Reality of the West set in?
--- In [email protected], Peter Sutphen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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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