--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > on 6/19/05 6:46 PM, shempmcgurk at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > >>> > > > > >>> 1) fraudulently promoting the flying technique; > > > > >>> > > > > >> > > > > >> Not fraudulently in MMY's eyes; > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ...you mean publishing photographs of hoppers in the apex of > the > > > > > hopping parabola isn't fraudulent? > > > > > > > > Right. And leaving out the landing photos so it looked like > the > > > person was > > > > flying across the room. > > > > > > From the start of the hopping parabola (i.e. sitting) through to > > the > > > apex of the parabola (i.e. top of the hop) to the end of the > > hopping > > > parabola (i.e. sitting) there are an infinite number of points. > > But > > > for arguments sake, let's say there are 100. Of those 100 > points > > > why did the Movement choose the apex? > > > > > > Because it did the most to mislead. > > > > Because it was the sexiest, ad-copy-wise. MMY was asked about all > of > > this. He said it was more misleading to imply that Yogic Flying > would > > NOT lead to floating, or words to that effect. > > How wrong he was. > > How I wish we could all turn back the clock and do it all over > again...properly. > > I wonder how many millions of people would be doing TM today had all > of that been done responsibly. I wonder what effect on the world > that would have had.
TM would be an established, medically approved, still somewhat odd tradition (and still opposed by fundementalists) in western society. Look how the word mantra has seeped into all kinds of discourse. TM had the recognition but the support structure fell apart. 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/
