I recall Maharishi saying at some point that he could enlighten one person very quickly or the entire world with some time, more slowly.
Given that the conventional arrangement on Earth is to have space- time locality with one's Master in order to evolve quickly, and given that Maharishi can only meet with a finite group at any one time, and given that he has a lot to do, his time with any one follower will be limited. So... It appears from my semi-rediculous perspective that Maharishi has set the bar very, very high for his followers, given the time he has with each of them (according to the above convention). Imagine if you will being in a car, traveling along. Suddenly the car stops, for exactly one minute. You get out. At the same time another car stops. Out pops Maharishi, for exactly one minute. You say, "What can I do Master to gain my Enlightenment?". He provides you with the most concentrated directions he can give you in 60 seconds to achieve that. You immediately think, "That's impossible! But he is my Guru so I will try to achieve this task..." Given your and the world's state of consciousness you will probably fail this immediate task. "MMY, that [EMAIL PROTECTED]&!! blankety-blank!", you think. However eventually after failing once or several times, you are actually accomplishing the following: 1. Burning up karma, by following the Master, 2. Bringing Light into the darkeness, personally and globally, 3. Becoming acutely aware of your weaknesses, 4. Practicing spiritual integration; evaluating Maharishi's way in terms of your own, and 5. Learning what true devotion to one's Master is. So what appears as Maharishi abusing the devotee is actually an encouragement to evolve maximally. Jai Guru Dev, (which reminds me of a great joke which was performed by a Governor immediately following TM, or Siddhis, I forget which...Anyway, we would be silently concluding program and this fellow would sometimes say, as we anticipated the devotional and pious "Jai Guru Dev", "Jai...Edgar Hoover...". Please excuse me, but it was hilarious!) Jim --- In [email protected], jyouells2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've always thought that the most disturbing or hope crushing thing > that Maharishi has done it to take the devotional impulse (and the > innocent desire to help) of teachers and use it against them. I > thought that it was important not to use other peoples ignorance or > lack of knowledge against them. > > JohnY 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/
