Love this story (-: From: "TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> To: FairfieldLife <fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, June 12, 2015 9:10 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] You can solve a problem with force, or with intent and simple gestures I *get* it that people don't feel that this *ostensibly* spiritual group is very spiritual. However, I think that the way some of them are going about trying to make it more spiritual is not going to achieve what they want.
Take the issue of "group behavior in Fairfield." For decades the TMO and individuals in it have attempted to FORCE people to act the way they want them to. They've banned people from the domes, kept people from going to courses or getting advanced techniques, and done all sorts of things to try to 1) put the blame for why Fairfield didn't feel as "spiritual" as they wanted to be, in the *ways* they wanted it to be on a small group of people, and 2) PUNISH those people as a means of "solving the problem." I sadly think that Doug -- a one-time VICTIM of such policies in Fairfield -- thinks that's the way he has to "solve the problem" of Fairfield Life not being as spiritual as he wants it to be, in the *ways* he wants it to be. Most of what he's said so far about his view of what "moderation" is involves PUNISHING someone for "not acting right." Even in terms of TM philosophy this is dumb. You don't dispel darkness by shoveling out the dark; you add some light. Fascinatingly, the very people who have spent the most time complaining that FFL isn't "spiritual enough" for them have done NOTHING to bring any actual spirituality to the place by posting something spiritual themselves. Meanwhile, many of the people they *blame* for things have posted and discussed any number of spiritual topics. Go figure. Here's a short video (only 3:26) about someone who took another path to solve the problem of people not treating a place with the respect he thought it deserved. The local city had already tried the "Fix blame and PUNISH the offenders" route, and it accomplished absolutely nothing. He took a different approach: CRYPTIK | Facebook | | | | | | | | | | | CRYPTIK | Facebook"BUDDHA OF OAKLAND" ~ When Dan Stevenson placed a stone Buddha across the street from his house in Oakland’s Eastlake neighborhood, it was out of... | | | | View on www.facebook.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | | | #yiv4529450146 #yiv4529450146 -- #yiv4529450146ygrp-mkp {border:1px solid #d8d8d8;font-family:Arial;margin:10px 0;padding:0 10px;}#yiv4529450146 #yiv4529450146ygrp-mkp hr {border:1px solid #d8d8d8;}#yiv4529450146 #yiv4529450146ygrp-mkp #yiv4529450146hd {color:#628c2a;font-size:85%;font-weight:700;line-height:122%;margin:10px 0;}#yiv4529450146 #yiv4529450146ygrp-mkp #yiv4529450146ads {margin-bottom:10px;}#yiv4529450146 #yiv4529450146ygrp-mkp .yiv4529450146ad {padding:0 0;}#yiv4529450146 #yiv4529450146ygrp-mkp .yiv4529450146ad p {margin:0;}#yiv4529450146 #yiv4529450146ygrp-mkp .yiv4529450146ad a {color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;}#yiv4529450146 #yiv4529450146ygrp-sponsor 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