--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" <do.rf...@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <salsunshine@> wrote: > > > > On Apr 23, 2009, at 11:16 AM, do.rflex wrote: > > > > > You'd do better to make the distinction between critics of the TMO > > > and critics of TM. > > > > > > To me, Transcendental Meditation properly taught is indeed a gift > > > from God to humanity. The TMO on the other hand has for a long time > > > been a publicly insignificant, inept, pathetic and clownish > > > embarrassment. > > > > And you really think it's realistic to try and separate the > > two, flex? > > > > While I appreciate the TM itself [properly taught], I wouldn't send anyone to > learn it from the current TMO, and haven't for years. The very few that I've > recommended to do it since I left teaching within the TMO around 25 years > ago, I've initiated myself. >
I agree with you. For many years I've been reluctant to bring up the subject of TM with anyone because I have been embarrassed by the price. But if someone was curious to learn TM from their side, I had no problem directing them to a TM Center. We can argue endlessly about the antics of the TMO, but I'm glad we can agree that TM is a beautiful meditation practice, "when properly taught." Ahh, but therein lies the rub. "Properly taught." The TMO with all its growing pains, manifesting and purifying before our eyes, is the only organization capable of perpetuating the teaching of TM. It's the girl we took to the dance and even though she got drunk and made a fool of herself, she is OUR girl and it is our responsibility to get her home safely. > > > > The TMO is run by a bunch of clownish, inept dolts (not that > > there's anything wrong with that, of course) because those > > are the only ones left. The reason they're the only ones left > > is because everyone with a functioning brain left years if not > > decades ago. The reason nobody replaced them is because > > for a lot of people, TM either didn't work, didn't work well enough, > > or, like me, they simply got bored to tears after > > deciding they had gotten whatever benefits from the > > technique they were likely to. > > > > Sal > > >
