--- jyouells2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], > "lurkernomore20002000" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], > "jyouells2000" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > Fred is quite a character and a very good guy > .... > > > > Who is Fred? > > > > > Fred is a retired Air Force Major from SAC who was > injured by a car > bomb in Quebec around 1968 or so. Been meditating > since 1971 just > missed TTC after a runaround. Spends a lot of time > with the meditating > Trappists in GA and took SCI with MMY and Dr Pete in > Canada in about > 1972. A real character and a good friend. He'll be > joining us here in > a few months if I can get him to turn on his new > computer. > ------------------------ > > > > some interesting run ins with the > > > 'movement' (over $$ and an agreements that they > broke...). A local > > > small town here with 1%... and the rest is > history. > > > > Don't mean to be nosy, but would you care to share > what exactly > > happened? > > > > lurk > > > Let's see if I can recall what happened, Lurk. > > In Oct of 1977 I went to the first siddhi's course > this side of the > Atlantic at MIU (with the faculty, although I > wasn't). It was supposed > to be 2 or 3 months (can't remember) come home for a > while then go > back for another month to learn flying. > > Due to the fact that everyone was spontaneously > hopping without the > technique, an additional month wa offered without > the break. If one > signed an agreement to teach so many people (can't > remenber the > number maybe 100 ) you could get the extra month at > $750 instead of > $1000 then get the usual ATR credit back as cash. > But until the > obligation was fulfilled - no courses. Well I went > back to running a > local center and teaching 1 and 2 at a time. About 2 > years pass... > Everyone has their ATR credits canceled. Me too, so > I thought. I apply > for a 2 wk ATR. I was told no, I had not meet my > obligation. They said > pay the discount difference that you got, and you > can go. I said no, > "I'll initiate 2 more, meet my commitmant and take > the cash." They > were surprised. I did initiate 2 more, and asked > for the cash > (otherwise with the ATR credit cancelled I would > have lost it all). I > asked for the cash (about $1650 or so) - they hemmed > and haawed. Nine > months latter I mentioned the word 'lawyer' in a > letter. They took it > seriously, and sent the cash. Then National > proceeded to refuse me > admittance to a residence course even though I was > teaching regularly. > (Sending about 20 or so to siddhi's and 4 or more to > TTC.) I was > still running a center in those days mostly on my > own cash. > > They were spiteful about it too. They would take > my recommendees no > problem, but when I went to get an advanced > technique with about 300 > others (including people that I had taught and > recommended), I waited > all day. They told me that they could not verify > that I was a > meditator! Just then my intiator walks in, and I > ended up being > instructed last! It was a valuable lesson ;) > > After a while they would call and pitch courses. I > said that I > wanted to be prequlified in writing no more funnny > business. And for > the few remaining courses that I went on - that > worked. They did keep > taking people from my area on courses and TTC etc, > no problem. > > > I did keep teaching here and there and there until 5 > or 8 years ago or > so always do enjoy that... Guess I'm an 'official' > renegade now.... > > Thats the story and I'm sticking to it ;) > > > JohnY
Stupid ass wipe mother fuckers. -Peter (all is Self) > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
