Good point about true Buddhists emptybill. PS Jed McKenna (or whatever his real name is) in one of his books writes about sixty year olds who are ten years old or so emotionally. There are two of them here on FFL.
--- In [email protected], "emptybill" <emptybill@...> wrote: > > > What "V - We are of Peace" is not telling you is that almost all > Buddhist teachers tell their students not to indulge in disputes with > students or teachers of other traditions of practice or other forms of > meditation, whether Buddhist, Hindu, Christian or other. While they will > do an analysis of another tradition's "tenets" they leave it > at that. They are not called either to proselytize or to attack other > traditions of spiritual practice. They are only called to do their own > sadhana. They also are not called to consort themselves with mere > soi-disants much less be one themselves. > > Those that do act that way give a clear sign that they either making it > all up and/or hiding their virulent aggression from their teachers, if > they have any teachers. > > In fact most people that hide their behavior in this manner do not > really have a Buddhist spiritual mentor/guru. They go to a few courses > and then declare themselves "Buddhist yogis". > > Webinar disciples often do this. I even know a guy who went to one of > the Dalai Lama's U.S. public Kalachakra initiations (abhisheka-s) > and then started calling the Dalai Lama his guru. What a joke that was. > He caught on after a while and stopped saying it. > > > > --- In [email protected], "whynotnow7" <whynotnow7@> > wrote: > > > > In Vaj's case, he is obviously depressed and in denial about Tibet > being fucked up, so he blames MMY for everything wrong in his life. > > > > --- 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. > > > > > >
