The idea is that he was enlightened and would have known all this wonderful stuff, not too big a stretch since he was supposedly a great expert on all things vedic.
As to the monetary comment, I know for a fact from my own stint working for the Movement and I know also from others who worked for the Movement at higher levels of authority than me that the Movement has ALWAYS funneled money to the top, what we peons used to call "International." As to the relatives, I was thinking of Maharishi's nephews, Anand Shrivastava and Ajay Prakash Shrivastava with whom Maharishi formed the Maharishi Group back in the late 1960's. The Maharishi Group is the umbrella organization for virtually all the other Movement organizations including Age of Enlightenment Publications, Maharishi Ayurveda Products Ltd., and even Maharishi University of Management. His nephews still run it. So yeah, his kin folk get a cut. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <LEnglish5@...> wrote: > > MMY said that he failed to realize the importance of vastu until many years > after he started the TM organization. > > What, do you assume that he couldn't learn new things as he got older, but > instead, was merely in it for the money? > > BTW, the "cut" you refer to is for the pandit projects as far as I know. Do > you have concrete info that MMY's family (which part, btw: his brother is > well over 100 (105?) if he is still alive and Garish is nearing 70 now I > suspect) is getting a cut, or is this just an assumption? > > L > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "mjackson74" <mjackson74@> wrote: > > > > > > Just to try to be very clear with you, I was and am saying that Maharishi > > did, and the Movement still does promote sthapatya veda as being one of the > > remedies to the worlds ills, that if we don't have the properly designed > > and aligned homes and other buildings we will be prey to all sorts of > > problems, and my point is that if that is true, why the hell didn't he > > mention it all those years ago to help us out and help create good vibes > > for world peace? > > > > The answer is of course that while this type of architecture may be nice > > and may be interesting, our health and well being and world peace are NOT > > enhanced by it, this is a bullshit lie that Maharishi deliberately told > > people to create another stream of revenue for himself and his hangers on > > from the pockets of starry eyed believers who thought and still think he > > could NEVER lie. His relatives are still very happy everytime someone buys > > one of those bullshit ridiculously priced vedic observatories, since they > > get a cut. > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "richardatrwilliamsdotus" <richard@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > mjackson74: > > > > I noticed that you have not responded to the notion that > > > > if sthapatya veda is so important to health, well-being > > > > and world peace, seems like the Big M might have > > > > mentioned it a few years ago so it could be working its > > > > magic all these many years. > > > > > > > MMY mentioned vastu before the erection of the Golden Dome > > > at Fairfield, IA, in 1972. Why do you think it's a dome? > > > > > > http://www.mmyvv.com/machieve1.jsp > > > > > > > Perhaps you were not directing this to me, but I am not > > > > a TM teacher, merely one of the peons who meditate. > > > > > > > So, where did your TM bija mantra come from? > > > > > > The point I'm trying to make is that the bijas mantras > > > used in TM practice came from the Sri Vidya sect. > > > > > > So, I don't think they were 'made up' by MMY or Satyanand > > > or Nandakishore. This is probably the most important > > > aspect of TM practice that was mentioned on Usenet posts > > > which could discredit MMY, that TM was 'invented' by > > > MMY, when in fact, it's a centuries old yoga technique > > > used by Buddhists and Hindus since at least the time of > > > the historical Buddha and the use of mandalas, if not > > > long before in the Upper Paleolithic in South Asia, > > > according to historians. > > > > > > To sum up what has been established: > > > > > > If SBS had in his possession a Sri Yantra, and placed it > > > in the Brahmastan of his cave, worshipped it and > > > meditated on it while muttering the Saraswati bija mantra, > > > and since SBS posed in Padma Asana displaying the chit > > > mudra, and since SBS's teacher was SKS of Sringeri, > > > the headquarters of the Saraswati sannyasins, and since > > > the Sri Yantra is placed on the mandir for worship at > > > the Sringeri, in a vastu tantric temple which has a > > > south facing entrance, and since all the Saraswati > > > sannyasins of the Shankara order at Sringeri all adhere > > > to the Soundarylahari in which is mentioned the TM bija > > > mantra for Saraswati, and every Saraswati sannyasin > > > meditates on the Saraswati bija mantra at least twice > > > every day, most people would conclude that the TM bija > > > derived from the Sri Vidya sect of Karnataka, since the > > > TM bija mantra for Saraswati is mentioned in the most > > > revered scripture of the Sri Vidya, and is enumerated > > > in the Soundaryalahari, right? > > > > > > Work cited: > > > > > > 'History of the Tantric Religion' > > > by Bhattacharyya, N. N. > > > New Delhi: Manohar, 1999 > > > > > > Read more: > > > > > > "When the term "Tantra" is used in relation to authentic Hindu Shaktism, > > > it most often refers to a class of ritual manuals, and � more broadly > > > � to an esoteric methodology of Goddess-focused spiritual practice > > > (sadhana) involving mantra, yantra, nyasa, mudra and certain elements of > > > traditional kundalini yoga, all practiced under the guidance of a > > > qualified guru after due initiation (diksha) and oral instruction to > > > supplement various written sources..." > > > > > > > > > 'Shaktism's focus on the Divine Feminine does not imply a rejection of > > > Masculine or Neuter divinity. However, both are deemed to be inactive in > > > the absence of Shakti. As set out in the first line of Adi Shankara's > > > renowned Shakta hymn, Saundaryalahari (c. 800 CE)..." > > > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaktism > > > > > > "In the principally Shakta theology of the Shri Vidya the goddess is > > > supreme, transcending the cosmos which is a manifestation of her...The > > > school has an extensive literature of its own. The details of the beliefs > > > vary in different texts, but the general principles are similar to those > > > found in Kashmir Shaivism...The goddess is worshipped in the form of a > > > mystical diagram (Sanskrit: yantra) of nine intersecting triangles, > > > called the Shri Chakra that is the central icon of the tradition." > > > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shri_Vidya > > > > > >
