--- In [email protected], nablusoss1008 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], taskcentered <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > Abraham -- a former visiting > > faculty member at MIU (MUM). As Abraham explains, he brings a wealth > > of information from two decades of experience within the TM Org: > > > > " > I > first learned TM in 1971 as a 17 year-old college student and > > subsequently practiced it twice a day for 22 years. After graduating > > from college, > I > studied in Europe for six months to become a TM > > teacher and taught TM full-time, initiating over 250 people into the > > practice. > I > attended many advanced programs and became a TM Governor > > after learning the TM-Sidhi program. > I > have also been a visiting > > faculty member at Maharishi International University in Fairfield, > > Iowa. Because > I > still have friends in the TM organization and because > > of > my > current professional visibility, > I > choose to remain anonymous. > > For the most part, > I > had positive experiences with TM, which is why > I > > > kept up the practice for as long as > I > did. Nevertheless, in 1993, > > after years of inner conflict, > I > decided to stop practicing TM and > > quietly left the TM movement because > I > could no longer continue in > > good conscience. > I > had come to see ...." > > > Interesting lesson in the ME, I, MY practise. When even after 22 > years some people are still so obsessed with their small selves > something is seriously wrong with the followup of the practise. >
Just for interest's sake, can you explain your concern about the first-person pronoun? "I" is just a word that refers to oneself. Even in enlightenment the concept of the small-s self remains. Do you really believe you can judge another's consciousness by his use of the pronoun "I"? To my knowledge, even the Maharishi uses the word. John M. Knapp, LMSW http://tmfree.blogspot.com/ http://trancenet.net/ [A] bad guru can be extremely good for a sincere devoteeĀ . It's the main reason so many bad gurus do good business. They are merely idols upon which sincere devotees project their own divinity, with sometimes seemingly miraculous results. --Jody R, Guruphiliac.blogspot.com
