--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <no_reply@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <LEnglish5@> wrote: > > > > MMY was asked (I've seen the video) what his lifestyle was, and he looked > > very surprised as he slowly said that he was a householder.
bug I also heard him say, when asked questions about marriage, that he was not a householder and therefore could not comment. I heard him say he was a monk. > > That's interesting, you don't happen to remember where "in the sea of tapes" > this might be ? > It certainly gives meaning. A householder has responsibilities, unlike a monk > who is free. And since Maharishi has resposebility not only for his own > students, but according to Muktananda "the whole world consciousness" the > word "householder" in this case certainly makes sense. > > > > > > L > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon <mdixon.6569@> wrote: > > > > > > I have to admit, he did run the TMO like a business, not sure what > > > business model that was.LOL! Buddha wasn't a Brahmin either, just another > > > Kshatriya, Jesus, a carpenter, not a Levite. I think once you've > > > fulfilled your dharma, you are obligated to help others. I've never seen > > > M as a priest but a monk and anybody can be a monk, even a poor one.Being > > > a monk is it's own dharma. > > >  Don't know if he ever took formal vows. I take it that he didn't.He > > > said to take them before one is ready is not good and it puts limitations > > > on what one can do. >
