Vaj, I am just curious if you were raised as a fundamentalist Christian as a child? You appear to be obsessed with an us against them mentality, and I'm curious where that came from.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://tmfree.blogspot.com/2007/02/program-pedophilia.html > > Program Pedophilia > Posted by Gina at 2/13/2007 11:55:00 PM > > Thank you, Paul, for your incredible perspective on the source of TM > teachings. > > Being raised in the Movement, or any cult, is different from > experiencing a conversion. Upon leaving the group, most therapists > advise former cult members to rebuild life based upon their pre- cult > persona. > > Someone raised in a cult lacks a pre-cult persona. We normalized the > group-think in all facets, because it's all we knew. > > My entire life was based upon TM, as I was raised in the TMO from a > young age. There are many good people in the TMO. I have no criticism > of the individuals. I criticize the leader's methods, and ensuing > destructive group dynamics. > > One of my good friends is Jim Jones Jr, formerly of Jonestown. Oddly > enough, he and I share a similar worldview. We both agree that we > were raised as-if in Disneyland. And we loved it! Then the Haunted > House took over. We've both moved on, and are doing what we can to > reach others through our twisted histories. Making lemonade where > life gave us lemons. > > For a preview of a compassionate movie about a tragic history, click > on the movie title, "Jonestown, the Life and Death of People's Temple." > My daughter was eleven when we left Fairfield. She was teary watching > this movie, remembering her sweet idealistic childhood community, and > knowing our loved ones' ensuing painful stories. > > Maharishi twisted his Hindu tradition to his own ends, just as Jim > Jones twisted evangelical Christianity and social activism to his > ends. It is not the teachings that define a "cult"; destructive > behaviors define a cult. > > While my mother was in Switzerland with Susan, Sudarsha and Joseppi, > I lived at MIU Santa Barbara and Fairfield as a teenager. No one had > custody of me. Maharishi told my mother I was better off at MIU > unsupervised. My mother's children would benefit from her prolonged > rounding to purify the family. > > Many TM parents leave their children for months on end, while parents > attend TTC or other advanced programs. Children are often left with a > hodge podge of caretakers. > > Does statutory rape, as often occurs with TM young girls while > parents are in Program, count as a family "benefit" or "side effect" > to familial devotion with TM? > > Of course, such occurences are blamed upon the girl's negative karma, > and the ignorance or stress (release?) of the perpetrators. > > Such occurences generally are not reported, lest the victim(s) would > be denied admission to the TM Sidhi program or to Maharishi School of > the Age of Enlightenment (MSAE). > > One young girl in elementary school (now an adult coming to visit me > this weekend) was refused admittance to Maharishi School of the Age > of Enlightenment (MSAE), after thorough interogation before an all > male board of well-suited MSAE faculty. They interogated her in > detail about a prior childhood sexual molestation. Her mother's > presence was forbidden for this unique "admissions interview," as the > interview board wanted an objective evaluation of the child. Of > course, none of the interview panel were child therapists, as > Maharishi abhors therapy. After this grueling voyeristic experience, > the child was denied attendance to MSAE as "her impurity would taint > the rest of the student body." She said that experience of blame- the- > victim was more damaging than was the original sexual molestation. > > When someone attempted to be sexually inappropriate with my then six > year old, I intervened and spoke to the man in question. I also spoke > to mothers of other little girls with whom he played. The other > mothers denied there was a concern, saying he played an innocent game > with little girls by pulling down their panties and tickling their > six year old bottoms. This "Governor" stayed home from group program, > providing childcare free of charge for other TM parents while they > meditated for hours daily. > > This IS the TMO at work where many families are concerned. I know > many personal accounts of sexual, physical, drug abuse and neglected > children as parents pursued enlightenment. The numbers are too high > for coincidence. The parents are, by and large, well intentioned > under-the-influence, True Believers. We've all been there. > > Many middle aged TM married men left their wives for their teenage > babysitters. > > One story on trancenet, by an anonymous contributer, details personal > abuses of a TM-child. I do not know this young woman. I know many > similar stories. From my life, and those coming through my home on a > regular basis. I safely vouch for the authenticity of her experience. > I admire her courage to come forth on trancenet. I am familiar with > the settings and common social dynamics that she describes. > "Annie's Story" can be read here. > > Not everyone had tragic experiences. However, neglected children's > stories should not be denied. > > They tell me, "Things are changing for the families now. > Administration tells parents to stay home from Program if their child > has more then two problem incidents." > > Why must parents be told to be present for their children? Why wait > until after trouble occurs? Why is child-trouble so commonplace, that > TM administration creates a policy around the issue? What created the > follower-mentality? > > Sometimes it is hard to distinguish the effect of TM-the- technique > from TM-the-organization. For practical purposes, they are one and > the same. That is why the term "cult" is appropriate. > > Three generations of my family are affected by TM. > I have three wonderful TM-born children. That IS something good from TM! > > Happy Valentine's Day. >
