[FairfieldLife] The academic fields with the least discipline...

...and the most ego. I found this chart interesting, in that the longest Ph.D. dissertations seem to be in the fields most subject to opinion -- history, antrhopology, political science, communication, english, sociology, and education. It's almost as if the grad students in those fields are alread

Re: [FairfieldLife] The academic fields with the least discipline...

Ok, turq, here's a question for you: what goes to battle with ego? Being? Truth? Love? I don't think so. Other egos? Hmmm...I'd guess yes. But that's just my opinion. Once again I don't understand why you get so het up about people having and sharing opinions. It's what we all do. Especially

Re: [FairfieldLife] The academic fields with the least discipline...

Also turq, I do find it interesting that Geography, Geology and Chemistry appear in the top 12. To me that indicates a deeper principle at work. On Thursday, November 7, 2013 6:34 AM, Share Long wrote:   Ok, turq, here's a question for you: what goes to battle with ego? Being? Truth? Lov

[FairfieldLife] Re: The academic fields with the least discipline...

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > Ok, turq, here's a question for you: what goes to battle > with ego? There is rarely a *need* for "battle" if there are no egos involved. > Being? Truth? Love? I don't think so. Other egos? Hmmm... > I'd guess yes. But that's just my op

[FairfieldLife] Re: The academic fields with the least discipline...

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > Also turq, I do find it interesting that Geography, Geology > and Chemistry appear in the top 12. To me that indicates > a deeper principle at work. With chemistry, it's probably because the grad students are already trying to land a hig

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: RE: MANICHAEAN VIEWS OF BUDDHISM

Om, II. TM meditators are effortless meditators. Not all Buddhist meditators are effortless meditators. [see preparatory introductory lecture to learning TM]. Therefore, not all Buddhists are transcendental meditators. Om, There are TM meditators There are Buddhist meditators Anyone w

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: Is the Holy Spirit on vacation?

"MZ" is short for Masked Zebra, which was Robin's handle. It's his idea Yifuzero is talking about. Seraphina wrote: > Re "An interesting speculative idea by MZ - that the Holy Spirit vacated the > scene after the WWII Monte > Cassino bombing." > > I've heard that idea before - but c

[FairfieldLife] RE: Who's who on FFL?

You ought to be able to pick the real names up pretty quickly, actually, just as the rest of us have, by associating the handle (what you're calling a sign-on name) in the attribution line of posts quoting a person with how that person is addressed or how they sign their posts (e.g., Buck, altho

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: MANICHAEAN VIEWS OF BUDDHISM

What's yer problem? We're saying we like this kind of thing, the fancier and more elaborate the better. Love the costumes in this clip, the different coordinated black-and-white prints for the vestments. Russian liturgical music is kind of an acquired taste for most Westerners, but it's

[FairfieldLife] RE: Re: The academic fields with the least discipline...

Barry wrote: > > I think most people share opinions for the purpose of benefiting others > > And *that* is ego. Believing that your opinion is so cool > or so "right" or so "Truth-y" that sharing it will "benefit" > others. Something Barry never does. (horselaugh) (snip) > But -- un

[FairfieldLife] RE: The academic fields with the least discipline...

Barry wrote: (snip) > This said, I disagree with whoever suggested that Stephen King "needs > editing." As if Barry didn't know who that person was. What a coward. > I find reading his latest work a refreshing throwback to the days in which > writers didn't pander to attention > s

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: RE: MANICHAEAN VIEWS OF BUDDHISM

Yes Our Mystical America heritage, Moravians too. Yea the Moravians too were a group of mystical and spiritual Meissner effect 'independents' in old Europe. Going back centuries in European history. In the history of the spiritual West, Moravians too met a fate against an ignorance of faith-orth

[FairfieldLife] Re: The academic fields with the least discipline...

See Share, *this* is what I mean about the difference between simply presenting one's opinion, and getting one's ego-panties in a twist, and trying to turn it into a "battle" that's all going on inside the egomaniac's head. All I did is present an opinion. I even said at the end that that was *all

[FairfieldLife] RE: The academic fields with the least discipline...

The rumor at the school where I did my PhD was that they weighed the dissertations rather than read them. I took that rumor seriously enough to make sure that mine was extra fat and typed on the heaviest paper I could find. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: ...and the most ego.

[FairfieldLife] Re: The academic fields with the least discipline...

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, feste37 wrote: > > The rumor at the school where I did my PhD was that they weighed the dissertations rather than read them. I took that rumor seriously enough to make sure that mine was extra fat and typed on the heaviest paper I could find. That's like the

[FairfieldLife] RE: The academic fields with the least discipline...

Barry wrote: > ...and the most ego. I found this chart interesting, in that the longest > Ph.D. dissertations seem to be in the > fields most subject to opinion -- history, antrhopology, political science, > communication, english, sociology, > and education. It's almost as if the grad st

[FairfieldLife] RE: The academic fields with the least discipline...

---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > Ok, turq, here's a question for you: what goes to battle > with ego? There is rarely a *need* for "battle" if there are no egos involved.

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Before the British Invasion

It didn't take long for this thread to turn into shit. Go figure. On 11/6/2013 6:30 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com wrote: The California dreamin' scene we both liked was maybe a false dawn? The paradisiacal image of a sunny, optimistic, carefree lifestyle that appealed to me was given the lie by the

[FairfieldLife] RE: Who's who on FFL?

To clarify - I don't believe in anonymity. If I choose to post or subject others to my opinions and generally interact with them then I am more than happy to let them know my name. If I didn't want to associate myself with what I have written then I wouldn't write it. I don't totally understand

[FairfieldLife] RE: Re: The academic fields with the least discipline...

Translation: Barry's attempt to trash me got trashed, and he's pissed off. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: See Share, *this* is what I mean about the difference between simply presenting one's opinion, and getting one's ego-panties in a twist, and trying to turn it into a "batt

[FairfieldLife] RE: The academic fields with the least discipline...

Well, his dissertations here, all being roughly about the identical one or two subjects, have been, seemingly, endless. Not only is it the subjective sense I have of the never-ending ranting about the same subjects but I am sure if someone was to actually count the words on all the forums over a

[FairfieldLife] RE: Re: The academic fields with the least discipline...

LOL! And of course, everyone knows that the bibliography in a dissertation refers not to "works consulted in the preparation of this dissertation" but to "books, the titles of which are known to me." ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Before the British Invasion

How dare you , Share, butting into the conversation abut early British rock music and posting about the weather and those California bands - like Crosby, Stills, and Nash and Young! This is just outrageous! LoL! On 11/6/2013 6:30 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com wrote: The California dreamin' scene we

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: MANICHAEAN VIEWS OF BUDDHISM

This thread is looking like it's headed for the outhouse. On 11/6/2013 10:10 PM, emptyb...@yahoo.com wrote: You're all sounding like desiccated corpses drying in the desert. There is another type of Christian life here in America. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0M94z3Pev4 ---In fairfield

Re: [FairfieldLife] How vulgar can you get?

Addressing the important issues! Apparently, pretty vulgar: It looked like a pretty vulgar scene on TV hat showed the anarchists throwing a molotov cocktail at Buckingham Palace. Go figure. On 11/6/2013 9:05 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com wrote: Two women wore 9/11 Twin Towers fancy-dress costumes

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Before the British Invasion

Richard, sorr! But I think the thread had become about regional music scenes in the US, which I find fascinating. And I find weather fascinating too. Don't shoot me, ok? (-: On Thursday, November 7, 2013 9:29 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote:   How dare you , Sh

Re: [FairfieldLife] How vulgar can you get?

Richard, the story was at the top of yahoo stories this morning. Anyway, vulgar is a very interesting word, from Latin and referring to the spoken language. On Thursday, November 7, 2013 9:35 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote:   Addressing the important issues! Apparently, pretty vulgar: It

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: RE: RE: MANICHAEAN VIEWS OF BUDDHISM

This may a good time to take a reality check: To meditate means to think things over. Meditation is based on thinking, and there's hardly a person on the planet who doesn't pause at least once or twice every day and take stock of their own mental contents. And, everyone is transcending all the

[FairfieldLife] RE: Re: The academic fields with the least discipline...

turq, imho, ego-panties deserves an award for the FFL phrase of the year! If I use it in my dissertation about online communities, I promise to give you a footnote (-: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: See Share, *this* is what I mean about the difference between simply prese

Re: [FairfieldLife] Who's who on FFL?

You can call me Prairie Dog: [image: Inline image 1] On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 10:32 PM, wrote: > > > Can I mention something else that's been bugging me about FFL? > > I am Seraphita. That is Seraphita = Seraphita = Seraphita. That's the name > I selected when registering with FFL. That's the na

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: MANICHAEAN VIEWS OF BUDDHISM

Richard! Did you even look at the clip?! It's beautiful, not outhousy at all! Go figure! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: This thread is looking like it's headed for the outhouse. On 11/6/2013 10:10 PM, emptybill@... mailto:emptybill@... wrote: You're all sounding like d

[FairfieldLife] RE: Re: The academic fields with the least discipline...

turq, about formulaic series, I'm old enough to have seen several in the crime team genre: Blue Moon, Remington Steele come to mind. What I enjoy is seeing how the formula itself has evolved. It's as if with each new artist or group of artists, the formula itself gets transformed in some essenti

[FairfieldLife] More Beauty For The Whole World To Enjoy

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/11/05/hoard_of_1400_nazilooted_art_includes_chagall_matisse_picasso.html?google_editors_picks=true http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/11/05/hoard_of_1400_nazilooted_art_includes_chagall_matisse_picasso.html?google_editors_picks=true

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] The academic fields with the least discipline...

Share: You continue to be fascinated by men who are "douche's". Here is Nathan Fillion talking about his character. http://www.tv.com/news/castles-nathan-fillion-on-his-new-role-hes-a-douche-12874/ http://www.tv.com/news/castles-nathan-fillion-on-his-new-role-hes-a-douche-12874/ N

Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] The academic fields with the least discipline...

Emily, I don't really find the Rick Castle character fascinating until he starts to feel and exhibit real love for Kate Beckett. On Thursday, November 7, 2013 10:21 AM, "emilymae...@yahoo.com" wrote:   Share:  You continue to be fascinated by men who are "douche's".  Here is Nathan Fil

Re: [FairfieldLife] Who's who on FFL?

Richard, imho, this cute little critter should be the official FFL mascot! On Thursday, November 7, 2013 9:57 AM, Richard Williams wrote:   You can call me Prairie Dog: On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 10:32 PM, wrote: >  >Can I mention something else that's been bugging me about FFL? > >

[FairfieldLife] RE: Who's who on FFL?

Re "I don't believe in anonymity. If I choose to post or subject others to my opinions and generally interact with them then I am more than happy to let them know my name. If I didn't want to associate myself with what I have written then I wouldn't write it. I don't totally understand the need

[FairfieldLife] RE: Who's who on FFL?

You're too cute to be the guy who always sees "shit" in everything and then tries to convince everyone else of the fact. ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: You can call me Prairie Dog: On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 10:32 PM, mailto:s3raphita@...> wrote: Can I mention something

[FairfieldLife] RE: Who's who on FFL?

Re "I don't believe in anonymity. If I choose to post or subject others to my opinions and generally interact with them then I am more than happy to let them know my name. If I didn't want to associate myself with what I have written then I wouldn't write it. I don't totally understand the need

Re: [FairfieldLife] Who's who on FFL?

There is an anomaly (or design flaw) regarding Yahoo Groups in that your handle may be displayed differently if you use email and the web site. When the post count was important Alex would have to look to see if some posters did both during the week because the posts would come under different

[FairfieldLife] RE: More Beauty For The Whole World To Enjoy

This is such an extraordinary story. It would be astonishing even without the connection to Nazi looting and Hitler's ideas on "degenerate art." But with that background, it just takes your breath away. Here's a NYTimes report with a slide show of seven of the most impressive works in this t

[FairfieldLife] RE: Who's who on FFL?

---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: Re "I don't believe in anonymity. If I choose to post or subject others to my opinions and generally interact with them then I am more than happy to let them know my name. If I didn't want to associate myself with what I have written then I wou

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Rare Picture of Vivian Leigh

It probably has something to do with Devanagari script where the short "a" is not written but understood. So only long vowels would be pronounced. "Marshy" sounds the way Indians would pronounce it. As for the technical terms, remember some folks are tossing those around just to impress peo

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: It must be more Jingoism

What do you mean about Robbie Svoboda's guru? On 11/06/2013 05:30 PM, emptyb...@yahoo.com wrote: OK. Not Vimalananda there! ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: I don't think we ever discussed it. On 11/06/2013 12:58 PM, Share Long wrote: noozguru, I'm curious is your tantric

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Rare Picture of Vivian Leigh

Bevan and other TMO suits tend to pronounce it "Ma-HAR-shi." It seems to be the first "i" that got short shrift, not the "a." I don't remember who started spelling it "Marshy" here, but it was intended, as I recall, to show disrespect. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: It pro

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The academic fields with the least discipline...

On 11/07/2013 05:16 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: > > Also turq, I do find it interesting that Geography, Geology > and Chemistry appear in the top 12. To me that indicates > a deeper principle at work. With chemistry, it's probably because the gr

RE: Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] The academic fields with the least discipline...

Oh God, Share. "Real love?" In my humble opinion, both characters are very shallowly and superficially presented and developed in the show, particularly in terms of their "relationship." (Yes, I've seen it, but it bores me). ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: Emily, I don't re

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Rare Picture of Vivian Leigh

"Marshy" was the way a number of teachers pronounced it back in the 1970s and they did not intend any disrespect. They thought it was the proper pronunciation because they heard Indians say it that way. Of course the Brits thought that Indians were saying "Bombay" when they were saying "Mumba

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Rare Picture of Vivian Leigh

With regard to disrespect, I was talking about spelling it "Marshy," obviously. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: "Marshy" was the way a number of teachers pronounced it back in the 1970s and they did not intend any disrespect. They thought it was the proper pronunciation because

RE: RE: Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] The academic fields with the least discipline...

Shhh, Emily. She has to love the show so she can pander to Barry. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: Oh God, Share. "Real love?" In my humble opinion, both characters are very shallowly and superficially presented and developed in the show, particularly in terms of their "relati

[FairfieldLife] RE: MANICHAEAN VIEWS OF BUDDHISM

On the topic of religious rituals - and to take this thread even further away from Mani - were there ever any group ceremonies (puja) performed at the various HQs where Maharishi established himself in Switzerland and Holland? And did those attending training courses as TM teachers ever have

RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] The academic fields with the least discipline...

God bless it, I'm so slow sometimes. I was just about to tell her to "dig deep." Lucky for me, I try to be anonymous. Smile. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: Shhh, Emily. She has to love the show so she can pander to Barry. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: Oh

[FairfieldLife] RE: Rare Picture of Vivian Leigh

Re "Bevan and other TMO suits tend to pronounce it "Ma-HAR-shi.": That makes sense as Ramana Maharshi was (presumably) pronounced likewise but the Sanskrit "Maharishi" title given to Ramana and Mahesh would have been the same. ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: Bevan and oth

[FairfieldLife] RE: Who's who on FFL?

Re Ann's: "What I say on this forum is what I believe and it conveys pretty accurately who I am.": And if a prospective employer was prejudiced against your opinions you'd not get that longed-for job/pay rise/promotion. You may be financially secure enough to not care less but there are a

Re: RE: RE: Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] The academic fields with the least discipline...

turq didn't at all sound like a big fan of the show to me. On Thursday, November 7, 2013 12:08 PM, "emilymae...@yahoo.com" wrote:   God bless it, I'm so slow sometimes. I was just about to tell her to "dig deep." Lucky for me, I try to be anonymous. Smile.    ---In FairfieldLife@yahoog

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Rare Picture of Vivian Leigh

India has regional dialects of Hindi not to mention other languages such as Urdu, Malayalam and Tamil. So you can get differences in pronunciation that way. Transliteration is another issue. One thing about the sheets we got on TTC with the puja was that they had taken pains to use translitera

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: Who's who on FFL?

It is way better than just anonymity, I hacked this guy's yahoo mail account a long long time ago and use it at my free will. Ha! The sap, he's never figured it out. I bet he'd be really mad at me for using his account for my purposes if he ever figured it out. However someone here actually equa

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: RE: Who's who on FFL?

If you wanted to be nasty to JOHN DOE (say) couldn't you open a free web email account using their name; then join an on-line forum and use "John Doe" as the handle; then post lots of messages on the forum saying what a splendid but misunderstood chap Hitler was, and so on . . . Then, when a

[FairfieldLife] Re: RE: Who's who on FFL?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: > > If you wanted to be nasty to JOHN DOE (say) couldn't you > open a free web email account using their name; then join > an on-line forum and use "John Doe" as the handle; then > post lots of messages on the forum saying what a splendid > but misunder

[FairfieldLife] RE: Re: RE: Who's who on FFL?

Barry is, as usual, deliberately not telling the truth. I'm not going to bother to go into the whole story Barry is lying about; anyone who's been around FFL for awhile knows he lies like a rug about his critics. A particular specialty of his is to lie about things that happened in the past when

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: RE: Who's who on FFL?

On Thursday, November 7, 2013 10:57:55 AM, "dhamiltony...@yahoo.com" wrote:   It is way better than just anonymity, I hacked this guy's yahoo mail account a long long time ago and use it at my free will. Ha! The sap, he's never figured it out. I bet he'd be really mad at me for using hi

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: RE: Who's who on FFL?

That just about wrecks this thread - gone to shit in just 24 hours. There are at least four people on this forum that should be banned for using people's real name in messages. Go figure. On 11/7/2013 1:49 PM, Ann Woelfle Bater wrote: On Thursday, November 7, 2013 10:57:55 AM, "dhamiltony..

[FairfieldLife] RE: Re: RE: Who's who on FFL?

Because Barry's misrepresentation of what happened here in the past is so malicious, I changed my mind; I'm going to point out the many lies in these two paragraphs: (snip) > So what do a few wonderful people on FFL do? They not > only start using his full name in posts here (thus making >

RE: Re: RE: RE: Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] The academic fields with the least discipline...

Enjoy the show Share. I watched it long enough to have an opinion - what does that say about me? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: turq didn't at all sound like a big fan of the show to me. On Thursday, November 7, 2013 12:08 PM, "emilymaenot@..." wrote: God bless

[FairfieldLife] Much Ado About Nothing

No, this is not a cafe rap about Fairfield Life and its daily squabbles. It's a review of a film that I have been dying to see, but have been unable to because it won't be officially released either in France or in the Netherlands until January. But the pirateverse hath come to the rescue -- I sco

Re: [FairfieldLife] Much Ado About Nothing

It's been available at Redbox for a few weeks but I was vested in a 31 days of horror fest so haven't gotten to it yet. On 11/07/2013 02:07 PM, TurquoiseB wrote: No, this is not a cafe rap about Fairfield Life and its daily squabbles. It's a review of a film that I have been dying to see, bu

[FairfieldLife] Heirloom Grains

For those of you who like non-GMO stuff, there is an outfit here in South Carolina called Anson Mills that sells non-GMO heirloom grains if you wanna check it out. http://ansonmills.com/ http://ansonmills.com/ Here is an interesting tid bit from their site, talking about the guy who started An

[FairfieldLife] Post Count Fri 08-Nov-13 00:15:05 UTC

Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): 11/02/13 00:00:00 End Date (UTC): 11/09/13 00:00:00 497 messages as of (UTC) 11/07/13 23:10:23 72 authfriend 50 Bhairitu 42 s3raphita 40 Share Long 35 awoelflebater 31 TurquoiseB 31 Richard J. Williams 25 wgm4u

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: RE: Who's who on FFL?

I have yet to figure out who the “Dick Mays” is who posts here. It's a great anonymous handle. However, who so ever he may be I do appreciate the substantial content he often does bring to FFL. He is always on topic here and I value that. If it is his real name I sure hope his employer does not

RE: RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: RE: Who's who on FFL?

Anonymity, you know I work really hard to protect the identity of all my sources when I write here on FFL. People locally know that I publish here so I do get told a lot of things that people would like to have on FFL that they won't or can't share for themselves. And then there is Yahoo making

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Rare Picture of Vivian Leigh

Your mistakes, Bhairitu, including this one, are usually made because you don't pay attention to what the person you're trying to ague with has said. And then you get things all screwed up in your head and you stop making sense. Everything I said in this exchange was sensible and logical and in

[FairfieldLife] Transcendental Meditation Revolutionary Mission:

“We will count ourselves successful only when the problems of today's world are substantially reduced and eventually eliminated and the educational institutions of every country are capable of producing fully developed citizens.” -Maharishi, from the founding catalog of Maharishi Internation

[FairfieldLife] RE: Who's who on FFL?

I once emailed a writer I respected who had set up his own website to ask him a question about his past experiences and was annoyed later to find my query had been posted on-line on his site giving my full name. If you were to Google my real name it is the one and only hit you'd come across. For

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Rare Picture of Vivian Leigh

You're being ridiculous again (not unusual). On 11/07/2013 06:06 PM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote: Your mistakes, Bhairitu, including this one, are usually made because you don't pay attention to what the person you're trying to ague with has said. And then you get things all screwed up in your

[FairfieldLife] RE: Much Ado About Nothing

You won't believe this but I watched the movie yesterday! Really! Maybe there is something in the idea of synchronicity. I was going to recommend it to FFL also - under the title "Shakespeare without Tears". The tricky choice with the Bard's plays is always whether you show them in period costum

[FairfieldLife] RE: It must be more Jingoism

Synchronicity: Coincidences http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/coincidence that seem to be meaningfully http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/meaningfully related http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/related; supposedly the result of "universal http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/universal forces http://en.wiktionary.or

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: It must be more Jingoism

And just when we thought things couldn't get any weirder on FFL. :-D On 11/07/2013 06:38 PM, emptyb...@yahoo.com wrote: Synchronicity: Coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: RE: MANICHAEAN VIEWS OF BUDDHISM

authfriend wrote: 'My parents sent me to Sunday School at a nearby nondenominational Christian church a couple of times when I was around 10 or so, feeling they should at least give me some exposure to religion. I didn't like it, and they didn't make me go again. I had a brief flirtation wit

[FairfieldLife] RE: Transcendental Meditation Revolutionary Mission:

So far, on the mat and counted out. This is pretty much the goal of every organisation that wants to better the world. Interesting that the dire situation at hand never seems to get resolved. I suspect most religions began with such laudable goals in mind. Could it be that this inability to fulf

[FairfieldLife] Let's see if this works

Three big pigs:

[FairfieldLife] RE: MANICHAEAN VIEWS OF BUDDHISM

Re "I found the emphasis on devotion to the guru in the TM movement always disconcerting": What emphasis? Maharishi was never a guru - he was a teacher of meditation. "The guru-shishya tradition is the transmission of teachings from a guru to a disciple. In this relationship, subtle and adv

[FairfieldLife] RE: Much Ado About Nothing

---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: You won't believe this but I watched the movie yesterday! Really! Maybe there is something in the idea of synchronicity. I was going to recommend it to FFL also - under the title "Shakespeare without Tears". The tricky choice with the Bard's pl

[FairfieldLife] Re: Much Ado About Nothing

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: > > You won't believe this but I watched the movie yesterday! Really! Maybe there is something in the idea of synchronicity. I was going to recommend it to FFL also - under the title "Shakespeare without Tears". The tricky choice with the Bard's plays i