--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- 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, "sparaig" 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
> > > wrote:
> > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB 
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff Fischer" 
> > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > > > I was in R.I. for the Ideal Society campaign.  It was 
a 
> > > > > manageable 
> > > > > > > size town and we were talking to the guys on the City 
> > > > council.  
> > > > > > > Most were fairly positive but non 
> > > > > > > commital.  At a meeting of the entire council, they 
were 
> > > > saying 
> > > > > it 
> > > > > > > all sounded like a good thing, but no action was being 
> > > taken.  
> > > > > > > Finally my wife (now ex) said  " I hear everyone 
saying 
> it 
> > > > sounds 
> > > > > > > good but no one is willing to try it (TM)."  So she 
> points 
> > at 
> > > > the 
> > > > > > > most positive guy and says "Will you try it if (points 
to 
> > > > another 
> > > > > > > positive guy) if he'll do it too?"  Well, it was 
> > brilliant.  
> > > > It 
> > > > > > > worked.  They all agreed to start.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > However, they all had to go to prep lecture at the 
> > center.  
> > > > The 
> > > > > > > hopping sequence was running all down one side and 
around 
> > to 
> > > > > > > another.  The lecture went on for awhile and one of 
them 
> > just 
> > > > > > > started looking at the poster hopping sequence.  
Finally, 
> > he 
> > > > > > > says (loudly)  "What is THAT?"  The lecture stopped, 
they 
> > all 
> > > > > > > freaked and that was that.  It was such a good 
> opportunity 
> > > > lost.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Yup.  Saw the same phenomenon a few times myself during
> > > > > > that era.  I think that people within the movement are
> > > > > > such suckers for anything flashy that they think every-
> > > > > > one else is, too.  But the reality is that most people
> > > > > > want their "miracles" safely locked away in books where
> > > > > > they don't have to deal with them.  Not only is the idea
> > > > > > of TMers being able truly levitate (if it had been true)
> > > > > > not a turn-on to such people, it's such a turn-off that
> > > > > > I've seen people literally run out of the room.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > And that was the point, according to MMY.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > WHAT, precisely, was the point????
> > > 
> > > MMY chose to start teaching the -TM-Sidhis. Any attempt to 
> > downplay 
> > > the unusual nature of the sidhis would be deceptive, so it's 
best 
> > to 
> > > present them up front.
> > 
> > WHAT?????  You mean it was best to present misleading, bordering-
on-
> > fraudulent "hovering" photographs to the world and that would 
NOT 
> be 
> > deceptive?
> 
> It makes sure that everyone knows what the long-term outcome is 
> supposed to be.

Do you, in your heart, feel comfortable with your responses to me?




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/
 


Reply via email to