Re: [FairfieldLife] thoughts on samskaras and enlightenment - CC to UC

2014-09-18 Thread lengli...@cox.net [FairfieldLife]
MIndfulness and concentrative practices disrupt the Default Mode Network of the brain, which is highly involved with self-referral processing and sense-of-self. In fact, long-term practices lead to a new style of functioning of the nervous system where the original functioning of the DMN,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why MMY's Bhagavad Gita will never be a classic.

2014-09-18 Thread lengli...@cox.net [FairfieldLife]
Hmmm? Vernon Katz was the translator and had no part in the commentary, according to him. In fact, in a video, Vernon says that he would argue with MMY about MMY's choice of words for the translation that overrode Veron's carefully devised scholarly translation, but in the battle of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why MMY's Bhagavad Gita will never be a classic.

2014-09-18 Thread lengli...@cox.net [FairfieldLife]
Vernon Katz was translator and transcriber, not commentator. And MMY would insist that a different word be used in the translation and Katz had to oblige, so even the translation was strictly to MMY's specification even though Katz did all the original translating. L ---In

[FairfieldLife] Re: Established in Being, let anger take over

2014-09-18 Thread jedi_sp...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Emotional investment into a concept creates intellectual blind-spots, over the course of decades, it can become a dogma. Too bad for Bevan and Hagelin. Try suggesting a scientific double-blind study under an impartial observer like Randi. They wouldn't accept. It's so easy to fudge

[FairfieldLife] Gee or Yeah?

2014-09-18 Thread cardemais...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
The original Hebraic name of Jesus is yehoshua (~yeah-haw-shoe-ah*; Aramaic: yeshua). We think in most European countries, the spelling of his name is based on the Latin Iesus/Jesus. In Latin the phonetic value of I- / J- corresponds to that of the English y, as in yes. We believe, during King

Re: [FairfieldLife] My take on Waking Up by Sam Harris

2014-09-18 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: curtisdeltabl...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com I have been following the excellent comments on this topic with delight. I loved this book, especially where it helped me draw my own belief lines by disagreeing with it. My feelings exactly. Thanks for taking

Re: [FairfieldLife] thoughts on samskaras and enlightenment - CC to UC

2014-09-18 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: lengli...@cox.net [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com MIndfulness and concentrative practices disrupt the Default Mode Network of the brain, which is highly involved with self-referral processing and sense-of-self. Written authoritatively by someone who has never in his life

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Established in Being, let anger take over

2014-09-18 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Bevan Morris is such a joke that I don't know how *anyone* possibly takes anything he says seriously. But I really did enjoy one indication of his cluelessness in the video clip. The announcer asks whether *he* hops, *obviously* incredulously, given Bevan's horrific, bloated, bulk. And Bevan

Re: [FairfieldLife] TM and the Media, was Established in Being, let anger take over

2014-09-18 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Not that much to tell, really. It was during the TM court case, the results of which kinda declared TM a religious practice w.r.t. its ability to be taught in public schools, but before the decision was actually handed down. Somebody had organized a big rally up at this church in the Palisades

[FairfieldLife] Re: My take on Waking Up by Sam Harris

2014-09-18 Thread jedi_sp...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I agree that ranking 'levels of enlightenment' is bogus. I wonder where he got that idea from? Making people talk too much about their experiences is also a bad idea. It can make a person lose focus and perspective. A true guru's job is only to direct and not lead. He is a teacher and not

[FairfieldLife] Re: New York Wins Miss America

2014-09-18 Thread jedi_sp...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
The 'public space' needs to be protected from the onslaught of the Liberals. The 'private space' needs to be protected from the onslaught of the Conservatives. It's a paradox. In other words, you need two distinct set of laws to deal with issues of 'public space' and 'private space'.

[FairfieldLife] The selflessness of flow state vs. the selflessness of meditation

2014-09-18 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Curtis' take on Sam Harris' new book was great in many ways, but one of the things he said has left me still tripping on it some time after writing my first reply. It strikes me as a good writing prompt, and possibly an interesting topic to discuss. That is, Curtis mentioned (and I hope I

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why MMY's Bhagavad Gita will never be a classic.

2014-09-18 Thread cardemais...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
In one verse, I seem to recall there is 'deep' in brackets (deep). Seems like that might be Maharishi's addition...

[FairfieldLife] For Salyavin -- Independence Day: the Remake :-)

2014-09-18 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rest and Activity

2014-09-18 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
A classic TM move, attempting mind control. Happily, I no longer allow anyone to control what I think, including you Stevie. From: steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September

Re: [FairfieldLife] TM and the Media, was Established in Being, let anger take over

2014-09-18 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Thanks, that's an interesting story. Wonder why Jerry didn't go himself? From: TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2014

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Established in Being, let anger take over

2014-09-18 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
If the Big Bopper was willing to believe that the UK was a Scorpion Nation, of course he would believe anything Marshy said. From: jedi_sp...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September

Re: [FairfieldLife] The selflessness of flow state vs. the selflessness of meditation

2014-09-18 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Creative flow can occur simply in living. And I realize that this may be a more feminine approach to the whole thing. Or a more primitive. Or more indigenous culture. One simply lives in creative flow all or most of the time. Whether one is cooking a meal over the tribal fire, or hunting the

Re: [FairfieldLife] The selflessness of flow state vs. the selflessness of meditation

2014-09-18 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Me, I prefer it - its quite a high. From: TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2014 5:39 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] The

[FairfieldLife] Question for Sal

2014-09-18 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Is it true that you have to have a license to own a television in the UK?

Re: [FairfieldLife] TM and the Media, was Established in Being, let anger take over

2014-09-18 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Duh. Why didn't TM leaders clean latrines at MIU? Because they had dummies like us to do it for them. :-) From: Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com

Re: [FairfieldLife] thoughts on samskaras and enlightenment - CC to UC

2014-09-18 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Bhairitu, I very much appreciate the simplicity and usefulness of your last sentence: just do some grounding, etc. On Wednesday, September 17, 2014 2:27 PM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: My experience has been that I don't exist.

[FairfieldLife] Re: New York Wins Miss America

2014-09-18 Thread danfriedman2002
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jedi_spock@... wrote : The 'public space' needs to be protected from the onslaught of the Liberals. The 'private space' needs to be protected from the onslaught of the Conservatives. It's a paradox. In other words, you need two distinct set of

[FairfieldLife] Re: New York Wins Miss America

2014-09-18 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Government policy now heavily discourages saving anything. Interest rates are so low, way below even one-tenth of 1%. The banks get their money for free from the government, so there is NO incentive to raise more capital from individual investors. This is designed to flood the *risky* stock

Re: [FairfieldLife] My take on Waking Up by Sam Harris

2014-09-18 Thread danfriedman2002
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater@... wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater@... wrote : Curtis writes (in part): I figure I am as enlightened as I need to be to

Re: [FairfieldLife] Speaking of NYC...check this out

2014-09-18 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
me too - I was probably clutching the side of my chair, while seeing the pics. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote : WOW! But OMG, how my vertigo just kicked in! On Wednesday, September 17, 2014 6:34 PM, fleetwood_macncheese@... [FairfieldLife]

[FairfieldLife] Re: Speaking of NYC...check this out

2014-09-18 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Yep, immortality. Not. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : Unbelievable Pictures From The 11 Best 'Outlaw Instagrammers' In New York City

[FairfieldLife] Re: Race the Tube

2014-09-18 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
yeah, we are both busted. I also have a serious and dark confession to make: I absolutely love the tv show, The Price Is Right!, now with Drew Carey. Yesterday a woman who's occupation is *Party Princess* (kids' parties), won 100,000 and a car. She was happy. I enjoy numbers, and money is the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Established in Being, let anger take over

2014-09-18 Thread danfriedman2002
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, LEnglish5@... wrote : Last I looked, Bevan's pay was inline with all other MUM faculty beside's Hagelin's: slave wages. Bevan continues to live frugally. I met with him in NYC recently and he after, he walked through the downtown to get a PATH train

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rest and Activity

2014-09-18 Thread danfriedman2002
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, steve.sundur@... wrote : and what might also be healthy for you Michael, is to not spend so much time thinking about TM. Give it some thought, why don'tya? A good idea! Maybe watch some more television. And whack some weeds. Whirl some leaves.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Established in Being, let anger take over

2014-09-18 Thread danfriedman2002
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote : Picture show Second balcony Was the place we meet Go Dutch treat ??? That was neat... Yours is The Best Clarification of a Misunderstanding that I have EVER RECEIVED on Fairfieldlife! I falsely remembered the lyrics to

Re: [FairfieldLife] Walk in the Sand

2014-09-18 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Hi Dan, it isn't the scary neighborhoods, at night, that I avoid - It is the ones that are terrifying, even in the day time. Anyway, enjoy your massive, 24/7 urban playground! but No Climbing! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : ---In

[FairfieldLife] Re: My take on Waking Up by Sam Harris

2014-09-18 Thread danfriedman2002
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jedi_spock@... wrote : I agree that ranking 'levels of enlightenment' is bogus. I wonder where he got that idea from? Making people talk too much about their experiences is also a bad idea. It can make a person lose focus and perspective. It was the

[FairfieldLife] Re: New York Wins Miss America

2014-09-18 Thread danfriedman2002
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : Government policy now heavily discourages saving anything. Interest rates are so low, way below even one-tenth of 1%. The banks get their money for free from the government, so there is NO incentive to raise more capital

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Established in Being, let anger take over

2014-09-18 Thread danfriedman2002
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : Bevan Morris is such a joke that I don't know how *anyone* possibly takes anything he says seriously. But I really did enjoy one indication of his cluelessness in the video clip. The announcer asks whether *he* hops, *obviously*

Re: [FairfieldLife] Walk in the Sand

2014-09-18 Thread danfriedman2002
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : Hi Dan, it isn't the scary neighborhoods, at night, that I avoid - It is the ones that are terrifying, even in the day time. Anyway, enjoy your massive, 24/7 urban playground! but No Climbing! I Love her! nyc, that is

[FairfieldLife] Re: For Salyavin -- Independence Day: the Remake :-)

2014-09-18 Thread salyavin808
LOL, that looks like it was channelled from Alex Salmond's wet dream of last night! I hope his nationalists lose big time so we don't hear any more about it. Silly idea having two completely separate governments on one tiny island, especially as they'll lose all the financial help they got

[FairfieldLife] Re: Question for Sal

2014-09-18 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : Is it true that you have to have a license to own a television in the UK? Kinda, you need a license to watch a BBC broadcast, the fee goes to pay for the programmes as there are no adverts - which is heavenly I can assure you.

[FairfieldLife] Re: New York Wins Miss America

2014-09-18 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I carry no debt at all, so I am in great shape. I pity those who have been seduced by the empty promises of consumerism, especially the very wealthy. Talk about a cult! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

[FairfieldLife] Re: New York Wins Miss America

2014-09-18 Thread danfriedman2002
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : I carry no debt at all, so I am in great shape. I pity those who have been seduced by the empty promises of consumerism, especially the very wealthy. Talk about a cult! You got it right. I live among the wealthy in

Re: [FairfieldLife] thoughts on samskaras and enlightenment - CC to UC

2014-09-18 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Mindfulness techniques are for mentally retarded individuals, who have very little self awareness. It would be a waste of time for a normal person, even harmful, to do this mindfulness. There is no need for the mini self referral loop that you entertain, if your mind was normally awake.

[FairfieldLife] Re: New York Wins Miss America

2014-09-18 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Yes - oddly enough the super rich have so many unspoken rules about behavior and dress, that they no longer live in any kind of meaningful reality. Poor bastards, imo. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Gee or Yeah?

2014-09-18 Thread Mike Dixon mdixon.6...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Card, what does the *H* stand for in Jesus H. Christ? Actually, it works out quite well, probably less blasphemous to use that name or pronunciation when people intend to do just that. On Wednesday, September 17, 2014 11:57 PM, cardemais...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]

[FairfieldLife] The Sanyasi in Life V. The New York Miss America

2014-09-18 Thread dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
As much as there is a business-page story about meditating Fairfield as an economy which focuses on the several multi-million dollar companies which have been created. Another part of the Fairfield meditating story are those who have adjusted their standard of living to be able to pursue long

Re: [FairfieldLife] Gee or Yeah?

2014-09-18 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I thought everybody has known that ever since Christopher Moore published Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Friend. It's in the Bible -- 'Hallowed' be Thy name. From: Mike Dixon mdixon.6...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]

[FairfieldLife] Re: Race the Tube

2014-09-18 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : yeah, we are both busted. I also have a serious and dark confession to make: I absolutely love the tv show, The Price Is Right!, now with Drew Carey. Yesterday a woman who's occupation is *Party Princess* (kids'

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Sanyasi in Life V. The New York Miss America

2014-09-18 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Actually Buck, there has been no sacrifice on my part. I live very, very well. Its just that I buy everything with cash, even the Jag and the RV - I like to actually own that which is mine. Maharishi said that a householder's life is full, 100% inside and 100% outside. I have been a monk in

[FairfieldLife] Re: Race the Tube

2014-09-18 Thread danfriedman2002
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater@... wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : yeah, we are both busted. I also have a serious and dark confession to make: I absolutely love the tv show, The Price Is Right!, now with Drew Carey.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Established in Being, let anger take over

2014-09-18 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : Bevan Morris is such a joke that I don't know how *anyone* possibly takes anything he says seriously. But I really did enjoy one indication of his

[FairfieldLife] Re: Race the Tube

2014-09-18 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
takes guts Seriously, I don't indulge in the so-called weighty questions that supposedly intelligent people ponder. Who cares? They are working on solving their own issues, and insisting that they be important to me. Once you walk in the steps of the universe itself, all figuring out

Re: [FairfieldLife] Gee or Yeah?

2014-09-18 Thread Mike Dixon mdixon.6...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Hal for short. On Thursday, September 18, 2014 6:33 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: I thought everybody has known that ever since Christopher Moore published Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Friend. It's

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Sanyasi in Life V. The New York Miss America

2014-09-18 Thread danfriedman2002
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : Actually Buck, there has been no sacrifice on my part. I live very, very well. Its just that I buy everything with cash, even the Jag and the RV - I like to actually own that which is mine. Maharishi said that a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Race the Tube

2014-09-18 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Yeah, Millionaire used to be good, when it first started. Now a cheesy show, that makes contestants work waaay too hard for small prizes. When was the last time anyone won a million on that show? Pretty much any time Meredith Vieira shows up, a show is done for - much as I like her, she is the

[FairfieldLife] Re: For Salyavin -- Independence Day: the Remake :-)

2014-09-18 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : LOL, that looks like it was channelled from Alex Salmond's wet dream of last night! I hope his nationalists lose big time so we don't hear any more about it. Silly idea having two completely separate governments on

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Sanyasi in Life V. The New York Miss America

2014-09-18 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
It could do it! Lots of low end torque. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : Actually Buck, there has been no sacrifice on my part. I live very, very well. Its just that I buy

Re: [FairfieldLife] Gee or Yeah?

2014-09-18 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
HAL, all caps. It's not just that reverential initial capitalization, as in He did this or the Lord saieth or we bow down to Him. This is more of a contractural thang, because He once appeared in a film portraying a character named HAL. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSIKBliboIo

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Sanyasi in Life V. The New York Miss America

2014-09-18 Thread danfriedman2002
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : It could do it! Lots of low end torque. We're not talkin for a while. Read my last post to you. Get a better course of action. For you. For everyone involved. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Gee or Yeah?

2014-09-18 Thread danfriedman2002
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : HAL, all caps. It's not just that reverential initial capitalization, as in He did this or the Lord saieth or we bow down to Him. This is more of a contractural thang, because He once appeared in a film portraying a

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Sanyasi in Life V. The New York Miss America

2014-09-18 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
LOL - Seriously? Who pissed in your cheerios? I have NO IDEA what you are talking about. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : It could do it! Lots of low end torque. We're not talkin

[FairfieldLife] Re: Race the Tube

2014-09-18 Thread danfriedman2002
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : Yeah, Millionaire used to be good, when it first started. Now a cheesy show, that makes contestants work waaay too hard for small prizes. When was the last time anyone won a million on that show? Pretty much any time

[FairfieldLife] Re: Race the Tube

2014-09-18 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : takes guts Yes, simply because all you have to be is single or old or overweight here to be ridiculed. Seriously, I don't indulge in the so-called weighty questions that supposedly intelligent people

Re: [FairfieldLife] Gee or Yeah?

2014-09-18 Thread danfriedman2002
Bill Black does some comedic schtick that I find hilarious (not Hal-larious). There's a Biblical question needs resolving and the assembled group has lengthy discussion. Of course, Bill gets in on the act and asks As you guys are discussing the Old Testament, why not ask a Jew? You know, they

[FairfieldLife] Re: Race the Tube

2014-09-18 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I get it, Dan - I was insensitive. Its just that I watched Millionaire as *my* favorite show (no kidding) and feel like it has really gone downhill, in the last few years. As for Meredith, as I said, I LIKE her (public persona), but whenever I see her on a show, it has been slipping in the

Re: [FairfieldLife] thoughts on samskaras and enlightenment - CC to UC

2014-09-18 Thread Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Jim, you might be a little premature in this dismissal. Below is some of the research results on mindfulness from Harris' book. And I have some comments on my own after that. Long-term meditation practice is also associated with a variety of structural changes in the brain. Meditators tend to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Race the Tube

2014-09-18 Thread danfriedman2002

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Established in Being, let anger take over

2014-09-18 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Dan Though we go On our separate ways, Still the memory stays For always My heart says Danke shoen... On Thursday, September 18, 2014 7:33 AM, danfriedman2002 no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote : Picture show Second balcony

Re: [FairfieldLife] Gee or Yeah?

2014-09-18 Thread Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 1:57 AM, cardemais...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: The original Hebraic name of Jesus is yehoshua (~yeah-haw-shoe-ah*; Aramaic: yeshua). We think in most European countries, the spelling of his name is based on the Latin

[FairfieldLife] Re: Race the Tube

2014-09-18 Thread danfriedman2002
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fleetwood_macncheese@... wrote : I get it, Dan - I was insensitive. Its just that I watched Millionaire as *my* favorite show (no kidding) and feel like it has really gone downhill, in the last few years. As for Meredith, as I said, I LIKE her (public

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rest and Activity

2014-09-18 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
You are a sweetie, Michael. As though I really expected you to give up your several hour a day obsession with TM!? Not gonna happen, I'm afraid. But talking about mind controljeez, I guess that escapes you. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

Re: [FairfieldLife] My take on Waking Up by Sam Harris

2014-09-18 Thread curtisdeltabl...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater@... wrote : Curtis writes (in part): I figure I am as enlightened as I need to be to pursue my own goals and the self chosen purpose for my life. Hard to get me excited with promises of more inside. Whatever internal state I have

Re: [FairfieldLife] thoughts on samskaras and enlightenment - CC to UC

2014-09-18 Thread curtisdeltabl...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
L: Research will furnish answers, I am sure, but in the meantime, anyone who says that TM leads to the same place as mindfulness and concentration is full of it... M: You bring up a valid point about the difference between subjective experience and research. I guess the next question would be

Re: [FairfieldLife] My take on Waking Up by Sam Harris

2014-09-18 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues@... wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater@... wrote : Curtis writes (in part): I figure I am as enlightened as I need to be to pursue my own goals and the self chosen purpose for my life. Hard to get me

Re: [FairfieldLife] TM and the Media, was Established in Being, let anger take over

2014-09-18 Thread Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 2:24 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Over that time they got used to seeing things around them that would sent had them running for the exits if they'd been allowed to see them during their first months with

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Question for Sal

2014-09-18 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
So what will the BBC do when Scotland frees itself from being a British slave? Personally I am looking forward to the Yes camp coming through with a rousing win. When they do, I am going to emigrate to Scotland (some of my ancestors are from there you know) and get the new Scottish government

Re: [FairfieldLife] thoughts on samskaras and enlightenment - CC to UC

2014-09-18 Thread Duveyoung
Curtis, would you be comfortable saying the same words as Nisargadatta below? Nisargadatta: You think you are coming and going, passing through various states and moods. I see things as they are, momentary events, presenting themselves to me in rapid succession, deriving their being from

[FairfieldLife] Re: My take on Waking Up by Sam Harris

2014-09-18 Thread pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
Curtis writes (in part): I figure I am as enlightened as I need to be to pursue my own goals and the self chosen purpose for my life. Hard to get me excited with promises of more inside. Whatever internal state I have seems to do the job nicely, the bigger task of my life is actualizing it

Re: [FairfieldLife] thoughts on samskaras and enlightenment - CC to UC

2014-09-18 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
If things derive their being from you, how can they not be part of you, how can they not be yours? From: Duveyoung no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2014 12:16 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] thoughts on

Re: [FairfieldLife] My take on Waking Up by Sam Harris

2014-09-18 Thread curtisdeltabl...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Barry, Thanks for taking the time to high five me on points we shared and showing me where you may be drawing different lines. I especially appreciated how your articulated the creative flow state as it applies to writing. I hadn't thought of it that way but now I see it. I thought it would

Re: [FairfieldLife] My take on Waking Up by Sam Harris

2014-09-18 Thread danfriedman2002
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater@... wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues@... wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater@... wrote : Curtis writes (in part): I figure I am as enlightened as I need to be to pursue

[FairfieldLife] Awareness

2014-09-18 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Q: Is Awareness aware of itself? M: No. Awareness, by ItSelf, does not know ItSelf. When consciousness appears, then the witnessing of the consciousness happens to Awareness. If consciousness is not, then Awareness does not know Awareness [that is, in its aspect as consciousness]. So

Re: [FairfieldLife] thoughts on samskaras and enlightenment - CC to UC

2014-09-18 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I'm not Curtis, but I'll provide my short answer to Nisargadatta below: From: Duveyoung no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2014 6:16 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] thoughts on samskaras and enlightenment -

[FairfieldLife] Re: My take on Waking Up by Sam Harris

2014-09-18 Thread danfriedman2002
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : Curtis writes (in part): I figure I am as enlightened as I need to be to pursue my own goals and the self chosen purpose for my life. Hard to get me excited with promises of more inside. Whatever internal state I have seems to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Awareness

2014-09-18 Thread danfriedman2002
Perfect. Nice, Mike ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : Q: Is Awareness aware of itself? M: No. Awareness, by ItSelf, does not know ItSelf. When consciousness appears, then the witnessing of the consciousness happens to Awareness. If consciousness is not, then

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why MMY's Bhagavad Gita will never be a classic.

2014-09-18 Thread netineti108
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 3:42 PM, netineti108 no_re...@yahoogroups.com mailto:no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote: So what you insinuate here is that chapters 7-18 are insignificant and not worthy of his time. What I am

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why MMY's Bhagavad Gita will never be a classic.

2014-09-18 Thread netineti108
Sorry that my words were not properly constructed. I didn't mean to infer that you hadn't read it. I meant to say that I had read CBG numerous times. In my earlier years, it was all I had. As it turned out, an incomplete commentary Bhagavad Gita does not bring liberation. Wow, I didn't

Re: [FairfieldLife] thoughts on samskaras and enlightenment - CC to UC

2014-09-18 Thread Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 10:38 AM, curtisdeltabl...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: L: Research will furnish answers, I am sure, but in the meantime, anyone who says that TM leads to the same place as mindfulness and concentration is full of it... M: You

Re: [FairfieldLife] thoughts on samskaras and enlightenment - CC to UC

2014-09-18 Thread curtisdeltabl...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : Curtis, would you be comfortable saying the same words as Nisargadatta below? Nisargadatta: You think you are coming and going, passing through various states and moods. M: Bit of a condescending start, but OK. N: I

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Question for Sal

2014-09-18 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : So what will the BBC do when Scotland frees itself from being a British slave? Personally I am looking forward to the Yes camp coming through with a rousing win. I think the Beeb should stop broadcasting north of the border

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Awareness

2014-09-18 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Nisagarrdatta From: danfriedman2002 no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2014 12:36 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Awareness Perfect. Nice, Mike ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@...

Re: [FairfieldLife] thoughts on samskaras and enlightenment - CC to UC

2014-09-18 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
My friend Bill had a conversation with Francis Bennett, one of Rick's BATGAP guys - Bennett has some friends who were around Nissy in the last years of his life and spent a good bit of time with him. They all told Bennett that Nissagardatta was profane when talking with his male friends and

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why MMY's Bhagavad Gita will never be a classic.

2014-09-18 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Bevan would not be glad to hear you tell such tales. From: netineti108 no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2014 12:41 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Why MMY's Bhagavad Gita will never be a classic.

Re: [FairfieldLife] My take on Waking Up by Sam Harris

2014-09-18 Thread curtisdeltabl...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater@... wrote : M: I did miss what you wrote before, so thanks for repeating yourself a bit. I always enjoy your nature connection writing. I still have a bit of the meditation junky in my in that I can enjoy 15 minutes just sitting in silence

[FairfieldLife] Re: Race the Tube

2014-09-18 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Yeah, I don't ever recall getting breakfast in nyc. Slice of pizza in Manhattan for lunch - During TM days, I used to drive a box truck from L. Manor into the apple, going to The Bowery, and Brooklyn. I didn't experience much urban strife, growing up, more like rebellions, riots and

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Question for Sal

2014-09-18 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Not saying what's best for you, just saying what I want, and as I will be heading up the government agency that will regulate the TMO, I will exert my power. Why should I do any different than the current gov'ment? From: salyavin808 no_re...@yahoogroups.com

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Question for Sal

2014-09-18 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : Not saying what's best for you, just saying what I want, and as I will be heading up the government agency that will regulate the TMO, I will exert my power. Why should I do any different than the current gov'ment? I'm fine

Re: [FairfieldLife] My take on Waking Up by Sam Harris

2014-09-18 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: curtisdeltabl...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Barry, Thanks for taking the time to high five me on points we shared and showing me where you may be drawing different lines. I especially appreciated how your articulated the creative flow state as it

[FairfieldLife] Re: Why MMY's Bhagavad Gita will never be a classic.

2014-09-18 Thread netineti108
Bevan who?

Re: [FairfieldLife] thoughts on samskaras and enlightenment - CC to UC

2014-09-18 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Thanks Xeno. Enlightenment is a state of non-forced mindfulness. I also like what you said about self referral looping as an indicator of integration, and the ultimate transparency of transcendence. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : Jim, you might be a little

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Question for Sal

2014-09-18 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
What's a Ruby? And on another note, I just took a look at the BBC news site about the vote and much to my surprise, I see its all being done the old fashioned way with paper ballots! From: salyavin808 no_re...@yahoogroups.com To:

Re: [FairfieldLife] thoughts on samskaras and enlightenment - CC to UC

2014-09-18 Thread Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 11:31 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote: Nisargadatta died of throat cancer in 1981, probably still believing that he was neither a phenomenon nor subject to any phenomena. You seem to like the fact that he can

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