--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "WillyTex" <willy...@...> wrote: > > > > lurk: > > Where has my money been going...? > > > Your money - who said you gave the Maharishi > any money? I don't even see your name on the > list of teachers in good standing at the > TM Center in Fairfield. What's up with that
Capture the nuance Richard. I was putting myself in their place, and speculating. > > There was the perception that Tony's life > > was solely dedicated to "The Knowledge" > > > Maybe you didn't understand the term 'raja'. > All the Rajas in Indian history have been > secular, with the exception of maybe the > King Bhoja. No problem with that Richard. It's the secrecy of it. What's up with that? > Almost all the teachers in the Vedic > Tradition are householders. There's probably > not a single monk who was once a ruling > official in ancient India. Even the Lord > Narayana himself was married and had a > family, likewise Shukra and Buddha, etc. The secrecy. The secrecy. > > > I don't see how the movement recovers > > from this... > > > You sound really upset, and nosey. Truth in advertising is all. > > Apparently you bought into the whole guru > cult - or, you're just highly suggestible. Yes, I kind of did/was for a while > > Why would you think that any of the TMO > 'rajas' are practicing 'bramacharya'? It > doesn't even make any sense - having a > family that meditates is Natural Law. From > what I've read, just about the only celibate > in the TMO was Miss Pittman. Agree. But the perception was otherwise. > > Everyone now knows, thanks to the informants > on FFL, that almost everyone in the movement, > up to, and including the Maharishi himself, > has been following tantric principles ever > since Majorraca days, if not before. That light of day can really be a bitch > > Haven't you read Ned Wynn's book yet? Go > figure. Haven't read. Right now re-reading, "The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ", and enjoying it. >