On Sep 7, 2006, at 9:34 AM, authfriend wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> >> On Sep 7, 2006, at 8:48 AM, authfriend wrote: >> >>> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> > wrote: >>> <snip> >>>> Me, I don't know. I tend to believe that he's never >>>> wanted any of his students to be able to compare him >>>> to other teachers, for fear that he won't "measure >>>> up." You know...the "marry a virgin so they won't >>>> have any other men to compare you to" mindset. >>> >>> However, there's never been any problem I know of >>> with people coming to TM *from* other traditions >>> and teachers. >>> >>> So it's a lot more like marrying an experienced >>> woman and then insisting on monogamy. You'd >>> better be pretty damn good in bed if that's the >>> approach, because if you don't measure up to what >>> she knows is possible, she ain't gonna be real >>> happy with the restriction. >>> >> That's where the fear part comes in. > > Fear of what, in this context?
What do you think? > Unless the woman wants to stay in the marriage for > reasons other than sexual satisfaction, what does > she have to fear? If her husband is so lousy in > bed compared to her previous lovers that she doesn't > want to stay monogamous, the threat of divorce isn't > going to scare her. Or she just walks out herself. > > The fear thing would work only if you wanted to > stick with TM and go to the domes and on courses, > etc. If you had found TM's programs inferior to > those you'd experienced before learning TM, why > would you want to stay in good standing? Or stay > at all? There could be a whole lot of reasons, one being perhaps you're not sure, another one being perhaps you've met some people you want to go on a course with, and I"m sure there's lots more. But you, however, have perfectly enunciated the TB's most common, and jaded, argument: love it or leave it--don't ask any questions that indicate the least doubt or you're out. Sal ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/zAINmC/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
