--- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Bill's next two first dates: > > Bill "So what do you think about these yogic flyers for world peace I > saw in the paper?" > > Date "Oh my God I am a yogic flyer, I was on that course and it > filled me with bliss!" > > Bill "Waiter, check please". (sound of tires squealing all the way out > of the parking lot.) > > Next women: > > Bill "So what do you think about these yogic flyers for world peace I > saw in the paper?" > > Date "Yogurt what?" > > Bill "Oh never mind, please tell me about where you grew up?"
In light of Bill's last post, the conversation would go like this: Bill: "Do you think celibacy is necessary to achieve ultimate enlightenment? Date: "What's celibacy?" Bill: "Waiter, check please." (sound of tires squealing all the way out of the parking lot...but Date is with him). > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Bill (William)Simmons" > <unclewas@> wrote: > > > > > > That's ok,,,I am certainly accustomed to defensiveness both passive > > and agressive when speaking about TM with TM'rs > > > > > > > > > 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? > > > > Personally, when I am excited about something I have experienced I > > speak in terms of "I" and "we" but in the case in point it was > > all "Maharishi,,,Maharishi,,,Maharishi. Indicating an almost absence > > of self awareness and identity. Only Maharishi existed,,,only his > > word, his thoughts, his ideals,,,truely frightening that one person, > > a simple man who bleeds like the rest of us,,,eats like the rest of > > us and excretes bodily wastes like the rest of us could be looked > > upon as different. > > > > But then I have walked through the halls of his Center of > > Enlightenment in Huntsville. Dingy, old, smells of mould, paint > > pealing off the walls. Kitchen appliances that look like fire > > hazards. It seemed totally void of life joy or happiness. I felt > > like I was walking through a morgue. No plants, no flowers only > > picture after endless picture of Maharishi himself on the walls. > > > > > > 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." > > > > Ah yes an impartial government study is a crock. Well I don't think > > the German courts share you view. Can you tell me who set up and who > > sponsored the site you have recommended? > > > > > > 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 have been to far more sites then Trancenet but thank you for your > > advice. > > > > > > 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. > > > > Absolutely and I couldn't agree more with these statements. In fact > > I meditate myself,,,regularly. But its not just the cult like > > mentality referring to the TMO it is also the "worshipping" of a > > man, that man being Maharishi. He's just a man who has made billions > > selling a customised version of Hinduism. And there's nothing wrong > > with that. Just be honest and call it what it is. > > > > > > When I first started dating me > > > > > > Freudian slip?? > > > > More like a reality check,,,in the final analysis I was dating > > myself. Her mind was no where to be found, then again neither was > > her heart. > > > > > > > I kind of doubt she believed she was actually > > > levitating beyond the "first stage" (hopping) > > > of Yogic Flying. > > > > Wanna bet!!! > > > > > > 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/
