--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jst...@...> wrote: > > Interestingly, the donors were all TMers. >
Very interesting indeed. Can anyone else guess why that was? > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" <jr_esq@> wrote: > <snip> > > It's not a question of my approving the article or not. The > > intent of the author, it appears, is to wake up all of us as > > to how effective are our beliefs in actual practice. > > > > This article reminds me of the words in the Beatitudes, > > i.e. "Blessed are those who hunger and mourn..." At face > > value, I don't see how hunger and mourning can be > > considered virtues. > > > > But in a deeper sense the meaning of these words can take > > on a different perspective. Specifically, hunger can mean > > hunger for justice and fairness in the structure of > > society throughout the world, particularly in the > > distribution of wealth. And, mourning can mean our emphaty > > for people who are "suffering", in particular those who are > > victims of natural disasters. > > > > In the final analysis, these virtues can only be validated > > with actions. > > It occurs to me that in this particular attempt to slime > all TMers, Barry has tried to set up a false dichotomy: > *either* one pursues enlightenment, *or* one helps others > in an active, material sense. > > For some TMers, the dichotomy may be valid--those who have > chosen to devote their entire lives to the pursuit of > enlightenment (Purusha and Mother Divine). > > For others who have remained householders, there's no > earthly reason why we can't do *both*. > > And, in fact, we *do*. After the Haiti earthquake, just > for example, we raised a couple thousand dollars here for > Haiti relief. > > Interestingly, the donors were all TMers. >
