--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > "It was a sacrifice of life to leave the Himalayas. But necessary to > > bring about this new, golden age for mankind." > > > > - Maharishi, Boppard, Germany, 1982 > > Funny how religious dudes speak about their sacrifices while amassing > huge wealth. It is part of their "story." And we are supposed to > believe that he preferred living without indoor plumbing to the golden > throne? Or that he, unlike any of the rest of us, didn't gain more > meaning in his life by going out, meeting people and laying his rap on > them. He was so fulfilled sitting on his butt in the mountains that > he didn't gain more joy for his life by becoming a teacher? Or that > his nature completely changed after 13 years of running around for > Guru Dev, and he would be perfectly happy sitting on a rock in the > mountains? > > He loved creating his own myths didn't he? > > Here is my take: The guy was always a very active guy. He fell into > a 2 year depression funk after his life partner died, and after > feeling better went back to being a super active guy building his own > empire and delighting in micromanaging every detail. He had as much > chance of sitting on his butt in the mountains as The Donald. >
Well, note that he did set up one of his major world centers quite near Cedar Rapids -- the sin capital of the world. You do the math.
