--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > curtisdeltablues@ wrote: > > > > When I knew Jerry at MIU he was very careful about what he > > said about his situation with the movement for good reason. > > He was under the gun politically with plenty of people > > invested in seeing him lose power. > > The same thing was true when he was National Leader > of the TM movement in the United States. He was also > a very soft-spoken guy who went out of his way to > avoid conflict if he could. > > Anyone who suggests that he might be interested in > coming to Fairfield Life to get involved in the > petty squabbles that some thrive on and "resolve" > them has either never met him or is a total fool > or both. > > > IMO Jerry would never voice a dissenting opinion about his > > movement experiences. > > I completely agree. It's just not in him to do that. > Never has been, never will be. > > > His voice has carried too much weight for movement people > > for too long for him to feel candid. > > Plus, he has no interest in the petty things that > people argue over with regard to the TM movement > and its ongoing soap opera. > > > Plus he is very aware of how his words will get back to MMY > > through the agenda filters of his minions. > > And would here on Fairfield Life, within a week. > > > I believe he a sincere believer in the aims of yoga and I > > don't think there is anything MMY could do to him to > > dissuade his devotion. > > I agree. His devotion was almost pathological. > Jerry suffered indignities that would have had > a lesser man throwing in the towel, and suffered > them for *decades*, never saying a word about > any of them. > > > People in the movement have affection for Jerry for good > > reason IMO. > > Thanks for getting that what I said about not > bugging the guy was a reflection of that affection, > Curtis. > > Not only was he *my* TM teacher, I worked with him > for many years and have a deep and abiding respect > for him. He is one of the few people in the TM > movement to whom I could comfortably point as a > role model for people on a spiritual path. > > > He was a voice of reason and humor and a buffer for us > > between the sometimes inexplicable ways of MMY and our > > own lives. > > *Especially* the humor part. In the bleakest of > times Jerry could still tell a joke that would > crack up everyone in the room and relieve all the > tension and help us keep on keepin' on. > > > I sense that what went down between MMY and Jerry was > > not the best reflection of MMY's loyalty or fairness... > > Here I disagree with you. I sense that whatever > went down between Maharishi and Jerry was in fact > a *perfect* reflection of MMY's loyalty and > fairness. That is, he has none. Never has, never > will. Just as gossiping and getting involved in > petty arguments is not part of Jerry's nature, > loyalty and a sense of fairness towards and grat- > itude to his long-time supporters is just not a > part of Maharishi's nature. In my opinion, of > course. >
The story that I heard about Jerry's departure that sounds plausible to me: Jerry withheld $2 - 4 million from International to keep the US movement/centers/teachers running... Maharishi didn't like it.... JohnY PS. I liked both Charlie and Jerry and brought Charliie here for lectures. My understanding of the disagreement between them was that it was about the angle that TM was taught from: SRM vs SIMS and business structure vs volunteer. Both had there points.... Also Charlie was called as a hostile witness in the NJ court case, had to pay his own legal fees .... Certainly doesn't matter at this point.....
