new.morning wrote: >--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>--- In [email protected], "geezerfreak" <geezerfreak@> >>wrote: >> >> >>>And the TBs of TM are, without a shred of doubt, >>>living in a cult. >>> >>> >>I agree, but I'll add another dimension to it. >> >>As you say, the point is not in recognizing that >>one has been part of a cult, but in getting *past* >>the cult mindset. And one can do that and still >>feel positively about the group, or even still >>work for the group. >> >>IMO the first step of that process is being able >>to say the word, and apply it to oneself without >>fear and aversion and anger. >> >>I find that when I meet someone who spent a long >>time in a spiritual trip like the TMO (or the Rama >>trip, or many others), one of the key indicators >>as to whether I will be able to get along with them >>or not is how they relate to that word "cult." >> >> > >Turq, > >Were TM and Rama your only cults. No others? Then Or now? > >I count about ten for me. About 8-12 for others I know. Either I am >way cultier than you, or you have yet to face the reality of your cult >past and present. > What is your definition of a cult? Your definition of Turqy's cults are rather broad. By those definitions anyone who watched a TV show on a regular basis would be considered in a cult. Now maybe if they watched that show and got together with a group of people who were not only a fan club but worshiped members of the cast with rituals then you might have a cult. And if they punished anyone who trying to leave the group it might considered a cult.
Likewise if you have a guitar teacher you see regularly for lessons I wouldn't call that a cult either anymore than I would call seeing a personal guru regularly. However if the guitar teacher or the personal guru has a group that worship them then that might be a cult. 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/
