--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" <geezerfreak@...> wrote: > > Most likely. And I probably went with a buddy or two down the short road to > town. Can't say for sure about this since we're talking, what, 35+ years ago? > I do remember that this was not in the depths of rounding, this was towards > the end of that course when we were all feeling antsy and wanting some action. > > I used to buy the International Herald Tribune and read every single word of > it...ads and all.
Me, too. And Vogue Magazine. I did not mind the buddy system. I did feel a bit vulnerable or delicate while doing heavy rounding, and enjoyed the buddy thing. I just broke the rules sometimes. Meditating was a great deal of alone time - then we did rounds in our rooms for hours on end. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jpgillam" <jpgillam@> wrote: > > > > in 1977, my TM teacher training course leaders were > > adamant about being accompanied by a buddy at all > > times. Going somewhere unaccompanied was a good > > way to get dismissed from the course. > > > > Were you on the buddy system at the course > > below, Joe? > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" wrote: > > > > > > The thing about the ice cream caper, is that when I was asked about it by > > > one of the German TM gestapo (those who were there know exactly what I am > > > referring to and know "gestapo" is the correct designation) the words > > > used were: "it has been reported that you have been leaving the hotel to > > > eat coupe denmarks in town. Is this so?" > > > > > > I'll never forget the wording since I laughed so much about it later. Was > > > it that I walked the 100 yards or so into town or the ice cream? I dunno. > > > That point wasn't important to me at the time. > > > > > > I had been questioned about walking from my hotel to get ice cream. > > > That's what was so absurd about the thing. > > >
