--- In [email protected], Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- sparaig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" > > <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], hermandan0 > > <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > OK, I'll jump in here, not for the sake of being > > argumentative, but > > > > just to relate my experience. I became a teacher > > much later than all > > > > of you pioneers, so I cannot speak to what you > > might have been told > > > > on your courses. > > > > > > What I, as a student, heard from TM teachers > > > conforms precisely to your description of what > > > you were told to teach. > > > > > > > Eeven allowing for Barry coming from a different era > > (I learned in 73), the business about > > not teaching unless the student kneels isn't > > something that even makes sense. > > > > > > When I went back to MUM/MIU in the mid-80's for a > > course, someone from Spielberg's > > (Lucas's?) studio had brought an experimental 3D > > video camera and wanted to film the > > Puja for MMY. They passed out flowers and started > > filming. I bowed my head respectfully > > with hands in the namaste form and then noticed that > > everyone else in the entire room-- > > with no exceptions (about 2000+ people since it was > > on oe of the larger courses)-- had > > fully kowtowed with head to floor. I glanced all the > > way around the room, threw my arms > > up at the ceiling dramatically and shrugged and > > knelt down... > > > > ..the next day, at another meeting, they passed the > > flowers around to everyone again, > > explaining that due to a "camera glitch" they needed > > to refilm part of the Puja. They > > instructed us all to "stand respectfully" as they > > did the retake. > > > > I find it hard to believe that ANY TM teacher was > > ever instructed to require his/her > > students to kneel or they wouldn't be taught, not > > even the Indian ones teaching in India. > > I became a teacher in '73 and it was irrelevant > whether the student stood, kneeled or laughed at that > end of the puja.
I have initiated some Indian to TM. After the Puja I was standing, and they were kneeling. Ingegerd > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > 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/
