--- In [email protected], "markmeredith2002" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- 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. > > Royal trappings have traditionally been used to boost EGO and CONTROL > over others, not inner divinity and surrender. Amazing to me that > people see the raja thing as having a spiritual vibe - well I guess > the vedic brahmins are befuddled by what tantrics see as holy, and so > on and so on.
Aside from a few ultra-believers in Fairfield, who really thinks that the Raja's robes and crowns are Good Things? These guys are all sucessful enough to know how silly they look, yet they're willing to wear the outfits anyway, for MMY's sake. 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/
