---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <mjackson74@...> wrote : At least they are addressing the issue.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <sa...@yahoogroups.com> wrote : Not really addressing it though, this reads more like that article on Scientology that Turq posted a few days ago. Maybe it's time to show some credentials instead of just making up TMO status claims. You seem never to have taken any instruction in Buddhist mindfullness. I'm beginning to think that both you and MJ never were instructed in TM, or if you were, that you failed to understand how to do a simple meditation practice. It's not that complicated. In particular the chapter on how they cover up the homophobia that was a major part of Hubbard's teaching and is apparently caused by subconscious "stress" that could be relieved by Scientology auditing. If you're not willing to get checked or be audited, you could at least visit a cult-exit counselor. Go figure. They cope with that intellectual and therapeutic error nowadays by denying that Hubbard ever said it, and they have the tapes to prove it - not that you'll ever hear them - but it's all in the books in black and white. Non sequitur. In the same way, TM being the cure for all psychiatric problems is a major part of Marshy's teaching and forms a chapter of its own in his main book "The Science of Being and Art of Living". Seeing a counsellor was actively discouraged and the techniques they employ were rubbished as being "shallow" compared to TM which deals with problems from the infinitely powerful level of the unified field. Non sequitur. But it's good the TMO is climbing down from that demonstrable absurdity, sooner or later everyone knows someone with mental health problems or has them themselves, what they were telling us clearly wasn't true. But the trouble for them in future is that once you start questioning hallowed teaching you can't just stop with one example. Sooner or later someone is going to put other aspects of the teaching under the microscope, this will be seen as a "bad thing" at first and will face the usual denial and counter activism, until the evidence becomes too well known for them to hide behind the "knowledge" any longer and more caveats and contradictory clarifications will be published. Non sequitur. But it isn't a bad thing as it's how knowledge - genuine knowledge and not religious dogma - progresses. Someone has an idea and it gets tested for accuracy and is either accepted or rejected or modified depending on how well it stands up to scrutiny. Nothing to be scared of but it will be interesting to watch how the TMO adapts to a reformation, especially one caused by the scientific processes they were hoping would ultimately justify their beliefs as revealed to them by Marshy. Non sequitur. Which sacred cow will be next? Non sequitur. This is straight off the MUM web page for faculty. What does it mean when someone practicing the TM technique develops a mental illness or commits suicide? It does not mean the technique does not work. The TM program is neither an instant nor a stand-alone cure for all the illnesses people may suffer, nor is it represented as such. People may be born with certain conditions, stresses, and susceptibilities that emerge at various stages in their lives. As published research has indicated, the TM technique triggers a global repair mechanism in the physiology and psychology of everyone — but it cannot be predicted how, when, or to what degree the benefits of the TM program will unfold for a particular individual.
