> --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > To my mind, the big error wasn't the editing per > > se, but the fact that they didn't say anything > > about the fact that changes had been made, or > > indicate the changes by enclosing them in square > > brackets, which really is de rigeur. > > >
Yes, it is extremely bad about them. It is about integrity. If this was in either an academic, public sector or business institution with a more real normal ethics code, there would be reprimand or removal. Instead they get access and place inside and front row seats. Pretty warped with self-importance on the inside for the inside,with the culture of cult. Who would want to be much involved with people like these. No wonder that old TM community have only marginally responded to the call and they are having to hire in people to claw their way to the numbers they need? Last week in the town newspaper, The Fairfield Ledger (Nov 16), Craig Pearson as exec VP of the MUM president's office had a piece published discussing the pundits and the course going on. .. the purpose of bringing the pundits was to boost the numbers to the target of 1730 people on the course. (Hirlings because Americans would not come?) Carefully, no mention made in Craig's writing of the pundit chanting or doing pujas etc., but only their purpose in coming being their practice of meditation and tm-sidhi program in group to get the target number. Other than staking the claim to being the `epicenter of peace' the article is a run at explaining the what is going on with the pundits. Even today on the campus radio John Hagelin from Vlodrop gave an elaborate plea, trying to pull all strings, for people to join the group. All the stops pulled out, that it is about the numbers. But then the integrity of what people see as it has gone along, the evident lack of transparency of things generally with the .org, and then people and rajas like Bobby Roth standing next to him. It all takes people to pause. It must be extremely frustrating to JohnH when essentially what must be done to remedy the situation can't be talked about or moved on to resolve. It is about integrity and trust. Yet, these have been gone from the TMorg for some while & these some things like the evident self-serving is stunning and demoralizing in character. Is about integrity. The legacy? With hopeful regards from FF, -Doug
