Maharishi was a master at creating conflict and guilt regading sex. He would come to men's courses and extol the virtues of celibacy then go to the ladies courses and talk about how they should be married. He would talk very very down to people who were in relationships. A dear friend of mine who lived on/worked on M's wing in Europe, with his wife (they ended up divorced) said M was very, very denigrating to couples even though he had them working directly for him. He would frequently have them each working on separate projects, never able to see each other, and it they complained to him that they never got to see their spouse, he, Maharishi, would really put them down in his response, tell them to make a choice.
I remember him really putting Chris Wege down in India just before Chris had a vedic wedding ceremony choreographed by Maharishi. But before it happened-the wedding-although Maharishi never used anyone's name in a massive put down of couples and marriage, it was clear he was putting someone down and then Chris's wedding came right after the put down. I know there were many other instances of Maharishi putting couples-relationships-sex down that I personally heard and experienced and it did alter my life. A friend of mine, long time pro TM guy, ardent devotee for almost 40 years now, who had a nervous breakdown years ago after wrestling with the guilt of being married and the whole sex thing, in a final "stroke", just before finally being committed (and subsequently making a complete recovery) tried to slice his testicles and other male equupment off. That's how guilty some people became. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Cliff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And to be caught up in revulsion towards your own genitals > is even stranger. I find it very revealing that many in the TMO > refer to "the genitals" as if they are something "out there", and > the phrase is usually accompanied with body language of > distinct distaste. Sort of on the same level as talking about > a particularly smelly bag of garbage... > > To revile an essential part of your body is remarkably foolsih, > IMO, and unfortunately very widespread in the TMO. So much > revulsion over such a long period of time cannot be healthy. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter Sutphen > > [...] > > > Good one! I've always wondered why so many spiritual > > > movements give such power to the penis and vagina. > > > They don't bite, do they? To be in bondage to the > > > genitals is such a strange thing! > > > > > > > Let me tell you the old Native American story about Long-Cock Man and > > Tooth-Vagina Woman... 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/
