FWIW, it seems to me that "my" Sanskrit versions of the suutras might be perhaps a bit more hmmm... effective than those in my own language. Haven't been able to figger out all the TMSP suutras in Sanskrit, though, e.g. XII.)
(My Sanskrit YF suutra is a "stripped-down" version of the original suutra, whereas those I've seen on the Net [minet.org?] seem to based rather on Bhoja's or Vyaasa's commentary...) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" <fintlewoodlewix@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@> wrote: > > > > How about you, Ann? Will you take a real stand? It's pretty easy and > > will only cost you a little time and effort. You can write Bevan an email > > telling him how you feel about what he did. You can write as a former > > student, as someone who has come to admire LB, as someone who thanks God > > when others take a real stand. Bevan's email address is available on the > > MUM website. Can you say with 100% certainty that your writing to him > > will not do some good?   > > My guess is that all this whining won't impress Bevan one bit. > > Thing is, you are on the greatest path, handed down from the great > holy tradition, life in perfect bliss and harmony with all the laws > of nature etc. Why would anyone want to dilute that by seeing other > scammers - sorry, saints. > > It's not much of a tribute to Marshy if all anyone wants to do > is grovel at the feet of some other guru who cannot possibly know > as much about enlightenment and how to gain it as the greatest > seer ever. > > And there's worse to come, what if someone goes to see another > teacher and he gets taught a technique that interferes with their > TMSP? What if that pollutes the dome atmosphere with people doing > other tehcniques (which has happened a lot)? What if everyone > else hears about it and goes somewhere else and you all miss a > lecture by Bevan? > > This is the sort of thing they will be thinking whenever they get > a letter about relaxing rules. It's their *job* to keep everyone > on the right path. They aren't interested in allocating similar > credence to other guru's, they don't want you to think it's a > level playing filed where everyone's teaching is a valid path. > Marshy spent a lot of time cultivating a superiority complex > in TM teachers. Going through the TMO is *supposed* to make you > think it's far and away the best thing going. Ever. > > I actually have a bit of sympathy for the TMO here, if I was > in charge I'd be keen to see everyone staying in the one boat > rather than jumping about and becoming less single pointed > about following the teaching. There isn't enough time to do > other things properly. If you really believe TM is the best you > won't want to see your flock going elsewhere. Marshy's warning > that the technique will be lost is probably ringing in Bevans > ears every time he hears the words FFL. > > What they should be wondering is why so many want to see other teachers but > what they will think is that everyone is just "unstressing" and should just > do more asanas until it passes. > > As they say when you move to Skelmersdale: we are happy for you > to explore other teachings, just don't do it here! > > > ________________________________ > > From: Ann <awoelflebater@> > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2013 1:15 PM > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Fwd: Invitation: July 7-21 Governors Assembly > > at MUM Fairfield > > > > > > > >  > > Thank God for those who will take a real stand. > > > > > > > > > > > > Back to the subject of protesting the seeming injustices - if the > > > limitations bother some people so much then eventually this is going to > > > take > > > it's toll and sooner or later people who resent having their lives > > > dictated > > > to them regarding what they can do or not do, see or not see, read or not > > > read, attend or not attend is going to have to be resolved one way or > > > another. I still say organization is a really good way to go. If you fear > > > making a stand all by your little lonesome then assemble with your friends > > > and like-minded people who can create a bigger force, a movement with some > > > clout. > > > > > > What I have a problem with is those who complain and whine and wish it > > > could > > > be different but don't engage in the actual activities that could bring > > > this > > > about. On the other hand, maybe give up the 'saints' and focus on TM. You > > > either have to come together to change the system in great numbers or > > > you're > > > going to have to accept Movement policy. > > > > > > > > > > > > The TMO has used a divide and subjugate approach all along. Individuals > > > are > > > afraid of getting kicked out, so they toe the line, or sneak around. If > > > everyone, as a body, were to say "bug off. We're grownups. Kick us all out > > > if you want to, but we're not going to be told what we may or may not do > > > in > > > our private lives", the movement would be faced with the choice of backing > > > down or losing the majority of its participants and donors. But cults > > > operate on the basis of "group think". They rely upon and try to reinforce > > > people's lemming-like tendencies. So the way it's unfolded here, people > > > have > > > grown up individually and left the incubator when they felt hatched enough > > > to do so. Fairfield has a large and growing eclectic, free-thinking > > > spiritual community outside of the TMO. Even some within the TMO seem to > > > be > > > recognizing that that's a healthy thing (e.g., Hagelin speaking at > > > conferences), but they are always counterbalanced by more conservative > > > forces who think they are protecting the movement, while in fact they are > > > diminishing and isolating it. > > > > > >
