--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > While he's often right on, I think Jody (Guruphiliac) missed > the boat on this one. While the lawyer in question may be > Christian, what he's saying in his lawsuit is *correct*: > it's fuckin' inappropriate for *any* judge *anywhere* > to be able to compel *anyone* to practice *any* form of > meditation or spiritual practice for *any* reason. Period. > > Maharishi never got this, IMO because he's a control > freak who *already* believes that he should be able to > run the lives of his teachers the way *he* feels they > should be run. It's a short hop from believing that to > believing that he has the right to mandate the lifestyle > of everyone else in society. And he's on record as > believing that he *does* have that right, and that TM > *should* be mandated by governments. > > Talk about missing the point. Personally, I don't see > that much difference between Maharishi's stance on this > subject and that of the Ayatollahs in Iran or Afghanistan > who wish to "enforce" Islam, or that of religious fanatics > in every society and in every time who have felt they had > the right to impose their beliefs on others. > > The real issue is freedom of choice with regard to one's > spiritual or meditational practices. In my opinion, anyone > who is willing to take that freedom away from someone, while > claiming it's "for their own good," is on the same level as > the despot or dictator who would take away their physical > freedom. > > >
I thought that the defendents were usually given a choice of 2 sentences, one with meditation, and one without that has more 'traditional' punishment. Does anyone know for sure? 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/
