--- In [email protected], "Jeff Fischer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "markmeredith2002" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > snip > > > > The very real upside of the pundits--even if it ends up being > only > > > half > > > > of the number stated--the upside is they have the full > knowledge of > > > the > > > > tradition AND the practices. So it's a good thing that they are > > > > learning what they are learning. The karma-kanda aspect of M.'s > > > > teaching really is only preserved by Brahmins--and that > represents > > > a > > > > significant part since what he teaches is essentially karma > yoga > > > for > > > > householders. > > > > Time to wake up -- brahmin pundits, priests and popes, ministers and > > rabbis, ayatollahs and the like are not going to save the world. > > They've been around in power positions forever and haven't come > close > > yet. According to the indian press, some of the elder pundit > teachers > > at maharishi nagar were sexually abusing the boys, in like manner as > > their counterparts in the west, robes of a different color but > really > > no difference. Where in the vedas is that knowledge? Brahmin > pundits > > help keep india in the dark ages for centuries, and then cooperated > > with the subjugating british when they showed up. Why is the word > > "pundit" now commonly used in english to describe an all-knowing > > talking head who's actually out of touch with everyday reality? -- > > because that's been their history in india. Pundits think a high > > percentage of their countrymen are untouchable and deserving of > > suffering; if you get them in an honest moment their view of > > westerners isn't much better. These people are going to bring world > > peace?? > > I have wondered similarly.
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