Well TM is a cult. Definition of a cult.
5 a : great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work (as a film or book); especially : such devotion regarded as a literary or intellectual fad b : the object of such devotion c :a usually small group of people characterized by such devotion It's a stupid defense to argue TM or any other Guru based movement including TM is not a cult. You walk right into the trap set by cultist wolf turned skeptic sheep. Cults are pervasive in any society - devotion to ideas, things, authority or other popular figures. The focus should be on the advantages of being in a teligious cult which doesn't indulge in brainwashing and/or other forms of mind control. And the true purpose of religious cult is to give up attachments to any cult, the true purpose is to become an individual. Only a religious cult among all the other cults can do that. On Nov 16, 2011, at 4:25 PM, Tom Pall <thomas.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 7:18 PM, Buck <dhamiltony...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shukra69" <shukra69@...> wrote: > > > > http://www.truthabouttm.org/truth/IndividualEffects/IsTMaCult/index.cfm > > > > > Summary: > > "The Transcendental Meditation program cannot be called a cult because it > develops independent, intelligent, creative thinking, and its founder, > Maharishi, has in many ways encouraged personal independence, integration > with society, and good citizenship." > > Well, of course, the organization enforces uniformity as conformity. Try > applying for a current dome badge if you are a former TM teacher or Governor. > There is not a lot of tolerance for deviation from uniformity. > > > > I'm sure glad that a URL TtruthAboutTm.org" is so objective in this summary. >
