Re: [FairfieldLife] Maharishi's Yoga Asanas

This comment is growing whiskers, Mike. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Allahu akbar! From: vox_9 To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 1:57 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Maharishi's Yoga

Re: [FairfieldLife] Shorthand, Jyotish Dates

"Avoid the danger that lies ahead". - YS, 2-16 The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/yogasutr.htm The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/yogasutr.htm The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali The Threads of Union Translation by BonGiovanni 1. on

[FairfieldLife] Re: Media Blackout: Trump Surges Past Clinton in Major Poll, Press Cites Older Polls

In the current presidential election, I'm voting for an independent. I don't really trust either Trump or Clinton - probably neither one can be relied upon to keep their word. This isn't the 21st century I was promised by Barack Obama. Thank God we have a separation of powers in the

Re: [FairfieldLife] What is the Alt-Right Movement?

Uh-huh. As you know, Step Six isn't what anybody sane would think of as "getting down on your hands and knees." There are no such poses in the Sun Salutation. Nor is Step Six "the whole point of the exercise." The whole point of the Sun Salutation is the sequence of all 12 poses. Neither

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Media Blackout: Trump Surges Past Clinton in Major Poll, Press Cites Older Polls

Oh, and by the way: A Powerful Russian Weapon: The Spread of False Stories http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/29/world/europe/russia-sweden-disinformation.html http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/29/world/europe/russia-sweden-disinformation.html A Powerful Russian Weapon: The Spread of False

Re: [FairfieldLife] What is the Alt-Right Movement?

There are several versions of the Sun Salutation set of poses - one of the most popular instruction sets is presented by certified instructors of The Art of Living Foundation USA founded by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar who learned hatha yoga directly from the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. There are

Re: [FairfieldLife] Shorthand, Jyotish Dates

I was going to point out much of what olliesewuz has written below, but given what he has written, I can be brief: Doug, Regardless of what one thinks of jyotish/MMY, or (God help us), ideas arising from a Fairfield coffee house discussion group, your message below is contrary to MMY's

Re: [FairfieldLife] Shorthand, Jyotish Dates

Maharishi was *not* a jyotish. Planetary mantras are free and open for anyone to use. On 08/30/2016 10:07 AM, jamesalan...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: I was going to point out much of what olliesewuz has written below, but given what he has written, I can be brief: Doug, Regardless of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Shorthand, Jyotish Dates

Putting skepticism aside it seems way more interesting to entertain these ideas of jyotish. While more strictly experienced as a conservative transcendental meditationist who is not as interested in all the ‘add-ons’ of Maharishi’s teachings I do feel open to the consideration that jyotish

[FairfieldLife] Maharishi's Yoga Asanas

Mahesh Yogi formulated a six month course on yoga asanas followed by a second course with more advanced postures for use in a one year course. According to Maharishi, yoga asanas are "...a reliable practice from the ancient tradition of yogis." He recommended yoga asanas as a way to keep

Re: [FairfieldLife] Maharishi's Yoga Asanas

Allahu akbar! From: vox_9 To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 1:57 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Maharishi's Yoga Asanas   Mahesh Yogi formulated a six month course on yoga asanas followed by a second course with more

Re: [FairfieldLife] Shorthand, Jyotish Dates

Yep, a good perspective to have, though I think modern life and technology has rendered any forecasting ability of jyotish or Western astrology, impractical. Using common sense and intuition, we get it right more often than not. And if not, better next time around. PS No problems discussing or

[FairfieldLife] Maharishi's Yoga Asanas

Mahesh Yogi formulated a six month course on yoga asanas followed by a second course with more advanced postures for use in a one year course. According to Maharishi, yoga asanas are "...a reliable practice from the ancient tradition of yogis." He recommended yoga asanas as a way to keep

Re: [FairfieldLife] Maharishi's Yoga Asanas

Kahlua at bar! On 08/30/2016 11:58 AM, Mike Dixon mdixon.6...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Allahu akbar! *From:* vox_9 *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Re: [FairfieldLife] Shorthand, Jyotish Dates

Actually, evidently people who are really good at it have a facility with it that is like a siddhi. With a lot of experience with it study of it becomes something intuitive. It is like a way [modality] of thinking, like some people are really good at mathematics or open to physics. ---In

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's Yoga Asanas

Neither Sri Sri nor Maharishi would be happy with your attempt to distort and demean the Sun Salutation by pretending it's about "getting down on your hands and knees." Other yogis would just laugh at you as a clueless Westerner. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's Yoga Asanas

Sun Salutation – The Perfect Yoga Workout Step six, Ashtanga Namaskara or the "Salute With Eight Points", as taught by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, a direct disciple of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi: "Gently bring your knees down to the floor and exhale. Take the hips back slightly, slide forward, rest

Re: [FairfieldLife] Shorthand, Jyotish Dates

“just for the record, the fact that we have tides doesn't validate the notion of "vibrational influence of the heavenly bodies on subtle systems of the human being." What the tides validate is the gravitational influence of the moon on the oceans.” This is precisely the thought that

Re: [FairfieldLife] Shorthand, Jyotish Dates

Intuition plays a very important role though it is also useful to know the science of reading a horoscope. Some folks who barely know astrology but have good intuition can often do better predictions than those who have only mastered the rules. Many village astrologers in India can do good

Re: [FairfieldLife] Shorthand, Jyotish Dates

FYI, Doug, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, "meditationist" means "person who writes meditations." Also, just for the record, the fact that we have tides doesn't validate the notion of "vibrational influence of the heavenly bodies on subtle systems of the human being." What the

Re: [FairfieldLife] What is the Alt-Right Movement?

Any sane person would pray to the gods for release from ignorance if they realized the full extend of their bondage. A yogi salutes the Sun God at least twice a day, morning and evening without fail. And, any intelligent person would give thanks to Surya for bringing to earth life support

Re: [FairfieldLife] Maharishi's Yoga Asanas

Shot: tequila. Chaser: beer. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Kahlua at bar! On 08/30/2016 11:58 AM, Mike Dixon mdixon.6569@... mailto:mdixon.6569@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: Allahu akbar! From: vox_9

Re: [FairfieldLife] Maharishi's Yoga Asanas

OM namah Surya! There's a good reason most Christians go to church on the Sun's Day. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Allahu akbar! From: vox_9 To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 1:57 PM

Re: [FairfieldLife] What is the Alt-Right Movement?

Neither Sri Sri nor Maharishi would be happy with your attempt to distort and demean the Sun Salutation by pretending it's about "getting down on your hands and knees." Other yogis would just laugh at you as a clueless Westerner. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Maharishi's Yoga Asanas

Many Muslims grow beards - it's a sign of devotion and submission, and one of the only ways to get into Mecca in order to worship the black stone at the Kaaba. It is incumbent on every pilgrim on the Haj to get down on their hands and knees and pray. Some will even kiss the stone, just for

[FairfieldLife] Re: Nutrient Content in Food Has Dramatically Declined

I wonder why Magnesium is not included in their list, it also appears to be having a hard time getting into plants!

Re: [FairfieldLife] Shorthand, Jyotish Dates

The important point is to try and avoid stereotyping dominant white, male, heterosexual Christian culture. These days the term "white person" just means a person of European descent - a biological taxon. There's really no black and white "race". ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Shorthand, Jyotish Dates

If this fellow is not seriously mistaken, according to a recent reading using Parashara's Light, in exactly four years, I will be the Prime Minister of India. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Intuition plays a very important role though it is also useful to know the

[FairfieldLife] What are the Signs of a Collapsing Society?

A society slows down in recovery to environmental and human tragedies. Examples are the Roman culture and the Mayan civilization. Can our culture recover from religious wars? This is what it looks like when society collapses

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's Yoga Asanas

The only thing that is amusing about your yoga pose claims, is that in over two decades of posting messages to these discussion groups, not once did you post a comment to the discussion about your practice of hatha yoga. Go figure. So, I conclude that your only reason for commenting now, is

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's Yoga Asanas

As you know, I never claimed that the Ashtanga Asana was not a part of the Sun Salutation. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : The only thing that is amusing about your yoga pose claims, is that in over two decades of posting messages to these discussion

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Re: [FairfieldLife] Shorthand, Jyotish Dates

--In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Maharishi was not a jyotish. Planetary mantras are free and open for anyone to use. ? My guess is that you don't agree with what I've said below, but neither of your two statements supports or takes away from the point I made

[FairfieldLife] What is the Primal Cause?

"Two birds sat in a tree; one ate the fruit, another looked on." - Shvetashvatara Upanishad (4.7)

Re: [FairfieldLife] Shorthand, Jyotish Dates

It is a fact needing no further proof that the first sight of another person's face can determine the outcome of an entire day. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : I will have to take your word for it, as I have seen no such evidence personally. ---In

Re: [FairfieldLife] Shorthand, Jyotish Dates

According to what I've read, astrology reveals the result of our past karma, expressed in terms of what we call planetary influences. The horoscope simply indicates the future. The future is just a reflection of the past. Astrology reveals the consequence of our actions which we do not

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's Yoga Asanas

You are not even making any sense anymore. How would you know if the Ashtang Asana is part of the Surya Namaskar or not if you've never included it in your practice? You seem confused to the point where you've actually contradicted your own claim that there was no such pose in the Sun

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's Yoga Asanas

As you know, I never claimed that the Ashtanga Asana was not a part of the Sun Salutation. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : You are not even making any sense anymore. How would you know if the Ashtang Asana is part of the Surya Namaskar or

Re: [FairfieldLife] Shorthand, Jyotish Dates

"All is suffering to the wise man." - Y.S. 2-15 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : ? My guess is that you don't agree with what I've said below, but neither of your two statements supports or takes away from the point I made below. Nor does the opposite of

[FairfieldLife] Re: We are Now in the Anthropocene Epoch

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Re: [FairfieldLife] Shorthand, Jyotish Dates

I will have to take your word for it, as I have seen no such evidence personally. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Actually, evidently people who are really good at it have a facility with it that is like a siddhi. With a lot of experience with it study of it

Re: [FairfieldLife] Shorthand, Jyotish Dates

# To be fair, it can be more than coffeehouse ‘chat’, quite a number of people from Fairfield, Iowa have been trained in and are quite long experienced and accomplished in jyotish astrology and now a number of top jyotish astrologers in the West are of what is the old meditating community of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Shorthand, Jyotish Dates

We should all pay very careful heed to the prediction in the Brihat Samhita: "If a man or woman is seriously ill and his spouse's face looks shinning and bright, he or she is sure to die." ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : I was going to point out much of

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Re: [FairfieldLife] Shorthand, Jyotish Dates

Today, Aug 30 Mercury retrograde in Virgo =Havoc in Communication So says the coffee house Fairfield jyotish satsang. Would be a difficult day to substantially engage others or begin things, however; a good day to stay in meditation. -JaiGuruYou ---In

Re: [FairfieldLife] Shorthand, Jyotish Dates

Thanks, but your post just now, at close to the speed of light, spread globally and instantaneously, confirms, "Havoc in Communication"?? By focusing on the objective, whatever it is, any environmental influences are minimized, so if there is an issue, isn't it with the doer? Maharishi declared

Re: [FairfieldLife] Shorthand, Jyotish Dates

And now Doug can claim that the fact that you're disagreeing with him is proof of his contention that it's "a difficult day to substantially engage others." ;-) ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Thanks, but your post just now, at close to the speed of