[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi rape rumours

2008-02-10 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, george_deforest george.deforest@ wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi rape rumours

2008-02-10 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, geezerfreak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In other words, Barry was making stuff up again to suit his own fantasies, as is his wont. Mia Farrow left in disgust, as I remember. As I recall reading, he sent people after her to try to convince her

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yep, that would be me. Value the practice, in its 20 min twice a day version, but reject what MMY did to his organization in the end. And what are your feelings about MMY? Do you believe he is an enlightened

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi rape rumours

2008-02-10 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, geezerfreak geezerfreak@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: That MMY didn't, in the cases we are aware of, do this is completely

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread cardemaister
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm just wondering if any of you believe that MMY was fraud but still value his practice. Paul Mason said he is still pro-TM which is hard to believe considering the information on his website. Any thoughts

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111 wvansant111@ wrote: I'm just wondering if any of you believe that MMY was fraud but still value his practice. Paul Mason said he is still pro-TM which is hard

[FairfieldLife] Well, gahanaa karmaNo gatiH!

2008-02-10 Thread cardemaister
As many of us know, the phrase gahanaa karmaNo gatiH (Unfathomable is the course of action) is from the Giitaa (IV 17). In my book, one of the more puzzling examples of that is the fact that A.Hitler survived several assassination attempts, as if Nature wanted to save him for some dirty work, and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Letter to NPR re Commentary on Maharishi's Death

2008-02-10 Thread Irmeli Mattsson
I have been surprised how much MMY's death has been in the newspapers here in Finland. The news was in the big nationwide Helsingin Sanomat in the net already 1 am on Wednesday 06. Feb. The next day I saw the news in two other newspapers I follow regularly. All of them were matter of fact,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Well, gahanaa karmaNo gatiH!

2008-02-10 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As many of us know, the phrase gahanaa karmaNo gatiH (Unfathomable is the course of action) is from the Giitaa (IV 17). In my book, one of the more puzzling examples of that is the fact that A.Hitler survived several

Re: [FairfieldLife] Life On Mars

2008-02-10 Thread MDixon6569
In a message dated 2/10/08 7:08:23 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Great series, with fine performances by John Simm as the guy who's become unstuck in time, by Philip Glenister as his superior in the 1973 police department, and by Liz White as a female 1973 cop

[FairfieldLife] Life On Mars

2008-02-10 Thread TurquoiseB
For those of you who enjoy quality television series, this one's a real gem. An oddball gem, but a gem. Unfortunately, you folks in the US probably won't be able to find this one at Netflix unless it carries Region 2 DVDs; this one was never released in the US. The basic scenario is about a

[FairfieldLife] Guru

2008-02-10 Thread Zoran Krneta
My first sitting in meditation brought to me experience which I have found latter on TTC described as flash of Yoga… I experienced unbounded pure silence… flash of light… waves of bliss and love… From that very moment, 20 years ago, my life has been changed dramatically and that experience

[FairfieldLife] Re: Disappointment from The Myth of Freedom by Chögyam Trungpa

2008-02-10 Thread lurkernomore20002000
Really sums it up in my opinion. Thanks for posing. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All the promises we have heard are pure seduction. We expect the teachings to solve all our problems; we expect to be provided with magical means to deal with our

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread BillyG.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've just finished reading a lot of the information on tm-free blog. my head it sort of reeling of course. I've had mixed feelings about TMO and Maharishi in general, but I have believed in the benefits of TM. If I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread wvansant111
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of wvansant111 Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 11:40 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Sri

2008-02-10 Thread Vaj
On Feb 9, 2008, at 11:43 PM, feste37 wrote: It's OK. You held off for three days, which must have been quite an effort. I don't think you ever got MMY though. I never got any impression of sleaziness about him. Quite the opposite, actually. And watching the events currently going on in India

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread Alex Stanley
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've just finished reading a lot of the information on tm-free blog. my head it sort of reeling of course. I've had mixed feelings about TMO and Maharishi in general, but I have believed in the benefits of TM. If I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread lurkernomore20002000
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Also,seeing some of the realities at the Ideal Girls School was an interesting experience. Seeing that reality did not match the ideals. Do you care to share what some of these inconsistencies were?

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread Peter
Your post addresses the heart of the paradox regarding Maharishi. Many of the posters have had deep, profound spiritual experiences with Maharishi and/or his techniques, but his organization and his own behavior so often, especially over the last twenty years, was profoundly dysfunctional. There

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Sri

2008-02-10 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Re: research. It's interesting, a graduate student in Criminology from Holland actually did his thesis on the ME and found in a town where 14% of the population was practicing the TMSP, crime actually went up. It was

[FairfieldLife] Re: Well, gahanaa karmaNo gatiH!

2008-02-10 Thread cardemaister
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_reply@ wrote: As many of us know, the phrase gahanaa karmaNo gatiH (Unfathomable is the course of action) is from the Giitaa (IV 17). In my book, one of the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Life On Mars

2008-02-10 Thread Duveyoung
MDixon6569 wrote: He should have gone to teacher training then and saved his money from initiating during the Merv wave! MDix, I'm guessing your joke was just a joke, but since I was one of the most successful initiators during the Merv era, I have to sober things up a bit for anyone who might

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi rape rumours

2008-02-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, geezerfreak geezerfreak@ wrote: In other words, Barry was making stuff up again to suit his own fantasies, as is his wont. Mia Farrow left in disgust, as I remember.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Disappointment from The Myth of Freedom by Chögyam Trungpa

2008-02-10 Thread Alex Stanley
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, lurkernomore20002000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Really sums it up in my opinion. Thanks for posing. What he said ^ --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer rick@ wrote: All the promises we have heard are pure seduction. We expect the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Disappointment from The Myth of Freedom by Chögyam Trungpa

2008-02-10 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, lurkernomore20002000 steve.sundur@ wrote: Really sums it up in my opinion. Thanks for posting. What he said ^ Indeed. This is one of the shortest yet best descriptions of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I really do appreciate everyone's responses. Yes, the people here are exremely insightful. Hehe, you got it ! :-) You want knowledge and understand then you have come to the right place. Please pay particular

[FairfieldLife] Re: Uniform Dress in Suits for Movement Leaders

2008-02-10 Thread sticheau
Thanks for the reply and the guess, but that's not it and I'm asking for facts about the current dress code if there is one. The story about the blue suit, white shirt and red tie come from MMY's comments about what Jerry Jarvis was wearing one day as MMY was trying to explain to all the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi rape rumours

2008-02-10 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Feb 10, 2008, at 4:33 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: Judy's point is the same as it's been for fourteen years. Whenever someone says anything she doesn't like about the person she never bothered to meet (Maharishi), she has

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi rape rumours

2008-02-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Feb 10, 2008, at 4:33 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: Judy's point is the same as it's been for fourteen years. Whenever someone says anything she doesn't like about the person she never bothered to meet (Maharishi), she has

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi rape rumours

2008-02-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip The fascinating thing to me is that she claims that this isn't what she's doing. She gets so caught up in the moment of each new attempt to demonize someone who has said something she doesn't like that she can't

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread new . morning
Neti... --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Your post addresses the heart of the paradox regarding Maharishi. Many of the posters have had deep, profound spiritual experiences with Maharishi and/or his techniques, but his organization and his own behavior so

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Sri

2008-02-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: Re: research. It's interesting, a graduate student in Criminology from Holland actually did his thesis on the ME and found in a town where 14% of the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Well, gahanaa karmaNo gatiH!

2008-02-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_reply@ wrote: As many of us know, the phrase gahanaa karmaNo gatiH (Unfathomable is the course of action) is from the Giitaa (IV 17). In my book, one of the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi rape rumours

2008-02-10 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: On Feb 10, 2008, at 4:33 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: Judy's point is the same as it's been for fourteen years. Whenever someone says anything she

[FairfieldLife] Re: Uniform Dress in Suits for Movement Leaders

2008-02-10 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sticheau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the reply and the guess, but that's not it and I'm asking for facts about the current dress code if there is one. The story about the blue suit, white shirt and red tie come from MMY's comments about what

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi rape rumours

2008-02-10 Thread Vaj
On Feb 10, 2008, at 4:33 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: Judy's point is the same as it's been for fourteen years. Whenever someone says anything she doesn't like about the person she never bothered to meet (Maharishi), she has to find something bad she can imply about the person who said it. It's a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Disappointment from The Myth of Freedom by Chögyam Trungpa

2008-02-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley j_alexander_stanley@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, lurkernomore20002000 steve.sundur@ wrote: Really sums it up in my opinion. Thanks for

[FairfieldLife] Maharishi's remains reach Allahabad for Funeral

2008-02-10 Thread george_deforest
Maharishi's remains reach Allahabad for Funeral from The Times of India 10 Feb 2008 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Mahesh_Yogis_mortal_remains_reach_Allahabad/articleshow/2770358.cms Mahesh Yogi's mortal remains reach Allahabad ALLAHABAD: The body of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, kept in a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread Duveyoung
Wvansant111, In case you don't know, nablusoss1008 is one of the cruelest, sludge-mouthed, deeply flawed, hateful, serial concept killers on the Web. He probably dresses like a Goth, but there's no mistaking that he attacks like a Hun. I found your insights open and honest. Please don't let

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread new . morning
On Behalf Of wvansant111 Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 11:19 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY? I've just finished reading a lot of the information on tm-free blog. my head it sort of reeling of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread curtisdeltablues
It takes quite awhile to get clarity about who's who and get comfortable posting for/to the minds you resonate with instead of posting to counter the scribbling of the black hearted creeps. Nice to welcome a newcomer Edg. But black hearted creeps? I can't think of a singe person I would

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi rape rumours

2008-02-10 Thread curtisdeltablues
Probably all of the TMO teachers have been guilty of having sex with other TMO teachers. Guilty? WTF? Of what? Is a seriously uptight prude revealing himself? Sex with a like minded consenting adult is a good thing where I come from...the planet earth. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Sri

2008-02-10 Thread Alex Stanley
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: Re: research. It's interesting, a graduate student in Criminology from Holland

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Sri

2008-02-10 Thread curtisdeltablues
Jack Ramp unsubscribed this morning. And, coldbluiceman unsubscribed yesterday. Great, now we'll never get our answer to the white suit question. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi rape rumours

2008-02-10 Thread Richard J. Williams
Probably all of the TMO teachers have been guilty of having sex with other TMO teachers. Curtis wrote: Sex with a like minded consenting adult is a good thing where I come from...the planet earth. At a TTC, ATC, or CCP? WTF? From what I've read, the TMO was and is ruled by the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread Duveyoung
Okay, so I went over the top. Sue me. Black hearted creeps was me being a black-hearted-creep for enough time to type my responses -- so, yeah, I hit the tar baby and now I got a black fist. Ick. I'll try harder, Curtis. Still, there's Off to consider, but with a little lithium that guy might

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi rape rumours

2008-02-10 Thread Duveyoung
Judy has been beat upon by me to an extreme degree, and yet I see not the least intent on her part to start a war with me and nitpick everything I post. Whatever Turq did to get her angry to this degree that she must hit the least aspect of Turq's presentation has to be something worse than

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread wvansant111
Edg, Thanks for the heads up...and his post pretty much spoke for itself. The tone of it was pretty off putting and reminded me of what a true believer sounds like when they are ranting...just that he's coming from another perspective. I've lurked on here for awhile and I can tell there's some

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi rape rumours

2008-02-10 Thread Richard J. Williams
Lawson wrote: And you have NO idea if they felt pressured, assuming they were in a position to feel anything at all about this rumored scenario. From what I've read, the TMO was and is ruled by the libido. Many of the male teachers at MUM have been accused of having sexual relations with

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi rape rumours

2008-02-10 Thread new . morning
Locked in the gopi cage in the basement at vldroop. Duh. BTW, where are these women in the movement today? (I have some answers to that one but can't go there yet.)

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Sri

2008-02-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I guess what set me off was the people who were damaged. As I said before in response Edg's question what others on other lists were saying, a list with little interest in things TM gave a long list of people they knew

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi rape rumours

2008-02-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: On Feb 10, 2008, at 4:33 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: Judy's point is the same as it's

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi rape rumours

2008-02-10 Thread Duveyoung
Oh, and Lurk should be in the kitchen too. Gotta have Lurk like morning coffee. I'm serious. If these folks could explore their dissonance with open hearts, this would become a true ashram here. For those of you that I have not invited to this imaginary ashram, sorry, but six folks being

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi rape rumours

2008-02-10 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Richard J. Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Probably all of the TMO teachers have been guilty of having sex with other TMO teachers. Curtis wrote: Sex with a like minded consenting adult is a good thing where I come from...the planet earth.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi rape rumours

2008-02-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Judy has been beat upon by me to an extreme degree, and yet I see not the least intent on her part to start a war with me and nitpick everything I post. Whatever Turq did to get her angry to this degree that she must

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread BillyG.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: He was what he was...none of us will ever figure it out. And he did what he did...and none of us will ever figure that out, either. The only thing that anyone can say about him for sure is that he's dead. I think

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Sri

2008-02-10 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of TurquoiseB Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 8:55 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Sri --- In HYPERLINK mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.comFairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread wvansant111
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, lurkernomore20002000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: wvansant111@ wrote: Also,seeing some of the realities at the Ideal Girls School was an interesting experience. Seeing that reality did not match the ideals. Do you care to share what some of

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Disappointment from The Myth of Freedom by Chögyam Trungpa

2008-02-10 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of TurquoiseB Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 9:19 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Disappointment from The Myth of Freedom by Chögyam Trungpa --- In HYPERLINK

[FairfieldLife] Re: Letter to NPR re Commentary on Maharishi's Death

2008-02-10 Thread Ingegerd
It has almost been nothing about MMYs death in Norway. Some notices about that Beatles guru is dead - thats all. But I was interviewed in the Radio about Maharishi and the angel again was what the Beatles meant for MMY. Ingegerd --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Irmeli Mattsson [EMAIL

[FairfieldLife] Cynthia Lennon pays tribute to Maharishi

2008-02-10 Thread s3raphita
Cynthia still has happy memories of her time at Maharishi's ashram in India with the Beatles and was unimpressed with hubby John's fit of petulance which brought their stay to a premature close. And she still practises TM ! Follow the link to see full story in today's Sunday Times (UK). . .

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of nablusoss1008 Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 9:23 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY? Welcome back Nabby. We were wondering if you had gone

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Sri

2008-02-10 Thread Vaj
On Feb 10, 2008, at 12:09 PM, Vaj wrote: On Feb 10, 2008, at 11:07 AM, authfriend wrote: Do tell. What other gurus has the Srivastava clan produced? Nirmala Devi and Swami Shyam. http://guruphiliac.blogspot.com/2007/03/sour-faced-devi-spoils-indias-flag.html Sorry forgot the link on

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi rape rumours

2008-02-10 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_reply@ wrote: Judy has been beat upon by me to an extreme degree, and yet I see not the least intent on her part to start a war with me and nitpick everything I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Cynthia Lennon pays tribute to Maharishi

2008-02-10 Thread Alex Stanley
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cynthia still has happy memories of her time at Maharishi's ashram in India with the Beatles and was unimpressed with hubby John's fit of petulance which brought their stay to a premature close. And she still

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi rape rumours

2008-02-10 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Feb 10, 2008, at 10:19 AM, authfriend wrote: Actually, I'd suggest, considering the degree of projection you're demonstrating, it's you who is insane. Case in point: Nowhere have you addressed what I said about your excommunication lie. Instead, what you've done is to write six posts

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Sri

2008-02-10 Thread lurkernomore20002000
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: He unsubscribed from FFL this morning. I sent him a farewell email and toldhim that if he wanted to read that file, I'd send it to him. I'll letyou know if he responds. I read his second to last post, where he comments

[FairfieldLife] On Maharishi Channel now

2008-02-10 Thread authfriend
Hagelin leading a global meeting. It may be live. There was a 5- minute global meditation, and Hagelin is now introducing a very recent MMY tape on the mechanics of global transformation.

[FairfieldLife] Will Cost Of TM Go Down Now?????

2008-02-10 Thread seekliberation
If i'm not mistaken, the reason for TM being taught at such a ridiculous price is primarily due to Maharishi. He seemed to express so much negativity in the final years of his life, specifically towards America for not choosing to meditate, but purchase other luxaries instead. Is there

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi rape rumours

2008-02-10 Thread new . morning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Show of hands: Is there anyone here who doesn't think that's a fair description of what's going on in Judy's head right about now? http://www.engadgethd.com/media/2007/07/hd_format_war_kids.jpg

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Sri

2008-02-10 Thread Vaj
On Feb 10, 2008, at 11:07 AM, authfriend wrote: Do tell. What other gurus has the Srivastava clan produced? Nirmala Devi and Swami Shyam. http://guruphiliac.blogspot.com/2007/03/sour-faced-devi-spoils-indias-flag.html

Re: [FairfieldLife] Life On Mars

2008-02-10 Thread Bhairitu
TurquoiseB wrote: For those of you who enjoy quality television series, this one's a real gem. An oddball gem, but a gem. Unfortunately, you folks in the US probably won't be able to find this one at Netflix unless it carries Region 2 DVDs; this one was never released in the US. The

Re: [FairfieldLife] Will Cost Of TM Go Down Now?????

2008-02-10 Thread Vaj
On Feb 10, 2008, at 12:28 PM, seekliberation wrote: If i'm not mistaken, the reason for TM being taught at such a ridiculous price is primarily due to Maharishi. He seemed to express so much negativity in the final years of his life, specifically towards America for not choosing to

RE: [FairfieldLife] Cynthia Lennon pays tribute to Maharishi

2008-02-10 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of s3raphita Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 11:08 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Cynthia Lennon pays tribute to Maharishi Cynthia still has happy memories of her time at Maharishi's

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread lurkernomore20002000
Thank you for your reply. One reason I was interested was that my wife is a part time teacher at a somewhat upper crust all girls school. (not boarding). And yes, fairly tight discipline and oversight of the girls is defintely a part of the program. That said, we have three kids, and my wife

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Sri

2008-02-10 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of lurkernomore20002000 Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 11:25 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Sri --- In HYPERLINK mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.comFairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi rape rumours

2008-02-10 Thread geezerfreak
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doncha get it yet, Geez? It has nothing to do with the women or the incidents or any of that stuff. It's all about Gotta Get Barry. That's the only thing that matters. Judy will keep harping on all of this until

Re: [FairfieldLife] Questions for JackRamp

2008-02-10 Thread Bhairitu
When you meditate is it TM or did you move on an learn something else? I made the acquaintance several years ago of an Indian tantric who had moved to the Bay Area and became his student. I learned the stuff that I felt was missing or never taught in TM like mantra shastra. I also learned

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Sri

2008-02-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Feb 10, 2008, at 11:07 AM, authfriend wrote: Do tell. What other gurus has the Srivastava clan produced? Nirmala Devi and Swami Shyam. OK. By clan Vaj means those who share the surname Srivastava, which is

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Sri

2008-02-10 Thread lurkernomore20002000
Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That was Ned Wynne's terminology. Not one of the ladies. Thanks Rick. I don't want to get you bogged down in the whole issue again, but who, again, is New Wynne, and what is his POV- neutral, or does he have an agenda? Thanks. No virus found in

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Edg, Thanks for the heads up...and his post pretty much spoke for itself. The tone of it was pretty off putting and reminded me of what a true believer sounds like when they are ranting...just that he's coming

[FairfieldLife] Re: On Maharishi Channel now

2008-02-10 Thread authfriend
Can't be live; silly me. They're all in India or on their way. Interestingly, Bevan is talking now about MMY and his teaching and is sounding more natural and genuine than I've ever heard him. I had him on in the background, not listening to what he was saying, and my attention was suddenly

[FairfieldLife] Re: On Maharishi Channel now

2008-02-10 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hagelin leading a global meeting. It may be live. There was a 5- minute global meditation, and Hagelin is now introducing a very recent MMY tape on the mechanics of global transformation. I think they must be in India

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Sri

2008-02-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Feb 10, 2008, at 12:54 PM, authfriend wrote: So it would appear there's somewhat less to Vaj's claim than meets the eye. Quel surprise! For reference, Vaj's original claim: Actually from what I understand the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Sri

2008-02-10 Thread Vaj
On Feb 10, 2008, at 1:09 PM, geezerfreak wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually from what I understand the Srivistava clan has a history of producing gurus of questionable caliber. Vaj, I would be most interested in hearing more about this. I've

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread curtisdeltablues
For once, Nablus1008 and I are in total agreement, except that I would have rated Curtis higher on the good people with a lot of wisdom scale. Thanks for the good word Turq but with my lack of spiritual practices I'm lucky I ranked as high as I did! I'll take it with thanks Nabby! --- In

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On a scale from 1 - 10, where 10 = normal, good people with alot of wisdom... Vaj :10 Turq/Barry Right: 9,5 Rick Archer : 9 drpetersutphen : 8 Curtisdeltablues: 7 ...and 1

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Sri

2008-02-10 Thread Bhairitu
Vaj wrote: On Feb 9, 2008, at 11:43 PM, feste37 wrote: It's OK. You held off for three days, which must have been quite an effort. I don't think you ever got MMY though. I never got any impression of sleaziness about him. Quite the opposite, actually. And watching the events currently going

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Sri

2008-02-10 Thread geezerfreak
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually from what I understand the Srivistava clan has a history of producing gurus of questionable caliber. Vaj, I would be most interested in hearing more about this. I've heard plenty about the thugishness of this

Re: [FairfieldLife] Will Cost Of TM Go Down Now?????

2008-02-10 Thread Bhairitu
Vaj wrote: On Feb 10, 2008, at 12:28 PM, seekliberation wrote: If i'm not mistaken, the reason for TM being taught at such a ridiculous price is primarily due to Maharishi. He seemed to express so much negativity in the final years of his life, specifically towards America for not choosing

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Sri

2008-02-10 Thread Vaj
On Feb 10, 2008, at 12:54 PM, authfriend wrote: So it would appear there's somewhat less to Vaj's claim than meets the eye. Quel surprise! I'd say his cousin (or distant relative), once a member of the TMO, molesting disciples is pretty bizarre.

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Duveyoung Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 12:36 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY? I'm a C student! What a bell curve. I'll continue

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi rape rumours

2008-02-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_reply@ wrote: Judy has been beat upon by me to an extreme degree, and yet I see not the least

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: On Maharishi Channel now

2008-02-10 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of authfriend Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 12:40 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: On Maharishi Channel now Man, I had some of the most fabulous TM teachers for residence courses in my

Re: [FairfieldLife] Those Crazy Srivistavas

2008-02-10 Thread Zoran Krneta
Link which I am sending is abut guy who started with TM in early '70 but soon he quit and started his own kundalini yoga movement. I know him and his 5 wifes. http://www.komaja.org/en/index.php

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread ruthsimplicity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The ridiculously named TM-Free blog is anything *but* TM-Free. It's all TM, all the time. Unhealthy-TM-Obsession Blog is a more accurate description. I checked the blog out. Seems no more unhealthy than this

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: On Maharishi Channel now

2008-02-10 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Feb 10, 2008, at 12:14 PM, curtisdeltablues wrote: Maharishi bet on the wrong horses IMO. He chose people with zero personal charisma. I've never understood this one either, Curtis. Not only picking those with the least personal charisma, but then having them dress like Brooks Bros

[FairfieldLife] Some random thoughts

2008-02-10 Thread ultrarishi
So, I guess Deepak Chopra is breathing a sigh of relief. He could have been in Tony Nadar's position dressed up as Roger Ramjet. Among other things I think he probably so this kind of silliness coming. It seemed Maharishi was gromming Deepak to take over the movement. I'm glad Deepak got out.

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Sri

2008-02-10 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of lurkernomore20002000 Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 11:56 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sri Sri Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That was Ned Wynne's terminology. Not one of the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in MMY?

2008-02-10 Thread Larry
I don't have anything to add to the discussion - I think of this post as merely a vote to your OP - in the interest of a tally in whatever column you feel fit. yes, I still do TM, but I never 'practiced' it as I was pretty damn good at it right from the get go :) but I have a couple of kids

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