> > > > Good grief, it's like talking to a rock. > > > > > > Actually, IME some rocks contain a great deal of enlightenment > > > and are delighted to exchange useful information :-) > > > > Is it a matter of focusing attention on the rock, and then > > listening, or is there more to it than that? > > I would imagine that the reason more people can't > communicate with rocks is the same reason that some > people can't communicate here on FFL. You kinda have > to respect the other party and assume that it has > something to say before you can hear it. :-)
This threadlet reminded me of a fascinating Maharishi-ism I remembered the other day that speaks to the issue of whether well-meaning teachers within the TMO can *possibly* influence the direction it is to take in the future. Remember the phrase from Teacher Training, "Every question is a perfect opportunity for the answer we have already prepared?" Well, duh. In my experience that is *exactly* how Maharishi dealt in the years I was around him with anyone who asked a question he didn't want to deal with or made a comment that he perceived as non-supportive of one of his grand schemes. He didn't even *listen* to the person speaking. The person *could* have been a rock for all the listening Maharishi was doing. He just waited until the person was finished and then repeated the same thing he'd been saying all along, as if repeating it would make the question and the questioner go away. Sadly, usually it did. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
