10 years ago Rick writing:
"I'd love to see a public announcement like the following from the Department of the Development of Consciousness (the people who give out the badges): Dear Fairfield Sidhas and Governors, First, we would like to publicly apologize for ever having excluded from the domes anyone who wanted to practice Maharishi's program there. We would like to welcome everyone back on the condition that if you are in the dome, you promise to practice what you have learned from Maharishi no more, no less. In turn, we promise to never again judge or exclude anyone for what they may choose to do with their private life. We possess neither the wisdom nor the right to do this. Let us all come together again in a spirit of love and acceptance, and begin once more to radiate the harmony and coherence for which the domes were built. Jai Guru Dev, The Department of the Development of Consciousness" http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/7 > > > > > 16 years ago > > > > "Bevan returned to Fairfield > > around July 1st and stayed through the start of the > > Guru Purnima course. > > > > During his visit, he > > methodically worked his way through MIU faculty, > > students, and staff, and the TSR community declaring > > to each group: > > 1) That our friends and neighbors who > > were on the various working groups created by Keith's > > initiative to address improvements in the community > > were 'enemies of the movement', 2) asserted the party > > line that all the issues had been taken care of, 3a) > > asserted that the movement is for "those who have > > faith and belief in Maharishi" (rebuffing the old > > premise for participation, that anyone who could think > > could meditate and supplanting his new doctrine of > > faith!) and 3b) Encouraged the non-believers to leave, > > 4) Raised the dome fees to $100 @ month, 5) Locked out > > of that Guru Purnima celebration, with no prior > > notice, scores of loyal long-time governors and > > sidhas, 6) Reaffirmed the "old guard" of the > > President's Office, and 7) abruptly leaves town." > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/15 > > > > Yeah, they did take a turn down a bad road from then. > Don't seem to have got turned round right yet today. > Was tragic turn of events and seems still is. > > > > > > > > > 30 years ago > > > > > > "In the summer of 1979 almost 3000 people gathered for the very first > > > World Peace Assembly in the United States at Amherst, Massachusetts. It > > > was during this historic WPA that Maharishi asked all the Governors and > > > Sidhas to move their families and businesses to Fairfield, Iowa to set up > > > the first Creating Coherence community -- a permanent group to create > > > coherence for the whole nation." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 16 years ago. > > > > > > > > "Today we have > > > > hundreds and hundreds of meditators/Sidhas...long time > > > > meditators who are living here in the TSR community > > > > who have, in effect, been spurned by the leadership of > > > > your office. Today you have hundreds of practising > > > > Sidhas carrying on their lives here in Fairfield with > > > > little reason, other than your apparent spite, to have > > > > contact with you or the movement. Incredible!" > > > > > > > > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/15 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 10 years ago. > > > > > > > > > > "We each have old time movement friends whose badges have recently > > > > > been lifted or who were recently denied registration. We all know > > > > > people and there is an anguish that goes on because of the tyranny of > > > > > the situation here. We know our friends' stories and we know their > > > > > lives. These are our friends and neighbors here. These are long > > > > > time movement people. There is a lot of needless intolerance and > > > > > rigidity on the part of what is left of the movement. Rick makes a > > > > > good point. There is anger and disillusion that others are being > > > > > treated this way. > > > > > > > > > > Just since Sept. 11th, we all know people who have been denied > > > > > access for their hair being too long, beards being too long, having > > > > > studied jyotish or some other franchised thing the movement markets, > > > > > or for having visited other saints. I can think of ten friends right > > > > > now. These are just people in my circle of friends. Everyone has > > > > > their circle of friends they could think of too. I was told of a > > > > > person today who had come from the West Coast specifically to be in > > > > > the Dome and who was denied access because he had a beard. Neither > > > > > the teaching nor the program is going to fall because of these guys > > > > > but the feeling about the bad administration and bad policy is > > > > > bringing about the downfall of our movement in the aggregate." > > > > > > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/419 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 5 years ago. > > > > > > > > > > > > "the > > > > > > questioning was one guy practically pointing out that he came to FF > > > > > > for the group meditations that had 2,000 people then, and now just a > > > > > > small number. The status quo was all that was offered by Keith > > > > > > Wallace and Keith Wallace was not in sympathy there to acknowledging > > > > > > the attendance problem, the central effect it has on the community > > > > > > or > > > > > > working with it otherwise." > > > > > > > > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/31817 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 10 years ago. History, Transcendental Meditation & Fairfield: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/419 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/7 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From 2001, FFL: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "There is a huge opportunity, if the movement enclave could > > > > > > > see it, in the base of the people who are here as meditators doing > > > > > > > their meditation and doing their TM-Sidhis as meditators. The > > > > > > > speculation for all of us watching is whether there may be too > > > > > > > much > > > > > > > rigid pride or too much arrogance inside the movement now to see > > > > > > > what > > > > > > > is here at hand. Possibly it is beyond the nature of character of > > > > > > > too many in the middle to recoup. There is always hope." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Of course, in reflecting, in the culture of the TM movement > > > > > > > there is no place to rate ourselves on how we might be doing as a > > > > > > > movement organized. No place even to ask or reflect how we might > > > > > > > be > > > > > > > doing supporting meditators or supporting teachers or sidhas. > > > > > > > Versus > > > > > > > our ideal administration, reflecting on our own administration in > > > > > > > any > > > > > > > way practical would of course be too negative. Would it be too > > > > > > > practical?" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Announcing Two Upcoming Celebrations! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Celebrating 30 Years > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sunday, Dec. 20, 8:10 pm > > > > > > > > > Dalby Hall, Argiro Student Center > > > > > > > > > 30th Anniversary of Amherst WPA > > > > > > > > > & > > > > > > > > > Sunday, Dec. 27, 8:10 pm > > > > > > > > > Dalby Hall, Argiro Student Center > > > > > > > > > 30th Anniversary of Creating Coherence Course and Moving to > > > > > > > > > >Fairfield > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Everyone is welcome and please bring your program badge! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jai Guru Dev > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Om Sweet Jesus! As an old & conservative meditator who was > > > > > > > > also there, I would be very inclined to go up there and > > > > > > > > re-unite with this except for their "you got to have a badge" > > > > > > > > thing. > > > > > > > > An invite like this given the history reads again like a "fuck > > > > > > > > you and fuck off". Unbelievably graceless. God help 'em. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jai Guru Dev, > > > > > > > > -Doug in FF > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
