[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-04 Thread Richard J. Williams
Share Long: > ...asking the important questions! > Why are sense perceptions often prone to error? > OTOH, sense perception is what we got... > So, how can we tell that our conviction is more reliable than the erroneous view? We can appeal to our other senses for some corroboration. We can co

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-04 Thread Share Long
t through each other.   From: Richard J. Williams To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2013 10:39 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?   --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "drpsutphen" wrote: > > Unti

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-04 Thread Richard J. Williams
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "drpsutphen" wrote: > > Until I stick my fingers into the wounds in his side, I'll pass on this one! > Back in the day when I was a young TM pup I used to think Thomas lacked > faith. Now I realize that he was the wisest of the disciples. He was nobody's

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-04 Thread Richard J. Williams
______________ > > From: Ann > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Monday, June 3, 2013 9:27 PM > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote? > > > > > > > >   > > > > > > --- In Fair

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-04 Thread drpsutphen
Until I stick my fingers into the wounds in his side, I'll pass on this one! Back in the day when I was a young TM pup I used to think Thomas lacked faith. Now I realize that he was the wisest of the disciples. He was nobody's fool! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-04 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > In 1973, I met a follower of Yogananda whose GF was a TM teacher living in > Switzerland while MMY was there. HE told me a story she told him that she > arrived early for an appointment and peeked her head in the door to his room > an

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-04 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > > > > > Hmmm, when others do this turq criticizes it as killing the > > > messenger but when he does it.

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread card
Well, FWIW, Maharishi might have been just testing whether the aakaasha-gamana-suutra really works...??? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > I disagree. I don't know if MMY could fly or not, but really, do you think he > would have lived very long if he demonstrated Y

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > > > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread salyavin808
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > > > I disagree. I don't know if MMY could fly or not, but really, do you think > > he would have lived very long if he demonstrated Yogic Flying to the masses? > > Inte

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread salyavin808
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > > > > > > I disagree. I don't know if MMY could fly or not, but really, do you > > > think h

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread Ann
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@... wrote: > > It sure beats blue hair and black eyes! It sure does. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" awoelflebater@ wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Seraphita" wrote: > > > > > > > > > --- In

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread Ann
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > > > eh, with TM, if you don't have pure consciousness 24/7 AND have breath > > > suspension for

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread doctordumbass
It sure beats blue hair and black eyes! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Seraphita" wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@ wrote: > > > > > > Great story! I just remembered that I passed Richar

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > eh, with TM, if you don't have pure consciousness 24/7 AND have breath > > suspension for the entire 20 minute period, every time you meditate, > > there's still changes

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread Ann
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > > > > > > I disagree. I don't know if MMY could fly or not, but really, do you > > > think h

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread authfriend
> > > From: Ann > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, June 3, 2013 9:27 PM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote? > > > >   > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig&qu

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > > > I disagree. I don't know if MMY could fly or not, but really, do you think > > he would have lived very long if he demonstrated Yogic Flying to the masses? > > Inte

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread Seraphita
>From YouTube (so reliable, yes?): "Sue Lyon came into Donovan's life at the end of 1965. Lyon had starred in "Lolita" and "Night of the Iguana" before meeting Donovan. The couple dated until 1967 when Sue ended the relationship abruptly. Donovan had evidently slipped LSD into Sue's and her friend'

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2013-06-03 Thread Michael Jackson
at all. From: Ann To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 3, 2013 9:27 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?   --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > I disagree. I don't

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread Ann
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Seraphita" wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@ wrote: > > > > Great story! I just remembered that I passed Richard Burton and Liz > Taylor's house in Puerto Vallarta, when I visited there this year. RB > was in a movie in PV

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread Ann
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > I disagree. I don't know if MMY could fly or not, but really, do you think he > would have lived very long if he demonstrated Yogic Flying to the masses? Interesting theory and one I had not considered; sort of like witch burnings b

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread Ann
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > eh, with TM, if you don't have pure consciousness 24/7 AND have breath > suspension for the entire 20 minute period, every time you meditate, there's > still changes that can take place from doing TM. > > Likewise, if you don't float

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread doctordumbass
Oh you little bunny rabbit, you!! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Seraphita" wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@ wrote: > > > > Great story! I just remembered that I passed Richard Burton and Liz > Taylor's house in Puerto Vallarta, when I visited there this

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread Seraphita
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@... wrote: > > Great story! I just remembered that I passed Richard Burton and Liz Taylor's house in Puerto Vallarta, when I visited there this year. RB was in a movie in PV (Night of the Iguana), and she wanted to stay with him, and the town w

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread doctordumbass
l over the place > > > > And some of the wreak-wrecks are on this forum. > > Just sayin'... > > > > > ____ > > > From: salyavin808 > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > Sent: Monday, June

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread sparaig
I disagree. I don't know if MMY could fly or not, but really, do you think he would have lived very long if he demonstrated Yogic Flying to the masses? TM centers throughout the world would be burned to the ground shortly afterwards, and that could still happen today, 35 years after he started

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread sparaig
airfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Monday, June 3, 2013 11:14 AM > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote? > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > > > > > Hmmm, when others do this turq criticizes it as ki

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread sparaig
eh, with TM, if you don't have pure consciousness 24/7 AND have breath suspension for the entire 20 minute period, every time you meditate, there's still changes that can take place from doing TM. Likewise, if you don't float every time you do Yogic Flying during TM-Sidhis practice, not to ment

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread sparaig
In 1973, I met a follower of Yogananda whose GF was a TM teacher living in Switzerland while MMY was there. HE told me a story she told him that she arrived early for an appointment and peeked her head in the door to his room and found him floating above the ground. I protested, saying that if M

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > > > Hmmm, when others do this turq criticizes it as killing the > > messenger but when he does it... > > When the Turq stumbles upon ideas that goes beyond his > imaginati

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread doctordumbass
Great story! I just remembered that I passed Richard Burton and Liz Taylor's house in Puerto Vallarta, when I visited there this year. RB was in a movie in PV (Night of the Iguana), and she wanted to stay with him, and the town was discovered as a getaway. Speaking of Iguanas, they are protec

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@... wrote: > > How childish of Glenn Ford. I am sure Maharishi came across lots of celebs > who thought they were too cool for school. Not Elizabeth Taylor. On a regular basis she asked Maharishi what more she could do for the Movement, so

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread doctordumbass
How childish of Glenn Ford. I am sure Maharishi came across lots of celebs who thought they were too cool for school. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Seraphita" wrote: > > > Hollywood legend Glenn Ford turned up at one of Maharishi's early talks > looking for a wonder-worker and asked M

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread Seraphita
Hollywood legend Glenn Ford turned up at one of Maharishi's early talks looking for a wonder-worker and asked Maharishi directly if he could levitate. When Maharishi said he didn't bother with stuff like that Glenn Ford replied that in that case he wasn't interested in just learning how to meditat

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > Hmmm, when others do this turq criticizes it as killing the messenger but > when he does it... When the Turq stumbles upon ideas that goes beyond his imagination he resorts to sarcasm. It would be (sort of) interesting to know if he

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread salyavin808
ife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, June 3, 2013 10:14 AM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote? > > > >   > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > > > Hmmm, when others do this turq criticizes it as killing the mes

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread turquoiseb
From: salyavin808 > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, June 3, 2013 11:14 AM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote? > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > > > Hmmm, when others do this turq criticizes

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread Ann
gt; > From: salyavin808 > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, June 3, 2013 11:14 AM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote? > > > >   > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Lon

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread obbajeeba
salyavin808 > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, June 3, 2013 11:14 AM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote? > > > >   > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > > > Hmmm, when others do

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2013-06-03 Thread Michael Jackson
One doesn't have to visit FF to see what long term TM wreaks - TM casualties are all over the place From: salyavin808 To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 3, 2013 11:14 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread Share Long
Life@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 3, 2013 10:14 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?   --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > Hmmm, when others do this turq criticizes it as killing the messenger but > when he does it...Anyway,

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread salyavin808
and see for > themselves what long term TM hath wrought. Huh? Are you saying people there can levitate? > > From: turquoiseb > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, June 3, 2013 8:44 AM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this q

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread Share Long
. From: turquoiseb To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 3, 2013 8:44 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?   --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Seraphita" wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread Xenophaneros Anartaxius
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: >>> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Seraphita" wrote: This is what has always puzzled me. Would you

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Seraphita" wrote: > > > > > > This is what has always puzzled me. Would you take tennis > > > lessons from a coach who couldn't

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread Ann
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Seraphita" wrote: > > > > This is what has always puzzled me. Would you take tennis lessons from a > > coach who couldn't demonstrate his own proficiency in the game? Would > > you take c

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Seraphita" wrote: > > > > This is what has always puzzled me. Would you take tennis > > lessons from a coach who couldn't demonstrate his own > > proficiency in the game? Would you take cooking

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Seraphita" wrote: > > This is what has always puzzled me. Would you take tennis > lessons from a coach who couldn't demonstrate his own > proficiency in the game? Would you take cooking lessons > from someone who never prepared a delicious meal for you >

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread doctordumbass
As much controversy as that decision caused, I am pleased he took that route. Oddly, the more progress I made with the TMSP, the less that actual levitation mattered, as a goal. Just as I recall hearing at the time, the TMSP enabled the silence of TM to come alive. Although I no longer practice

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread salyavin808
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "card" wrote: > > > Wiki: > > Musician Paul McCartney was with The Beatles in Rishikesh in 1968 for TM > training and he asked if the Maharishi could provide a demonstration of > levitation. According to McCartney, the Maharishi said "I personally have n

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Seraphita" wrote: > > This is what has always puzzled me. Would you take tennis lessons from a > coach who couldn't demonstrate his own proficiency in the game? Would > you take cooking lessons from someone who never prepared a delicious > meal for you to t

[FairfieldLife] Re: How reliable is this quote?

2013-06-03 Thread Seraphita
This is what has always puzzled me. Would you take tennis lessons from a coach who couldn't demonstrate his own proficiency in the game? Would you take cooking lessons from someone who never prepared a delicious meal for you to taste? If Maharishi and his trained teachers were unable to demonstrate