Ah, I see at least one person had the balls to answer Shemp's questions. :-)
I'll make it two -- No Fuckin' Way would I have had anything to do with such an organization. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Premanand Paul Mason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Shremp, your question about starting meditation resonates with me. > I too started in the era you mention - in October 1970 - and I > started because Bevan Morris indicated to my girlfriend and myself > that not only does one get an expanded consciousness by meditating > but that one also enjoys listening to records more! As a musician > that made me pay attention. > > Now > he was right on both counts, but what he didn't tell us was that > there was an organisation to promote TM that was paranoid and > defensive about a whole bunch of stuff. Better not to mention The > Beatles, hippies, drugs, other forms of meditation, religions etc > And there were pictures of an elderly Indian swami about, but not > 1 westerner knew of a word the man had ever said! Yet the chant of > greeting was 'Jai Guru Dev'. How can you wish victory to a man you > know nothing about? > > TM should be taught by people with a genuine understanding of what > meditation is about & an ability to deal with sincere questions > without paranoia, defensiveness and absurd sales hype. > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > We say this over and over again on this newsgroup, but > > > > it speaks volumns about the present state of the TMO > > > > when outrageous satire of the TMO is initially > > > > perceived as "rational" movement discourse! > > > > > > Does it speak volumes about the present state of > > > the TMO, or about how people on this forum tend to > > > perceive the TMO? > > > > > > I knew this was satire after reading the title. > > > > Question for Judy: > > > > I believe that you started TM around the time I did: early '70s. > > > > Would you have started TM at that time if: > > > > 1) you were presented at your intro lecture with a photograph of > > a guy sitting on one half of a scale being weighed in gold? > > > > 2) If the lecturer told you that peace and harmony in the world > > was contingent upon whether the entrance to your home was in an > > easterly direction? > > > > 3) that democracy be damned? > > > > 4) that all evil in the world is caused by the United States > > (actually, strike that question, you would have answered "yes" > > that one!). > > > > 5) that, on the way out of the intro lecture, could you please > > stop off in our little kiosk and buy some Maharishi Honey for > > about $50.00 a pound? > > > > 6) ...and pay for the honey with Raam's? > > > > 7) ...and consider investing your hard-earned money in a buying > > one of our $600 billion agriculture bonds? ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
