--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Premanand Paul Mason" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 'The Maharishi was sitting alone in a small shelter made of wood > > with a dried grass roof.' Cynthia Lennon - 'A Twist of Lennon' > > Star, 1978 > > So, not exactly a "grass hut." And for how long was > he sitting there? Did he live in this small shelter?
I know that the causes and effects of the laws of karma are "unfathomable" but I think I know what the perfect response of the laws of karma will be to Judy's nit-picking of Paul on his "grass hut" comment will be: Judy will be subjected to the "Sparrow Question" from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail": [gurgle] Galahad: There it is! Arthur: The Bridge of Death! Robin: Oh, great. Arthur: Look! There's the old man from scene twenty-four! Bedevere: What is he doing here? Arthur: He is the keeper of the Bridge of Death. He asks each traveller five questions-- Galahad: Three questions. Arthur: Three questions. He who answers the five questions-- Galahad: Three questions. Arthur: Three questions may cross in safety. Robin: What if you get a question wrong? Arthur: Then you are cast into the Gorge of Eternal Peril. Robin: Oh, I won't go. Galahad: Who's going to answer the questions? Arthur: Sir Robin! Robin: Yes? Arthur: Brave Sir Robin, you go. Robin: Hey! I've got a great idea. Why doesn't Launcelot go? Launcelot: Yes. Let me go, my liege. I will take him single-handed. I shall make a feint to the north-east that s-- Arthur: No, no. No. Hang on! Hang on! Hang on! Just answer the five questions-- Galahad: Three questions. Arthur: Three questions as best you can, and we shall watch... and pray. Launcelot: I understand, my liege. Arthur: Good luck, brave Sir Launcelot. God be with you. Bridgekeeper: Stop! Who would cross the Bridge of Death must answer me these questions three, ere the other side he see. Launcelot: Ask me the questions, bridgekeeper. I am not afraid. Bridgekeeper: What... is your name? Launcelot: My name is 'Sir Launcelot of Camelot'. Bridgekeeper: What... is your quest? Launcelot: To seek the Holy Grail. Bridgekeeper: What... is your favourite colour? Launcelot: Blue. Bridgekeeper: Right. Off you go. Launcelot: Oh, thank you. Thank you very much. Robin: That's easy! Bridgekeeper: Stop! Who approacheth the Bridge of Death must answer me these questions three, ere the other side he see. Robin: Ask me the questions, bridgekeeper. I'm not afraid. Bridgekeeper: What... is your name? Robin: 'Sir Robin of Camelot'. Bridgekeeper: What... is your quest? Robin: To seek the Holy Grail. Bridgekeeper: What... is the capital of Assyria? [pause] Robin: I don't know that! Auuuuuuuugh! Bridgekeeper: Stop! What... is your name? Galahad: 'Sir Galahad of Camelot'. Bridgekeeper: What... is your quest? Galahad: I seek the Grail. Bridgekeeper: What... is your favourite colour? Galahad: Blue. No, yel-- auuuuuuuugh! Bridgekeeper: Hee hee heh. Stop! What... is your name? Arthur: It is 'Arthur', King of the Britons. Bridgekeeper: What... is your quest? Arthur: To seek the Holy Grail. Bridgekeeper: What... is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow? Arthur: What do you mean? An African or European swallow? Bridgekeeper: Huh? I-- I don't know that! Auuuuuuuugh! Bedevere: How do know so much about swallows? Arthur: Well, you have to know these things when you're a king, you know. > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Premanand Paul Mason" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Premanand Paul Mason" > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > I thought you said you were a neutral observer where MMY > is > > > > > > > concerned... > > > > > > > > > > > > Firstly, I certainly wouldn't have described myself in that > > > way. > > > > > > Secondly, being unbiased does not mean that one is > disallowed > > > > from > > > > > > demonstrating that MMY alone is responsible for the state > of > > > his > > > > own > > > > > > dodgey reputation. > > > > > > > > > > If you were unbiased, why would you care? > > > > > > > > Hello, hello, 1-2, 1-2, testing. You don't seem to be getting > the > > > > gist. One doesn't have to be biased or unbiased to see the > facts > > of > > > > the matter. > > > > > > "As they trailed out of the ashram he sat in his grass hut and > > > whined! Did he call later and try and sort things out with > > > his 'disciples'? Did he heck? So let's not blame John Lennon, Mia > > > Farrow or anyone else but the man who let pride stand in the way > of > > > the greatest publicity the Spiritual Regeneration Movement could > > ever > > > have had." > > > > > > I'm not sure what "Did he heck?" means, but in > > > examining the above, I see some facts, and I also > > > see some distinctly subjective impressions, such as > > > "whined" and "let pride stand in the way." Both of > > > these are interpretations, not "the facts of the > > > matter." > > > > > > I wonder as well about the phrase "grass hut." Is > > > this a factual description, or language that's been > > > loaded to be demeaning? > > > > > > The rhetorical nature of the questions posed is > > > another indication of subjectivity rather than > > > "the facts of the matter." ------------------------ 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/
