--I suppose every spiritual tradition, has it's garb for it's priest's or holy man or woman; To me Maharishi, besides radiating love and bliss, certainly enjoys and fits the part of Guru; There is no doubt, with one glance, that he is a Guru; Like that, hopefully the garb of the Rajas, will serve this purpose. But, then again, it's what's inside that counts... - In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], Robert Gimbel > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <snip> > > > Maharishi seeks to make man (and woman) Divine; same as Jesus, > > > same as Buddha, Divine-and "In Tune w/All the Laws of Nature > > > (Oneness w/The All). > > I'd put it a little differently: he seeks to > help human beings realize they are already > divine. > > > While I don't necessarily disagree, do you think this tendency > > might be the result of an inability to see normal, everyday > > humans -- devoid of gold and robes and the trappings of > > royalty -- as divine? > > > > Jesus and Buddha were just ordinary guys. Would Maharishi > > have been able to recognize them as being also divine with- > > out the finery? > > I'd guess MMY recognizes all human beans as > divine. The question is whether the rajas are > able to recognize divinity in themselves without > the assistance of the costumes and props. > > Once the recognition dawns, presumably the > trappings no longer matter. I don't see > anything wrong with trappings as a temporary > aid, if they actually give that recognition a > little nudge.
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