--- In [email protected], tartbrain <no_re...@...> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltablues@> > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], tartbrain <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > That was an insightful and compassionate take on Jerry. > > > > > > > How much there is there? -- as Gertrude Stein might ask. > > > > Line of the week! You could ask "How much is hat and how much is cattle?" > > > > I think of Jerry as a really religious guy like many others I have known. > > If you take away the woo woo factor of an assumed "state of consciousness" > > you have another true believer. He was sensitive to language and had a > > nice formula for turning expectations on their head to sound suddenly soooo > > down to earth when he knew what was implied and what we were thinking. We > > thought he was in on the secrets of the universe. And that impression was > > just fine with him. > > > > The comparison with Chopra is interesting since Chopra was willing to call > > Maharishi's bluff and walk and Jerry was clearly not in that position. > > Although he probably could have walked with a group of people who had grown > > tired of the gold leaf everything, he really loved Maharishi and seemed > > genuinely hurt about his situation of being mistrusted when he was at MIU > > with us. And given the rash of shit I got from Neil for inviting him to > > speak in DC when I ran the center there I know there was some very intense > > bad blood between the higher ups. Going from his previous position of > > ultimate trust to persona non grata must have sucked big time. He is a > > semi-tragic figure as much as anyone who was treated by thousands as > > knowing the "truth" of life can be thought to be tragic. > > This sparks another thought and theme. We tend to view "success" in this > context as being close to Maharishi, being lauded by him, having his full > trust in us, and all. I am not sure this was Maharishi's perspective and > paradigm. Freedom from the binding influence of what we and others think of > ourselves, excessive pride, even "comfort" as in "daddy is at home and all is > good" was a more dominant theme for him as far as i can see from his > workings. Throwing someone out, never seeing or talking to them ever again, > could have, over the long-run, a far more valuable effect than being a > life-long inner circle synchophant. Pushing the baby bird out the nest to let > them fly on their own sort of thing. > > I saw people whom he treated in a very special way, then in time, pulled the > rug out from under them. Totally ignoring them. Crushing them (for a bit). > Some may see that as simply rudeness and an uneven inner life. Or a harsh > management style. That may be. > > However, a strong possible take for me is he gave not a bit about how people > felt about him -or how they were accomodated to being around him. That, in a > legitimate view, can be seen as nothing. Frosting. Sickening sweet in > reality. Helping them to "man it up" spiritually, mentally, emotionally -- > that, it could be argued, had lasting value. > > I am betting more on the latter view (man it up) than the former > (synchophant). But I am often off base.
How often we saw just what you expound ! To ignore a fellow perhaps for many years was one thing, I met those also. To mentally beat them up publically in front of everyone in the lecture-hall for all to see was another; gleefully we called it; "Maharishi gave him a cigar". I've met fellows 19 years after the incident who will never forget that, who are still on a sort of "high" after having met Nature face to face, who saw themselves in the "Mirror of the Self" as a real person; smilingly, simply, friendly, sitting on a couch. Maharishi is one of those very few unique Masters who bless mankind from time to time and whom those He meet seldom recognize. I did, some of my friends did. Most did not. The closeness you mention is irrelevant, physical closeness, who was in the Suite at any given time was irrelevant. Who was at International, in Seelisberg, India or Vlodrop ? Who was a 108; irrelevant. Those close to His heart is known by Him alone. Having met a real Master in a lifetime is a rare thing. A very rare thing.
