Yes, you bucked the trend, hung out with Freddie Lenz, and look how much more emotionally and spiritually evolved you are, than the rest of us. Nailed It - LOL.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "emptybill" <emptybill@> wrote: > > > > The reality outside of the incestuous guru-groupie ashrams of > > US/Europe/pseudo-India is far from the reality. MMY's edicts to > > prevent his psychophants from "contamination" by other truths > > was a control move to guarantee kowtowing fidelity. > > I like "psychophants." :-) And while I may disagree with > your use of the word "truths" to describe that which they > might have found by meeting other teachers, I completely > agree that it was Maharishi who tried desperately to keep > them from ever meeting them. From Day One of meeting him > he put down other teachers and traditions, and created > a sense of "sin" or "wrongdoing" in anyone who wanted > *to* meet them. It was *very* much the same vibe as > women who go berserk if their boyfriend or husband even > *looks* at another woman -- jealousy. > > Maharishi wanted "spiritual virgins" who had no one else > to compare him with. And with reason. > > > For years, people traveling to India could (and did) explore other > > practices. In India it was even recommended by other gurus so that > > their followers could get a bearing on the ideas and praxis that > > were significant to their sampradaya. > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Susan" wrote: > > > > > > Nabby, the truth is that the no saint policy came directly from MMY. > > It was his very own and clear directive all along. It may be that a > > decision will be made to loosen up on that policy. But as far as I know, > > the entire movement is functioning under that same rule. Anything > > otherwise is considered OTP, altho no one in other countries may know > > about other saints or care so much as in the US. > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_reply@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > > > > > > > > The Prime Minister in this problem with the saints has created the > > movement culture of an underground of meditators. He makes it very > > difficult for there to be success in the ME of meditation. > > > > > > > > Buck, are you on Facebook ? Seek out Anamay Ashram, all Vedic, run > > by Governors. They just had a visit from a Saint. Very cosy and private. > > He was very pleased with the progress there and gave his blessings. > > > > > > > > You must understand that the no-saint-policy is stritcly an american > > policy and is hardly observed anywhere else, if at all. Just go with the > > flow or emigrate. > > > > > > > > > >
