--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jst...@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" <raunchydog@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > <snip> > > > The argument can certainly be made that the TMO > > > shouldn't be a crusading, messianic organization, > > > but that's how its founder saw it from the very > > > beginning, and there isn't really anything that > > > can be done about it now; it isn't going to change > > > in that regard. > > > > I don't believe Maharishi thought of the TMO as a > > crusading, messianic organization. > > "Spiritually regenerate the whole world" is what I > had in mind... >
Now that's more like it. > > Certainly, these are loaded words meant to malign. > > Not by me. Nothing wrong with wanting to save the > world. Agreed. Somebody has to do it. Maharishi's World Peace Plan inspired me to become a teacher. It still inspires me. How could anyone not be inspired by the hope of a better day, a kinder world, and a more fulfilling life for everyone? Cynics laugh at idealism. I don't. > > But, no. In the early days, it was more like, he > > had a bunch of unkempt hippies on TTC who needed > > direction, structure, discipline and routine, if > > he hoped to hone their ability to teach with any > > requisite precision. Undoubtedly, discipline and > > routine will evoke rigidity and extremism in > > extremist personalities, (usually Fascists or > > Communists) but so what. Organizations must > > remain organized or disband. > > Indeed. > > <snip> >
