Slog - Comments on "The Spirit Moved Them" http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them It must be kind of hard to meditate in your living room while a photographer from the New York Times snaps pictures of you.... Copyright 2008 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:24:48 -0800 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 19:50:48 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mr. Poe What a fucking waste of my time. I could have spent that time reading about children getting raped and murdered. I'm not clicking page 2.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884076 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884076 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:33:59 -0800 Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball God, Sedona sucks. But the upside is I found a Joey Heatherton album at a thrift store there.

]]> Jubilation T. Cornball http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884077 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884077 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:34:06 -0800 Comment by Fifty-Two-Eighty Am I the only one who finds it odd that all of these supposedly enlightened people are multi-fucking-millionaires? I could be pretty fucking blissful with a few mill in the bank too.

]]> Fifty-Two-Eighty http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884089 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884089 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:50:11 -0800 Comment by Levislade @3 - nope, right with ya. Screw those d-bags in the ear.

@2 - Mmmm, Joey Heatherton . . .

]]> Levislade http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884090 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884090 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:55:48 -0800 Comment by Michigan Matt I LOVED this article when I skimmed it this morning with breakfast. I mean, these people like to find a spiritual place and then rip into the Earth to build a 2nd home. Later there's a photo of the man and his son watching TV with their backs to a statue of some guru. So perfect.

]]> Michigan Matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884093 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884093 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:57:04 -0800 Comment by Amelia Hard, but NOT impossible!

]]> Amelia http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884097 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884097 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:00:28 -0800 Comment by Fnarf I love how it describes how they found this wonderful place with its "spiritual qualities", recognized by the Indians -- they don't mention any particular kind of Indians, but all Indians are spiritual, like, right? -- and then DESTROYED the place by building a fucking house on it.

Because the prime focus of higher consciousness is ME, ME, ME, right?

These people should be dragged behind cars.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884098 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884098 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:00:42 -0800 Comment by Kumbaya Sorry, Dan, "Zzzzz" is reserved for the exclusive use of Charles Mudede.

]]> Kumbaya http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884099 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884099 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:01:18 -0800 Comment by mj Sedona is beautiful. I drove through there last summer. I decided to take a drive all by my lonesome over a mountain pass from Prescott to Flagstaff and you have to go through Sedona.
In the middle of nowhere they announced on the radio that anybody driving needed to find refuge immediately because a monsoon was going to hit.
It scared me to death but I was all alone on a mountain road and refused to pull over because all I could think about was some serial killer finding me there alone on the side of the road.

There Mr. Poe I thought I would bore you even more.

]]> mj http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884107 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884107 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:07:12 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe It's o.k.

I found something else to be annoying on.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884110 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884110 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:11:20 -0800 Comment by flamingbanjo Ah yes, the "Spirituality" = "Life$tyle" equation:
Many people acquire second homes to seek out sun, surf or snow. But for those like the Birrittellas, a second home is for seeking out the soul.

Yup, nothing like acquiring vast wealth to help one get rid of material attachments. Camel, meet Eye of Needle.

]]> flamingbanjo http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884111 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884111 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:14:36 -0800 Comment by Greg Double barf. Listening to rich people talk about their fantasy spiritual getaway houses, meditation, and other such New Age bullshit makes me feel like a cantankerous old man.

Really, who can afford a second house these days, when most people can barely find the money for one, if that? Your late-term 'Buddhist' awakening isn't going to save you from the legacy of your acquisitiveness. It's called karma, bitches.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884125 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884125 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:33:14 -0800 Comment by max solomon since you meditate with your eyes closed, why do you need a 2nd home in a "spiritual" location to do it in?

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884180 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884180 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:12:23 -0800 Comment by -B- It is justifying materialism that these people say they really do not need because they are enlightened and happy no matter where they are.

Meditation can be bad for you.
http://www.stats.org/stories/2003/why_meditat_bad_feb18_03.htm

]]> -B- http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884188 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884188 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:18:42 -0800 Comment by Fnarf You don't LOOK at the vibes, dood. You VIBE to them. They're all around you, man, can't you feel 'em? Whoa! I think they're coming from the direction of the wall safe!

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884191 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884191 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:20:04 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe I can feel the vibes in my crotch whenever I watch AC360. That's how I meditate.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884256 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884256 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:02:46 -0800 Comment by Mother @15 - Nice, Fnarf.

Since somebody already double barfed on this one, I will raise it to a triple barf.

]]> Mother http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884349 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884349 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:14:51 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi Maybe the Socialists have a point.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884409 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884409 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:51:51 -0800 Comment by max solomon @14:

maybe its bad for some, but its been really helpful for me.

and you don't have to be a buddhist to do it.

http://www.seattleinsight.org/

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884412 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884412 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:54:10 -0800 Comment by treacle Clearly you don't meditate Dan. Or at least miss part of the point of meditating.

]]> treacle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884446 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884446 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:25:22 -0800 Comment by Sarah McLean Hey, our house is green, not its color but the amount of energy it uses. And no wonder there is war in the world. This is only an article and you hate us!
Nice.
Sarah

]]> Sarah McLean http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884686 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/the_spirit_moved_them#c884686 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Fri, 28 Dec 2007 19:50:48 -0800