, you're almost certainly a millionaire. BTW, the definition of "small business" is any business with less than 400 employees. The top 3% of companies with less than 400 employees have owners who would be affected by the tax change. L. --- In FairfieldLife@

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM's biggest problem?

lness practice and that the more formal course is even more mindfulness oriented? It is only in your own mind that it is an either/or thing. L. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Jul 18, 2012, at 3:55 AM, sparaig wrote: > > > Any review that big is

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM's biggest problem?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Jul 18, 2012, at 10:13 AM, sparaig wrote: > > > BTW, have you ever noticed that the way that asanas are taught in > > TM is a mild form of mindfulness practice and that the more formal > > course is

[FairfieldLife] Re: for those who still love and or thank Maharishi

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Jul 18, 2012, at 10:26 AM, Buck wrote: > > > I knew very little of the stories told in the film. It was rather > > disconcerting. > > > I believe if the parts of the interview with the Shankaracharya of > Jyotir Math that were edi

[FairfieldLife] Re: TM's biggest problem?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Jul 18, 2012, at 11:30 AM, sparaig wrote: > > > You misunderstand the essence of TM. THere is absolutely no > > *mandate* to return to the mantra. You only return to the mantra > > ***IF*** you notic

[FairfieldLife] Re: Just learned...

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote

[FairfieldLife] Re: New paper published in Pakistan on using TM to create harmony in Kashmir

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" wrote: > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] > On Behalf Of turquoiseb > Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 1:14 PM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: New paper published in Pa

[FairfieldLife] The unreasonable price of TM instruction

Everyone constantly harps on how much TM costs. They are full of it. >From the David Lynch website: Funding Target: $75,000 per year for each specially trained teacher to provide an intensive 12-month program of individualized instruction and follow-up in the Transcendental Meditation program f

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > Everyone constantly harps on how much TM costs. They are full of it. > > I'm pretty sure the "harping" concerns the pub

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > And training TM teachers is inefficient. All that could easily be done > in one month. And as it is they just turn you into a robot that does > preprogrammed things. There is really no knowledge of how it all works > imparted. > >

[FairfieldLife] Vippassana is a myth-interpretation of enlightenment

More and more, I'm starting to believe that Vippassana practice is a misinterpr­etation of the situation that an enlightene­d person is naturally in. Long-term TM practice leads to a situation where pure consciousn­ess is seen as always present, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A trick of how w

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

Excuse, $3.75 million for 10,000... --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > The current price for single adults is $1500, not $2500, as far as I know. > > And if a buncha people banded together and offered the TM organization > $75,000 for 10,000

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > On 08/30/2011 12:26 PM, sparaig wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > >> And training TM teachers is inefficient. All that could easily be done > >> in one month. An

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: [...] > They're just beej mantras, Lawson. Nothing really unique about them. > Get over it. You could get the same results or better with other > techniques but no one else wants to spend the money to do so. Only > corporate meditation

[FairfieldLife] Re: The LIE

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "richardwillytexwilliams" wrote: > > "The science is now all-but-settled on global warming, > convincing new evidence demonstrates, but Al Gore, the > IPCC and other global warming doomsayers won't be > celebrating..." > > 'Sun Causes Climate Change Sho

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > On 08/30/2011 01:43 PM, sparaig wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > [...] > >> They're just beej mantras, Lawson. Nothing really unique about them. > >&

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

A pretty picture with no attribution, doesn't prove anything at all. I hope you realize this and are merely being a troll. Otherwise, you're really far worse off than I thought. L. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Aug 30, 2011, at 4:30 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > > > They

[FairfieldLife] Re: Vippassana is a myth-interpretation of enlightenment

Thanks for clarifying this for me. L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Aug 30, 2011, at 3:27 PM, sparaig wrote: > > Let me parse this in a more honest phrasing: > > > > More and more, I'm starting to believe that Vippassana practice

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

ly, though a lot more > subtle than "doing TM". No need to practice anymore. > > So, if the mantra transcending itself can occur with TM with many different > people, it must have a common resonance within each of us. Must go back a > long way. Old stuff. Like Mahar

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

l of a sudden it would trickle down, just like Reaganomics. > Hopefully the whole DLF thing works out. But I doubt we're going to have a > mass population take up the practice given the current price. > > seekliberation > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him. Many of you appear to be afraid of Buddha-cide and are clinging to subtle, and ultimately silly experiences. L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seekliberation" wrote: > > Great post, now all we have to do is try to get this experience out t

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

Well, from what you have said, "practice has dropped away," which implies that you no longer do TM, or, at least, have made the assumption that you don't need the mantra in order to meditate. While I don't claim that "clear thinking" is required for TM, I have often found that when I am ill or o

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

Problem with that is that the organization simply won't recognize someone who learned that way as a "real TMer" and won't provide the free checking sessions to them. Nor can they learn advanced techniques nor the TM-Sidhis. L. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote: > > Somet

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

dLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Aug 30, 2011, at 6:00 PM, sparaig wrote: > > > A pretty picture with no attribution, doesn't prove anything at all. > > > > I hope you realize this and are merely being a troll. Otherwise, you're > > really far wors

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Aug 30, 2011, at 7:10 PM, sparaig wrote: > > > David Orme-Johnson's rebuttal to the study that graphic is from. > > > > I have no idea if what David says is valid, truthful, or whatever, but this

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

Well, as I pointed out, the David Lynch Foundation's pilot project on 7,000 students in Rio de Janeiro is so successful that the school system has asked all the students in its one thousand schools (one million kids) to be put on the waiting list to learn. An organization comprised entirely of

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

Blinks rapidly several times... Not that I have heard of... L. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Denise Evans wrote: > > Not on the good will of the studentson the good will of the enlightened > sharing the knowledge with the students.  For example, a coordinated > organization of va

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

THose same reviews say the same about virtually all other meditation studies. L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Aug 30, 2011, at 8:54 PM, sparaig wrote: > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

Its the same price for schools in the USA and RIo, sorry. L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seekliberation" wrote: > > when i said 'larger population', I guess I was referring more to USA. > remember, the reason it's going out to everyone in Rio De Janeiro is because > the price isn't

[FairfieldLife] Re: The unreasonable price of TM instruction

: > > Really? If so, who is paying that money? Each individual? > > seekliberation > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > Its the same price for schools in the USA and RIo, sorry. > > > > L > > > > --

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