--- peterklutz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "peterklutz" > <peterklutz@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB > <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > [snip] > > > > > > > During my lifetime I have had conversations > > > > with bums, with whores and pimps, with a > murderer > > > > (who was a TMer, by the way), with atheists > and > > > > with total materialists. Not ONE of them was > any > > > > less "spiritual" than any of the "spiritual" > people > > > > I've met in over 40 years of spiritual > seeking. And > > > > to be honest, most of them were nicer people > than > > > > the people I know who consider themselves > spiritual. > > > > > > I wonder what the editors on this list will make > of this > > > oxymoronic passage? The only TMers that qualify > as nice > > > and spiritual are those that have killed other > people? > > > > Well, he *was* nicer than many TMers I've met. > Really > > sweet guy. > > > > It was in Las Vegas. I was dating another TMer who > > > was visiting her parents there, and so I drove out > from > > L.A. to spend a little time with her (she didn't > live in > > L.A.). Because I was working for the Regional > Office at > > the time, they asked me to give an advanced > lecture at > > the local TM center, and I did. And I met some > wonderful > > people there, including this big guy who, I was > told, > > hadn't missed a weekly advanced lecture since he'd > > > started TM a couple of years before. > > > > And so after the lecture we're all standing around > talking > > and drinking punch and eating cookies. Me and the > big guy > > had some wonderful discussions about meditation, > about > > enlightenment, and about reincarnation. And then > someone > > brought up this radio DJ in L.A. who had been > giving TM a > > hard time. This was at the beginning of the "Is TM > a religion" > > court cases, and the DJ was definitely taking the > "Yes" > > position on the air -- often, and as if it were > some kind > > of crusade for him. Later that evening, the big > guy took me > > aside from the rest of the group and said to me, > "You know, > > something could *happen* to this DJ if you want." > > > > I thought he was joking and I laughed it off and > said, "No, > > I don't think that'll be necessary," and we went > back to > > the other meditators and had a grand old time. > > > > Later I mentioned it to my ladyfriend and she told > me what > > the fellow did for a living there in Las Vegas, > and that he > > hadn't been joking. It turns out that if you grow > up in > > Vegas, you pretty much know all the "made" guys in > town by > > sight. > > > > True story. Very weird. Don't know quite what to > make of it > > to this day. The guy was jolly and outgoing, sorta > like Tony > > Soprano on TV when he's laughing and joking with > his family. > > Go figure. I mean, go fucking figure. > > > > Perhaps our friend Dr Peter can offer an hypothesis? > Early life trauma > ... memory/personality compartmentalization ... ?
Who knows. Just a regularly meditating sociopath. > > > > > 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 > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/?p=BESTDEAL
