--- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
> > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
> > wrote:
> > > --- In [email protected], "Jeff Fischer" 
> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > I was in R.I. for the Ideal Society campaign.  It was a 
> > manageable 
> > > > size town and we were talking to the guys on the City 
> council.  
> > > > Most were fairly positive but non 
> > > > commital.  At a meeting of the entire council, they were 
> saying 
> > it 
> > > > all sounded like a good thing, but no action was being 
taken.  
> > > > Finally my wife (now ex) said  " I hear everyone saying it 
> sounds 
> > > > good but no one is willing to try it (TM)."  So she points at 
> the 
> > > > most positive guy and says "Will you try it if (points to 
> another 
> > > > positive guy) if he'll do it too?"  Well, it was brilliant.  
> It 
> > > > worked.  They all agreed to start.
> > > > 
> > > > However, they all had to go to prep lecture at the center.  
> The 
> > > > hopping sequence was running all down one side and around to 
> > > > another.  The lecture went on for awhile and one of them just 
> > > > started looking at the poster hopping sequence.  Finally, he 
> > > > says (loudly)  "What is THAT?"  The lecture stopped, they all 
> > > > freaked and that was that.  It was such a good opportunity 
> lost.
> > > 
> > > Yup.  Saw the same phenomenon a few times myself during
> > > that era.  I think that people within the movement are
> > > such suckers for anything flashy that they think every-
> > > one else is, too.  But the reality is that most people
> > > want their "miracles" safely locked away in books where
> > > they don't have to deal with them.  Not only is the idea
> > > of TMers being able truly levitate (if it had been true)
> > > not a turn-on to such people, it's such a turn-off that
> > > I've seen people literally run out of the room.
> > > 
> > 
> > And that was the point, according to MMY.
> 
> 
> WHAT, precisely, was the point????

MMY chose to start teaching the -TM-Sidhis. Any attempt to downplay 
the unusual nature of the sidhis would be deceptive, so it's best to 
present them up front.





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