You spoke just a minute too soon Barry. Check out WillyTex's attempted smear of Judith going on now. Classic shoot-the-messenger stuff.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_re...@...> wrote: > > Correction. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > http://tinyurl.com/3xddff7 > > > > Please note that this is on the OFFICIAL SAI > > BABA WEBSITE. > > I had been told in the past that this was a website > paid for and generated by Sai Baba's organization, but > a search of it finds no such "official" attribution, > and in fact an explicit claim that it's not. > > Still, it's a pretty remarkable site, which I recommend > to those interested in guru highjinks and how some TB > guru followers respond to them. The home page: > > http://www.saisathyasai.com/ > > The "Contact" page is remarkably revealing in its use > of threats and paranoia: > > http://www.saisathyasai.com/baba/disclaimer.shtml > > Whether officially sanctioned by the Sai Baba org or not, > this website is an example of what lies at the bottom of > the slippery slope that seekers head down when they choose > to go the route of "shoot the messenger." > > Who -- except Nabby, of course -- could read this and come > away thinking, "Wow...that is sure one *spiritual* organ- > ization! I just can't *wait* to become part of it and learn > to think like these true spiritual seekers think?" > > Now think about the impression created in lurkers by those > who have dedicated YEARS OF THEIR LIVES to trying to > practice "shoot the messenger" on FFL and a.m.t. posters > who criticize Maharishi or TM or the TMO. What are they > THINKING to believe that this is a "spiritual" thing > to do and will be perceived as one? > > So far (probably due to its limited availability), I have > seen no "shoot the messenger" responses to Judith's book > from the TMO. I *have* seen attempts by official TM spokes- > persons to demonize and discredit David Sieveking for his > film "David Wants To Fly," including threatened lawsuits > and attempts to get the premiere of the film canceled. > > I am merely suggesting proactively that folks really don't > want to "go there." Doing so is a classically dumb method > of shooting yourself (and the teacher or org you are trying > to "protect") in the foot. Do you really want to be thought > of the way that you probably thought of the person who > created the "Pro-Sai" site above? There ain't nuthin' > "pro" about it, only "con," as in con job. > > "People use the word 'guru' because 'charlatan' is so hard > to spell." - Peter Drucker >
