--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <r...@...> wrote: > > >From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] >>On Behalf Of Joe >> Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 7:03 PM >> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > >Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Conversation with Mr. Chivukula > > >> Yep, you wonder just how much of the whole story is bullshit and what isn't. > >Could it be some kind of over-the-top weird devotional to Amma? > >A very poor advertisement if so. > > Rick: > Hardly one she would appreciate. Many of his posts, including in the Amma > chat, proclaim his independence from her and his new status as guru in his > own right. > >>>
in an earlier post authfriend make this observation: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jst...@...> wrote: >.... > Something to bear in mind is that certain kinds of > psychosis can generate "mystical" experiences on their > own. Ravi's plight may or may not have anything > directly to do with Amma's "shakti." If he's bipolar, > as some of us suspect, this would likely have happened > anyway. > > I could be very wrong, but I doubt he's just "fragile." > I'd be willing to bet he's been struggling with it for > years and has refused to get treatment. Manic episodes > are usually temporary, and the person can appear quite > normal in between. But if they're not treated, the > episodes tend to get progressively worse. > >>> Authfriend makes some excellent points above and most likely more or less correct concerning Ravi's situation. And it would be good if someone in a position to do so could help him get treatment.
