--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
> > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Premanand Paul Mason"
> > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > 'The Maharishi was sitting alone in a small shelter made
> > > > > of wood with a dried grass roof.' Cynthia Lennon - 'A Twist
> > > > > of Lennon' Star, 1978
> > > >
> > > > So, not exactly a "grass hut." And for how long was
> > > > he sitting there? Did he live in this small shelter?
> > >
> > > And was he really sitting or could he possibly
> > > have been standing? Your reputation is on the
> > > line here, Paul. Remember to focus on the really
> > > important stuff like Judy does.
> >
> > If Paul can carefully avoid dealing straightforwardly
> > with the issue of his bias, instead taking the time to
> > "prove" to me that MMY was sitting in a shelter that
> > used some grass in its construction to justify his use
> > of the term "grass hut," I think it's OK for me to
> > press him on the function of the "hut" ("hut" being a
> > term that is typically used to describe a mean dwelling
> > place, as opposed to what now appears to have been
> > something more like a garden gazebo).
> >
> > Notice that Paul has failed to respond to the observation
> > that the term "whining" and the phrase "let pride stand
> > in the way" hardly constitute "matters of fact," which is
> > what he had claimed to be dealing with, nor to my point
> > about his rhetorical questions.
> >
> > The issue isn't where MMY was sitting; the issue is
> > Paul's refusal to admit to his obvious anti-MMY bias,
> > even on this forum, where anti-MMY bias is the rule
> > rather than the exception.
>
> The "issue," which you are studiously trying to
> avoid, is that the Beatles blew him off as a
> charlatan and a Bad Bet because of his own actions
> and his reaction to it was to avoid learning any-
> thing from the experience.
That might be. But Paul's own language suggests bias on his part,
IMHO.
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