I also experienced the most profound Darshan with Maharishi, that leaves a deep impression on me. From the first time, I felt in his presence a deep bond and light eminating from him, that surprised me, in it's intensity. Of course, there's the fame factor, and the charisma factor; but nonetheless, there's no one in my experience of Darshan who even comes close; for me.
-- In [email protected], Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on 5/17/05 1:58 AM, TurquoiseB at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Good one, Unc. One thing to throw into the equation in pondering who > > M is > >> and what made him tick is the darshan factor. Couldn't have been my > >> imagination. The man radiated pure consciousness like a blast furnace. > >> Something profound going on there. You spoke of meditating in Rama's > >> presence. Same with me and M, whether or not I was meditating. If I > > were, > >> I'd sink like a stone. > > > > Well, this probably won't make me popular here, but > > *for whatever reason*, and I make no judgements on > > this...it's just a subjective experience...during all > > the time I spent around Maharishi I never felt anything > > I would class as darshan. And meditating with him, even > > a few feet away, was no different than meditating on my > > own. This could mean absolutely nothing...it could be > > simply my own makeup, and its resonance or non-resonance > > with different types of auras, it could be anything. > > But that's how it seemed to me. It's one reason that, > > for me, he was never anything but a seemingly nice guy > > who seemed (at the time) dedicated to teaching meditation > > to a lot of people. That, and some entertaining but not > > terribly brilliant (compared to others I had read) talks > > on the mechanics of consciousness was all there was for > > me personally in Maharishi. Go figure. Again, different > > strokes for different folks...not "better," not "worse," > > just different. Each of us has his own subjective > > experience, and gets to make of it what he wants. > > I think it's a good system... > > As you say, it could have been my personal connection with him, or maybe > just the fact that I was so fervently devoted from my side that I psyched > myself into a good meditation or darshan experience. 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/
