Sylvia wrote above.... NOT EVERYONE IS THE SAME. We are not all like the same model of car. We have different biologies. Basically, we are not all like you. Also, whether or not TM practice damages a person's ability to think clearly depends on how many years someone did TM, how many hours a day, etc. I agree. We're all different. I usually am not a victim of the choices I ma
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Corboy wrote... " Collins-Smith reported meeting other artists who took up TM and discovered they were unable to care about or enjoy the arts they'd formerly loved. And even in her early years with Maharishi, Collins-Smith noticed a very high turn over among the support staff: over time, meditators became passive, zoned out, inefficient - and had to be replaced" Let's see
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

One of your links in response to my Sterling comments had this quote: " also frequently inquired as to the relevance of the Sterling message to the gay and lesbian community. Although the organization purports to heal relationships, which couldn't be further from the truth, I couldn't understand how it was relevant to many of the people living in the San Francisco Bay Area. My b
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"

Hi Sylvia, I enjoyed reading your posts. You made some good points but I'd like to clarifiy something regarding your comments/question below: "Justin Sterling, whatever his real name is, has used this fact to create his men’s weekends - unfortunately . . . He’s over-doing it and getting in his punches at women and turning them into evil ‘bitches’ in the way he uses them during
Forum: Large Group Awareness Training, "Human Potential"