It is pretty clear that my biogaphy 'The Maharishi' was not welcomed with open arms by the movement that attempts to control the public perception of the Maharishi's image. Nevertheless, I get a lot of emails from initiators congratulating me on the style and content and sense of balance. To date I have had about half a dozen communications cricical of the book, and this includes TMO lawyer faxes before the book was read.
Yet there are members of this newsgroup who misquote the contents and refer disparagingly to its writing style, and (proudly?) admit to not reading the book, despite the fact I have placed a version on-line for over one and a half years. I blame the TMO to a large extent, in that it has always tried to demonize anything it cannot control, and so these 'defenders' have been trained, quite subliminally, to reject anything which has not been sanctified by the fusty dusty air of a TMO office. Incidentally, the biography is out in a new revised form in paperback, on the following link:- http://www.maharishibiography.com/ --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > jstein wrote: > > > > > As you know, I skimmed a few chapters in Paul's > > > > > book and found some pretty snarky remarks > > > > > concerning MMY. > > > > > > > > > So, you haven't read Paul's book. > > > > > > > > But, isn't it a fact that the parts you read you read on the > > Internet. > > > > Exactly which parts of the book do you consider to be snarky? > > > > > > > > You are supposed to read the book BEFORE you make your > > > > comments! > > > > > > For once, Willytex is right on. I encounter the same > > > thing with my book. Some people go into it looking > > > for something to dislike, something that verifies > > > their existing assumptions, and stop reading the > > > moment they find it. > > > > > > I'll believe Judy's rants against Paul the day she > > > actually announces she finished reading her book. > > > > Actually, if *I* had written a book, I probably > > would have long since finished reading it. > > > > (You can always tell when Barry's rattled; his > > lies become more and more extreme and he begins > > to get incoherent.) > > And you can always tell when Judy is trying to > divert attention from the fact that she refuses > to answer Shemp's easy question because she seizes > on any and all nitpicks possible to do so. > > Not to mention diverting attention away from the > fact that she's ragging on the author of a book > about his hypocrisy when she hasn't ever bothered > to read his book, as Willytex pointed out. > > As for "lying," I did say 'her' rather than 'his' > when referring to the book in question. Mea culpa. > But I suspect that most people would consider that > a grammatical error caused by having to rush off > to work rather than a lie, but hey!, Judy's the > expert here...if she says you a liar, then you > are one. :-) > > You can see why I backslide from time to time and > interact with her...she's just so amusing sometimes. > But I admit it...I bad...back to trying to ignore > her silliness... ------------------------ 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/
