Must be a "cult" as they are bowing down, burning incense and such. :-D
On 06/12/2015 07:10 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com
[FairfieldLife] wrote:
*/I *get* it that people don't feel that this *ostensibly* spiritual
group is very spiritual. However, I think that the way some of them
are going about trying to make it more spiritual is not going to
achieve what they want.
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*/Take the issue of "group behavior in Fairfield." For decades the TMO
and individuals in it have attempted to FORCE people to act the way
they want them to. They've banned people from the domes, kept people
from going to courses or getting advanced techniques, and done all
sorts of things to try to 1) put the blame for why Fairfield didn't
feel as "spiritual" as they wanted to be, in the *ways* they wanted it
to be on a small group of people, and 2) PUNISH those people as a
means of "solving the problem."
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*/I sadly think that Doug -- a one-time VICTIM of such policies in
Fairfield -- thinks that's the way he has to "solve the problem" of
Fairfield Life not being as spiritual as he wants it to be, in the
*ways* he wants it to be. Most of what he's said so far about his view
of what "moderation" is involves PUNISHING someone for "not acting
right."
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*/Even in terms of TM philosophy this is dumb. You don't dispel
darkness by shoveling out the dark; you add some light.
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*/Fascinatingly, the very people who have spent the most time
complaining that FFL isn't "spiritual enough" for them have done
NOTHING to bring any actual spirituality to the place by posting
something spiritual themselves. Meanwhile, many of the people they
*blame* for things have posted and discussed any number of spiritual
topics. Go figure.
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*/Here's a short video (only 3:26) about someone who took another path
to solve the problem of people not treating a place with the respect
he thought it deserved. The local city had already tried the "Fix
blame and PUNISH the offenders" route, and it accomplished absolutely
nothing. He took a different approach:/*
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