on 5/10/05 10:29 AM, Rick Archer at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > on 5/10/05 10:12 AM, Peter Sutphen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> The idea of seva or service has always been sorely >> lacking in the TMO and with MMY. > > There's plenty of seva to MMY, MUM, etc. Staff are explicitly requested to > work tirelessly, and are are often told not to question or get "creative" > with policies and directives - just to work. There's a macho pride in how > hard one works, pulling all-nighters, etc. After a big project such as the > preparation for the Taste of Utopia course, people are publicly praised for > their sleepless dedication. But I've never seen any sort of seva directly > applied to the needy. In Mallorca, Maharishi said "People are poor because > they are lazy." Maharishi's expressed philosophy has always been that we > help the disadvantaged most effectively by approaching and winning the > support of the wealthy and influential, who in turn will help the > disadvantaged. The metaphysical equivalent of this approach is that we don't > deal with problems directly, because that would be watering the leaves and > there will be no end of problems. Rather, we enliven collective > consciousness and the nourishment at that root level will enrich more > manifest levels and thus eradicate problems. > > I almost sound like Bob Brigante here, but my implication is that I don't > totally agree with this approach. If you're going to take it, you should > simultaneously work directly to help the needy, both for their sake and for > yours. It cultures compassion and selflessness.
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