--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "markmeredith2002" > <markmeredith@> wrote: > > > > The options Judy lays out is that everyone must either accept > > MMY's claim that he is a "great rishi" and an authentic yogi > > and address him such or they're being disrepectful of him. > > To simply not view him as a great rishi, which according the > > spiritual texts I've read is quite an exclusive title, without > > any disrespect is not an option. This is a version of "if > > you're not with us, you're against us". It's the common > > attitude of authoritarian communities. > > That's a little harsh, Mark. After all, these are certified > "anti-TMers" Judy is talking about who refer to MMY that > way. We know this is true because she said it. > > It would only be "authoritarian" if these were real human > beings, with feelings, who deserve respect. But since that > is clearly not the case, those who know the Truth are > entitled to treat them with disrespect when they treat > MMY with disrespect by referring to him by his given name, > as if he were a normal human being. The noive of such > infidels... > > > To call MMY a bad name is disrespectful, to call him by his > > actual name is not. > > Just wait until they come up with an offical title for > Certified TM Apologist. I've heard that it will be some- > thing like Upholder Of Natural Law. Then if you don't use > that title here on FFL for those upon which it has been > conferred, you too will be deemed disrespectful and will > have earned your own title as an Official Anti-TMer. :-)
Oh please. We debated this long and hard over on Wikipedia. Even Andrew Skolnik agrees that the proper way to refer to a public flgure is with the name that 99.999% of the public knows him by. I.E., "Maharishi Mahesh Yogi," or "Maharishi." 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/
