What a beautiful, simple set of spiritual guidelines. Just wonderful. Pure, simple, authentically dignified. WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?
--- Ingegerd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey. > > In 1965 some guidelines were sent to all the > TM-Teachers by Henry > Nyburg, who was MMY representative in Europa. > > Is says among other things: It is further agreed > that no person would > be refused initiation on account of money in cases > of proven hardship > or poverty. > Ingegerd > > "THE STATUS OF THE INITIATOR > > An initiator is Maharihi's representative in his > area. > > During the first International Convention of the > Spiritual > Regeneration Movement, Maharishi was asked how he > conceived the > possibility of spiritually regenerating the whole > world. > > He said: > "I will multiply myself and will be found in every > part of the > world". The programme of training initiators is > multiplying > Maharishi. The initiators have to hold themselves in > the dignity and > grace, wisdom and light of Truth which he spreads > around him. > > The key to the maintenance of this dignity lies in > regular practice > of meditation at least one hour morning and one hour > evening, and up > to two hours holidays, and in talking less. > > Every initiator is supposed to be dependable. > Maharishi feels that he > can depend on them because of the trust that he has > placed in them. > They are expected to follow his wishes, which are as > follows: - > > 1. They will always be sincere and truthful about > teaching that > they have received, and they will keep it pure. > 2. They will impart the teaching in public in all > love and with > the sole desire to do good. > 3. All the initiators will keep themselves in love > and dignity > because only the impact of a united front could meet > the need of fast > advancing life. > 4. They will combine their efforts in building and > maintaining > three international academies � one in India, one in > Europe and one > in America, apart from meditation centres in the > universities and > wherever possible. > 5. They will try to save their time from being > involved in day- > to-day matters of organization. They will set their > working policy so > that it will be accepted as graceful by public > opinion. > 6. They must always feel free with Maharishi and > keep their > minds attuned to his mind and his way of thinking. > This should be > acquired without straining, in the fullness of ease > and freedom. > 7. The initiators are expected to be above the > disparities of > religion and nationalities. Each has his own faith > and belongs to his > own nation, but he has to behave with people of > other faiths and > nations with even greater joy and love than he shows > to those of his > own religion and nation. > 8. An initiator carries a universal mind and heart > in his own > individual mind and heart. > 9. An initiator has the status of an ocean into > which all rivers > flow, even pouring their mud and rubbish bought from > all sides; the > ocean remains unmoved in its level. > 10. People approach him from their own level of > consciousness. He > meets them all from his level of joy and love and > the grace of > eveness of mind. > 11. Between the affairs of two people he behaves > like the neutral > point of a magnet. He does not allow the affairs of > one to pass to > the other through him. He does not betray the > confidence of those who > confide in him by passing information to others, as > an ocean does not > pass water from one river into another. > 12. Until the end of 1971 initiators are not allowed > to initiate > people in the following professions:- > 1. Psycho-analysts, psychologists or any associated > profession > 2. Those practising hypnotism > 3. Those very deeply engrossed in Spiritualism > (Healers are not > in this category) > 4. Priests and ministers of religion. They can only > be initiated > by Maharishi or someone especially appointed by him > to handle these > cases. > 5. Monks > 6. The heads of religious organizations > 7. The leaders of philosophical or metaphysical > groups > > If by chance there is any mistake or difficulty in > carrying out the > above mentioned desires, it should be brought to > Maharishi's notice > as soon as possible. > > > > FINANCIAL POLICY: > In all periods of historical time, financial aid, or > its equivalent > has been necessary to establish seats of learning > and spread their > teachings, religious or secular. > > The Spiritual Regeneration Movement is in no way > different. > > The people of India gave Maharishi the wherewithal > to reach America > and give his message and the Americans helped him to > reach England > and start the Spiritual Regeneration Movement in > Europe, and likewise > one nation has helped him to bring the meditation to > another. > > It was during Maharishi's first stay in America that > it was decided > to ask for a weeks net income from every person > initiated to enable a > organization to be set up to spread the meditation > to others; money > is necessary for advertisements, hire of halls, > offices when a centre > grows to a certain size, and the construction of > meditation centres. > > At the First Initiators Training Course in Rishikesh > in 1961, > Maharishi graciously declared that in future all > initiators would be > allowed to retain 50 % of all donations received > from initiations, to > enable them to pay their expenses and live in > dignity; the other 50 % > to be sent to India for the building and maintenance > of the > International Academy of Meditation at Rishikesh, in > the foothills of > the Himalayas. It was agreed between all the > participants that a > universal policy of a donation of a weeks salary > should be adopted as > one of the offerings to Guru Dev at initiations; > thus each man would > help others to receive the blessing of meditation. > It was further > agreed that no person would be refused initiation on > account of money > in cases of proven hardship or poverty. > > During the past three years, it has been found > expedient in order to > conform to the laws of most countries in Europe and > America, that the > Spiritual Regeneration Movement be constituted as a > Charity > Organization, therefore the initiators have > voluntarily relinquished > their right to the 50 % of initiation money, turning > it over to their > organization and receiving from them a salary, or > necessary === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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