I apologize for the unpleasant post. I enjoyed my time in the TMO. I was only full-time in the movement for five years, when I was on faculty at MIU. I never felt cheated or exploited by the movement or the university. They gave me a job when I needed one. They trusted me enough to put me in charge of students. They gave me a lot. Looking back on it, those days were some of the best of my life. I knew what the movement was like, of course, but my little corner of it was fine. I never did anything unethical and was never asked to. We had some terrific students back in those days, and some amazing class discussions (uncensored, I might add). It was intellectually stimulating and emotionally rewarding. I never cared for the excessive bureaucracy or the movement hardliners, but by and large they left me alone to do my thing. As far as promises are concerned, as a TM teacher I taught hundreds of people to meditate and I never promised them enlightenment in 3-6 years. No one ever told me to say that. I never heard it in movement circles, either. And for the promises of levitating, I never thought that was the point of it. What mattered was the bliss that got stirred up when you did the flying siddhi. So I never expected to "fly," although I have to say, there is a rush of upward-flowing energy when you do the flying sutra that used to give me a definite feeling of the body wanting to rise up.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "mjackson74" <mjackson74@...> wrote: > > > > It might have been all of the above, but it wasn't - I was young and looking > for something - TM seemed good and it turned out not to be after a time - so > you would revile me for being gullible? Blame the victim so to speak - if > Bevan ever advertises for a lackey you would fit the bill. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37" <feste37@> wrote: > > > > You are so full of resentment and anger. If the TM is so bad, how come it > > took you so long to spot it? You are quick to blame the behavior of others, > > but what was it about you that fell for it all? You seem to feel you were > > cheated. What was it about you, then, that made you such an easy target? > > Were you especially naive? Stupid, perhaps? Wanting a savior? Wanting a > > father figure who would solve all your problems? When and why did you stop > > using your own brain? Perhaps if you had exercised a little more common > > sense and wisdom at the time, you wouldn't feel the need to spew out all > > this anti-TM venom now. > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson <mjackson74@> wrote: > > > > > > In the first place I am not trying to upset anyone with my carefully > > > chosen and always shining with golden truth words and erudite wisdom. > > > > > > Second you are absolutely correct that there are LOTS of former TM'ers > > > who are not happy about the con artist job Marsh and company did on the > > > world and continues to TRY to perpetrate on the world. > > > > > > Which actually gives a great deal of credence to all the Golden Truths I > > > express as a conduit of Pure Awareness myself. The fact that there are so > > > many FORMER TM practitioners gives a lot of weight to the feeling that it > > > ain't all its cracked up to be. If even the basic TM technique worked as > > > advertised everyone in the world would be doing it, and we would already > > > have the proverbial age of enlightenment. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: nablusoss1008 <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2012 8:10 AM > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: What is the TMO's concept of 'Heaven on > > > Earth'? > > > > > > > > > Â > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" <awoelflebater@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > From: feste37 <feste37@> > > > > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 4:38 PM > > > > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: What is the TMO's concept of 'Heaven > > > > > > on Earth'? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ÃÂ > > > > > > Where does the TM movement say "pay no attention to what reality > > > > > > actually is"? > > > > > > > > > > It's all in the heads of spiritually lazy and (therefore) > > > > > disappointed posters here who loves to have someone ELSE to blame. > > > > > > > > Even if you don't like or agree with what MJ has to say you have to > > > > give him this: he is consistent in his viewpoint, spent enough time > > > > around MIU and the movement to be qualified to say his piece and > > > > finally, that he is a fighter with lots of gumption. He knows what he > > > > says will not change anyone's mind, he knows he will be censured for > > > > his viewpoints but he is willing to get out there and present them > > > > anyway. That counts for a lot in my book whether I agree with MJ or > > > > not. I admire his spirit and his willingness to come under fire > > > > irrespective of his viewpoints. Quality of the human being first, what > > > > he believes second. > > > > > > Under fire and cencored by whom ? > > > It doesn't seem like anyone here gets terribly upset by his rants. We've > > > seen it all before, you'll find disgrunteled former members of any > > > organization everywhere. > > > Internet is full of them :-) > > > > > >
