[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-12 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Kenny H [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: Thanks for the honest apraisal. It's not something we've come to expect from anyone with a TM history. You know, Barry, I believe you say these kinds of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-12 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, gullible fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Charging money for meditation is like a mother charging her baby for breast milk. And charging a million dollars for a worthless course or for a crown would be like what? Charging the baby to suck on a dry

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-12 Thread Vaj
On Jul 11, 2006, at 10:10 PM, jim_flanegin wrote:--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 11, 2006, at 5:36 PM, jim_flanegin wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: On Jul 11, 2006, at 2:47 PM, jim_flanegin wrote: Vaj said: They

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-12 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Kenny H kennyhassman@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: Thanks for the honest apraisal. It's not something we've come to expect from

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-12 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Were you aware that some children had reported that M. was a demon? An interesting but bizarre factoid. You know what they say about 'out of the mouths of babes'! My goodness, how could anyone *ever* label Vaj as an

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-12 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 11, 2006, at 10:10 PM, jim_flanegin wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: On Jul 11, 2006, at 5:36 PM, jim_flanegin wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-12 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: But to your point, if you had been paying attention I think you would have noticed that I *don't* argue here on FFL (or on any other Internet forum)

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-12 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: snip If they respond to a single post of mine with five or six replies of their

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread Kenny H
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One interesting comment Amma made to a friend of mine: ³Charging money for meditation is like a mother charging her baby for breast milk.² I find these comments made by one guru about the practices about other gurus to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread Alex Stanley
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any news, observations? I went to see her for the first time during her first ever stop in Iowa, however many years ago that was. I'm not at all wired for devotion to and worship of gurus, saints, etc., so the whole

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread Vaj
On Jul 11, 2006, at 2:12 PM, Kenny H wrote:--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:  One interesting comment Amma made to a friend of mine: ³Charging money for meditation is like a mother charging her baby for breast milk.² I find these comments made by one

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Kenny H [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer groups@ wrote: One interesting comment Amma made to a friend of mine: ³Charging money for meditation is like a mother charging her baby for breast milk.² I find

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 11, 2006, at 2:12 PM, Kenny H wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer groups@ wrote: One interesting comment Amma made to a friend of mine: ³Charging money for meditation is like a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 11, 2006, at 2:12 PM, Kenny H wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer groups@ wrote: One interesting comment Amma made to a friend of mine: ³Charging money for meditation is like a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread Larry Potter
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Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread Rick Archer
Title: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF on 7/11/06 1:12 PM, Kenny H at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com , Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One interesting comment Amma made to a friend of mine: Charging money

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread Rick Archer
Title: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF on 7/11/06 1:16 PM, Alex Stanley at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com , new.morning [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any news, observations? I went to see her for the first time

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread Alex Stanley
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 7/11/06 1:16 PM, Alex Stanley at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] If I could structure an Ammachi experience according to my own desires, I'd replace the hug with an equal amount of time just gazing directly

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 7/11/06 11:03 AM, new.morning at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any news, observations? I¹ve been immersed in it/her and just recovered from the sleep deprivation. We had a really good turn-out both days, in large

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 11, 2006, at 2:12 PM, Kenny H wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer groups@ wrote: One interesting comment Amma made to a friend of mine: ³Charging money for meditation is like a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread Vaj
On Jul 11, 2006, at 2:26 PM, authfriend wrote:Oh, had they all studied with MMY before they saw the light? They knew the tradition. __._,_.___ To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!'

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: On Jul 11, 2006, at 2:12 PM, Kenny H wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer groups@ wrote: One interesting

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread Vaj
On Jul 11, 2006, at 2:47 PM, jim_flanegin wrote: Given that the traditional comment would be that those who sells   meditation would go to the Avachi Hell, I'd say this was much  nicer,   even kind. When I visited with sannyasis of the Shankaracharya order and  naively   mentioned that I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 11, 2006, at 2:26 PM, authfriend wrote: Oh, had they all studied with MMY before they saw the light? They knew the tradition. Yep, just like fundamentalist christians do. Or Hindus vs Buddhist. Or the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread Rick Archer
Title: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF on 7/11/06 2:47 PM, sparaig at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nyah, there's no agenda with Amma and friends. Going into the stronghold of a rival guru and criticizing the rival guru's actions isn't anything to take note of... I dont think Amma

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 11, 2006, at 2:26 PM, authfriend wrote: Oh, had they all studied with MMY before they saw the light? They knew the tradition. Yes, but had they all studied with MMY before they saw the light?

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Kenny H [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer groups@ wrote: One interesting comment Amma made to a friend of mine: ³Charging money for meditation is like a mother charging her baby for breast milk.² I find

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 11, 2006, at 2:47 PM, jim_flanegin wrote: Given that the traditional comment would be that those who sells meditation would go to the Avachi Hell, I'd say this was much nicer, even kind. When I visited

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread Kenny H
Hey Rick What do I know, maybe it's important for people to make comments like she made, comment on! I mean if we are dedicated to cracking the rocks of ignorance (or whatever that saying was) its probably good to hear all viewpoints, eh?! KH In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 7/11/06 1:12 PM, Kenny H at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com , Rick Archer groups@ wrote: One interesting comment Amma made to a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread Vaj
LOL, no these were students and initiates of the Shankaracharya of the south, to them M. was a businessman riding on the back of the tradition.On Jul 11, 2006, at 4:10 PM, authfriend wrote:--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 11, 2006, at 2:26 PM,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: LOL, no these were students and initiates of the Shankaracharya of the south, to them M. was a businessman riding on the back of the tradition. Ah. So they had no firsthand knowledge of him. On Jul 11, 2006, at 4:10

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 11, 2006, at 2:47 PM, jim_flanegin wrote: Vaj said: They felt he was a seller of the Vedas and thus destined for the deepest hell. Not the saint some imagine... Jim said: Emphasis on dogma can lead to all

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Kenny H [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer groups@ wrote: One interesting comment Amma made to a friend of mine: ³Charging money for meditation is like a mother charging her baby for breast milk.² I find

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread Peter
Vaj, (this said in good humor) I have a feeling that MMY could save 1000 babies from a burning building and you'd say, well, he didn't save 1001. ;-) --- Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: LOL, no these were students and initiates of the Shankaracharya of the south, to them M. was a businessman

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: LOL, no these were students and initiates of the Shankaracharya of the south, to them M. was a businessman riding on the back of the tradition.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning no_reply@ wrote: Any news, observations? I went to see her for the first time during her first ever stop in Iowa, however many years ago that was. I'm not at all

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley j_alexander_stanley@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning no_reply@ wrote: Any news, observations? I went to see her for the first

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread Rick Archer
Title: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF on 7/11/06 2:26 PM, Alex Stanley at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com , Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 7/11/06 1:16 PM, Alex Stanley at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread Kenny H
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley j_alexander_stanley@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning no_reply@ wrote: Any news, observations? I went to see her for the first time

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: LOL, no these were students and initiates of the Shankaracharya of the south, to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Kenny H [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley j_alexander_stanley@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning no_reply@ wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Kenny H [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley j_alexander_stanley@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning no_reply@ wrote:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread Vaj
On Jul 11, 2006, at 6:10 PM, Peter wrote:Vaj, (this said in good humor) I have a feeling that MMY could save 1000 babies from a burning building and you'd say, well, he didn't save 1001. ;-) Get real Dr. P., if he can't do 1008, he ain't a very good Shaivite. :-) __._,_.___ To subscribe,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread Vaj
On Jul 11, 2006, at 5:36 PM, jim_flanegin wrote:--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 11, 2006, at 2:47 PM, jim_flanegin wrote: Vaj said: They felt he was a "seller of the Vedas" and thus destined for the deepest hell. Not the "saint" some imagine... Jim

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread Vaj
On Jul 11, 2006, at 4:42 PM, authfriend wrote:--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: LOL, no these were students and initiates of the Shankaracharya of   the south, to them M. was a businessman riding on the back of the   tradition. Ah.  So they had no firsthand

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 11, 2006, at 4:42 PM, authfriend wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: LOL, no these were students and initiates of the Shankaracharya of the south, to them M. was a businessman

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 11, 2006, at 2:47 PM, jim_flanegin wrote: Given that the traditional comment would be that those who sells meditation would go to the Avachi Hell, I'd say this was much nicer, even kind. When I visited

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley j_alexander_stanley@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning no_reply@ wrote: Any news, observations? I went to see her for the first time

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 11, 2006, at 4:42 PM, authfriend wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: LOL, no these were students and initiates of the Shankaracharya of the south, to them M. was a businessman

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread gullible fool
Amma has probably already saved 1001 babies. --- Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Vaj, (this said in good humor) I have a feeling that MMY could save 1000 babies from a burning building and you'd say, well, he didn't save 1001. ;-) --- Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: LOL, no these were

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 11, 2006, at 5:36 PM, jim_flanegin wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: On Jul 11, 2006, at 2:47 PM, jim_flanegin wrote: Vaj said: They felt he was a seller of the Vedas

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, gullible fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Charging money for meditation is like a mother charging her baby for breast milk. And charging a million dollars for a worthless course or for a crown would be like what? A fundraiser?

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread new . morning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I guess meditation is something everyone has an opinion on... I have no thoughts. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: LOL, no these

[FairfieldLife] Re: Amma's Visit to FF

2006-07-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In