--- In [email protected], "jyouells2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "mainstream20016" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], Rick Archer > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > on 1/17/06 3:59 PM, jyouells2000 at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >>> > > > >>> Isn't there SOMEONE around him willing to say: Hey, Maharishi, can > > > >>> we get around to teaching TM sometime soon so we can spiritually > > > >>> regenerate the world? > > > >> > > > >> Say something like that and you're out on your ass. Not just > because the > > > >> yes-men want it that way. Because Maharishi does. He made the > yes men, > > > >> allowed them to be close to him, and distanced or banished everyone > > > > else. > > > >> > > > > > > > > As soon as they stop saying 'yes', they're history. Charlie, Jerry, > > > > Domash, Donahue, Chopra.... Haeglin, not yet, but he's salaried. > Isn't > > > > it odd that no one stayed.... > > > > > > True. They all became a bit too "independent" in their thinking. > > > > > > > mainstream20016 writes: > > Despite the consistent disappointments delivered to TMers via > the TMO (MMY), I think > > that MMY and his organization have accomplished a great deal in > their 50 year history. > > Many, many thousands of persons have contributed to the > achievements, from TM > > teachers, TMO institution staff, and regular CPs who chose to spend > their time and > > resources on TMO courses rather than on some secular activity that > would not have > > accrued benefit to the TMO.- Overall, a collective effort of > tremendous aggregate value > > has been placed into the TMO. > > Many talented individuals who contributed much to MMY and > the TMO have found > > they're not needed any longer by MMY and the TMO, much like any > other organization that > > experiences defections when the individual's needs don't match the > organization's needs > > for full commitment to the organization's direction. > > FFLife displays a stream of criticism directed against MMY and > the TMO. I reflect on > > the criticism, and often concur that I, too, might do things > differently than MMY and the > > TMO have decided. Yet, I reserve overt verbal judgement against MMY > and the TMO as I > > ponder whether I really would do differently were I in their shoes. > I think about the ways > > of the world, about MMYs legendary negotiating moves, etc. yet > appreciate his dogged > > insistence to achieve the better result to advance his > organization's interests. > > Of course, it would be wonderful if MMY and the TMO were > beyond reproach by any > > measure. The world is a huge system that demands proof of the > validity of any idea or > > proposal before embracing the idea or proposal. MMY and the TMO are > constantly having > > to validate their ideas and proposals to a highly skeptical world. > I find scant evidence of > > others' efforts doing anywhere nearly as well as MMY and the TMO in > trying to do the > > greatest good possible with what they have had to offer. > > So go ahead, continue with critique of every possible aspect > of MMY and the TMO. > > Oh, and by the way, would you mind contrasting their foibles by > occasionally providing > > evidence of your own outstanding accomplishments in providing what > you have to offer > > the world for the greatest good possible ? > > > You're exactly right about the tremendous accomplishment and the > change in collective consciousness brought about by the TMO at it's > best. The contributions of 100's of thousands working to bring simple > consciousness closer to the surface. It's just not available now. > That's the point. > > JohnY > Far more than foibles, it's the corruption of a vision that was the driving force in many, many lives.
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