Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: the false guru test

[Vaj]

On Dec 23, 2005, at 6:01 PM, feste37 wrote: You're evading the point and also attributing to me an argument I never put  forward.  No, merely pointing out the absurdity of M's "generosity". It's an open question as far as I'm concerned whether he has helped the lives of the others close to him more than harming lives. It seems to me the ones farther away (or who have left) from him are doing better. I would be interested in one article in recent years--just one (or more if they exist)--of one person outside the TMO mentioning the word "generosity" or "compassion" in regards to M. My guess would be most if not all positive media feedback regarding him and his movement are due to the significant and non-ending efforts of his own PR machine. The bizarre thing is, even the entry level meditators are conditioned to be PR generators (able to cite questionable science to support claims, etc) from the very first lecture on. And once your on the mailing list... --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: This is not the case--but I honestly don't think you'll convince many   people at all that if you give money to Mahesh or practice his   McMeditation you're going to stop tsunamis. On Dec 23, 2005, at 3:19 PM, feste37 wrote: Generosity is the giving of your time and talents to help improve   the lives of others. I would say MMY passes that test to all but the most   cynical observers. It seems that you see no value  at all in what he has done. I would   call you a TN (true nonbeliever), which is a bit like being a TB in the sense   that you have to ignore huge swaths of evidence in order to maintain your point   of view, come hell or high water. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' SPONSORED LINKS Maharishi university of management Maharishi mahesh yogi Ramana maharshi YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "FairfieldLife" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.