--- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "jyouells2000" <jyouells@> > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "anonyff" <anonyff@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Judy, I did not think your point was the taking on of the > dharma of > > > > another, > > > > > > OK, I wasn't sure. > > > > > > but I do think there are some similarities between attuning > > > > one's mind/consciousness to the mind/consciousness of another, > > > > whether or not the intent is the taking on of their dharma. I > don't > > > > see how the two cannot become commingled once one "attunes" one > > > > mind/consciousness to that of another. > > > > > > I'm sure that *can* happen, but my guess is that if > > > it's done "right," it doesn't. > > > > > > I should think that since the whole process is about > > > giving up one's own will, it rules out what's involved > > > in taking on someone else's dharma; the two seem to me > > > to be incompatible. > > > > > > > Re: your second point, I have tried, with some degree of > success, > > > > to look at the 20+ years within the TM org. as a "learning > > > > experience." There's certainly nothing I can do to recapture > any of > > > > them. It still seems such a shame that so many intelligent, > well- > > > > meaning people spent so many years of their lives, some are > still > > > > deeply entrenched, and end up, after so many years, with little > to > > > > show for the years. And I'm not even talking about anything > fancy, > > > > I'm talking the very basics, such as a decent place to live, a > > > > decent car to get around, the ability to pay for repairs as > needed. > > > > Even more, though, as many of us are now in our late 50s (and > > > > beyone) I'm talking about the ability to go out of life with > some > > > > dignity. > > > > > > Well, I certainly wish you the best in attaining that > > > dignity, whether it's via material support or inner > > > strength and tranquility, or preferably both. It's just > > > that in my own experience, the less I dwell on what a > > > shame this or that was in my life, the more resources > > > I have to face whatever is going on now. > > > > > > But I don't think it hurts to vent on occasion! > > > > > > > There were many implicit and explicit promises made and many other > > carrots dangled. The movement leaned hard on devotion and service to > > the nobelest of causes. In light of recertification and rajas, some > of > > it is much less ethical than the nastiest of business scandals. The > > venting is a minor thing, for sure. > > > > JohnY > > > > REcertification and rajas are less ethical than the neastiest of > business scandals?
Less ethical because they took advantage of good will, sort of like defrauding the Make a Wish Foundation. JohnY ------------------------ 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/
