--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sandiego108" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sandiego108" <sandiego108@> > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <no_reply@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sandiego108" > > <sandiego108@> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > The way this looks to me, is once again Maharishi, by > approving > > > the > > > > > ME theory when he was running the Movement, tricks all of > those > > > who > > > > > wish to bring it about, into meditating and continuing with > > > their > > > > > programs. It sharpens their devotion and focuses their > > > intention, > > > > > and clarifies the gulf between where they are and where they > > > want to > > > > > be. Granted the boons to the gods through mantra meditation > > will > > > be > > > > > a good thing also, and the benefit to those doing group > program > > > > > immense, but to take the ME so far as to say a perfect world > is > > > > > created literally overnight once the ME numbers are reached, > is > > > > > nonsense. > > > > > > > > I beg to differ; how do you know it is "nonsense" ? > > > > > > just this peculiar idea that the superradiance number is reached > > and > > > negative events can no longer occur-- even one. > > > > > > > And His inspiration has kept thousands of people going and > going. > > > And > > > > that's a great thing. > > > > > > I agree completely. > > > > > > Even Benjamin Creme was of your opinion about > > > > numbers and such but in the end wrote a beautiful obituary and > > > > acknowledged Maharishis tremendous influence on world > > > consciousness. > > > > > > > His influence has been unparalleled in history, in my opinion, > in > > > creating sattvic influence on the planet. It hasn't taken care > of > > > all of our problems overnight, but has allowed the creation of > an > > > ideal world to become a future possibility. > > > > Very well said :-) > > > > When He claimed "Heaven will walk on earth - in this generation" > He > > did not mean in some distant future. In fact Mr. Creme claims this > > future is here already and that we will see "heaven walking on > earth" > > very very soon, perhaps not tomorrow or next week or in a month, > but > > very soon indeed. I've never heared Maharishi promise anything > > overnight, it's a process that has to take some time. He > exaggurated > > to inspire, and brilliant moove in my opinion. > > It worked for some of us, though here in the west, where technology > has conditioned us for instant gratification, I think it was > misleading for some. In India and other asian countries, thirty > years of practice for example is not a long time, but in the West, > where a "Masters" degree from a university only takes six years, it > seems an inordinately long time. > > Given his choice though, I think he taught the path to freedom > appropriately. As the expression goes, you can lead a horse to > water, but you can't make him drink. > > If He had said > > everything He knew many would have been disheartened and dropped > > out. He has changed the situation on this planet in a dramatic > way > > as the result of all this Sattwa created - and He was always quick > to > > give credit where credit to the "Meditators, Sidhas and > > Governors everywhere." > > > > "It could take 300 years for the people to understand who I am" > > - Maharishi > > > > I suspect certain characters on this board would need more than > 300 > > years. :-) > > > Can't say. Miracles happen routinely nowadays.
Hehe :-)
