--- In [email protected], "dhamiltony2k5" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Local paper, The Fairfield Ledger asks tough editorial questions: > "The larger question, though, is whether Amma's popularity in the > Fairfield meditating community is a symptom of problems with in the TM > movement itself." > > In a shift of editorial policy, there's quite an editorial questioning > the the health and policy of the TMO in Thursday's Ledger. Using the > Ammachi visit to contrast with the policy and airs of the TMO the > Ledger probes and makes some tough comparisons. > > <snips> "Amma's humanitarian efforts- < > - contrast just as sharply > with the TM movement's fundraising campaigns < > Faced with a choice > between an organization that builds homes for the poor and one that > builds palaces, it is no wonder many people would rather give their > money to the former." "If Maharishi's organization dropped some of > its airs, it would be less likely to lose followers to Amma or any > other guru." "The TM movement can crown all the kings and build all > the palaces it wants, but it could still learn a thing or two from a > humble Indian woman who travels around the world giving hugs." >
The question then is: are the hugs and other good works she does more or less valid than the operations of the TMO? To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
