--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "jyouells2000" <jyouells@> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "uns_tressor" <uns_tressor@> > > wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], "nablus108" <nablus108@> wrote: > > > > > > > > When Maharishi postulated his ideas about the CIA infiltrating > > > > the Movement in the '70s he commented that their agenda is; > > > > divide, divide, divide... > > > > He was just projecting... > > Actually, he was doing what spiritual teachers have > done for eons when the predicted results of their > teachings don't work out as quite promised. That > is, he was trying to create a sense of 'group > identity' based on paranoia -- us vs. them -- to > replace the sense of group identity that would have > developed naturally if people had been realizing > enlightenment as predicted, or even having strong > and consistent spiritual experiences. > > You see it in many spiritual trips, especially > around the 'seven-year mark' of the tradition's > popularity. It's that point at which people start > to wonder whether it's all been worth it for them. > If a lot of them are starting to realize that the > 'payoff' isn't quite what was promised, one of the > first tricks trotted out by the spiritual teachers > is the 'us vs. them' thang. Works every time, too, > because it appeals to the part of every seeker > that wants to feel important, snd worthy of > persecution. >
Yup, I was rifting on the 'divide, divide, divide' comment when I signed as His Excellency, JohnY (but it just flew by...) And I actually thought that a joke was being made when someone called the TSA folks cultureless for pulling his friend out of line 'with an OM tatoo' but that was just momentary smile too... JohnY ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/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/
