--- scienceofabundance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- 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 too have heard the tape of that night several times. It is a standard TTC tape. I see that what preceded it as even more powerful than the tape content itself. There is also another standard TTC tape that starts with a woman, I believe, asking in a very, very soft voice, "Maharishi, will you tell us something about Guru Dev?" And Maharishi says in this amazingly sweet voice filled with such love and devotion,"Guru Dev!" But what preceded this tape was MMY ripping into this guy (some Ph.D.) for wasting his time right after he had made all these initiators in La Antilla. The guy wouldn't get off the mic and was incredibly arrogant complaining about the failings of MIU press not publishing his poems. They obviously were blowing him off but he was too narcissistic to catch the hint. MMY tolerated him for a while and politely asked him to get off the mic. But the guy kept on saying, "One more thing Maharishi" or something like that. Then suddenly Maharishi EXPLODED in pure rage and screamed, SIT DOWN!!!!! It was so intense. He then proceeded to alternate between ripping into the guy and praising him for his intelligent mind. All they guy could do was back away from the mic muttering, But...but...but..but. MMY took a big breath, let it out, and completely transcended. Just complete silence for about 20 seconds. And then the girl asked her question. The amazing thing was the instant shift from the burning, intense fury to the soft sweet love of devotion! This was in the big tent in La Antilla in the early spring of '73. > > > > > > > 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 > > > [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/
