OK, this is a classic example of the *intent* I spoke of in a post last week, "Thou shalt not suffer a TM critic to be thought well of."
As I see it (and Vaj...I like you, guy, but I'm going to be almost as critical of you in this rap as I am of the "pile on" crew) the thread started with Vaj saying something that pushed EmptyBill's ego buttons and made him squeal "Gotcha" inwardly. He leaped into the fray with his normal *intent* and modus operandi, which is "spiritual dick size contest." Another way of stating this intent and standard operating procedure is "Gotcha you s.o.b. Nyaaaah nyaaaah I know more than you, and thus my spiritual dick is longer than yours." To his discredit, Vaj often does the exact same thing. Who the fuck CARES what you guys know from what you have read about *other people's spiritual experiences*? Every time you two get into one of these armchair academic dick-size contests, I consider BOTH of your dicks smaller. Then the "pile ons" started. And that's an *intent* of a different color, in my opinion. Randy Meltzer contributed the only substance to the "pile on" followups. He cited his own exper- ience having been to Jyotir Math. I have no problem with this, although in a followup it appears that, like EmptyBill, Randy has an ongoing grudge against Vaj based on some interaction in the past. But the *rest* of the "pile-on" folks? They had one and only one *intent* -- "Gotta demonize the TM critic." Judy, as usual, contributed nothing of substance. She can't. She is neither intelligent enough nor experienced enough in these topics *to* contribute substance. So she did what she always does, and used it to play "Gotcha" against Vaj. The idea being sold to lurkers here is, "If EmptyBill 'caught' Vaj in one mistake or 'lie,' then you should not believe *anything* Vaj says." Then, having had her TM critic demonization orgasm for the day, she lights a cigarette and kicks back. :-) Nabby is even less intelligent, and has even less experience in the spiritual marketplace, so all he can contribute is a mis-understanding of and misquoting of "All hat, no cattle." Again, there is no attempt to contribute anything of substance, only the *intent* to demonize a TM critic. Next comes shukra69, contributing nothing more than a dig at Buddhism. Again, the *intent* is clear. Add no substance, just "pile on" to play "demonize the TM critic." Share a cigarette afterwards with Judy. :-) Then comes Shemp, making the only funny comment in the whole thread. Well said, Shemp. I com- pletely agree with you. Clean *intent* there. Then comes (sadly) Lurk. His point may be accurate, that Vaj *does* bail from the endless dick-size contests that EmptyBill trots out, but who wouldn't? Then comes Raunchydog, again with zero content, only the compulsive *intent* of "piling on" to a TM critic. Then comes Robert, doing the same thing. ARE YOU PEOPLE DERANGED? Yes, Vaj pisses people off. Yes, Vaj has a 'tude- and-a-half about TM and its followers. But do you think that YOUR "Gotta get him" 'tude is any better or more "evolved?" The only thing sadder in my opinion than two supposedly grown men confusing "truth" with the stuff that they've read in books is believing that the "truth" they prefer has anything to do with the size of their dicks. It doesn't. Only the size of their egos. And the only thing sadder than *that* is people who act as "spectators" to the dick-size contest and "pile on" when they perceive one of the participants as losing. What does THAT say about their state of consciousness, eh?
