--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > What it *did* inspire in me was a series of ruminations > > about What Went Wrong With The TM Movement. > > There's nothing wrong with some rumination, but real ruminants > actually finish ruminating on the same batch of material, dump > a load of manure, and move on to greener pasture. Jeez, Barry, > you've been ruminating on the same TM material for what, 12 > years now? Is there no end to it? Or are you just going to keep > doing the "same shit, different day" routine ad infinitum?
Actually, this was different shit. I hadn't posted before about Maharishi's obsession with money being the *specific* root cause of pretty much everything that's wrong with the TM organization. I think it is. I was just surprised that no one -- even the TBs -- seemed to disagree with the premise. I mean, even Her You're-A-Liarness is avoiding dealing with the subject. What's UP with that? I'm beginning to think she's afraid that she'll have to agree with me. Just to present some balance, it's the thing that fucked up the Rama trip, too. And so many other spir- itual movements. I'm beginning to believe that there was a good reason that some religions made it impossible for their priests or rabbis to even *touch* money, or be associated with it in any way. The minute they do, things seem to start going to hell in a handbasket. Let's phrase it a different way. Is there ANYONE here who believes that how much money you have is a valid indicator of your spiritual evolution? Anyone? If not, why did you put up with a movement that was structured around that idea for so many years?
