"...his own fanatic Hindu agenda..."?????? Wow. We clearly live in two different worlds, you and me.:-)
--- In [email protected], Michael Jackson <mjackson74@...> wrote: > > what a crock of shit - the "spread" of TM was something that marshy invented > because his gravy train was dead and watching TM success? Yep that must have > been great for him, as the wealth continued to flow and he put forth his own > fanatic Hindu agenda, never mind the financial, mental and emotional > casualties. > > > > > ________________________________ > From: "doctordumbass@..." <doctordumbass@...> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 8:15 AM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi talks of his first sight of Guru Dev > â" transcript > > > > Â > Interesting that the spread of TM could not happen until after Guru Dev's > passing, because none of his disciples could leave him. What a life that must > have been, for Maharishi, to initiate, and then watch the spread of this > technique, and its unbelievable success, all from the knowledge of his > teacher. > > --- In [email protected], Dick Mays <dickmays@> wrote: > > > > > > From: Purusha in Himalaya <donotreply@> > > > > New post on Purusha in Himalaya > > > > > > Maharishi talks of his first sight of Guru Dev â" transcript > > by Andrew Lawson Kerr > > > > > > I found Guru Dev by the grace of God and by my desire to find him. In > > India, it's a very normal thing for a child to think of God and to find Him > > and converse with Him. God-realization is a very concrete experience in the > > Indian air, and this instills in every Indian heart a desire to find a way > > and to seek a good guide to help them reach the goal. > > > > This situation was true in my case in the early days. One day I was led by > > those, who knew I was fond of meeting saints, to a house somewhere in the > > forest, and then I was led up some stairs to a terrace. It so happened that > > this was a very dark night and I could barely see a chair with a few people > > sitting around it, all quiet. The silence there was so great that one felt > > hesitant to even breathe properly, because breath was felt so horribly in > > that atmosphere. As I came close to the chair a car came down a nearby > > road, and its highlights lit up the porch for a moment. Then I saw Guru Dev > > and I thought: "Here is the sun" This was the flashing moment of light, > > which decided my destiny. > > > > I somehow was able to speak with him. He asked me about everything I was > > doing, and when he heard I was student he said: "First finish your > > studies". There was nothing to argue about or discuss. > > > > By the time I had finished my studies, he had become Shankaracharya in > > Jyotir Math. I was told that many people were going to that place and I > > went there and found Guru Dev, and then I stayed. > > > > This devotion to Guru Dev, devotion to one's Master, when you will go in > > detail of the Vedic tradition, to which we belong, it seems it has been of > > just this series of instances, where the disciple surrendered and got > > enlightened through surrender. And such surrender is not a thing on the > > thinking level or manipulation, no, it's a very genuine, innocent, abstract > > yet very concrete contact with the reality. The history of this tradition > > is full of these values of surrender to the Master and this is what > > sustains knowledge generation after generation > > > > The great impact of Guru Dev in his lifetime is in bringing out so clearly > > and in such simple worlds this technique of TM and his blessing for this > > Movement, which came out much after he left his body, because there was no > > occasion during his lifetime for any of his intimate blessed disciples to > > go out of his presence. That's why any such Movement to bless the world > > could not have started during his time. > > > > He was so divine, he was so sublime. It was not possible to think of one > > day away from him. It was just not possible. > > > > So his expression, his teachings, made the whole possibility of everyone to > > get onto this blessed state of unity through a scientific procedure, > > systematic procedure, because the truth is that not many people are at any > > time in any age in a position to follow this spontaneous and innocent path > > of surrender and get enlightenment. It is just not practical. It is not > > possible. And therefore a system, a procedure, a method, something very > > tangible, concrete yet based on the same spontaneous impulse of life which > > makes one surrender to his master-same spontaneous impulse of life. We just > > get sold out to something so sublime and so divine, same impulse takes the > > mind to the transcendent and getting this direct experience of this > > unboundedness. Same impulse of life, same tender innocent impulse of life > > seeking abundance is used spontaneously in that path of surrender to the > > master and living that unified state of life and the same tender impulse of > > life > seeking for more and more is used in Transcendental Meditation in order to > bring that unboundedness and rise eventually to unity. The same thing, the > same value of life, used in this way bringing the same results; used in this > way bringing the same results. > > > > And this is the greatness of his teaching. This is the fullness of his > > value for the world for all times. > > > > The same tender impulse of life to be used by every man in the world > > without having anything to do with anything else. Nothing to do with the > > master or teaching or anything or anything. Master is all right, Teacher is > > all right. As long as one thing has been learned and once one has learned > > it is on the level of life itself. > > > > This do it yourself technique it doesn't involve anything individual, > > anything other than what he himself is and then brings him enlightenment > > right there were he is. > > > > --Maharishi Guru Purnima July 8, 1971 > > > > Andrew Lawson Kerr | July 21, 2013 at 4:11 pm | Categories: Knowledge & > > news, Maharishi's wisdom | URL: http://wp.me/p2VvD6-7s > > Comment See all comments > > > > Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. > > > > Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: > > http://www.alkpurusha.net/maharishi-talks-of-his-first-sight-of-guru-dev-transcript/ > > >
