Clearly you are forgetting about the Victorian fop market. The TMO has a lock on that.
(and is fop redundant here?) Actually, I read a small bit -- the intro -- and I can see/speculate how some strata in some cultures would find the language and presentation appealing. Have you taught in a foreign country? It can be a bit of a trip -- different things appeal to different folks. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <drpetersutp...@...> wrote: > > Well, if the point is to communicate to others to help them understand the > benefits of TM, this is not the way to do it. It also grates on my > sensibilities that values clear communication and the intent of actually > making a point when communicating. Much of TM speak seems to be made up of > senseless buzz words that have no meaning to people outside of the "cult." > > A long time ago when I was living in Fairfield, my friend Seth Cohen asked a > very trenchant question in regard to the TMO administrators: "Who are they > acting for?" We finally realized that it was for each other. What was true > then is true now. TM speak is simply to affirm an implicit world view held by > the "cult." This is its primary purpose. It is not to communicate a point to > a non-cult member. > > --- On Sun, 8/22/10, raunchydog <raunchy...@...> wrote: > > > From: raunchydog <raunchy...@...> > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Raja Kingsley reports on Nepal > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > Date: Sunday, August 22, 2010, 1:29 AM > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, > > Peter <drpetersutphen@> wrote: > > > > > > Isn't this a bit like calling me a poopy head after I > > called someone else a poopy head? Do you really think my > > posts are bombastic? Really? Do you know what the word > > actually means? Look it up, please. The TMO lingo is > > terribly stilted, you know that. It sounds very silly. > > People outside of the TMO can't make heads or tails of it > > because it is filled with buzz words that don't make sense > > without a TMO vocabulary primer! Don't get me wrong, I think > > TM is great, but the language makes us sound like Victorian > > fops. > > > > > > > You've got a point, Peter. But, fops? What's wrong with a > > few little fru fru buzz words? Does it make you feel all > > girly? > > > > > --- On Sun, 8/22/10, shukra69 <shukra69@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > From: shukra69 <shukra69@> > > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Raja Kingsley > > reports on Nepal > > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > > Date: Sunday, August 22, 2010, 12:10 AM > > > > > > > > your'e the one who is stilted and bombastic, > > there is > > > > nothing unnatural about knowing when you are > > doing something > > > > so beautiful for the world > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, > > > > Peter <drpetersutphen@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > The TMO is so unnatural in its language. > > Always this > > > > stilted, formal spiritually bombastic language > > that leaves > > > > simplicity and authenticity far behind. Really > > too > > > > bad. > > > > > > > > > > --- On Sat, 8/21/10, Buck > > <dhamiltony2k5@> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > From: Buck <dhamiltony2k5@> > > > > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Raja > > Kingsley > > > > reports on Nepal > > > > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > Date: Saturday, August 21, 2010, 10:46 > > PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, > > > > > > merlin <vedamerlin@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Raja Kingsley reports on Nepal > > > > > > > > > > > > > > � > > > > > > > � > > > > > > > http://www.maharishichannel.in/econtact_mailing/MAILING_OUT/2010_08/Aug%2020%202010%20headlines%20of%20Maharishi's%20Global%20Family%20Chat.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Once the experience of Transcendental > > > > Consciousness was > > > > > > given with that first whisper from > > Maharishi, it > > > > was like > > > > > > seeing a dried fruit restored with its > > juice. > > > > With that > > > > > > inner essence, the fruit was > > immediately sweet > > > > and perfect. > > > > > > With the experience of the Self, pure > > unbounded > > > > eternal > > > > > > transcendental Being within them sprang > > to life. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > > > > > > fairfieldlife-subscr...@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > > > > > > Or go to: > > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > > > > > > and click 'Join This Group!'Yahoo! > > Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > � � fairfieldlife-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > > > > fairfieldlife-subscr...@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > > Or go to: > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > > > > and click 'Join This Group!'Yahoo! 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