On Apr 30, 2009, at 4:54 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: > In other words, it was FUN. Fun was, in fact, an > integral part of the Way. It was Rama's contention, > and remains mine, that if you are heavily involved > with a spiritual path and you are *not* having fun, > then there is something wrong. It may not be the > path for you. His contention was that FUN is the > body's way of telling you that you are *open* to > higher spiritual energies and that they are flowing > through you, whereas a *lack* of fun is your body's > way of telling you the opposite. I still agree with > this 100%. > > Yes, the Rama trip was a cult, too, in its way. And > yes, over time, some of the fun turned sour and I > wound up walking away from that spiritual trip, too.
Barry, this is what I've noticed in both of the spiritual (so-called) groups I've been involved with after the TMO-- sooner or later, controlling personalities take over, and it's no longer much fun any more. The same thing seems to happen every time. > But for most of the time I was involved with it, > the organization *was* fun, and the students were > obviously *having* fun. And that fun and energy > were apparent to others; it was commented on by > many people in other spiritual trips.
