This should have read what I put in blue below.
--- In [email protected], awoelflebater <no_reply@...>
wrote:
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> --- In [email protected], Michael Jackson mjackson74@
wrote:
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> > I think it would be instructive for everyone to watch Rick's latest
Buddha at the Gas Pump - where Mark Landau talks about his fantastic
experiences of awareness and at the same time he was still fearful,
anxious etc.
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> Oh, interesting. If there is one thing I would like to rid myself of
it is fear. I was sort of hoping that if one is close to
enlightenment/increased awareness the fear could disappear. But then,
'increased awareness' could mean being aware of a lot of things. And
some of those things could be positively frightful. Plus, the deeper you
experience something the more intense it gets and that certainly could
create anxiety. However, I think there is a difference between anxiety
and fear. Anxiety can be the precursor to fear. Fear is like the flower
and anxiety the bud that precedes it. Also, anxiety, although tinged
with fear is a less realized version. It can often turn into full blown
terror (fear) but often it just sort of vibrates and suggests it could
blossom into the full blown version. Either way, I am not a big fan.
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> it does bring one to doubt the long term efficacy of TM and perhaps
any sort of meditation - its interesting to me to note that Eckhart
Tolle has consistently said that no one gets enlightened by meditating.
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> > ________________________________
> > From: Emily Reyn emilymae.reyn@
> > To: "[email protected]" [email protected]
> > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 1:34 PM
> > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: And so this is Christmas
> >
> >
> > Â
> > This same paragraph could apply to Amma based on the information
that is out on the internet now.
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Michael Jackson mjackson74@
> > To: "[email protected]" [email protected]
> > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 7:03 AM
> > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: And so this is Christmas
> >
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> > Â
> > And if Maharishi was really enlightened and therefore an expression
of Divine Energy, which would mean the Movement was and is an expression
of Divine Energy and Cosmic Excellence in Action, how could it have left
they trail of people who became basket cases mentally, emotionally,
financially and sometimes physically and the numbers of people who now
revile Maha - doesn't seem to be the expected manifestation of en
enlightened man and movement.
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> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: nablusoss1008 [email protected]
> > To: [email protected]
> > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 3:34 AM
> > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: And so this is Christmas
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> >
> > Â
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> > --- In [email protected], Michael Jackson <mjackson74@>
wrote:
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> > > Wow - wonder who's point of view is the true one?
> >
> > Consider this; Curtis is the biggest Maharishi-hater ever to have
graced this forum. The level of hate is so intense that even The Turq
and Vaj becomes mere amateurs in comparison.
> >
> > If you want to know what Maharishi felt about Christianity all you
have to do is to see the video below.
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIWqJ8tJ8JU
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> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > > From: nablusoss1008 [email protected]
> > > To: [email protected]
> > > Sent: Sunday, December 9, 2012 6:28 PM
> > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: And so this is Christmas
> > >
> > >
> > > ÃÂ
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> > >
> > > --- In [email protected], "feste37" <feste37@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > If MMY did have a negative view of Christianity it was because
of what he saw as its emphasis on suffering, which was directly contrary
to his message that life is bliss. In that sense he had a disagreement
with the interpreters of Christianity down through the ages, not with
the founder himself. In an interview with a Swiss journalist in Majorca
on November 23, 1971, Maharishi said, "I love Christ very much." He also
said in the same interview, "TM is a friend of Christianity because it
takes awareness to the field that Christ wanted everyone to enjoy." Then
he added,"No Christian should suffer; it is not necessary. It is not
good to propagate suffering in the name of Christ." He also used to
refer to Christ as "Lord Christ."
> > >
> > > Maharishi on Christianity:
> > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIWqJ8tJ8JU
> > >
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