--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Kenny H" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" > > <j_alexander_stanley@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Any news, observations? > > > > > > I went to see her for the first time during her first ever stop in > > > Iowa, however many years ago that was. I'm not at all wired for > > > devotion to and worship of gurus, saints, etc., so the whole > > > experience was very underwhelming (except for the Indian lunch, > > > which was quite good). > > > > > > Having undergone so much transformation since her first visit, I > > > decided to go back and see how I'd react now. I was again > > > underwhelmed by the hug, but I could appreciate the heart value > > > of the gathering, and I was not inclined to make snarky, cynical > > > comments about it like I was the first time. And, again, the > > > Indian lunch was delicious. > > > > > > If I could structure an Ammachi experience according to my own > > > desires, I'd replace the hug with an equal amount of time just > > > gazing directly into her eyes (i.e., like Waking Down's gazing > > > meditation). > > > > Thanks for the honest apraisal. It's not something > > we've come to expect from anyone with a TM history. > > > > You know, Barry, I believe you say these kinds of things to see just > how many people you can involve in lengthy argumentative diatribes. I > am not going to get suckered in past this post. > > An old long-time friend of yours from Rama, who is a really long- time > friend of mine, recently told me that you really do seem to like to > argue. > > I can see it clearly now. It's like when my parents finally got > divorced and I would visit each separately. I discovered that one > parent had done a brilliant job at manipulating popular opinion > against the other. When they were no longer together, it was amazing > to find that the one who had done the manipulating against the other > was far more responsible than we were all led to believe. > > Your comment seems purposefully inflammatory. > > KH > If we can push against something, it reassures us we exist.
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