Unthinking, unquestioning loyalty is something Maharishi appreciates. It's also very useful for the administrators like Bevan and Neil to have someone around who will simply do whatever, whenever, without a backward glance. Paul at least used to fit that criteria quite well.
It was always odd trying to talk to him - takes a personality for me to be able to interact with someone, I guess. I sometimes envied him his seeming total innocence because he would enthusiastically embrace whatever latest pronounce- ment came, even when I thought it was borderline nutso (or over-the- border nutso). The full page ads showering adulation on Marcos and "Queen of the Age of Enlightenment" Imelda were one example that stands out vividly in my mind. I was horrified when I came down to breakfast in Manila that morning and saw this, but many of the couples thought it was "just the most wonderful thing" they'd ever seen. As for Susie - I never knew her before she and Paul were married, so I cannot comment. She was so far in the background of Paul whenever I was around that no personality was present. That may be more a comment on her reaction to me than on her reality, but I'll never know. Working for 2 years in MIU-CNL from 1983-1985 was a fascinating education for me in how the TMO can distort relationships among couples. Sad, in most cases... --- In [email protected], anonymousff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I cannot figure out how Paul Potter got to be in the position he > occupies in the TM org. He has nearly no personality at all when he > speaks and if you try to talk to him in person he is markedly absent. > > Does anyone know if he and Susie Raymond are still married? She used > to be one of the greatest people, she was an absolute riot to know, > funny as heck and then she got married to Paul and eventually seemed > to completely lose any connection to anything remotely resembling a > personality. It was such a shame. > > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Cliff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > Yes, I'm sure that's Richie of Richie and Linda Quinn, who were > > > in Washington DC for much of the 1980s and then in Asbury Park > > > for a few years. He always struck me as very sincere and devoted, > > > although being described as a "great adventurer" is probably > > > due to Paul Potter's likely aversion to pretty much anything > > > physical. > > > > Yes, Richie's a sweetie pie, very entertaining > > ranconteur. Perhaps not the most effective > > hotel manager, though... > > > > I don't know Paul Potter. You *sure* he didn't > > have his tongue in his cheek? Because "it doesn't > > matter who does it" sounds like a little dig, as > > if the whole thing were intended to make Richie > > laugh. Something about "the principle that came > > out day before yesterday" is just slightly > > twisted as well. > > > > > I also got a good chuckle from the description of Paul's realm. I > > > wonder if the countries were plucked out of a hat and distributed > > > randomly, or whether some "cosmic plan" will be seen (later, of > > > course) to have put the "perfect combination' at the feet of said > > > Rajas... :-) > > > > Heaven only knows. Maybe taking on the others was > > the condition of getting the plum of New York, one > > great big one and a lot of pesky little ones? > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "benjaminccollins" > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > In the announcement there is this little gem: > > > > > > > > > > <<<Twelve beautiful pieces of land have been acquired for the > > > > > purpose of building Peace Palaces. Much of this land, Raja > > Potter > > > > > said, was discovered by the great explorer Richard Quinn, who > > > > > embodies so completely the principle that came out the day > > before > > > > > yesterday that it doesn't matter who does it, it only matters > > that > > > > > it gets done, and also the principle 'I will do it > > immediately.' >>> > > > > > > > > > > The GREAT EXPLORER Richard Quinn???? Discovered???? I think > > this > > > > > qualifies for a WhatTheF***! The land is just north of NYC. > > > > > > > > It's awfully hard not to read this as tongue-in-cheek. > > > > > > > > (Would that be, BTW, the Richie Quinn who managed the > > > > TM-owned hotel in Asbury Park, NJ, for a few years > > > > back in the '90s?) > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], bbrigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > "Raja Paul Potter, the Raja of New York, whose other areas of > > > > > > responsibility around the world include Austria, The > > Netherlands > > > > > > Antilles, Slovakia, Ukraine, Uruguay, Gambia, and the > > Republic of > > > > > > Congo > > > > > > > > I mean, this is funny enough. 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/
