--- In [email protected], "Geoff Gilpin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, everyone. Given the recent discussion of my book, I guess that > this is a good time to re-introduce it and myself. I'm the author of > "The Maharishi Effect: A Personal Journey Through the Movement That > Transformed American Spirituality." It'll be published in hardcover > by Tarcher/Penguin on October 19th. If your local bookseller doesn't > stock it, they can order it for you. You can also order it from > Amazon.com and a number of other online retailers. I don't know much > about library acquisitions, but I'll bet that your library could get > a copy if you ask. Support your local independent bookstore! > > "The Maharishi Effect" is a combination of memoir and literary > journalism. It grew out of my experiences in the TM movement back in > the 70s, my return to Fairfield a few years ago, and extensive > interviews and research. My goal was to introduce a general audience > to the world of TM and the movement by telling a story that's > compelling and entertaining. It's an important subject and I hope I > did it justice. > > I didn't set out to write a complete history of the movement. When > you read the book, you'll undoubtedly think of topics you would have > covered that I left out. I know that my book is just the beginning. > If it inspires other authors to fire up the word processor and tell > other parts of the story, I'll be very pleased.
Well said! Having written about another spiritual trip, that is the wisest approach you can possibly take to whatever the reaction is to your book. There *IS* no single "true" view of a spiritual move- ment or a spiritual teacher. There are as many of them as there are students. IMO, the only way to even come *close* to describing a spiritual movement is for as many people who were part of it to express their own personal opinion as possible. > I'm also aware that some readers have strong opinions about the > subject matter. Regardless of your perspective on TM and the > movement, you may not like what you read in my book. Yes, there's > critical stuff in there, and there's also a lot of material that's > positive and loving. I tried to portray the movement for what it > is-a complex, three-dimensional, utterly human endeavor. Let me > know what you think after you've read the book. And if some of them come back at spew hatred at you, or even criticize you for what you wrote, revert to your suggestion above: "If you don't like it, write your own book." It's the ultimate statement you can make, BECAUSE THEY WON'T. They'd rather just bitch. 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/
