--- Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Some here have wondered about Maharishi¹s motives in > fostering his > increasingly bizarre schemes. Tallest buildings, > rajas, etc. Some say he¹s > upping the weirdness ante in order to motivate > people to leave and think for > themselves. Others say his vision is far ahead of > the rest of the world and > he¹s establishing the foundation of an enlightened > society. Here¹s another > theory. When Jennifer was in M¹s room late at night > in Mallorca (for reasons > we need not re-hash) she said he often derided the > Westerners as gullible > fools for believing all the things he was telling > them (hence, our dear, > already-enlightened co-moderator¹s handle). Perhaps, > like a playground > bully, he has a cynical streak that causes him to > derive pleasure from > making fools out of people. Perhaps, as with any > addiction, he has had to > keep increasing the weirdness ante in order to > continue gratifying this > streak. If there is any truth to this theory, I > wouldn¹t assume this was his > only motivation. He¹s a master at incorporating > paradoxical tendencies. I > would suggest that plenty of altruism is mixed with > the cynicism. Good post. I don't see MMY as doing any of these things "on purpose". He's simply acting out of his own nature. But it has multiple effects on people. He's a tool of Brahman to awaken Brahman. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com 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/
