This doesn't quite get it, especially, Rick, since you haven't even seen the film. David's young and can definitely be manipulative, but his film is really a fairly good documentation of his experience, as it unfolded, of David Lynch, TM, Maharishi and the TMO. It's also a lot about him and his girlfriend. To me, it comes off as pretty sincere. But I think the act of filming it all and doing the research to make the film accelerated his disillusionment, one might say, understandably. Can you imagine starting TM not so long ago and then doing all the research you can to find out everything you can about everything TM related? I don't think he set out to do a hatchet job, nor do I really feel the film is a hatchet job. But, quite possibly, by the time he spoke with you and me, his disillusionment was well under way and he was more in the negative mode than the positive.
On Jul 20, 2011, at 10:57 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > > David, who made the film, definitely had an agenda. He interviewed me by > phone. I emphasized repeatedly that he should tell the whole story, and that > an honest telling would contain more positive than negative. But it appears > that he just wanted to do a hatchet job. So he interviewed Mark for two > hours, and chose something Mark said during those two hours that sounds > negative. > > > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] On > Behalf Of tedadams108 > Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 9:08 PM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's Sandals > > > > > > > Rick, > > You're correct, I just didn't want to go on memory regarding > any particular thing Mark said. I watched the film late at > night, it's in german, and I was not focused only on what > Mark said. If I knew this issue regarding the sandals was going > to come up today I would have paid more attention. Fortunately > in his response, Mark does talk about some of the things he > said, albeit with a different slant than what comes out in the > film. If you read Mark's post it's clear that unlike your > impression that Mark never said anything bad about Maharishi, > that in the film several negative things are said. Granted > Mark's point about a paradox requires some positive points be > made. Anyone who views the film will not debate how Maharishi > was portrayed by Mark. There seems to be a tendency for people > on here to make complicated and pick apart something that > was intended to be simple. In this case, simply..... > > 1. Mark said very negative things about Maharishi. > 2. Mark claims that the sandals worn by Maharishi > have a magical quality. (IMO to enhance their marketability.) > 3. Paradox aside, appeared contradictory. > > To speak ill of someone then to turn around and try to profit > from the man's sandals is unsettling at best. Money often causes > one to compromise principles. I think that may be the case here. > > If the shoe (sandal) fits....... > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <rick@...> wrote: > > > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] > > On Behalf Of tedadams108 > > Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 10:11 AM > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's Sandals > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I do have compassion for Mark or anyone in financial difficulties. > > I have been observing the comments on Fairfield Life for many > > years but until today was not inspired to post one of my own. > > For some reason it was hard for me to resist pointing out the > > hypocrisy since I had just seen the film. Perhaps I was a little > > "colorful" with my words, but they pale in comparison to the words > > used in the interview. Obviously there are people on here that > > fit either into the pro-TM camp or the anti-TM camp. I apparently hit > > a nerve. I'm not taking sides here, just pointing out the facts > > and people can spin them the way they want. Interestingly, those > > who have an issue with my post are not addressing it's main point, > > rather my mention of being compassionate or acknowledging that > > many have enjoyed financial success and have attributed it to their > > TM practice. The main point is not debatable. > > > > The main reason it's not debatable is that you don't trust your memory well > > enough to tell us what Mark said, so we can't very well debate something we > > know nothing about. > > > > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1390 / Virus Database: 1518/3776 - Release Date: 07/20/11 > > >
