--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, obbajeeba <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > Bottom line is that you are justifying the unjustifiable. > > > Neither the TMO nor anyone else has the right to tell > > > people what to believe and who they can visit as spiritual > > > teachers. This policy is a technique used *by the fearful* > > > to make others afraid and control them. *Especially* if > > > Maharishi regularly made exceptions to his own ill- > > > conceived rule when he was alive. > > > > > > The other bottom line is that if people about to take the > > > TM-Sidhi course were told *in advance* that they would > > > never again be allowed to see any other spiritual teacher > > > and still participate in the group practice of the Sidhis, > > > no one would sign up. They'd take one look at the policy, > > > murmur "Cult" under their breath, and walk away. It takes > > > a real, case-hardened cultist to either accept the policy, > > > or justify it. > > > > I agree with Turq, especially on the last paragraph, I never > > heard of anyone being banished when I got instructions for > > meditations. That would constitute the, "cult," word. > > > > The practicing of the TM-Sidhi's is supposed to be innocent. > > Also, one is supposed to go about their business as usual, > > just incorporating the program into one's daily routine. > > > > Let's keep it that way and occupy the domes! Right, Buck? > > More proactively, it seems to me that this would be > the basis for a successful class action lawsuit. > > *No one* was ever told before learning the TM-Sidhis > (a *huge* component of which is being able to practice > them in a group) that they would be banned from such > groups if they saw other spiritual teachers. > > This "oversight," combined with a present-day policy > that says and enforces just that, could probably be > seen as constituting fraud on the part of the TMO. My > bet is if anyone has the balls to file such a lawsuit, > you could find any number of lawyers willing to take > it on. Heck, ACLU lawyers would probably do it for > free. > > And my bet is that if such a suit were filed, the > "policy" would go away overnight. There is no way that > the TMO could conceivably win such a suit, and they'd > be terrified to allow it to reach court, and thus the > eyes and ears of the press and potential big-name > shills like Oprah and Ellen. >
"shills like Oprah and Ellen." LMAO You are on to something very big here, Turq. 501c3 status, foundations, corporations...this will work! The only way they could get out of it, is if they domes were to house a controlled group, for scientific purposes, only. I have not ever been denied a dome badge, so I do not think I could qualify to bring such a "suit," and I do understand many who are banned, may have only written a book about something Vedic, which is not trademarked information by the TMO. Hmm..You book writers, there is an answer and Turq came up with a very great suggestion. Get on it!
