on 5/1/05 10:28 PM, Bob Brigante at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ********* > > I've seen MMY stumble walking down stairs, and certainly stuff like > appearances at the Beach Boys concert (to give a TM lecture in front > of kids who were waiting to hear the Boys perform) is a mistake, but > these are merely tactical errors. The life-supporting influence of > MMY is always right, and the big picture, the strategy, of the TM > movement is right. > > Some of MMY observations are meant to be encouraging to ignorant > people, like one tells a child trying to learn to ride a bike, not > intended as holy writ. Recently MMY said at a press conference that > it could take hundreds of centuries before the pundits made India > Vedic. Frank talk like this may be discouraging to people, so he > usually says things that predict quick success -- being truthful > means being life-supporting. There is the old story of a sage sitting > at a crossroads when an obviously distressed man runs by -- in a few > moments, some bandits who were chasing the victim appeared and asked > which way their mark went. The sage sent them down the wrong road. > This was not factually true, but it was true to the life-supporting > values that wise men follow, so it was true. Guru Dev sent MMY to > enlighten a very very ignorant world, and in that process, MMY may > have to not stick to the facts at every turn in order to successfully > accomplish his important and divinely-mandated mission.
Bob, I sincerely find your faith admirable and at times, touching. I really mean that. Sometimes you say things that take the wind out of the sails of my on-going dialog with you. I hope that if you ever do become at all disillusioned with Maharishi, it doesn't hurt you too much. I hope you find, as JohnY expressed earlier, that "it removes some subtle conflict, and lightens (your) heart." That's been my experience. Rather than bringing me down, it has made me feel more free. Ultimately, one has to stand on one's own two feet and not rely on another person or external source for inspiration or upliftment. Not to say that everyone has to become disillusioned with his guru in order to "graduate". Maharishi certainly didn't. But if it happens, it's not the end of the world. You can still feel tremendous gratitude toward him for all the blessings he brought you, and forgive his shortcomings if that's what they are. 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/
