--- In [email protected], Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on 8/18/05 5:23 PM, shempmcgurk at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>> > >>> You can only attune your thinking to an enlightened > >>> master in his physical presence. Otherwise, what do > >>> you have to go on, your fantasy of MMY? > >> > >> Well, around MUM, it various administrators saying "Maharishi > >> sez this and that." > > > > Why limit it to MUM, Rick? > > > > Can you think of ANY part of the Movement where this does NOT > > happen? > > No. Since I'm in Fairfield, MUM is the predominant Movement entity > in my current experience. > > Here's a somewhat related story. My wife's sister's husband's > brother (got that?) is on MUM staff and loves Contra and English > country dancing. There's an active group here consisting of people > both on and off campus, TB's and free thinkers. This fellow > recently visited by wife's sister and her husband. They asked if > he was still dancing. He sort of hung his head and said, "No, I > can't do that anymore because there are Amma people there." To > give MUM the benefit of the doubt, I doubt this was a policy > imposed on him. It was probably his own decision. But I'm not > sure about that and even if it was his decision, it says something > about the mindset of some of the people up there.
And it's the single biggest reason why none of Maharishi's grand schemes and plans -- for the enlightenment of the individual or the enlight- enment of the world -- will ever work. In many, if not most traditions, the one "spirit- ual trap" that is most warned about is elitism and self importance -- the setting up of an "us vs. them" dichotomy, the belief that the "chosen" are in some way "better" or more "holy" or more "spiritual" than others. The teachings in this regard are clear. Such a state of mind basically *prohibits* the devel- opment of unity, because the individual who is caught in that state of mind is constantly denying the unity of existence, and attempting to superimpose upon it his or her own superiority. Besides, in this particular case it's remarkably sad, because I've done English Country Dancing myself, and there are very few things that can put a bigger smile on your face. To not be able to dance -- and thus smile -- because you're afraid you'd be mingling with your lessers... talk about instant karma. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
