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From: farris@ruhets.rutgers.edu (Lorenzo Farris)
Newsgroups: talk.religion.newage
Subject: Re: What's your SIQ?
Date: 5 Nov 92 15:44:45 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

In article <2PBRTB2w165w@kalki33>, kalki33!system@lakes.trenton.sc.us writes:
<kambic@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com (Bonus, Iniquus, Celer - Delegitus Duo) writes:
<
<<<Spiritual Intelligence Test.
<<<(Please answer each question in 25 words or less)
<<<1) What is the soul?
<<The bottume of my shoue.
<
<Question 1 grade: 0% (joking to cover up ignorance)
<
<<<2) What is the purpose of human life?
<
<<To keepe the soul of mye shoue in goode repaire.
<
<Question 2 grade: 0% (joking to cover up ignorance)
<
<Overall grade: 0%. Try again!
<

So, Kalki, does Krsna frown on having a sense of humor?  And the test
should probably be renamed Ability-to-memorize-ancient-dogma Test.
do you ever actually laugh? I mean besides at how spiritually ignorant
the rest of us are.
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"Once upon a time men were possessed    ******************************
by devils. Now they are not less        *  Lorenzo Farris            *
obsessed by ideas" -CG Jung             *  farris@ruhets.rutgers.edu *
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From: gvb@TEFS1.acd.com (<gvb@acd4.acd.com>)
Subject: Re: California Pyramids? (was: UFOs and Newage)
Organization: Applied Computing Devices, Inc., Terre Haute IN
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 15:51:12 GMT

>
>I watched your TV show "Science Faction" this past Tuesday. Folks, guess
>what John was talking about? Surprise: the Great Pyramids of China!
>

Could someone please record a couple of John's shows on VHS and send them to
a friend of mine? If you are willing to do this, please contact me via e-mail
at gvb@acd4.acd.com.




-- 
        Gregg Brown: Serious about UFO Sighting and Abduction Research 
        812-442-5354 (10am - 5pm EST) or e-mail me at gvb@acd4.acd.com
               All information will be strictly confidential.
From: kalki33!system@lakes.trenton.sc.us
Newsgroups: talk.religion.newage
Subject: Re: What's your SIQ?
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 92 04:45:18 EST
Reply-To: kalki33!system@lakes.trenton.sc.us
Organization: Kalki's Infoline BBS, Aiken, SC, USA

serb@polisci.umn.edu (Scott Erb) writes:

> >Spiritual Intelligence Test.
> 
> >(Please answer each question in 25 words or less)
> 
> >1) What is the soul?
> 
> A misused concept.  Spirit creates flesh and we are multi-dimensional beings 
> free to create our reality.  We call 'soul' those parts of us not evident in 
> the material world.

Question 1 grade: 70% (you seem to know something, but it's still in the
bush...must stop beating around)

The soul is an actual entity, a particle of spirit, a person. The soul
can inhabit a material body, but it is not part of the body, it is
separate and independent, a living being. The soul is a real thing, not
just a concept.

> 
> >2) What is the purpose of human life?
> 
> To have fun, learn, and realize that freedom is absolute and we are all a 
> part of each other.
> 

Question 2 grade: 50% (vague--again, you know something but...)

We are not "part of each other" at all. The soul is eternally an
individual, and it never at any time loses this individuality. We are
separate. We are, however, part of the Supersoul. The Supersoul is also
an individual, but He is at the same time the source of everything.

Our freedom is not absolute by any means. Although we are spirit souls,
and we are eternal and originally full of bliss and knowledge, our
knowledge and our bliss are limited. The freedom of God, or the
Supersoul, is absolute, since He is unlimited in all respects. We are
the parts, and the parts do not equal the whole.

The purpose of life in general is to enjoy, to "have fun", it is true.
But the special purpose of human life is to reestablish our link with
the Supersoul. When this is done, then we will be happy, and until this
is done, we will not be able to overcome the basic frustration of
material existence, so we cannot enjoy life properly. The human form
offers advanced intelligence, which we can use to inquire about our
predicament. The lower forms do not have this facility. So there is a
special opportunity afforded by the good fortune of having been born
into the human species. That is why we asked the purpose of human life
and not life in general.

Overall grade: 60%
Thank you very much!

           Sincerely,
           Kalki Dasa

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      |                           Krishna Krishna Hare Hare   |
      |                           Hare Rama Hare Rama         |
      |                           Rama Rama Hare Hare         |
      |                                                       |
      |   Kalki's Infoline BBS Aiken, South Carolina, USA     |
      |        (kalki33!kalki@lakes.trenton.sc.us)            |
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Newsgroups: talk.religion.newage
From: "mark woollard" <mark.woollard@canrem.com>
Subject: about protecting oneself,
Reply-To: "mark woollard" <mark.woollard@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: talk
Date: 12 Nov 92 21:50:05 EST

-> FIRST STEP:
->
-> Before I do anything, I always try to focus through the heart and
-> above the head.  This focus is very good for clearing the mind of all
-> the accumulated trash that you might get.
->
-> The focus through the chest and above the head also puts you in a
-> state that is more receptive to growth, in the sense that you are not
-> as fixated on the personality and your desires and attachments.
->
-> Petitions:
->
-> The standard, and its variants:
->
-> Not my will, but the highest will be done.
->
-> I'm sure this sounds foolish to many of you, yet if this petition is
-> made, your being may shift into a different state.  It is
-> quite powerful.

As I read your post, and shifted my attention to my heart and above my
head, there was an immediate and strong shift in my
energy...specifically a warmth in the forehead and an expansion and
silencing of consciousness.

Interesting....

Thanks for the info.

Regards
Mark
--
Canada Remote Systems  - Toronto, Ontario
World's Largest PCBOARD System - 416-629-7000/629-7044
Newsgroups: talk.religion.newage
From: mirage@leland.Stanford.EDU (Dean Joseph Sanvitale)
Subject: The world went over there
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 04:34:29 GMT

The world left for somewhere else and we're still here.  I'm not sure
why.  If its possible to be enlightened, then it can only happen
to those who are left behind to ponder what the hell happened to
jostle them out of reality.  You can't read books or mediatate or
proseletize or mystify.  Enlightenment just happens.  And usually
it happens only to those who dislike the alternative.  Living in a world
they cannot beleive to be real and wishing the players would not pass
GO.  Then things get interesting.  But you can't make it happen.  But
maybe it just might.  
	If you feel that you are NOT part of the world as most know it, send me
a story about you and you experiences outside.  I will collect the responses
and place them in a an article entitled There's No Place Like Nowhere and post
it everywhere anybody'll listen.  Be warned.  I will not accept dogma. Only
genuine honest accounts of the moment at which your belief system went through
a quantum transformation.  What happened before and after is interesting,
to be sure, but I have a specific purpose here, as well as a desire
to see how and why others came to beleive what they beleive in.  

mail me your account of Nowhere at mirage@leland.stanford.edu

				Thanx

					mirage

Newsgroups: talk.religion.newage,alt.alien.visitors,sci.skeptic
From: kibo@world.std.com (James "Kibo" Parry)
Subject: Re: Space Craft Without Pants
Organization: Two rooms filled with typography, in downtown Boston
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 06:56:07 GMT

In article <69419@cup.portal.com> John_-_Winston@cup.portal.com writes:
>Dear People: I am surprised that a person made the observation about
>us giving contellations and planets names. Kelvin Rowe says his 
>space friends don't refer to planets by names but by their orbit.

But how do they refer to the orbits--by name?

								-- K.

Newsgroups: talk.religion.newage
From: g91a2724@giraffe.ru.ac.za (MR GJ ANDREWS)
Newsgroups: talk.religion.newage
Subject: exorcism
Date: 12 Nov 92 20:41:56 GMT
Organization: Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa

Gimme gimme gimme! I want it all. Every bit of info on exorcism. E-mail or 
post on the group.
Thanks
Greg
Newsgroups: talk.religion.newage,alt.alien.visitors,sci.skeptic
From: mmeyer@m2.dseg.ti.com (Mark Meyer)
Subject: Re: July 4, 1992 - Global Spiritual Independence Day
Organization: TI DSEG, Spring Creek, Plano, Tx.
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 16:49:54 GMT

In article <69300@cup.portal.com> John_-_Winston@cup.portal.com writes:
>

	The most coherent posting yet.

-- 
Mark Meyer                                               | mmeyer@dseg.ti.com |
Texas Instruments, Inc.                                  +--------------------+
Every day, Jerry Junkins is grateful that I don't speak for TI.
                 "When Hell freezes over and I'm invited to the skating party."
Newsgroups: talk.religion.newage,alt.alien.visitors,sci.skeptic
From: jim@apsicc.aps.edu (frost...)
Subject: Re: Space Craft From Other Plants
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 92 16:57:00 GMT
Organization: Albuquerque Public Schools - Career Enrichment Center
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    

In article <69318@cup.portal.com>, John_-_Winston@cup.portal.com writes...
>Dear Folks: I believe you will find that not all space people hold to 
>the rule of slowing down when they get so close to a planet. Some of 
>them speed up when they get away from the planets of a system. I know 
>of a group of space people from the planet Legart in the constellation
>Lebra who can go a little over 4 light year an hour. Please ask Don
>Showen how fast the people from the Pleides can go. I believe you will
>find they can really move on.
>John Winston.
======================================================================
Hello all,
  This is something I continually find interesting. The assignment of
planetary locations to a particular constellation, such as above Libra
or Draco, etc. These constellations are merely constructs made by us
for purposes of legend in our distant past. The stars in any given
constellation are not a group together in space. You must think three
dimensionally. From our vantage point a grouping of stars can appear
to form a particular shape in the sky but if you were at some point in
space a few light years or more away then the constellation would in all
likelyhood be unidentifiable.
  This is why I tend to view stories of 'Draconians', etc., with the
same sort of image that I had of some of the old science fiction serials
and movies like Flash Gordon and the Moon Men stories.
  If there are visitors I would rather expect them to give their planets
location in some form of three dimentional cooridinate system related to
their location in the galaxy than calling themselves Draconians, etc. At
least with a three dimentional reference system we could look out and say
'yes, this is the place they say they are from', and could then keep ob-
serving instruments trained on the general area looking for signals or
some other emanation which would give some validity to the story.
			Just a gripe I have but I feel it is valid.
							Jim
======================================================================
   We are rapidly ascending through prosperity to poverty...  Twain
                    Internet:    jim@apsicc.aps.edu
       Albuquerque Public Schools - Instructional System Manager 
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Newsgroups: talk.religion.newage
From: tucker@mitre.org (William Tucker)
Subject: Re: Looking for a healer
Keywords: Re: Looking for a healer
Organization: The MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA, USA
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 00:38:33 GMT


 You nin15b63@merrimack.edu (THE WOLF) asked:

 Can anyone recommend a particularly good healer?  I am in New England, but 
 will travel if it is required.
 -- 


I (William Tucker) wonder:

What do you mean by healer? Reikei, Rolfing, nutrition, accupressure, 
accupuncture, MD, chiropractor, Taoist, HEF, or what? What's your pleasure - 
what do you want to experience or more to the point, what d'you want to heal?
How do you define your "self?"


Wm T.

.standard disclaimer
Xref: sparky talk.religion.newage:5132 alt.alien.visitors:8136
From: John_-_Winston@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: talk.religion.newage,alt.alien.visitors,sci.skeptic
Subject: Re: July 4, 1992 - Global Spiritual Independence Day
Date: Mon,  9 Nov 92 06:48:56 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

Dear Everybody: Well I must say that this person by the name of Lauren
must be a very smart person. Now if I can just convert this one person
then I'll take on anybody.
John Winston.
Newsgroups: talk.religion.newage
From: mirage@leland.Stanford.EDU (Dean Joseph Sanvitale)
Subject: Reply to RE: God
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 92 03:46:56 GMT

To: gpalo@digi.lonestar.org
Subject: Re: God
Newsgroups: talk.religion.newage
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Cc: 
Bcc: 


I was enlightened by your relpy.  Whether right or wrong, you offer edible
(maybe even tasty) food for thought.

			mirage
From: mrh7507@tamsun.tamu.edu (Michael Hand)
Subject: Naropa address
Organization: Texas A&M University, College Station
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 23:43:28 GMT

If anyone knows the mailing address of Naropa Institute
in Boulder, could you please email it to me?  Also,
if this is the wrong group to post such a request in,
what is the right one?
Please respond by email: I don't regularly read t.r.n.
Thanks,
B-o} M
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Dept of Philosophy, Texas A&M Univ, College Station TX 77843-4237 U.S.A.
Newsgroups: talk.religion.newage
From: jeffjc@cs.mcgill.ca (Jeffrey CHANCE)
Subject: HK view of Ramakrishna 
Organization: SOCS - Mcgill University, Montreal, Canada
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 03:49:25 GMT

In article <k66uTB5w165w@kalki33> kalki33!system@lakes.trenton.sc.us writes:
>
>We accept Lord Buddha as an incarnation of God. But Lord buddha had a
>specific purpose in descending. If someone worships Lord Buddha

Its interesting having some of the HKs on the net, there are many
things I can relate to personally with the HK path. I was actually
asking in s.r.e. last summer if there were any HKs here, but got no
reply. This post prompts me to re-ask a question I posed before.

Last summer, here in Montreal there was a big HK outdoors display
and food for the public. I had a talk with one fellow for awhile,
and we got to talking about Ramakrishna. Basically he said the HK
people don't consider Ramakrishna as a realized soul because he
said something that supposedly contradicts the Gita. Now I must say
that nothing you can say I doubt will make me change my feelings
about Ramakrishna, but I would still like to hear it (ie. if
you agree with the fellow, and why).

Jeff
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|    Jeff Chance                       | That to which you   |
|    Dept. of Chemistry                | give your attention |
|    McGill University, Montreal       | becomes stronger in |
|    MAIL: jeffjc@binkley.cs.mcgill.ca | your life.          |
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From: nin15b63@merrimack.edu (THE WOLF)
Newsgroups: talk.religion.newage
Subject: Safety during change
Date: 9 Nov 92 23:45:26 GMT
Organization: Merrimack College, No. Andover, MA, USA

I have heard a bit about the earth changes coming to/ happening on our planet. 
Virtually al of what I have heard pertains to the USA.  Anyone know what is
supposed to occur world-wide?

Also, there have been many predictions about potentially dnagerous areas, but
not many about safe ones.  Anyone got some info?
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                                      | purpose is joy; the result is growth.
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From: nin15b63@merrimack.edu (THE WOLF)
Newsgroups: talk.religion.newage
Subject: Re: HUUUUU... or Are You Interested in God?
Date: 9 Nov 92 23:42:46 GMT
Organization: Merrimack College, No. Andover, MA, USA

>>word, used by many. There are others all good but somewhat limited. The best
>>way I know of to get a connection with the Light and Sound is by the use of
>>HU.

Long "u" or short?
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                                      | purpose is joy; the result is growth.
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From: kambic@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com (Bonus, Iniquus, Celer - Delegitus Duo)
Newsgroups: talk.religion.newage
Subject: Re: What's your SIQ?
Date: 10 Nov 92 16:25:59 EST

In article <serb.114@polisci.umn.edu>, serb@polisci.umn.edu (Scott Erb) writes:
[...]
> One has to take their own beliefs seriously, but if you are dogmatic towards 
> others you forget one thing: YOU MIGHT BE WRONG.  We all might be wrong.  
> That admission is called tolerance.  I can respect any belief and argue any 
> point as long as that tolerance is present.  If it isn't, then I'm afraid 
> that's a sign that an individual is hiding behind a belief because they are 
> afraid to accept the inherent uncertainty of the material world.

Hey, the religious uncertainty principle.  

<personal certainty of God><number of people who disagree with you> > Pw

The product of your personal certainty about God times the number of people who
disagree with you is always greater than or equal to  the population of the
world.

As Porkypine said: "Don't take life so seriously, it ain't nohow permanent."

GXKambic
standard disclaimer
From: kalki33!system@lakes.trenton.sc.us
Newsgroups: talk.religion.newage
Subject: Re: What's your SIQ?
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 92 04:38:37 EST
Reply-To: kalki33!system@lakes.trenton.sc.us
Organization: Kalki's Infoline BBS, Aiken, SC, USA

kambic@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com (Bonus, Iniquus, Celer - Delegitus Duo) writes:

> God must have a sense of humor.  Just look at the world He created.  (8:-) fo
> the humor-impaired.)
> 

Of course, God is the author of humor, happiness, goodness, etc.
However, although it is not "politically correct" to mention it, God is
also the author of misery, ignorance and illusion. This must be so since
God is the author of everything.

In fact, God invented atheism as a method by which those unfortunate
souls who want to forget Him can do so.

This material world is not really very funny, since it is the prison
house of existence. Souls come here to indulge in the illusion of
independence, to pursue dreams of personal power and sense indulgence
but this pursuit brings them only misery. This is because no one can
actually be happy without maintaining good relations with the source of
his existence, the Lord. But the material world is designed to cause
forgetfulness of the Lord, and its superintending deity, Mayadevi, is
dedicated to maintaining this status quo.

When one considers that this is the actual situation in the material
world, one becomes sober.

Sincerely,
Kalki Dasa

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      |  Don't forget to chant:   Hare Krishna Hare Krishna   |
      |                           Krishna Krishna Hare Hare   |
      |                           Hare Rama Hare Rama         |
      |                           Rama Rama Hare Hare         |
      |                                                       |
      |   Kalki's Infoline BBS Aiken, South Carolina, USA     |
      |        (kalki33!kalki@lakes.trenton.sc.us)            |
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From: kalki33!system@lakes.trenton.sc.us
Newsgroups: talk.religion.newage
Subject: Re: What's your SIQ?
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 92 03:15:10 EST
Reply-To: kalki33!system@lakes.trenton.sc.us
Organization: Kalki's Infoline BBS, Aiken, SC, USA

mlr21@cas.org (Mary Lee) writes:

> |> Spiritual Intelligence Test.
> |> 
> |> (Please answer each question in 25 words or less)
> |> 
> |> 1) What is the soul?

>       A piece of the life force

Question 1 grade: 50% (re-statement of an undefined term as another
undefined term. Better than saying "there is no such thing", though!)

> |> 2) What is the purpose of human life?

>       To be happy
> 	To try not to hurt anybody
> 	And to hope you fall in love

Question 2 grade: 0% (not the purpose of human life)

Overall grade: 25%. Try again!

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      |  Don't forget to chant:   Hare Krishna Hare Krishna   |
      |                           Krishna Krishna Hare Hare   |
      |                           Hare Rama Hare Rama         |
      |                           Rama Rama Hare Hare         |
      |                                                       |
      |   Kalki's Infoline BBS Aiken, South Carolina, USA     |
      |        (kalki33!kalki@lakes.trenton.sc.us)            |
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