--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "WillyTex" <willy...@...> wrote:
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> Bhairitu:
> > ...some of the opinions expressed on FFL are
> > from rank amateurs who only speculate on how
> > TM works. Some never even became teachers.
> > Some have never been to India nor met teachers
> > outside of the TM movement.
> >
> So, by whose authority are you passing out these
> 'guru' mantras? According to John Manning, a
> former 'TM-Teacher', John 'initiated' thousands
> of individuals, yet by his own account, he was
> trained by an outright 'con man', the Maharishi.
>
> Hugo says the guy was a 'criminal' and Curtis
> says it's just 'snake-oil' the Maharishi was
> selling.
>
> Can you cite any scriptural evidence that would
> give you authority to initiate someone into any
> Tantric Siddha Tradition?
>
> Yes, I've been to India and I've been teaching
> meditation for over thirty years, with direct
> authorization from His Holiness The Dalai Lama.
>
> Apparently you overheard some nonsense gibbirsh
> from a few grocery store clerks and an astrologer,
> who now lives in downtown Oakland.
>
> What's up with that?
>
Well at least John has been married 3 times which is more than one can say of
you ! Mind you they were all sisters so maybe you two do have something in
common after all .