--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" <jyouells@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" <jyouells@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" <jyouells@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "mainstream20016" > > > > > > > <mainstream20016@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "mainstream20016" > > > > > > > <mainstream20016@> > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > >>mainstream20016 wrote > > > > > > > > >> Maharishi is incredibly driven, and for that I'm grateful > > > to him. > > > > > > > > >> For without his drive, its unlikely that I'd be alive. > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> Maharishi is cunning , and gets the better half of nearly > > > > > every deal. > > > > > > > > >> How different are you in your dealings, except that your > > > half is > > > > > > > usually less than. > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> Maharishi's known far and wide for getting the upper hand > > > > > > > underhandedly. > > > > > > > > >> A fool will relish the sizzle of the salesman's pitch > and pay > > > > > > > heavily, and yet again, > > > > > > > > >> to be dazzled and awed... > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> FFL posters demand such integrity from Maharishi - > > > > > > > > >> and, oh, by the way, who is that on the horizon at the > > > edge of > > > > > > > town ? > > > > > > > > >> Rushing to embrace anyone who sashays into FF that offers > > > another > > > > > > > hit of the high life, > > > > > > > > >> the rushing never ceases and the parade of lightweights > > > continues > > > > > > > evermore... > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> Maharishi has many flaws. He does so many things. He > > > never gives > > > > > > > up, and has grand > > > > > > > > >> plans. I am fond of him, and appreciate him more because > > > he has > > > > > > > feet of clay. > > > > > > > > >> He is paying a heavy price now. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Rick Archer questioned : And what is that? The doldrums > of the > > > > > TMO? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mainstream20016 : > > > > > > > > The reluctance of FF, U.S. & Canadian TM flyers to > > > participate in > > > > > > > the virtuallly free-of- > > > > > > > > charge 'Invincible America' course during a time of crises > > > is a > > > > > > > real shock to MMY. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is it? It shouldn't be. Look at all the ill will that > has been > > > > > > > generated. 'Fool me once', sayings by P.T. Barnum, and > quotes from > > > > > > > Jennifer and 'stupid Americans' come to mind.... Who knows? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The widespread useof the internet changes things a bit. Look > at the > > > > > Kaplan letter. Much of > > > > > > that information has likely been available (which nephews of > Gurudev > > > > > did he talk to, BTW, > > > > > > and how did THEY know what went on?) forever, but it's > possible now > > > > > to find all of it > > > > > > concentrated in one place. > > > > > > > > > > > > The saving grace of the TMO has always been the old joke "a > cult is > > > > > better organized," but > > > > > > when anyone can put together an anti-TM web site with every > single > > > > > bit of negative (true > > > > > > or not) info available, it is not easy to counter that > without being > > > > > a lot more organized > > > > > > than any of us give the TMO credit for being. > > > > > > > > > > > > The thing is, EVERYONE makes mistakes and EVERYONE lies. And > once > > > > > you play fast and > > > > > > loose with the figures in a documentable way, no matter how > trivial, > > > > > it becomes very hard > > > > > > to beat your chest and say "I'm really honest THIS TIME, > honest," > > > > > not when there is a John > > > > > > Knapp or Andrew Skolnick waiting to pounce on every detail and > > > > > inflate the inaccuracies as > > > > > > best he or she can. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The "Everybody Does it Defense" come on, that's usually among > the last > > > > > used. > > > > > > > > So you never lie? Is your life so pefect that you could have hordes > > > of TM-Ex checking all > > > > newspaper accounts (or friends and ex-friends since you're just a > > > single individual) and > > > > not come up with ANY dirt on you? > > > > > > > > > > You missed the point. If I consistantly lie, no one will trust me or > > > believe what I say. I believe you said, "And once you play fast and > > > loose with the figures in a documentable way, no matter how trivial,it > > > becomes very hard to beat your chest and say "I'm really honest THIS > > > TIME, honest,"" That's why the response to the courses has been so > > > weak. The "Everybody does it defense" proves my point. Even 'mostly > > > free' isn't enough when the trust is gone. > > > > So you think the TMO "constantly" lied? Why? > > > > I used the word consistant (or is it consistent) not constant. >
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