--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > Because this forum is sometimes the home of questions > > > > about or criticisms of TM, the TM organization, and/or > > > > its founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, this is the first > > > > of what may become a continuing series. > > > > > > In this projected series, will you eventually be > > > doing a post about what TMers believe about TM, the > > > TM organization, and MMY? > > > > A valid question. > > > > The answer is No, I will not be starting such > > a thread. > > Then it would probably be a good idea to retitle > your series to reflect the content more accurately, > along the lines of the subject heading I provided. > Otherwise it seems a bit, well, misleading, don't > you think?
I stand by my title for the other thread. It doesn't imply that it's ALL things that TMers believe, does it? > > I think the idea is a good one, and > > I encourage you to start such a thread if you'd > > like. > > What TMers believe about TM, MMY, and the TMO is > very well represented in the traffic to this > forum, so I see no need to start a thread about > it. Your call. I still think it would be a great thread, *especially* if the same people I'll be quoting in my other thread respond to it. > > The focus of this thread (and its succes- > > sors in the series) is *not* what TMers say > > about TM, the TM organization, and MMY, but > > about what they say and how they act towards > > other human beings, in particular those who do > > not believe the same things they do and who > > have the presumption to talk about those things > > on this forum. Examples of the latter are > > presented below. > > One might also put together a thread focused on > what TM critics say and how they act toward TMers > on this forum. Another great idea for a thread. Go for it. Oh...and call it whatever you'd like. > That might be even more interesting > than the one you propose. Especially interesting > would be a thread focusing on individual TM critics, > such as yourself, that contrasts what you say you > believe with what you say about TMers. You may start this thread, too. You can even use my name in the title if you want. > > I hope you DO start such a thread, and I hope > > equally strongly that some of the people quoted > > below will respond to it and share some of their > > thoughts on these subjects with us. I think it > > will be most edifying to read the things that > > they say they believe about TM, the TM organi- > > zation, and MMY, and then compare and contrast > > those things to the things they say about other > > people. > > > > Don't you? > > Again, I think the traffic to this forum provides > all the information one needs along these lines, > and has the advantage of providing it *in context*, > rather than as isolated quotations. If you say so. I still think the thread idea is a good one. > > I wish you the best of luck with your thread, > > and look forward to reading it. > > I think you're mistaking a suggestion you made > for something I actually said I would do. Maybe I'll start the thread after all. All comments are welcomed, and I for one will offer not the least bit of criticism or negativity in response to anything said. Heck, I might even say some positive stuff about all these things myself. TMers, WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE ABOUT: 1) TM, 2) THE TM ORGANIZATION, and 3) MAHARISHI MAHESH YOGI?
