--- shempmcgurk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- In [email protected], bbrigante > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], Rick Archer > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > on 12/26/05 6:55 PM, bbrigante at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > *********** > > > > > > > > Prez Carter (he of the faith-healing sister > who was himself an > > > > evangelical Christian: > http://www.alternet.org/story/18378/ ) > was > > > > clearly an enemy of the TMO, so it's not much > of a stretch to > > > > understand that he probably ordered the CIA to > keep an eye on > or > > > > destabilize the movement -- the CIA does what > the Prez wants, > > from > > > > invading Cuba in the Bay of Pigs to > destabilizing Chile, and > > > > Carter's animus towards the TMO is documented > well enough in > his > > > > meeting with Maharishi in the Georgia > governor's office. > > > > > > According to Dr. Margaret Brenman-Gibson, who > had a close friend > > in Carter's > > > inner circle, he vowed privately while > campaigning that if > > elected, he would > > > do everything in his power to thwart the TMO. > Margaret was > married > > to the > > > playwright William Gibson (The Miracle Worker) > and was a > > psychiatrist who > > > often spoke at TM conferences in the 70's. > > > > > > > *************** > > > > Gibson wrote that book "A season in Heaven" about > his experiences > on > > a TM teacher course: > > > > > http://www-tech.mit.edu/archives/VOL_095/TECH_V095_S0087_P008.txt > > > > A Season in Heaven, William Gibson, > > Atheneum, 1974, 182 pages, $6.95 > > > > > > "William Gibson subtitles his work, > > "being the log of an expedition after that > > legendary beast, cosmic consciousness," > > Within that subtitle lie both the strength > > and the weakness of the book. > > A Season in Heaven is well described > > as a log. It is a thorough description of > > the events, and more importantly of > > Gibson's reflections on those events, > > during his stay at Maharishi International > > University in Spain. He had come to > > Spain with his 'family to' visit his son > > studying Transcendental Meditation under > > the Maharishi; and he decided to stay and > > study himself." > > > > ...read it about 25 years ago and enjoyed > it...thought it to be the > best TM book I've ever read... I agree. It was fun having been there and reading about the same experiences through his eyes. He was a good guy. Good ironic sense of humor. He'd fit well in FFL! > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > --------------------~--> > Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and > poor with hope and healing > http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > __________________________________ Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year. http://brand.yahoo.com/cybergivingweek2005/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
