--- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltabl...@...> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "geezerfreak" <geezerfreak@> wrote: > > > Well put Curtis. Raunch's comments are so out of touch with the reality of > > what happened that I just throw my hands up and move on, putting a mental > > check mark of "cultwhipped" in the Raunch column. There's no reasoning with > > folk this far gone IMO but I give you huge credit for your amazing patience > > and ability to attempt reason when the chances of understanding are nil. > > > > I wanna be like you when I grow up. > > > No virtue here Geezer, I like Raunchy. She expresses the kind of heart that > I relate to and seems to care about people's feelings in her posts. Plus > without her willingness to write in detail about movement beliefs I wouldn't > have the opportunities to run my cynical bastard routine! And I love's my > cynical bastard routine! > > Thanks for the CD plug brother. I heading over to Florence for two weeks > starting Tuesday to do a little busking and hopefully see the insides of more > churches than Italian jails! A little Delta by the Duomo! >
There is a fascination that I think we all have (those who are now outside lookin' in that is) with folks who, after all these years and all of the clear evidence in front of them, still buy the basic party line. And I don't mean this in a "petri dish" way. As I said before I am acutely aware of the fact that I held same beliefs for many years. And, the fact is....she could be right about all of this and I could be dead wrong. But I long ago made a decision to use my own noggin' to determine my course of action and my belief system. The incredible freedom I felt from removing the cloak of the MMY/TMO belief structure was.....dare I say it.....enlightening! At Rick's suggestion I'm reading the book just out by an ex insider of Sri Chinmoy, "Cartwheels In A Sari". Highly recommended! You'll quickly see the many parallels with MMY and the TMO. Back to Raunch. I don't dislike her, but I can't say I like her either. I'd have to hang with her to form more of an opinion. However, I can say that I'm glad that she's here. (Unlike Nabby who I honestly don't miss at all. His utter mean spiritedness was wearing.) Raunch was offended by the way I expressed myself but hey, she's plays rough too at times. If we hung out, we'd probably have a grand old time. Have fun in Florence. Man...the food, the women, the whole nine yards of it! You're going to have a blast!
