[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris on choosing a guru :-)

2014-09-16 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Hey, it looks like you found someone to discuss the book with. Might be the only safe bet! (-: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : So how does one of the world's great atheists and opponents of religion discuss the concept of gurus? Pretty well, actually, probably

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris on choosing a guru :-)

2014-09-16 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, steve.sundur@... wrote : Hey, it looks like you found someone to discuss the book with. Might be the only safe bet! (-: Yes, bawee also likes to talk to himself. He seems to be the only person he can stand to listen to, except when he finds himself

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris on choosing a guru :-)

2014-09-16 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : So how does one of the world's great atheists and opponents of religion discuss the concept of gurus? Pretty well, actually, probably because he's been exposed to more of them than most people on this forum. Having realized

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris on choosing a guru :-)

2014-09-16 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 11:19 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris on choosing a guru :-) ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : So how does one of the world's great atheists and opponents of religion discuss the concept of gurus? Pretty well

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris on choosing a guru :-)

2014-09-16 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: salyavin808 no_re...@yahoogroups.com ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : So how does one of the world's great atheists and opponents of religion discuss the concept of gurus? Pretty well, actually, probably because he's been exposed to more of them than most

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris on choosing a guru :-)

2014-09-16 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 11:19 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris on choosing a guru :-) ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : So how does one of the world's great atheists and opponents of religion discuss

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris on choosing a guru :-)

2014-09-16 Thread Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 10:31 AM, Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: those who, while still human, seemed to possess so much compassion and clarity of mind that they were nearly flawless examples of the benefits of spiritual practice

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris on choosing a guru :-)

2014-09-16 Thread Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 10:19 AM, salyavin808 no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote: Sage advice. I like the bit about ending WW2 but I always thought it was GuruDev who did that with a yagya? *Everyone knows that Tibetan Buddhists perform yagyas and numerous other rites and ceremonies every

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris on choosing a guru :-)

2014-09-16 Thread Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
I know you left it all deliberately unsaid and it was probably much more effective for that, but I'm enjoying the quotes and one day, when I'm not so busy, will sit down and give it a considered read. On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 10:51 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoiseb wrote: No problemo. I thought