[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-10-02 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I am aware that she probably thought it was funny, in a putdown sorta way. I am also aware of the hundreds of posts she has written

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-10-02 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I am aware that she probably thought it was funny, in a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-10-02 Thread TurquoiseB
When you try to hold them in the same hand, it's called juggling. Yeah, but they're in different hands, i.e., each in its place, as I said above. Not that it matters, but that isn't quite true. How many hands are used depends on the number of objects you are juggling. It's an odd/even

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-10-02 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-10-02 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When you try to hold them in the same hand, it's called juggling. Yeah, but they're in different hands, i.e., each in its place, as I said above. Not that it matters, but that isn't quite true. How many

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-10-02 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When you try to hold them in the same hand, it's called juggling. Yeah, but they're in different hands, i.e., each in its place, as I said above. Not that it matters, but that isn't quite true. How many hands

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-10-02 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When you try to hold them in the same hand, it's called juggling. Yeah, but they're in different hands, i.e., each in its place,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-10-02 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's the most important part of juggling, actually: The Drop. All of us master the drop before we master any other trick. HA! To see perfection in imperfection and imperfection in perfection -- this is Wisdom indeed, O

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-10-02 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's the most important part of juggling, actually: The Drop. All of us master the drop before we master any other trick. HA! To see

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-10-01 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, akasha_108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip And maybe some people can't laugh and take a joke.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-10-01 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-10-01 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, akasha_108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But your response must be a joke too. I get it. haha. clap clap clap clap clap Come on Judy. Its not nice to make fun of Unc's health problems. Now now...you should think these things through before suggesting

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-10-01 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, akasha_108 [EMAIL

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-10-01 Thread akasha_108
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] And maybe some people can't laugh and take a joke. So, are you saying you actually do interpret what Rory says with regard to living Brahman as wise and worthy of reflection, but in this case, just chose to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-10-01 Thread TurquoiseB
Speaking for myself, if I may, nothing I've seen of what Rory says is new. And while thinking about living Brahman can be fun, even intellectually stimulating, in my experience such reflection doesn't do anything to put Brahman within my grasp. Or that *everything* is just

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-10-01 Thread akasha_108
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unc, lighten up. The last sentence was a funny joke. Read it with the preceeding paragraph(s). Judy has a good sense of humor. I am aware that she probably thought it was funny, in a putdown sorta way. I am also aware

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-10-01 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, akasha_108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unc, lighten up. The last sentence was a funny joke. Read it with the preceeding paragraph(s). Judy has a good sense of humor. I am aware

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-10-01 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I am aware that she probably thought it was funny, in a putdown sorta way. I am also aware of the hundreds of posts she has written over the years on the value of consistency and her need to hear the *same*

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-10-01 Thread akasha_108
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, akasha_108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unc, lighten up. The last sentence was a funny joke. Read it with the preceeding paragraph(s). Judy has a good sense of humor. I am aware that

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-09-30 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, akasha_108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's a problem. I share your frustration with it being misunderstood sometimes. Many people are so bloody SERIOUS that they just can't get someone who isn't, and who is laughing much of the time. So you

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-09-30 Thread akasha_108
Judy: It's just that if you don't use the signals selectively, they lose their meaning. It's like putting an exclamation point after every sentence; it gives each sentence the same emphasis, so the exclams cancel each other out. A: Yes, agreed. (I find that I tend to use smileys more as

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-09-30 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, akasha_108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip J: I almost always know when you're being funny, whether you use smileys or not. A: But I think you read carefully and are open to multiple meanings Possibly enhanced by your worki in editing. I know that my

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-09-30 Thread akasha_108
authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] Also makes me think of teenage girls who dot their i's with little hearts... But how else would Barry know that they love him? Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-09-30 Thread Rory Goff
Akasha: Yes, deadpan is what makes a lot of things funny. The smiley can destroy that. And is sort of condescending (hey, its a joke, I put the smiley in cuz I figured you were too dumb to get it.) That too, yes indeed. Judy: Also makes me think of teenage girls who dot their i's with

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-09-30 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Akasha: Yes, deadpan is what makes a lot of things funny. The smiley can destroy that. And is sort of condescending (hey, its a joke, I put the smiley in cuz I figured you were too dumb to get it.) That

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-09-30 Thread akasha_108
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Akasha: Yes, deadpan is what makes a lot of things funny. The smiley can destroy that. And is sort of condescending (hey, its a joke, I put the smiley in cuz I figured you were too dumb to get it.) That too, yes

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-09-30 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Akasha: Yes, deadpan is what makes a lot of things funny. The smiley can destroy that. And is sort of condescending (hey, its a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-09-30 Thread akasha_108
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Akasha: Yes, deadpan is what makes a lot of things funny. The

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-09-30 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, akasha_108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yada yada Ja duh Ja duh Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-09-30 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, akasha_108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Akasha: Yes, deadpan is what makes a lot of things funny. The smiley can destroy that. And is sort of condescending (hey, its a joke, I put

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-09-30 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, akasha_108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Akasha: Yes, deadpan is what makes a lot of things funny. The

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-09-30 Thread akasha_108
I know its hard for you to fathom sometimes Rory, but its NOT always about YOU. Well, but it is, you see, because Rory experiences himself to be All of Us, all wrapped up in one big package of bliss. He is therefore the target of all criticism and the recipient of all praise. Well lets

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-09-30 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, akasha_108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know its hard for you to fathom sometimes Rory, but its NOT always about YOU. Well, but it is, you see, because Rory experiences himself to be All of Us, all wrapped up in one big package of bliss. He is

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-09-30 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, akasha_108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know its hard for you to fathom sometimes Rory, but its NOT always about YOU. Well, but it is, you see, because Rory experiences himself to be All of Us, all wrapped up in one big package of bliss. He is

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-09-30 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, akasha_108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know its hard for you to fathom sometimes Rory, but its NOT always about YOU. Well, but it is, you see, because Rory experiences

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-09-30 Thread akasha_108
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, akasha_108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know its hard for you to fathom sometimes Rory, but its NOT

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-09-30 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, akasha_108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, akasha_108 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-09-30 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, akasha_108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, akasha_108 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-09-30 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (I'd go even further than the map is not the territory and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Multiple Interpretations Possible

2005-09-30 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, akasha_108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (I'd go even further than the map is not the territory and suggest