boo_lives wrote:
> --- In [email protected], "Jeffrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Boo, Chopra was kicked out? Really? How do you know this? I thought he
>> left on his own because he wanted to do his own thing. I assumed it
>> was his own idea. That puts a new spin on things.
>> Jeff
>>
>>
> I didn't mean to imply he was kicked out. My understanding from
> someone close to chopra is that the inner tmo circle was making life
> difficult for him because he was viewed as too independent and then
> Bevan sent out a letter to the centers saying chopra was persona non
> grata in the movt, which came as news to chopra, and when he asked MMY
> what was going on, he couldn't get a satisfactory answer, so he split.
> Maybe chopra was just looking for an excuse to leave and do his own
> thing at that point. Basically I think someone with a practical
> independent attitude will ultimately come into conflict with the tmo
> inner circle - whether you view it as being kicked out or voluntarily
> leaving in frustration doesn't matter much.
I would really suspect that an Indian growing up in India like Chopra
could easily call "fie" on what things MMY claimed to be "unique" or
that TM was some kind of lost technique rediscovered. That would make
the TMO very uncomfortable.