*> Nor, BTW, does the practice of TM have anything whatsoever * *> to do with what he doesn't like about us (our propensity to * *> criticize him).* *>* If you are for it, Barry is against it - doesn't matter if it's TM or Hillary, or whatever. You hurt him - he probably won't ever forget it, ever. It's going with him to his grave, thinking that old mean Judy hurt my feelings back in 1996.
On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 3:43 PM, <authfri...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > *I read through this again. I could find only three actual facts in it: > That I never became a TM teacher, that I never met Maharishi, and that I > live in New Jersey.* > > *Everything else is either a flat-out lie or a deliberate distortion. Or > it makes no sense.* > > > *Anyone who wants to ask me about any of these items is more than welcome; > I'll be happy to tell you what's wrong with it. (Barry knows already, so he > isn't eligible.) But I'm sorry, it's just too much of a bore to spend the > time fisking yet another long, dishonest post from Barry about me; I did > another one earlier today. I'm pretty sure most here know by now how Barry > twists and mutllates the truth from previous fisking jobs I've done on such > posts. This one's no different.* > > > *I would suggest (and in fact have done so several times) that what I and > other people don't like about Judy Stein has pretty much *everything* to do > with TM. And I defy her to present posts that disprove what she > characterizes as my "caricature" portrayal of her.* > > > > *What is inaccurate about her stooping to grade-school levels to demonize > a fellow TM supporter on this forum? She's been doing exactly that with > Share since pretty much the first day Share broke away from her clique and > started making her own decisions about who to like and who not to like on > this forum. What is inaccurate about linking Judy's ongoing persecution of > Share (literally *thousands* of posts by now trying to portray her as > stupid and a LIAR) to Judy's imaginary boyfriend and cult leader Robin > Carlsen? This persecution pretty much went into high gear when Share > reacted to being tormented by Robin and stood up for herself. And of course > this grade school behavior is not limited to Share -- just think of the > number of insulting "pet names" she's chosen to call people over the years, > from "Stupid Sal" to "Feebs" to...well, no need to list them...you remember > them all. * > > *Perhaps Judy would like to post a more "accurate" bio of herself to give > us a better picture of what *exactly* over 30 years of TM has done for her > and the major accomplishments it's enabled her to make.* > > *For example, is it NOT true that she's a 70+-year-old woman who spends > the vast majority of her time in her posts to Fairfield Life dumping on and > criticizing other people? Is it NOT true that she almost never posts > anything original or creative? What have her *accomplishments* been in > those 70+ years? It seems to me, based on what she has posted here and on > other forums, that they consist of living in a tiny apartment above a > garage in New Jersey, eking out a living correcting writing done by other > people, while never creating any of her own (except for her ongoing > "criticisms" on the Internet, of course). In all of that time, I don't > remember her ever having mentioned doing something with her "friends." Does > she even have any? In all of that time, I don't remember her ever having > mentioned doing anything for anyone else, other than write a check to a > charity. She *certainly* hasn't ever taught TM, because she was so busy > (presumably with "grading papers" and "correcting" other people on the > Internet) that she never became a teacher. She never met Maharishi, even > though she had decades of opportunity in which to do so. Another *thing I > don't think I've ever seen Judy deal with is what gives her the RIGHT to > pick an obvious "enemy" on forums like FFL and then stalk them for months > or years, claiming that it's all "criticism" and nothing more. Who ever > named her an official "critic?" Maybe she'd like to explain that in the > "bio" she's going to post now to "set things right." > > I would say that there is EVERY reason to consider the descriptions of her > above accurate. I would further suggest that there is EVERY reason to link > them to her TM practice. You know...the same practice that is supposed to > make one "more in tune with the laws of nature" and "more harmonious" and > such. TM is also supposed to make a person more happy and fulfilled, right? > Is there ANYONE here who would describe Judy Stein -- based on her posting > history here over the years -- as happy and fulfilled? ANYONE? > > One of the things that Judy might have learned if she had ever had what it > takes to become a TM teacher and then work for peanuts trying to teach it > full-time is that everything is Not About Her. Some of it is about helping > other people...or at least doing what one thinks at the time might help > other people. I defy her to post anything she has EVER done in her life > that fits into that category. > > Another thing she might have learned had she become a TM teacher is that > when you start becoming a "mouthpiece" for a spiritual technique or > tradition, the people you're preaching to trying to convince them it's of > value look at YOU as the EXAMPLE of what you're selling. You personify what > you're selling. While *claiming* that she's not a True Believer, Judy > *consistently* makes excuses for the bad behavior of the TM movement here, > and tries to sell it here. Why shouldn't the people she's trying to sell it > TO judge TM's worth based on HER behavior? > > ------------------------------ > *From:* "authfriend@..." <authfriend@...> > > *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 1, 2014 1:30 AM > *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] The Self Course Fairfield > > > *Barry's insulting caricatures of the people here he doesn't like (his > critics) are not, in fact, even remotely accurate. Nor, BTW, does the > practice of TM have anything whatsoever to do with what he doesn't like > about us (our propensity to criticize him).* > *Haven't you ever noticed that he has to deliberately make up things to > dump on?* > > >
