[FairfieldLife] Re: Dalai Lama on nature

2009-07-07 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, yifuxero yifux...@... wrote: from Dalailama.com A Buddhist Concept of Nature Tonight I will say something about the Buddhist concept of nature. Nagarjuna said that for a system where emptiness is possible, it is also possible to have

[FairfieldLife] Re: A Vote for Raunchy as a TM'er(aye)

2009-07-06 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, meowthirteen meowthirt...@... wrote: --|| Aye And in the interest and value of integrity (interestingly the topic on what'syour dosha this morn) I stick with the thirteen votes I said

[FairfieldLife] 4th Century Bible Online

2009-07-06 Thread Richard M
I saw in the news today that the World's oldest Bible has been published in full online. Viewing it was not easy at http://www.codexsinaiticus.org/en/manuscript.aspx I couldn't select anything with my browser. Perhaps too many hits on the server? The following article hints at significant

[FairfieldLife] Re: Former Marxists are laughing at Obamanomics

2009-07-03 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: No Laughing Matter By: Dr. Mark W. Hendrickson FrontPageMagazine.com | Thursday, July 02, 2009 snip For years, fiscal discipline has been eroding

[FairfieldLife] Re: Former Marxists are laughing at Obamanomics

2009-07-03 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M compost1uk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote

[FairfieldLife] Re: Former Marxists are laughing at Obamanomics

2009-07-03 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcg...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M compost1uk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ [snip] It's a bit shrill, but he's a passionate guy (and much better

[FairfieldLife] Re: FFL and the Contradictions of Relativism

2009-07-02 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: Empty, while I am even more underwhelmed by you spouting dogma than by you acting out your jeal- ousy of Vaj and myself, I perceive the possibility for fun here, so I'm gonna go for it. So I issue you a challenge --

[FairfieldLife] Re: FFL and the Contradictions of Relativism

2009-07-02 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M compost1uk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: Empty, while I am even more underwhelmed by you spouting dogma than by you acting

[FairfieldLife] Health Safety Scare Over Nail Clippers

2009-07-01 Thread Richard M
A cautionary tale from today's Register: A medic at Lister Hospital in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, UK has advised men against attempting DIY circumcision with nail clippers, after a young man who'd decided this was the best way to go roundhead was admitted for emergency treatment. Staff

[FairfieldLife] Re: For Rick Archer: The Earth has been cooling for 10 years

2009-07-01 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: Do you know how to read a graph? Do you know how to read an x-axis? What was in question was 'cooling for the last ten years'. To which you supply GISS covering 1880 onwards. Where's your graph for the last 10 years? * Do you

[FairfieldLife] Re: For Rick Archer: The Earth has been cooling for 10 years

2009-07-01 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunsh...@... wrote: On Jul 1, 2009, at 2:08 PM, shempmcgurk wrote: Thanks for the excellent graph, Vaj. There's probably nothing better than this graph to demonstrate that there is zero connection between co2 emissions and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hmmm... lokottaraaNaaM cetaaMsi?

2009-06-29 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_reply@ wrote: From Michaels Coulson's Sanskrit primer: vajraad api kaThoraaNi, mRduuni kusumaad api lokottaraaNaaM cetaaMsi ko hi vijñaatum arhati? harder

[FairfieldLife] Re: 100 out of 100 scientists agree...

2009-06-29 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex no_re...@... wrote: raunchydog wrote: Skeptic Arguments Against Climate Change ...Emanuel has completely recanted his position and now admits that hurricanes and storms will actually decline over the next 200 years and have little or no

[FairfieldLife] Re: Thanks for all the input

2009-06-19 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley j_alexander_stan...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunshine@ wrote: On Jun 19, 2009, at 8:29 AM, Alex Stanley wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: --- In

[FairfieldLife] Bad Karma - I Can't Get No Relief...

2009-06-18 Thread Richard M
[Nabby] Eating Frogs during your lifetime will get you in big trouble the day you inevitably will have to drop your body. BIG trouble. [Nelson] You think the plants don't resent being eaten? Wait till you run onto a vegetable rights activist.. [Swiss Gov] You just knew it was coming:

[FairfieldLife] Re: excellent 5 minute movie ...

2009-06-18 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, vedamer...@... wrote: dear friends, on my sidhi course i had a similar experience ... this movie everyone can understand. it does not matter which country or religion, or which lanuage, everyone will understand

[FairfieldLife] Re: Swell cover of Voodoo Chile (slight return)?

2009-06-18 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_re...@... wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehaBxsj2BSsfeature=related Not bad! I'd love to see a really good stab at House Burning Down. This guy gets points for effort (but not much else!):

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ron Paul on Global Warming

2009-06-12 Thread Richard M
Simple stuff. If the extra CO2 didn't keep the world warmer then we'd have to re-write the laws of thermodynamics. A famous scientist once said something along the lines of If your new theory conflicts with Newtonian Mechanics, then tough for Newtonian Mechanics, if your new theory

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ron Paul on Global Warming

2009-06-12 Thread Richard M
stack like it's Mother Earth smoking a cigarette behind the barn. Edg --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M compost1uk@ wrote: Simple stuff. If the extra CO2 didn't keep the world warmer then we'd have to re-write the laws of thermodynamics. A famous scientist once said

[FairfieldLife] Fairfield Menaced By Monster Cloud Circle

2009-06-12 Thread Richard M
Maitreya at the controls?

[FairfieldLife] Tolerance (through the smoke, darkly)

2009-06-12 Thread Richard M
(As told by William Briggs, http://wmbriggs.com/blog/). ... Conversation was thick at the Cigar Inn today (www.thecigarinn.com). Mostly over lunatic James W. von Brunnm who walked into Washington, D.C.'s Holocaust museum and murdered guard Stephen T. Johns, who had the bad luck to be on

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fairfield Menaced By Monster Cloud Circle

2009-06-12 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M compost1uk@ wrote: Maitreya at the controls? Wonderful photo ! But Maitreya does not control events, the collective consciousness does. Just like Maharishi said

[FairfieldLife] Re: David Lynch and initiations fees.

2009-06-09 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: [snip] Or that they were lies. Or, more kind, hopeful fantasies on his part. I can agree with the kinder interpretation for some of his claims, but not

[FairfieldLife] Re: David Lynch and initiations fees.

2009-06-09 Thread Richard M
SpareEgg: Keep in mind that Lynch is a TBer like myself who believes that TM is unique or durned close to it. While I wouldn't be surprised if various non-TM teachers offer TM-like techniques to their students. the quality control just isn't there. Radically different techniques go by the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Reincarnation?

2009-06-09 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, BillyG. wg...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings no_reply@ wrote: Reincarnation? http://gmy.news.yahoo.com/v/13880459 http://gmy.news.yahoo.com/v/13880459 OffWorld Fascinating story. Yes. I

[FairfieldLife] Re: David Lynch and initiations fees.

2009-06-09 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: Richard M: The TM technique can (or could at the time) claim uniqueness as being: ... * Not a skill i.e. something that you develop and get better at, as in, for example, learning a musical instrument. In theory you can't say

[FairfieldLife] Re: David Lynch and initiations fees.

2009-06-09 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: We have EEG evidence of Samadhi in Patanjali yogins, so we know what it looks like. If you can't replicate those findings in students, I would hope that would be a point of concern Vaj - can you not see the methodological

[FairfieldLife] Re: David Lynch and initiations fees.

2009-06-09 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On Jun 9, 2009, at 12:07 PM, Richard M wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: We have EEG evidence of Samadhi in Patanjali yogins, so we know what it looks like. If you can't replicate those

[FairfieldLife] Re: David Lynch and initiations fees.

2009-06-09 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M compost1uk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: We have EEG evidence of Samadhi in Patanjali yogins, so we know what it looks

[FairfieldLife] Re: Adept TM'ers

2009-06-09 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M compost1uk@ wrote: The TM technique can (or could at the time) claim uniqueness as being

[FairfieldLife] Rick on climatology (was How Pharma and Insurance Intend to Kill the Public...

2009-06-07 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer r...@... wrote: [responding to Shemp] Pretty much everyone in your strange little world. In the real world, all legitimate climatologists agree that it's a real and serious threat. I bet that word legitimate is gonna be taking a lot of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rick Archer: may I have some free professional advice?

2009-06-07 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcg...@... wrote: Heck, at this point I just want people to locate my site by putting the name of my site into the search engine...and even that's not happening yet! Perhaps it's because I just created the site and not enough

[FairfieldLife] Re: A test of astrology or Jyotish, for those who might think it fun

2009-06-06 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: It's very simple. Take the birth data below and describe the individual and what he (it was definitely a man) would have been likely to be like in terms of personality. Describe what you think his career possibilities might

[FairfieldLife] Re: Signs we're getting old #27

2009-06-05 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , Mike Dixon mdixon.6569@ wrote: Shemp, take a load off your mind. Go see a doctor and look into a heart scan. You'll learn if your fears

[FairfieldLife] Re: Gandharva Veda, per a previous Sankaracharya

2009-06-05 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: [snip] And of course one should be a realizer. Given that one of the Shanks. described M's mind as being like a supermarket, one doubts his level of awareness as much different from any other Hindu Donald Trump. Realizers of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Gandharva Veda, per a previous Sankaracharya

2009-06-05 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On Jun 5, 2009, at 9:08 AM, Richard M wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: [snip] And of course one should be a realizer. Given that one of the Shanks. described M's mind as being like

[FairfieldLife] Re: IPs (was which guru best?)

2009-06-05 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley j_alexander_stan...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M compost1uk@ wrote: All this excitement about IP addresses! Mine is a dedicated IP (but many are shared, which makes it even more pointless). You can give

[FairfieldLife] Re: Signs we're getting old #27

2009-06-05 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , Richard M compost1uk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , off_world_beings no_reply

[FairfieldLife] Re: Signs we're getting old #27

2009-06-05 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: [snip] *None* of the Euro nations -- IMO -- have a lock on the best or most efficient way to provide quality health care to their citizens. *Every* system I have yet encountered on the European continent has its good

[FairfieldLife] If Maharishi was from an advanced civilization (Re: New Crop Circle)

2009-06-04 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_re...@... wrote: [snip] Your openmindedness is laudable, but you have offered no explanation as an explanation for why at least some crop circles are of non-human origin. WTF? Again, where's your red pencil? How do you go from I don't

[FairfieldLife] If Maharishi was from an advanced civilization (Re: New Crop Circle)

2009-06-04 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_reply@ wrote: Frankly, I count on your intellect to post stuff here that penetrates the crop

[FairfieldLife] Sky gazing Iowans - Get off on your cloud

2009-06-01 Thread Richard M
It seems a new type of cloud - Asperatus has been classified: Cloud gazing Meteorologists first noticed the stormy and billowy formation floating over the ScottishHighlands and above Snowdonia, Wales. The unique gray storm cloud was also spotted over Australia, thecornfields of Iowa and high

[FairfieldLife] Acausal pathless paths (was Re: Life As It Is)

2009-06-01 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: [snip] A causal path is a gradual path where the result may be glimpsed along the way, but the end result is in the future. Such paths can be described as having a structure View (the way-of-seeing) - Path - Fruit (or

[FairfieldLife] Acausal pathless paths (was Re: Life As It Is)

2009-06-01 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On Jun 1, 2009, at 8:46 AM, Richard M wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: [snip] A causal path is a gradual path where the result may be glimpsed along the way, but the end result

[FairfieldLife] Acausal pathless paths (was Re: Life As It Is)

2009-06-01 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M compost1uk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: snip It's basically the difference between sudden realization vs. gradual realization

[FairfieldLife] Re: Life As It Is

2009-05-31 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: Life may have no meaning. Or even worse, it may have a meaning of which I disapprove. - Ashleigh Brilliant I'm not quite sure who or what Ashleigh Brilliant is, or was, but I catch his meaning, and I approve. One of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Life As It Is

2009-05-31 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M compost1uk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: You write: One of the main differences I perceive between the TM view

[FairfieldLife] Re: Hollywoods Fastest Growing Religion

2009-05-30 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: Stu wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote: Stu wrote: I have been working on The Office. Just finished the season. Been taking it easy for the last month or so, have a few

[FairfieldLife] Family’s Marmite Messiah in lid of jar

2009-05-29 Thread Richard M
I often see Jesus' face in a lot of things I do. And there are a few times I can think of when I've seen the face of Jesus in a window. But he's never appeared in my food before. http://tinyurl.com/ouk6pb

[FairfieldLife] Re: What is Enlightenment? - Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

2009-05-29 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams willy...@... wrote: [snip] This is the Vipassana practice itself which involves carefully scanning the surface of the body with one's attention and observing the sensations with equanimity, becoming progressively more aware of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Doing Time, Doing Vipassana

2009-05-27 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: ...because it changes the brain, people tend not to relapse Willy Jeez - how sinister. Should the cult police be informed? Imagine that - you wake up in a brain. You WANT to relapse, you want it oh so bad. (Perhaps you want a

[FairfieldLife] Re: OffWorld-Music Only: Hendrix rents the temple in two.

2009-05-26 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer r...@... wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of off_world_beings Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 10:42 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] OffWorld-Music Only:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Power of sound??

2009-05-25 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , Robert babajii_99@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , cardemaister no_reply@ wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sorry Judy

2009-05-25 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchy...@... wrote: [snip] Lawson, Politicians define themselves ideologically by their words and deeds on a political spectrum ranging from left to right. Left is the big Mommy government, I'll share mine with you. Right is the small

[FairfieldLife] Re: Power of sound??

2009-05-25 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , Richard M compost1uk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , off_world_beings no_reply

[FairfieldLife] Re: Power of sound??

2009-05-25 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , Rick Archer rick@ wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com

[FairfieldLife] Re: Power of sound??

2009-05-25 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer r...@... wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard M Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 12:52 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Power of sound

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sorry Judy

2009-05-25 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchy...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M compost1uk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchydog@ wrote

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sorry Judy

2009-05-25 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchy...@... wrote: [snip] Actually the concept of a political spectrum is quite specific. I would agree that your assertion is not clueless. It only shows you are taking exception to my portrayal of conservatives as uncaring. The right

[FairfieldLife] Re: Peer Review

2009-05-22 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , Richard M compost1uk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote

[FairfieldLife] Re: Finally got around to redesigning my web site

2009-05-22 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer r...@... wrote: Have to fix a bunch of things, but it's a big improvement: http://searchsummit.com/ In my Google Chrome browser the logo and nav are getting in a tangle Rick. The space at the top (s/b white) is rendered blue with not enough

[FairfieldLife] Re: Finally got around to redesigning my web site

2009-05-22 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer r...@... wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard M Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 11:37 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Finally got around

[FairfieldLife] Re: Vaj ...

2009-05-21 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On May 20, 2009, at 9:31 PM, shukra69 wrote: you have been conned. Try following Vaj's references as I did in the past, and you will find that they often don't say what he says they do. He just makes stuff up. I have

[FairfieldLife] Re: Vaj ...

2009-05-21 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunsh...@... wrote: On May 21, 2009, at 8:19 AM, Vaj wrote: Vaj, I'm worried about you. Are you getting enough subtle laxity of the lower absorptions? Perhaps you need to cultivate swooning a bit more in your meditation? Perhaps

[FairfieldLife] Re: Vaj ...

2009-05-21 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: On May 21, 2009, at 8:56 AM, Richard M wrote: Oh! Another poison the well fallacy. So impressive children. Now go over and play with Judy, don't get

[FairfieldLife] Re: Vaj ...

2009-05-21 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: [snip] Listen to what I'm sating: I'm pro-science. I'm a trained scientist, Just curious - what's your scientific background?

[FairfieldLife] Re: Vaj ...

2009-05-21 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: [snip] The peer review process is not an indicator of good science. It's also not any sort of guarantee--so you're basing your statement on something false. Finally - now here's a sentiment I can agree with Vaj! There's

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mantra and Devata-One and the same.

2009-05-14 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, grate.swan no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, BillyG. wgm4u@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: On May 13, 2009, at 11:43 AM, grate.swan wrote: [snip] If devata or hymns have a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mantra and Devata-One and the same.

2009-05-14 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, BillyG. wg...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M compost1uk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, grate.swan no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, BillyG. wgm4u@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mantra and Devata-One and the same.

2009-05-14 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M compost...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, BillyG. wgm4u@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M compost1uk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, grate.swan no_reply@ wrote

[FairfieldLife] Cannes 2009: The Great Race between Midge the cat and Martin Humphreys

2009-05-14 Thread Richard M
From the Daily Telegraph (http://tinyurl.com/pbskk8): The Great Race, the story of a sprint race between a man and his one- eyed cat Midge, could be the unlikely hit of the Cannes Film Festival 2009 despite being made on a budget of just £1,000. (about $1500 ed.) Parish councillor Martin

[FairfieldLife] Re: FW: YOU make up your own mind ! -- The statement,people become lik...

2009-05-12 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon mdixon.6569@ wrote: Dr. Sam Vaknin, the author of the Malignant Self Love believes Barack Obama appears to be a narcissist. Vaknin is a world authority on

[FairfieldLife] Scientology (was Re: Post Count Meditator Status)

2009-05-12 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo richardhughes...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams willytex@ wrote: Hugo wrote: They lose me with Xenu though. You mean, compared to Vishnu or Krishna in TM mythology? How, exactly, did L. Ron

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'There's nothing to Fear, but Cheney Himself'

2009-05-12 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: TurquoiseB wrote: To believe in evil per se is -- for me -- akin to believing that there are some things that a person could do that would completely *prohibit* realizing their own enlightenment. And most of the sages I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Global Warming - Sun Not To Blame.

2009-05-12 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo richardhughes...@... wrote: Changes In The Sun Are Not Causing Global Warming, New Study Shows With the U.S. Congress beginning to consider regulations on greenhouse gases, a troubling hypothesis about how the sun may impact global warming is

[FairfieldLife] Re: Grate pacification :-)

2009-05-11 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: So these are some of the initial studies done which reflect on pacification when a meditator has a practice which can effectively pacify his or her negative emotions--and how that state resonates spontaneously with others.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is he a TMer?

2009-05-08 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_re...@... wrote: http://www.peterrussell.com/Ordering.php#TM He used to be! (have been on courses with him). A long time ago he fell out with the TMO - but not with MMY and TM I believe.

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Victim Mindset

2009-05-07 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: [snip] Here are some examples of nyam, (taken from various sources, including The Vajra Esssence, a seminal text on the practice) to give you a feel for what Michelle might be going through: [snip] · The impression that all

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Victim Mindset

2009-05-07 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_reply@ wrote: TurquoiseB wrote: snip But I've sometimes seen this in people who are *not* heavily involved in organizations I would describe as cults, or not

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Victim Mindset

2009-05-07 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On May 7, 2009, at 12:34 PM, Richard M wrote: Actually I'm not sure that's what G Swan had in mind. Poor Michelle! My heart goes out to her. It makes me so angry. I have long advocated that these cultist, un-regulated

[FairfieldLife] Learn guitar with Albert Lee (lesson 1)

2009-05-07 Thread Richard M
http://tinyurl.com/dmmfxn

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Victim Mindset

2009-05-07 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: Honestly, the only place I've seen people come away with unresolvable twitching and other Tourrette's like symptoms is with TM. In Muktananda's people, many people would get movements, but they would resolve, typically

[FairfieldLife] Re: Utopian voice in MUM

2009-05-06 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On May 6, 2009, at 1:27 AM, sparaig wrote: As I said, we agree to disagree... Or, to quote a famous anonymous sage: there are as many legitimate i interpretations of the Veda as there are enlightened persons.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Utopian voice in MUM

2009-05-06 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, BillyG. wg...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M compost1uk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: On May 6, 2009, at 1:27 AM, sparaig wrote: As I said, we agree to disagree

[FairfieldLife] Re: Utopian voice in MUM

2009-05-06 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On May 6, 2009, at 9:37 AM, grate.swan wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: On May 6, 2009, at 8:56 AM, Richard M wrote: I think Vaj meant the 'angas' in Patanjali's Ashtanga (8 limbs

[FairfieldLife] Re: Utopian voice in MUM

2009-05-06 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, grate.swan no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: On May 6, 2009, at 9:37 AM, grate.swan wrote: Buddhist traditions of samadhi, and while the number of angas does vary, the insistence of their

[FairfieldLife] Re: Utopian voice in MUM

2009-05-06 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, BillyG. wg...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M compost1uk@ wrote: Well - may well be so. But my point is that to assert with great authority that The Yogic Tradition asserts such and such of these thingies is a con (i.e

[FairfieldLife] Edg proves his true colors (was Re: Sexy Time)

2009-05-06 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_re...@... wrote: I use Yahoo's online post message form to compose. This is the first time I ever was notified that this makes for bad HTML formatting for those getting the posts via email. Are all the rest of you, what?, typing until

[FairfieldLife] Re: Poland: Thanx, Jimi!

2009-05-05 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_re...@... wrote: http://www.guitarworld.com/article/6346_guitar_players_converge_in_poland_to_play_quothey_joequot http://tinyurl.com/cuoxjq The much-conjectured JH effect will kick in if they can reach 10,000. This I confidently

[FairfieldLife] Re: One Alternative MD's take on the Swine Flu Pandemic

2009-04-30 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/04/29/Swine-Flu.aspx Interesting article.

[FairfieldLife] Yorkshire man wakes up Irish after brain surgery

2009-04-29 Thread Richard M
Most peculiar. Who knows - evidence for reincarnation? From top of the head to top of the morning -- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/04/28/irish_yorkshire/ A Yorkshire man woke up from brain surgery to find he'd turned from a flat vowelled, thrifty

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Transcending the TM movement'

2009-04-29 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, geezerfreak geezerfr...@... wrote: I really have nothing against the technique itself, never have. I still practice TM every morning for 1/2 hour. I do it for one reason and one reason only. It feels good. I like how I feel afterwards when I read the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Yorkshire man wakes up Irish after brain surgery

2009-04-29 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo richardhughes...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M compost1uk@ wrote: Most peculiar. Surprisingly common too: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_accent_syndrome Hear one for yourself: http://www.youtube.com

[FairfieldLife] Smoke angels in the sky

2009-04-29 Thread Richard M
From: cloud animals http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/33-creepiest-clouds-on-ea\ rth/1515/3 and cloud faces http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/33-creepiest-clouds-on-ea\ rth/1515/2 :

[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Transcending the TM movement'

2009-04-29 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, boo_lives boo_li...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M compost1uk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, geezerfreak geezerfreak@ wrote: I really have nothing against the technique itself, never have. I still

[FairfieldLife] Re: Test your political compass

2009-04-28 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchydog@ wrote: http://www.politicalcompass.org/test Thanks, that was fun. Just for the record I'm further to the libertarian left than Ghandi, Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Llama! --- In

[FairfieldLife] Look who says he identifies with ethics (Re: State Of Play)

2009-04-28 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, grate.swan no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_reply@ wrote: TurquoiseB wrote: I have often maintained that Russell Crowe, despite his

[FairfieldLife] Re: Test your political compass

2009-04-28 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo richardhughes103@ wrote: Which should be an interesting gauge of any spiritual practice. Surely, if you are On Ihe Programme, you should evolve in this sort of direction as true compassion necessitates a socially left-wing

[FairfieldLife] Re: Test your political compass

2009-04-28 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo richardhughes...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard M compost1uk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo richardhughes103@ wrote: So you disagree with the TM claim for improved moral

[FairfieldLife] Re: On The Program and Off The Program

2009-04-26 Thread Richard M
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig lengli...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote: So, the mutterings of a beloved 85-year-old I KNOW those funny

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