That's good. There are many shots of Jerry and Judith in the book. I would imagine he will find it a fascinating read.
--- In [email protected], "yifuxero" <yifux...@...> wrote: > > thx,...."fair and balanced...." (Bill O'Reilly). I forwarded your post to > Jerry J. > > --- In [email protected], "Joe" <geezerfreak@> wrote: > > > > I received a copy of Judith's book yesterday and finished reading it today. > > The book includes a large number of photos from the late 60's and early 70s > > as well as a number of personal notes written to Judith from MMY. I have a > > small stash of notes from MMY.... the handwriting of the notes in the book > > certainly appears to be his. > > > > Those who were expecting an angry "tell all" from Ms. Bourque are going to > > be very surprised. In fact, she maintains a very balanced view of MMY. Ms. > > Bourque remains a strong supporter of many things that MMY accomplished in > > his life. At the same time she points out the danger in hanging "god-like" > > or beyond human expectations on MMY or any spiritual teacher. She also > > makes a strong case for the need of a general house-cleaning in the TMO as > > she becomes more familiar with the present day rise of "raja-ism". > > > > Along with many of us who were around MMY in the early 70s, Ms. Bourque > > witnessed the seeds of "raja-ism" with MMY's steady removal of the > > brightest and most creative minds of the TMO during that time, to be > > replaced with those who simply follow without ever raising questions. > > > > There is a very touching chapter towards the end of the book titled: A > > Message To My Sisters where Judith reaches out to all other women who found > > themselves in a similar situation with MMY. (It's quite clear that she is > > personally aware of several other women who had the same experience with > > MMY.) Judith Bourques own affair with MMY started in Rishikesh in 1970 and > > continued on until it tapered off in Seelisberg when it was clear that > > MMY's interest was drifting away towards several other women. > > > > It was in Seelisberg that Judith became involved with the man (a former > > leader of the TMO in Sweden) she later married. As disappointing as it is > > to read of MMY's use of his own power position to satisfy his sexual needs, > > it's actually more disturbing to read of his selfish manipulation of these > > women's' personal lives. When MMY learns of Judith's interest in this man > > (who coincidentally was also the person who obtained the Seelisberg > > property for the TMO) he writes notes (included in the book) telling Judith > > that this is the cause of the physical problems she was suffering from at > > the time. It's clear that MMY provided various degrees of financial support > > for Judith during the time of their affair. He also arranged for Indian > > merchants to bring the finest silk saris and gold jewelry for Judith to > > wear. > > > > In spite of all this, Judith Bourque's admiration for what MMY accomplished > > in bringing TM to the world is clear throughout the book. At the German > > premier of the David Sieviking's "David Wants To Fly" movie, in which Ms. > > Bourque appears, she gently chides Sieviking for not presenting more of the > > positive side of what MMY accomplished. > > > > I would urge anyone with an interest in learning more about this aspect of > > MMY's life to read this very well written and often moving, book. > > > > I believe it would be very difficult indeed for someone to read the book > > and still question Ms. Bourques' honesty. > > >
