OK, looks like Rick was referring to Tredwell's specific claims, whatever they are. Still, to point out that Amma has a lot of critics is hardly to "cast aspersions" on her; it's just a matter of fact.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <authfriend@...> wrote : Except, of course, for the fact that Nabby is right. We've been hearing complaints about Amma here on FFL for years. I believe there's even an anti-Amma Yahoo Group. So it really is a little odd to see Rick saying Tredwell's is a "lone voice." Maybe Rick didn't express himself clearly; perhaps he'll explain further what he had in mind. Ah, the classic cultist response. If someone believes something you don't agree with about *your* spiritual teacher, cast aspersions on his teacher, or who you imagine his teacher is. Where this strategy falls flat is when dealing with people whose primary identification in life is *not* their spiritual teacher, or their former ones. Those whose lives still revolve around the people they consider their spiritual teachers never seem to get this. As far as I've been able to figure out, they simply cannot imagine life *without* having given oneself over to some spiritual teacher, so they cannot imagine others being able to do so. So they try to jab at them with taunts that would only be meaningful to cultists like themselves. It's kinda the Ultimate Projection. Go figure. :-) From: nablusoss1008 <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 28, 2014 7:34 PM Subject: RE: [FairfieldLife] Questions for Rick Lone critic ? Shows how blind you have become. Try Google for critics of Amma and you will have more than one hit, to say the least. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <rick@...> wrote : I’ve been following the whole thing. I wouldn’t say it’s all lies. The truth is never black and white. But unlike with MMY, Gail Treadwell seems to be a lone voice. Very little if any corroborating evidence for her most egregious accusations. Bronte Baxter, who posted on FFL for a while some years ago, was her editor, and has a bone to pick with Amma and with gurus in general.
