But did it do that? Or did it just give lip service to the “spiritual” aspect?
In my opinion, and my experience, I did get a lot of "spiritual"*. Not that
this is a requirement, but I did get a fair amount of "face time", but I think
there was plenty there anyway. Now, some will argue
Thank you for posting the obituaries, Doug.
There was a time, during my teaching days, when I touted, "Perfect Health in
the Direction of Immortality"
I look back on this with a certain amount of amusement at my naivete, and
unbridled optimism. What I do not carry with me is anger and
As I've said both in our off site communications as well as here, I think the
body of evidence you've put together is remarkable, and a must read for anyone
considering stepping on to path that involves spiritual practices. It has been
very helpful to me.
Who can argue with the personal
Here's your conclusion, btw. (below) Here's my conclusion, fwiw. I recall
reading her book a long time ago, and being quite inspired by it. The
spiritual path is not fun and games. It is fraught with pitfalls and tests,
and plenty of self doubting. And, it is also not understood, in the
I agree. Action movies help. But most of them are so formulaic. No
originality. Guardians of the Galaxy was pretty good. I'm pretty much
resigned to art house movies at this point. We enjoyed "The Founder", the
McDonalds story with Michael Keaton.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,
Dude, are your really here to dialog? I had a kundalini crisis some forty years
ago, and it's been kickin" my ass ever since. Like this instant, even. Yea,
it's hell, but it's my cross, and it's basically like walking on a razor's
edge, and I can sure as hell understand why you bailed.
Wait. Karl ( Carl) Wannaman? I knew him. He was part of the Cape Giradeau,
Mo. contingent if it is who I am thinking of. Would have been friends with
George Todt and Tim Hildebrandt, (deceased).
I would not have pegged him as the Navy Seal type, though, or a healer, for
that matter, but
I say the site is now untenable, and an alternative is in order. Either FFL-2
or something new altogether.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
I see our moderator is deleting large numbers of posts. Where will it all end,
I ask? Ah, I see a vision of the
It absolutely calls into question the caliber of the people the DMC hired to
keep communications safe. That the most basic of phishing expeditions could
have resulted in this massive and embarrassing hack is remarkable.
Probably the only thing more remarkable is the fact that the right wing
Worlds greatest idiots #1 and #2
Who here has fallen for the "Quick, change you passwork. You are vulnerable",
at least in the past five years?
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Tales from the crypt!
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Did Barry draw the cartoon? This is what he accuses people of. He did the
other day and I got a good laugh out of it.
snip
On 10/29/2016 11:31 AM, Sal Sunshine salsunshineiniowa@...
Okay, since you've brought it up again, and based on Alex's reply, I feel I
must refine my reply, I did not hear MMY say it personally, or at least that I
can recall.
It was in India, in Delhi at the Indian Express building around 1978, (I
guess), when the food situation was a little
With the greatest of trepidation, I feel we should nominate as leader of this
Front, Jimmy Carter. I, of course, will insist on a full vetting of the
candidate. The Jimmy Carter Foundation Habit for Humanity must come under
especially close scrutiny. I will tolerate No Conflicts of Interest.
"chicks, who do kicks, they're not kicking anymore. they're doing choreography"
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
M personal favorite: Peanuts are not really nuts; they are legumes.
Like, who cares? As if what you call something is going to affect its
It could be there is Ayurvedic prohibition against rodent hairs, which would,
in my opinion, be completely misguided.
I ain't afraid of no rodent hair!
Oh, the wife prefers Jiffe. (smooth)
Little aside: When we were in Amsterdam last Christmas you could not go 15
feet without seeing
He most certainly did.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Did Maharishi really say that eating peanuts dulls the mind?
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Aggregating Questions..
All the Hard Questions You Thought We Couldn’t
Nah, I think we got our Jerry update with the guy who channeled MMY, when he
wasn't busy reflecting on all his past lives.
Larry would be a much bigger catch at this point.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Bring back Jerry Jarvis!
---In
This outreach is getting out of hand.
Wanna get some crowds. Bring in Dr. Domash. (-:
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Maharishi through the Years
Lecture 1. The Early Days — Historic Footage
and Fascinating Anecdotes
Dr. Bill Sands, Dean, MUM College of
Should we have an open house? Have pocket sandwiches maybe. Alcohol, No
alcohol? I would recommend before Thanksgiving, but after All Hollows Eve.
Pony rides, Doug? Hayride maybe?
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
I would encourage lurkers not to be
Yes, perfectly ripe, mango. No doubt about it. Also in that category although
not often acknowledged is a perfectly ripe persimmon. Must be perfectly ripe,
though.
Fresh figs. More than an honorable mention.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
And
Okay, I'll take a trip down memory lane.
Let's see the five "sattvic" foods, as I recall, were,
almonds, honey, cherries, oranges, and probably something in the dairy line, I
can't recall at the moment.
And yes, in the back of my mind, I guess I still subscribe to this, to some
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Of course, not. However, I'm experiencing tremendous cognitive dissonance
because MMY did say that peanuts dull the mind. Thankfully, I still have a
bottle of lorazepam to ease my suffering.
---In
That the peanut M is roughly, in the shape of hiranyagarbha, did not escape
your notice, I'm sure.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Just guessing here, but I imagine the chocolate surrounding the peanuts is
applied with the same panning method as the
apropos of nothing, I remember from my MIU first year Philosophy class with
Jonathan Shear (?), "ought implies can" from some or other Greek philosopher.
I always kinda liked that.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
On Oct 25, 2016, at 11:33 AM,
I'd say it's a pretty good position.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
My position, and the position of most idealistic transcendentalists, is that
we infer, based on the fact of being conscious, that consciousness itself is
the ultimate reality.
Nice to hear. Thanks for the report.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
The presentation was by the kids. It was great. Jaw-dropping good.
Incredibly high-order thinking
on their feet throughout.
By what is consciously called
and self-identified,
The
Yes, "difficult demographics" is the relevant term, across the board I'd say.
We had a good shot at the apple. Back in the day, world population was 3.6
mil. That was the basis of the "World Plan". Centers located all over. But
now the old guard is dying off, and we're not far behind.
I'm not sure I get it. Refuse to accept what things the way they are? TMO
things,or on a altruistic note, the state of the world things?
But it is open to the public, so maybe it's the altruistic theme.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
We Refuse to Accept
Doug, you got company!
Might need to bring in reinforcements from the rear guard.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
TM and Quaker meetings don't go together, when we sit down using TM
we use a mantra, learning TM we learn how to use that, we can meditate on
Ok, good. We are just blocks away from the main Hispanic area here, and I have
an errand every weekend that takes me into the Hispanic area of nearby
Illinois, which is, by coincidence, right where the Cahokia Mounds are located.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Yea, I had just taken a break. Nice to be back in posting mode.
Thanks (-:
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
You're back, you crazy, grilled chicken you.
Yea, I know, I've tried several brands. All decent. But, this was made fresh
at the restaurant, usually right when I would order it, and it just had that
right combination of ingredients. Sorta like how the tomato sauce can make or
break a pizza.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,
We had a Mexican restaurant close by that had the most awesome salsa verde,
(green sauce, as I would call it).
They closed, and bye bye to my green sauce. For the next month I carted the
family to every other Mexican restaurant close by in search of comparable salsa
verde, with no success.
So I'm taking a walk with my wife and telling her this story, and tell her
"Pollo Carbon", (several times) and she's not getting it, and she speaks
Spanish, so finally she says, "spell it", and I do, and she says, "Pollyo"
chicken. It is a "y" sound when there are two "l's"
Figures. (-:
We saw the movie remake a few years ago (2011), which we enjoyed very much.
My wife's favorite piece of literature would be "Little Women", or at least
one of her favorites.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
I'll take Jane Eyre over Malcolm X any day
Actually, my wife informs me it was Anna Karenina. And I think Jane Eyre would
have been a better choice. As she had a knack of filling me in with the
details, it sounded a bit like the Twilight Saga. But what do I know. (-:
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,
Awesome book, wasn't it? The take away line for me, was, "by any means
necessary."
Little aside: my daughter in her senior year of HS had to select a book.
Malcolm X was one of them and I gave her the strongest encouragement to select
it. But at the last minute, for some reason, she
Uh oh. Am I a target for goblins or something. Tis the season, ya know! (-:
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Me too. But I will post them all the same:
First they came for Steve . . .
We are all Steve now . . .
---In
Hey, you know what sign I saw today on my usual weekend run in the Hispanic
part of town at a new restaurant, "Pollo Carbon"
I mean, it took me just a second to figure it out, but it made me smile.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Well, if you didn't
RIP, Tom. A friend here as well, from back in the day.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Tom Torpy, a long time Purusha friend
passed away recently.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
John Herbert Prechtel
is now gone on.
like I was saying, "blinds spots". They'll kill ya, if you're not careful. (-:
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
You liars who say I lie keep forgetting that nobody has ever been able to make
the charge stick, despite years of trying on the liars' part.
When
She is, batshit crazy, and no description has ever been as apt in describing a
person.
But that is what happens when blind spots are not addressed.
And it brings up something you alluded to before.
Can meditation by itself effect positive changes in people?
I say no, and that inner
What a waste of time replying to you, but for the fun of it, I will enlightened
you.
Anyone whose internet career has been primarily to declare themselves as
someone who never lies and who at the same time characterizes anyone with whom
she disagrees as liar, is, by any definition, a liar
This of course, is your boiler plate. You have some utility as someone to toy
with, but not much else.
As regards, "outlier", I will say instead that you have outed yourself as,
really, a first class liar.
Even declared it regularly.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,
Ah, the ceremonial planting of the imaginary flag of victory. Since we see
this so often, I really think you should consider adding some production
values. You know some music and video to go along with it: Judy in a toga.
Judy in renaissance garb. Judy wearing a coon skin cap. Judy in a
As I've said repeatedly Ms. Judy, you are an outlier with nothing interesting
to say, or offer. Should you be able to be able to overcome this deficiency, I
would be glad to engage you in some discourse. Until such time, I'm afraid you
will have to remain a source of amusement, and nothing
you keep falling short, Judy of the needed threshold. but by all means, keep
trying
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Be interesting to know what his wife would think of his performance here
today, wouldn't it? I guess she must be used to his hypocrisy,
Try me again, Judy when you have something interesting to say. I find you a
boring outlier.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
You've wriggled yourself so deep into the muck and discredited yourself so
thoroughly, Stevie-poo, you're never going to be able to
I mean, below are questions you might hear in a court of law, and which no one
here, among the Hillary supporters seems willing to answer.
1) Did Hillary Clinton attempt to discredit the women who accused Bill
Clinton,her husband, of rape and sexual harassment?
2) Does Hillary Clinton
Now, wait a second Ann, I agree with you up to you last sentence. Are you
saying Hillary was entitled to take her hurt out on those who accused Bill of
rape and sexual harassment? To head a task force to attempt to discredit them?
I hope that is not what you are saying.
---In
you really never have anything interesting to say. I guess that's why you've
taken to yelling, but really, it doesn't change anything. You still...have
nothing interesting to say. (-:
(but you are good for laugh, now and then)
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,
I believe this to be true, and one of myths of enlightenment that needs to be
dispelled, I think.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
It's like these guys are reinventing Eastern Philosophy in their own terms. @_@
Old stuff to us.
A few, like Steve Jobs,
Absolutely, fair enough. I understand the stakes. I understand that the
mentality is, that there is too much at stake to let someone like Trump assume
the reins of power.
But, I will also note that hypocrisy exists on both sides of the aisle, and
when I hear some hear adopt the tactics
And yet once again, it is beyond someone's ability to acknowledge that their
candidate has been shown to be hypocritical. In this case for how they handled
the issue of accusations of rape and sexual harassment. Hillary attempted to
discredit Bill's accusers for purposes of political
Okay, that is an interesting take, and sort of clarifies the situation.
Whatever misdeeds by Hillary must be viewed the lens of the misdeeds by her
opponent, and discounted accordingly. Of course "you" determine of severity of
each offense and where they fit on the sliding scale.
I'm more
Here's what I would add.
Politics is a dirty business. Sometimes you, (a candidate) has to do things
in the name of political expediency that they regret. Hillary Clinton needed
her husband to further her political ambitions. There is, in my opinion,
nothing wrong with that.
Yes, it
Ollie, why is it that so many here lack the integrity to address uncomfortable
issues, such as Hillary pillorying of BIll Clinton's accusers.
My question is clearly directed at this and her response of dealing with it
when it got in the way of political expediency. I am not sure how you can
Oh, yea. and speaking of Monica Lewinsky, ignore the power dynamic in play, and
try to put in the context of strictly consensual sex.
On the other hand, you do crack me up.
You and Rush Limbaugh as self appointed "Truth Detectors" "Spin Meisters" is
more like it!
---In
Lame? So mention Monica Lewinsky but leave out the woman Bill Clinton actually
raped, not to mention the accusations of groping by numerous others, and the
veracity of these claims challenged by Hillary. And this is the candidate who
claims to be a champion of women's rights? This is
For God's sake, Judy get some rest. This has been an active day for you. Too
active, I think. Make a pot of chamomile and pick up that book you've been
meaning to read. You'll get through this, and tomorrow is another day, and you
can start off fresh.
I'll try hard not to antagonize you
I guess he felt the upside potential was greater than the downside.
I mean, besides Sarah Palin and Geraldine Ferraro how many VP candidates can
you recall.
Pence, will be remembered, and likely be a trivia question in years to come.
(may it be so) But, this will surely lift his
Here, let me preface this comment by making an observation.
Bankers by nature tend to be a more conservative.
Journalists, more liberal.
So, when someone says the media has a liberal bias, that is probably true,
but it does not in my opinion preclude balanced reporting.
Now,
Perhaps one day, (and you ARE running out of time) you may realize that even
though you have an inability to hold opposite concepts in your head at the same
time, this does not necessarily apply to others.
There may be some mental stretching exercises you can do, but best find out
about any
You are an outlier, Judy, with more in common with someone like Rudolf
Giuliani, than with anyone who has a tad of credibility.
You utilize the same bag of tricks employed by Rudy or Sean or some of the
others.
A superficial friend to those with whom you have a common objective and a
Sal, what I am saying, is bottom line, he lost the debate. And my observation,
from the snippets I saw, and commentary I heard, was that he came off as a kind
of boor, where as Pence came off as more polished.
Now, please listen carefully. I am not condoning the lies he told. All I am
I enjoyed Charlie Sheen's rants immensely. Sure some of it was sexist, but I
eschew so much political correctness that I found much of it refreshing, so no
apologies there.
Winning with grace is where it's at, and unfortunately, Judy, you lose out on
both counts. (-:
---In
Okay, I did a very quick skim. So, as I understand it, the purpose of the vp
debate was to disregard making Kaine look potentially presidential, but rather
trot him out as monkey programmed to elicit phrases from his opponent to be
used in campaign ads.
Hey, if that sounds like a good
All that may be true, and I don't disagree with any of it, but it appeared to
most watchers, or at least most pundits that he did not win the debate.
Hillary on the other hand seemed poised* when she debated Trump and the
results speak for themselves.
*of course she prepared arduously.
Right, and losing the debate in the process.
Like Charlie Sheen says, and which is on target.
"Winning. Duh"
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Nonsense. Pence was free to debate the issues as Kaine brought them up, but
all he could manage was to falsely
Absolutely right. I am focussed on winning. And the consensus was that Kaine
lost the debate.
Now, you may or may not be correct that the Clinton team was not focussed on
winning the debate, but rather trying to coax out choice sound bites to use for
future ads, even if it was the expense
As I said, I did not watch the debate, so was limited to the clips and the post
debate commentary which seemed to give the "win" to Pence. However, if, as you
speculate, the purpose of the debate on the Clinton side was "capture sound
bites" and not really debate the issues, well that sounds
I did not watch the debate. I watched only a small "hi-light" reel afterwards.
But the impression I got was the the Clinton campaign instructed Kaine to "go
after Trump. rip him to shreds" which he attempted to do, but didn't come off
particularly well doing so.
I felt, that if they had
That would be an executive decision, and I think as to not jeopardize his
position as Chief Butt Kisser, MJ is reluctant to do anything without the
express permission of BW. And BW does not take kindly to anyone going rogue on
him.
I mean, were Barry to hint, even slightly at a DNR sanction
I guess technically speaking,
"...or I'll make sure the LR didn't miss that."
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Ah, and the lurking reporter. Who can forget the lurking reporter. Always
holding that over our heads.
BW: Okay now, watch yourself, or
Ah, and the lurking reporter. Who can forget the lurking reporter. Always
holding that over our heads.
BW: Okay now, watch yourself, or I'll tell my lurking reporter about you.
Do ya think, he, like never got over the imaginary friend kids often have, and
it developed into this final
the "hands off" appears to be working, on FFL, at least.
I wonder if the Amen Corner folks will start to migrate back to FFL-2?
I can just hear it now, the Grand Poobah, Barry Wright himself will issue of
proclamation, with half a dozen "whereases", announcing his re-entrance into
Alex's
or his tits and ass tv and movie reviews
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Wow, look at the post count discrepancy between the Coroner and FFL. I know he
can't post here but I know he's reading, just like all the other boys over in
the Dunce Corner. They
I understand, and it's no big deal. I like Ollie, have nothing against him.
I just find that his put downs lack a certain nuance, or maybe they have an
element of panic, unlike yours Ann, which seem to have a degree of separation.
I don't know if that makes sense.
Sort of like having
Interesting book synopsis.
What I found curious, and which I have not heard much talked about, is Trump's
unwillingness to criticize the Russians and in particularly Putin. Yea, I get
why that is, even though it's a glaring tell. Trump identifies with the
dictator role, not to mention the
Wow, someone actually put some thought into a critique rather than the rote
insults we see, particularly from Ollie.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Well, in the realm of gender politics, if one believes that it is time for a
woman to be President, than
Energy level remains pretty good. Don't have a choice, really. Sometimes
start to drag around 3:00, and look forward to around 5:00 when I can get a
half hour of meditation in.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
How's your energy level? We spend years suppressing
Carry on, Ol. Just funny to see Groundhog Day play out with you! (-:
Oh, always glad to see the Hitler default card played.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
I have said positive things about Trump, like he could probably handle the job
of White House
I am not sure how it will pertain to the students and classes. There is some
elevated degree of security, and the word I heard was that at some point there
would be not access to the campus. This probably does not pertain to students,
I guess.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,
Ann, you've got me there!
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Now, wait a minute. He is not alone in being selfish about his interests. I
would say that is the rule rather than the exception
Yea, I understand. I guess the next debate is going to happen.
An interesting little tidbit. Our company has been busy, quite busy, for the
last three weeks supplying all manner of supplies to the campus as they ramp up
for the debate.
The secret service has been there in force all
Actually, no snacking during the day, but generally a calorie rich diet. FWIW.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Well then, I would call you disciplined. I eat two meals a day and snack in
between, and have a soda habit that I have discussed here often. I
Obviously. My eating habits have not changed much in thirty years, but weight
gain has occurred.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
As we get older with most people the metabolism slows down. We become slow
oxidizers and not just eating less and exercising more
Well then, I would call you disciplined. I eat two meals a day and snack in
between, and have a soda habit that I have discussed here often. I don't often
feel that my stomach is empty, and judging by most people I see, I don't think
they do either. It sounds like you have a healthy weight,
Of course
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Yes, the majority consensus of people who screw up and embarrass themselves
when they get in an argument with me, as you've done so often. No surprise
there.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,
Strange, the misconceptions people live with.
If I had to hazard a guess, I would say it indicates the inability to hold
opposing points of view in one's mind.
Sorta like, "If I can't do it, no one can"
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Ollie, what would happen if you dared to say something positive about Trump.
I mean, you've been on this tirade non stop for about three months now,
without a pause.
Maybe, for the sake of a change, take a different tack for maybe 24 hours. Or
maybe a few minutes.
Can you think of
Now, wait a minute. He is not alone in being selfish about his interests. I
would say that is the rule rather than the exception particularly when there is
money at stake.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
snip
Someone like Trump worrying more about his
Just some other thoughts, some directly related, some not.
I'm not sure in what context you mean when you say, "any idea of what it's
like to live with the feeling of being constantly hungry?"
No, I don't. I rarely ever have the feeling of being hungry, and I wish to
felt that way more
FWIW, I had missed this.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Your source for the 60-pound figure is what, now? ---In
FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
if you are the winner of a Ms. Universe contest and then you go on to gain 60
lbs.,
Yes, of course. Men too. When I first started in my business, I would wear a
dress paints, jacket, button shirt and tie. Then I graduated to just a dress
pants, and button down shirt. I was pretty much following the lead of my
customers. Now it is polo type shirt during warm weather, and
Okay, from her. No problem. The picture during that time doesn't appear to show
a massive weight gain, so, as I said, that changes things. I can see where
that amount of weight gain would bug someone like Trump, but, for practical
purposes, I'd say it was in the range of acceptable for her
You're pretty weird, Judy, and live in weird world where you twist things
around to suit your needs. Nothing new, of course, but pretty much makes
normal dialog with you impossible. Of course that's been the consensus for as
long as you've been on these groups. At least the majority
Ya knowmaybe one day you will learn to converse like a normal person
instead of being locked in to this, "gotcha" "corrector" mode.
Obviously I was mistaken. That does happen, perhaps not to you.
Thank you for correcting this misperception on my part. It does change things.
Do you
I picked up this number from buzz on the internet. If you have something more
accurate, then put it out here, in a normal way of discussing things, if you
are capable of such.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
I gather you have a certain reluctance to identify
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