Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi: When one starts TM, cruder values are replaced by finer values, speech is less sharp

2014-09-26 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Maybe he has a chess table, where he moves the players around, depending on their perceived importance. I guess the corner where he has the DNR's grows each week. But, man oh man does he jump on those posts by those he still deems worthy to read. I am glad he is so thankful he left

Re: [FairfieldLife] Jerry email to John sent on Sunday

2014-09-26 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Okay, I don't know if I mentioned this before. Maybe I did, but I did snicker when Barry made that great to-do about walking around Amsterdam and going in and out of the different dimensions. I think he had some newagey word for it. It reminded me of a couple of summers ago when my daughter

[FairfieldLife] Re: Military is no safety factor

2014-09-26 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I am surprised you haven't mentioned the Oy Veda yet. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : Hi Dan, you just equated the Torah with the Veda. Why? What is the similarity, and

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Traffic Light' Found on Mars

2014-09-26 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Lee Hazlewood - Nancy Sinatra, Some Velvet Morning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb-SVPJM4L4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb-SVPJM4L4 Lee Hazlewood - Nancy Sinatra, Some Velvet Morning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb-SVPJM4L4 Lee Hazlewood - Nancy Sinatra, Some Velvet Morning, NBC

Re: [FairfieldLife] Jerry email to John sent on Sunday

2014-09-26 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Mikey, you sound like a little boy who has an Uncle who is coming over to his house with a signed Derek Jeter baseball. Calm down son, it will likely all be a lot less than you anticipate. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : you sycophants can mock all you like -

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 'Traffic Light' Found on Mars

2014-09-26 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Well, can you deny that love, the force of attraction, is the most powerful force in the universe? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote : Love, like the wind, always here. We just have to put up our sails and catch it (-: On Friday, September 26, 2014 10:40 AM,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jerry email to John sent on Sunday

2014-09-27 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Your comment Sal, kinda remind me of the scientific version of new age gobbly guk. Just a lot of clever terms thrown together to try to make it looks like something makes sense. A bunch of speculation from a narrow perspective. Maybe you spend too much time in your head? ---In

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jerry email to John sent on Sunday

2014-09-27 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Excellent reply Dan. The drone goes on forever seemingly. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : From: Michael Jackson mjackson74@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Benjy, Marshy -

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jerry email to John sent on Sunday

2014-09-27 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Barry's line that he trots out, is that this is part of his study of cult mentality. He has no skin in this game. It is done for altruistic purposes either for him or for the reporters' who follow him, or that he reports to. I believe he is also on record, that his purpose here is not to

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jerry email to John sent on Sunday

2014-09-27 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Dang Dan, This Jewish new year is bringing out the wisdom from you! Steve, Fellow Tribesman Dearest Ann, Again you raise a very interesting question, with great sincerity. I believe, and this is just me observing only words on paper (or is it bits on clouds?) that Barry, but not only

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jerry email to John sent on Sunday

2014-09-27 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Or maybe it's like someone else pointed out here. You know enough about something to make an insightful remark. But then you seem to want to elevate that opinion to gospel, whether it be brain functioning or physiology, or some other subject. One clue: this statement, that we've sussed

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jerry email to John sent on Sunday

2014-09-27 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Stop it Richard. I think you're treading too close to the truth. Or at least the first two lines. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : Excellent reply Dan. The drone goes on forever seemingly. On 9/27/2014 8:41 AM, awoelflebater@... mailto:awoelflebater@...

[FairfieldLife] Re: Jerry Jarvis' Birthday

2014-06-30 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Are we ever going to hear you own up to the outright lies you've told here in the name of making a point that you think needs to be made? talk about crickets! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : Yeah, my jury's still out about the sex stuff, but there

[FairfieldLife] Re: A billionaire who gets it

2014-06-30 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I think he's wrong. In the past people didn't have food to eat. Now we have food to eat, reasonable shelter, and entertainment galore. What are they going to get up in arms about? That that super rich are able to eat better food, travel more, have luxurious accommodations, or are able

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jerry Jarvis' Birthday

2014-06-30 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I'm not defending the TMO or Jerry, Michael. I'm just pointing out that the vocal accuser has his own skeletons. Sorry if you don't like that. And I guess, FWIW, that Edg suffers from some of same blind spots as you. Turn that any way you wish. ---In

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jerry Jarvis' Birthday

2014-06-30 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Sure, you lay out all the flaws in the whole TM experience. No problem with that. What I perceive in your perspective and that of Edg's is a certain amount of bitterness. And I hope I am wrong. I also was all in during my time, as were many of my friends. Some have stayed all in, such

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jerry Jarvis' Birthday

2014-07-01 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
As usual Michael you seem unable to process anything between all good,or all bad. What you fail to understand is that people are own their own spiritual path. And just because they've gone in a different direction than where they started doesn't mean they discard or denigrate that initial

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jerry Jarvis' Birthday

2014-07-01 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Jeez Michael, I never bought into the TMO claiming that TM was the only real spiritual path, and neither did you. The only thing you heard, and which was claimed, was that TM being an effortless procedure, was therefore the most natural, and therefore the most effective. Now, I am not

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: A billionaire who gets it

2014-07-02 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Are you talkin urban or rural? I think we've all seen scenes of rural poverty, both white and black. I would guess that in the country you are less accessible to the safety nets, but they are there nonetheless. As Jim has said, people do have access to food via food stamps and other

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jerry Jarvis' Birthday

2014-07-02 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
how many others had the impression, given by the TMO that TM was the one true path of spirituality? show of hands...almost no one? but always nice to know that I don't know jack shit about what you believe, but you know for certain MMY was not enlightened. You are funny guy

[FairfieldLife] Re: Interspecies World Cup

2014-07-02 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
very funny! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KPzX8RXems https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KPzX8RXems

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: A billionaire who gets it

2014-07-02 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Hell, where I live now, you have dilapidated housing stock within two to three block of fancy homes in the City of St. Louis. Some of it has been targeted for revitalization. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : In the town I grew up, Laurens, SC there were tin

Re: [FairfieldLife] King Lear: The Sequel

2014-07-03 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
you see this across the spectrum - in the political arena, culture arena. Critics love to say, now, so and so has really sunk to a new low Maybe they really don't realize that they said the same thing, probably two weeks ago, or maybe two days ago. Two hours ago, Michael? ---In

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jerry Jarvis' Birthday

2014-07-03 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Thanks Richard ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : On 7/3/2014 11:17 AM, Share Long sharelong60@... mailto:sharelong60@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: Richard, I'm 99.9% sure that Steve did not write the quote to which you responded in the post I'm replying to. Where

[FairfieldLife] Re: 8,000 Year Old Indian City Irradiated by Atomic Blast

2014-07-04 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I have always been fascinated by the idea that there were nuclear weapons of some type back in ancient times. I'm not seeing a lot of woo woo in this piece. Just a mystery. And no one seems intent on pushing an agenda. More a earth phenomenon on one side and a curious report on the other

[FairfieldLife] Re: 8,000 Year Old Indian City Irradiated by Atomic Blast

2014-07-04 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Oh, okay. Thanks for your reply. You are probably right Sal, but I've read different accounts of periods in pre-recorded history that I find interesting. Perhaps, like you, I'd love to see some convincing evidence. Thanks for shedding a little additional light on this particular

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Wedding Invitation from Seville, Spain

2014-07-04 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
You are so knowledgeable about so many things Michael. And so certain too. I am not a big believer in jyotish or astrology, but I sure am willing to keep an open mind about it. I would go so far as say that the alignment of the stars and planets at our time of birth, do have some real

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Wedding Invitation from Seville, Spain

2014-07-04 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Michael, you do give me a modicum of pleasure to see how embedded that TM filter is in your view of things. Tell me that you are aware that the Scorpian Land is England. Please! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : To quote the esteemed Scorpion-land citizen Sal,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Wedding Invitation from Seville, Spain

2014-07-04 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Damn, You scared me there for a minute Michael? I thought we might have to go a whole post without a Marshy bashing. As Yoda might say, Mr. Reliable, you are ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : according to the folks down here, it don't matter what you do in life,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Wedding Invitation from Seville, Spain

2014-07-04 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : Understood. But fortunately for me I don't need a good or bad jyotish-ee to hep me understand myself. I have Nabby, Buck in the Dome, Dr. D aka Freemacncheesy, and Stevie who has apparently become Willy Tex's understudy to

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: 8,000 Year Old Indian City Irradiated by Atomic Blast

2014-07-04 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Really Michael, I think you are a dummy. I would say you have very little understanding of the effects of time, changing geography, ice ages, volcanic activity. Oh, but Mr. Michael knows that if those hoity toity advanced civilizations were really so advanced then they could over come these

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Wedding Invitation from Seville, Spain

2014-07-04 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
just making sure Michael, just making sure. You are so fond of Marshy's phrase, (and repeat it so often) I was afraid you might have actually forgotten the true name of the country. Oh, Land of the Veda is India. You're welcome! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@...

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Wedding Invitation from Seville, Spain

2014-07-04 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I'll try. Thank you for something different than SHOW ME, WHERE I DIDN'T BACK UP MY ACCUSATIONS, SHOW ME, SHOW ME! (which I did) That was starting to grate on me. (-: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : practice what you preach first. From: steve.sundur@...

[FairfieldLife] Re: YAS: Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress

2014-07-05 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Hey Michael, I must not be following exactly what is going on with these studies. But, let me say that your ability to make a negtive interpretation of any study or event with regards to TM and the TMO is well documented. Jim saying Anything other than TM is a waste of time, is just his

[FairfieldLife] Re: Gene Simmons: A Confident Rock Artist

2014-07-06 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Very refreshing interview. Many good points made. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote : He's got a solution for the US national debt as well. Can he be the next president? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOmfb524wJA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOmfb524wJA

[FairfieldLife] Re: Gene Simmons: A Confident Rock Artist

2014-07-06 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I dunno, you know the original of the Tea Party, right? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote : Ann, It's rather amusing to think of an imaginary President Simmons beginning the state of the nation address by sticking his long tongue out. What would the Tea Party members

Re: [FairfieldLife] Robots will Take Over by 2045

2014-07-06 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Does this mean you're taking your ball and leaving? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote : Ann, The effects of the planets can be understood as the science of vibration or waves, which is covered

[FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?, was What If?

2014-07-06 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Uh, Rita might have something to say about that. (-: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : What if you woke up in the morning and you found out that earth had been invaded by aliens? The

Re: [FairfieldLife] Robots will Take Over by 2045

2014-07-06 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
never mind ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, steve.sundur@... wrote : Does this mean you're taking your ball and leaving? Your response seems to make no sense. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Robots will Take Over by 2045

2014-07-06 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
sometimes my jokes are just dumb. (-: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, steve.sundur@... wrote : never mind ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, steve.sundur@... wrote : Does this mean you're taking your ball

Re: [FairfieldLife] Robots will Take Over by 2045

2014-07-06 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
or maybe it's just a colony expression. (there I go with another dumb one) (-: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, steve.sundur@... wrote : sometimes my jokes are just dumb. (-: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, steve.sundur@... wrote : never mind ---In

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: YAS: Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress

2014-07-06 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I take it you're no longer in the hospital? (-: (main points anyone?) ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : Consciousness, awareness is always unchanged. Meditative techniques, including just sitting still like Zen practitioners do, affect the mind, not

[FairfieldLife] Re: Gene Simmons: A Confident Rock Artist

2014-07-06 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Hey, we've all heard Gene Simmon's stories. We may have seen other interviews. I'll say in this interview he came off pretty well, and it changed my opinion of him. You know also that Donald Trump consumes no alcohol. And I'll say something else which is likely non pc. In that recent

[FairfieldLife] Re: Nisargardatta instructs about awareness was: YAS: Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress

2014-07-06 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Very nice Edg. And presented in a succinct readable context. Do you feel you have a glimpse of this reality? Experientially, or intellectually? For me, I feel it is something I can relate to on an intellectual level, but I think I have a clearer understanding of it than I have had in

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Nisargardatta instructs about awareness was: YAS: Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress

2014-07-07 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Hey Barry, You caught me by surprise with this one. I'm heading out to Colo in a little while to join the family. I'll be driving so maybe I'll contemplate this now and then. Good Luck for Netherlands! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : From:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress

2014-07-07 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Does your arm ever get sore reaching around and patting yourself on the back? (-: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : In fact, Marshy could easily be described as a spiritual degenerate, rather than an example of spiritual regeneration. From: dhamiltony2k5@...

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Nisargardatta instructs about awareness was: YAS: Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress

2014-07-10 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Thanks Share. Had to drive out seperately with my son. Rest of family came in last night from visiting Yellowstone, (which I missed). Anyway, son and I took the big 6 mile hike yesterday. I'll post a picture when I get time. Today, did some biking. I keep saying I need to get in

Re: [FairfieldLife] MJ's Defamation of TM [Transcendental Meditation]

2014-07-12 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Very perceptive question Share. I'll look forward to the reply. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote : MJ, the other day you posted, in a reply to Fleetwood, a list of positive experiences you had during your TM days, such as witnessing and celestial perception. To

Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress

2014-07-12 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Beautiful Michael. Thanks for a laugh. One of your many, many abilities. Now, about that mediocre meditation producing all those top drawer experiences ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : I can From: Bhairitu noozguru@... [FairfieldLife]

Re: [FairfieldLife] Meditating has instant effect on reducing stress

2014-07-13 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Hi Share, Here was destination of hike I took with #1 (chronologically) son. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote : Hi Steve, some of MJ's replies to my questions are under the thread, minus the YAS. Hope you all are having fun (-: Meditating has

[FairfieldLife] Re: World Cup Soccer

2014-07-14 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
How did Messi miss his one great opportunity? Why did he so flub that free kick at the end? Why was he so (seemingly) lethargic during the second half of the game, at least? I guess the midfielders must be the best conditioned. They are always moving back and forth. Messi seemed to be

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: World Cup Soccer

2014-07-14 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I'd like if only for the fact that you go 45 minutes with no commercials. That alone would make it of limited interest to big media. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : On 7/14/2014 9:12 AM, uns_tressor@... mailto:uns_tressor@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: The

Re: [FairfieldLife] 35 M.P.H Trikkes drag race

2014-07-14 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Sort of thinking the same thing. And then, thinking about the great benefit originally touted which the exercise it provided. I mean, what advantageous does a motorized Trikke offer, like compared to a scooter? On the other hand, I guess it's exciting to think you've invented something,

[FairfieldLife] Re: 35 M.P.H Trikkes drag race

2014-07-14 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Well, I can see where it would provide a workout under the conditions you describe. But you are also having fun. That counts for a lot of course. But, I guess by the time you would add all those refinements, what is its selling point? That it gives you a work out because it's harder to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Prayer for former TM'ers

2014-07-14 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Michael, You are a back door devotee of MMY and the TMO. I think everyone can see it but yourself. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : Here is a bee-you-tee-full prayer for all TM'ers and former TM'ers. I post this especially for our good friend Buck in the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Prayer for former TM'ers

2014-07-15 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
your standard rote response ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : and you are a goddamn fool if you believe that - you really have become crazier and more bizarre than Willy Tex himself. From: steve.sundur@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Prayer for former TM'ers

2014-07-15 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Well, you are always good for a smile Michael. It usually plays out like this. Hey Michael, do you think you are being a little one sided in your portrayal here $%)(*^%$**# Willy Tex Hey Michael, you sure seem to spend a lot of time with all this MMY, Bevan, Brad O'Nash stuff

Re: [FairfieldLife] What's it all about MJ?

2014-07-17 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
The MJ Anthem, repeated many times a day. But hey MJ, at least by polite and thank SOS for allowing you give the unabridged version. (and now, #%^*%$#*..Willy Tex) ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : Marshy was a liar, a cheat, a fraud and left a great

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Give thanks to McDonald's

2014-07-17 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Yea, that's what my 21 year old son tells me all the time. Beats me over the head with it sometimes. (Actually I prefer Qdoba). But then I see other parts of his lifestyle that he totally ignores. Oh well. I guess that goes with the territory. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Just so you know

2014-07-18 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
That was great. I was a bit of a Deadhead in high school, and then moved on. But when Jerry died, my interest got rekindled and I found myself buying all the magazines and articles that chronicled his life and death. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : From:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Just so you know

2014-07-18 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Just love Touch of Grey ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : On 7/18/2014 11:43 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoiseb@... mailto:turquoiseb@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: From: TurquoiseBee turquoiseb@... mailto:turquoiseb@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com

Re: [FairfieldLife] Michael Jackson, was Just so you know

2014-07-19 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
It's also called clicking the show history button (-; ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, soundofstillness@... wrote : Well the first saint in my life was ol' St. Nick and I looked forward to his gifts each Christmas morning. And then when I was 21, er I mean 10, I found out he wasn't

[FairfieldLife] Re: Where From Here?

2014-07-21 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I've seen lulls Ann, but this one seems different. I was on vacation a couple weeks ago. Was it discussed - Judy's absence? Do we know why she no longer posts. Let's face it, for better or worse, she was a main driver of the dialogue. I would put much of went on, 80%, acrimony by

[FairfieldLife] Re: Things We Want

2014-07-22 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
yes, FJ Cruiser. That's the vehicle I have in mind. But it really wouldn't be practical, and price-wise, it's sort of out of range, at least for a new one. But yellow is the color I have in mind. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : We are thinking about getting

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Things We Want

2014-07-23 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I was able to get 72 months, 0% financing on the last vehicle I bought. Just made last payment, so am considering giving it to my son, as his little Honda Accord seems about to give out. I just turned 150K on my odometer, and really no problems. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Quiet Day in the Netherlands?

2014-07-23 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : Reading FFL this morning, it seems some of those caskets should be reserved for some of our comrades here today as the level of brain death in our on-line community seems to be increasing exponentially. Or maybe as Ann says,

Re: [FairfieldLife] 7/21-23 - Maharishi: A discussion of karma and not speaking ill of others

2014-07-23 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
doesn't matter what the whereas is, the resolved that is always the same for MJ. Yes, Michael, blah, blah, blah, Willy Tex. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : It was a good post, but I reached an entirely different conclusion, from yours, as I read

Re: [FairfieldLife] 7/21-23 - Maharishi: A discussion of karma and not speaking ill of others

2014-07-23 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
as a matter of fact, and it's funny you should bring that up, but I was thinking tonight that I am bending back towards the eastern/Hindu way of thinking actually. That could be for two reasons. 1) I've been having a chance to meditate after work lately. Just the TM part for about 20

Re: [FairfieldLife] 7/21-23 - Maharishi: A discussion of karma and not speaking ill of others

2014-07-24 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
okay, I guess that is your opinion. I am not sure if that theory is borne out by the actual experience of long term mediators, or those who have this experience. I am no expert on Eastern or Vedic literature, but I believe you can pretty much throw out the whole tenant of the various

Re: [FairfieldLife] Journey To Your True Calling

2014-07-24 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
That helps answer my question I guess. That was some pretty strong power of suggestion going on, evidently. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : Chopra did piggyback on Marshy's success - when he broke from the Movement, he had spent to much time and effort and

Re: [FairfieldLife] Journey To Your True Calling

2014-07-24 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I think I follow what you are saying Ann. But here. I think the deadliest poison for spiritual development is mood making. Like, to be avoided at all costs. So, when someone wants to attribute experiences which come about from the practice of mediation, or during meditation to simply mood

Re: [FairfieldLife] Journey To Your True Calling

2014-07-24 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I like the expression Jim uses on occasion. Sometimes you have to put on your big boy pants and say, hey, this isn't working for me. I need to go in a different direction And if, for some reason, you are unable to do that, then you may likely fall into the cycle you describe below. I

Re: [FairfieldLife] 7/21-23 - Maharishi: A discussion of karma and not speaking ill of others

2014-07-24 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I would say your theory makes sense only if you abolish the whole notion of the so called higher states of consciousness I apologize in advance if the spiritual path is not a path for the faint of heart. We've discussed, dark night of the soul experiences here often. Might as well

Re: [FairfieldLife] 7/21-23 - Maharishi: A discussion of karma and not speaking ill of others

2014-07-24 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Hey, it helps to know how you view things. So, since you don't buy in to any of this stuff, your role here is to just point out the idiocy of people who like to discuss such issues, or share their experiences, which you evidently believe have no credence? Just askin' I mean, it is a

[FairfieldLife] Re: DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS MEDITATION

2014-07-24 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
If you want to get committed to an mental institution, describe your spiritual experiences to a mental health professional. You will learn early on to just shut up about them. Or maybe you change the phrasing some, and then they think you are highly actualized. But, better to just shut up

Re: [FairfieldLife] 7/21-23 - Maharishi: A discussion of karma and not speaking ill of others

2014-07-24 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Nor would I expect you too, if it supports something you wish to believe. What does it say on the home page here, What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out, which is the exact opposite. ~ Bertrand Russell ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote :

Re: [FairfieldLife] 7/21-23 - Maharishi: A discussion of karma and not speaking ill of others

2014-07-24 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I know I commented on this before, but going through things again, more leisurely, this is just a too funny analysis by Michael of those who have chosen a different path. God love him. Somehow Michael, you regularly make the exception the rule. And you are always so sure of yourself.

Re: [FairfieldLife] 7/21-23 - Maharishi: A discussion of karma and not speaking ill of others

2014-07-24 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
that sounds of interest Share. I think the default is to generally keep ones experiences close to the vest. You always run a risk when you go public with them. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote : Steve, most of the professionals in FF HAVE a spiritual life and for

Re: [FairfieldLife] 7/21-23 - Maharishi: A discussion of karma and not speaking ill of others

2014-07-24 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I'll try to keep that in mind Michael. But, when you go on record saying certain things, then you might be called upon to back them up. Whether you do, or not, is a different matter. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : that's your projection on my role here, its

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS MEDITATION

2014-07-24 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Michael, I am afraid it is speculation on your part wr to suicides and attempted suicides on the part of practitioners of TM. Maybe the facts will bear that out, but you really don't know. but speaking of getting rid of ideas, you seem to think that anyone who had, or currently has, a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS MEDITATION

2014-07-25 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Michael, I acknowledge that engaging in a spiritual practice can cause one to become unhinged, along the lines of what Xeno laid out yesterday. That includes TM and probably many others. But I don't know if the prevalence is greater among TMers, or not. I don't think it is useful to

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS MEDITATION

2014-07-25 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : how is it off the mark when the long term TM'ers who commit or attempt to commit suicide have spent years practicing a practice that is supposed to have only positive effects, remove all problems and make life superlative.

Re: [FairfieldLife] 7/21-23 - Maharishi: A discussion of karma and not speaking ill of others

2014-07-25 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
You do bring up a good point about wasting time, posting here Michael. I feel the exact same way about my posts in response to you. You are so far gone up the - TM is bad, MMY is bad, TMO is bad alley, that I also, know I am wasting my time to suggest that you see where in many cases your

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi: A discussion of karma and MJ, was Maharishi

2014-07-25 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
What's funny is that he will dig up some press release, or article that might be 30 or 40 years old, as though it is hot off the press. He finds a critical statement of someone who has done TM in the past, near or far, and trots it out as some new irrefutable piece of evidence. He seems

Re: [FairfieldLife] 7/21-23 - Maharishi: A discussion of karma and not speaking ill of others

2014-07-25 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
oh, let's not forget the simple act of eating a pizza can be a means to torment MMY, wherever he may be. you know boasting about putting mushrooms on a pizza just so you can show him no, no attachment there. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : If nothing is

Re: [FairfieldLife] 7/21-23 - Maharishi: A discussion of karma and not speaking ill of others

2014-07-25 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Ann was imparting a little wisdom Michael. Sorry it went over your head. You could no more give up this crutch of yours than a baby could give up its blanket. And yes, I do feel like wasting some time right now. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : You are right -

Re: [FairfieldLife] 7/21-23 - Maharishi: A discussion of karma and not speaking ill of others

2014-07-25 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
kind of shows the difference of a person who progresses along, and another person who remains stuck in the past. hoo boy, am I on a wasting time binge right now! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater@... wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote :

Re: [FairfieldLife] 7/21-23 - Maharishi: A discussion of karma and not speaking ill of others

2014-07-26 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Joke Rimshot - Punch Line Drum Sound Effect https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeMwHZrUbVA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeMwHZrUbVA Joke Rimshot - Punch Line Drum Sound Effect https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeMwHZrUbVA Follow up a joke (or lack thereof) with this Rimshot Sound Effect!

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi: A discussion of karma and MJ, was Maharishi

2014-07-26 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Well, you've nearly made a career of it. On the other hand, you're just one in a long line, Well, actually its a pretty short line, but somehow the baton has been passed to you. It seems to be a about a two year to five year stint. You up for that? ---In

Re: [FairfieldLife] 7/21-23 - Maharishi: A discussion of karma and not speaking ill of others

2014-07-26 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Finally! We seem to be getting somewhere. Thank God! So, MJ, I understand now that you see TM as a public scourge that must be addressed. And who else but the public health crusader, Michael Jackson to take on the task, as you seem to have done. But, pray, tell me. Where on scale does

Re: [FairfieldLife] Dear MJ,

2014-07-27 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I presume the 1% legitimate stuff pertains to the modems you offered to the VA to deal with PTSD.I That's usually how it works with those who feel the need to constantly declare their great dedication to truth. Somehow they have the real handle on truth, or what is valuable. Go

[FairfieldLife] Re: Thinking of Sal

2014-07-27 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
God love ya Mike. Maybe one day you will achieve some degree of self reflection, but I don't see it happening anytime soon. But I will give you a hint. Tighten up you logic some. Dispassionate doesn't work for you. Try to come down from your self appointed, grand, I am the great revealer

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Satya Yuga

2014-07-27 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Michael, excuse the crude reference, but generally speaking you are not a pimple on Ann''s ass, or anyone's ass for that matter. (-: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : What was it you told me the other day, Ann? Don't have a heart attack or some such? From:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Thinking of Sal

2014-07-27 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
blind spots Mikey, blind spots. They are impediments. I know I have many, but acknowledging them is always a good first step. like, for example: is my unending interest with TM, TMO, and MMY a noble pursuit of truth, or an unhealthy obsession. just akin' ---In

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Satya Yuga

2014-07-27 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
it reveals something about you Mike, that this common expression, (at least in the Midwest) has disturbed you in some way. Now, let's unpack this assertion of yours. I've not been regular in the practice for about 22 years. So, was this alleged sattwa left over from that time? Or this

[FairfieldLife] Re: Tolle: excessive thinking

2014-07-30 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I listened to this. You realize that all he's talking about is trying to achieve the state of pure awareness, both by itself and as being present with other thoughts and activity. It may be the first I really listened to anything he's said, but it's sort of remarkable, that the main gist of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Proportions in Maharishi Vastu Architecture

2014-07-30 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I sort of get the feeling that you are describing your own beliefs more than anything else. I think most have a more balanced notion of how things will play out, likely greater spirituality coexisting with greater societal controls. You claim otherwise, but I think you still hold on to your

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Tolle: excessive thinking

2014-07-30 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Michael, feel free to spin it anyway you want. What the guy is talking about is pure awareness experienced by itself, and as a background to other thoughts and activity. I am sorry if that upsets you. Then he goes about, clumsily, I might add, on how one might go about achieving or

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Proportions in Maharishi Vastu Architecture

2014-07-30 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
well, let's face it Michael, your universe is gurucentric. Maybe at some point you will be able to broaden your view beyond that, but at the rate your going, it could actually be in about a decade. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : If I still held to old notions

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Tolle: excessive thinking

2014-07-30 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
It's really pretty hilarious. You've got this guy who is considered an apostle of new age thinking, and what's his sage advice to those who might look to him for guidance? Know that you are not the object of perception Notice the space between thoughts And how to do that? Well, just keep

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