--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "drpsutphen" <drpsutphen@...> wrote: > > > Ha ha! Good to see you're alive and well incarnated as Dr. Dumbass! I decided > to sign-up again because of some masochistic samskara that has become lively. > I also wanted to see what people had to say about LB. Not many seem to have > known him. Quite the character. > -Peter > Hi, Doctor Pete. Nice to hear from you. If things get too rough for you on FFLife and your masochistic samskaras tingle an alert up your leg, eat a chicken sandwich and you'll be just fine.
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@ <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > Wassup, Dr. Drum Circle? (Hi from Jim F., now posting as Dr. Dumbass...I > > figured we needed a doctor in the house, once you left...) > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "drpsutphen" <drpsutphen@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Sri Sri Ravi Shankar used to do the same thing in India. He'd take groups > > > of people to see other yogis and gurus. When people would start pointing > > > out the "short-comings" of the other groups he'd always stop them and say > > > something to the effect that the Absolute has infinite expressions. > > > > > > -Peter > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozguru@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > On 05/26/2013 10:27 PM, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <LEnglish5@> wrote: > > > > > >> I never heard anything about him saying that simple > > > > > >> meditators were to avoid seeking other paths, only > > > > > >> that it was bad form for the TM teachers to be seen > > > > > >> that way. > > > > > > It may not have been "said," but it was policy. If > > > > > > you were known to be "seeing other teachers," you > > > > > > were not allowed to go to TTC, or on long courses > > > > > > that required approval. > > > > > > > > > > If going to TTC, teachers would tell you not to tell anyone you read > > > > > a > > > > > certain book even though another TM teacher recommended it. Most of > > > > > the > > > > > teachers who approved me for my course were into reading books by > > > > > other > > > > > gurus or "forbidden" books like the Srimad Bhagavatam or editions > > > > > with > > > > > the rest of the Gita. > > > > > > > > > > Contrast that with my tantra guru who made a point of insisting we go > > > > > visit other teachers in the area so we would know what they were > > > > > teaching. And amongst yogis there is quite a social community. TM > > > > > was > > > > > like a recluse amongst that. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
