[FairfieldLife] Re: It's not your grandfather's military any more

2012-05-05 Thread sparaig
Still haven't found General Cornum's email. However, Major General Schneider's contact info is: Richard Schneider PRESIDENTS OFFICE (802) 485-2065 p...@norwich.edu Enjoy, Vaj. L. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: The significance of OM

2012-05-05 Thread sparaig
The term "istava-devata" in the Yoga Sutras is used to describe "mantra". The term is usually translated as "personal god," but obviously, since the Yoga Sutras say that any attractive object can be used as an istava-devata, "personal god" is a lousy translation. MMY uses "word/sound chosen for

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is scripture really scripture?

2012-05-05 Thread sparaig
Actually, in a type IV multiverse, ALL consistent stories are true somewhere. L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wgm4u wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung wrote: > > > > > > When meeting Lord Shiva, being on hands and knees doesn't cut it. > > > > Better to

[FairfieldLife] Re: What could be the role of ME in this??

2012-05-07 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister wrote: > > > http://kings.nhl.com/ > Not much. The Maharishi Effect is said to be an effect on large groups of people by a smaller group. The effect allegedly shows up with careful statistical analysis of the behavior of thousands to billion

[FairfieldLife] Re: Blackmore chats to Chopra....

2012-05-07 Thread sparaig
Chopra's ideas and understanding have degraded over time. L. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > > > ...and makes a bit more sense. > > "Chopra uses lots of scientific ideas in his books and talks � from quantum > mechanics to evolution � but he tends to twist the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's Knowledge Available Via Distance Education Courses

2012-05-07 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > http://elearning.mum.edu/asana.html > They need to learn that distance learning shouldn't cost anything unless the courses are taken for credit. One person in a 1,000,000 will pay $1000 for these videos. The same videos, offere

[FairfieldLife] Re: Blackmore chats to Chopra....

2012-05-08 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > Chopra's ideas and understanding have degraded over time. > > Hmmm, no I think it was always a bunch of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Dr. Oz on Transcendental Meditation / super clip

2012-05-08 Thread sparaig
With the DLF, students can get partial scholarships to bring the cost down to $350 or thereabouts. Between the DLF and local patrons of local TM centers, no-one is being turned away merely because they can't pay the full price, or such is what I am hearing from people who have contacted the DLF

[FairfieldLife] More videos from Tony abu Nader

2012-05-08 Thread sparaig
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17u5xrTdSJc&feature=g-all-u

[FairfieldLife] Re: Blackmore chats to Chopra....

2012-05-08 Thread sparaig
All of reality is consciousness, so of course it guides evolution. L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shanti2218411" wrote: > > > Chopra seems to be referring to the notion that observation/ consciousness > collapses the probability wave function which results in one possible > superposi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Blackmore chats to Chopra....

2012-05-09 Thread sparaig
up, if you prefer). --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > All of reality is consciousness, so of course it guides evolution. > > > > So we've abandoned empiricism then. Or are you joking, I can't tell. >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Blackmore chats to Chopra....

2012-05-09 Thread sparaig
I have been reading about QM for about 40 years, thanks. I'm sorry I can't get the point across to you. L. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > &g

[FairfieldLife] Re: Blackmore chats to Chopra....

2012-05-09 Thread sparaig
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > > > All of reality is consciousness, so of course it guides evolution. > > > > > > > So we've abandoned empiricism then. Or are you joking, I can't tell. > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Blackmore chats to Chopra....

2012-05-09 Thread sparaig
quot; wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > I have been reading about QM for about 40 years, thanks. > > I wonder what you've been reading? Different stuff to > the bestselling books by working physicists th

[FairfieldLife] Re: Blackmore chats to Chopra....

2012-05-09 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shanti2218411" wrote: > > [Xeno wrote:] > > > An acquaintance of mine recently emailed this link to me. > > > Some interesting work on the nature of the quantum wave > > > function: > > > http

[FairfieldLife] Re: The caveat that should precede every book, article, and scripture

2012-05-09 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn wrote: > > > > Alright already - I understand that you think everything > > written is fiction and opinion. In that it all has "nothing > > whatsoever to do with Truth", how do you def

[FairfieldLife] Re: Blackmore chats to Chopra....

2012-05-09 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > Falsehood? > > > > There are two ways you can appreciate "consciousness is primary, matte

[FairfieldLife] Re: Blackmore chats to Chopra....

2012-05-09 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > Do you really want to get into a urinating contest with me over this? > > You mentioned it first, like it vali

[FairfieldLife] Re: Blackmore chats to Chopra....

2012-05-09 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On May 9, 2012, at 4:23 PM, sparaig wrote: > > > Falsehood? > > > > There are two ways you can appreciate "consciousness is primary, matter is > > secondary": > > > > !) alleged

[FairfieldLife] Re: Blackmore chats to Chopra....

2012-05-09 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" wrote: [...] > Regular language is often rather vague. What is the difference between > 'consciousness' and 'pure consciousness'. If consciousness is something real > what does adding the word 'pure' as a modifier signify or mean

[FairfieldLife] Re: Blackmore chats to Chopra....

2012-05-09 Thread sparaig
gt; > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > > > > On May 9, 2012, at 4:23 PM, sparaig wrote: > > > > > Falsehood? > > > > > > There are two ways you can appreciate "consciousness is primary, matter > > > is secondary":

[FairfieldLife] Re: Blackmore chats to Chopra....

2012-05-09 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Susan" wrote: > > The article from Salon is a nice find, Judy. I enjoyed it. The author, > Mario Beauregard, has written a few books as well about the "spiritual brain" > and the "brain wars" going on in neuroscience between those who feel there > is

[FairfieldLife] Re: Blackmore chats to Chopra....

2012-05-10 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" [...] > > > > John

[FairfieldLife] Re: Blackmore chats to Chopra....

2012-05-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > > > Shankara lied, so millions died, even more enslaved - by an idea, > > only Brahman in real. > > > Vaj in a nutshell. Unable to reach Brahman by their basic pract

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's apaurusheya bhashya

2012-05-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "man.vedic" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote: > > > > Here's a book by Dr. Wallace where he explained MMY's apaurusheya, as I > > recall. He also presented MMY's formulation as to how the various sukta's > > are organiz

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's apaurusheya bhashya

2012-05-11 Thread sparaig
See especially: http://www.mum.edu/pdf_msvs/v07/vediclit.pdf L. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "man.vedic" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote: > > > > Here's a book by Dr. Wallace where he explained MMY's apaurusheya, as I > > recall. He also presente

[FairfieldLife] Re: Blackmore chats to Chopra....

2012-05-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" > > wrote: > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Blackmore chats to Chopra....

2012-05-11 Thread sparaig
Coincidentally, King Tony's latest youtube offerings touch on this topic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17u5xrTdSJc&feature=g-all-u http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ryx1iz1ZlSM&feature=g-all-u L. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shanti2218411" wrote: > > > Sam Harris in a blog on conscio

[FairfieldLife] Re: Perserverance

2012-05-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > Oh, she is so exhilarating to watch! Really has to be > fearless to do those handsprings. And she puts her > heart and soul into it all. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" wrote: > > > > Granddaughter's new gymna

[FairfieldLife] Re: Blackmore chats to Chopra....

2012-05-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > Anyway, I sure hope for the theories sake that they find the Higgs boson > because it's dead in the water without that and it doesn't > have long before they pull the plug on that experiement and go back to the > chalk board. Not th

[FairfieldLife] Re: Blackmore chats to Chopra....

2012-05-11 Thread sparaig
King Tony is a "king." It is a hereditary title. Seriously, *I* was wondering how a perusha was going to have an heir. Now we know. L. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On May 11, 2012, at 3:59 AM, salyavin808 wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Blackmore chats to Chopra....

2012-05-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" &

[FairfieldLife] what I am doing these days

2012-05-13 Thread sparaig
I've been learning how to create "bindings" from my favorite languages, Squeak and Pharo Smalltalk. I just did a benchmark to time the difference between the built-in math, and a math library called gmplib (GNU Multi-Precision library). performing 100,000 factorial (100,000 x 999,999 x 999,998 x

[FairfieldLife] Re: How to Walk on Water

2012-05-13 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "marekreavis" wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shainm307" wrote: > > > > Does anyone on here know how to walk on water? > > > > > Very lightly is recommended. > > *** > Actually, Master Chiun advises that "you must run very fast." http:

[FairfieldLife] Re: How to Walk on Water

2012-05-13 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shainm307" wrote: > > When I was by the river I was wanting to walk on it. Then Jesus Christ Popped > into my head and said, "If you have the faith you can walk on the water". So > I put my hand on it and it zapped me. I thought to myself "I can walk on

[FairfieldLife] Re: Difference between existence and consciousness is creativity.

2012-05-16 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: [...] > That's what you think. If the purpose of science is to > explain things in the simplest possible way this idea > cocks that right up because it invents (choosing words > careful here) an uneccessary level at complexity for > no r

[FairfieldLife] Re: Difference between existence and consciousness is creativity.

2012-05-16 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > > > > > And universal consciousness may be more than just an > > idea; it may be the experiential realization of > > some people. > > I guess the question there is whether you can trust > the experience to be what it appears to be o

[FairfieldLife] Another Deepak Chopra article on Maharishi's passing

2008-02-06 Thread sparaig
As we all know, I'm not a Chopra fan, but this is quite an olive branch, and one heck of an obit: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deepak-chopra/the-three-maharishis_b_85432.html The Three Maharishis Posted February 6, 2008 | 08:22 PM (EST) Read More: Enlightenment, Gurus, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, V

[FairfieldLife] Re: MMY lecture on death in CC - Humboldt

2008-02-07 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "matrixmonitor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --Thanks, excellent! These teachings differ from Buddhism. Various > Lamas, Rinpoches, and other Buddhist Teachers state that after the > big "E" (and then physical death); such persons are free to do as > they

[FairfieldLife] Re: Question for Dr. Pete

2008-02-07 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Main, > > If you take the trouble to read my last five posts about Maharishi, > you'd know that your below note is unjustified. > > And yeah, here's how to remove 20 inches of snow: > > 1. Take a shovelful off the to

[FairfieldLife] Re: important Sage of a New Generation quotation

2008-02-07 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "at_man_and_brahman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Let me add more detail: > > Maharishi explained that in these > forty-eight Brahmananda Saraswati > Nagar to be built in India, Vedic > Pandits will maintain coherence in > world consciousness through the

[FairfieldLife] Re: From Bill Eberwein Re MMY death

2008-02-07 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >wrote: > > > In the end, like the radicals who grew up and rejected Marxism and > revolution � I wish I would have joined the Army, gotten married > much younger, and taught more kids how to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Chopra

2008-02-07 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I gotta tell you, I'm finding Chopra's several eulogies about MMY's > passing much more genuine and heartfelt than most...and that includes > practically everything coming out of the TMO. Indeed, may I even say >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Question for Dr. Pete

2008-02-07 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks, Peter. I would be interested in anything he might say, > should you hear of it and think it appropriate to share. > > http://living.oneindia.in/yoga-spirituality/faith-mysticism/2008/maharishi-mahesh- yog

[FairfieldLife] Re: important Sage of a New Generation quotation

2008-02-07 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "at_man_and_brahman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: [...] > Have not seen. This is an "official" transcript. > Reading it more carefully: One last pit

[FairfieldLife] Re: Howard Stern on Maharishi

2008-02-07 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I found some of his comments to be pretty funny too > because they were quite clueless. I heard it as > sincere. But the good stuff was heartfelt. > All of it was heartfelt. And all of it was true from some perspective. L

[FairfieldLife] Re: MMY lecture on death in CC - Humboldt

2008-02-07 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Feb 7, 2008, at 7:11 PM, authfriend wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG." wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > > > > Maybe he really wasn't a yogi. Is that

[FairfieldLife] Re: MMY lecture on death in CC - Humboldt

2008-02-07 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > But soon after, while I was very morose, sorrow, sad, entire world was > empty for me and I did not understand what to do without Guru Dev, > just a half a minute or two seconds after, a flash came and it > appeared

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Sri

2008-02-09 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "suziezuzie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter wrote: > > > > Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will be going to Maharishi's > > funeral. > > Didn't the TMO actually mention the Shankaracharya? > ___

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Sri

2008-02-09 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "suziezuzie" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter wrote: > > > > > > Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Sri

2008-02-09 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Feb 9, 2008, at 9:00 PM, sparaig wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "suziezuzie" > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.co

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi rape rumours

2008-02-09 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "george_deforest" > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Apparently they had a lot of sex, her and the renunciate, > > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Happiness on the Path - Gyatrul Rinpoche

2008-02-09 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Feb 9, 2008, at 9:38 PM, quantum packet wrote: > > > Whenever you consider there is bliss, and the objective conditions > > for bliss occur, if you fall under the control of that by becoming > > arrogant or conceite

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi rape rumours

2008-02-09 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "geezerfreak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "geezerfreak" > > wrote: > > > > > [I wrote:] > > > > In other words, Barry was making stuff up again > > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: What was Maharishi's relationship with "the knowledge?"

2008-02-09 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "geezerfreak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Jack" wrote: > > > > Geezerfreak...I really take exception with your terminology "fag." You are > > entirely offensive. > It seems your internal self hatred just oozes out n

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-09 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wvansant111" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've just finished reading a lot of the information on tm-free blog. my > head it sort of reeling of course. I've had mixed feelings about TMO > and Maharishi in general, but I have believed in the benefits of TM.

[FairfieldLife] Re: new way of saying 'Jai Guru Dev'

2008-02-10 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > mainstream20016 wrote: > > You knew it was coming - Bevan supposedly responded to a question at an Allahabad press > > conference today regarding the effect of MMY's passing on the saying 'Jai > > Guru Dev'. The

[FairfieldLife] Re: Slideshow from India and past

2008-02-10 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wvansant111" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You know its weird, seeing the photo of the rajas...and something about > Tony Naders expression...made me wonder if now that MMY has passed some > of them are sitting there feeling stuck. They've promised their gu

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread sparaig
several posts a day as if for a huge audience. I thought > so for a while too. Probably they cling to the idea that literally > thousands are lurking here without posting. > Anyway, these are just a few examples. Sometimes I mix up real names > with aliases, bear with me. >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread sparaig
:10 > > Turq/Barry Right: 9,5 > > Rick Archer : 9 > > drpetersutphen : 8 > > Curtisdeltablues: 7 > > > ...and 1 is totally nutty weirdos you could ignore... > > > Off : 2 > > Judy/authfriend : 1 > > Laws

[FairfieldLife] Re: Slideshow from India and past

2008-02-10 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wvansant111" > wrote: > > > > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: On Maharishi Channel now

2008-02-10 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > Hagelin leading a "global" meeting. It may be live. There was a 5- > > minute "global meditation," and Hagelin is now introducing a "very > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > The main distinc

[FairfieldLife] Re: The ceremonies

2008-02-10 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From a friend: > > The ceremonies will start being broadcast at 8:30 pm tonight pacific > time i believe. that is about the time if they are broadcasting live > or almost live. we have heard that the president

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ceremony

2008-02-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "suziezuzie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Anyone as amazed as I am at the turnout? > Wasn't that many. 20,000 is what the newspapers said.WHen Bruce Lee died, half of Hong Kong is said to have lined the streets to watch his funeral procession. OTOH, he w

[FairfieldLife] Re: Live Indian TV Feed

2008-02-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "mainstream20016" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > One hour after lighting the pyre, the flames are yet weak. > Any Eagle Scouts among the Rajas ? :) > > I'm minded of the bugs bunny cartoons where someone lights the fire and bugs blows it out behind their

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hari Krishna

2008-02-10 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of suziezuzie > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 12:01 AM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Hari Krishna >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wvansant111" > wrote: > > > I'm trying to dig up that article - I read a bunch of different > > ones last night. Now I'm thinking Paul Mason might have been > > referencing s

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread sparaig
t; > > hotels with vacant signs, I imagine it's not a party, but then > again > > > it's not exactly a planned Vedic Science Course! I say bring back > > > the tents. > > > > Hey Lawson, > > Is Lawson (sparaig) also posting as sgrayatlarge > (who wrote the post you're responding to)? > Not that I'm aware of. Though, I guess with sufficiently exacerbated ADHD, I might post and never realize it... Lawson

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sandiego108" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wvansant111" > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wvansant111" > > > > wrote: > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: was- Maharishi Channel. now- King Tony to rule from 'Silence"

2008-02-10 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of mainstream20016 > Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 11:10 PM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [FairfieldLife] was- Maharishi Ch

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "abutilon108" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Re: this quote from Domash's essay: > > "The Shankaracharya tradition has preserved not only > > these sounds, but also a system of rules or formulae by which > > they are to be assigned to individuals, the idea bei

[FairfieldLife] Re: was- Maharishi Channel. now- King Tony to rule from 'Silence"

2008-02-10 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of sparaig > Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 11:38 PM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogr

[FairfieldLife] Re: This i have pondered for 22 years

2008-02-12 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" > wrote: > > > > Hi Blaine, > > > > I looked ahead at some of the remarks, and saw Shemp's comments. I > > have had similiar experiences with Maharishi

[FairfieldLife] Re: So, does TM work?

2008-02-12 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > http://www.truthabouttm.org/truth/IndividualEffects/DoesTMDoAnyHarm/in > dex.cfm#Otis_New > > http://tinyurl.com/33mx6p > Going from memory here, but IIRC, Omre-Johnson doesn't even note one important thing

[FairfieldLife] Re: A short list of my grievances with the movement

2008-02-12 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "abutilon108" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > wrote: > > > I think the special sounds > > business was only important for branding. I thought in the beginning > > of teaching in India Maharishi only us

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak Chopra: The Maharishi Years - The Untold Story: Recollections of a Fo

2008-02-13 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > HYPERLINK > "http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deepak-chopra/the-maharishi-years-the_b_86412 > .html"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deepak-chopra/the-maharishi-years-the_b_ > 86412.html > > > No virus found in this out

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's legacy

2008-02-13 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At arm's length I would simply say he will go down in history as > popularizing meditation and making it a household word as well as > lighting the spark, though I would give Chopra credit for popularizing > it, Ayurve

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's legacy

2008-02-13 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > sparaig wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > >> sparaig wrote: > >> > >>> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak Chopra: The Maharishi Years - The Untold Story: Recollections of a Fo

2008-02-13 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "at_man_and_brahman" > wrote: > > > > For historical comparison, see the archived > > interview with Deepak from 1996 by John > > Knapp. The URL was tough to track down: > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's legacy

2008-02-13 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > sparaig wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > >> At arm's length I would simply say he will go down in history as > >> popularizing me

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak Chopra: The Maharishi Years - The Untold Story: Recollections of a Fo

2008-02-13 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter > wrote: > > > > --- authfriend wrote: > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, > > > "curtisdeltablues" > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > That was fantastic! Chopr

[FairfieldLife] Re: So, does TM work?

2008-02-13 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "hugheshugo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > For the record, I think meditation research is going to teach us a > lot about how consciousness works but the TMO haven't demonstrated > they are the people to do it. I've read the collected scientific > resea

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak Chopra: The Maharishi Years - The Untold Story: Recollections of a Fo

2008-02-14 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak Chopra: The Maharishi Years - The Untold Story: Recollections of a Fo

2008-02-14 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "geezerfreak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > Your and Judith's remarks about Chopra's (quite open and honest IMO) article > in the > Huffington Post reveal an obvious agenda against him. > > In the past day we've had Bevan talking about Maharishi being w

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak Chopra: The Maharishi Years - The Untold Story: Recollections of a Fo

2008-02-14 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "geezerfreak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "geezerfreak" > > wrote: > > > > > Your and Judith's remarks about Chopra's (quite open and honest > > > IM

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak Chopra: The Maharishi Years - The Untold Story: Recollections of a Fo

2008-02-14 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "ruthsimplicity" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > The whole symptomatology is impossibly vague. And maybe it wasn't > actually pancreatitis but just a bad pain in the gut symptomatic of > the heart attack. Which would lead you down a whole 'nother path. >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak Chopra: The Maharishi Years - The Untold Story: Recollections of a Fo

2008-02-14 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "claudiouk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Towards the end MMY was clearly irritated by Chopra - I remember > seeing a video where Chopra was speaking to the camera and MMY was in > the background and clearly noticeable were subtle side to side > movements o

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak Chopra: The Maharishi Years - The Untold Story: Recollections of a Fo

2008-02-14 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- claudiouk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >.. And I was > > told that MMY said to Chopra much the same thing > > he'd said to Ravi > > Shankar - if you need to teach go ahead but we must > > go our separate > > way

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak Chopra: The Maharishi Years - The Untold Story: Recollections of a Fo

2008-02-14 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "geezerfreak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" > > wrote: > > > > > > Judy, the only person who cares if if was a ""Gotta Get Judy" > > > pos

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak, Maharishi, and "doctor-patient confidentiality"

2008-02-14 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > Deepak was serving as Maharishi�s physician, among others, but there�s > was a > personal relationship more than a medical one. Deepak is telling his > personal story here, and mentioning medical details onl

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak, Maharishi, and "doctor-patient confidentiality"

2008-02-14 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of shempmcgurk > > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:09 AM > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogro

[FairfieldLife] Re:Deepak, Maharishi, and "doctor-patient confidentiality"

2008-02-14 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Mahamuni Das" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Maharishi was not a US citizen and Chopra did not treat him in the US, so > quoting US Supreme Court edicts is not relevant because the world isn't run and bound by them. > Actually, US Supreme Court rulings are

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak Chopra: The Maharishi Years - The Untold Story: Recollections of a Fo

2008-02-14 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > That whole pastoral idyll in England Chopra > describes having alone with MMY seems to have > been some kind of wish-fulfillment fantasy. > Fascinating... Where did you hear this? Lawson

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak Chopra: The Maharishi Years - The Untold Story: Recollections of a Fo

2008-02-14 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: [...] > > She's often speculated that its the fact she's a *woman* that > > draws certain people's i

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak Chopra: The Maharishi Years - The Untold Story: Recollections of a Fo

2008-02-14 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "geezerfreak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "geezerfreak" wrote: [...] > > > Who the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak Chopra: The Maharishi Years - The Untold Story: Recollections of a Fo

2008-02-15 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" > wrote: > > > > > I blame Chopra for that as much as anyone. Chopra is the one who > > > decided to become the media darling rather than sit at the feet >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak Chopra: The Maharishi Years - The Untold Story: Recollections of a Fo

2008-02-15 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "abutilon108" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm thankful to Deepak for sharing his personal experiences with > Maharishi and the circumstances of his leaving the movement. Of > course, it's a beautifully written piece, and seems quite > straightforward and ho

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak Chopra: The Maharishi Years - The Untold Story: Recollections of a Fo

2008-02-15 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I blame Chopra for that as much as anyone. Chopra is the one who > decided to become the media darling rather than sit at the feet of the > guru. The entire thing with the rajas and whatnot is obviously

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