--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Bill (William)Simmons" > <unclewas@> wrote: > > > > Thank you Sal. > > > > There seems to be an addiction to the flying thing. She told me > > many times things like. > > > > I wouldn't be alive without it. > > > > I can't get through the day without it. > > > > It is the most important thing in my life. > > > > I don't want to work I just want to meditate. > > > > Meditation is the answer to everything. > > > > She admits to being addicted to it and I have witnessed the > > increased stress levels and nervousness if she doesn't have > > her "daily fix". Irratibility, nervousness, short tempered. Almost > > like a drug addict going through withdrawls. > > What was she like before she learned TM? > > > Hell I dpicked her up from Huntsville Ontario once, at Maharishi > > site up here in Canada and the whole three hour car ride home it > > seemed like she was spaced out and everything was ,,,Maharishi > > says,,,Maharishi says,,,Maharishi says,,,as if totally brain washed > > and programmed. > > How can you tell the difference between someone > who is totally brainwashed and programmed and > somebody who is so excited by something they've > just learned they can't stop talking about it? > > > I've been reading a lot of internet sites of former TM teachers, > > governors etc and a couple sites including one posting the results > > of a German Youth Ministry Study on the affects of long term hard > > core TM brand meditation and it doesn't sound like the "simple > > relaxation technique this Maharishi guy sells. > > Just for the record, the "German study" is a > complete crock. If you're interested to know > more, do a search on Google Groups in the group > alt.meditation.transcendental for "German study." > > For that matter, practically everything you'll > find on Trancenet is dubious in one way or the > other. Not a reliable source of information on > TM. > > > I'm reminded of the drug pusher who offers a kid his > > first "Toke',,,Hey its good for you, it'll chill you out,,,and then > > slowly he sucks you into harder core drugs like the "yogic flying" > > er levitating,,,er hopping. > > Most people just learn TM and go away and > practice it on their own without going any > further or becoming involved in the TM > organization. > > It's also entirely possible to learn the > TM-Sidhis and/or become involved with the TM > organization without getting into a cultlike > relationship with it. > > Some people seem to need to establish a > cultlike relationship with the TMO, and > unfortunately the TMO doesn't do anything > to discourage that.
Well said. And the above three paragraphs sums up how people like this person's girlfriend get involved in what I can only call the TM Cult. Which, as Judy points out, really doesn't have anything to do with TM. Indeed, I would say it's an aberration that attracts the wrong kind of people and because it is NOT discouraged by the TMO, becomes a haven for people who don't have a good grip on reality. And that's why the TMO has become a cult. If it wasn't the people around MMY would have protested in no uncertain terms all the "off the program" directions he has taken since about 1977. > > > When I first started dating me > > Freudian slip?? > > she was absolutely convinced > > she "levitated" meanwhile I'm down stairs listening to the floor > > upstairs squeak like hell as she bounced up and down on the bed. > > One things for certain,,,she's got great thigh muscle development. > > I kind of doubt she believed she was actually > levitating beyond the "first stage" (hopping) > of Yogic Flying. > 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/
