For those still listening…
Barry is off on another idiotic rant… again. ?Apparently he’s too obsessed…still!… to grok that my nom de plume was obviously meant sardonically, and of course he takes time out of his busy, busy day to bash Judy, I guess because he’s, um, bored maybe? ?Who knows what demons lurk within, apparently every now and then he just has to get it all out, no doubt drunk-posting while most likely walking around outside accosting random strangers and talking to himself while spinning in circles. I often suggested, back in the days of the original FFL and its successor FFL-2, that many of its "regulars" had absolutely nothing to say. To hide this fact, they focused on a few "treasured hate objects," and *pretended* to have something original to say by taking offense at everything these people said so that they could scream at them. I predicted at the time that if the people these folks focused on ever lost interest and went away, the remaining FFLers would be revealed as having officially Nothing To Say.?
The first proof of this theorem came when FFL/Yahoo went dead and a number of FFL-2's wiser folks threw the remaining FFL-2 whiners to the curb and joined The Corner rather than participate in Ravi's Reincarnated FFL. At that point, without me and Salyavin and Michael and a few others to scream at, Judy lasted only a few days, vowing to "check in" at least once a week, but never doing so. The rest of the former-FFL women had to "make do" at that point by screaming at Willytex and, occasionally, Bhairitu.?Well, a few weeks back Ann (the best of the lot) beat feet, no longer willing to tolerate Willytex's bullshit any more. And then more recently, Ravi decided to Nuke the Texas Twat altogether, so for the first time in decades nobody had him to scream at any more.? The result? It seems to be silent as a tomb over there, proving my contention that the remaining posters really *don't* have anything to say unless they've got someone to scream at or bitch about.? So consider this a "pity post," tossed out so that Sally Sunshine (a misnomer if there ever was one) and Emily can have something to act outraged about, and thus pretend that they actually have something to say.? :-)? But wait. If they *DO* get their panties in a bunch and react to this post, made *on a completely different forum*, won't that be a tacit admission that they really *DON'T* have anything to say, and thus that they *still* have to depend on their "treasured hate objects" from years back to find something worth saying?? I guess we'll see... ?? :-)? :-)? :-)
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From Jr about “President” Donald Trump. ?Is it even legal for him to still be calling himself that?
Their new slogan is, and I am not making this up, Make America Great Again, Again
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TTC 2022
April - September 2022 (To be Confirmed)
? ‘The Teachers of Transcendental Meditation whisper the supreme knowledge of life, which can raise any individual to the supreme level of human achievement — Unity Consciousness — and create a world of all progress, peace, harmony, and abundance — Heaven on Earth for all mankind. Great and wise are the Teachers of Transcendental Meditation.’ — Maharishi? |
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?Teachers of the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique are urgently needed in the world, especially a new generation of dynamic, enthusiastic teachers who will make a career of teaching. ?With Facebook, Twitter, Skype video, and so many other ways to keep in touch, the youth of our world is highly interconnected in a unified global community. Not surprisingly, ‘next generation’ Sidhas and Meditators around the world feel part of a common TM family, a Global Country of World Peace. Many of them share a keen desire to be together for an international Transcendental Meditation Teacher Training Course (TTC), and to remain connected and continue to support each other following the course. ?In response to these needs, the Global Country of World Peace is pleased to announce the next International Transcendental Meditation Teacher Training Course tentatively planned for April - September 2022. The dates of the course will be announced when the COVID situation allows the Global Country of World Peace to hold the course. For now, the need is to complete the TTC Application and Learning Programme. |
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TTC 2022 course dates:
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- Age of applicants: Younger adults—including recent college graduates and young professionals from around the world—are especially encouraged to apply.?However, all interested candidates are warmly welcome to apply.
- Language: The course lessons will be in English, but if there is sufficient interest from other language groups translation may be arranged. Regardless of skill in English, you are encouraged to register your interest. All participants will learn to teach Transcendental Meditation in their mother tongue.
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Re: Arizona group that helped elect Kyrsten Sinema now wants her out - CNN Video
? We are drowning in corruption, and the “party of fiscal responsibility” seems more than willing to take us over the nearest cliff, cynically hoping the Democrats will get blamed.
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On Sep 30, 2021, at 3:51 PM, Emily Mae via groups.io <emily.mae50@...> wrote:
?On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 12:51 PM, RC wrote:
Anyone else getting annoyed by Sinema holding the country hostage ?. How does one go from being a Green Party activist to one now beholden by their corporate donors?
When I saw a shot of Sinema doing a press conference with John Cornyn, it hit me that she doesn't have a clue about what she is doing, what she stands for, or what the Democrats believe in.? As far as I'm concerned she's a Republican, bought and owned.? And, we are headed quickly towards takeover by an authoritarian party.? I just pray at this point.?? ? --
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That's awesome Em - have fun and good luck.
I was in India last month for about 2 and half weeks (on account of my mom's sickness - she's good now), traveling international after a long time and visiting India after 6 years. Of course was a little wary, but everyone was going about their business, indoor masking - few outdoors. I wasn't too worried, having been vaccinated and being asymptomatic even after being in close contact with at least 2 family members getting sick here. Even drinking chai at roadside and smoking, though maintained as much distance as is possible in India. Travels domestically have been Hawaii, Atalnta & Pittsburgh over the summer, working from home at least till February which would make it 2 years of working from home.
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On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 02:01 PM, Emily Mae wrote:
It's extremely bad form to be so and irresponsible?and just plain lazy about it.?
Corrected!? I'll be gone most of the month of October.? Going to Brazil to visit someone I used to know—first time out of the country (except for Canada) in 40 years.? Take care and Tchau.??
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Well, he has - in the past - also said pretty nasty things (lies) about me (and most of us I'm sure).
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On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 08:12 PM, RC wrote:
Well this is an example of what you do besides spamming and trolling, quoting, misattributing folks and intentionally misleading newcomers like David. This account is from Barry talking about Rama, and not Robin.
Yeah, he knows better.? I vote for the month suspension—lol.? Maybe he'll be back, maybe he won't.? I do not appreciate being tied to things I didn't say.? It's extremely bad form to be so and irresponsible?and just plain lazy about it.? Once in awhile—I get it.? I'm sure I've made mistakes too.? All the time though?? I don't have a lot of tolerance for the practice, I admit.? ?
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Referring David to the Corner was a juvenile move.? He wrote here in all sincerity. ? ?
Yep. ?They’re up to a whopping 10 members there, about half of who actually participate, so maybe they will welcome him. ?Or maybe they’ll run over him with a bulldozer. On Sep 30, 2021, at 3:43 PM, Emily Mae via groups.io <emily.mae50@...> wrote:
?On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 11:29 AM, Sal Sunshine wrote:
I couldn’t believe he mentioned he still didn’t “like” David, based on posts from NINE years ago, lol! ?Does this guy really have nothing better to do than rehash old resentments from almost a decade ago? ?It’s like reverse-dementia, he never forgets anything, except it’s only the bad stuff.
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On Sep 29, 2021, at 10:21 PM, RC < chivukula.ravi@...> wrote:
I wouldn't take it personally, I and others here have interacted with MJ (the moderator of TheCorner) extensively in the past and I have found him to be full of bitterness and resentment making him a constricted, fearful person. He didn't have to end up being like that, could very well have used those experiences to enlighten himself and become expansive - oh well. And hence the group he has created is made in his image, a safe space, a haven of curated content and posters, a constricted corner. On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 06:01 PM, David wrote:
From David:
I got into TheCorner, but my postings are not being posted there as yet.
It's okay, I know there is lots of history here, fear of any change. I can understand that. And it's okay if some people dislike me. Perhaps if they got to know me that might change to acceptance, who knows?
Peace to everyone,
David
Back when FFL was comprised of a truly eclectic cast of characters that I had the good fortune to run into, I was curious about TM, having never even heard of it (very funny)!? I don't remember how, but I ended up looking up Natural Stress Relief and ordered it.? Never pursued it though, but I appreciated that there would be a counter to the obscenely exorbitant cost that the TM org charges, in part to help aggrandize itself, imo.? Referring David to the Corner was a juvenile move.? He wrote here in all sincerity.? ?? ? --
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Re: Anyone here interested in Maharishi Mahesh Yogi or Transcendental Meditation??
On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 02:01 PM, Emily Mae wrote:
It's extremely bad form to be so and irresponsible?and just plain lazy about it.?
Corrected!? I'll be gone most of the month of October.? Going to Brazil to visit someone I used to know—first time out of the country (except for Canada) in 40 years.? Take care and Tchau.?? ? --
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Re: Anyone here interested in Maharishi Mahesh Yogi or Transcendental Meditation??
Well I'm glad you have some positive experiences Uncle B2!
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I joked last week that some of us wondered if Willy was running a bot for his posts.? You probably know those bots exists and seize on a keyword and select text from their library to respond.? There was a Showtime episode on a series about the Internet that showed two women who built a script to respond to the trolls on a group they were on.
To his credit though he recommended the motherboard that runs this Linux machine.? And that was 11 years ago and the machine still runs.? And it was able to build a flutter app a week ago which is saying something as the AMD CPU is old and often newer stuff requires instruction sets it doesn't have.? Only thing I've changed on it over the years was putting a larger HD on it.
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Re: Anyone here interested in Maharishi Mahesh Yogi or Transcendental Meditation??
On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 08:12 PM, RC wrote:
Well this is an example of what you do besides spamming and trolling, quoting, misattributing folks and intentionally misleading newcomers like David. This account is from Barry talking about Rama, and not Robin.
Yeah, he knows better.? I vote for the month suspension—lol.? Maybe he'll be back, maybe he won't.? I do not appreciate being tied to things I didn't say.? It's extremely bad form to be so and irresponsible?and just plain lazy about it.? Once in awhile—I get it.? I'm sure I've made mistakes too.? All the time though?? I don't have a lot of tolerance for the practice, I admit.? ?? ? --
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On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 01:44 PM, Sal Sunshine wrote:
To put it mildly yes.
She’s no doubt bought and paid for. In a real democracy that would be called corruption. In this one it’s called just the way things are. So infuriating.
Sal
How amusing that we used the same phrase—our opinions about her are in sync. :)?? ? --
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Re: Arizona group that helped elect Kyrsten Sinema now wants her out - CNN Video
On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 12:51 PM, RC wrote:
Anyone else getting annoyed by Sinema holding the country hostage ?. How does one go from being a Green Party activist to one now beholden by their corporate donors?
When I saw a shot of Sinema doing a press conference with John Cornyn, it hit me that she doesn't have a clue about what she is doing, what she stands for, or what the Democrats believe in.? As far as I'm concerned she's a Republican, bought and owned.? And, we are headed quickly towards takeover by an authoritarian party.? I just pray at this point.?? ? --
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Re: Arizona group that helped elect Kyrsten Sinema now wants her out - CNN Video
To put it mildly yes.
She’s no doubt bought and paid for. In a real democracy that would be called corruption. In this one it’s called just the way things are. So infuriating.
Sal
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?Anyone else getting annoyed by Sinema holding the country hostage ?. How does one go from being a Green Party activist to one now beholden by their corporate donors?
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On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 11:29 AM, Sal Sunshine wrote:
I couldn’t believe he mentioned he still didn’t “like” David, based on posts from NINE years ago, lol! ?Does this guy really have nothing better to do than rehash old resentments from almost a decade ago? ?It’s like reverse-dementia, he never forgets anything, except it’s only the bad stuff.
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On Sep 29, 2021, at 10:21 PM, RC < chivukula.ravi@...> wrote:
I wouldn't take it personally, I and others here have interacted with MJ (the moderator of TheCorner) extensively in the past and I have found him to be full of bitterness and resentment making him a constricted, fearful person. He didn't have to end up being like that, could very well have used those experiences to enlighten himself and become expansive - oh well. And hence the group he has created is made in his image, a safe space, a haven of curated content and posters, a constricted corner. On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 06:01 PM, David wrote:
From David:
I got into TheCorner, but my postings are not being posted there as yet.
It's okay, I know there is lots of history here, fear of any change. I can understand that. And it's okay if some people dislike me. Perhaps if they got to know me that might change to acceptance, who knows?
Peace to everyone,
David
Back when FFL was comprised of a truly eclectic cast of characters that I had the good fortune to run into, I was curious about TM, having never even heard of it (very funny)!? I don't remember how, but I ended up looking up Natural Stress Relief and ordered it.? Never pursued it though, but I appreciated that there would be a counter to the obscenely exorbitant cost that the TM org charges, in part to help aggrandize itself, imo.? Referring David to the Corner was a juvenile move.? He wrote here in all sincerity.? ?? ? --
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Re: Anyone here interested in Maharishi Mahesh Yogi or Transcendental Meditation??
I noticed that as well :-), unfortunately a 9 year old resentment is like a fresh, open wound in MJ's universe of resentments.
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I couldn’t believe he mentioned he still didn’t “like” David, based on posts from NINE years ago, lol! ?Does this guy really have nothing better to do than rehash old resentments from almost a decade ago? ?It’s like reverse-dementia, he never forgets anything, except it’s only the bad stuff.
On Sep 29, 2021, at 10:21 PM, RC < chivukula.ravi@...> wrote:
I wouldn't take it personally, I and others here have interacted with MJ (the moderator of TheCorner) extensively in the past and I have found him to be full of bitterness and resentment making him a constricted, fearful person. He didn't have to end up being like that, could very well have used those experiences to enlighten himself and become expansive - oh well. And hence the group he has created is made in his image, a safe space, a haven of curated content and posters, a constricted corner. On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 06:01 PM, David wrote:
From David:
I got into TheCorner, but my postings are not being posted there as yet.
It's okay, I know there is lots of history here, fear of any change. I can understand that. And it's okay if some people dislike me. Perhaps if they got to know me that might change to acceptance, who knows?
Peace to everyone,
David
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Arizona group that helped elect Kyrsten Sinema now wants her out - CNN Video
Anyone else getting annoyed by Sinema holding the country hostage ?. How does one go from being a Green Party activist to one now beholden by their corporate donors?
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Re: Anyone here interested in Maharishi Mahesh Yogi or Transcendental Meditation??
I couldn’t believe he mentioned he still didn’t “like” David, based on posts from NINE years ago, lol! ?Does this guy really have nothing better to do than rehash old resentments from almost a decade ago? ?It’s like reverse-dementia, he never forgets anything, except it’s only the bad stuff.
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On Sep 29, 2021, at 10:21 PM, RC < chivukula.ravi@...> wrote: I wouldn't take it personally, I and others here have interacted with MJ (the moderator of TheCorner) extensively in the past and I have found him to be full of bitterness and resentment making him a constricted, fearful person. He didn't have to end up being like that, could very well have used those experiences to enlighten himself and become expansive - oh well. And hence the group he has created is made in his image, a safe space, a haven of curated content and posters, a constricted corner. On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 06:01 PM, David wrote:
From David:
I got into TheCorner, but my postings are not being posted there as yet.
It's okay, I know there is lots of history here, fear of any change. I can understand that. And it's okay if some people dislike me. Perhaps if they got to know me that might change to acceptance, who knows?
Peace to everyone,
David
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Re: Anyone here interested in Maharishi Mahesh Yogi or Transcendental Meditation??
I joked last week that some of us wondered if Willy was running a
bot for his posts.? You probably know those bots exists and seize on
a keyword and select text from their library to respond.? There was
a Showtime episode on a series about the Internet that showed two
women who built a script to respond to the trolls on a group they
were on.
To his credit though he recommended the motherboard that runs this
Linux machine.? And that was 11 years ago and the machine still
runs.? And it was able to build a flutter app a week ago which is
saying something as the AMD CPU is old and often newer stuff
requires instruction sets it doesn't have.? Only thing I've changed
on it over the years was putting a larger HD on it.
On 9/29/21 8:16 PM, RC wrote:
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Well I have gone ahead and removed him from the group, I would
rather have Emily and Ann back and posting regularly.
On Tue, Sep 28, 2021 at 01:50 PM, Sal Sunshine wrote:
Well I don’t believe in booting someone except for the
most egregious stufff, threatening or things like that, so I
voted no. ?Still, he IS guilty of excessive spamming,and is
already responsible for at least one person leaving, Ann, and
maybe Judy as well. ?So maybe split the difference and give a
one-month suspension and maybe he’ll learn. I doubt it, but IMO
it’s still worth a try.
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Ok. ?I would too of course.
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?Well I have gone ahead and removed him from the group, I would rather have Emily and Ann back and posting regularly. On Tue, Sep 28, 2021 at 01:50 PM, Sal Sunshine wrote:
Well I don’t believe in booting someone except for the most egregious stufff, threatening or things like that, so I voted no. ?Still, he IS guilty of excessive spamming,and is already responsible for at least one person leaving, Ann, and maybe Judy as well. ?So maybe split the difference and give a one-month suspension and maybe he’ll learn. I doubt it, but IMO it’s still worth a try.
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Didn’t even catch that, buy yeah, very dishonest.
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?Well this is an example of what you do besides spamming and trolling, quoting, misattributing folks and intentionally misleading newcomers like David. This account is from Barry talking about Rama, and not Robin. On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 07:51 AM, <punditster@...> wrote:
On Tue, Sep 28, 2021 at 08:09 AM, David wrote:
I guess I'd have to be lucky to find people with any positive feelings at all about TM these days.
You are not going to get much information about TM practice, Yogic Flying or meditation, here David. They are very secretive about their practice, or lack thereof, with one exception: a lurker here has claimed to have witnessed human levitation. YMMV.
"I think I'm the only person here who has claimed to have witnessed real, hang-there-in-mid-air levitation. And I have. Not once, but dozens of times, over a period of 14 years. And it wasn't only me. Often I was one of a group of 200-500 students watching the guy do this, in various locations, ranging from out in the desert in the middle of the night to the Los Angeles Convention Center to Carnegie Hall."
Subject: Eyewitness accounts of levitation that ring true
From: Robin Carlsen
Date: Thursday, 06 Sep 2012 06:43:55 -0700
Group: Yahoo FairfieldLife
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