Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What would a cool spiritual teaching be like?

2014-06-23 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 6/22/2014 10:41 PM, emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Bari2-Two: */How many years of training as a tantric do you have? Which tradition?/* Yes, I was one of the first Americans to be trained in Tibetan Tantric Yoga by Lama Tarthang Tulku in San Francisco in 1969. I am a tantric

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What would a cool spiritual teaching be like?

2014-06-23 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : On 6/22/2014 10:41 PM, emptybill@... mailto:emptybill@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: Bari2-Two: How many years of training as a tantric do you have? Which tradition? Yes, I was one of the first Americans to be trained in

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What would a cool spiritual teaching be like?

2014-06-23 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
There's nothing more exciting than dueling Tantrics. Cock Fight!! Cock Fight!! View on www.youtube.com Preview by Yahoo

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What would a cool spiritual teaching be like?

2014-06-23 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
On 06/22/2014 08:41 PM, emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Bari2-Two: */How many years of training as a tantric do you have? Which tradition?/* We have been over this before. Apparently, you don’t remember. Why do I have to repeat it? Then you didn't have to answer, did you?

[FairfieldLife] Re: What would a cool spiritual teaching be like?

2014-06-23 Thread emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Did you have a real question or is this just more gomaya?

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What would a cool spiritual teaching be like?

2014-06-23 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 6/23/2014 9:10 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: There's nothing more exciting than dueling Tantrics. Apparently there are four professed /tantric yogis/ on this list, not counting Michael Dean Goodman. Go figure. Cock Fight!!

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What would a cool spiritual teaching be like?

2014-06-23 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
/Trungpa Tulku/ is dead - he was the /Last Incarnation of the Vajradara/. They cremated the MMY, Suzuki, and the Trungpa, the latter after lying in salt for fifty days. After Trungpa died, they had a big ceremony just before he was about to be turned into ashes. Go figure. All the senior

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What would a cool spiritual teaching be like?

2014-06-23 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
Nah, you flunked. You can just go back to sleep with the rest of the goofs at the back of the classroom. :-D On 06/23/2014 09:10 AM, emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Did you have a real question or is this just more gomaya?

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What would a cool spiritual teaching be like?

2014-06-23 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
Can anyone on this list read Tibetan? On 6/23/2014 2:05 PM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife] wrote: Nah, you flunked. You can just go back to sleep with the rest of the goofs at the back of the classroom. :-D On 06/23/2014 09:10 AM, emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: What would a cool spiritual teaching be like?

2014-06-23 Thread emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Jesus can. Don't you know he ived with the Himalayan masters during his disappeared years? Don't you know he's logos-spermatikos? He can do it all. Why can't you?

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What would a cool spiritual teaching be like?

2014-06-23 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 6/23/2014 3:39 PM, emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Jesus can. Don't you know he ived with the Himalayan masters during his disappeared years? Don't you know he's logos-spermatikos? He can do it all. Why can't you? The question is, can any of you fly? Just answer the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What would a cool spiritual teaching be like?

2014-06-22 Thread emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Bari2-Two: How many years of training as a tantric do you have? Which tradition? We have been over this before. Apparently, you don’t remember. Why do I have to repeat it? This time save it into your FFL file. If you have question about it, you can start there. Most of my tantic

[FairfieldLife] Re: What would a cool spiritual teaching be like?

2014-06-21 Thread emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
The sanskrit word shaktim means power not energy. It you stand next to someone with charisma during the time they are interacting, you may feel a type of power. However, it may also disappear when they are not interacting - which makes them seem quite ordinary. Buddhism has a better term

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What would a cool spiritual teaching be like?

2014-06-21 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
Psst! Empty, Indians don't take terms quite that literally. That's a western academiist trait. ;-) On 06/21/2014 11:03 AM, emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: The sanskrit word shaktim means power not energy. It you stand next to someone with charisma during the time they are

[FairfieldLife] Re: What would a cool spiritual teaching be like?

2014-06-21 Thread emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Yup, it's the actual meaning of the term in Sanskrit. And talking about The Indians is about as meaningful as talking about the The Americans. Yer one, I'm one, so we can only all talk and mean the same ... right? Oh ... I mean ... left!

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What would a cool spiritual teaching be like?

2014-06-21 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 6/21/2014 1:03 PM, emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: The sanskrit word shaktim means power not energy. It you stand next to someone with charisma during the time they are interacting, you may feel a type of power. However, it may also disappear when they are not interacting -

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What would a cool spiritual teaching be like?

2014-06-21 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
If I had meant Native Americans instead of Indians I would have said so. The way you bandy about Sanskrit terms on FFL it's as if you are trying to impress folks here that you know something. But this is what you criticize Richard for doing. Hint, most people on FFL could care less if you

[FairfieldLife] Re: What would a cool spiritual teaching be like?

2014-06-21 Thread emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
You are starting to sound like Pundit Çur. Pssst ... classifying the Indians is about as convincing as generalizing about We Americans. I'm sure Indian Muslims would be wonder struck at the majesty of your generalities. If I had meant to talk about Native Americans, I would have used the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What would a cool spiritual teaching be like?

2014-06-21 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
How many years of training as a tantric do you have? Which tradition? On 06/21/2014 07:35 PM, emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: You are starting to sound like Pundit Çur. Pssst ... classifying the Indians is about as convincing as generalizing about We Americans. I'm sure Indian

[FairfieldLife] Re: What would a cool spiritual teaching be like?

2014-06-20 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Pardon my French, but Who The Fuck Wants To Study With A Spiritual Teacher? I cannot think of anything more stifling, rigid, controlling and plain miserable, than studying with a spiritual teacher. Especially one as invasive as the one you have described below. The whole idea of sitting around

[FairfieldLife] Re: What would a cool spiritual teaching be like?

2014-06-20 Thread authfri...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
My contribution: * It respects other traditions and beliefs. One may disagree with the teachings of other spiritual traditions, but one refrains from criticizing or mocking the teachers, teachings, or practitioners.of those traditions. It's considered extremely low-vibe to do so and not at

[FairfieldLife] Re: What would a cool spiritual teaching be like?

2014-06-20 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : Pardon my French, but Who The Fuck Wants To Study With A Spiritual Teacher? I cannot think of anything more stifling, rigid, controlling and plain miserable, than studying with a spiritual teacher. Especially one as

[FairfieldLife] Re: What would a cool spiritual teaching be like?

2014-06-20 Thread lengli...@cox.net [FairfieldLife]
That's just not cool, Judy, as it automatically casts dispersions on Unc's way of doing things. You gotta add an Unc exception to that. L ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend@... wrote : My contribution: * It respects other traditions and beliefs. One may disagree

[FairfieldLife] Re: What would a cool spiritual teaching be like?

2014-06-20 Thread authfri...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Oh, Lawson, I'm sure nobody would assume I had Barry in mind. He probably just forgot to include this attribute in his own list, don't you think? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, LEnglish5@... wrote : That's just not cool, Judy, as it automatically casts dispersions on Unc's way of

[FairfieldLife] Re: What would a cool spiritual teaching be like?

2014-06-20 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Agreed, and agreed. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater@... wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : Pardon my French, but Who The Fuck Wants To Study With A Spiritual Teacher? I cannot think of anything more stifling, rigid,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What would a cool spiritual teaching be like?

2014-06-20 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
So, that's your spiritual teaching summed up in two paragraphs? Thanks. On 6/20/2014 7:04 AM, fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Pardon my French, but Who The Fuck Wants To Study With A Spiritual Teacher? I cannot think of anything more stifling, rigid, controlling and

[FairfieldLife] Re: What would a cool spiritual teaching be like?

2014-06-20 Thread nablusoss1008
It depends if the teacher is able to push you out of your comfort zone and safely make you go beyond the limitations you thought you had and to states of consciousness that even in hindsight turned out to be worth experiencing. Such teachers are rare, but worth spending time with. ---In