--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" <jyouells@> > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" > > > > > <shempmcgurk@> wrote: > > > > > > > > TorquiseB writes: snipped > > > > > > > > Whatever the specifics were, the bottom line was always > > > > > > > > the same -- pretense. Pretending that the actuality of > > > > > > > > the life of a TMer conformed to Maharishi's claims of > > > > > > > > what the life of a TMer should be. And woe be unto him > > > > > > > > who pulls back the curtain on that pretense and reveals > > > > > > > > it for what it is. > > > > > > > > > > > > You really should qualify your use of the term "TMer", > > TorquiseB. > > > > > > > > > > > > I think it should read "TMOer" because that's really what > > you > > > > > > are referring to: someone in the TM organisation that takes > > > > > > instructions from the TMO and MMY. > > > > > > > > > > > > That's NOT a TMer: a TMer is one who practises the TM > > program > > > > > > and doesn't follow a guru nor is involved in the TMO. > > > > > > > > > > That's actually a good point, and I agree with it. > > > > > > > > > > However, it should be obvious from a few people > > > > > here that you don't actually have to have any > > > > > position within the TM organization to be as > > > > > much of a True Believer as those who are. In > > > > > fact, I think that sometimes it actually *helps* > > > > > to perpetuate one's illusions about Maharishi > > > > > to have never met him, or even seen him, except > > > > > on videotape. > > > > > > > > > > > > > I would suspect though that the vast majority of people that > > > > practise the TM technique are NOT associated with the TMO or MMY > > in > > > > any way, shape or form. > > > > > > > > Although I have no statistics to rely on, we all know that > > hundreds > > > > of thousands of Americans -- as well as others across the world - > > - > > > > did indeed start TM in the '70s and '80s and at least some are > > still > > > > practising it. These people are NOT TBers. > > > > > > > > > > Do you think there are 20,000 still meditating in the US and > > Canada? > > > > > > JohnY > > > > > > > > At any given time? > > > > Yes, I do. > > Charlie Lutes used to say that he thought there were about 25,000. > It would be very difficult to know. What makes you think that there > are 20,000 still meditating? I could only make a guess....
Guesstimate. > > > JohnY > 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/
