[FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchy...@... wrote: I would be more impressed with Vaj's scientific claims, if he could provide a first hand account of his personal pacification experiences with the Dali Lama. I'd be more impressed with TMers if they learned how to spell

[FairfieldLife] Paul McCartney - Let It Be, Kiev 2008

2009-05-10 Thread nablusoss1008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkz-BXEcSXcfeature=related

[FairfieldLife] Re: 18 fun atrocities straight from the Bible

2009-05-10 Thread sgrayatlarge
-Fun Avataric atrocities, kill a cow pay a big price, for the good of the order: A haihaya King Kartavirya Arjuna (Sahasrarjuna - purportedly with a thousand arms) and his army visited Jamadagni, a Brahmin sage, who fed his guest and the whole army with his divine cow Kamadhenu. The king

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: Dalai Lama -- a well-known spiritual teacher. :-)

[FairfieldLife] Happy Mother's Day

2009-05-10 Thread raunchydog
Ella Fitzgerald, Queen of Jazz, wails on meaningless sounds, scat mantras that don't mean a thing. Enjoy. http://tinyurl.com/qxzg4x http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7788693758883102519

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchydog@ wrote: I would be more impressed with Vaj's scientific claims, if he could provide a first hand account of his personal pacification experiences with the

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread cardemaister
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: The interesting story of world-renowned psychologist, Paul Ekman, and the resolution of a lifetime of anger. A related project had its roots in a surprisingly powerful private exchange Paul Ekman had with the Dalai Lama

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchy...@... wrote: I am interested to hear from Vaj and not you unless you have met the Dalai Lama and have a truthful story to tell about an experience of pacification and what that means to you. Well, I saw the Dalai Lama once in

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread Robert
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchy...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchydog@ wrote: I would be more impressed with Vaj's scientific claims, if he could provide a

[FairfieldLife] 'The Many Faces of Pacification'

2009-05-10 Thread Robert
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacification

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread Vaj
On May 9, 2009, at 10:53 PM, grate.swan wrote: But just, what if, A doesn't cause B and its just an illusion? Then, despite the direct experience, its still an illusion. I had a filipino faith healer pull ugly bloody things from my body. I directly experienced it. Do you think it was real?

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread Vaj
On May 10, 2009, at 3:06 AM, raunchydog wrote: Look whose dumping from his high horse now. If Vaj wants to make scientific claims for the Dalai Lama's spiritual whammy powers (red pen spelling correction noted) he could at least back it up. I'm not even asking for a study, just one little

[FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count Meditator Status

2009-05-10 Thread dhamiltony2k5
FFL Meditators . Of the top ten writers, are they meditators? How many of the top 10 FFL writers could put 'yes' as meditator next to their name? Are these writers, all meditators? Of some kind? Like, current practicing meditators? Yes, some of these folks evidently are, in FFL

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread cardemaister
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robert babajii...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchydog@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchydog@ wrote: I would

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On May 9, 2009, at 10:53 PM, grate.swan wrote: But just, what if, A doesn't cause B and its just an illusion? Then, despite the direct experience, its still an illusion. I had a filipino faith healer pull ugly bloody

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On May 10, 2009, at 3:06 AM, raunchydog wrote: Look whose dumping from his high horse now. If Vaj wants to make scientific claims for the Dalai Lama's spiritual whammy powers (red pen spelling correction noted) he could at

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread grate . swan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchy...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: On May 9, 2009, at 10:53 PM, grate.swan wrote: But just, what if, A doesn't cause B and its just an illusion? Then, despite the direct experience,

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread Duveyoung
If Vaj was within two feet of the Dalai Lama and had been balmisized, how is that different if Vaj reported that he'd once been at the back of a lecture hall filled with folks hearing the Dalai Lama's sermon and had been balmisized by that? Are we saying that the closer to the fire the greater

[FairfieldLife] My Theory, Which Is Mine (was Re: Emotional Masturbation)

2009-05-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, grate.swan no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, grate.swan no_reply@ wrote: Different from our perception, but logically reasonable and plausible. From that, I

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread Duveyoung
http://tinyurl.com/qwy7bj The link above goes to a New York Times article that deals with the placebo effect from a very mundane angle: the use of various creams that are sold over the counter for various bodily aches. Edg PSthe below wasn't formatted by hand by me -- sorry, I forgot,

[FairfieldLife] My Theory, Which Is Mine (was Re: Emotional Masturbation)

2009-05-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robert babajii...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: snip Sure, but isn't the intellect (the working mind, not the abstraction) exactly what inhibits getting to the reference-free state? I don't believe it's

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread Alex Stanley
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, grate.swan no_re...@... wrote: I like the DL (did I spell it right?). He is a sweet gentle man, and appears to have good insights. And a sense of humor. However, if he has the power of pacification, why does he not use it on the Chinese leaders -- who

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley j_alexander_stan...@... wrote: From my own experiences, a teacher's spiritual transmission isn't necessarily universally received. If it even exists. There are perfectly viable theories that explain the *perception* of having received a

[FairfieldLife] My Theory, Which Is Mine (was Re: Emotional Masturbation)

2009-05-10 Thread grate . swan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robert babajii_99@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: snip Sure, but isn't the intellect (the working mind, not the abstraction) exactly what

[FairfieldLife] Obama the Stand up comic at White House Correspondent's Dinner

2009-05-10 Thread do.rflex
President Obama, playing the comic-in-chief, had the celebrity-packed crowd at the White House Correspondents' dinner rolling out of their seats Saturday night as he skewered Republicans, and much, much more... Some really hilarious stuff! Watch Part 1:

[FairfieldLife] My Theory, Which Is Mine (was Re: Emotional Masturbation)

2009-05-10 Thread grate . swan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, grate.swan no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, grate.swan no_reply@ wrote: Different from

[FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count Meditator Status

2009-05-10 Thread dhamiltony2k5
FFL Meditators . Of the top ten writers, are they meditators? How many of the top 10 FFL writers could put 'yes' as meditator next to their name? Current practicing meditators, like meditated yesterday and will meditate today sometime. Are these writers, all meditators? Of

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread Alex Stanley
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley j_alexander_stanley@ wrote: From my own experiences, a teacher's spiritual transmission isn't necessarily universally received. If it even exists. There are

[FairfieldLife] Becoming enlightened, or Becoming enlightenment?

2009-05-10 Thread TurquoiseB
Which phrase do you prefer? Most people prefer the former. And the reason is that the thing doing the preferring is the ego. It wants to become enlightened, but without losing itself (its self). But it's possible that things don't work that way. I've worked with spiritual teachers who were

[FairfieldLife] My Theory, Which Is Mine (was Re: Emotional Masturbation)

2009-05-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, grate.swan no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robert babajii_99@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: snip Sure, but

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: The recognition theory explains this in that not every teacher one meets is aware of or accessing the attribute or quality that is ready to wake up at the time you meet them. But some are. So you tend to get something

[FairfieldLife] Re: Guru Dev - Our happiness or unhappiness is OUR responsibility

2009-05-10 Thread Paul Mason
Officially the books are not being published until June, but since they have been printed and people have been itchy to get hold of copies I have made some available through my website at http://www.paulmason.info/booksetc.html With regard to over-the-counter sales of the Guru Dev books in

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread Vaj
On May 10, 2009, at 8:46 AM, raunchydog wrote: It's about having the appropriate instrument for investigation. If you want to look at the stars, it's fine if you have a nice telescope, but it's not that helpful if you're trying to observe the stars from the back of a moving motorcycle. The

[FairfieldLife] My Theory, Which Is Mine (was Re: Emotional Masturbation)

2009-05-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, grate.swan no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: snip The intellect's function is to discriminate between this and that, to make distinctions, to draw boundaries, which is essential for life in the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count Meditator Status

2009-05-10 Thread satvadude108
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony...@... wrote: FFL Meditators Are these writers, all meditators? Of some kind? Like, current practicing meditators? Yes Doug, daily. Are you planning retributive action towards those insufferable non-meditators?

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread Vaj
On May 10, 2009, at 10:09 AM, Alex Stanley wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, grate.swan no_re...@... wrote: I like the DL (did I spell it right?). He is a sweet gentle man, and appears to have good insights. And a sense of humor. However, if he has the power of pacification, why

[FairfieldLife] Re: Quotes by Paul McCartney and Ring Starr etc. about TM + MMY at the Concert

2009-05-10 Thread horashastra
. May you spread it everywhere !!! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_re...@... wrote: Mother of Pearls forever ! Thank you for posting this !! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ve-da@ wrote: . They are all for TM and Maharishi!!! -

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread Vaj
On May 10, 2009, at 10:34 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: If you think about it, it explains the experience of the person Vaj has been talking about. His latent attributes of ahimsa and compassion were ready to be awakened. Put him in the presence of a teacher whose life has been a veritable showcase

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread grate . swan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On May 10, 2009, at 8:46 AM, raunchydog wrote: It's about having the appropriate instrument for investigation. If you want to look at the stars, it's fine if you have a nice telescope, but it's not that helpful if

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread Sal Sunshine
On May 10, 2009, at 8:22 AM, grate.swan wrote: I like the DL (did I spell it right?). He is a sweet gentle man, and appears to have good insights. And a sense of humor. However, if he has the power of pacification, why does he not use it on the Chinese leaders -- who upon pacification

[FairfieldLife] Re: Quotes by Paul McCartney and Ring Starr etc. about TM + MMY at the Concert

2009-05-10 Thread enlightened_dawn11
not only are these people that advocate TM stars as was indicated, but they are highly successful, and widely admired, something that far eclipses any of the TM critics here, or elsewhere. its easy to be a critic. all you have to do is set your self-important sights on something highly

[FairfieldLife] Wanda Sykes rips at the White House Correspondent's Dinner

2009-05-10 Thread do.rflex
Youch! Comedienne Wanda Sykes threw some intense cutting zingers that are sure to raise the hackles of a few in the right wing crowd. Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmyRog2w4DIfeature=related

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread grate . swan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: In fact often it's only when one moves oneself, shifts oneself in some way that unknowingly the recognition dawns. That's also why in many cases a sense of shock or surprise can facilitate such recognition. I think the

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread grate . swan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunsh...@... wrote: On May 10, 2009, at 8:22 AM, grate.swan wrote: I like the DL (did I spell it right?). He is a sweet gentle man, and appears to have good insights. And a sense of humor. However, if he has the power of

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchy...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchy...@... wrote: Deli Lama: A sandwich. A...very good, Grasshopper. Now, to see

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread lurkernomore20002000
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: I initially experienced nada from Ammachi, until I had the recognition that she was at the level of shakti. Instantly on that recognition, there was an acknowledgment from her, which was interesting that the recognition

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread enlightened_dawn11
and the DL is a putz. a nice enough guy, but sort of the nerd of spiritual teachers-- talks in very obtuse language, not terribly effective, and has managed to make a name for himself only because outsiders have taken over his medieval oligarchy, while he was unable to do anything about it.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread Vaj
On May 10, 2009, at 12:15 PM, grate.swan wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: In fact often it's only when one moves oneself, shifts oneself in some way that unknowingly the recognition dawns. That's also why in many cases a sense of shock or surprise

[FairfieldLife] Re: Wanda Sykes rips at the White House Correspondent's Dinner

2009-05-10 Thread lurkernomore20002000
I thought some of it was a little funny. But I think she is going to be perceived as being pretty crude. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex do.rf...@... wrote: Youch! Comedienne Wanda Sykes threw some intense cutting zingers that are sure to raise the hackles of a few in the

[FairfieldLife] You're on the road to enlightenment..

2009-05-10 Thread Bhairitu
You're on the road to enlightenment when you stop aggravating about getting there. ;-)

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread grate . swan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: On May 10, 2009, at 12:15 PM, grate.swan wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: In fact often it's only when one moves oneself, shifts oneself in some way that unknowingly the recognition

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, grate.swan no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: In fact often it's only when one moves oneself, shifts oneself in some way that unknowingly the recognition dawns. That's also why in many cases a sense of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Obama the Stand up comic at White House Correspondent's Dinner

2009-05-10 Thread Sal Sunshine
On May 10, 2009, at 9:51 AM, do.rflex wrote: President Obama, playing the comic-in-chief, had the celebrity- packed crowd at the White House Correspondents' dinner rolling out of their seats Saturday night as he skewered Republicans, and much, much more... Some really hilarious stuff!

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count Meditator Status

2009-05-10 Thread Sal Sunshine
On May 10, 2009, at 10:35 AM, satvadude108 wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony...@... wrote: FFL Meditators Are these writers, all meditators? Of some kind? Like, current practicing meditators? Yes Doug, daily. Are you planning retributive action

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Wanda Sykes rips at the White House Correspondent's Dinner

2009-05-10 Thread Sal Sunshine
On May 10, 2009, at 11:22 AM, lurkernomore20002000 wrote: I thought some of it was a little funny. But I think she is going to be perceived as being pretty crude. Yeah, much better we should have people getting ripped apart by bombs or life-saving research put out of the reach of millions

[FairfieldLife] Re: Wanda Sykes rips at the White House Correspondent's Dinner

2009-05-10 Thread do.rflex
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunsh...@... wrote: On May 10, 2009, at 11:22 AM, lurkernomore20002000 wrote: I thought some of it was a little funny. But I think she is going to be perceived as being pretty crude. Yeah, much better we should have people getting

[FairfieldLife] Re: You're on the road to enlightenment..

2009-05-10 Thread grate . swan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: You're on the road to enlightenment when you stop aggravating about getting there. ;-) Ok I'll play. 60 seconds: Go You are on the road to Enlightenment (YAORE) is when the road disappears YAORE when you disappear. YAORE

[FairfieldLife] Re: Wanda Sykes rips at the White House Correspondent's Dinner

2009-05-10 Thread grate . swan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunsh...@... wrote: On May 10, 2009, at 11:22 AM, lurkernomore20002000 wrote: I thought some of it was a little funny. But I think she is going to be perceived as being pretty crude. Yeah, much better we should have people getting

[FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count Meditator Status

2009-05-10 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunsh...@... wrote: On May 10, 2009, at 10:35 AM, satvadude108 wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony2k5@ wrote: FFL Meditators Are these writers, all meditators? Of some kind? Like,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread Vaj
On May 10, 2009, at 11:55 AM, grate.swan wrote: Actually (as I've postulated here before) IME TM and the TMSP do not lead to pacification, so no, it is not a valid comparison. Actually Grate falsely assumed I was referring to some landmark scientific study, when I was not referring to any

[FairfieldLife] Re: Wanda Sykes rips at the White House Correspondent's Dinner

2009-05-10 Thread lurkernomore20002000
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunsh...@... wrote: On May 10, 2009, at 11:22 AM, lurkernomore20002000 wrote: I thought some of it was a little funny. But I think she is going to be perceived as being pretty crude. Yeah, much better we should have people getting

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread Vaj
On May 10, 2009, at 12:45 PM, grate.swan wrote: I wouldn't confuse shakti darshan effects, like you're describing, with the transmitted recognition of enlightened mind which can lead to pacification (Skt.: prashanti). These are different phenomenon. Perhaps you did not follow. How can

[FairfieldLife] Re: Wanda Sykes rips at the White House Correspondent's Dinner

2009-05-10 Thread lurkernomore20002000
grate.swan no_re...@... wrote: I thought she was very funny. A quiet humor. (Only the kidney joke was not so funny -- to me) How about the one, paying teachers more so they wouldn't sleep with their students Whether Obaman laughed at this or not, the shots will juxtopose her comments and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count Meditator Status

2009-05-10 Thread dhamiltony2k5
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, satvadude108 no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony2k5@ wrote: FFL Meditators Are these writers, all meditators? Of some kind? Like, current practicing meditators? Yes Doug, daily.

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread satvadude108
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunsh...@... wrote: On May 10, 2009, at 8:22 AM, grate.swan wrote: I like the DL (did I spell it right?). He is a sweet gentle man, and appears to have good insights. And a sense of humor. However, if he has the power of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread Sal Sunshine
On May 10, 2009, at 1:21 PM, satvadude108 wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunsh...@... wrote: On May 10, 2009, at 8:22 AM, grate.swan wrote: I like the DL (did I spell it right?). He is a sweet gentle man, and appears to have good insights. And a sense of humor.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count Meditator Status

2009-05-10 Thread satvadude108
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunsh...@... wrote: On May 10, 2009, at 10:35 AM, satvadude108 wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony2k5@ wrote: FFL Meditators Are these writers, all meditators? Of some kind? Like,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count Meditator Status

2009-05-10 Thread dhamiltony2k5
FFL Meditators . Of the top ten writers, are they meditators? How many of the top 10 FFL writers could put 'yes' as meditator next to their name? Current practicing meditators, like meditated yesterday and will meditate today sometime. Not just `had learned and fallen

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: You're on the road to enlightenment..

2009-05-10 Thread Bhairitu
grate.swan wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: You're on the road to enlightenment when you stop aggravating about getting there. ;-) Ok I'll play. 60 seconds: Go You are on the road to Enlightenment (YAORE) is when the road disappears

[FairfieldLife] The Meditator Boxes (was Re: Post Count Meditator Status)

2009-05-10 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony...@... wrote: Om, that's cool. A meditating status does help puts a useful context to some of the criticism that often goes on here. Provides an insight of context. Current meditator, has-been meditator, and non-meditator.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count Meditator Status

2009-05-10 Thread grate . swan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony...@... wrote: FFL Meditators . Of the top ten writers, are they meditators? How many of the top 10 FFL writers could put 'yes' as meditator next to their name? Current practicing meditators, like

[FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count Meditator Status

2009-05-10 Thread satvadude108
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchy...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunshine@ wrote: On May 10, 2009, at 10:35 AM, satvadude108 wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony2k5@ wrote: FFL

[FairfieldLife] Re: Wanda Sykes rips at the White House Correspondent's Dinner

2009-05-10 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , Sal Sunshine salsunsh...@... wrote: On May 10, 2009, at 11:22 AM, lurkernomore20002000 wrote: I thought some of it was a little funny. But I think she is going to be perceived as being pretty crude. Yeah, much

[FairfieldLife] Re: Wanda Sykes rips at the White House Correspondent's Dinner

2009-05-10 Thread off_world_beings
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , lurkernomore20002000 steve.sun...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com , Sal Sunshine salsunshine@ wrote: On May 10, 2009, at 11:22 AM, lurkernomore20002000 wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Good Article on the Economy

2009-05-10 Thread Bhairitu
How do you know when Ben Bernanke is lying? When his mouth moves. Yeah, I know, old joke (usually applied elsewhere). And I'm sure most FFLians could care less about the economy as being concerned about it would make them look unenlightened in their quest to dissect enlightenment. After

[FairfieldLife] The Meditator Boxes (was Re: Post Count Meditator Status)

2009-05-10 Thread dhamiltony2k5
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony2k5@ wrote: Om, that's cool. A meditating status does help puts a useful context to some of the criticism that often goes on here. Provides an insight of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count Meditator Status

2009-05-10 Thread Nelson
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, satvadude108 no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony2k5@ wrote: FFL Meditators Are these writers, all meditators? Of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Wanda Sykes rips at the White House Correspondent's Dinner

2009-05-10 Thread Bhairitu
do.rflex wrote: Youch! Comedienne Wanda Sykes threw some intense cutting zingers that are sure to raise the hackles of a few in the right wing crowd. Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmyRog2w4DIfeature=related Great digs and well deserved too!

[FairfieldLife] 1984: The masterpiece that killed George Orwell

2009-05-10 Thread do.rflex
War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength. If you're an Orwell fan you may be interested in this story: The Observer [UK] - In 1946 Observer editor David Astor lent George Orwell [Eric Blair] a remote Scottish farmhouse in which to write his new book, Nineteen Eighty-Four. It

[FairfieldLife] The Meditator Boxes (was Re: Post Count Meditator Status)

2009-05-10 Thread enlightened_dawn11
in other words Doug, your boxes are silly, trivial and even incorrect. Turqy's boxes, on the other hand, are accurate, thoughtful and definitive. does anyone else see that Turqy is setting himself up as the one true enlightened being on FFL? sure he decrys the term, but behind the false

[FairfieldLife] The Meditator Boxes (was Re: Post Count Meditator Status)

2009-05-10 Thread grate . swan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 no_re...@... wrote: in other words Doug, your boxes are silly, trivial and even incorrect. Turqy's boxes, on the other hand, are accurate, thoughtful and definitive. does anyone else see that Turqy is setting himself up as the one

[FairfieldLife] The Meditator Boxes (was Re: Post Count Meditator Status)

2009-05-10 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony...@... wrote: So, I've reacted to Doug's attempt to divide the world into the meditator box and the non-meditator box by creating my own meditator sub-boxes. Now you can file your favorite FFL posters in them. Or invent

[FairfieldLife] The Meditator Boxes (was Re: Post Count Meditator Status)

2009-05-10 Thread TurquoiseB
See how useful my boxes are, Doug? Here already is someone trying to *change* the box he's been consigned to. Knowing that no one is going to buy the Fearless box, he's trying for either the Lasher-Outer box or the Intellect-Trapped box. But that's such a classic Intellect-Challenged box thing

[FairfieldLife] The Meditator Boxes (was Re: Post Count Meditator Status)

2009-05-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 no_re...@... wrote: in other words Doug, your boxes are silly, trivial and even incorrect. Turqy's boxes, on the other hand, are accurate, thoughtful and definitive. does anyone else see that Turqy is setting himself up as the one

[FairfieldLife] The Meditator Boxes (was Re: Post Count Meditator Status)

2009-05-10 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog raunchy...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony2k5@ wrote: So, I've reacted to Doug's attempt to divide the world into the meditator box and the non-meditator box by creating my own meditator

[FairfieldLife] The Meditator Boxes (was Re: Post Count Meditator Status)

2009-05-10 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 no_reply@ wrote: in other words Doug, your boxes are silly, trivial and even incorrect. Turqy's boxes, on the other hand, are accurate, thoughtful and definitive.

[FairfieldLife] Re: You're on the road to enlightenment..

2009-05-10 Thread ultrarishi
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, grate.swan no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote: You're on the road to enlightenment when you stop aggravating about getting there. ;-) Ok I'll play. 60 seconds: Go You are on the road to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Good Article on the Economy

2009-05-10 Thread Nelson
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: How do you know when Ben Bernanke is lying? When his mouth moves. Yeah, I know, old joke (usually applied elsewhere). And I'm sure most FFLians could care less about the economy as being concerned about it would make

[FairfieldLife] The Meditator Boxes (was Re: Post Count Meditator Status)

2009-05-10 Thread Nelson
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5 dhamiltony2k5@ wrote: Om, that's cool. A meditating status does help puts a useful

[FairfieldLife] YouTubers skit on Obama, 1st Lady, Biden, Palin, Blagovich

2009-05-10 Thread off_world_beings
YouTubers skit on Obama, 1st Lady, Biden, Palin, Blagovich: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D8lj3dg5-o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D8lj3dg5-o OffWorld

[FairfieldLife] The Meditator Boxes (was Re: Post Count Meditator Status)

2009-05-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 no_reply@ wrote: in other words Doug, your boxes are silly, trivial and even incorrect.

[FairfieldLife] Texas Creationists Determined to Destroy Science Education

2009-05-10 Thread do.rflex
Texas is only 6000 years old! Not satisfied with destroying evolutionary theory and turning sex ed into a Bible course, Texas educators have decided to put the age of the universe to a vote. Phil Plait at Bad Astronomy writes: = During the Texas State Board of Education hearings on

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Good Article on the Economy

2009-05-10 Thread Bhairitu
Nelson wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: How do you know when Ben Bernanke is lying? When his mouth moves. Yeah, I know, old joke (usually applied elsewhere). And I'm sure most FFLians could care less about the economy as being concerned about it

Re: [FairfieldLife] The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread Bhairitu
Vaj wrote: The interesting story of world-renowned psychologist, Paul Ekman, and the resolution of a lifetime of anger. A related project had its roots in a surprisingly powerful private exchange Paul Ekman had with the Dalai Lama during a tea break on Wednesday. As his daughter Eve asked

[FairfieldLife] New Crop Circle, Peaks Down, Wiltshire. reported 9th May

2009-05-10 Thread nablusoss1008
http://www.sacredbritain.com/cropcircles.html http://www.earthfiles.com/shop.php Peaks Down, nr Swindon, Wiltshire. Reported 9th May. Map Ref: LOCATION http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=425584y=179610z=120sv=425584,17\ 9610st=4ar=ymapp=map.srfsearchp=ids.srfdn=755ax=425584ay=179610l\ m=0

[FairfieldLife] Prison Awaiting FFLers?

2009-05-10 Thread Bhairitu
Maybe if we let the dimwitted tech-challenged congress critters pass H.R. 1966: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/05/prison-awaiting-hostile-bloggers/ So we get rid of 8 years of an administration trampling on civil rights and along come some do-gooder progressives wanting to tread down

[FairfieldLife] Re: You're on the road to enlightenment..

2009-05-10 Thread grate . swan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: grate.swan wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote: You're on the road to enlightenment when you stop aggravating about getting there. ;-) Ok I'll play. 60 seconds: Go

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread Robert
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: Vaj wrote: The interesting story of world-renowned psychologist, Paul Ekman, and the resolution of a lifetime of anger. A related project had its roots in a surprisingly powerful private exchange Paul Ekman had with

[FairfieldLife] Re: Prison Awaiting FFLers?

2009-05-10 Thread grate . swan
Proposed congressional legislation would demand up to two years in prison for those whose electronic speech is meant to 'coerce, intimidate, harass, or cause substantial emotional distress to a person.' Wow. Some here could easily get 8 years per message - if you get bonus points for doing all

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Balm of Enlightened-Mind

2009-05-10 Thread grate . swan
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robert babajii...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote: Vaj wrote: The interesting story of world-renowned psychologist, Paul Ekman, and the resolution of a lifetime of anger. A related project had its

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