--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" <geezerfr...@...> wrote: > > You spoke just a minute too soon Barry.
Duh. Have I not used the word "proactive" in describing my intent in making these "avoid the problem before it arises" posts? :-) OF COURSE some people are going to do "Shoot the messenger" in all of this. Look at the financial and emotional investment people have in preserving the "perfect" PR image of the person the "message" might cause doubts about. > Check out WillyTex's attempted smear of Judith going on now. > Classic shoot-the-messenger stuff. Yup. As some have never figured out, I sometimes am given to writing about what certain people are *going to do*, based on their posting his- tory, before they've done it. Interestingly, many of the people I run this number on -- even the Professional Troll known as Willytex -- have never figured out what I'm doing. > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> 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 > > >
