--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Yogi" <raviyogi@...> wrote: > > Buckji - spirituality is never for others always for oneself. > If your love for the beloved is so easily threatened by others > it's time to examine your love.
Et tu, Ravi? I'm disappointed; thought your sensa yooma was better than that. Was emptybill the only one who saw this clearly? > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" <dhamiltony2k5@> wrote: > > > > Dear Nablusoss, > > > > They clearly missed the destination. Evidently Tqb, CDb and these other > > negativistic writers here are bound in states of apostasy. For lack of > > experience they clearly are in states of formal disaffiliation from or > > abandonment or renunciation of any possibility of spiritualized or awakened > > experience by a person, particularly persons having any connection to > > practicing Transcendental Meditation. One who commits > > apostasy apostatises is an apostate. These guys are that here. Many > > religious movements consider it a vice (sin), a corruption of > > the virtue of piety, in the sense that when piety fails apostasy is the > > result. > > > > As a conservative practicing meditator I read their blasphemes here and am > > shocked that they even have privileges to post here. For instance, many > > religious groups and some states punish apostates as appropriate protection > > for the larger group. Apostates may be shunned by the members of their > > former religious group or even subjected to formal or informal punishment. > > This may be the official policy of the religious group or may be the action > > of its members. A Christian church may in certain > > circumstances excommunicate the apostate, while some Islamic scriptures > > (al-Bukhari, Diyat, bab 6) demand the death penalty for apostates. > > > > The death penalty is still applied to apostates by some Muslim states (such > > as Iran), but not in Christianity or Judaism. > > > > Now, of course TM is not a religion nor a cult like those other groups but > > I think these non-meditator apostate guys get off incredibly lite as they > > write and post here. En lieu of a higher level of oversight by the FFL > > owner and his FFL moderators here those of us who are more awake can only > > use the shun key to its best effect before any negative effect might > > intrude. I wish there was a way to better protect the list. > > > > Eternal vigilance is the price of Peace. Be careful, just shun them out > > and certainly don't let them get in the way of a good meditation. > > > > Peace on Earth, > > Buck in FF
