What amazes me about this particular run-on piece of rhetoric is that none of the True Believers who read it seem to be standing up and saying, "Hey! Wait a cotton-picking minute! Isn't this the exact OPPOSITE message than the one you started the TM movement with?"
The orginial message was one of self-sufficiency and hope. Transcendence (enabled by TM) was all that was necessary to realize one's enlightenment. The prac- titioner didn't need to believe in anything or anyone to realize enlightenment. He didn't *need* anyone or anything to realize enlightenment. One simply trans- cended, contacted infinity within himself, and over time came to live that infinity as an all-time reality. In this model, your environment and your diet and your medical preferences had no power to "keep you" from enlightenment, because the Way to enlightenment was completely in your own hands, via meditation. (And it should be stated that this original message has proven TRUE for many people.) The "new" message is one of constriction and dependence. Basically, what is being said is that the thing that enables or defeats your ability to realize enlightenment is your home builder. If you live in a "bad," unapproved building, you'd best forget about enlightenment. Only if you live in one of *our* "approved" buildings do you have a shot at the Big E. Not only is it ludicrous, not only is it against every teaching ever offered by every realized master in the history of the world, not only is it patently impractical and unachievable, but it is ALSO (IMO) *criminal* in its suggestion of *dependence*. The enlightenment of the world is being described as *dependent* on the actions of those in the TM movement. The poor, huddled, unen- lightened masses are basically going to stay that way unless the enlightened elite of the TMO have their way and rebuild the world in a proper vastu configuration. It's Ego Incarnate. I can understand how those who have submerged their egos into the TMO ego might actually *like* thinking of themselves as This Important. But don't ANY of them have memories? Don't ANY of them have the ability to remember back to the original message of TM and liberation by the individual, for the individual, of the individual, with no dependencies except the willingness to meditate regularly? Don't ANY of them remember the simplicity and the intuitive appeal of the original message? Have ALL of the TBs gone as crazy as Maharishi has? --- In [email protected], Ron F <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Global Country of World Peace Maharishi Celebrates 50 Years of His Spiritual Regeneration Movement Launches Global Reconstruction Program to Create Permanent World Peace Builders, Developers, Financiers Invited to Construct Ideal Vastu Colonies Surrounding Every Major City His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who 50 years ago founded his worldwide Spiritual Regeneration Movement, this week launched a program for the reconstruction of the entire world. "Everywhere, we find that people are not living in buildings constructed in conformity with Natural Law. As a result, people suffer and experience negativity of so many kinds, not knowing that the design of their home is the cause of their suffering. "Unless everyone begins to live and work in buildings constructed with proper Vastuutilising Sthapatya Veda, the Vedic knowledge of architecture in harmony with Natural Lawworld peace will always remain a big question mark," Maharishi said. To correct the wrong that has prevailed for > centuries, Maharishi's Global Reconstruction Program for Permanent World Peace is now being initiated in every big city of the world. Maharishi has issued a strong appeal to builders, developers, and financiers in every country to join this programme and start constructing homes, offices, schools, hospitals, and factories in accord with Natural Law. "Everyone will naturally desire to live and work in these fortune-promoting and peace- creating buildings," Maharishi said. The first stage of Maharishi's program of global reconstruction is now getting underway with plans to construct ideal Vastu Peace Colonies of a few hundred acres each in the north, south, east, and west of every major city. Golden Jubilee "Guru Purnima" celebrations Maharishi launched this historic initiative during his Golden Jubilee "Guru Purnima" conference which began on 21 July and is still continuing. Presiding over the conference is His Majesty Maharaja Nader Raam, First Ruler of the Global Country of World > Peace, along with his 22 Rajas (Administrators) and eight Cabinet Ministers. Over 1500 leaders of Maharishi's Movement from 58 countries are attending the conference at the Capital of the Global Country of World Peace in Meru, Holland. Guru Purnima is celebrated every year on the full-moon day in July in honour of the eternal tradition of Vedic masters who have safeguarded in its completeness and purity the knowledge of Total Natural Lawthe Veda, the Constitution of the Universewhich administers the universe with perfect order. The safest approach to world peace is through Natural Law Maharishi explained that for peace to be permanent in the world, every country has to be integrated and invincible, and its citizens have to be healthy, wealthy, and wise. "The Global Country of World Peace has developed a program to establish permanent world peace, which fulfils the requirement of both nations and individuals," Maharishi said. "For this, our main principle is to follow the > evolutionary path of Total Natural Law. With the availability of fortune-promoting and peace-creating Vastu housing, and the development of higher states of consciousness through the practice of Transcendental Meditation, its advanced techniques, and Yogic Flying, we will create world peace very quickly." Scientific research verifies the efficacy of the programs of the Global Country of World Peace Scientific research has verified the efficacy of the programs of the Global Country of World Peace to create a healthy and peaceful life. The benefits of the programs have been confirmed by over 600 scientific research studies, conducted at more than 250 universities and research institutes in 30 countries, and published in more than 100 research journals. These papers have been reprinted from the journals in seven volumes of Collected Papers (over 6,000 pages). Parliaments of Builder to Reconstruct the World Maharishi announced that Parliaments of Builders to Reconstruct the World are > now being formed in every country. The Parliaments of Builders are being established on four levelscity, provincial, national, and global"to quickly achieve the laudable goals of healthy life and world peace," Maharishi said. A wide gate of peace, prosperity, and happiness for everyone "Through the knowledge of the Vedathe Constitution of the Universe, the Light of Godwe have successfully put together modern science, ancient Vedic science, and the pursuit of God realization from all religions, ancient and modern," Maharishi said. "We feel humble. Our desire is to open a wide gate of peace, prosperity, and happiness to everyone in our dear world through our reconstruction program, along with our programs in education, health, agriculture, and management." Watch the news conferences live via Internet webcast at or via satellite. > > > --------------------------------- > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page ------------------------ Yahoo! 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