Hmm.. I can't seem to see the humor here, what gives??
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@...> wrote:
>
> --- 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
>
