I'll try to read it when I get back from some errands I have to run.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > Michael et al., > > (Steve, see note below) > > Michael Dean Goodman, who used to participate on FFL, wrote a VERY long post in 2003 called "TM Course Fees and the Real Goals of the Movement" that's interesting to read now. He had a quite remarkable ability to provide plausible-sounding explanations of Maharishi's point of view and motivations in response to confusion about or criticisms thereof. > > He was sort of the ultimate TB, and from the perspective of 2012, this post was way over-optimistic. But it's obviously thoughtful and articulates some ideas that throw a very different light on what folks on FFL routinely grouse about, whether he was accurately representing Maharishi's thinking or not. > > Worth at least skimming to freshen the debate a bit, even if only to contemplate why one might reject what he says about, e.g., the > Maharishi Effect and Maharishi's notions about money. > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/32957 > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray27" wrote: > > > > Hey Michael, > > > > I believe I've laid out my position about TM many times, but > > as Judy says, "your imagination is unable to stretch beyond > > your pre-conceived notions" (or something to that effect) > > Steve, do me a favor and don't try to quote me unless > you're quoting directly from one of my posts, OK? Really, I think I adequately captured the intent. I don't think it's worth getting your panties in a bunch. > "Your imagination doesn't stretch any further than your > preconceptions" is what I actually said. And I didn't > say it of Michael, I said it of salyavin. >
