--- In [email protected], "Robert Gimbel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > (Snip) > But as far as trashing Maharishi or his movement; > That just isn't my cup of tea, sorry... > But I won't hold it against you; > Your just a member of the 'Crow Tribe', I reacon > You can't help it- you live to mock and mock to live.. > I understand completely...
Assume that were true. Now consider two situations: 1. The "crow" mocks TM in front of one TMer and that person becomes offended and angry, gets all defensive, makes 10 posts to the Internet "defending" TM and attacking the crow, and has to take three Pepcids before he can digest his lunch. If he's like some people on this forum, he stays angry for days, and possibly weeks. 2. The "crow" mocks TM in front of a second TMer and this second person either ignores the crow and goes on with enjoying his day or laughs and goes on with enjoying his day. The incident is forgotten at once. Both of the TMers in these scenarios believe strongly in TM and its benefits. Both think TM is a good thing. But only one of them thinks like and acts like a cultist. IMO, the difference is all about *identification*. The cultist in scenario 1 is *weak*, and is not com- fortable being his self (much less his Self) without identifying with a group. So when someone laughs at his group, *because he has no identity of his own*, the cultist in scenario 1 gets all uptight and overreacts and loses it. The TMer in scenario 2 is comfortable being himself and believing what he believes. What anyone else believes doesn't affect him at all. So what's to get all offended about? 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/
