--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, gullible fool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > That's really the issue, isn't it? > > I have a friend in the London area who is an Amma > devotee, but not the type of western Amma devotee who > dresses in white asana clothes and refers to herself > by an Amma-given Indian spiritual name, as most of the > other hard-core devotees seem to do. Other Amma > devotees have gotten on her case and suggested to her > than she act more Indian. This is particularly ironic > because she is Indian, living her entire life in > England, but with parents who emigrated there from > India.
Yup. It's basically *fashion*, not much different from those who feel their ass looks better in a pair of jeans if those jeans have the "right" designer's name on the butt. :-) Gotta have your uniform. White suits or Raja outfits for the guys, saris for the women. *That's* the way we demonstrate to the world that we're Just Folks, just like them, and understand their needs and desires. Back when I was a full-time TM teacher, including the whole period when I was a State Coordinator and worked for TM National, my personal bit of rebellion was in terms of poking fun at the "uniform" of the times for TM guys, business suits. I had to wear them, but nobody had said anything definitive about the choice of TIE one wore with the suit. As a result, I had a bunch of ties with naked women on them. They were tasteful...Art Nouveau prints, or ties based on famous paintings, not sleazy...but they were naked women nonetheless. I wore them constantly, and no one ever said anything about any of them. These days I doubt I'd be allowed in the room. ------------------------ 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/
