is it beyond the realm of possibility that Marshy began that practice BEFORE Barry became a teacher
________________________________ From: authfriend <authfri...@yahoo.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2013 12:57 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Fwd: Invitation: July 7-21 Governors Assembly at MUM Fairfield --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson <mjackson74@...> wrote: > > It is true he did have his followers rub elbows with a few > other "saints" but that was early in the Movement - by the > time the sidhis came out in the 70's that was all over with. Ah. But Barry was already a teacher by the time the TM-Sidhis came out. Yet he says: "From Day One of meeting him [Maharishi]...created a sense of 'sin' or 'wrongdoing' in anyone who wanted *to* meet them." > From: authfriend <authfriend@...> > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2013 2:12 AM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Fwd: Invitation: July 7-21 Governors Assembly at > MUM Fairfield > > > > Â > --- 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. > > (Of course, no *man* ever goes berserk with jealousy > if his girlfriend or wife looks at another man.) > > From what I understand, it isn't true that Maharishi > kept people from seeing other teachers. There are any > number of stories, some of which have been told here, > about Maharishi *arranging* meetings with various saints, > including Muktananda, Tat Walla Baba, Anandamayi Ma, and > others. There are even group photographs of the > gatherings. >