"> an email from this guy who said I'd go to hell because of my views. > At least nothing like that has happened since!"
Although I have been critical of MMY (once or twice) I have only received emails since posting here that were either very polite, for people who disagreed with my position, or people being positive. I think the hard-core people are afraid of this board and most everyone else is pretty open minded having seen and heard it all before. It is a refreshing change from the days of receiving messages like "nature will silence you". (turns out that after an Irish whiskey and a beer chaser Nature wont shut up. Nature only silences you by talking over you with beer nut and pickled egg breath till the bouncer heaves him into a cab kicking and screaming about sending a tsunami over the bar) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "claudiouk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "I think you are very brave to freely think these thoughts and > publish them." You are getting me worried - maybe that explains why > hardly anyone seems to be responding to my posts lately, apart from > yourself. So thanks for the support.. So you think I'm being > blacklisted somewhere? Actually I did have a scary exchange a few > years back. I posted something (OK, it was "critical") and I received > an email from this guy who said I'd go to hell because of my views. > At least nothing like that has happened since! > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "dhamiltony2k5" > <dhamiltony2k5@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "claudiouk" <claudiouk@> > > >wrote: > > > > > > Is there ever a real audience present I wonder, of non- > meditators. > > >In > > > the middle of listening to the live conference - MMY speaking at > > >the > > > moment. Just listening for my own benefit it's OK I guess - I'm > > > keeping in touch with developments; occasionally there is > something > > > new or that makes more sense; but mostly seems too repetive - > heard > > > it all before etc. So for instance today the theme is about > > > consciousness based education developing the whole brain. There > is > > > lots of interesting stuff, but one would like to see more a > > > documentary approach - seeing snipets of real lessons, pupil > views, > > > more examples of how non-scientific subjects are represented in > the > > > unified field charts etc. > > > > > > But then I think what if I were an educator attending such a > > > conference for the very first time and having never heard of TM > or > > > the unified field even.. These presentations supposedly are to > > > attract interest in what is on offer. However(a) now the problem > is > > > that there is SO MUCH information that is relevant but will be > > > COMPLETELY new to the audience; (b) how to present this in a way > > >that > > > will make most sense to THEM, so that in spite of their natural > > > misgivings they can relate to the message and see its value; and > (c) > > > what is it they NEED practically to go away afterwards with > > >concrete > > > examples and strategies for communicating their understanding AND > > > persuading authorities to take this innovation more seriously. > > > > > > I really don't think that the format of these presentations is > > >likely > > > to favour such outcomes. Firstly Haglin's equations are barely > > > understandable by people familiar with his talks and are > > > incomprehensible to educators even in the science disciplines. > > >Their > > > natural reaction would be deefensive - well that's YOUR > > > interpretation (and they are right). Secondly MMY comes in and > > >spends > > > ages going round in obscure circles this time from the > perspective > > >of > > > Veda - usually one remembers AH and BRUM because repeated a lot, > > >but > > > otherwise complete beginners would have NO IDEA about what the > > >Vedic > > > tradition is - most educators these days don't even know much > about > > > their own Bible (if Christian). So after hearing a long > > > winded "mathematical" discussion they don't unders have to endure > > > Maharishi's Vedic take, another alien element. The Morris comes > in > > > and instead of relating what has been said to the audience's > needs > > > simply punishes them with another REPEAT of the previous > speakers' > > > main points. > > > > > > Personally I think the TMO would benefit ENORMOUSLY from > > >focus groups > > > for each sector of society they wish to engage with. > > > > >Unfortunately > > >they see no value from feedback whatsoever, seeing wisdom an up- > down > > >process only!! > > > > > > Even with the Central University plan why would students from the > > > SAME State want to spend all their time with fellow citizens, in > > > segregated campuses - the whole point of a university is to mix > > >with > > > others from different backgrounds and gain something extra from > the > > > cross-fertilization. NOBODY has bothered to look at it from the > > >point > > > of view of the STUDENT. > > > > > > No surprise then that these conferences pay no attention to the > > >point > > > of view of the AUDIENCE!!! > > > > > > > Yes, honest blasphemy Claudiouk. I listen to the broadcasts too > from > > the local MUM radio in my shop for the same reasons & often wonder > > the similar things that you do here. > > > > Many may dare not too freely express what you are here for fear of > > being found 'negative' by some friends here. That is the dynamics > of > > being in the meditator community here. I think you are very brave > to > > freely think these thoughts and publish them. > > > > -Doug in FF > > > > >Unfortunately > > >they see no value from feedback whatsoever, seeing wisdom an up- > down > > >process only!! > > >
