--- In [email protected], "Paul Mason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Guru Dev was not interested in fund raising because he was not > going > > to make the TM movement a mass movement by himself -- that's what > > Maharishi is for, and that's why the need for money, or would you > > prefer that TM teachers live in the county park, and initiate > people > > at the bus station? > > There is no evidence to suggest that Guru Dev either envisaged a TM > movement or foresaw that his brahmachari would later be addressed as > a 'Maharishi'. MMY has done nothing to publish Guru Dev's spiritual > teachings in the West. Guru Dev was/is a spiritual teacher whose > teachings should be headed in this grossly material age. > > Premanand
************* Vedic wisdom, whether it is voiced by Guru Dev or simply quoted from the extensive Vedic literature (which is entirely consistent with what Guru Dev said and therefore obviates the need to publish the sayings of Guru Dev, as beautiful as they are), is certainly important to read, but the ability to understand and appreciate this wisdom is based on the level of awareness that one has. That's why the prerequisite for diving into Vedic study is expansion of awareness through TM. Your suggestion that Guru Dev did not envision a movement is laughable; why do you think he left the forest, where he was perfectly happy? Guru Dev came out to bless the householder world with the bliss he found as a monk, and the name "Maharishi" was bestowed by the people grateful that MMY came out to bring Guru Dev's blessings to the world. 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/
