Thank you, a beautiful response, and I will carry on. I go by my own experiences. This has always been my guide, and my experiences daily have been magnificent. The program is pure gold. Thanks,
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <no_reply@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > Thanks John, beautiful post in it's positivity. And unique on this forum > > because you are one of perhaps only 5 posters here altogether that does TM > > regularily and have a non-agressive take on the TMO. So your idea of > > sending it here was perhaps a bit too enthusiastic, it will unfortunately > > only fuel more vile attacs on the TMO from the regulars here, most of whom > > have not done TM in decades. > > > > Aside from that it is impossible to disagree with you on any point, except > > for perhaps the most important; your idea that the > > > > "The goal of this organization is not to appeal to a particular leader or > > person, but to the widest possible audience who will appreciate and > > practice the TM program in its purity." > > and > > "....reach the widest possible audience who will appreciate and practice > > the TM program in its purity. This is the goal. This is what the TM > > organization is about." > > > > This is a widespread misunderstanding due largely to being stuck in > > Maharishi's old thinking or having been exposed only to this timeframe of > > Maharishi's philosophy on video, strategies that were perfect until about > > 1985. As the Age of Enlightenment grew and became an irreversible process > > the old thinking based on the individual was replaced with the concern for > > groups, and ultimately the whole world. Already in 1980, after having > > prevented the WWII during the winther of 1979, Maharishi said "From today > > no more meditators are necessary". Thus Maharishi's focus shifted and the > > TMO as we know it became in many ways obsolete, left unattended also by > > it's own Founder simply because it had no more function other than being > > the safekeeper of the purity of the teaching. No small task, but the real > > job of securing permanent world peace was given to the Rajas and the Vedic > > Pundits, a responsebility that remains theirs to this day. > > > > So my advice to you would be to "stay calm and carry on". Continue with > > your beautiful programme, knowing that some obstacles like bad smell or bad > > food or whatever will be thown into the mix at regular intervals, they > > don't matter much. Forget about the mismanagement of the TMO, it is > > irrelevant for you. Forget that the TMO must become in better shape to save > > the world, they won't and their task isn't. Let them do their bit as you do > > yours, life is too short to waste on such small things. > > One last thing; please see as many as possible of Maharishi's newest tapes > > that are available on youtube and are available here: > > http://www.youtube.com/user/maharishichannel > > Perhaps what I've stated above will be clearer. Thank you again for your > well-meaning post. > > Jai Guru Dev > > >
