I’ve been following the whole thing. I wouldn’t say it’s all lies. The truth is never black and white. But unlike with MMY, Gail Treadwell seems to be a lone voice. Very little if any corroborating evidence for her most egregious accusations. Bronte Baxter, who posted on FFL for a while some years ago, was her editor, and has a bone to pick with Amma and with gurus in general.
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael Jackson Sent: Monday, April 28, 2014 11:40 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [FairfieldLife] Questions for Rick Also, since you feel Amma is enlightened, then do you take all the negative press about her as lies? Particularly the allegations made by Gail Tredwell? Amma denies charges, Chandy backs her but Pinarayi seeks probe Written by Shaju Philip | Thiruvananthapuram | February 23, 2014 4:56 am As the CPI(M) and Congress joined the debate over the allegations raised against her ashram by a former aide, spiritual leader Mata Amritanandamayi on Saturday said attempts were on to foment trouble after unleashing communal sentiments. Amritanandamayi told a spiritual session in Palakkad that her ashram was an open book and there was no lapse on its part. “Some people are saying certain things against the ashram when their plans did not materialise. I am trying to forget and forgive these issues. I don’t ask anyone to serve me. Instead, I am serving others,’’ she said. Gail Tredwell alias Gayatri, who was Amma’s attendant for two decades since early 1980s, in her recently published Holy Hell — A Memoir of Faith, Devotion and Pure Madness, alleged sexual exploitation and promiscuity involving senior ashram members. The contents of the book had gone viral on social media, but prominent dailies in Kerala remained silent on the issue. Three Amma devotees filed a police compliant in Kollam district against “offensive content” on the social media. DYFI national president M B Rajesh, meanwhile, said it was not right of the police to register a case against those who reacted on the allegations. On Saturday, CPM state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan said the allegations against the ashram were serious. “That the revelations were made by an insider of the ashram for many years shows the gravity of the issue. The writer’s personal experiences show that wrongful things were happening at the ashram,’’ he said the government must probe the large amounts of money reaching the ashrams and see whether anti-national activities were taking place in such spiritual centres. While Congress state president V M Sudheeran made a cautious reaction saying he wanted to study the issue, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said one should not forget the great services of the ashram. “I had participated in the social services of the ashram. Vijayan should have considered it,’’ said Chandy. http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/mata-amritanandamayi-dismiss-allegations-against-her-ashram/ -------------------------------------------- On Mon, 4/28/14, Rick Archer <r...@searchsummit.com <mailto:r...@searchsummit.com> > wrote: Subject: RE: [FairfieldLife] Questions for Rick To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> Date: Monday, April 28, 2014, 4:20 PM From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Duveyoung Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2014 4:19 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> Subject: [FairfieldLife] Questions for Rick Questions for Rick 1. Do you still take the TM mantra as instructed?No. Using a mantra Amma gave me about a dozen years ago, but doing it TM-Style. If so: A. How many advanced techniques?Learned them all. Don’t do them, except for maybe one involving attention. B. Siddhis? All of them?Learned them, did them for 25 years. No longer. C. How many did you initiate and circa/when?About 1,000. Mostly early 70’s. D. Can you still do the puja with the meanings and feelings? Yes.How often do you do puja?Did it mentally recently, just to see if I remember it. Otherwise not in years. E. Have you ever actually leaped into the air during the flying siddhi and NOT have done it mindfully on purpose instead of the leap having been "caused" mysteriously and spontaneously-from-the-beyond-the-beyond?. Not really. I don’t dispute that some have, but I doubt Newtonian physics has been violated by any in the TM movement. F. Do you have clear cognition of the "flavors?"No. Never did. G. When were you last checked?Decades ago. H. Do you get to bed before 10 P.M.?No, usually about 10:30. I. How much money in total have you paid to the TMO?10’s of $ 1,000 counting all courses, etc. But got many on ATR credit. J. When did you move to FF?1987 2. Is your shit together?A matter of opinion. 3. When did you stop using the TM technique? Why?Never did, unless you count switching mantras. If so, then about 12 years ago. 4. What other gurus have you followed whom you SINCERELY BELIEVED were enlightened?Amma If so: A. What spiritual practices do you do these days? How often?Meditation, about 3-4 times a day, totaling about 3 hours. B. Still do hatha yoga?Most days. C. What diet do you follow?Mostly vege, with some chicken and fish in recent years. D. Other than TM, did you make other major spiritual decisions that you now regret or wish had been tweaked a bit?Not really. And I don’t regret TM either. E. Still seeking?“Exploring”, “investigating”, “evolving” are better words than “seeking”. The desperate, unfulfilled seeking energy is gone. 5. Are you enlightened? When did you realize? No. I don’t like the term. Too static and superlative a term. If so: A. Are there any differences in how you define "awareness," "being," "transcendent," "Self," and "the Absolute?"I don’t clearly differentiate the terms. B. Is there an afterlife in other realms or on other worlds?Yes. C. Do you see astral beings?No, although I’ve had a glimpse or two. D. Do any of your friends think you're enlightened? I hope not.Have they surrendered to you?No, but anyone who wishes to do so is welcome to send me all their money. E. Do rocks have consciousness or sentience of any sort?Rocks are consciousness. F. Are you able to do any siddhis that an outside observer could measure?No. 6. Personal History A. Age - 64 B. Astrological signs: Sun, Rising, Moon Don’t know. Would have to ask my wife.Do you watch your chart's daily changes? - no C. Married how long? – 27 years D. Children? no E. Education? MA in SCI and MSCI F. Work history? TMO 25 years, computer consulting, SEO G. Health? - excellent F. Social life? Not much. Batgap has exposed me to many new friends around the world. H. How smart are you? Duh I. Where have you traveled? All over the US, Europe, India, Iran, Philippines J. How has ordinary aging made you wiser? – hard to say. 7. Off the top of your head -- without looking at any listings -- which FFL members immediately come to mind? (List up to ten) – Judy, Barry, Alex, you, Nabby, Richard Williams, Buck/Doug, Michael Jackson. 8. Did Maharishi have sex with those women? The evidence is compelling. Multiple 1st-hand accounts, substantial circumstantial evidence. 9. Is Girish as corrupt as most active FFL members suppose? Probably 10. Has your badge been "officially" pulled? YesAre you blocked from campus? no 11. After all these interviews, has your nervous system developed an intuitive ability to sort out these folks into "heavy duty," "has had some experiences but isn't enlightened," "hucksters," etc.? more and more so. 12. Who is the most enlightened person now living on the planet that you know of/believe-in? Probably Amma 13. Who is on your short list of "those you most want to interview?" Eckhart Tolle, Eben Alexander, Barbara Marx Hubbard 14. Are there folks in the TMO out to make your life miserable? Any "offense" being conducted? No. 15. Do you think the rajas are a joke doomed to be one of the TM movement's greatest embarrassments? ‘Fraid so. a symptom of MMY’s old age eccentricity. 16. If you HAD TO choose NOW who had to die by firing squad: A. Curtis or Marek? B. Turq or Judy? C. Nabby or Shemp?They can shoot me and let them live. 17. Did you cry actual tears for L.B.? - no 18. Which TM leaders in the past got a raw deal from Maharishi? John Black, now a Raja 19. Are you still harried by karma on a daily basis or is it just me projecting?. Not harried. Life is fun. 20. Have you even walked around FF for even 5 minutes without having to wave to someone? – Seldom go there, but would probably wave if I did. 21. When they finally sell the domes, what happens to FF's core? Does the community just dissolve as everyone dies off? This presumes MUM will fold. Hopefully it won’t. 22. Do you feel that the FFL members as a group are "getting anywhere?" Is the conversation here still helpful and "worth it" as much as ever? Or has its value evolved? Eye of the beholder. If people enjoy it, they’ll keep doing it. 23. Which movement leader is/was: A. Most evil? – none of them. we’re all flawed individuals, doing the best we can. B. Most sattvic? C. Most clueless? D. Most intellectually clear about spirituality? Can’t really answer the above. Not tuned in to TMO enough these days. 24. If you were 20 years old what spiritual path would you hope you'd utilize?Would probably hang out with one of the more clear teachers, such as Adyashanti or Mooji. Might live in Amma’s ashram as long as she’s still around. Hard to say. 25. Do you believe any of the following are worthy of your time? A. Numerology? no B. Palmistry? no C. Palm leaves? no D. Chiropractors? sometimes E. Sauna therapy? Never did it, but probably F. Fasting? Yes, in the past G. Ajur ved? Yes H. Modern medicine? Yes, depending on the issue. I. Lucid dreaming? - You have it or you don’t, right? J. Reading scriptures? - Yes Okay, that's enough....these were off the top of my head and in no special order. Edg ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> , <rick@... <mailto:rick@...> > wrote :Something Fax Gilbert and I are going to do. Buddha at the Gas Pump (BATGAP) founder Rick Archer will himself be interviewed by Fax Gilbert on Sunday, May 11 7:30-9 p.m., at the Fairfield Public Library. The interview is sponsored by Waking Down of Fairfield. ($5 donation) BATGAP is an internationally acclaimed series of dialogues where Rick posts in-depth discussions (at batgap.com/) with awakened and awakening people ranging from local Fairfielders to notable spiritual teachers from around the world. Since 2010, Rick has posted over 225 of these sessions and has seen his program grow in prestige and popularity with each passing year. Because of his exposure to the wide range of awakening modalities and spiritual teachings alive in the world today, Rick is uniquely situated to comment on what’s going on out there. 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