--- In [email protected], "markmeredith2002" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ditto to the posts below -- MMY can do whatever he wants with his org. > and I don't know anyone whining because they can't do other techniques > in the dome,
But your ARE still whining about it. My God. > > Actually this was more of an issue for me in the past when not only > other saints were viewed with fear and alarm, but also psychiatrists, > marriage counselors, yoga teachers, non-ayurvedic MDs, and a whole > host of other healers all under the principle "Maharishi has given us > all we need to reach enlightenment" and "You can't trust the effects > of practices not specifically approved by MMY". Whining , Whining, Whining. Now it seems that > taking medications or seeing therapists or normal MDs to deal with > life's problems is not frowned upon as much as it used to be. Campus > people still go to great lengths though to cover up their appts with > healers and others who offer services that could be viewed as in > competition with mmy ayurved or jyotish. Whining , Whining, Whining. Off World > > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Patrick Gillam" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > off_world_beings wrote: > > > > > > > > ....anyone complaining that a few people can't > > > > go to the dome is childish and laughable. ... > > > > Maharishi doesn't want other pactices in the Dome > > > > and that is his choice. People should get over it > > > > > > Oh, no question -- how Maharishi wants to run his > > > organization is his business. I'm not presuming to > > > tell him he should do this or that. > > > > > > My pursuit of this and other topics stems from a > > > life-long interest in what's healthy and appropriate > > > behavior. Many times I've felt some action of mine > > > was justified -- some anger or indignation -- only > > > to learn I was deceiving myself. > > > > > > Now, as you suggested I do, Off World, I'm examing > > > my belief that the purity of Maharishi's teaching > > > depends upon some behavior of mine. This discussion > > > is all about me. Maharishi has nothing to do with it. > > > > > > Thanks for your input. > > > > In my case, since it's not likely I'll ever try to set foot > > in a dome again in this incarnation, it's a matter of an > > abiding interest in the ways that spiritual organizations > > handle themselves, and what effects their different > > behaviors seem to have on the progress of the members > > of those organizations. IMO, one of the least helpful and, > > in fact, most detrimental, mindsets a spiritual organization > > could possibly cultivate is elitism, a sense of self impor- > > tance and exclusivity in its students. Nothing seems to > > stop spiritual progress in its tracks faster and more effec- > > tively. So I think it's kinda sad when I see it anywhere, > > much less in an organization I still have some fond > > memories of. I guess that puts us on the same page, > > with an interest in what's healthy and appropriate > > behavior. > > > > Unc 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/
