[FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-23 Thread Tom
Yes it was Shemp. The "tell all" websites indicate that it was, in the past at least, given as the sixth advanced technique. My feelings are mixed about those websites that tell all and am more than a little reticent to go into great detail. I had had 3 advanced techniques at that point and w

[FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-23 Thread Tom
ay, February 16, 2008 4:07 PM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak > > > > Did you go thru with the recertification process Rick? > > No. I was out of the TMO by that time. > > From what little

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-17 Thread Peter
I got my "Bliss" technique for free. I drove my girlfriend to his offices in Massachusetts so she could get her technique. I sat to wait (it was hours)and did my program. Apparently I was right next to the room were he was giving the Bliss technique and I heard the same technique being given out ma

[FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-17 Thread shempmcgurk
I missed out completely on this whole project, Tom. Was this a technique provided/sold under the auspices of the TMO? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My own experience was somewhat different probably due to not getting the "3 in 1" deal > mentioned i

[FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-16 Thread bob_brigante
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > Classic example of Chopra's "diasagreement" with Maharishi is > > his description of the role of the mantra in TM found in the > > HIstory Channel's docu

[FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-16 Thread bob_brigante
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "ruthsimplicity" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante wrote: > > > > > > > > The problem TMO mgmt had was that many teachers were going > > independent in order to avoid charging the new high fees for TM > > in

[FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-16 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "hugheshugo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > [...] > > > Another way of looking at it, George, is that > > > Chopra *disagrees* with Maha

[FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-16 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Classic example of Chopra's "diasagreement" with Maharishi is > his description of the role of the mantra in TM found in the > HIstory Channel's documentary on Maharishi: > > "The mantra interferes with the thinking pro

[FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-16 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter > wrote: > > > > > > --- Stu wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I could be wrong of course, but I always felt > > > > > Deepak's writing showed a lack of understanding > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-16 Thread ruthsimplicity
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > The problem TMO mgmt had was that many teachers were going > independent in order to avoid charging the new high fees for TM > instruction. This created a situation where people initiated into TM > by independ

[FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-16 Thread bob_brigante
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak > > > > Did you go thru with the recertification process Rick? > > No. I was out of the TMO by that time. > > From what little I know it sounds > insulting to ask people to do that who have i

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-16 Thread Angela Mailander
Looked like a shake-down to me. - Original Message From: Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 4:30:20 PM Subject: RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-16 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 4:07 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak Did you go thru with the recertification process Rick? No. I

[FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-16 Thread Tom
Did you go thru with the recertification process Rick? From what little I know it sounds insulting to ask people to do that who have initiated thousands. Was it done as akin to a loyalty test? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Deepak never bec

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-16 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 2:40 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak My own experience was somewhat different probably due to not

[FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-16 Thread Tom
My own experience was somewhat different probably due to not getting the "3 in 1" deal mentioned in an earlier post. I received/purchased the "bliss" aka "psycho-physiological" technique during a summer assembly in DC. After opening and placing on a table a small pocket sized two sided pictu

[FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-16 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "george_deforest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] > > If I remember correctly, in his books Deepak was > a proponent of positive thinking as well ... > (M said "if a poor man repeats over and over > I am rich, I am rich, I am rich > that does not make h

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-16 Thread Angela Mailander
fe@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 10:43:49 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak --- In FairfieldLife@ yahoogroups. com, Angela Mailander wrote: > > Couple points: > That the material world is an illusion

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-16 Thread Kirk
>> Interestingly enough, Stu, having been >> around the spiritual teacher block a few >> times in the 30 years since I last saw >> Maharishi, I would describe *him* the >> same way you describe Chopra. He had a >> few introductory concepts down and he >> spent 50 years winging it and finding >> dif

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-16 Thread Kirk
We should not forget that Maharishi spoke of 200% value of life. I, > for one, will be interested in the progress of the big machines > plumbing the depths of Maya, in parallel with my own subjective > explorations of inner reality. We're pretty fortunate really at this time as humans. We are i

[FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-16 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- Stu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > I could be wrong of course, but I always felt > > > > Deepak's writing showed a lack of understanding > > of > > > > Maharishi's teaching. > > > > > > Another way of loo

[FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-16 Thread hugheshugo
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > [...] > > Another way of looking at it, George, is that > > Chopra *disagrees* with Maharishi's teaching. > > > > That does not imply that he never understood i

[FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-16 Thread george_deforest
> TurquoiseB wrote: > > First, George, thank you so much for expressing your > opinion of Chopra so clearly and so compassionately. > I didn't feel in your post a gram of the anger and > hostility I've been talking about feeling in some > other recent posts about him. well Barry, thank you for t

[FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-15 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > Another way of looking at it, George, is that > Chopra *disagrees* with Maharishi's teaching. > > That does not imply that he never understood it. > I recall a lecture that Chopra gave where he turned apologetical

[FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-15 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander > wrote: > > > > Couple points: > > That the material world is an illusion was understood in the popular > mind to mean the world is a mirage, i.e. not really

[FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-15 Thread Stu
> > Interestingly enough, Stu, having been > around the spiritual teacher block a few > times in the 30 years since I last saw > Maharishi, I would describe *him* the > same way you describe Chopra. He had a > few introductory concepts down and he > spent 50 years winging it and finding > differ

[FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-15 Thread gandalfaragorn
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Couple points: > That the material world is an illusion was understood in the popular >mind to mean the world is a mirage, i.e. not really there. Shankara >made the term clear long before MMY by explaining that

[FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-15 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- Stu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > I could be wrong of course, but I always felt > > > > Deepak's writing showed a lack of understanding > > of > > > > Maharishi's teaching. > > > > > > Another way of loo

[FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-15 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Stu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I could be wrong of course, but I always felt > > > Deepak's writing showed a lack of understanding of > > > Maharishi's teaching. > > > > Another way of looking at it, George, is that > > Chopra *disagrees* with Maha

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-15 Thread Peter
--- Stu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I could be wrong of course, but I always felt > > > Deepak's writing showed a lack of understanding > of > > > Maharishi's teaching. > > > > Another way of looking at it, George, is that > > Chopra *disagrees* with Maharishi's teaching. > > > > That doe

[FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-15 Thread Stu
> > I could be wrong of course, but I always felt > > Deepak's writing showed a lack of understanding of > > Maharishi's teaching. > > Another way of looking at it, George, is that > Chopra *disagrees* with Maharishi's teaching. > > That does not imply that he never understood it. > I have been to

[FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-15 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Behalf Of authfriend > > Angela Mailander > wrote: > > > > Couple points: > > That the material world is an illusion was understood in the > > popular mind to mean the world is a mirage, i.e. not really > > the

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-15 Thread Rick Archer
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of authfriend Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 2:49 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak --- In HYPERLINK "mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroup

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-15 Thread Angela Mailander
Thanks for the clarification. I had read Shankara independently of MMY's teaching. - Original Message From: authfriend <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 2:48:53 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another vie

[FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-15 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Couple points: > That the material world is an illusion was understood in the popular mind to mean the world is a mirage, i.e. not really there. Shankara made the term clear long before MMY MMY attributed hi

[FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak

2008-02-15 Thread TurquoiseB
First, George, thank you so much for expressing your opinion of Chopra so clearly and so compassionately. I didn't feel in your post a gram of the anger and hostility I've been talking about feeling in some other recent posts about him. Just one comment: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "ge