--- In [email protected], Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > on 4/17/06 1:27 AM, TurquoiseB at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I stand by my original point -- ANYONE who can justify > > *forcing* people to follow his or her spiritual beliefs, > > for *ANY* reason, has crossed a boundary from inspired > > believer into the realm of dangerous fanatic. Maharishi > > crossed that boundary many years ago. > > I missed the post about the Catholic Church forcing people to attend mass, > and about the comparison with the TMO, if that was made, but Maharishi did > used to "joke" about forcing people to meditate. I think it was during the > Wilshire-Ebell lectures in LA back in 1968 or so in which he talked about > meditation police who would apprehend people on the street who appeared > unhappy. Also, his courting of dictators implies something of this nature. > He obviously wanted the dictators to get all their people to meditate. He > must have considered how they would go about doing this. There have been > many attempts to get large numbers to meditate in factories, schools, etc., > in which the actually willingness of individuals to go along with the plan > was the last thing on his mind. >
Huh. According to Farohk, the implementation of TM in the prison system in Senegal was 100% voluntary, and he and the other TM teachers spent many hours answering everyone's questions about it before everyone agreed to start. 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/
