On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 10:59 AM, Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> > > Yes, I always found the media presentations of the movement made me > cringe. A complete lack of awareness of how ordinary people think, totally > unslick. > > *Maybe I'm not understanding what "media presentations" you're talking about. It's pretty impressive to get your name mentioned in almost every newspaper in the world and your picture on the cover of Post, Pageant, Time magazine and your meditation technique mentioned in Science.* > > But then a strong belief system makes one unaware of other viewpoints. > > *Maybe that's what prevents you from appreciating the genius of the MMY PR machine: TM is now the most popular meditation technique in the history of the yoga tradition. Go figure.* > > > Below, > > Non sequitur. > > how Pachelbel's Canon probably sounded at the time he wrote it, a much > more sprightly piece than the modernised, romanticised version that is > popular. It was originally followed by a Gigue (absent from the recording > linked to here). It was originally written for three violins and continuo > (bass instruments like violoncello, violone, harpsichord, therobo, as was > available). As you compose, you might find this interesting. > > Pachelbel's Canon in D Major (Musica Antiqua Köln) > <http://youtu.be/MtZjROpBReM> > > > [image: image] <http://youtu.be/MtZjROpBReM> > > > > > > Pachelbel's Canon in D Major (Musica Antiqua Köln) > <http://youtu.be/MtZjROpBReM> > View on youtu.be <http://youtu.be/MtZjROpBReM> > Preview by Yahoo > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* "fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" < > FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> > *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 17, 2014 3:33 PM > *Subject:* [FairfieldLife] Re: TM and the Media, was Established in > Being, let anger take over > > > They are finally improving, with the current wave of celebrity interest, > but the TMO has ALWAYS, imo, been a public relations disaster, hands-down. > Maharishi must have designed it that way. Elephants, bagpipes, the cream > colored suits, awkward haircuts, overly soft speech, saris, that > overwhelming amount of gold script, with gold borders, on cream and rose > background, accompanying every news release, "the ads", raja crowns and > robes, the endless pachelbel's canon - every bit of it still makes some of > us bristle. > Unlike anything that came before - Unique, though pretty dorky in much of > its execution. Seems like Maharishi was trying to bust some boundaries, > and even long after his death, it looks like he is succeeding. > > >
