--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "hugheshugo" > <richardhughes103@> wrote: > > > > I'm only half joking I know someone who has bought a sv > > apartment and his contract states that the TMO reserves > > the right to enter his house if they think he has changed > > anything, even the layout of the kitchen or the colour > > of the wallpaper. > > Your story reminds me of a wonderful L.A. TM Center > meeting I attended back in 1978. A group of...uh... > overzealous Governors proposed that they make a tour > of the homes of other TM teachers in the area to make > sure they didn't have any Off The Program books on > their shelves or anything else that would "reflect > badly on Maharishi or suggest that TM teachers needed > anything that was offered by other traditions." > > After they made this suggestion, I stood up and > seconded it, saying that recently I had been in the > homes of several TM teachers and had seen books on > their shelves by Yogananda, Carlos Castaneda, Ramana > Maharshi, and Tibetan teachers. As I was saying this, > expressing my horror at seeing such things, I was > careful to look directly at each of the five people > who had made the proposal, subtly conveying the > message that it was *their* homes and *their* book- > shelves I was talking about. > > The motion was tabled, and never made it to a vote. > > :-) >
On the other hand, apartment/condo buildings often have deals concerning what modifications can be made on apartments, including changes in decor, even on the inside.
