I just wonder what beliefs people hold. There's a strong possibility that these people carry some cognitive dissonance, and I wonder how they reconcile it. What are the options?
1. My experience tells me my program is good, but my experiences don't corroborate that group- dynamics-of-consciousness thing. 2. I believe in the Maharishi Effect, but the hired meditators will cover for me. 3. I went out of my way to support the TM organization for many, many years because I believe in its goals, but I have nothing left to give. There are other possibilities, of course. Doug suggests that people are boycotting the domes because they have ethical objections to the organization, but that explanation doesn't sound persuasive to me. Hence my conjecture about what the real motives may be. P.S. A few years ago I was explaining the Maharishi Effect to a socially conscious friend who, when he grasped what I was saying, could not understand why people were not flocking to the domes to transform the nation and the world. He accepted my explanations about the difficulties of making money in a tiny town and making time for group program. Still, the sincerity of his response said, "If you have the key to do so much good, how can you not use it?" --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <salsunsh...@...> wrote: > > On Jan 5, 2009, at 10:00 AM, Patrick Gillam wrote: > > So Doug, you're saying there are dome-eligible > > Fairfield 'rus who would rather meditate at home? > > What an absolutely shocking, shocking thought, Patrick. > If this is what Doug really believes, clearly he is > not in control of his thoughts anymore, and is > in dire need of deprogramming. I mean, as any > sane person here in FF knows, *everybody* is > just begging in desperation to get into the domes, > and the only reason, I REPEAT, the *only reason* > someone doesn't go is because they've been banned. > The idea that they could be perfectly happy meditating > in their own homes is simply not believable, > NOT BELIEVABLE, I say. > > > I wonder if they reject the notion that group > > practice of the TM-Sidhi program creates good > > in society. > > I wonder too. If they do, the ingrates, it's obviously > because their bodies have been overtaken by aliens, > and we all know what aliens are up to--they are up > to no good...NO GOOD, I say. Especially the ones who > spend their evenings romping in the cornfields > rather than settling down and bouncing on their asses... > I mean, creating coherence. > > > It would be interesting if they > > believe in the efficacy of the TM-Sidhi program, > > but reject the Maharishi Effect. > > Yes, employing any kind of critical thinking instead > of imbibing the prescribed formula is certainly reason > to take an interest in these people--an INTEREST, > if you know what I mean. > > Sal >
