I agree with the sentiments and logic expressed below. Only MMY doesn't plan at all - he seems to just react spontaneously to gut feelings. The plan emerges from one such reaction to another but it unfolds "unthinkingly". He can't logically justify decisions. So he hears Blair was re-elected and without bothering to discover the true facts he acts upon an intuition. The history of the Movement is a succession of projects started then abandoned in such confusing fashion.
Now it may be that even the "failures" served some unfathomable purpose - spread some seeds about, disciplined his followers, slowed down the pace of transformation, whatever. And it may be that at some future point the "pattern" resulting from all this multitasking will become apparent or at least begin to yield results approximating the exalted claims made by the TMO, but so far this has not happened. Moreover he could have "reacted", in many instances, with more graciousness and caring - compassion - for people affected by such decisions. Take the Blair affair - he vented his anger against Britain but never even paused to consider, let alone express something appropriate to say to, the thousands of decent ordinary meditators in that country who will in the process be completely abandoned and undeservedly "punished". Even in a commercial business when redundancies become necessary it is important to address the impact on the workforce, on the human level. For MMY we are too literally "just pawns". It then becomes impossible to distinguish his hunches and behaviour from that of someone who is insensitive, uneducated, amoral or even.. insane! of > >jyouells wrote: > > Jim, > > > > The problem is: After 10 or 20 or 30+ years of TM if they are still > > incomprehensible to us, maybe he (MMY) doesn't comprehend them either > > or just maybe, the plans are not what he says they are.... > > > > "Incomprehensible due to the complexity of the task" is similar to > > the logic that is used to justify all kinds of behavior that just > > doesn't seem right at all. > > > > JohnY > > The other problem is that most of us got involved in the TMO and devoted to MMY when > the whole Plan seemed fairly easy to comprehend, and it was a Plan we wanted to help > with. Over the years, the TMO appears to have changed so dramatically, at least as > regards, logic, money, misuse of money, the way it treats other people, selling of > knowledge etc etc etc. Most of us ended up looking around at some point and realizing > that we are in the midst of an organization and with a teacher that we would never even go > near if we were not already involved. I don't think it should be that hard to be a person > who wants to meditate and "do good" and live a life . Does it need to be such a complex, > mind twisting thing? If I have learned anything here at FFL, it is that gurus and their plans > are not all purity, they can be - in fact usually are - gray and a mixed bag, just like the > rest of us. But also that I have every right to step away from Plans and people who seem > unethical, unkind, or off balance. Once we make truth and integrity and compassion so > complex, we can easily loose our footing. 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/
