--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "hugheshugo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > Some of you actually *know* some of these > > > > Rajas. What do you think? Will they stick > > > > around after Maharishi is gone? Is their > > > > allegiance to him personally, or to the > > > > movement? I'm honestly curious. > > > > > > > > I think most of them will stick around. After 5-10 > > > > years, you may see 25% > > > > attrition, but most of them are probably lifers. > > > > > > In for a penny, in for a pound. They have so much > > > psychologically invested in the TMO over so many > > > decades that reversing course would almost be > > > impossible. > > > > Thanks for your feedback, Peter (and Rick and Hugo). > > I honestly didn't know, never having met any of > > these particular guys, and was curious. > > > > Just as a followup, should what many of us suspect > > will happen happen (that is, major money scandals > > emerging after Maharishi's death in which it is > > discovered that most of the TMO's wealth has been > > embezzled by his relatives in India and is perman- > > ently missing), do you think they'd stick > > around for the fallout from *that*, too? > > > > Again, just curious. I'm wondering who is going > > to be around holding the bag after they discover > > the bag is empty. Should this happen, will the > > Rajas stick around and try to put a good face > > on things, or will they beat feet? In your > > opinions, of course. > > > > I'm going to be really interested by what happens when MMY goes. I'm > sure there will be revelations gallore from all corners about fraud, > impropriety etc. Will the TMO survive? > > My guess is yes, the scientologists are still going strong after > Hubbard died and if you read the biog of him, "the barefaced Messiah" > you might be surprised becaused it paints a somewhat less than > flattering portrait of the guy. And yet they go from strength to > strength, probably as the real die-hard believers won't believe > anything malicious. > > And that I think is what will happen to the TMO, I saw enough dubious > behaviour to turn me off but when I tell the TB's I know they always > just rationalise round it. It also depends on whether they pull > together or whether it descends into a massive ego-fest, I like to > think the former but you never know, without M to give them > instructions and approval they might just run about like a bunch of > headless chickens. I'm going be opitimistic and assume they'll do > alright, as long as there is enough people left who are remotely > interested by then.
The phony house of cards will indeed reveal a lot when it collapses.
