--- curtisdeltablues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "> Heh. So you don't think that Jesus would be > walking the streets today? > > > > I think he would be running a small group and the > miracles marketing > hype would, sadly enough, work just as well today. > His description in > the Gospels, if accurate historically, reminds me > of other leaders I > have seen working their mojo today. > > > I recall reading the grand ole dame of > deprogramming, Margeret > Singer, complaining > > about several of her patients--long-term > TMers--whose > depersonalization was so severe > > that even electroshock therapy couldn't affect > it... > > I never discussed the shock thing with Margret, but > did discuss her > opinion that TM people spent more time in an altered > state than people > in other groups. This lead to more depersonalization > problems and > dissociative disorders for the TM people whe worked > with then she > found in groups that did not spend so much time in > trance states. If > that is true then the batch that will emerge from > the domes in a year > of that massive immersion program should be like a > scene from an old > Thriller video. Or maybe they will all float out in > formation proving > MMY's dramatic claims to be more than the ravings of > a pitch man guru. > Which do you think is more likely? Or perhaps they'll walk out and say, "Oh my!" in full recognition of That which has always been and laugh really hard at all the years they spent looking for something that was always right there. Then they'll ride their bicycle home, eat a sandwich, say Jai Guru Dev! and catch the next plane out of Fairfield. > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, > "curtisdeltablues" > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > > Getting an adult committed isn't like that. You > don't get to choose > > > the reason when you admit them. The admitting > doctor has to determine > > > if the person is not able to function as a > functional adult in > > > society. The parent's perspective on her > condition has nothing to do > > > with the medical determination that would lead > to her > > > institutionalization. > > > > > > > Heh. So you don't think that Jesus would be > walking the streets today? > > > > I recall reading the grand ole dame of > deprogramming, Margeret > Singer, complaining > > about several of her patients--long-term > TMers--whose > depersonalization was so severe > > that even electroshock therapy couldn't affect > it... > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" > <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick > Archer <groups@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > This is sad, from: > > > > > > > > > http://forum.rickross.com/viewtopic.php?t=1444&start=30&sid=e52ad8b8d85061ae > > > > > 3921fc1ef5ab5675 > > > > > > > > > > After making many millions, at one time > Maharishi told Doug that > > > he was no > > > > > longer to perform two performances each > night in Las Vegas. That > > > working two > > > > > shows per night (as all other L.V. > celebrities did) would be "too > > > exhausting > > > > > for his nervous system and interfere with > his evolution". So, Doug > > > > > renegotiated his contract for only one > performance nightly. > > > > > > > > > > That was the beginning of Doug's career > decline. > > > > > > > > > > However, Doug had plenty of money at that > point. Doug and Debbie > > > then spent > > > > > their time close with Maharishi, planning > and developing > > > VedaLand... (as > > > > > mentioned in a link above). > > > > > > > > > > Doug died a few years ago of liver cancer. > > > > > Debbie donated all of Doug's millions to the > TM Movement. She then > > > joined > > > > > the TM "Mother Divine Program". Mother > Divine is a convent-like > > > program, but > > > > > the women meditate about six hours per day. > They become very soft > > > spoken and > > > > > spacey. > > > > > > > > > > Today, I was told that Debbie's family had > her admitted to a > mental > > > > > institution a few years ago. deep sigh. > > > > > > > > > > She was once so full of life. > > > > > > > > > > > > > So... why did they have her committed? Was it > because she was insane > > > or because she was > > > > giving her money away? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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