I am actually making fun of Marek my poor irony challenged laughingoutloud108 - so please continue - I totally love this Claire character and I'm enjoying all this :-)
On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 3:52 PM, laughinggull108 <no_re...@yahoogroups.com>wrote: > ** > > > You're partly right Ravi. I guess I was making fun of her much like others > here have made fun of your dear Share. If I may be so bold to ask, where is > your admonishment to them? And what does sharing stories of people we knew > back in the good ol' days of the movement have to do with Marek? > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Chivukula <chivukula.ravi@...> > wrote: > > > > You have to be ashamed of yourself laughingmyassoff108 and MJ - are you > so > > clueless to Marek's projections, fantasies and desires? Blatantly, > > brazenly, arrogantly disregarding his quest for global peace, positivity > > and balance. Please I beg you - stop stinking up this place !!! Stop > making > > fun of others, stop pointing other's shortcomings !!! > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 3:38 PM, laughinggull108 < > no_re...@yahoogroups.com>wrote: > > > > > ** > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "mjackson74" <mjackson74@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > I am laughing and laughing - yep you nailed it - it was Claire > Baxter. > > > > > > > > Claire was liaison for the three Governors Paul Potter, Greg Palma > and > > > Wally Gibbons - they didn't want to fool with the peon meditators so > they > > > had her do it for us - part of her duty was to have a knowledge > program for > > > us - she would lead us in group meditation, wait about 2 or 3 minutes, > just > > > enough time to start settling down, then she would get up and leave the > > > room, slamming the French doors behind her, > > > > > > I remember French doors at the Chapel Hill TM Center where I used to > live. > > > One set opened to the dining room with a heavy set of blue drapes > covering > > > them to shield the noise, and one set opened to the front entrance > hall. > > > > > > > > > > and I mean slamming them. She was oblivious to her actions so we > > > staffers learned to wait till she exited before really meditating. > > > > > > > > Of all the people I have known thru TM she had more rumor stuff. She > was > > > adamant that one should not meditate with pets in the room because it > > > "drains your energy" tho that was a pretty popular rumor in those days > and > > > one which given the number of times I have meditated with a cat in my > lap, > > > I can say is absolutely not true. In fact I always felt I got the best > end > > > of the deal with cat meditation - I always had better experiences with > a > > > cat than without when doing TM. > > > > > > > > One of the strangest things I saw from that time was Claire had a > sister > > > Persis was her name I think > > > > > > Yes, beautiful Persis, who was younger and more down-to-earth than was > > > Claire. I wonder where she is today. > > > > > > > > > > and for a while she was seeing this guy whose name I can't remember, > but > > > he was on a lot of those programs and after the courses moved to > Blowing > > > Rock and Boone NC, he was around a lot - he claimed that since M had > said > > > "refined sugar for refined consciousness" he started eating white sugar > > > before every afternoon program. He said he ate between 1/4 to 1/2 cup > or > > > more right before doing his program. I didn't believe him, so he > started > > > doing it in front of me and I mean he sat at the table and ate half a > cup > > > of sugar, then went and did program. I thought he was crazy. Dunno how > long > > > he did that, but it was wild. > > > > > > > > > > I wonder if he's "dropped the body" because of diabetes! > > > > > > I would gladly relive those days all over again! In fact, maybe I will > if > > > I don't make "it" this lifetime! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, laughinggull108 <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "mjackson74" <mjackson74@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > I was thinking today of what a rumor mill the Movement has always > > > been, so I am asking anyone who cares to, to contribute their best TM > rumor > > > (the one about mantras coming from the Buddhists doesn't count) > > > > > > > > > > > > My best rumor came from the Sidhi Prep courses days. I was > working > > > for credit to complete the Sidhi Preps, the Governor Team in North > Carolina > > > felt they needed an initiator to be the liaison between them and us > > > staffers, the liaison, Claire, was an abundant mine of rumors but the > > > greatest one was: "Never meditate if your hair is wet. The stress loves > > > upward out of the body through the crown chakra and if your hair is > wet, > > > the stress will slide down your wet hair and go back into the bottom of > > > your spine." > > > > > > > > > > > > She was dead serious. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > OMG...our dear, dear Claire Baxter. She was checking my meditation > and > > > I was seated very comfortably with my legs crossed at the ankles. Her > first > > > instruction was "Uncross your legs...it divides the energy." I start > > > laughing, thinking that she was joking because I was also an > initiator. She > > > was dead serious and wouldn't continue until I had uncrossed my legs! > She's > > > still on MD if she's still alive. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
