[FairfieldLife] The End of the 1960's

2014-11-04 Thread dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
A Stephen Gaskin Retrospective: The Sun Magazine | The End Of A Sixties Dream? http://thesunmagazine.org/issues/467/sixties http://thesunmagazine.org/issues/467/sixties The Sun Magazine | The End Of A Sixties Dream? http://thesunmagazine.org/issues/467/sixties The Sun is an

Re: [FairfieldLife] 7 Techniques to Handle Toxic People

2014-11-04 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I don't understand this non-issue that Share has created. The article I posted, specifically listed seven techniques to deal with toxic people, and Share gets hung up on the title! She also has an awful lot to say about what we would do, if... I used it as an opportunity to use technique #1,

[FairfieldLife] Re: The End of the 1960's

2014-11-04 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Quite an interesting read, especially his point about only wealthy nations producing hippies. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : A Stephen Gaskin Retrospective: The Sun Magazine | The End Of A Sixties Dream? http://thesunmagazine.org/issues/467/sixties

[FairfieldLife] Re: The End of the 1960's

2014-11-04 Thread dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Yep, also interesting were the observations about the generational change there being on the backside of self-interest and communal welfare. Sounds a lot like the Icarians as they fragmented communally. Or Amana Society too coming upon their great re-organization. [Icaria communalism in its

Re: [FairfieldLife] The ugly truth...

2014-11-04 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Richard, even on FFL, everybody has their scapegoats. Healthier, imo, to own up to that. And be the change we wanna see. From: 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 3, 2014

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Straigtening Sal Out

2014-11-04 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I have to admit I have not watched it all the way through yet - I was watching it last night and got side tracked with Seraph's posting of the James Randi video - watched that one all the way through - what a great film! I do wish Randi could get hold of Hagelin - I would love to see them in

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: More Movement BS to get rich

2014-11-04 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Oh, man! That's a good one Barry! From: TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 2:50 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re:

[FairfieldLife] Re: The End of the 1960's

2014-11-04 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I appreciated his distinction between a system of absolute financial commonality, and one built on a common purpose but with economic distinctions possible, between members. I didn't mind making $25/mo. in my twenties, for a couple of years, and glad I did it, though that would not have been

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: More Movement BS to get rich

2014-11-04 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
HOW can *anyone* justify giving money to the TMO for yagyas that have been proven over and over to do absolutely nothing? It boggles the mind. Then again, most of the people still throwing their money into this pundit privy also still practice the TMSP technique, which has similarly been

Re: [FairfieldLife] The ugly truth...

2014-11-04 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I don't have any scapegoats, and I own up to that. Besides, anyone knows that scapegoats produce sour milk. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote : Richard, even on FFL, everybody has their scapegoats. Healthier, imo, to own up to that. And be the change we wanna see.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: More Movement BS to get rich

2014-11-04 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Don't forget the kavach - an amulet that is reputed to ward off negative influences. I don't know if the Movement officially sells them, but I know some TM True Believers here in SC that wear them religiously. Check this crap out: Dreaded diseases like cancer, heart attack, kidney failure,

[FairfieldLife] Uggg!

2014-11-04 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
An example of Marshy's audacious hucksterism: http://www.alkalizeforhealth.net/gifs/predict1.bmp

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Straigtening Sal Out

2014-11-04 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 11/4/2014 1:06 AM, salyavin808 wrote: I'm going to have to take this video one step at a time. Too much exposure to this bollocks at once could possibly be fatal. /You sound very prejudiced against certain groups. Prejudice is forming judgments toward people or a person because of their

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: More Movement BS to get rich

2014-11-04 Thread anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Yagyas and Indulgences Yajña: (Sanskrit: 'sacrifice, offering'), in Hinduism, worship based on rites prescribed in the earliest scriptures of ancient India, the Vedas, in contrast to puja, which may include image worship and devotional practices non-Vedic in origin. A yajña is always

[FairfieldLife] today's sunrise [1 Attachment]

2014-11-04 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
like fingerprints, every one is different...

Re: [FairfieldLife] The ugly truth...

2014-11-04 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 11/4/2014 7:09 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Richard, even on FFL, everybody has their scapegoats. Healthier, imo, to own up to that. And be the change we wanna see. /Weil said, Share. In Europe the Jews became the scapegoats and that hasn't changed

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: More Movement BS to get rich

2014-11-04 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 11/4/2014 1:50 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: The pundits are too busy rioting to do a rain dance. /Barry sounds prejudiced against spiritual groups. He seems never to pass up an opportunity to criticize, even using a tragedy like a drought to make his

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Straigtening Sal Out

2014-11-04 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 11/4/2014 7:38 AM, Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: I have to admit I have not watched it all the way through yet - I was watching it last night and got side tracked with Seraph's posting of the James Randi video... /You really got to work early this morning! But

[FairfieldLife] Re: Randi on Geller

2014-11-04 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : Randi also said that after he is gone he does not want his fans to bother with a museum of magic named after him or burying him in a fancy tomb. Instead, he said, I want to be cremated, and I want my ashes blown in Uri Geller's

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: More Movement BS to get rich

2014-11-04 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 11/4/2014 7:39 AM, Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Oh, man! That's a good one Barry! /How are those Kung Foo squats working out for you - any enlightenment yet? The purpose of Kung Foo is to make use of the pure consciousness of the Qi, a latent force of energy

Re: [FairfieldLife] The ugly truth...

2014-11-04 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : Actually, I'm quickly losing any affection for FFL, because its denizens are too insane to deal with. It stopped being good clean fun quite some time ago. On 11/3/2014 9:04 PM, awoelflebater@... mailto:awoelflebater@...

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: More Movement BS to get rich

2014-11-04 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 11/4/2014 7:52 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: HOW can *anyone* justify giving money to the TMO for yagyas that have been proven over and over to do absolutely nothing? It boggles the mind. /That's an easy one to answer: Suggestibility//. // // //Suggestibility

[FairfieldLife] Litemint and the Rupee Sutras

2014-11-04 Thread emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
In 1995 I paid big $$$ for a TMO Shiva Yajña. It was for gittin Litemint. I didn't feel much at the allotted time. Sure enough though, I'm now so fuckin Litend, I'm like a Tantrik legend in my own mind. Guess I must be the epee-tomee of an Litend Westerner. I'm even thinking about changing my

Re: [FairfieldLife] The ugly truth...

2014-11-04 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 11/4/2014 7:57 AM, fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: I don't have any scapegoats, and I own up to that. Besides, anyone knows that scapegoats produce sour milk. /That's because you take responsibility for your own actions instead of blaming others. It also helps

[FairfieldLife] Expanding Imagination and Deepening Connections through Transcendental Meditation

2014-11-04 Thread nablusoss1008
http://www.davidlynchfoundation.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Shut-your-eyes-so-your-heart-may-become-your-eye…-.jpg “Shut your eyes so you heart may become your eye.” by Kito Mbiango. Digital print on enhanced velvet paper, 2014.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: More Movement BS to get rich

2014-11-04 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 11/4/2014 8:00 AM, Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Don't forget the kavach - an amulet that is reputed to ward off negative influences. I don't know if the Movement officially sells them, but I know some TM True Believers here in SC that wear them religiously.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: More Movement BS to get rich

2014-11-04 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
According to scholars, one of the earliest mentions of pūjā is in the Grihya Sutras, which provide rules for domestic rites. These Sutras, dated to be about 500 BC, use the term puja to describe the hospitality to honor priests who were invited to one’s home to lead rituals for departed

Re: [FairfieldLife] 7 Techniques to Handle Toxic People

2014-11-04 Thread nablusoss1008
The strange thing is that one hardly sees so much anger and frustration in the real world as on FFL. Even people who deal with heavy problems like living on the streets, addicts of all kinds very often have the Insight to see from where their problems stem; themselves. Not so on FFL. Me

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: More Movement BS to get rich

2014-11-04 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
in contrast to puja, which may include image worship and devotional practices non-Vedic in origin. Puja is non-vedic in origin From: anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday,

Re: [FairfieldLife] 7 Techniques to Handle Toxic People

2014-11-04 Thread nablusoss1008
The strange thing is that one hardly sees so much anger and frustration in the real world as on FFL. Even people who deal with heavy problems like living on the streets, addicts of all kinds very often have the Insight to see from where their problems stem; themselves. Not so on FFL. Me thinks

[FairfieldLife] November 30th event, should I go?

2014-11-04 Thread 'Rick Archer' r...@searchsummit.com [FairfieldLife]
From an organizer Why should you choose to be there in person on November 30th versus live streaming the presentation? Historical reason: Consider that the explanations will span 5,000 years of spiritual history on the planet, covering the Vedic and Judeo-Christian-Islamic traditions,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Litemint and the Rupee Sutras

2014-11-04 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Empty makes me LOL yet again... From: emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 9:16 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Litemint and the Rupee Sutras   In 1995 I paid big $$$ for a TMO Shiva

[FairfieldLife] Re: November 30th event, should I go?

2014-11-04 Thread j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Holy delusions of grandeur, Batman! ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, r...@searchsummit.com wrote : From an organizer Why should you choose to be there in person on November 30th versus live streaming the presentation? Historical reason: Consider that the explanations will

Re: [FairfieldLife] 7 Techniques to Handle Toxic People

2014-11-04 Thread curtisdeltabl...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
You know what is the dominate dynamic on FFL? There is a group who criticizes the organization we were all a part of, the founder and the beliefs of the followers. (I am a proud member of this group.) And a group who personally attacks their personal life with made-up assumptions about their

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: November 30th event, should I go?

2014-11-04 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 5:22 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: November 30th event, should I go? Holy delusions of grandeur, Batman! You have such a way with words,

Re: [FairfieldLife] 7 Techniques to Handle Toxic People

2014-11-04 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: curtisdeltabl...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 5:23 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] 7 Techniques to Handle Toxic People You know what is the dominate dynamic on FFL? There is a group who

Re: [FairfieldLife] 7 Techniques to Handle Toxic People

2014-11-04 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Curtis, it's only recently that some spiritual groups, including the TMO, have recognized the importance of emotional good health and social intelligence to go along with the what empty hilariously calls litement. Or maybe I should say that it's only recently that such groups realized that

Re: [FairfieldLife] 7 Techniques to Handle Toxic People

2014-11-04 Thread Duveyoung
Smack 'em around, Curty!

Re: [FairfieldLife] 7 Techniques to Handle Toxic People

2014-11-04 Thread curtisdeltabl...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Share, Did you ever take Ali Najafee's SET seminars in Fairfield? I know someone who was there when they were going on and it seemed to strike a nerve doing exactly what you are talking about. There were massively popular back in the lat 80's. Since then there have been oodles of people

Re: [FairfieldLife] Litemint and the Rupee Sutras

2014-11-04 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 11/4/2014 9:16 AM, emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: In 1995 I paid big $$$ for a TMO Shiva Yajña. It was for gittin Litemint. I didn't feel much at the allotted time. Sure enough though, I'm now so fuckin Litend, I'm like a Tantrik legend in my own mind. Guess I must be the

[FairfieldLife] Puja, was More Movement BS to get rich

2014-11-04 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 11/4/2014 9:31 AM, Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: in contrast to puja, which may include image worship and devotional practices non-Vedic in origin. /There are many aspects of Hindu culture that are non-Vedic in origin, for example yogic sadhana. Most of the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Uggg!

2014-11-04 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 11/4/2014 8:10 AM, Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: An example of Marshy's audacious hucksterism: /Another good example of hucksterism is the appropriation of a dead black guy's name and posing as him on social media, when you're obviously white and bigoted.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Type II Alien Civilization Found

2014-11-04 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Barry, Type III alien civilization means that they have the advanced knowledge to use power from the entire galaxy. They would appear to have super powers that defy present human thinking. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : I would say that a Type III alien

[FairfieldLife] Rights Granted to Atheists

2014-11-04 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
The federal government recognizes secular humanism as a religion. That means atheists have faith in the nonexistence of a god. But can they prove that God is nonexistent? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/03/atheist-religion-oregon-court_n_6095776.html

Re: [FairfieldLife] Type II Alien Civilization Found

2014-11-04 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
John, If there is anything that defies present human thinking, it's that anyone could be as unintelligent and as gullible as you. Did you not even realize that you were being insulted, not indulged? :-) From: jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]

Re: [FairfieldLife] 7 Techniques to Handle Toxic People

2014-11-04 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 11/4/2014 10:23 AM, curtisdeltabl...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: You know what is the dominate dynamic on FFL? There is a group who criticizes the organization we were all a part of, the founder and the beliefs of the followers. (I am a proud member of this group.) And a group who

Re: [FairfieldLife] 7 Techniques to Handle Toxic People

2014-11-04 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Curtis, basically I was really lucky. And really desperate! A romance ended. Around the same time, maybe '91 or '92, David Deida and his then wife Sophia, were in FF. I desperately wanted help with all that and so I went to the intro and started doing his workshops. Powerful stuff. Really way

Re: [FairfieldLife] Litemint and the Rupee Sutras

2014-11-04 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 11/4/2014 10:09 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Empty makes me LOL yet again... /It was kind of funny - paying $5 for a ceremony in Dallas so he would get enlightened. Go figure./

Re: [FairfieldLife] Rights Granted to Atheists

2014-11-04 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 11/4/2014 12:00 PM, jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: The federal government recognizes secular humanism as a religion. That means atheists have faith in the nonexistence of a god. But can they prove that God is nonexistent? It's almost impossible to prove a negative, even if

Re: [FairfieldLife] Rights Granted to Atheists

2014-11-04 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
John, I'm so glad this got passed before the Tea Party totally takes over! From: jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 12:00 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Rights Granted to Atheists  

Re: [FairfieldLife] Vedic Sacrifice, was More Movement BS to get rich [1 Attachment]

2014-11-04 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Like a lot (-: From: 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 9:49 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Vedic Sacrifice, was More Movement BS to get rich [1 Attachment]  

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2014-11-04 Thread wle...@aol.com [FairfieldLife]
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Re: [FairfieldLife] Type II Alien Civilization Found

2014-11-04 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Barry, This is the reason why you belong in a Type 0 civilization. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : John, If there is anything that defies present human thinking, it's that anyone could be as unintelligent and as gullible as you. Did you not even

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rights Granted to Atheists

2014-11-04 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote : The federal government recognizes secular humanism as a religion. The fed's really are stupid aren't they? That means atheists have faith in the nonexistence of a god. But can they prove that God is nonexistent? Speaking

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Straigtening Sal Out

2014-11-04 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : On 11/4/2014 1:06 AM, salyavin808 wrote: I'm going to have to take this video one step at a time. Too much exposure to this bollocks at once could possibly be fatal. You sound very prejudiced against certain groups.

[FairfieldLife] Is it Moral to Commit Suicide?

2014-11-04 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
A woman just committed suicide with the aid of doctors in Oregon. Is this justifiable in your own thinking? Vatican thinker brands US woman's suicide 'wicked' http://news.yahoo.com/vatican-thinker-brands-us-womans-suicide-wicked-155629813.html

Re: [FairfieldLife] Straigtening Sal Out

2014-11-04 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : On 11/3/2014 11:15 PM, Michael Jackson mjackson74@... mailto:mjackson74@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: Sal, you have been wrong-headed about jyotish and yagya. All you have to do is listen to and watch Dr. John Hagelin in this

Re: [FairfieldLife] Rights Granted to Atheists

2014-11-04 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Share, IMO some atheists are not happy with this ruling since they've been classified as having a belief in no god. As can be seen by the opinions of some members here, it appears that having a belief is uncool for some reason or the other. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is it Moral to Commit Suicide?

2014-11-04 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote : A woman just committed suicide with the aid of doctors in Oregon. Is this justifiable in your own thinking? Of course! You wouldn't let a dog suffer like that. It's only the religious that object to it due to worries about their

Re: [FairfieldLife] Rights Granted to Atheists

2014-11-04 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Richard, That's exactly right. Therefore, the atheist's position is very weak and absurd. You can see this weakness when they try to make arguments against the Kalam Cosmological Argument. IMO, their arguments become absurd and nonsensical. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rights Granted to Atheists

2014-11-04 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Salyavin, According to the US federal court, whether you like it or not, atheists are now considered to have a faith in no god. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote : The federal government

Re: [FairfieldLife] Rights Granted to Atheists

2014-11-04 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote : Richard, That's exactly right. Erm, that statement agrees with me. It's you who has to prove your god, you who has made the metaphysical assumption. Therefore, the atheist's position is very weak and absurd. You can see

[FairfieldLife] Re: Rights Granted to Atheists

2014-11-04 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote : Salyavin, According to the US federal court, whether you like it or not, atheists are now considered to have a faith in no god. Yup, the fed's really are stupid. I don't remember them asking me if if I wanted a non-existent

Re: [FairfieldLife] Rights Granted to Atheists

2014-11-04 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Salyavin, Yes, I've tried to make the argument using the Kalam Cosmological Argument. If you were paying attention a few days ago, Xeno tried to prove in his argument that he had no beginning. I then realized that this line of reasoning was absurd. So, I bowed out from further

[FairfieldLife] Re: Exposed: Magicians, Psychics and Frauds

2014-11-04 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
That last link on YouTube blocked by BBC! New post here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4LM5VpjJoQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4LM5VpjJoQ

Re: [FairfieldLife] 7 Techniques to Handle Toxic People

2014-11-04 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
I left TM behind in 1982. I've been to Fairfield once in the late 1990s and it was not for a TM thing. Fairfield is sort of a Sonoma in the corn fields. Like Sonoma I found a lot of the folks in Fairfield amused at new age things and attend them for the entertainment they provide. For them

Re: [FairfieldLife] Is it Moral to Commit Suicide?

2014-11-04 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
If you were suffering from terminal brain cancer would you really want to see it through to the end as your mind, vision, hearing went away? On 11/04/2014 10:36 AM, jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: A woman just committed suicide with the aid of doctors in Oregon. Is this justifiable

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rights Granted to Atheists

2014-11-04 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
On 11/04/2014 10:31 AM, salyavin808 wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote : The federal government recognizes secular humanism as a religion. The fed's really are stupid aren't they? They want their votes.

Re: [FairfieldLife] 7 Techniques to Handle Toxic People

2014-11-04 Thread nablusoss1008
Sorry Edg, a fellow who sees something glimmering, believes it to be gold when in reality it is copper, and then use that gold as a reason for an attack on Maharishi isn't in the position to smack anyone. The gold is just one of many examples to prove the fellow is out of touch with reality.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rights Granted to Atheists

2014-11-04 Thread TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
From: salyavin808 no_re...@yahoogroups.com ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote : Salyavin, According to the US federal court, whether you like it or not, atheists are now considered to have a faith in no god. Yup, the fed's really are stupid. I don't remember them asking

Re: [FairfieldLife] Rights Granted to Atheists

2014-11-04 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote : Salyavin, Yes, I've tried to make the argument using the Kalam Cosmological Argument. Complete rubbish isn't it? Or maybe you didn't get my encapsulation below? Saying there must have been a god because you can't explain

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rights Granted to Atheists

2014-11-04 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : On 11/04/2014 10:31 AM, salyavin808 wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... mailto:jr_esq@... wrote : The federal government recognizes secular humanism as a religion.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rights Granted to Atheists

2014-11-04 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
The federal government recognizes secular humanism as a religion. On 11/4/2014 12:31 PM, salyavin808 wrote: The fed's really are stupid aren't they? That means atheists have faith in the nonexistence of a god. But can they prove that God is nonexistent? Speaking entirely for myself:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rights Granted to Atheists

2014-11-04 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : From: salyavin808 no_re...@yahoogroups.com ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote : Salyavin, According to the US federal court, whether you like it or not, atheists are now considered to have a faith in no

Re: [FairfieldLife] Rights Granted to Atheists

2014-11-04 Thread anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
No, I simply said I had no beginning, I did not offer a proof of that. If a person were enlightened they could say they had no beginning, but there is no proof such a one is enlightened either, on top of a proof of having no beginning. With regard to the Universe, there are facts that lead us

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Straigtening Sal Out

2014-11-04 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
I'm going to have to take this video one step at a time. Too much exposure to this bollocks at once could possibly be fatal. /You sound very prejudiced against certain groups. Prejudice is forming judgments toward people or a person because of their religion, age,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Straigtening Sal Out

2014-11-04 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : I'm going to have to take this video one step at a time. Too much exposure to this bollocks at once could possibly be fatal. You sound very prejudiced against certain groups. Prejudice is forming judgments toward people or a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Is it Moral to Commit Suicide?

2014-11-04 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : If you were suffering from terminal brain cancer would you really want to see it through to the end as your mind, vision, hearing went away? At the risk of getting what I wish for, I think dying is going to be really

[FairfieldLife] Mind Control, was 7 Techniques to Handle Toxic People

2014-11-04 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 11/4/2014 1:22 PM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife] wrote: Back in the late 1960s during the psychedelic era there were all kinds of crooks trying to pull mind control on folks We always suspected this and my theory is that the hippie movement was infiltrated by outside

Re: [FairfieldLife] The ugly truth...

2014-11-04 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Richard, anything can be a scapegoat. Heck, I was scapegoating my old computer last week when it was falling apart! Scapegoating to me just means blaming someone or some group or some guru or some thing for all my woes in life and or all the woes in the world. Not very practical, especially if

Re: [FairfieldLife] 7 Techniques to Handle Toxic People

2014-11-04 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I noticed that the anger and frustration really amped up, when it was pointed out that those most critical of TM and Maharishi, were themselves quite unsuccessful in their personal lives. They realize that they are poor examples to use, as those who have found effective alternatives to TM, and

Re: [FairfieldLife] 7 Techniques to Handle Toxic People

2014-11-04 Thread emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
You're such an angry and violent poster. Last life you musta been a brown shirt in the Sturm Abteilung. To bad you didn't survive the Night of the Long Knives. No wonder your lost faith. Guess yer still missing those cobblestone streets and the glory they held. You seem like you must still

Re: [FairfieldLife] Is it Moral to Commit Suicide?

2014-11-04 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Bhairitu, You've raised a good question. But it is considered a higher principle that the end does not justify the means. In other words, one must act licitly to make a moral act. You cannot kill another person or group of persons in order to obtain political power--which we can see the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Rights Granted to Atheists

2014-11-04 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Barry, It appears that you don't know what your beliefs are. You yourself stated that you are a non-theist and not an atheist. Apparently, you are now an atheist, as well, depending on the situation. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote : From: salyavin808

[FairfieldLife] Re: Power Places of Central Texas

2014-11-04 Thread nablusoss1008
That's the third picture you post from a green, lush and beautiful Texas, and I thought it was all desert over there. Blame it on television...

Re: [FairfieldLife] Is it Moral to Commit Suicide?

2014-11-04 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
John, when I think about how awful were the last 3 years of my step Dad's life, and more than once he expressed the wish to be dead, I think suicide is sometimes the right thing to do. I think unnecessary suffering is morally wrong. From: jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]

[FairfieldLife] Re: Facebook thread war I'm having.

2014-11-04 Thread nablusoss1008
Nicely written Edg, everyone can ponder this one: you think Jesus wants you in His lap?

[FairfieldLife] Re: Facebook thread war I'm having.

2014-11-04 Thread salyavin808
Bit heavy for facebook no? Next time, try just saying LOL and see what happens. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote :

[FairfieldLife] Re: Facebook thread war I'm having.

2014-11-04 Thread Duveyoung
The thread is over 120 posts so far. I'm really laying into them. Getting my rocks off. Sue me. I've had it with the Republicans -- creepy vile fucks or unthinking bots -- you know, like Willy the war lover who's all for killing brown children with drones and forcing women everywhere to

Re: [FairfieldLife] 7 Techniques to Handle Toxic People

2014-11-04 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
uh-oh, emptybill has broken into the sherry cabinet, and its gettin' ugly... ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, emptybill@... wrote : You're such an angry and violent poster. Last life you musta been a brown shirt in the Sturm Abteilung. To bad you didn't survive the Night of the Long

Re: [FairfieldLife] Is it Moral to Commit Suicide?

2014-11-04 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Share, I sympathize with your step Dad's suffering. My mother also had a very painful and difficult death. It is not easy to follow a moral act and, as humans, we should be able to make such choices. But one has to be mindful of performing acts that do not violate natural laws. If we

Re: [FairfieldLife] Is it Moral to Commit Suicide?

2014-11-04 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Salyavin, Depending on one's karma, death could be just like transcending. The individual thought vanishes just like in meditation. The Indians had an appropriate word by calling death as Mahasamadhi. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : ---In

Re: [FairfieldLife] Is it Moral to Commit Suicide?

2014-11-04 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
There's a mantra for that (suicide). On 11/04/2014 01:37 PM, jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Bhairitu, You've raised a good question. But it is considered a higher principle that the end does not justify the means. In other words, one must act licitly to make a moral act. You

Re: [FairfieldLife] Rights Granted to Atheists

2014-11-04 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Xeno, As all humans experience, we all have parents who were or are the cause of our existence. I believe your claim that I had no beginning is absurd. I ask all of the members here to express their thoughts if you agree with Xeno on this claim--however, illogical it may be. ---In

[FairfieldLife] Mars had Life

2014-11-04 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
The NASA chief also claimed it may have life now. It appears that NASA is about to make an official statement regarding its findings on Mars based on data from the rovers. Stay tuned. http://www.examiner.com/article/mars-did-and-might-have-life-says-nasa-boss

Re: [FairfieldLife] Is it Moral to Commit Suicide?

2014-11-04 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I believe that's possible. There probably are mantras that can induce mahasamadhi by making a person to stop breathing. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : There's a mantra for that (suicide). On 11/04/2014 01:37 PM, jr_esq@... mailto:jr_esq@... [FairfieldLife]

Re: [FairfieldLife] Mind Control, was 7 Techniques to Handle Toxic People

2014-11-04 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
The link to the Laurel Canyon site is interesting and brought back many memories. However I wouldn't call Laural Canyon the birth of the Hippie Movement. There beatniks before that and of course bohemians WAY before that even. Tim Leary never mentioned drugs during his at the event my band

Re: [FairfieldLife] Mars had Life

2014-11-04 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
Gosh, that might really ruined Salyavin's day. :-D On 11/04/2014 03:30 PM, jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: The NASA chief also claimed it may have life now. It appears that NASA is about to make an official statement regarding its findings on Mars based on data from the rovers.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Is it Moral to Commit Suicide?

2014-11-04 Thread yifux...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
ThanksI doubt that Samadhi is an automatic gift simply because people die. The Tibetan Book of the Dead offers a mechanism for assistance for the dead, through the mantras and good will of the living. The recipient may, or may not make it into the Clear Light of the Void; depending on

[FairfieldLife] Post Count Wed 05-Nov-14 00:15:04 UTC

2014-11-04 Thread FFL PostCount ffl.postco...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
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