On May 10, 2005, at 6:43 PM, TurquoiseB wrote: > To try to move this to more generic ground and away > from individuals, that's a fairly common issue in > *many* spiritual trips. The dogma (and even more > important, the assumptions that underlie the dogma) > is transmitted so continuously that after a few years > the True Believers come to believe that the canned > phrases they are repeating are their own thoughts. > They lose touch with the fact that those thoughts > were *taught* to them, often for the express purpose > of being trotted out whenever certain questions and > objections arise.
Boy, ain't that the truth. Been there, done that, got the T-shirt, then got a new one when that one wore out... > > Everyone here who is a TM teacher remembers the parts > of TTC in which we were taught the canned answers we > were to trot out in repsonse to each of these questions. > We passed them along as we were taught. The rank-and- > file TMers pass them along in their turn. Yep. > > Add to this an environment in which curiosity about > other spiritual paths is actively stifled, and an > environment in which paranoia about "persecution" > is cultivated, and the TBs tend to fall upon these > canned phrases almost in the same way that a Catholic > crosses himself when confronted with a frightening > situation or in the same way that a devout Muslim > reflexively shouts out a phrase in Arabic to ward > off evil. LOL! > > I like the attitude here a great deal better. There > are obviously a *wide* range of points of view repre- > sented here, and some equally obvious old grudges, > but on the whole there is a spirit of openness that > very much reflects the "credo" on the home page for > this group. I for one think that's pretty neat, > *especially* because probably the only thing we've > all got in common is TM. Yeah it's an interesting mix. The slow dissolution of the TMO also allows an interesting backdrop as we all watch this slow motion train wreck and comment from our different POV's. It's like being a script writer for a bad soap opera: it's funny that some people take it seriously but you just can't help but laugh. 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/
