[FairfieldLife] Re: Dalai Lama Speaks on Dealing with Terrorism, etc.
...repeated his opposition to homosexuality... I find this comment interesting because his most famous follower, Richard Gere, is an outspoken advocate for gay rights. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: LONDON, ENGLAND, March 31, 2006: The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader told The Daily Telegraph that terrorists should be treated humanely. He also revealed the workings of his relationship with US President George W. Bush, said Westerners had become too self-absorbed and repeated his opposition to homosexuality in a wide-ranging interview. The Dalai Lama said modern terrorism was born out of jealousy of Western lifestyles. Fundamentalism is terrifying because it is based purely on emotion, rather than intelligence, the 70-year-old monk said at the seat of his government-in-exile in the northern Indian hilltop town of Dharamsala. It prevents followers from thinking as individuals and about the good of the world. This new terrorism has been brewing for many years. Much of it is caused by jealousy and frustration at the West because it looks so highly developed and successful on television. Leaders in the East use religion to counter that, to bind these cou ntries together. Terrorists, he warned, must be treated humanely. Otherwise, the problem will escalate. If there is one Bin Laden killed today, soon there will be 10 Bin Ladens. Awesome. Ten Bin Ladens killed, the hatred is spread; 100 bombed, and 1,000 lose members of their families. Although he appeared not to approve of the war in Iraq, he was admiring of Bush. He is very straightforward, said the monk. On our first visit, I was faced with a large plate of biscuits. President Bush immediately offered me his favorites, and after that, we got on fine. On my next visit, he didn't mind when I was blunt about the war. By my third visit, I was ushering him into the Oval Office. I was astonished by his grasp of Buddhism. He told the broadsheet that Westerners had become self-absorbed, burdened with too much choice. It is fascinating. In the West, you have bigger homes, yet smaller families; you have endless conveniences -- yet you never seem to have any time. You can travel anywhere in the world, yet you don't bother to cross the road to meet your neighbors, he said. I don't think people have become more selfish, but their lives have become easier and that has spoilt them. They have less resilience, they expect more, they constantly compare themselves to others and they have too much choice -- which brings no real freedom. --From Hindu Press International, April 2, 2006 http://www.hinduismtoday/subscribe.html To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Dalai Lama Speaks on Dealing with Terrorism, etc.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...repeated his opposition to homosexuality... I find this comment interesting because his most famous follower, Richard Gere, is an outspoken advocate for gay rights. Did the Dalai Lama say he opposed equal rights for gays? Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM ~- To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Dalai Lama Speaks on Dealing with Terrorism, etc.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...repeated his opposition to homosexuality... I find this comment interesting because his most famous follower, Richard Gere, is an outspoken advocate for gay rights. Having only been around Maharishi, I guess you might not have had much experience with working with a spiritual teacher and not being expected to agree with everything he says. :-) To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Dalai Lama Speaks on Dealing with Terrorism, etc.
On Apr 3, 2006, at 12:23 PM, shempmcgurk wrote: ...repeated his opposition to homosexuality... I find this comment interesting because his most famous follower, Richard Gere, is an outspoken advocate for gay rights. See http://quietmountain.org/links/teachings/gayrites.htm He has many students who are gay or lesbian--probably not that much different than M. or any other teacher. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM ~- To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Dalai Lama Speaks on Dealing with Terrorism, etc.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I would assume that he wasn't opposed to equal rights for gays (Maybe he's along the lines of the Christian fundamentalist love the sinner but hate the sin, I don't know). But they're opposed to equal rights for gays. If by equal rights for gays you mean marriage for gays, etc. then, yes, they are opposed to equal rights for gays. They're opposed to a lot more rights for gays than just marriage, actually. I've always interpreted that phrase to mean the same as it means for African-Americans and other historically oppressed minorities: equal, but not special or exceptional, rights. Right. And...? To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: snip I would assume that he wasn't opposed to equal rights for gays (Maybe he's along the lines of the Christian fundamentalist love the sinner but hate the sin, I don't know). But they're opposed to equal rights for gays. If by equal rights for gays you mean marriage for gays, etc. then, yes, they are opposed to equal rights for gays. They're opposed to a lot more rights for gays than just marriage, actually. And what about the Dalia Lama? Would you suppose he is opposed to MORE or LESS rights for gays than the Christian Fundies? I've always interpreted that phrase to mean the same as it means for African-Americans and other historically oppressed minorities: equal, but not special or exceptional, rights. Right. And...? And what? To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: snip I would assume that he wasn't opposed to equal rights for gays (Maybe he's along the lines of the Christian fundamentalist love the sinner but hate the sin, I don't know). But they're opposed to equal rights for gays. If by equal rights for gays you mean marriage for gays, etc. then, yes, they are opposed to equal rights for gays. They're opposed to a lot more rights for gays than just marriage, actually. And what about the Dalia Lama? Would you suppose he is opposed to MORE or LESS rights for gays than the Christian Fundies? My guess is he's for equal rights for gays, unlike the fundies. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Dalai Lama Speaks on Dealing with Terrorism, etc.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: snip I would assume that he wasn't opposed to equal rights for gays (Maybe he's along the lines of the Christian fundamentalist love the sinner but hate the sin, I don't know). But they're opposed to equal rights for gays. If by equal rights for gays you mean marriage for gays, etc. then, yes, they are opposed to equal rights for gays. They're opposed to a lot more rights for gays than just marriage, actually. And what about the Dalia Lama? Would you suppose he is opposed to MORE or LESS rights for gays than the Christian Fundies? My guess is he's for equal rights for gays, unlike the fundies. So, you guess that he's for gay marriage? Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM ~- To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Dalai Lama Speaks on Dealing with Terrorism, etc.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: snip I would assume that he wasn't opposed to equal rights for gays (Maybe he's along the lines of the Christian fundamentalist love the sinner but hate the sin, I don't know). But they're opposed to equal rights for gays. If by equal rights for gays you mean marriage for gays, etc. then, yes, they are opposed to equal rights for gays. They're opposed to a lot more rights for gays than just marriage, actually. And what about the Dalia Lama? Would you suppose he is opposed to MORE or LESS rights for gays than the Christian Fundies? My guess is he's for equal rights for gays, unlike the fundies. So, you guess that he's for gay marriage? Hmm, I think I said he was for equal rights for gays. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM ~- To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Dalai Lama Speaks on Dealing with Terrorism, etc.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rick, this is one of the most thoughtful analyses I've read in a while...Western life is full of ironies, not the least is that while claiming to be a religious nation, the US kills others and neglects its own in far greater numbers than any other industrialized nation. ...yet the Dalai Lama's own negligence contributed to 1.5 million of his own people being murdered by the Chinese communists and the millions that were left had their religion, culture and way of life decimated. Sal On Apr 3, 2006, at 11:36 AM, Rick Archer wrote: He told the broadsheet that Westerners had become self- absorbed, burdened with too much choice. It is fascinating. In the West, you have bigger homes, yet smaller families; you have endless conveniences -- yet you never seem to have any time. You can travel anywhere in the world, yet you don't bother to cross the road to meet your neighbors, he said. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM ~- To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Dalai Lama Speaks on Dealing with Terrorism, etc.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: snip I would assume that he wasn't opposed to equal rights for gays (Maybe he's along the lines of the Christian fundamentalist love the sinner but hate the sin, I don't know). But they're opposed to equal rights for gays. If by equal rights for gays you mean marriage for gays, etc. then, yes, they are opposed to equal rights for gays. They're opposed to a lot more rights for gays than just marriage, actually. And what about the Dalia Lama? Would you suppose he is opposed to MORE or LESS rights for gays than the Christian Fundies? My guess is he's for equal rights for gays, unlike the fundies. So, you guess that he's for gay marriage? Hmm, I think I said he was for equal rights for gays. Well, actually, you said that you guess he's for it. Okay, well I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that he is NOT for it. Who do you think is right, me or you? Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM ~- To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Dalai Lama Speaks on Dealing with Terrorism, etc.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: snip I would assume that he wasn't opposed to equal rights for gays (Maybe he's along the lines of the Christian fundamentalist love the sinner but hate the sin, I don't know). But they're opposed to equal rights for gays. If by equal rights for gays you mean marriage for gays, etc. then, yes, they are opposed to equal rights for gays. They're opposed to a lot more rights for gays than just marriage, actually. And what about the Dalia Lama? Would you suppose he is opposed to MORE or LESS rights for gays than the Christian Fundies? My guess is he's for equal rights for gays, unlike the fundies. So, you guess that he's for gay marriage? Hmm, I think I said he was for equal rights for gays. Well, actually, you said that you guess he's for it. Okay, well I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that he is NOT for it. Who do you think is right, me or you? The religious leader said at the press conference that he had previously been asked his views on gay marriage, and said that such social sanction of gay relationships has to be judged in the context of the society itself and the laws and social norms. During the 45-minute meeting, the Nobel peace laureate and Buddhist religious leader voiced his support for the full recognition of human rights for all people, regardless of sexual orientation. Buddhist sexual proscriptions ban homosexual sexual activity and heterosexual sex through orifices other than the vagina, including masturbation or other sexual activity with the hand. Buddhist proscriptions also forbid sex at certain times - such as during full and half moon days, the daytime, and during a wife's menstrual period or pregnancy - or near shrines or temples. Adultery is considered sexual misconduct, but the hiring of a female prostitute for penile-vaginal sex is not, unless one pays a third party to procure the person. From a Buddhist point of view, lesbian and gay sex is generally considered sexual misconduct, the Dalai Lama told reporters at a press conference a day earlier. However, such proscriptions are for members of the Buddhist faith - and from society's viewpoint, homosexual sexual relations can be of mutual benefit, enjoyable, and harmless, according to the Dalai Lama. http://quietmountain.org/links/teachings/gayrites.htm To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Dalai Lama Speaks on Dealing with Terrorism, etc.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, t3rinity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: snip I would assume that he wasn't opposed to equal rights for gays (Maybe he's along the lines of the Christian fundamentalist love the sinner but hate the sin, I don't know). But they're opposed to equal rights for gays. If by equal rights for gays you mean marriage for gays, etc. then, yes, they are opposed to equal rights for gays. They're opposed to a lot more rights for gays than just marriage, actually. And what about the Dalia Lama? Would you suppose he is opposed to MORE or LESS rights for gays than the Christian Fundies? My guess is he's for equal rights for gays, unlike the fundies. So, you guess that he's for gay marriage? Hmm, I think I said he was for equal rights for gays. Well, actually, you said that you guess he's for it. Okay, well I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that he is NOT for it. Who do you think is right, me or you? The religious leader said at the press conference that he had previously been asked his views on gay marriage, and said that such social sanction of gay relationships has to be judged in the context of the society itself and the laws and social norms. Then according to the above, he would be against it in America because the laws prohibit it. During the 45-minute meeting, the Nobel peace laureate and Buddhist religious leader voiced his support for the full recognition of human rights for all people, regardless of sexual orientation. Buddhist sexual proscriptions ban homosexual sexual activity and heterosexual sex through orifices other than the vagina, including masturbation or other sexual activity with the hand. Buddhist proscriptions also forbid sex at certain times - such as during full and half moon days, the daytime, and during a wife's menstrual period or pregnancy - or near shrines or temples. Adultery is considered sexual misconduct, but the hiring of a female prostitute for penile-vaginal sex is not, unless one pays a third party to procure the person. From a Buddhist point of view, lesbian and gay sex is generally considered sexual misconduct, the Dalai Lama told reporters at a press conference a day earlier. However, such proscriptions are for members of the Buddhist faith - and from society's viewpoint, homosexual sexual relations can be of mutual benefit, enjoyable, and harmless, according to the Dalai Lama. http://quietmountain.org/links/teachings/gayrites.htm Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM ~- To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Dalai Lama Speaks on Dealing with Terrorism, etc.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...repeated his opposition to homosexuality... I find this comment interesting because his most famous follower, Richard Gere, is an outspoken advocate for gay rights. So, is Tibetan Buddhism rife with homophobia because the Dali Lama makes public statements about it? The TM organization has never made a public statement about homosexuality that I am aware of, and Maharishi never has directed any video that includes such remarks to be distributed to TMers OR people on TTC or ATTC, or recertification, or whatever. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer fairfieldlife@ wrote: LONDON, ENGLAND, March 31, 2006: The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader told The Daily Telegraph that terrorists should be treated humanely. He also revealed the workings of his relationship with US President George W. Bush, said Westerners had become too self-absorbed and repeated his opposition to homosexuality in a wide-ranging interview. The Dalai Lama said modern terrorism was born out of jealousy of Western lifestyles. Fundamentalism is terrifying because it is based purely on emotion, rather than intelligence, the 70-year-old monk said at the seat of his government-in-exile in the northern Indian hilltop town of Dharamsala. It prevents followers from thinking as individuals and about the good of the world. This new terrorism has been brewing for many years. Much of it is caused by jealousy and frustration at the West because it looks so highly developed and successful on television. Leaders in the East use religion to counter that, to bind these cou ntries together. Terrorists, he warned, must be treated humanely. Otherwise, the problem will escalate. If there is one Bin Laden killed today, soon there will be 10 Bin Ladens. Awesome. Ten Bin Ladens killed, the hatred is spread; 100 bombed, and 1,000 lose members of their families. Although he appeared not to approve of the war in Iraq, he was admiring of Bush. He is very straightforward, said the monk. On our first visit, I was faced with a large plate of biscuits. President Bush immediately offered me his favorites, and after that, we got on fine. On my next visit, he didn't mind when I was blunt about the war. By my third visit, I was ushering him into the Oval Office. I was astonished by his grasp of Buddhism. He told the broadsheet that Westerners had become self-absorbed, burdened with too much choice. It is fascinating. In the West, you have bigger homes, yet smaller families; you have endless conveniences -- yet you never seem to have any time. You can travel anywhere in the world, yet you don't bother to cross the road to meet your neighbors, he said. I don't think people have become more selfish, but their lives have become easier and that has spoilt them. They have less resilience, they expect more, they constantly compare themselves to others and they have too much choice -- which brings no real freedom. --From Hindu Press International, April 2, 2006 http://www.hinduismtoday/subscribe.html To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: ...repeated his opposition to homosexuality... I find this comment interesting because his most famous follower, Richard Gere, is an outspoken advocate for gay rights. Having only been around Maharishi, I guess you might not have had much experience with working with a spiritual teacher and not being expected to agree with everything he says. :-) Yeah, and MMY has always made a point of saying he's against homosexuality when he gets a chance to speak in public. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Isn't Bush the first President to receive the Dalai Lama in the White House? All the others didn't want to *offend* the Chinese. Since the neocons identify the Chinese as the Next Big Enemy (this war on terror thing is merely a distraction), its not surprising. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM ~- To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I know you'd love to pidgeon-hole me into the stereotype of what you see as the cult-members of the TMO (which any regular reader of this forum knows I am front and foremost in opposing) but, Barry, I know you know better than that so I won't distinguish your remarks by any further comment other than suggesting that you probably had a rough week-end. You can always tell when Barry's been having a tough time in his personal life. The worse things are going for him, the less rational his attacks become. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Dalai Lama Speaks on Dealing with Terrorism, etc.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, MDixon6569@ wrote: Isn't Bush the first President to receive the Dalai Lama in the White House? All the others didn't want to *offend* the Chinese. Since the neocons identify the Chinese as the Next Big Enemy (this war on terror thing is merely a distraction), its not surprising. Could you please tell me which neocons have said that? 'Cause most neocons I read or hear pretty much say the exact opposite. Red China is, in many respects, more capitalistic than Canada. Red China is the USA's 3rd or 4th largest trading partner (I'm not sure which) which always bodes very well for peace (pretty hard to go to war with your best customer!). Perhaps you are confusing the Chinese with the North Koreans Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM ~- To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Dalai Lama Speaks on Dealing with Terrorism, etc.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig sparaig@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, MDixon6569@ wrote: Isn't Bush the first President to receive the Dalai Lama in the White House? All the others didn't want to *offend* the Chinese. Since the neocons identify the Chinese as the Next Big Enemy (this war on terror thing is merely a distraction), its not surprising. Could you please tell me which neocons have said that? 'Cause most neocons I read or hear pretty much say the exact opposite. Red China is, in many respects, more capitalistic than Canada. Red China is the USA's 3rd or 4th largest trading partner (I'm not sure which) which always bodes very well for peace (pretty hard to go to war with your best customer!). Perhaps you are confusing the Chinese with the North Koreans the PNAC neocons have said it in their justification for how American military might needs to be projected in the Middle East (e.g. invasion of Iraq). To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
