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In my case I hit my head accidentally on one of those hanging beams in the chanting hall in Maui.
This made me laugh out loud!
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It's one of the biggest regrets in my life. Muhammad Ali said, "he who in his fifties, still sees the world the same as when he was in his twenties, wasted thirty years of his life." I was paraphrasing.
Great paraphrase.
A lot of people feel like this.... that we wasted a lot of our years.
But I'm not dead yet and the sky is still up and blue so I'm happy.
I've had more years away now and happy to have had them!
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Although I must admit, there was a stark charm about the movement ..... It's when the movement started to get too organized and became more ambitious about its goals, meddling in politics and was becoming more middle class like in their lifestyles, pursuing businesses, social status and started behaving like the upscale society we originally shunned away from, it got cornier and cornier.
More like it all got phonier and phonier!
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Sri Guru Cerana Padma sang in group ala We are the World? Come on. It seemed like we were making things up as we went along. The board of directors didn't seem to know what they were doing up inside the penthouse. "Have you finished your Science of Identity course?" What is that? There were so many new things happening and going on - inbreeding, infighting, gossips, backstabbing, pushing and shoving, germ phobia, homophobia, hypocrisy galore. The guru itself was reckless in his display of his own excesses - private jets, parading his new wife, waterfront villa. And the bizarre - left-over treats, foot wash tonic drinks and toe nails delights, Yuck! When people failed to see the obvious, I started feeling good I got out. That meant the movement has indeed become cult-like. It's like the guru was saying "I can kick my dog over and over again and it won't bite." I would.
I am sure I got out before you did. Who is SG Cerana Padma? I was around when people were trying SO hard to act like adults and pros but fell very short. They could never survive in the real world. But old Chris picked up some talent and he had a head for business.
I left before the jets and foot drinks. Did you witness this?
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dharmabumHey, I'm a functioning member of my society, I'm free, and things are more consistent and crystal clear. I don't need to struggle with my doubts and kept on insulting my intelligence for some airy-fairy, fleeting moments of happiness and illusion of being pure and nearer to God. The outside world is not that complicated and scary at all, in fact it's far more beautiful, moral and more awesome in its magnitude than what the dogma could offer.[/[/b]quote]
Glad you got out.
This statement is well put. Thanks for posting here.
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George Bush quotes, "when in Rome, do as the Romanians do". We deserve our leaders. Sad.
Another laugh out loud moment....