--From my experience, Maharishi seemed to shun being touched per say- I do remember a very loving feeling being in his presence, mostly when he was in Fairfield, between 1975 and 1984. I believe it is the custom, that he "keep it light" as far as "touchy, feelie, as he seems to present himself as a lion(body language), walking nobly and sitting in the middle, and being just very independent and noble. The thing is, noticing some of the gossip here related to sexual experience; again, (just from my perspective)- I would think with that kind of open/radiating love, there could be an 'intercourse, just through the eyes' It is all about Shakti, and the opening of Shakti, which Maharishi had more of than anyone I've ever experienced, ( a friend told me she felt that from Bill Clinton, thought he does have a reputation with the ladies. Anyway, I just think it's a cultural thing, and it was always great to see the guy, in the white silk, sandals, coral beads, simplicity of being, loving, and free.
In [email protected], Peter Sutphen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Agreed. The MMY of old is very different than the MMY of recent years. > > akasha_108 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:--- In [email protected], Rick Archer wrote: > > on 6/13/05 8:45 AM, sparaig at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > He's not good at pressing flesh and kissing babies. > > > > I wonder if this means he does not really see all things as the > Self? There > > are some wild Ammachi stories - curing a leper by sucking the pus > out of his > > sores, jumping into a sewage ditch to clear a clogged pipe with her bare > > hands, etc., in addition to millions of personal stories of "flesh > pressing" > > compassion, which provide a telling contrast to Maharishi's "I'm > immaculate, > > hands-off" approach. > > The "hands off" approach doesn't ring true with my experience and > memories. Clearly things have changed from the earlier days, but I > have nice memories of MMY every night, sometimes several times a day, > taking a long leisurly time entering a hall, taking flowers from > everyone who cared to give him some, talking to people, some word for > many "enjoying? mmm", lots of eye contact and acknowledgement. He was > not "pressing the flesh", but took lots of time to "press the spirit". > > And more often than not, his discourses were from people asking > questions on the mic, not some prepared lecture. "Ministering" to the > needs and questions of the course participants. > > And he would often stay up until the wee hours seeing that last person > who "just had to talk to him that night" even though it appears a lot > of "issues" were trivial. > > And so mny times, gat hering up the troops to take everyone for full > moon boat ride or drive or walk. > > I am sure some saints were / are more gregarious, some more reserved > than him. But to cast him as hands-off, isolated, sterile, > disconnected from people was not the mode I saw and experienced. But I > have not been around him since the late 70's. Clearly these days he is > more isolated. But then so am I. Many of you probably are. > Circumstances change. > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Discover Yahoo! > Get on-the-go sports scores, stock quotes, news & more. Check it out! 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/
