--- In [email protected], Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On my TTC > (LaAntilla, 1972) somebody got up and expressed > discomfort regarding bowing down to Guru Dev at the > end of the puja because they were Jewish. He was > sincerely asking MMY for an understanding that would > resolve this conflict. MMY's initial response was to > blow the guy off. He made jokes and even said that we > sin and violate our religion every day, what's one > more sin (!). But they guy would not accept any of > MMY's answers and would not budge, not out of > arrogance but out of complete sincerity and faith in > MMY's ability to answer this question. The guy started > to cry but wouldn't back off at all. It got really > intense with the guy crying and MMY just blowing him > off and laughing. All the lights even went off for > awhile. When it became clear that the guy was not > going to budge, at all, MMY suddenly shifted and said, > "Alright" and gave this amazing talk about Guru Dev, > bowing down, the puja and God. It was incredibly > powerful and resolved, for this guy, any conflict he > had. When MMY finished talking the guy asked if the > tape of their conversation could be played for every > TTC. MMY said, "No. When you dig for water and get > oil, you will not appreciate it and just through it > away."
This is interesting, because when I did TTC in 1980-1981, this tape was played - not the first part of the dialogue you mentioned above, but just the part when MMY began to take him seriously. I remember the tape well, because I remember what a powerful tape it was. I also find it interesting that the tape was cut and put together in such a way that it looked like the guy asked the question and MMY immediately gave the talk you mentioned, without MMY first blowing him off. I wonder what would happen today if someone dug > for oil with MMY out of complete and total sincerity > and would not budge one inch until their conflict was > resolved? I think MMY is surrounded by water drillers > and he resonds in like. > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > 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/
