--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, L B Shriver
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There are signs lately that this judgmentalism is softening within
the
university. Of course,
there is no lack of judgments being held in the community south of
the
university, either.
The difference is that the TMO has the capability to enforce some of
its
judgments,
therefore signs of progress there bode well for all of us.
LBS, what you have had some heartfelt two-way conversation with
them up there, but really what signs are there that have changed?
If they administratively do not 'look the other way', the guidelines
have not changed. The guidelines themselves have not changed. That
is not very firm ground to go forward with them on with the
meditating community.
There has been no real ceasefire on their part. The enduring
problem with them for the meditating community here is
those 'guidelines'. Are you now colaberating with them up there
on this a public relations ploy; have they not turned you to the
dark side? Yes I agree with you that FF's best year's are to come.
It is getting there.
-Doug in FF
Fairfield's Future
Over the past several years, I have engaged in countless
conversations about the state of
Fairfield and its prospects for the future. I have generally taken
the position that Fairfield's
best years are yet to come. A few years ago, most of the people I
engaged on this topic
were surprised by my position and only a few agreed. Within the
past year, however, I
would say that the majority agree: Fairfield's best years are yet
to come.
Fairfield has a unique mix of businesses and industries. The only
weakness there is that
the economic base is not currently strong enough to support more
people who would like
to be living here but can't afford it.
Nevertheless, the infrastructure here is good and the local
government is forward-looking,
The entrepreneurial environment is outstanding.
In what some would regard as a worst case scenario, we must
consider the possibility that
the university might tank. Although on one level that would be a
loss, no one knows what
might follow in its wake, including many fresh possibilities that
none of us have
considered.
On the other hand, the university has shown some signs of life
lately. Aside from the
physical transformation of the campus, it has attracted some
talented people. There are
signs here and there of the tide finally turning. Too early to say
how far this will go, but if
the university has its own little renaissance, the rest of the
community will benefit as well.
It is my contention that either way—with or without a viable TM
organization—Fairfield will
thrive.
I admit there is a bit of a paradox here that is uncomfortable for
some people to address.
It is simply this:
Without Maharishi this community would never have been created,
and the opportunities
and quality of life found here would never have come into
existence. On the other, the
days are long gone where one could legitimately say that Fairfield
is Maharishi's town. It
has evolved into something more complex and diverse, and in my
view it is this
evolutionary development toward diversity that gives the community
its viability.
The judgement that this diversity is damaging to the community is
both an anachronism
and a source of continuing bad feeling within the community. In
fact, this judgement itself
is perhaps the biggest single barrier to the community's progress,
at least on the spiritual
level.
There are signs lately that this judgmentalism is softening within
the university. Of course,
there is no lack of judgments being held in the community south of
the university, either.
The difference is that the TMO has the capability to enforce some
of its judgments,
therefore signs of progress there bode well for all of us.
This is why I am optimistic about the future of the community. One
way or another, the
most spiritually regressive aspects of the community
consciousness will be purged. There
is nothing especially magic or unexpected about this; when
something goes as far as it
can go in one direction, the pendulum, as they say, swings the
other way.
L B S
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