Dateline Fairfield, Iowa: Yes, the simple life. “Plain Living and High Thinking in American Culture”. Likewise, there is a whole class of meditators here in Fairfield, Iowa who live quite rich and well without or with little debt as a long-term strategy in life to be able to have had the time and resources to pursue the spiritual practice of life. I call them the “quiet ones”. They are the modern American Transcendentalists of an old tradition living well as quiet counterpoint to so much materialism in the world otherwise. You would never know how well they live unless you know them because they do not necessarily drive the fancy high-end car or live in the fancy high-end SV home or pursue the rat-race life of material beauty pageantry. They have rectified their lives long ago to be sanyasis living well in a modern world. Jai Guru Dev, -Buck in the Dome
fleetwood_macncheese wrote : Actually Buck, there has been no sacrifice on my part. I live very, very well. Its just that I buy everything with cash, even the Jag and the RV - I like to actually own that which is mine. Maharishi said that a householder's life is full, 100% inside and 100% outside. I have been a monk in past lives, and that shit gets old! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <dhamiltony2k5@...> wrote : As much as there is a business-page story about meditating Fairfield as an economy which focuses on the several multi-million dollar companies which have been created. Another part of the Fairfield meditating story are those who have adjusted their standard of living to be able to pursue long meditation in life. -Buck in the Dome fleetwood_macncheese@...> wrote : I carry no debt at all, so I am in great shape. I pity those who have been seduced by the empty promises of consumerism, especially the very wealthy. Talk about a cult! You got it right. I live among the wealthy in Manhattan, but that is well balanced by workers. Adds some sanity. The Village near my country house is an economically distinct as possible. Not nice. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <fleetwood_macncheese@...> wrote : Government policy now heavily discourages saving anything. Interest rates are so low, way below even one-tenth of 1%. The banks get their money for free from the government, so there is NO incentive to raise more capital from individual investors. This is designed to flood the *risky* stock market with cash, and if you lose it all, tough turkeys. Yes, monetary policy favors just the super rich. In short...you are being looted. The Fix is in. I was there. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <jedi_spock@...> wrote : The 'public space' needs to be protected from the onslaught of the Liberals. The 'private space' needs to be protected from the onslaught of the Conservatives. It's a paradox. In other words, you need two distinct set of laws to deal with issues of 'public space' and 'private space'. Coming to the issue of hyper-sexualisation of girls, it prevents them from having a normal healthy childhood, the previous generations had. This kind of crass commercialism and consumerism can be prevented if you tax consumption, instead of income. 'progressive consumption tax' forces people to consume less resources, purchase less goods, and put their money in banks. The issue of Public Space and Private Space has been treated be creating laws around "The Commons" to be the purview of Government Distorted Capitalism and Captured Government have distorted this. The Commons are now looted by the Owners of Government. Also, don't put your money in Banks. I was a Banker for 30 years. The Fix is in. > > --- <fleetwood_macncheese@...> wrote : > > It is demonic. Done for the money. The earlier children can be sexualized, > > opens up more marketing possibilities, legal and not. We will debase > > ourselves completely, as a culture, if it means a buck can be made. > --- <awoelflebater@...> wrote : > I was at a trade show one year down in Florida and in the hotel there > happened to be a beauty pageant for young girls. I was astounded. The time > and energy put into making very young children look like they were > prostitutes was really creepy. The mothers are all bustling about with > suitcases of costume changes and these little made up dolls (their > daughters) with big. lacquered hair and blingy outfits were a sight to > behold. Madness. > > > --- <sharelong60@...> wrote : > > > Bhairitu, I never minded about beauty pageants. Until I heard about the > > > pageants for VERY young girls. Who wore make up and high heels. > > > Something about that seems very icky to me.
