--- In [email protected], Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm sure the TMO drew attention to itself in the late > 70's and especially after Jonestown when it announced > the "World Government," but as you note, even a > cursory look would reveal the incompetence of the TMO > regarding almost all things practical.
Yeah, that particular choice of phrase was a dilly. :-) While it's possible that the CIA had a passing interest in the TMO back then, it's the *reaction* to such an interest that I, as a watcher of spiritual groups, find interesting. Compare and contrast Maharishi's *over*reaction to believing that the CIA was on his ass to Amma's upon receiving death threats in Fairfield. As reported by Rick and others here, she did *not* cancel her tour, pooh-poohed the threat itself, and went about doing her job, which was to inspire people. Maharishi turned the "CIA threat," whether it was real or imagined, into a way to develop a cult "them vs. us" mentality in his followers, one that (uh...obviously) persists to this day. 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/
