Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-10 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
rendered him unwatchable for me. From: Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, November 9, 2014 10:37 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies I only

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-10 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 3:16 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies I forgot! Vlodrop, Holland, is the former residence of Maharishi and is a capital of the Global Country of World Peace. Of course

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-10 Thread salyavin808
be really funny. Maybe they'll draw you back into the fold! From: s3raphita@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 3:16 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies I forgot! Vlodrop, Holland

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-10 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
it. From: s3raphita@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 3:16 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies I forgot! Vlodrop, Holland, is the former residence of Maharishi

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-10 Thread salyavin808
would also be unmissable. From: s3raphita@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 3:16 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies I forgot! Vlodrop, Holland, is the former residence of Maharishi

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-10 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
:* s3raphita@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Sunday, November 9, 2014 7:12 PM *Subject:* [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies Re But if you know Amsterdam at all, can you imagine what *it* will be like in the future? I can

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-10 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
*Sent:* Sunday, November 9, 2014 6:09 PM *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies If you were writing science fiction what would you be writing these days? On 11/08/2014 11:51 PM, salyavin808 wrote: Cheers, there's a lot of my faves there and a few new ones that I haven't

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-09 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
@yahoogroups.com *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Saturday, November 8, 2014 6:34 AM *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies Bhairitu, Good point. According to Wikipedia, Huxley had association with the Vendanta society: Association with Vedanta[edit http

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-09 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
: jr_esq@... [FairfieldLife] mailto:jr_esq@...[FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 8, 2014 6:34 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-09 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
*To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Saturday, November 8, 2014 6:34 AM *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies Bhairitu, Good point. According to Wikipedia, Huxley had association with the Vendanta society

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-09 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
If you were writing science fiction what would you be writing these days? On 11/08/2014 11:51 PM, salyavin808 wrote: Cheers, there's a lot of my faves there and a few new ones that I haven't tried. And a couple of those are now on the way to me! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-09 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies If you were writing science fiction what would you be writing these days? On 11/08/2014 11:51 PM, salyavin808 wrote: Cheers, there's a lot of my faves there and a few new ones that I haven't tried. And a couple of those are now on the way to me

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-09 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Sunday, November 9, 2014 6:09 PM *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies If you were writing science fiction what would you be writing these days? On 11/08/2014 11:51 PM, salyavin808 wrote: Cheers, there's a lot of my faves there and a few new ones that I

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-09 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
. But if you know Amsterdam at all, can you imagine what *it* will be like in the future? I can. :-) From: Bhairitu noozguru@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, November 9, 2014 6:09 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-09 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies If you were writing science fiction what would you be writing these days? On 11/08/2014 11:51 PM, salyavin808 wrote: Cheers, there's a lot of my faves there and a few new ones that I haven't tried. And a couple of those are now on the way

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-09 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
. :-) *From:* Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Sunday, November 9, 2014 6:09 PM *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies If you were writing science fiction what would you be writing

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-09 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
7:12 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies Re But if you know Amsterdam at all, can you imagine what *it* will be like in the future? I can. : As Theo van Gogh and Pim Fortuyn were both murdered for expressing robust views about Islam will your projected novel

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread merudanda
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : and it is a bear to fix if I can at all. If you're having a bear of a day and you can't bear another moment of it, bare your teeth and grin because these bears are the best. http://www.viralnova.com/bears-being-human/

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread merudanda
Man, rough day.

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Looks like he is really tired of carrying the bear's tab, as this is the sixth bar they've hit, and not even an offer to go dutch, from his ursine drinking buddy. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : Man, rough day.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
If I order an espresso, bring along a paint scraper, to peel me off the ceiling. I had a large Americano at a coffee joint in Chico, near the university, a few months ago, at lunchtime, and I was up until early the following morning. I still enjoy my morning chai though. ---In

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
*To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Saturday, November 8, 2014 6:34 AM *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies Bhairitu, Good point. According to Wikipedia, Huxley had association with the Vendanta society: Association with Vedanta[edit http

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
--In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : and it is a bear to fix if I can at all. On 11/8/2014 3:50 AM, merudanda wrote: If you're having a *bear* of a day and you can't *bear* another moment of it, *bare* your teeth and grin because these *bears* are the best.

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : and it is a bear to fix if I can at all. If you're having a bear of a day and you can't bear another moment of it, bare your teeth and grin because

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : If I order an espresso, bring along a paint scraper, to peel me off the ceiling. I had a large Americano at a coffee joint in Chico, near the university, a few months ago, at lunchtime, and I was up until early the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : --In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... mailto:noozguru@... wrote : and it is a bear to fix if I can at all. On 11/8/2014 3:50 AM, merudanda wrote: If you're

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Yep, the only way to start the day! Several years ago, a friend and I were talking about the difference in the buzz, tea vs. coffee. Tea seems to be gentler, like a steady, rolling wave, whereas coffee can become an 18 wheeler, with bad brakes... ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Re the comments about Huxley and meditation: yes he knew all about the different styles of meditation but towards the end of his life (alongside his continuing interest in psychedelics) he came to advocate Jiddu Krishnamurti's teaching as being more helpful than structured meditation sessions.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies Re the comments about Huxley and meditation: yes he knew all about the different styles of meditation but towards the end of his life (alongside his continuing interest in psychedelics) he came to advocate Jiddu Krishnamurti's teaching as being

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
On 11/07/2014 07:34 PM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : Caffeine is my current drug of choice. Without it kapha loves to go high and I feel like sleeping all day. Unfortunately my espresso machine broke and it is a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
:* jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Saturday, November 8, 2014 6:34 AM *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies Bhairitu, Good point. According to Wikipedia, Huxley had association with the Vendanta society

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
You must be fairly pitta then. Coffee is for kaphas or those of us whose kapha runs high particularly in the morning. If we make breakfast the most import meal of the day then we drag the rest of the day. In fact Dr. Lad advocates that kaphas almost skip breakfast. On 11/08/2014 05:36 AM,

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
, turquoiseb@... wrote : Thanks for finding this. Lovely passage, perfectly written. The last line is quite literally magic. From: s3raphita@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 8, 2014 5:48 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
: Saturday, November 8, 2014 11:14 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies  You must be fairly pitta then.  Coffee is for kaphas or those of us whose kapha runs high particularly in the morning.  If we make breakfast the most import meal of the day then we drag the rest

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Also anyone who believes that Huxley was advocating the world depicted in Brave New world should read his prologue to Brave New World Revisited. BNW was a warning not a plan.: Yes, but . . . Orwell's 1984 was a warning - no one ever wanted to create that kind of set-up. Brave New World is

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
hey, don't pitta me! lol I do a (soy) protein drink in the morning, unless I really need something substantial, which is rare. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : You must be fairly pitta then. Coffee is for kaphas or those of us whose kapha runs high particularly in

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread salyavin808
mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 8, 2014 6:34 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies Bhairitu, Good point. According to Wikipedia, Huxley had association with the Vendanta

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
Some of us wouldn't mind being 40 years younger but for different reasons, smirk, smirk. On 11/08/2014 10:11 AM, s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Also anyone who believes that Huxley was advocating the world depicted in Brave New world should read his prologue to Brave New World

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Saturday, November 8, 2014 6:34 AM *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies Bhairitu, Good point. According

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
The right to be unhappy. At the 2:47:38 to the 2:48:36 mark the man from our future explains to the hippy the error of his ways . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek5vse2_Aq0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek5vse2_Aq0

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread salyavin808
mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 8, 2014 6:34 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies Bhairitu, Good point. According to Wikipedia, Huxley had association

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
salyavin, some people swear by Ursula LeGuin but I've not read her as I prefer my scifi on the big screen as opposed to on the page. From: salyavin808 no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 8, 2014 3:17 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Saturday, November 8, 2014 6:34 AM *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies Bhairitu, Good point. According to Wikipedia, Huxley had association with the Vendanta society: Association with Vedanta[edit http

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
novel, Island. Huxley was practicing real meditation decades before Maharishi invented his faux version and called it TM. From: jr_esq@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 8, 2014 6:34 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
bearudanda, I say ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : and it is a bear to fix if I can at all. If you're having a bear of a day and you can't bear another moment of it, bare your teeth

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
version and called it TM. *From:* jr_esq@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Saturday, November 8, 2014 6:34 AM *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
@...[FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 8, 2014 6:34 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies Bhairitu, Good point. According

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : Probably not going to find good science fiction these days because what was the realm of science fiction is now our everyday existence. If you extrapolate and project into the future you get more of an apocalyptic story. And art

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
. From: jr_esq@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 8, 2014 6:34 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies Bhairitu, Good point. According to Wikipedia, Huxley had association

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread salyavin808
his faux version and called it TM. From: jr_esq@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 8, 2014 6:34 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-08 Thread Turq turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
] Re: The Birth of the Hippies Bhairitu, Good point. According to Wikipedia, Huxley had association with the Vendanta society: Association with Vedanta[edit] Beginning in 1939 and continuing until his death in 1963, Huxley had an extensive association with the Vedanta Society

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-07 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Re Orange Sunshine was pretty mellow: I'll second that - though mellow when we're talking about acid is still pretty mind-blowing compared with, say, pot . . . One thing that strikes me about current perceptions of the sixties is that young people today are presented with two narratives:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-07 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, November 7, 2014 6:57 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies Re Orange Sunshine was pretty mellow: I'll second that - though mellow when we're talking

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-07 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Re Cocaine DEFINITELY sucks: Amen to that. Like you I only tried it a few times and the after-effects were a warning I heeded. Ditto speed. God knows what I'd have felt like after a methamphetamine binge (the drug of choice today) - pretty sure I'd be suicidal.

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-07 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I used to buy Ritalin over the counter, in Macau, and did a fair amount - Yuck. Couldn't get weed, but any big pharma drug was there for the taking. Bad situation. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote : Re Cocaine DEFINITELY sucks: Amen to that. Like you I only tried

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-07 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Aldous Huxley quote (1931): So far as I can see, the only possible new pleasure would be one derived from the invention of a new drug — of a more efficient and less harmful substitute for alcohol and cocaine. If I were a millionaire, I should endow a band of research workers to look for the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-07 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
Caffeine is my current drug of choice. Without it kapha loves to go high and I feel like sleeping all day. Unfortunately my espresso machine broke and it is a bear to fix if I can at all. The company seems to think that I should just buy a new one. What a throwaway society we are. And it

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-07 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
S3, Huxley didn't appear to know about the advantages of meditation. Obviously, during his lifetime, TM was not around then. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote : Aldous Huxley quote (1931): So far as I can see, the only possible new pleasure would be one derived

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-07 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Given Aldous Huxley's words, very interesting, the growing acceptance of weed in the US - I think two more states legalized, and the District of Columbia, home of the Feds, this past election cycle. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote : Aldous Huxley quote (1931): So

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-07 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
What about the Vedanta Society? What about Paramahansa Yogananda? Arthur Avalon? Not to mention relatively unknowns who probably migrated to the UK and taught yoga. On 11/07/2014 05:49 PM, jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: S3, Huxley didn't appear to know about the advantages of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-07 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 11/7/2014 7:49 PM, jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Huxley didn't appear to know about the advantages of meditation. Obviously, during his lifetime, TM was not around then. /From what I've read, Aldous Huxley was very active at the Vedanta Temple of Southern California - he

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-07 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote : Aldous Huxley quote (1931): So far as I can see, the only possible new pleasure would be one derived from the invention of a new drug — of a more efficient and less harmful substitute for alcohol and cocaine. If I were a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-07 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : Caffeine is my current drug of choice. Without it kapha loves to go high and I feel like sleeping all day. Unfortunately my espresso machine broke and it is a bear to fix if I can at all. The company seems to think that I should

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-07 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Bhairitu, Good point. According to Wikipedia, Huxley had association with the Vendanta society: Association with Vedanta[edit http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aldous_Huxleyaction=editsection=6] Beginning in 1939 and continuing until his death in 1963, Huxley had an extensive

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies

2014-11-07 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 8, 2014 6:34 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Birth of the Hippies Bhairitu, Good point. According to Wikipedia, Huxley had association with the Vendanta society