[FairfieldLife] Re: What are the funniest stories from your days in the TMO?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "martyboi" wrote: >During one initiation, after puja, the initiate started to really cough, likely from inhaling incense or camphor smoke. The remedy? Taking the water offering container which still was 1/2 full and giving it to the initiate to drink.(hoping it did not taste too much like brasso.) It did the trick and instruction commenced. > When I was on staff at Cobb (1980), we had a lot of CP's (course > participants)who had great truly experiences - others not so much. > > Sometimes we would have group meetings where individuals would share their > experiences. > > On one occasion a CP proudly proclaimed they could see stars through the > ceiling while laying down on the bed after program. Unfortunately celestial > perception was not to be: a staff member had glued glow-in-the-dark stars to > the ceiling as a decoration when they lived in that room. The staff member > fessed up.. and we all had a good chuckle. > > On another occasion, a women was fascinated by "the hum of creation" that she > heard during program and while she slept in her room. This, of course, was > the cabin next to an old buzzing transformer hanging on a power pole. She > seemed a little disappointed when source of the buzz was explained. >
[FairfieldLife] Re: What are the funniest stories from your days in the TMO?
When I was on staff at Cobb (1980), we had a lot of CP's (course participants)who had great truly experiences - others not so much. Sometimes we would have group meetings where individuals would share their experiences. On one occasion a CP proudly proclaimed they could see stars through the ceiling while laying down on the bed after program. Unfortunately celestial perception was not to be: a staff member had glued glow-in-the-dark stars to the ceiling as a decoration when they lived in that room. The staff member fessed up.. and we all had a good chuckle. On another occasion, a women was fascinated by "the hum of creation" that she heard during program and while she slept in her room. This, of course, was the cabin next to an old buzzing transformer hanging on a power pole. She seemed a little disappointed when source of the buzz was explained.
[FairfieldLife] Re: What are the funniest stories from your days in the TMO?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" wrote: > > John Lyons was a beautiful man when I heard him give an > introductory lecture in 1972. He was so luscious I was > ready to start TM before he said a word. Then he broke > the news: Two weeks waiting for using recreational drugs. > Really? I was disappointed but unlike the drunk I initiated, > I decided to have a good experience and wait the two weeks. > I told my boyfriend I was going to start TM and had to give > up pot. He said, "I'll teach you to meditate. All you have > to do is rub your eyes and you'll see colors." Sex with him > was definitely better than his advice. I started TM and he > dumped me for another girl, a girl with kaleidoscope eyes. Nice tale, Raunchy, and nicely told. It's almost a mini-short story.
[FairfieldLife] Re: What are the funniest stories from your days in the TMO?
Thanks to Barry for initiating this thread, I have been enjoying everyone's experiences on this thread. Being a lover of Osho and his discourses which always ended with profane, irreverent jokes, I always have a blast myself. Unlike my online persona here I always mock myself in my personal interactions - my jokes of being high on Amma, high on divine vodka, or being bipolar, paranoid schizophrenic always shock and amuse people at Amma's. I skip the spiritual and DSM references at work, but really stretch the limits with my playful, sarcastic humor. When my supervisor remarked that I was very funny, I remarked seriously that I have always been accused of being funny and that I deny these allegations, which only amused them more. With reference to a nasty colleague at work, I remarked that she was probably sex deprived and I could sleep with her to in the interest of team spirit (she's not pretty BTW :-)). Of course I manage to piss off quite a few. I have plenty more but will save everyone from a long post. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" wrote: > > > Trying to think if I had any interesting experiences in the initiation > room. Really none that I can think of. I did initiate a guy with the > last name Finer during the Washington campaign. We both got a kick > about my continued talk about the mantra becoming "finer" > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" raunchydog@ > wrote: > > > > I had a guy show up for initiation smelling of alcohol and probably > drunk. I wasn't sure if he was sober enough to be initiated but I > initiated him. He came for the first night of checking smelling of > alcohol. I asked him to see me after the meeting and he ducked out. > Never saw him again. Poor bastard. > > > > John Lyons was a beautiful man when I heard him give an introductory > lecture in 1972. He was so luscious I was ready to start TM before he > said a word. Then he broke the news: Two weeks waiting for using > recreational drugs. Really? I was disappointed but unlike the drunk I > initiated, I decided to have a good experience and wait the two weeks. I > told my boyfriend I was going to start TM and had to give up pot. He > said, "I'll teach you to meditate. All you have to do is rub your eyes > and you'll see colors." Sex with him was definitely better than his > advice. I started TM and he dumped me for another girl, a girl with > kaleidoscope eyes. > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: > > > > > > I thought I'd ask the question, since the subject of > > > humor or the lack thereof along spiritual paths is still > > > on my mind. There was a time, back before fun was declared > > > Off The Program, when funny TMO stories abounded. Here are > > > two of mine, both puja-related. Neither happened to me, but > > > they are funny. At least to me. > > > > > > In the first incident, a male TM teacher was initiating a > > > female student, and at the part of the puja where one waves > > > a little dish of flaming camphor around. A fiery piece of > > > the camphor fell out of the dish and onto the larger tray > > > in which he'd placed his entire supply of camphor. A wall > > > of flame erupted from the tray, several feet high. Thinking > > > quickly, he looked around the room and found a large empty > > > flower pot, which he upended over the flaming tray and the > > > now-scorched white tablecloth, continued the puja, and > > > instructed the student. At the end of her first meditation, > > > he said "Slowly open the eyes," and then "It was good?," or > > > whatever it was that we were supposed to say. > > > > > > She replied, "Yes, the meditation itself was good, but I > > > found myself thinking about when you made the table explode > > > into flame. Could we do that part again?" > > > > > > The second incident also involves a male TM teacher and > > > a female student, in this case a very attractive one. She > > > arrived on time for her initiation, bearing the fresh > > > flowers and fruit she'd been told to bring. But while > > > preparing the puja table, the initiator noticed that > > > instead of the clean white handkerchief she'd been told > > > to bring, she had brought a large white sheet. Folding > > > it as small as he could he performed the puja and taught > > > her TM and everything was great. > > > > > > At the end of the first night of checking, still curious, > > > he asked the woman why she'd brought a sheet instead of > > > a handkerchief. Blushing furiously, she told the initiator > > > that the night before the instruction she had gone out to > > > a bar and had met a guy and mentioned to him that she was > > > going to learn TM the next day. > > > > > > He said, "Oh yeah, TM. I've learned that." > > > > > > She asked, naturally curious, "So what are the fruit and > > > the flowers and the handkerchief I've been asked to bring > > > for? > > > > > > The guy said, "Well, the fruit and flowers are kind of > > > symbolic of
[FairfieldLife] Re: What are the funniest stories from your days in the TMO?
Trying to think if I had any interesting experiences in the initiation room. Really none that I can think of. I did initiate a guy with the last name Finer during the Washington campaign. We both got a kick about my continued talk about the mantra becoming "finer" --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" wrote: > > I had a guy show up for initiation smelling of alcohol and probably drunk. I wasn't sure if he was sober enough to be initiated but I initiated him. He came for the first night of checking smelling of alcohol. I asked him to see me after the meeting and he ducked out. Never saw him again. Poor bastard. > > John Lyons was a beautiful man when I heard him give an introductory lecture in 1972. He was so luscious I was ready to start TM before he said a word. Then he broke the news: Two weeks waiting for using recreational drugs. Really? I was disappointed but unlike the drunk I initiated, I decided to have a good experience and wait the two weeks. I told my boyfriend I was going to start TM and had to give up pot. He said, "I'll teach you to meditate. All you have to do is rub your eyes and you'll see colors." Sex with him was definitely better than his advice. I started TM and he dumped me for another girl, a girl with kaleidoscope eyes. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: > > > > I thought I'd ask the question, since the subject of > > humor or the lack thereof along spiritual paths is still > > on my mind. There was a time, back before fun was declared > > Off The Program, when funny TMO stories abounded. Here are > > two of mine, both puja-related. Neither happened to me, but > > they are funny. At least to me. > > > > In the first incident, a male TM teacher was initiating a > > female student, and at the part of the puja where one waves > > a little dish of flaming camphor around. A fiery piece of > > the camphor fell out of the dish and onto the larger tray > > in which he'd placed his entire supply of camphor. A wall > > of flame erupted from the tray, several feet high. Thinking > > quickly, he looked around the room and found a large empty > > flower pot, which he upended over the flaming tray and the > > now-scorched white tablecloth, continued the puja, and > > instructed the student. At the end of her first meditation, > > he said "Slowly open the eyes," and then "It was good?," or > > whatever it was that we were supposed to say. > > > > She replied, "Yes, the meditation itself was good, but I > > found myself thinking about when you made the table explode > > into flame. Could we do that part again?" > > > > The second incident also involves a male TM teacher and > > a female student, in this case a very attractive one. She > > arrived on time for her initiation, bearing the fresh > > flowers and fruit she'd been told to bring. But while > > preparing the puja table, the initiator noticed that > > instead of the clean white handkerchief she'd been told > > to bring, she had brought a large white sheet. Folding > > it as small as he could he performed the puja and taught > > her TM and everything was great. > > > > At the end of the first night of checking, still curious, > > he asked the woman why she'd brought a sheet instead of > > a handkerchief. Blushing furiously, she told the initiator > > that the night before the instruction she had gone out to > > a bar and had met a guy and mentioned to him that she was > > going to learn TM the next day. > > > > He said, "Oh yeah, TM. I've learned that." > > > > She asked, naturally curious, "So what are the fruit and > > the flowers and the handkerchief I've been asked to bring > > for? > > > > The guy said, "Well, the fruit and flowers are kind of > > symbolic offerings used by the teacher in the ceremony > > that precedes the initiation. The handkerchief is to > > cover yourself with when you both get naked." > > > > The funniest thing, if you think about it, is that she > > believed him, and showed up anyway. > > >
[FairfieldLife] Re: What are the funniest stories from your days in the TMO?
I had a guy show up for initiation smelling of alcohol and probably drunk. I wasn't sure if he was sober enough to be initiated but I initiated him. He came for the first night of checking smelling of alcohol. I asked him to see me after the meeting and he ducked out. Never saw him again. Poor bastard. John Lyons was a beautiful man when I heard him give an introductory lecture in 1972. He was so luscious I was ready to start TM before he said a word. Then he broke the news: Two weeks waiting for using recreational drugs. Really? I was disappointed but unlike the drunk I initiated, I decided to have a good experience and wait the two weeks. I told my boyfriend I was going to start TM and had to give up pot. He said, "I'll teach you to meditate. All you have to do is rub your eyes and you'll see colors." Sex with him was definitely better than his advice. I started TM and he dumped me for another girl, a girl with kaleidoscope eyes. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > I thought I'd ask the question, since the subject of > humor or the lack thereof along spiritual paths is still > on my mind. There was a time, back before fun was declared > Off The Program, when funny TMO stories abounded. Here are > two of mine, both puja-related. Neither happened to me, but > they are funny. At least to me. > > In the first incident, a male TM teacher was initiating a > female student, and at the part of the puja where one waves > a little dish of flaming camphor around. A fiery piece of > the camphor fell out of the dish and onto the larger tray > in which he'd placed his entire supply of camphor. A wall > of flame erupted from the tray, several feet high. Thinking > quickly, he looked around the room and found a large empty > flower pot, which he upended over the flaming tray and the > now-scorched white tablecloth, continued the puja, and > instructed the student. At the end of her first meditation, > he said "Slowly open the eyes," and then "It was good?," or > whatever it was that we were supposed to say. > > She replied, "Yes, the meditation itself was good, but I > found myself thinking about when you made the table explode > into flame. Could we do that part again?" > > The second incident also involves a male TM teacher and > a female student, in this case a very attractive one. She > arrived on time for her initiation, bearing the fresh > flowers and fruit she'd been told to bring. But while > preparing the puja table, the initiator noticed that > instead of the clean white handkerchief she'd been told > to bring, she had brought a large white sheet. Folding > it as small as he could he performed the puja and taught > her TM and everything was great. > > At the end of the first night of checking, still curious, > he asked the woman why she'd brought a sheet instead of > a handkerchief. Blushing furiously, she told the initiator > that the night before the instruction she had gone out to > a bar and had met a guy and mentioned to him that she was > going to learn TM the next day. > > He said, "Oh yeah, TM. I've learned that." > > She asked, naturally curious, "So what are the fruit and > the flowers and the handkerchief I've been asked to bring > for? > > The guy said, "Well, the fruit and flowers are kind of > symbolic offerings used by the teacher in the ceremony > that precedes the initiation. The handkerchief is to > cover yourself with when you both get naked." > > The funniest thing, if you think about it, is that she > believed him, and showed up anyway. >
[FairfieldLife] Re: What are the funniest stories from your days in the TMO?
I am sorry I offended you. Both MMY and GD transformed my life in ways I never could have imagined, indeed brought me back to life in many ways. All I can offer is that I have enjoyed irreverent humor all of my life, and probably always will.:-) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote: > > > > Hi Nablusos, You know that expectation we all have when someone starts to > > say something, and then we finish the phrase in our minds, and they say > > something else instead? That is why both of these things tickle me. I mean > > no disrespect for either of them. I would love to tell them my jokes! > > Perhaps it is my utter comfort with, and love for both of them that makes > > the joke a funny one to me. > > > It's not so funny to me Jim, but if you said this to Maharishi he might > bellylaugh ! (I've seen these utter absurb happenings in his presence many > times) > > If you study the tapes from DC 1983 you will find several such hilarious > occasions when someones comment made everyone laugh and Maharishi would laugh > along :-) In the end we found ourselves laughing so hard with Maharishi noone > knew what we laughed about anymore :-) > > Your utter comfort is a good thing, it spills over also to me. >
[FairfieldLife] Re: What are the funniest stories from your days in the TMO?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > Your utter comfort is a good thing, it spills over also to me. It is also a fascinating phenomena. As a very young child She spoke to me indirectly. If you would like to expand on your comfort towards the divine, perhaps from an early age, I would be all ears. As would many here on FFL.
[FairfieldLife] Re: What are the funniest stories from your days in the TMO?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote: > > Hi Nablusos, You know that expectation we all have when someone starts to say > something, and then we finish the phrase in our minds, and they say something > else instead? That is why both of these things tickle me. I mean no > disrespect for either of them. I would love to tell them my jokes! Perhaps it > is my utter comfort with, and love for both of them that makes the joke a > funny one to me. It's not so funny to me Jim, but if you said this to Maharishi he might bellylaugh ! (I've seen these utter absurb happenings in his presence many times) If you study the tapes from DC 1983 you will find several such hilarious occasions when someones comment made everyone laugh and Maharishi would laugh along :-) In the end we found ourselves laughing so hard with Maharishi noone knew what we laughed about anymore :-) Your utter comfort is a good thing, it spills over also to me.
[FairfieldLife] Re: What are the funniest stories from your days in the TMO?
You are welcome. It was not long ago that I did, thank you. Shani is the only culprit and that is temporary. : ) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, obbajeeba wrote: > > > > Nabby, you fit the title to the subject with your posts on this thread. lol > > > Lovely, thanks. And yes; do get a personal checking ! >
[FairfieldLife] Re: What are the funniest stories from your days in the TMO?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, obbajeeba wrote: > > Nabby, you fit the title to the subject with your posts on this thread. lol Lovely, thanks. And yes; do get a personal checking !
[FairfieldLife] Re: What are the funniest stories from your days in the TMO?
Nabby, you fit the title to the subject with your posts on this thread. lol --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon wrote: > > > > Nabi.. let it go and take it as it comes. > > > Mike; thank you for the reminder ! >
[FairfieldLife] Re: What are the funniest stories from your days in the TMO?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon wrote: > > Nabi.. let it go and take it as it comes. Mike; thank you for the reminder !
[FairfieldLife] Re: What are the funniest stories from your days in the TMO?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon wrote: > > Nabi.. let it go and take it as it comes. Thank's :-)
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Nabi.. let it go and take it as it comes. From: nablusoss1008 To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 1:24 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: What are the funniest stories from your days in the TMO? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote: > > > > > > Two of the jokes on standard TM speak I enjoyed the most: > > > > > > Instead of saying, "Jai Guru Dev" at the conclusion of group meditation, > > > saying, "Jai Edgar Hoover". > > > > > > Also, back when MUM was called MIU, I enjoyed calling it the "Maharishi > > > International House Of Pancakes", or MI-HOP.:-) > > > > > > I find your comments disrespectful, it's surprising. Towards a Yogi who (I > > was there when he said it) sacrified his whole life to usher in the Age of > > Enlightenment that you, me, and your grandchildren will enjoy forever into > > eternity. > > > When Maharishi left the Himalayas it was not because he wanted to. He was > pushed towards a future which is forever insrcibed in the history of men. > > By History itself, by The Masters of Wisdom. > > Your life was transformed by the sacrifises of Maharishi. > Would you have been introduced to the Lotus Feet of His Divinity Brahmananda Saraswathi, Maitreya's oldest and foremost disciple, without the tireless efforts of Maharishi ? In my opinion we are not even eligble to utter Maharishi's name; much less ridiculing his efforts like you just did.
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Before group meditation we had a group checking. The teacher asked when we open our eyes whether we had any thoughts. This woman shook her head to signify no. So we closed our eyes again. He asked again. She said she had no thoughts. He did this on and on and eventually told he she was having thoughts and moved on with the checking. On my CIC flying block at Cobb we had a very wild bunch. There was a fiddler from Boston. After lights out we gathered outside and began dancing to the music of the fiddler. A couple nights straight eventually the teachers came out and told us to stop the music, stop dancing and go to bed. On one of my residence course at the Holiday inn in Hollywood, Florida some of us went to the bar to just take in the atmosphere. There we came upon our teachers, a man and a woman, having an intimate beer together. No, they didn't ask us to join them.
[FairfieldLife] Re: What are the funniest stories from your days in the TMO?
Hi Nablusos, You know that expectation we all have when someone starts to say something, and then we finish the phrase in our minds, and they say something else instead? That is why both of these things tickle me. I mean no disrespect for either of them. I would love to tell them my jokes! Perhaps it is my utter comfort with, and love for both of them that makes the joke a funny one to me. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote: > > > > Two of the jokes on standard TM speak I enjoyed the most: > > > > Instead of saying, "Jai Guru Dev" at the conclusion of group meditation, > > saying, "Jai Edgar Hoover". > > > > Also, back when MUM was called MIU, I enjoyed calling it the "Maharishi > > International House Of Pancakes", or MI-HOP.:-) > > > I find your comments disrespectful, it's surprising. Towards a Yogi who (I > was there when he said it) sacrified his whole life to usher in the Age of > Enlightenment that you, me, and your grandchildren will enjoy forever into > eternity. >
[FairfieldLife] Re: What are the funniest stories from your days in the TMO?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote: > > > > > > Two of the jokes on standard TM speak I enjoyed the most: > > > > > > Instead of saying, "Jai Guru Dev" at the conclusion of group meditation, > > > saying, "Jai Edgar Hoover". > > > > > > Also, back when MUM was called MIU, I enjoyed calling it the "Maharishi > > > International House Of Pancakes", or MI-HOP.:-) > > > > > > I find your comments disrespectful, it's surprising. Towards a Yogi who (I > > was there when he said it) sacrified his whole life to usher in the Age of > > Enlightenment that you, me, and your grandchildren will enjoy forever into > > eternity. > > > When Maharishi left the Himalayas it was not because he wanted to. He was > pushed towards a future which is forever insrcibed in the history of men. > > By History itself, by The Masters of Wisdom. > > Your life was transformed by the sacrifises of Maharishi. > Would you have been introduced to the Lotus Feet of His Divinity Brahmananda Saraswathi, Maitreya's oldest and foremost disciple, without the tireless efforts of Maharishi ? In my opinion we are not even eligble to utter Maharishi's name; much less ridiculing his efforts like you just did.
[FairfieldLife] Re: What are the funniest stories from your days in the TMO?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote: > > > > Two of the jokes on standard TM speak I enjoyed the most: > > > > Instead of saying, "Jai Guru Dev" at the conclusion of group meditation, > > saying, "Jai Edgar Hoover". > > > > Also, back when MUM was called MIU, I enjoyed calling it the "Maharishi > > International House Of Pancakes", or MI-HOP.:-) > > > I find your comments disrespectful, it's surprising. Towards a Yogi who (I > was there when he said it) sacrified his whole life to usher in the Age of > Enlightenment that you, me, and your grandchildren will enjoy forever into > eternity. When Maharishi left the Himalayas it was not because he wanted to. He was pushed towards a future which is forever insrcibed in the history of men. By History itself, by The Masters of Wisdom. Your life was transformed by the sacrifises of Maharishi. Would you have been introduced to His Holiness Brahmananda Saraswathi without the tireless efforts of Maharishi ?
[FairfieldLife] Re: What are the funniest stories from your days in the TMO?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote: > > Two of the jokes on standard TM speak I enjoyed the most: > > Instead of saying, "Jai Guru Dev" at the conclusion of group meditation, > saying, "Jai Edgar Hoover". > > Also, back when MUM was called MIU, I enjoyed calling it the "Maharishi > International House Of Pancakes", or MI-HOP.:-) I find your comments disrespectful, it's surprising. Towards a Yogi who (I was there when he said it) sacrified his whole life to usher in the Age of Enlightenment that you, me, and your grandchildren will enjoy forever into eternity.
[FairfieldLife] Re: What are the funniest stories from your days in the TMO?
Ha-Ha- wonder if that encouraged or discouraged them?? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tedadams108 wrote: > > > I remember back in the day, during the Merv wave, a lot > of initiations were taking place. One Saturday evening, > after the last person was initiated and left to meditate, those who were > involved...teachers, helpers, etc., decided to go out to dinner. > Unfortunately they forgot about the last initiate. A few hours later > when we returned to the center we noticed a pair of > shoes outside the door of the initiation room. When we opened the > door the initiate was still meditating. The only thing we would > say was "Was it easy."? > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote: > > > > Two of the jokes on standard TM speak I enjoyed the most: > > > > Instead of saying, "Jai Guru Dev" at the conclusion of group meditation, > > saying, "Jai Edgar Hoover". > > > > Also, back when MUM was called MIU, I enjoyed calling it the "Maharishi > > International House Of Pancakes", or MI-HOP.:-) > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "richardwillytexwilliams" > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > turquoiseb: > > > > What are the funniest stories from your > > > > days in the TMO? > > > > > > > Well, the funniest 'TMO Puja' story' for me > > > actually happened on the a.m.t Google Group. > > > > > > Everyone knows that the TM puja ingredients > > > consist of water, sandalwood powder, camphor, > > > fruit, flowers, and a white hankie. > > > > > > Not paraffin candles or punk incense! > > > > > > But, did you know that 'DHMO' used in the TM > > > Puja can kill you - it's highly toxic > > > > > > LoL! > > > > > > "I've done hundreds of TM Pujas. The only > > > 'ingredients' used are water, incense, fruit, > > > flowers, a candle, a white handkerchief and > > > camphor. > > > > > > I've never heard of DHMO. Perhaps you could > > > clarify what the hell you are talking about, > > > eh? > > > > > > BTW, I went to the website you provided. The > > > stuff seems to be toxic. So is nuclear waste. > > > But how do you connect DMHO with the TM Puja?" > > > > > > Subject: Re: DHMO update > > > Author: John Manning > > > Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental > > > Date: March 16, 2004 > > > http://tinyurl.com/3b2l3k9 > > > > > > "It's pure, unadulterated, 100% sandalwood > > > powder, babe. If you weren't too much of an > > > alarmist hoping to suck attention to ask, you > > > might actually find *out* rather than guess. > > > :-)" > > > > > > Subject: Re: DHMO update > > > Author: Uncle Tantra > > > Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental > > > Date: March 17, 2004 > > > http://tinyurl.com/3b2l3k9 > > > > > >
[FairfieldLife] Re: What are the funniest stories from your days in the TMO?
I remember back in the day, during the Merv wave, a lot of initiations were taking place. One Saturday evening, after the last person was initiated and left to meditate, those who were involved...teachers, helpers, etc., decided to go out to dinner. Unfortunately they forgot about the last initiate. A few hours later when we returned to the center we noticed a pair of shoes outside the door of the initiation room. When we opened the door the initiate was still meditating. The only thing we would say was "Was it easy."? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote: > > Two of the jokes on standard TM speak I enjoyed the most: > > Instead of saying, "Jai Guru Dev" at the conclusion of group meditation, > saying, "Jai Edgar Hoover". > > Also, back when MUM was called MIU, I enjoyed calling it the "Maharishi > International House Of Pancakes", or MI-HOP.:-) > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "richardwillytexwilliams" > wrote: > > > > > > > > turquoiseb: > > > What are the funniest stories from your > > > days in the TMO? > > > > > Well, the funniest 'TMO Puja' story' for me > > actually happened on the a.m.t Google Group. > > > > Everyone knows that the TM puja ingredients > > consist of water, sandalwood powder, camphor, > > fruit, flowers, and a white hankie. > > > > Not paraffin candles or punk incense! > > > > But, did you know that 'DHMO' used in the TM > > Puja can kill you - it's highly toxic > > > > LoL! > > > > "I've done hundreds of TM Pujas. The only > > 'ingredients' used are water, incense, fruit, > > flowers, a candle, a white handkerchief and > > camphor. > > > > I've never heard of DHMO. Perhaps you could > > clarify what the hell you are talking about, > > eh? > > > > BTW, I went to the website you provided. The > > stuff seems to be toxic. So is nuclear waste. > > But how do you connect DMHO with the TM Puja?" > > > > Subject: Re: DHMO update > > Author: John Manning > > Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental > > Date: March 16, 2004 > > http://tinyurl.com/3b2l3k9 > > > > "It's pure, unadulterated, 100% sandalwood > > powder, babe. If you weren't too much of an > > alarmist hoping to suck attention to ask, you > > might actually find *out* rather than guess. > > :-)" > > > > Subject: Re: DHMO update > > Author: Uncle Tantra > > Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental > > Date: March 17, 2004 > > http://tinyurl.com/3b2l3k9 > > >
[FairfieldLife] Re: What are the funniest stories from your days in the TMO?
Two of the jokes on standard TM speak I enjoyed the most: Instead of saying, "Jai Guru Dev" at the conclusion of group meditation, saying, "Jai Edgar Hoover". Also, back when MUM was called MIU, I enjoyed calling it the "Maharishi International House Of Pancakes", or MI-HOP.:-) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "richardwillytexwilliams" wrote: > > > > turquoiseb: > > What are the funniest stories from your > > days in the TMO? > > > Well, the funniest 'TMO Puja' story' for me > actually happened on the a.m.t Google Group. > > Everyone knows that the TM puja ingredients > consist of water, sandalwood powder, camphor, > fruit, flowers, and a white hankie. > > Not paraffin candles or punk incense! > > But, did you know that 'DHMO' used in the TM > Puja can kill you - it's highly toxic > > LoL! > > "I've done hundreds of TM Pujas. The only > 'ingredients' used are water, incense, fruit, > flowers, a candle, a white handkerchief and > camphor. > > I've never heard of DHMO. Perhaps you could > clarify what the hell you are talking about, > eh? > > BTW, I went to the website you provided. The > stuff seems to be toxic. So is nuclear waste. > But how do you connect DMHO with the TM Puja?" > > Subject: Re: DHMO update > Author: John Manning > Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental > Date: March 16, 2004 > http://tinyurl.com/3b2l3k9 > > "It's pure, unadulterated, 100% sandalwood > powder, babe. If you weren't too much of an > alarmist hoping to suck attention to ask, you > might actually find *out* rather than guess. > :-)" > > Subject: Re: DHMO update > Author: Uncle Tantra > Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental > Date: March 17, 2004 > http://tinyurl.com/3b2l3k9 >
[FairfieldLife] Re: What are the funniest stories from your days in the TMO?
turquoiseb: > What are the funniest stories from your > days in the TMO? > Well, the funniest 'TMO Puja' story' for me actually happened on the a.m.t Google Group. Everyone knows that the TM puja ingredients consist of water, sandalwood powder, camphor, fruit, flowers, and a white hankie. Not paraffin candles or punk incense! But, did you know that 'DHMO' used in the TM Puja can kill you - it's highly toxic LoL! "I've done hundreds of TM Pujas. The only 'ingredients' used are water, incense, fruit, flowers, a candle, a white handkerchief and camphor. I've never heard of DHMO. Perhaps you could clarify what the hell you are talking about, eh? BTW, I went to the website you provided. The stuff seems to be toxic. So is nuclear waste. But how do you connect DMHO with the TM Puja?" Subject: Re: DHMO update Author: John Manning Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental Date: March 16, 2004 http://tinyurl.com/3b2l3k9 "It's pure, unadulterated, 100% sandalwood powder, babe. If you weren't too much of an alarmist hoping to suck attention to ask, you might actually find *out* rather than guess. :-)" Subject: Re: DHMO update Author: Uncle Tantra Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental Date: March 17, 2004 http://tinyurl.com/3b2l3k9
[FairfieldLife] Re: What are the funniest stories from your days in the TMO?
Hahahahaha! Those are great! Thanks for sharing! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > I thought I'd ask the question, since the subject of > humor or the lack thereof along spiritual paths is still > on my mind. There was a time, back before fun was declared > Off The Program, when funny TMO stories abounded. Here are > two of mine, both puja-related. Neither happened to me, but > they are funny. At least to me. > > In the first incident, a male TM teacher was initiating a > female student, and at the part of the puja where one waves > a little dish of flaming camphor around. A fiery piece of > the camphor fell out of the dish and onto the larger tray > in which he'd placed his entire supply of camphor. A wall > of flame erupted from the tray, several feet high. Thinking > quickly, he looked around the room and found a large empty > flower pot, which he upended over the flaming tray and the > now-scorched white tablecloth, continued the puja, and > instructed the student. At the end of her first meditation, > he said "Slowly open the eyes," and then "It was good?," or > whatever it was that we were supposed to say. > > She replied, "Yes, the meditation itself was good, but I > found myself thinking about when you made the table explode > into flame. Could we do that part again?" > > The second incident also involves a male TM teacher and > a female student, in this case a very attractive one. She > arrived on time for her initiation, bearing the fresh > flowers and fruit she'd been told to bring. But while > preparing the puja table, the initiator noticed that > instead of the clean white handkerchief she'd been told > to bring, she had brought a large white sheet. Folding > it as small as he could he performed the puja and taught > her TM and everything was great. > > At the end of the first night of checking, still curious, > he asked the woman why she'd brought a sheet instead of > a handkerchief. Blushing furiously, she told the initiator > that the night before the instruction she had gone out to > a bar and had met a guy and mentioned to him that she was > going to learn TM the next day. > > He said, "Oh yeah, TM. I've learned that." > > She asked, naturally curious, "So what are the fruit and > the flowers and the handkerchief I've been asked to bring > for? > > The guy said, "Well, the fruit and flowers are kind of > symbolic offerings used by the teacher in the ceremony > that precedes the initiation. The handkerchief is to > cover yourself with when you both get naked." > > The funniest thing, if you think about it, is that she > believed him, and showed up anyway. >
