--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> , "Richard J. Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > John Knapp wrote: > > I have specific experience with > > Transcendental Meditation. I was > > a member for 23 years, becoming a > > Governor/Sidha. Since 1995 I've > > worked with over 1,000 former > > members... > > > From: Geoffrey Coulson > Subject: Re: Awareness > Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental > Date: 1994-05-22 02:51:19 PST > > I think you can expect many TM-EX > people here will often pre-emptively > reply to any genuine attempt to > discuss issues by 'predicting' that > TM 'true believers' will say such and > such a thing in reply because they > are brainwashed parroters. This is > TM-EX's standard line regarding > attempts to genuinely discuss TM > related phenomena. Its indicative of > a thread of smug superiority that > runs through the TM-EX culture (and > other similar cultures as well such > as the TM movement).>>
God, this is hard for me to admit. I actually agree with everything Willytex said here. I think the TM movement is a lot less smug than it used to be though. OffWorld
