--- In [email protected], Peter Sutphen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It does seem rather ironic that a spiritual movement who's > primary goal is enlightenment does not encourage its members > to talk about their experiences regarding this goal. I've always > seen this as a political decision. I believe Bevan et al wanted > to hold on to the interpretive power or the sanctioned narrative > of enlightenment. This then assured them of the "purity of the > teaching" and sole control over the meaning of enlightenment.
Yup. And sole control over "validating" reported exper- iences of enlightenment and advising people on how to regard them and what to do with them. I don't know about the rest of you, but Bevan's right out for me as someone to trust the advice of. And even IF (a big IF) I considered Maharishi an expert on higher states of consciousness, if I look at how things have turned out for him and what he's become, it's not as if I'm gonna be lookin' for advice from him, either. > God forbid there could be people out there in the TMO in higher > states of consciousness who disagreed with MMY or the TMO. This is probably the real reason why no one has been "certified" enlightened. Can't take the chance that, once they have been, they'll continue to follow the party line. > These people had to be marginalized. And they were by not > allowing personal talk of enlightenment. Enlightenment was > only discussed as an inspiration to continue with some > program or to adhere to some organizational rule. The carrot on the stick tied to the horse, never to be munched, only drooled over. The Road Runner eternally pursued by Wile E. Coyote, never to be caught, only to be pursued. A myth. And, of course, a myth that increases sales. The better the myth is of how good Road Runner tastes when you catch one, the more products the Acme company is able to sell to hungry coyotes. Unc 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/
