On 09/19/2013 09:38 AM, punditster wrote:
Bhairitu: > I also thought it was crazy that they tested people > for the checking notes and puja memorization when > rounds were at the high point... > When on a meditation course to become TM teachers I would think that as prospective teachers you'd be checked every day at least.
To attend TTC you had to have passed the checking notes. By the time I went to TTC I had checked over 200 people. This wasn't the attendee getting checked, Richard. It was testing you for the notes. We had to go check someone with a course leader making sure you didn't get even "one word" wrong.
If someone was "twitching uncontrollably", do you think they'd pass a simple TM checking procedure?
Twitching is often just a blockage working it's way out. Just like a muscle spasm. The roughness on courses was more mental.
Go figure. > On 09/19/2013 08:44 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson <mjackson74@> > > wrote: > > > > > > So during the course nothing substantive was done for > > > these folks? I mean beyond telling them to do more > > > asanas or something? > > > > Depends on the course. On small ATR courses, no > > nothing in particular was really done. On larger > > courses, they might have been referred to one of > > the resident quacks...uh...I mean doctors. > > > > But it was clear that no real effort was made to > > help any of these people who were twitching > > uncontrollably or having symptoms that looked > > for all the world like Tourette syndrome or > > worse, because the prevailing myth was always > > "TM is 100% life supporting." No one was willing > > to go up against that and add, "...for many > > people, but for others, it may cause problems." > > > > Anyone I ever spoke to who was going through this > > commented on the "Blame the victim" mentality they > > were exposed to. It was always, "What are YOU > > doing wrong that this is happening to you? We > > all 'know' that it 'shouldn't' be happening." > > >
