Although I had almost no relationship with the below guys, they all influenced me bigtime in my private discussions with them.
Doug Pritchard was very charismatic for me -- he walked his talk. Johnathan Shear could keep me spellbound with his Tai Chi stories. John Black sang the "monk's version" of the puja for me, and I felt like a movement insider. Monty Guild always had a good spiel about his dealings with Maharishi. Charlie Lutes, of course. Doug Henning awed me for an hour once. What would I think of these guys if I met them back then with my mind today? Sigh.... Edg --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > a wonderful place in the > Pocanos, forget the name (a week-long course with > McCann, which was fantastic, teaching with a guy > from Philadelphia, who was also terrific, but I > can't recall his name--shortish, sturdy, sort of > jock-y); > > Swiftwater PA with my initiator Joe Smith? Beautiful wife Carol. > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <rick@> wrote: > > > > > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > On Behalf Of authfriend > > > Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 12:40 PM > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: On Maharishi Channel now > > > > > > > > > > > > Man, I had some of the most fabulous TM teachers > > > for residence courses in my early years of TM-- > > > charisma out the wazoo, and just brilliant on the > > > teaching (e.g., Jim McCain). > > > > > > Jim McCann > > > > Oops, right! > > > > is an old friend of mine. We met in the 7th grade, went to prep > > > school together. I lived with his family for years. I'll pass your > > > compliment along to him. > > > > I'd be much obliged, thank you! I'm sure he won't > > remember me, though. > > > > > Janet Hoffmann, chair > > > of the Manhattan TM Center, was no slouch either. > > > > > > Janet is also a dear friend. A little uncomfortable with me > > > these days though, `cause I'm such a renegade. > > > > She's still chair of the Manhattan Center, is she? > > > > We taught dozens of residence courses > > > together, mostly in Asbury Park and Lock Sheldrake. > > > Did you attend any? > > > > Never had a residence course with Janet; and > > by the time I was taking courses at Asbury Park, > > they were WPAs rather than residence courses. > > I don't even know where Lock Sheldrake is. > > > > I took residence courses at Litchfield, CT; Armonk > > and Livingston Manor, NY; a wonderful place in the > > Pocanos, forget the name (a week-long course with > > McCann, which was fantastic, teaching with a guy > > from Philadelphia, who was also terrific, but I > > can't recall his name--shortish, sturdy, sort of > > jock-y); and I'm sure others I've forgotten. Oh, > > Peter Muldavin was another superb teacher. > > > > And the best teacher on *any* subject I've ever had > > anywhere was a 50-ish lady first name of Susan. She > > held an advanced lecture series on the Gita at the > > satellite TM center in Manhattan on West 73rd Street > > (where I was initiated). She was, I believe, rather > > ill with some chronic condition (diabetes? lupus?) > > at the time, and I understand she has since died. I > > took the course not long after I'd begun to meditate, > > and she provided an absolutely extraordinary grounding > > in MMY's teaching. Not charismatic per se, but so > > incredibly *clear*. > > >
