Well damn, you mean that unless I believe and speak to things that can be historically proven, then no assertions of mine will be believed?
Richard, Richard... So many things I can say. There is no historical proof that Jesus lived (the Bible doesn't count because it is a religious text and not historical proof) but a heap of folks believe he did. There is no historical proof that many of the rishis who are touted in the vedic pantheon of rishis actually existed but heaps of folks believe they did. There is no historical proof that Edgar Cayce ever actually got his material from anyplace other than his own head, but lots of people say he did and that he helped them a great deal. There was no historical proof that Krishna ever existed except in myth, but millions of Hindus believe he did. There is no historical proof that the Mob had anything to do will Hoffa's disappearance, but hey... I will simply say your thinking is cloudy - my belief in anything has nothing to do with the credibility of my objection to Maharishi sthapatya veda. Pay attention Richard! I have no problem with vastu, I object to Maharishi co-opting old Indian knowledge to take advantage of people. ________________________________ From: Richard J. Williams <rich...@rwilliams.us> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 2, 2012 2:10 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Talked to Buddha mjackson74: > You have not stated why you think my statement > of a chat with Buddha is an indication of lack > of basic world history... > Because there's no historical proof that anyone can dialog with disembodied spirits of the dead? If you expect anyone to believe that, then your whole argument against vastu falls all to pieces, like a house of cards. There were no Buddhist stupas in India before the historical Buddha. We've already established that the earliest example of edifice architecture in India is the Lomas Rishi Cave in Malabar. > I await your Buddhist stupa and tantric mantra > inspired reply. > Did the Buddha tell you why to erect a stupa after his passing? Why does the Golden Dome ar Fairfield look so much like the Great Stupa at Sanchi? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanchi The ancient stupa at Sanci shows a parasol emerging from the center of the space enclosed by the harmika fence. This and the domed architecture of the mound is repeated with variation in countless thousands of stupas and topes throughout the ages in all countries from the Swat valley all the way to Java and to Sri Lanka. The parasol, atop the Buddhist stupa, as at Sanci, at Sarnath and at Taxila, (circa 200 B.C.) the earliest evidence of edifice architecture in India, is the canopy of heaven, its pole being the cosmic axis mundi and the dome's surface is the earth. As a cosmic egg image it is preeminent among the aniconic images of the Buddha. In Buddhist mythology the bodhi tree, symbol of MUM, is the original parasol duplicated in the dome and the kalasa on top - the point where the pole of the parasol pierces the canopy corresponds precisely to the point defined by the harmika, where the pole emerges from the summit of the stupa garbha. This is pure Buddhist vastu, except that inside the Golden Dome, at both Fairfied and at Radience, is found hollowness, so that the yogic flyers can have room to enjoy, unobstructed. This, you have got to admit, is ingenious - a hollow stupa!
