--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter Sutphen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- jyouells2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, > > "lurkernomore20002000" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, > > "jyouells2000" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Fred is quite a character and a very good guy > > .... > > > > > > Who is Fred? > > > > > > > > > Fred is a retired Air Force Major from SAC who was > > injured by a car > > bomb in Quebec around 1968 or so. Been meditating > > since 1971 just > > missed TTC after a runaround. Spends a lot of time > > with the meditating > > Trappists in GA and took SCI with MMY and Dr Pete in > > Canada in about > > 1972. A real character and a good friend. He'll be > > joining us here in > > a few months if I can get him to turn on his new > > computer. > > ------------------------ > > > > > > > some interesting run ins with the > > > > 'movement' (over $$ and an agreements that they > > broke...). A local > > > > small town here with 1%... and the rest is > > history. > > > > > > Don't mean to be nosy, but would you care to share > > what exactly > > > happened? > > > > > > lurk > > > > > > Let's see if I can recall what happened, Lurk. > > > > In Oct of 1977 I went to the first siddhi's course > > this side of the > > Atlantic at MIU (with the faculty, although I > > wasn't). It was supposed > > to be 2 or 3 months (can't remember) come home for a > > while then go > > back for another month to learn flying.
<<snip>> > > "I'll initiate 2 more, meet my commitmant and take > > the cash." They > > were surprised. I did initiate 2 more, and asked > > for the cash > > (otherwise with the ATR credit cancelled I would > > have lost it all). I > > asked for the cash (about $1650 or so) - they hemmed > > and haawed. Nine > > months latter I mentioned the word 'lawyer' in a > > letter. They took it > > seriously, and sent the cash. Then National > > proceeded to refuse me > > admittance to a residence course even though I was > > teaching regularly. > > (Sending about 20 or so to siddhi's and 4 or more to > > TTC.) I was > > still running a center in those days mostly on my > > own cash. > > > > They were spiteful about it too. They would take > > my recommendees no > > problem, but when I went to get an advanced > > technique with about 300 > > others (including people that I had taught and > > recommended), I waited > > all day. They told me that they could not verify > > that I was a > > meditator! Just then my intiator walks in, and I > > ended up being > > instructed last! It was a valuable lesson ;) > > > > After a while they would call and pitch courses. I > > said that I > > wanted to be prequlified in writing no more funnny > > business. And for > > the few remaining courses that I went on - that > > worked. They did keep > > taking people from my area on courses and TTC etc, > > no problem. > > > > > > I did keep teaching here and there and there until 5 > > or 8 years ago or > > so always do enjoy that... Guess I'm an 'official' > > renegade now.... > > > > Thats the story and I'm sticking to it ;) > > > > > > JohnY > > Stupid ass wipe mother fuckers. > > -Peter (all is Self) > That states it more sussinctly (sp?)!! And better too! I learned later that it was the word 'lawyer' that did it. :) Don't get me wrong - even though it caused me grief at the time, it certainly helped wake me up. It leaves a little sadness - the original World Plan was IMO the most compassionate and practical plan of all. It had the greatest chance of success in the long run.... Maharishi well ... I love him, but I wouldn't buy a car from him .... JohnY 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/
