Horrors! You, am TM person, camped out with pot users, growers and ostensibly salesmen? Nabby and Richie W will think you never were truly initiated or else you never meditated properly.
________________________________ From: "doctordumb...@rocketmail.com" <doctordumb...@rocketmail.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 4:08 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Are you in a cult? Yes, I had one friend lose her life that way, and my brother got picked up a few times by guys wanting BJs. One of the most perfect rides I had, though, was in 1980, when I left the TM encampment in Missouri, trying to get to Eugene, OR, from a ramp onto I-70, outside Higginsville. After a cop stopped, to let me know he was a cop, a guy picked me up and drove me to within 40 miles of Eugene! I was broke that time too, and the guy was towing a motorcycle, behind his Camaro. After I met up with my buddies in Oregon, I stayed at their place for several weeks, meditating among the forest of pot plants they were growing on their sun porch. Then off to Santa Barbara for more adventures! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <jchwelch@...> wrote: > > What an awesome account; love the images. :) > > I hitch hiked over 6000 miles as the crow flies back in the late 70s and > early 80s. Wish I would have kept a journal of all the trips. I don't condone > hitch hiking though. I do know some personal horror stories of others. > Thankful all my experiences were good...or at least weren't bad. One time a > city bus picked me up. lol > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@ <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > That was quite a trip, in 1972-ish. Trying to get from Colorado to my GF in > > Atlanta, I hooked up with this black guy, his cargo van, his motorcycle > > tied down in the back, and his Irish setter, through a ride board, when > > options like that were still fairy safe. > > > > We left Denver, went south through New Mexico and east into El Paso, into > > such a snowstorm, other cars were being blown off the road, literally. > > Thanks to the bike in the back, we had traction. After making it across > > Texas, we met these two good ol' boys around two in the morning, in > > Texarkana, at a gas station. Cold as f*ck outside. We brought the dog in, > > the guys carried out oil cartons for us to sleep on, gave us coffee, and we > > all talked for a long time. Later on, we'd let the dog out to run on rural > > roads, and that Irish Setter could pace the van forever! I was broke back > > then, and made the trip on very little food, literally bread and water. > > > > Did a fair amount of traveling like that, back then, always had good > > experiences, which I attribute more to my guardian angels, than to my > > wisdom at the time! > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@> wrote: > > > > > > Good to hear, Doc, thanks for sharing. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: "doctordumbass@" <doctordumbass@> > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 7:45 AM > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Are you in a cult? > > > > > > > > > > > >  > > > I found the deep South to be completely counter to its stereotypes. Some > > > of the nicest people I ever met there, complete strangers who would give > > > me the shirt off their backs, were toothless, uneducated rednecks. I > > > traveled through there with a black guy once, Texas, Mississippi, > > > Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, and Georgia, we were treated with kindness > > > and generosity, which was a good thing, cause it was the middle of > > > winter. Spent a lot of time in North Carolina also, same deal. Had > > > similar experiences all over the country. Once the "me" finds its normal > > > size, the I Am/We Are takes over. > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@> wrote: > > > > > > > > martyboi, I bet a lot of people living outside of US would say that you > > > > have to be a little crazy to live here. For example, when I was > > > > visiting my family recently, I got exposed to contemporary TV > > > > programming. Scary! Meaning, scary in its mind numbingness. > > > > And the advertisements! Especially the drug advertisements, > > > > spouting off death as a possible side effect right up there with > > > > headaches and constipation!   > > > >  > > > > Anyway, Rob Robb often says that as one travels from west to east in > > > > the US, the amount of light present decreases. As for the deep > > > > south, for example, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, don't even get me > > > > started! For one thing, I think they have the highest number of > > > > African Americans on death row. Highest obesity percentages. > > > > Very scary places.   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: martyboi <martyboi@> > > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 3:42 PM > > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Are you in a cult? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >  > > > > Consensus reality is probably more accurate than the word "Cult" which > > > > actually means something like subculture. When you make statements > > > > like: "everyone is crazy", or "everyone is in a cult" - you reduce the > > > > meaning of words "Crazy" or "Cult" to logical absurdities that renders > > > > them useless as terms that can be used in a rational discussion. > > > > > > > > When I ask myself questions like:"Do I know anyone who is not a little > > > > crazy?" or "Do I know anyone who doesn't participate in a cult?" The > > > > answer is always "no" - everyone I know seems a little crazy and > > > > everyone I know also identifies with some group or other. It's really > > > > just a matter of perspective isn't it? I mean to a west coast Bay Area > > > > person, such as myself - most people east and south of here are > > > > Obviously Insane ;-) > > > > > > > > Therefore as a practical matter, the words "crazy" and "cult" should be > > > > reserved for discussions about people and groups that have behaviors > > > > and ideas that are so variant with society at large that they are > > > > rendered dysfunctional in a major way. (i.e., can't sustain a > > > > relationship or a job.) > > > > > > > > Having preached that - I actually do think everyone is both crazy and > > > > in a cult...but you won't catch me sayin' it. > > > > > > > > > >
