Share, yes feel free to get the idea to Bevan!
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <rick@...> wrote:
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> Without the mention of âRickâ because I wouldnât go.
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> From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of Share Long
> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2013 7:07 AM
> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Fwd: Invitation: July 7-21 Governors
> Assembly at MUM Fairfield
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> Susan, would it be ok with you if I were to send this suggestion to Bevan? I
> think it's a great idea. Share
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> From: Susan <wayback71@... <mailto:wayback71@...> >
> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2013 6:44 AM
> Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Fwd: Invitation: July 7-21 Governors Assembly at
> MUM Fairfield
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> Here's an idea, an experiment: Have a 4 week period where anyone who ever got
> the siddhis can come and fly in the Domes. The TMO could give out special
> colored badges in advance. No background checks or eliminating a person
> because they saw another saint etc. Just anyone can come, everyone very
> welcome, fly in to town for this, if need be. A really welcoming, genuine
> atmosphere.
>
> Then, see how it goes for those 4 weeks - Maybe things would improve in some
> way: more people would attend, the energy in the Domes would be more
> powerful. Even maybe it would inspire those attending to come regularly
> again. And Maybe the TMO would see it was all so wonderful and created such
> goodwill that they would drop the restrictions in the future. It would be an
> experiment. And it is a way to see, really, if there are "enough" people
> around still wanting to do program in the Domes in Fairfield, Iowa. Heck,
> even Rick would be admitted. At the least, it would be a fun social time, and
> at best a real motivator for people to do program in the Domes. I like to
> think that MMY himself would go for this.
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com>
> , "Buck" <dhamiltony2k5@ <mailto:dhamiltony2k5@> > wrote:
> >
> > Son, you were not here so don't just assume things but yes your advice
> > below is good and true about the fourth estate below. That is also how
> > things get done around here. Obviously they read this page and others about
> > themselves and can move in ways accordingly. The meeting was a TM movement
> > style public meeting where they control the stage seats and microphones in
> > their way of decorum. Very top-down with the authority up front in the
> > stuffed chairs with the mics. We're an extremely verbal group, but. When
> > the mics were opened up a bunch of people lined up for the floor mics and
> > the line got worked through. Mostly sincere people and some aggravated
> > people too get up thinking to solve the problem in little ways. A couple
> > good new ideas come but nothing of fundamental change offered. Not many
> > people from in the town. Mostly concerned earnest faith-based kind of
> > movement people who are not really going to jeopardize their access to
> > everything by speaking out much truth to power. Though as soon as the
> > meeting is over folks are talking to one another about real things. The
> > enforced steady decorum of the moderated mic was not really about
> > discussion. Just quick consideration of one point per and the point would
> > be referred to further consideration in some groups. Mayor Malloy as a
> > meditator did do an excellent job of moderating the usual community crazies
> > too who get up to any open mics in any public meeting. After a while they
> > announced the last comment as the mic went to a guy that it was getting
> > late and the meeting was to end. So it went. Nothing really substantial
> > related to our community deficit in the Dome numbers and who was
> > responsible.
> > -Buck
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com> , turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
> > > <mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com> , turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
> > > > <mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com> , "Buck" <dhamiltony2k5@>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Actually there was only one person tonite at the landmark
> > > > > meeting who brushed up against this talking about how
> > > > > experiences have been compromised in people because of
> > > > > an underlying problem. She spoke in code of course with
> > > > > the big guy up there in front of the room. Otherwise the
> > > > > suggestions were trivial, as if people did not know the
> > > > > antipathy old meditators have with the movement with the
> > > > > elephant sitting in the room. Two elephants actually.
> > > >
> > > > Buck, I'm going to have to call you on this one.
> > > >
> > > > If YOU were there, why didn't YOU speak up?
> > > >
> > > > The problems with the "dome program" are NOT because
> > > > of the people administrating them. They're caused by
> > > > the roomful of pussies to timid or too intimidated
> > > > to say something about the policies.
> > > >
> > > > Don't you DARE keep ranting about Bevan and his gang
> > > > if YOU didn't have the balls to say something when
> > > > offered the opportunity to do so.
> > >
> > > I'm mentioning this partly because of the chorus of
> > > laudations for the late LB Shriver. I never knew him,
> > > and his contributions to FFL were before my time. But
> > > I've noticed a tendency in some people checking in
> > > here to admire him for standing up to the "powers that
> > > be" and actually making some of his comments and
> > > criticisms in public.
> > >
> > > Which is admirable, except that the people applauding
> > > him for doing this don't seem to do this themselves.
> > > They bend over and take in the ass from the TMO
> > > policies, then grumble safely from behind pseudonyms
> > > about the perps not having used any K-Y, if they
> > > grumble at all.
> > >
> > > NOTHING will change about the TM movement until this
> > > codependent enabling stops. I've said it before and
> > > I'll probably say it again -- if you want a change to
> > > these discriminatory and probably illegal policies,
> > > TAKE IT TO THE PRESS. Go public, and go large.
> > >
> > > Nothing terrifies tyrants more than the things they're
> > > doing behind closed doors being made public. Nothing
> > > encourages them more to *continue* doing these things
> > > than a bunch of terrified sheep too timid to complain
> > > that the shepherds are buggering them.
> > >
> >
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