--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "metoostill" <metoost...@...> wrote:
> Curtis: IMO one of the better and more self reflective posts I have seen > here, thanks for that.> Much appreciated, thanks! > > -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltablues@> > wrote: > > > > When I bought into Maharishi's deal I was 16 years old. I was recruited > > right in my own private high school, with the adults asleep at the wheel. > > So given the naivete of youth, I have nothing to be ashamed of. And in the > > big picture of my recreational options at the time I am grateful for the > > clean-cut version Maharishi offered me, despite the snake oil promises. He > > fulfilled some needs for me at that stage of my life and I am grateful. So > > you are mischaracterizing my position in what you are calling my complaint. > > > > Maharishi IMO is wrong about human consciousness. And so is Jerry. They > > are preaching an old way of thinking that is the equivalent of taking a > > fairy tale seriously and literally. They are inflating the nature of the > > mental changes meditation brings into a claim that it allows you to > > understand the ultimate reality of life. This ridiculously inflated claim > > is bogus. > > > > So it isn't a question of being "wiser" than anyone to notice this. Most > > of the people in the world (with the exception of a tiny, tiny, diminishing > > group) have come to the same conclusion about Maharishi. The term wisdom > > should have a higher bar than recognizing a Hindu Televangelist just as > > someone shouldn't be praised for rejecting a guy like Benny Hinn. It isn't > > that deep or that subtle. > > Curtis: IMO one of the better and more self reflective posts I have seen > here, thanks for that. >
