--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > To be open to all possibilities, it is certainly possible > that some of the people who report such experiences after > hearing what kind of experiences they are *supposed* to be > having are doing so in good faith, and reporting their real > experiences. But the fact that they *have* been told what > to report taints the reports themselves. if you've been > around the spiritual block a few times and are aware of how > devotees tend to tell the teacher what the teacher wants to > hear, the fact that he told everyone in no uncertain terms > what he wanted to hear doesn't really suggest that such > reports are going to be free of moodmaking. >
At this point, regularity in group-practice is key to his agenda. If he has to indulge in some "feel-good" pep-talks to get everyone to stick with the program, he will do that. The pundits are his REAL focus. As far as I can tell, he doesn't do the pep-talks with them.