Thanks for your reply. And I am not a TM teacher so that is a moot point. I probably agree with more of what you said than is apparent.
However, do you really know what Maharishi's project plan is for the enlightenment of the world? I don't. I say 'project plan' to distiguish the actual mechanics from the objectives. An example would be if my objective were to make sweet lemonade. One of the steps on my project plan towards the fulfillment of my objective would be to pick sour lemons, which when viewed by itself would appear opposed to the final objective (sweet lemonade), unless one had a full comprehension of the project plan. I have long suspected that there is much going on behind the scenes with Maharishi's true project plan, much as Judy Stein suggested in a post that I believe you copied here. This actual project plan of Maharishi's probably doesn't correlate very well to what is reflected by the TM Movement, and Maharishi's outward decisions. Am I happy with what I see going on in the world? Yes and no. No, suffering appears to be continuing for an awfully lot of people. Of course that is the appearance. And yes, I have seen a huge improvement during my lifetime with regard to what people are able to accept and enjoy in their lives; openness of ideas, advances in technology, TM. Do I believe in my heart of hearts that the nuclear holocaust is imminent as your posting seemed to suggest? No, absolutely not. I do believe the main reason that Maharishi made his presence known through Guru Dev here on Earth is that we were irrevocably headed in that direction. Now we are not. Are my motives absolutely selfish with regard to what I want for myself vs the world? Absolutely, though there is clearly a point where the world as an expression of my consciousness merges with me and the question appears absurd. Should independent TM teachers make themselves and the programs they were taught to propagate available out of compassion? Hypothetically, yes. although it is their choice and I am not the one to exhort them to do so. And if I were to exhort them to do so, I would not use as my justification the possibility that we are doomed by nuclear warfare if they don't. (Which was the point I was trying to originally express to you...). Thanks, Jim --- In [email protected], anonymousff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > FYI: Birth chart conclusions were based on a birthdate > of January 12, 1917. > > REPLY > > Well, let's see. To begin with, when TM first became available, > it was marketed as a stress relieving technique, and pretty > effective at that, since it was effortless. > That was during the Cold War. At that time nuclear annihilation was > a real threat. Basically, for me, while having deep love and > profound respect > for Maharishi, it was AWAYS the TM technique and its potential > for mental and physical health that it offered, that interested me. > > Now though, Maharishi's "perfect" vision for the world is nothing > short of absolute perfection. To achieve that end, some pretty > (to my mind) bizarre management decisions have been made. > What do YOU make of that kind of management style??? > Has it succeeded? > > Can you see that vision of perfection when you > look around at what's going on in our world? > Do you feel satisfied? REALLY???? > > If not, and you are a teacher, and you have > the ability to become an independent TM instructor, then you > can do some powerful good in the world. Anyone with COMPASSION > would want to make this technique available to everyone in need > of it. Anyone who makes the decision to become > an independent teacher deserves our full support and > encouragement. > > Why should it concern you what HIS agenda is? It is your > own agenda, yours and mine, that matters. You may find, > ultimately, that HIS agenda and yours, bear absolutely > NO correlation, or only a vague resemblance at best. 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/
