--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote: > <snip> > > I haven't read a lot of her stuff, but she is quoted here and on > > other lists every now and then. My question is, is this early > stages > > of a brain tumor experienced-thru-the-lens-of-an-SCI-and-advanced- > > lecture-person? In other words, is this just another "hey look at > me > > and enlightened" and oh well it just happens to specifically fit > into > > everything I was taught? Oh and by the way, I died suddenly of a > > brain tumor that probably festered long before I died (real > dangerous > > pitfalls for anyone who ignores allopathic medical advice in TB > favor > > of "Ayurveda" or some other 'holistic panacea'). > > > > I don't mean this to sound controversial, I'm just not familiar > > enough (nor interested enough) with Ms. Segall and her life. > > > > It's also interesting to me that for many practicing Jews, taking > the > > mantra of an Indian Pagan Goddess would be a major violation of a > > very primary Jewish mitzah, "take no other Gods before me". If > you > > were told as a child growing up this and this festered in the back > of > > your subconscious mind, would that not be a like a kind of mind- > > virus? It's a very basic conflict in your subconscious > programming. > > It's just one of the things I wonder could happen from not being > told > > the truth about what kind of meditation they are being instructed > in. > > > > It's also very interesting that TMer descriptions of CC all fall > way > > short of the turiyatita traditional descriptions. > > > > On the TMers dying theme, I also found of interest a recent post > on > > the Gilpin book from the ever-weird Guruphilia blog: > > > > anonymous said... > > An old friend of mine (an ex-TM teacher) lives in Fairfield and > does > > not attend the TM functions (at their request, because he openly > > hosted, Oh No!, other gurus at his home when they passed through > > Fairfield. He enjoys the drama when they go through town. He > still > > thinks TM is good, however. He recently told me that among those > > living there, many of the old-time TM teachers have turned to > drugs > > and alcohol. He said that many are addicted to pain killers or > are > > drunkards. He told me this very matter of factly, like it was > normal > > in any community in the US to have a large number of strung out > > people, but I found it very strange, given MMY's teachings. > > > > I know that when I visited him in Fairfield a few years ago and > went > > to see some Guru-passing-through type who was a "healer" of some > > kind, there was a huge group of TMers who were active in the > domes, > > visiting the same guy, saying "shhh don't say you saw me > here"..... > > Many many many of them had cancer and other horrible diseases > like > > debilitating arthritis. Most of them were between 25-50 years > old. > > The "healer", who happened to be from India, said he had never > seen > > so much disease in such a small, condensed population in his life. > > > > What gives with the TM "research?" Is it all faked or what? > > > > I practiced TM for awhile and don't think it harmed me. But what > > happened to all those people in Fairfield Iowa? And what in the > world > > is this about Princes and Rajas??? > > > > 12/03/2006 7:27 AM > > > I am *so* relieved you were able to find a box big enough for all of > this to fit so neatly into Vaj! :-)
Hehe. This Vaj fellow has only one agenda; try spreading as many unsubstiated rumours about TM-ers and TMO as posssible. I find him being more and more desperate as the success of the Invincebil America course is made known.
