--- In [email protected], "L B Shriver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: <snip> > > I'm not even talking about the *political* > > aspects; we've known about the TMO's, and > > MMY's, sexism for decades. I'm talking about > > the practical effect of the absence of the > > feminine vibe among the Rajas in terms of > > whatever effect *they're* supposed to have on > > world consciousness. > > ****** > > Your observations and question seem perfectly reasonable to me. I think the crux of the > answer lies in your own words: "Â…whatever effect they're supposed to have on world > consciousness". > > Personally, I think there's not much to worry about in terms of the movement's effects on > world consciousness, because I don't see it having much of an effect at this point. > > [Not a trick question:] Do you see the movement having any > significant effect on world consciousness at the moment?
*I* don't, no. Would I be able to see it if there were one? I don't know; quite possibly not, especially if we're limiting it to "at the moment." > If not at > this time, when was the last point at which you felt > you could observe something of significance? The fall of the Soviet Union and a bunch of other highly unlikely positive events that happened within a fairly short span of time. Not long afterward, a prophetic essay was published that got a lot of attention, pointing out that the fall of the Soviet Union had eliminated the "balance of terror" between the two superpowers that was keeping international conflicts in check, and that we would likely be in for some serious trouble in the next decades. I immediately connected that with what MMY had always said, that things would get worse before getting permanently better. I would also note that MMY's programs have never had the level of participation he had said was required to bring about permanent change for the better. On the basis of all this, I'm not prepared to declare that these programs have not had or cannot have an effect on world consciousness. I don't declare the opposite, either. I just don't know. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
