Yep, that pretty much sums it up. Barry is SO nasty these days when my jokes on him, hit home. Now their forum can read "*Three* little pricks and the TM balloon".
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <authfriend@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson <mjackson74@> wrote: > > > > > > No, some of Barry's former posts are probably correct, > > > in that TM itself is a small matter, that contrary to > > > what Hagelin and Lynch claim, few people are interested > > > in, that it is a dying movement - it just irritates me > > > that Lynch and cronies are attempting to defraud a > > > whole new generation of marks. > > > > I think what Jimbo means by "drying up" is that those > > of us who have any brains have stopped treating the > > diehard TM-defenders here as if they were worth reply- > > ing to, or even reading, unless we see them quoted in > > posts like this one. > > No, actually DrD meant what he said. If you look at the > Post Count list, the only diehard TM-bashers posting here > any more are Barry, Michael, and Salyavin. > > And Barry's posts are so demented these days that he just > gets made fun of. He's a toothless old man with delusions > of grandeur who mistakes being laughed at for his having > "pushed buttons." > > > > > > Having nothing to say on their own, > > they *live* to draw people into confrontations with them, > > so that they can parrot the things they've been taught to > > parrot about TM and Maharishi, and thus feel as if they're > > doing something "dharmic," or that they, in fact, have any > > meaningful existence. > > > > I don't know about you, Michael, but I don't believe it > > is even *possible* to nudge the diehards in the direction > > of accepting the real nature of the organization they're > > defending. Too much of their own egos is attached to the > > notion of "I'm too smart to ever have been deceived by a > > cult" to even utter the C-word. And too much of their self- > > esteem and self-image is attached to how other diehards > > see them to ever deviate from the Dogma Dharma. > > > > So I limit myself these days to poking subtle fun at them > > to see how they'll react, as I did by posting the "sheep > > dip" photo in response to the "Holy dip" line being used > > in a TMO propaganda piece. Interestingly enough, they *do* > > seem to always react -- whether I poke fun at them or > > whether I do not. Again, I suspect this has more to do with > > not having anything of their own to say than anything else. > > Caught in reactive mode, they NEED someone or something to > > react TO. Cool, I guess. I consider them my own private > > wind-up toys, and from time to time continue to wind them up. > > > > As for the TMO and its future, as you say I don't believe > > that it has much of one. It really CAN'T sell its products > > directly to end users any more, because NO ONE IS > > INTERESTED IN THEM. Even casual observers who might > > be interested in meditation have figured out that TM is > > the *least* hip form of meditation in the marketplace, > > while being by far the most expensive. So the TMO follows > > the lead established by Maharishi, and doesn't even bother > > trying to market to end users any more. Their entire pitch > > is to governments and institutions and wealthy individuals, > > hoping to lure them into "contributing to a worthy cause" > > so that "people at risk" can be taught TM in their names. > > > > And such a pitch will work for them...for a while. It has > > certainly worked for the Christian organizations who have > > used "Help us save orphans in Africa" and similar dodges > > to beg for donations for so many years. If that's the way > > they want to present themselves to the world while pocketing > > most of the monies raised, I say let them. Karma, dudes. > > > > The only thing that still causes me to roll my eyes are the > > head-in-the-sand levels of DENIAL still clung to by people > > who claim to have had their "creative intelligence" enhanced > > by TM all these years. But again, if that's the way they > > wish to be perceived by the world, let them. > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: "doctordumbass@" <doctordumbass@> > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > Sent: Saturday, March 2, 2013 9:47 PM > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: David Lynch Is Back to Carol > > > > > > The only thing to add, in good conscience, is that the TM bashers are > > > drying up on here, so this may not be the fertile field, for practice, > > > that it once was. Better to find another obsessive - > > > > > > Maybe you and Bee could put together your own yahoo forum, attracting > > > millions, no doubt. With your one pointed focus on the ills of the > > > Maharishi and the TMO, and Barry's bilious outlook on life, you'll be in > > > business in no time!! > > > > > > You could call it, "Two little pricks, and the TM balloon". > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@ wrote: > > > > > > > > Exactly. For one thing, everyone who does TM eventually dies. 100% > > > > fatality rate. And there's your foot in the door - You could channel > > > > all those who have passed away, and are *still pissed off*, and want to > > > > sue the TMO, from the grave - Defendant by proxy, and lawyer, all in > > > > one!! Play your cards right, and this could go on for *lifetimes*. > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson wrote: > > > > > > > > > > If you want to ignore the ill effects of TM that we all know about > > > > > and people like you ignore, then enjoy your ignorance. > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > From: seventhray27 > > > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > > > Sent: Saturday, March 2, 2013 7:08 PM > > > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: David Lynch Is Back to Carol > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > If Oz was as responsible in his touting of TM as he is of other > > > > > > herbs, drugs and procedures where he gives both the pros and cons, > > > > > > he would be giving both sides. > > > > > > > > > > > > In fairness, he may not know the crap the TMO does, and he > > > > > > certainly may not know what Marshy was. > > > > > > > > > > It's a relaxation technique.ÃÂ That's it's primary purpose.ÃÂ And > > > > > I am certain thatÃÂ you would find fault in any discussion that did > > > > > not arrive at what you would consider to be the correct conclusions. > > > > > Let's examine the modalities you recommend, althoughÃÂ I can't even > > > > > remember what they are.ÃÂ Massage maybe.ÃÂ > > > > > Let's take massage.ÃÂ What do you suppose would be the negativeÃÂ > > > > > effects of massage, or mindfulness, or any of the other programs you > > > > > recommend.ÃÂ Just for fun, take a shot at those first.ÃÂ I'll > > > > > wait. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
