Yes, I think most of the ego-centric oppressive self-centered types that used to put me off the TMO have left, and have taken up other gurus and cults to satisfy their need to feel that they can lecture people (many are here on FFL and give themselves Guru type monikers.) OffWorld
--- In [email protected], "feste37" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You've got to be kidding! I wonder if you also think that Fox News is > "fair and > balanced." That piece in the Ledger was a subtle variation on the > traditional > Fairfield sport of Ru bashing. The twist was that it used the New Rus > (the > Amma crowd) to bash the old Rus (TMO followers). I had thought that > this > sport was dying out, but it appears that it is alive and well. > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Just to balance the other shit you might have heard here, > > I'll say what I said before -- I think you wrote a balanced and > > extremely fair op-ed piece. I wish other articles about non- > > mainstream spirituality could be a tenth as fair. > > > > Unc - Barry Wright > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "gable52556" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > I'm the author of the column in Thursday's Ledger. > > > > > > Disclaimer: Everything I'm posting here is my own opinion, not > > > that of my employer. > > > > > > I've learned a few interesting things about myself in the past > few > > > days. Apparently I'm a "longtime Amma devotee" who is > > > engaged in some kind of conspiracy with Rick Archer. > > > > > > To address the first point, I've covered Amma's visit to Mount > > > Pleasant for the past two years. If that makes me a devotee, > > > then I guess I'm a TM devotee as well, because I've spent much > > > more time at M.U.M. events in the past three years. > > > > > > To address the second point, I've met Rick Archer in person > > > maybe four or five times. And, no, he did not suggest this > > > column to me. > > > > > > I do read FairfieldLife on a regular basis, just as I also read > > > Fairfield Community Kiosk and quite a few bulletin boards in > > > town. It's part of the process of keeping abreast of what's > going > > > on. Because of this, I've been aware of this issue for some time. > > > > > > A few people expressed interest in knowing how the column > > > came about. At the community meeting hosted last summer by > > > John Hagelin at the Fairfield Public Library, it became clear to > > > me that the university's policy toward the "lady saints," as one > > > audience member called them, was a topic of great interest to > > > many people in town. That was the genesis of the column. > > > > > > As Mark Meredith pointed out, the piece was an opinion column, > > > not a news article. It it had been a news story, I obviously > would > > > have left my own thoughts out of it. As it stands, any opinions > > > which are directly attributed to Rick Archer, Craig Pearson, > etc., > > > are their own. Any opinions which are not attributed are mine. > > > They are the product of three years of observing life in > Fairfield. > > > > > > One person said the column should have included interviews > > > with people other than university officials who are happy with > the > > > TM movement. I'd like to draw an analogy here. When you read > > > a story about something the president has done, typically the > > > reporter will quote the president, a few of his aides, and a few > > > critics from the Democratic side of the aisle. That way, the > > > reporter tells both sides of the story. Should every reporter > who > > > writes a story about the president seek out a half-dozen > satisfied > > > Republicans to talk about what a great job they think he's doing? 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/
