You got it right..."going to the Dome supports.....". "And the Dome is run by...and supports a philosophy that..."..so therefore, my actions are in alignment with enough of my core value system that I can agree to "take what I like and leave the rest."
Re: the second comment. I'm looking at it bigger picture than you, not "within" the construct of the TMO. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@...> wrote: > > What do you mean by continue? Both Buck and I go to the Dome to meditate. > So we continue with TMO in that way. And yes, going to the Dome supports my > core value system.  > > It sounded like Jason was saying that all organizations are peopled by > bots. I was replying to that. > > Also I don't understand your reply in another post to my saying that I don't > understand why I escaped harsher reprimands. Though I do go on to say that > it might be because I'm not a gov, a TM teacher. > > > > ________________________________ > From: Emily Reyn <emilymae.reyn@...> > To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 12:56 PM > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Fw: The Science of Compassion, for Wednesday > > >  > Of course, org's are composed of people.  Does a 'few good people' mean that > you compromise your core value system to continue if you find it at odds? > > > > ________________________________ > From: Share Long <sharelong60@...> > To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 10:33 AM > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Fw: The Science of Compassion, for Wednesday > > >  > Jason, it's my experience that in every organization there are at least a few > good people. Michael, I had a similar interview to yours. I am so sorry > you were given such a hard time. I admire how you handled the situation.  > > > > ________________________________ > From: Jason <jedi_spock@...> > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 4:05 AM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Fw: The Science of Compassion, for Wednesday > > >  > > > You know, all these cults and religions have his 'shit herd' > mentality. I am thankfull that I never lived inside any > cult or org. Being on the outside gave me a 'ringside view' > of a spectrum of these things. I talk to a lot of people > who are in cults and get an idea of what is happening > inside. You are better off alone. > > All these orgs and cults are inhabited by such bureaucratic, > pedantic, dicactic, dogmatic, zombie bots. > > --- Michael Jackson <mjackson74@> wrote: > > > > Sometimes there are extenuating circumstances. I quit going > > to the Dome when I was on staff due to a really serious allergy to > > formaldehyde, which in those days at least was a major component in making > > foam. > > The longer I was in the Dome, the worse I felt. > > > > > > So I stopped > > going. I did program by myself in my pod room and felt great both in and > > out of > > program. As twice a day in the Dome was part of the staff program, I was > > called > > in to the Personnel Director's office (Bill Sands) and he gave me a serious > > talk and threatened me with dismissal if I didn't start toeing the line. > > > > I told him about the allergy and he said it didn't matter, > > rules were rules. I showed him the letter I had from my allergy doctor > > (Allen > > Lieberman in Charleston SC) saying that I had to avoid formaldehyde > > exposure. Bill > > said it still didn't matter. Rules were rules. No exceptions. > > > > So I returned to the Dome and after a couple days started > > feeling like crap again. So I thought about things and decided to write a > > letter to then TM Sidhi Administrator Greg Wilson and told him my story and > > sent him a copy of the letter from my allergy doctor. > > A > > nd a couple weeks later to my surprise he wrote me a letter > > back giving me permission to do program in my room, tho he suggested that I > > might consider serving MIU in some other capacity since Dome attendance was > > part of staff program. So I quit going to the Dome again. > > > > A couple weeks went by and I was called into Bill Sands office > > again, with my letters in my pocket. After he gave me hell and pretty much > > told > > me my time at MIU was over, I told him I had permission from Greg Wilson and > > showed him my letter, or rather a copy of it, I wisely had the original in > > my > > room. > > > > Bill was completely discombobulated and hemmed and hawed and > > puffed and blustered but had to back down, but he didn't like it. So I went > > back to doing program in my room and had great experiences and was much more > > effective in activity for about eight months until Bill found a way to get > > rid > > of me. > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Buck <dhamiltony2k5@> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 12:52 PM > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Fw: The Science of Compassion, for Wednesday > > > >  > > This being Compassionate Posting Wednesday on FFL where ne'er a negative > > word is written, I am not going to go on at all about just how stoopid and > > undeserving it is that meditators who even live in Fairfield do not come to > > the group meditation. No, I'll save that for tomorrow and then may be also > > consider the fallen away and outright meditation quitters out in the world > > too; all those who have fell off the meditation wagon and even walked away > > entirely. I am excercising a lot of compassion for them all right now > > today, > > -Buck in the Dome > > >
