--- In [email protected], "Joe" <geezerfreak@...> wrote: > > Bliss Ninny (BN) also known as the Colorless Sap (CS).
I think it's more than being a sap. My suspicion, having seen the "pedestalization" of teachers in the TM movement and others, is that what's going on is a lack of self esteem so intense that the only way such TBs can think of themselves positively is by putting the teacher they work with or once worked with on such a high pedestal and giving the teacher such importance that they feel they deserve a little of that importance themselves just for being allowed to hang out with them. Criticize the teacher -- point out that all evidence suggests that he was just a normal guy who did some things well and other things very badly indeed -- and they feel *their* self worth diminished. So they lash out at the critics and put *them* up on a diff- erent kind of pedestal. The critics have "agendas." They work for the CIA. They are "rakshasas." In other words, they're not just some people with opinions, they're part of some terrible conspiracy. And again, that makes the TBs feel more important, because they've convinced themselves that they are being "persecuted." I don't believe for a moment that they are concerned with "protecting Maharishi" or "protecting his memory." They're concerned with protecting *themselves*. After all, if Maharishi was Just A Guy, they were blissed- out followers of Just A Guy. Can't have that. "He must have been higher than any avatar. Because then we'll be sorta special ourselves for having gotten to hang with him." Free clue, shukra. You're not special. You're a very ordinary member of the human race, sub-species True Believer. Claiming that Maharishi was oh-so-special has never made you any more special and never will. He was an ordinary guy who had some successes and many more failures. I've never heard anything from you that indicates that you ever even had any successes. The problem with "importance by association" is that it's a false concept. You were just another guy in the crowd. Maharishi probably never even knew your name, and now he's dead. My advice is to try to find your sense of self worth in yourself, not in a dead man. > --- In [email protected], blusc0ut <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "shukra69" <shukra69@> wrote: > > > > > > > > The periodic reposting of so-called "acronyms" like BN as > > > > Bliss Nazi or TB for True Believer is bashing Maharishi > > > > and TM, its not serving as a facilitating of understanding > > > > rather it serves to establish a negative framework or > > > > reference for this group and it shows what Rich Archer's > > > > agenda is and his underhanded way of promoting it. > > > > > > Translation: "I don't like the term Bliss Nazi because > > > it describes me too accurately." :-) > > > > Lol. You nailed it. > > > > I think we should make an important distinction here between Bliss Ninny > > BN and Bliss Nazi (I suggest B卐 as an acronym) > > > > A Bliss Ninny is a TMer who happily lives in his bubble, ignorant of an > > outside. A real Bliss Ninny would never post here for example. He loves > > being out of sync with the world. > > > > A Bliss Nazi (B卐) is someone is someone who senses there is > > something outside of his bubble, but denies it and wants to control it. He > > is not really in bliss but rather angry. He is more like a sting on the > > surface of the bubble. > > > > I apply herewith to Rick to do the necessary changes to the Acronyms list. > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], [email protected] > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > BC - Brahman Consciousness > > > > > BN - Bliss Ninny or Bliss Nazi > > > > > CC - Cosmic Consciousness > > > > > GC - God Consciousness > > > > > MMY - Maharishi Mahesh Yogi > > > > > OTP - Off the Program - a phrase used in the TM movement meaning to > > > > > do something (such as see another spiritual teacher) considered in > > > > > violation of Maharishi's program. > > > > > POV - Point of View > > > > > SBS - Swami Brahmananda Saraswati, Maharishi's master > > > > > SCI � Science of Creative Intelligence > > > > > SOC - State of Consciousness > > > > > SSRS - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (Pundit-ji) > > > > > SV - Stpathya Ved (Vedic Architecture) > > > > > TB - True Believer (in TM doctrines) > > > > > TNB - True Non-Believer > > > > > TMO - The Transcendental Meditation organization > > > > > TTC - TM Teacher Training Course > > > > > UC - Unity Consciousness > > > > > WYMS - "World Youth Meditation Society" later changed to "World Youth > > > > > Movement for the Science of Creative Intelligence" was founded by > > > > > Peter H�bner in Germany, as a national TM outlet competing with > > > > > SIMS, Students International Meditation Society > > > > > YMMV = Your Mileage may vary > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
