On 11/18/2014 09:17 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com
[FairfieldLife] wrote:
*From:* "Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]"
<FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
On 11/18/2014 04:26 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com
<mailto:turquoi...@yahoo.com> [FairfieldLife] wrote:
*/It's not so much a rumor, more of a sales pitch or claim, but I've
always gotten a chuckle from "TM is the fastest path to enlightenment
on the planet," coming from an organization that in over 50 years has
been unable to produce even a single person they can point at and
say, "This person is enlightened, and got that way as a result of
practicing TM."/*
What organization does?
*/Just to make a point about the kinds of bullshit humans are willing
to accept, think about the TM sales pitch for enlightenment, compared
to almost anything else being sold on this planet:/*
*/
/*
*/-- "So, that's your introductory lecture. Just sign here, pay us
your $75, and we promise you that you will be fully enlightened in
five years." /(Please note that this actually *happened* with the TM
movement.)*
*/
/*
*/-- "Sounds good, but looking into my crystal ball that shows me the
future, I can see that what you're trying to sell me isn't going to
cost me only $75, but tens of thousands of dollars over 30 or 40
years, to pay for all the extra courses and 'add-ons' you'll try to
sell me. What can you show me to convince me that this 'enlightenment'
you're trying to sell me will actually occur, and that if it does,
it's worth it?/*
*/
/*
*/-- "Well, you just have to trust us. Give us your money now, and in
5 to 8 years (ooops, sorry about that) you'll be enlightened. And
you've heard the lectures -- when you're enlightened, you'll be able
to know everything and have everything you want just by wanting it.
Isn't that worth the hundreds of thousands of dollars (ooops again)
you'll wind up paying us?"/*
*/
/*
*/-- "It *might* be worth it, but what can you show me to prove to me
that this 'enlightenment' you're selling me actually exists? For
example, there are many people here in the room today who have been
practicing TM for more than 8 years, the maximum time you say it will
take to become enlightened. Point out the ones who are enlightened,
and let me talk to them to figure out if this is all going to be worth
it."/*
*/
/*
*/-- "Sorry. <insert reverential tone of bullshit here> 'We don't talk
about our individual state of consciousness.'"/*
*/
/*
*/-- "WTF? So you're saying that I just have to TRUST you about all
this enlightenment stuff, and you are NEVER going to show me anyone
who you can guarantee has achieved it?"/*
*/
/*
*/-- "That's right."/*
*/
/*
*/-- "You DO know that this is insane, right? Promising the 'fastest
path' to something you'll later refuse to ever produce?"/*
*/
/*
*/-- "You think WE'RE insane? Talk to the millions of people who
bought this exact sales pitch hook, line, and sinker."
/*
*/
/*
*/:-)/*
It's a "path to enlightenment" but my point was that no organization I
know of guarantees it. You can't. It even goes against TM teaching
because one's progress is dependent on the state of their nervous
system. And by no means would it be the fastest. It really is just a
meditation for the masses. It's nothing special other than it was
probably better organized than some of the other front runners.
