Let's be honest, virtually everything Maharishi convinced many of his audience
that he was a model of 'enlightenment'. He didn't need to come out and say it,
nor did people notice when he didn't.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradh...@...> wrote:
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> On Jan 8, 2010, at 11:26 AM, BillyG wrote:
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> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Premanand" <premanandpaul@> wrote:
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> > > MMY: I preach a simple system of transcendental meditation which gives
> > > the people the insight into life and they begin to enjoy all peace and
> > > happiness, and because this has been the message of all the saints in the
> > > past, they call me saint.
> > > - transcript of recording of Maharishi Aug/Sept 1967
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> > > On the issue of begging, Guru Dev's mother told him not to become a
> > > "bhikhamangaa sadhu" - 'a sadhu begging for alms'. It became a big issue
> > > for him, in fact he later quoted the old (Persian?) proverb that
> > > '"Khudaa" (God) is frightened of the "mangana" ('beggar') too'
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> > > But yes, Guru Dev was the 'powerhouse' behind MMY. But, as Guru Dev
> > > revealed the real power is with Paramatma, accessible within us all,
> > > always. Just need to access it, however you do that. The argument is not
> > > about TM or faith or Pajanjali or keeping the teaching pure, it is about
> > > letting go of individual mind and experiencing Paramatma, SatChitAnand.
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> > I appreciate that, but is that all you can find after, what, 50 years?,
> > that ONE ambiguous quote?, I think my point stands....FWIW.
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> I've heard other quotes of MMY implying or stating that he was enlightened.
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