--- In [email protected], nablusoss1008 <no_reply@...> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "whynotnow7" <whynotnow7@> wrote: > > > > Vaj's MO is to always keep the focus on Maharishi's relatively minor > > failings vs. having us notice the 400 pound gorilla in the room. OK, > > Maharishi had girlfriends and did other unethical things. Granted. > > > > On the other hand, THE DALAI LAMA SOLD OUT THE ENTIRE COUNTRY OF TIBET. > > First he lost the country to China, then ran away as his countrymen and > > fellow monks were systematically tortured, imprisoned, and slaughtered, on > > the pretext of "fighting for a free Tibet" (from a distance, of course). > > That was over FIFTY YEARS AGO.I don't see Tibet getting any freer in the > > meantime, do you? In fact just the reverse. By continually agitating for > > rebellion, all the Dalai Lama has done is bring increasing hardships to his > > former people and ensure that the Chinese continue to crack down HARD on > > the Tibetan region. > > > > From a review of Tim Johnson's new book, Tragedy In Crimson (Nation Books > > ISBN1568586019): > > "Tibet's exiled leader, the Dalai Lama, is a global moral figure but with a > > tragic dimension he captures worldwide fame and brings Hollywood figures > > to his side, but can do little to end six decades of repression against six > > million Tibetans living under Chinese rule." > > > > It is clear by now that Tibet will never be free. This is a monstrous and > > huge injustice by the Dalai Lama. However if Vaj can continue to turn our > > attention away from the millions slaughtered in Tibet as the result of the > > DL's misguided intentions and focus instead on how "TM doesn't work" and > > "Maharishi charges too much for meditation", he is accomplishing what he > > set out to do here on FFL and other forums. Don't look at poor, miserable, > > downright fucked Tibet. Instead focus all that misplaced anger and > > frustration on on MAHARISHI MAHESH YOGI. Yeah, that's the ticket! > > > > Vaj is a fraud and a liar. The guy never learned, practiced or taught TM. > > He has learned though how to build a fantastically distracting story about > > Maharishi and TM, attempting to mask Tibet's destruction as a result of the > > egomaniacal intentions of his hero, the Dalai Lama. Sorry Vaj, but WE SEE > > RIGHT THROUGH YOU AND THAT KALI YUGA "MR. NICE GUY". Oh, and as Maharishi > > used to say, JAI GURU DEV. > > > That's an interesting analysis. > Everyone knows that the 2 most fanatic critics of Maharishi and the TMO, Turq > and Vaj are both so-called Buddhists, which is hardly a coincidence. >
Intolerance of other religions and POVs is not the hallmark of spirituality that I aspire to or seek.
