Every Search For Truth Always Leads To A Lie (But If You Only Want Sex We Got Somebody)

Wait - before we get into anything else - look at that photo. Is that a great photo, or what? Guys, seriously, what could you imagine doing - just with the space between her tits? And then look at her face. Is that a face that says "sincerity", or "integrity", or potentially "love"? Hell no! That's a face that screams, "What can you imagine doing - just with the space between my tits?"

Women - you gotta love 'em.

Alright, back to the (other) show:

We've had this for over a week, but it got lost in the Christmas shuffle (O.K., it just got lost, or we got lost, or something) but we know you want it (who doesn't want Rose McGowan dishing?) so here it is from New York Magazine:

Vulture caught up with Rose McGowan at the David Lynch Foundation’s “Change Begins Within” Benefit and asked her if she practices the Lynch Foundation–sponsored practice of Transcendental Meditation. "Should I lie to you?" McGowan asked us with a smile. "You know they’re all lying. None of these bitches meditate. Are you kidding me? This is fucking Hollywood; we put on lipstick. That’s what we do. It’s a fact." So if you did meditate, what kind of stressful events would trigger a session? "This kind of thing, really. I don’t do drugs and I don’t drink to get through it like most other people. Not only are these people lying about meditating, they’re all drunks and alcoholics. And drug addicts."

Fine. So everyone in Hollywood, who's telling you how "spiritual" they are, is pulling the wool over your eyes. Big surprise there. And don't you love Rose's "spiritual" language? Shit, if that Hollywood thing doesn't work out (and even if it does) she can hang out with us anytime!

If you want to know more about how the people who do meditate are lying to you, the Transcendental Meditation-Free blog (by meditators who've caught on - yes: people do catch on!) provides extensive coverage of David Lynch's latest Maharisi-inspired scam for you to enjoy - so go enjoy:

We're only going to tease you here.

Some People Will Say Just About Anything

"According to the Transcendental Meditation organization (TMO), '...More than 600 scientific studies have been conducted at more than 250 universities and research institutes in 33 countries. These studies have been published in over 100 leading scientific journals worldwide, and they objectively document the profound physiological, psychological, and sociological benefits of Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programme in every area of life....' 

What the TM organization does not publicize, however, is:


(1) that a high percentage of these studies are suspect. The research is specifically designed so that TM will come out looking good.


In addition, the quote above from the TMO website does not mention that:

(2) a lot of the research is done by TMers or funded by TMers, and is therefore inherently biased; and


(3) when non-TM scientists do research, they compare various types of meditations, and the results have been that each meditation has its own strengths and weaknesses. TM does not stand out as best. These studies are ignored by the TMO.


(4) Research has shown that TM can sometimes be harmful. These studies are never quoted by the TMO."

-- "Laurie", reminding me of the homeopath's claims to having "hundreds of scientific studies" (that no one can ever find) - different cult/same scam - like they're all reading from the same playbook, and praying no one will ever take a glance at The TM-Free Blog.

Claims That Life's 'All An Illusion' Exaggerated

"In a skeptical world, with editors and reporters who actually worked to dig up the facts and put the claims made,...into context, there would be something more,...than a regurgitation of the same old things we've seen in [transcendental meditation] movement press releases for the past few decades, and quotes from both TM salesmen and specially selected consumers of their product.

The title, 'Can Meditation Curb Heart Attacks?' is one of those leading questions that snake-oil salesmen love, since they can then respond with the answer they've already prepared. In fact, that's the strategy of the TM sales pitch for decades, as founding TM salesman Maharishi Mahesh Yogi once stated during a TM teacher training course: 'Every question is a perfect opportunity for the answer we have already prepared.' The New York Times has set the stage, creating a vacuum into which the following stage-managed presentation perfectly fits. A better title might have been, 'Vedic theocrats claim introductory technique of their faith curbs heart attacks.' It would have from the beginning clarified who's making the claim, and the nature of the organization that's making the claim. Unfortunately my expectations of New York Times reporters aren't likely to be fulfilled in my lifetime; this is a sad benchmark of how poor the reporting is in one of the nation's leading newspapers today."

-- Mike Doughney, making me wonder how many global warming "scientists" are into meditation - "Every question is a perfect opportunity for the answer we have already prepared." - while already feeling, as I do, The New York Times is a NewAge mouthpiece, nothing like the TM-Free Blog.

When - Exactly - Did I Lose My Mind?

"Since leaving the TM movement 27 years ago, I have been impressed with how tenaciously my mind has held onto illogical TM beliefs, even though I have researched mind control, studied the dishonesty in the TM movement, been exit counseled, learned about suggestibility, etc.



I used to think that my indoctrination occurred on my five-month Teacher Training Course, where I meditated up to 12 times a day, leading to a state of heightened suggestibility. Later, I decided that the indoctrination came earlier, at a one-month course I had taken the previous year, where I meditated up to 6 times a day.



Now I realize that TM mind control started even earlier. I see now that some of the groundwork was already set in place by the day of "initiation" (personal instruction). I don't mean the specific beliefs were in place, like "Don't eat meat - it's bad for your spiritual evolution," but a basic mindset necessary for further indoctrination into the TM world view was already in place. These never-explicitly articulated, yet understood ground rules included: Don't ask awkward questions. Obey. Don't rock the boat. Overlook inconsistencies. Collude. Don't embarrass the teacher. Believe everything Maharishi says.



I did see people showing independent thought and asking difficult questions at the Introductory Lecture and the Preparatory Lecture. But by the time of initiation, I was already a lot more sheep-like. And the other people who learned TM the same day as me seemed to be, too. I mean, I don't recall hearing any pointed questions in the three days of follow-up."

-- "Laurie", recounting her initiation into Transcendental Meditation (follow the link and see the whole thing - it's, by turns, hilarious and sad) on the always-brilliant blog called TM-Free.

Remember what I just posted yesterday?

I like Laurie's post (and the TM-Free blog) because, not only is it by someone who knows the landscape intimately, but it flies in the face of those who still do it and claim meditation's "harmless." (My ex-wife became a meditating fiend before our divorce and her killing spree.) All of this stuff - meditation, yoga, etc. - is just to soften you up mentally ("leading to a state of heightened suggestibility") and, considering how many people - especially women - are engaged in it, it's no wonder things appear to be going out of whack across the Western World:

They've, literally, lost their minds.

Why I Tend To Scream (I'm Not Bullshitting You)

"The [Transcendental Meditation] doctrine brings some zany ideas into one's mind without them having been properly screened for their value. TM philosophy is a non-too-suble form of indoctrination into a style of thinking which, quite frankly, is the armchair philosophy of it's propounder, Mr Mahesh (above, the self-styled 'maharishi', who poses as a guru). And because the stuff is said gently, softly, peacefully, it just slips in and becomes a part of one's own arsenal of ideas. However, some of the stuff is just make-believe and wishful thinking."

-- From the TMfree Blog's comments section - it's one of my favorite blogs, along with Guruphiliac - on the (very popular) Fairy Tales That Harm Us.