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As a kid I was heavily conflicted.
At one point after learning TM I sold all my hundreds of occult books to Bodhi
Tree Bookstore and with the money (not much) bought Radindranath Tagore and
Kahlil Gibran. I kept only my Crowley Books, which I later donated to MIU
library. I loved Tagore. Kudos to him, and you. May Maharishi reach
Tagore's peace of mind and warmth of spirit.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:01
AM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: where
Maharishi went wrong
--- In [email protected],
"Llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]...>
wrote:
> Well, at the very least I feel sorry for him having backed
minself
into a corner. He has all the money and power in the world but
can't
set foot in India or anywhere else on the planet for fear of
being
hauled into court for one thing or another, most usually tax
evasion.
This narcissist has made himself an ivory tower for
sure.
****
This brought to my mind this poem of
Rabindranath Tagore:
PRISONER
`Prisoner, tell me, who was it
that bound you?'
`It was my master,' said the prisoner.
`I thought
I could outdo everybody in the world in wealth and power,
and I amassed in
my own treasure-house the money due to my king.
When sleep overcame me I
lay upon the bed that was for my lord,
and on waking up I found I was a
prisoner in my own treasure-house.'
`Prisoner, tell me, who was it
that wrought this unbreakable chain?'
`It was I,' said the prisoner,
`who forged this chain very carefully.
I thought my invincible power would
hold the world captive
leaving me in a freedom undisturbed.
Thus night
and day I worked at the chain
with huge fires and cruel hard strokes.
When at last the work was done
and the links were complete and
unbreakable,
I found that it held me in its grip.'
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