--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Irmeli Mattsson" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > Quite honestly I learn more from just neutrally observing what > is > > > reported about him, and listening to him, than I do by engaging > in > > > discussions about whether it means this or that, or attaching > myself > > > to one opinion or another. So far, so good. > > > > > > > **** > > That is a good position to be in. I had that kind of position in > > relation to TMO and MMY for almost 30 years, just observing them > and > > keeping a certain distance. I very seldom expressed my critical > > thoughts aloud. That made possible for me to learn many things > through > > that organization. > > This silence didn't make critical thoughts go away though. All that > > happened was that I talked less with TMO people and rarely engaged > > with them in serious discussions. I just talked with them about > safer > > topics like food, health, weather etc. > > > > Irmeli > > > Yep. Actually if I had any critical thoughts regarding Maharishi I'd > probably voice them. As for the TMO, I have no dealings with them or > thoughts of them at all. > > I enjoy this forum most of all to be able to talk openly about > realization, consciousness, and experiences; things that are not > easy to speak about in any depth elsewhere. > **** I wonder if a position really is neutral, when no critical voices arise? Neutrality is for me a ground, where all voices are recognized and allowed.
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