--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Irmeli Mattsson" > <Irmeli.Mattsson@> wrote: > >
> > > > > > I think the vehemence is actually envy. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Sparaig: Perhaps, or perhaps you're projecting your own > feelings. > > > > > > > > > Irmeli: Could you explain to me what emotions I'm projecting > and on > > > > whom? Maybe you can help me find out some of my blind spots? > > > > > > > > > >Sparaig: You're saying the TMO has vehemence towards Chopra. Actually, the > > > official policy of the TMO is to not talk about Chopra at all. At > > > least for a few years *after* Chopra left the TMO, the son of > > > Chopra's publicist continued to be on Perusha. He was a tad > defensive > > > to me about his mother's identity when we spoke on the phone > once, > > > but obviously, his mother's professional (and likely personal) > > > relationship with Chopra had not gotten him "kicked off the > program" > > > simply because of the choices of his mom and her professional > clients. > > > > > > If there was a genuine vehemence on the part of the TMO itself, > they > > > would have found some reason to get him gone, don't you think? > > > > > > BTW, you never answered my question: > > > > > > Why do you suppose he hasn't republished it? [Chopra's > autobiography] > > > > > > > **** > > Irmeli:I got plugged into this thread by reading Barry's post, where he was > > wondering about the vehemence towards Chopra in the discussion by > you > > and some others. I have no opinion about the republishing, because I > > have no background information. > >Sparaig: I just gave it to you: its out of print and has been since Chopra > left the TMO. > > > > > Irmeli:I don't understand, why you connect an adult man's doings and career > > choices to what his mother is doing. Are you saying that the rules > on > > the Purusha and MD are such, that a person cannot stay there, if his > > or her parents are found to have careers that are unsuitable to the > > present TMO dogma. For example, the parent is a politician and a > > devout adherent of democracy. > > Irmeli:You've misunderstood what I said. The son of Chopra's publicist was > still on Perusha for years after Chopra left. During a phone > conversation he said "you know my mom, I think..." and I made the > connection that I was talking to Muriel Nellis's son. > > > > > >Irmeli: Are you in a leading position on the Purusha, or why did you > question > > the man about his mother's identity? > >Sparaig: I didn't. He volunteered the information since I had done publicity > work for Chopra and had had several phone conversations with the > guy's mom since she was Chopra's publicist after Carla Linton-Brown > went back to school. > > > > > Irmeli:I found it very odd that, when Chopra left the TMO, one was not > > anymore allowed to talk about him. Earlier he was talked about > almost > > as much as MMY, and suddenly he or his books didn't exist anymore. > The > > teachers actually behaved like he had never existed. > > Sparaig:That was a directive: since Chopra was no longer supporting the TMO, > the TMO was no longer going to support him. Wish him well and move on. > > > > Irmeli:I had met this kind of behaviour earlier only in the former Soviet > > Union, and considered that kind of denial of history to be very > > pathological. > > > >Sparaig: But Chopra not mentioning TM or MMY in books that were COMMISSIONED > by MMY isn't odd? Irmeli: In those earlier books I have read by Chopra, he is mentioning MMY. Lately I have not read Chopra's books. But considering how the TMO and MMY treated him after his departure, it is understandable. I would have done the same. > > > Irmeli: You didn't answer this question of mine: Could you explain to me > what > > emotions I'm projecting and on whom? Maybe you can help me find out > > some of my blind spots? > > Sparaig:You misread most of what I said. I understand that English is not > your native language, but still, you misinterpretted everything to be > opposite of what I said. This certainly implies a set of prejudices > on your part to not only misunderstand what I said, but to > misunderstand it in such a way as to support what you apparently > believe. > Irmeli: If I misunderstood you, could you kindly explain to me what you meant by this comment of yours in msg 87746: Irmeli: I think the vehemence is actually envy. Sparaig:Perhaps, or perhaps you're projecting your own feelings ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! 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