--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> > wrote: > > > > > > Thanks to Barry for recommennding "The Advocate" and whomever > > > recommended "God and Buddha". > > > > > > I enjoyed "The Advocate": well acted, great script and story > and, of > > > course, it had that soft-core porn element that characterized > alot > > > of '70s films but didn't expect here. > > > > > > My big complaint about the movie didn't have to do with the > movie > > > but with some stupidity that the executive producers -- Miramax - > - > > > were responsible for (and I am otherwise a BIG fan of the > > > Weinstein's): at the beginning of the movie was a printed notice > > > that basically said: Critics, please refrain from revealing the > > > surprise ending to this movie. > > > > > > Well, I spent the whole movie wondering what little secret I > should > > > be looking out for and, quite frankly, I lost my innocence in > > > watching and it somewhat ruined the movie for me. > > > > > > "God and Buddha" is really quite fine. My admiration for Deepak > > > Chopra was renewed as a result of seeing it. As he himself once > > > observed about himself: He has the gift of the gab. He is, > simply, > > > a great communicator...a faculty for explaining in a melodic and > > > soothing way abstract concepts in an interesting and educational > way. > > > > > > Of course, virtually 90% of what he says comes from Maharishi. > This > > > is not a put-down, but an observation. I just find it curious > that > > > he uses MMY's exact phrasing of things. He is basically a > celebrity > > > TM teacher without the TM. > > > > > > > Who changes his books to eliminate all reference to MMY and TM. > > > > He must really be angry with the TMO and MMY to have done that. >
Or something. He changed the book sufficiently that people get the idea that _Quantum Healing_ is about his "Quantum Sound" meditation technique. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/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! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
