--- In [email protected], "at_man_and_brahman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Any guru who prefaces public statements > with "my children..." loses me pretty quickly. > > I don't have any deep knowledge of Amma's > gig, but the very distant view I have is of a > pretentious attitude toward those who > approach her. As I recall, for instance, > someone here quoted her as having > commented on Maharishi and Muktananda > that she "created them." Whoa. > >>>
Don't know Amma, think its all a bit silly, I have no problem with that statement. > Maharishi is not unguilty of pretention > (particularly if the post about his plans > to create rajas having dominion over the > whole universe and other universes is true), > but it's not a pretention directed at "us," > and consequently I find it acceptable/ > workable. > > Maharishi, in general, treats other people > like adults, not as subservient children, > at least in the way he addresses them. > > I also question the ethics of any of the various > gurus who have set up outposts (or inposts) > in Fairfield. If they truly respected Maharishi, > I think they would discourage such > encroachment on the spiritual community > he founded. > >>> I know , its like dogs feeding off the scraps from the Kings banquet. > At the same time, I understand the laws of > supply and demand. Maharishi's community > is not immune to competition, and such is > inevitable. In the long run, perhaps this > competition will grow strong enough to > effect some serious improvement at MUM > and its environs and possibly put FFL > out of business. > >> Competition is good. Survival of the fittest is a good law . (Also known as : 'That which is closest to the truth lasts longest') > That is not to say that enlightened gurus > have to give in to the laws of supply and > demand so readily. I cannot imagine, for > all that Maharishi has been accused of, > that he would ever set up shop next to > some other guru's community just because > it could be a ready source of students. > >>> RIGHT ON BOB ! You hit the nail on the head there. I always thought that was a low way to proceed. Maharishi is light years ahead of these scavengers. > If his devotees tried to do such a thing, > I am certain he would condemn it, both > out of a sense of ethics and a desire to > protect the integrity of his own teaching, > which these other gurus don't seem to > care much about. > >>> He has ALWAYS instructed against such things. Very clear instructions. Great post Bob! To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
