--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > on 8/5/05 4:27 PM, sparaig at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > My own theory? Assuming that MMY was "off the program" with > some lady > > > > or ladies at some point, he later had pangs of guilt that he > > > > projected on everyone else... > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Gillam" > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Maharishi's absence of celibacy vows may absolve > > > >> him of accusations of hypocrisy, but it makes one > > > >> wonder why he asked people in his organization > > > >> to abstain from sex. The most unsavory explanation > > > >> is that he did it to wield power over them. The best > > > >> case scenario, I suppose, is that for those people at > > > >> that time, celibacy was a good thing. > > > >> > > > >> Maybe Rick can find time to poll people who abstained > > > >> to get their perspectives on the experience. > > > > > > Anyone can start a poll, but I'm convinced that celibacy has been > very good > > > for me. I think I needed it to compensate for my youthful > excesses. > > > > I was celibate myself for a long time, but it was a miserable > > week, so I gave it up. > > > > Just kidding. That's the line that used to get me laid a lot > > back when I was working in the TM movement. Really. :-) > > Never worked for me. Then again, becoming a wannabe "world-class" > classical guitarist never worked for me either. Owning my own rental > property business hasn't worked either. > > My guess is it's a personality/personal appearance thing. When I was > young and skinny and in good shape, women didn't care that I was > strange OR that I was one of the better guitarists around.
Wow! I'm by far the worst "drummer" in this block (naah...). What kind of music did you play? Classical only? Now that > I'm older, fat, out of shape, etc., personality becomes much more > important. > > Either that, or my taste has improved drastically in the past decade > or so and I've stopped trying to impress women who fail to impress me. > > YMMV. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
