Every so often I listen to one of his videos, or a portion of one. He
sounds good, he sounds genuine. Personally I think it's neat that
people hang out an enlightenment shingle. If you believe in the idea of
enlightenment, as I do, then why not.
I mean, I am past having any interest in following a teacher like that,
but I think that many may find something useful there.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, laughinggull108 wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray27 wrote:
Where do you think he fits in?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDa6nScKbKo
Steve, I believe that our Rick Archer has interviewed this guy over at
batgap.com.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, laughinggull108 wrote:
From TMFree, apparently a graduate of MSAE who's got
his own little thing going. Thoughts anyone?
http://youtu.be/T1V_JD9rODk
Since you asked for thoughts, here are mine.
Your perspective and insights are always interesting to me regardless
of whether I ask for them or not. I don't always agree but I enjoy
reading them.
Clearly, people here ( especially the members of The
Clique, who must have been saving up for a pile-on
fest ) didn't think much of this guy's act.
What struck me as *obvious*, and something that I
don't think any of the detractors seem to have noticed,
is that his act -- meaning his way of speaking, the
way he moves and talks, etc. -- is pure Maharishi.
The SAME people who creamed their jeans when Maharishi
spoke and acted this way don't seem to like it when
someone else does it. Isn't that fascinating?
What they perceive as charlatanry in this guy is IMO
remarkably like the act they fell for and followed
for decades in a short, fat Indian guy, probably
because he was Indian and wearing a dhoti.
OF COURSE I agree with the detractors that this guy
is a fruitcake. It's just that I'm more amused by
the fact that those who piled onto him lack the
discrimination to notice that most people in the
world would react to *Maharishi* speaking exactly
the same way they're reacting to this guy. It's the
same act, after all.
They sound amazed that anyone would follow this guy,
or pay to hear him speak. Well, that's how many of
us feel when we hear TMers still talking about MMY
as if he were special, or unique, or some sort of
saint or holy man.
Before overreacting to this post and piling on ME,
try going back and listening to this video again,
but this time noticing the similarities in this guy's
presentation to the way Maharishi used to speak on
video, especially towards the end of his life when
he was already heavily into his King Lear period.
Why is it OK and the highest teaching when Maharishi
did it, but charlatanry when this guy does it? Curious
minds want to know...
This Matthew Reifslager guy is fascinating to me in a weird kind of
way (maybe like watching a train wreck) because I can't believe that
anyone would fall for his shtick. I wonder if it's a whole 'nother
ballgame being in his presence? Anyway, upon further googling, I came
across the name of Jennine Fellmer who seems to be Director of Expansion
for The Wholeness Enterprise. I remember Jennine as one of the die-hards
of the TMO at MUM and now her name no longer appears in the MUM
directory. Alex (or anyone else in Fairfield), did she defect to
Matthew's group?
