--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, iranitea <no_reply@...> wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Jason" wrote: > > > > > > > > --- "bobpriced" bobpriced@ wrote: > > > > > > As I'm sure he knows, I'm a huge fan of Turq's posts; so I'm > wondering > > > if anyone > > > would be kind enough to translate this one for me, particularly the > last > > > paragraph. > > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhSjwU8gEsI > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hey Bob, it's so nice to have you here. You add color and > > an extra dimension to this group. > > > > I think you scared Barry which is why he doesn't reply to > > you. > > > > We are geneticaly hardwired to see symmetrical faces and > > clear skin as attractive. It indicates the genetic health > > of the individual, resistance to infections etc. Perhaps it > > does irk him a bit when a woman gets attrracted to a baldy > > like MMY. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jason, Maharishi wasn't always bald. I'm not female, so I can't really > say if he was attractive to ladies, but as a devotee, there were > certainly photos of him I liked, and I still like, this one for example. > He doesn't look like a sex god there, but I certainly thought his > demeanor was beautiful, the way he walked into the hall had something > royal.
This is a stunningly beautiful picture of MMY. It is sublime and his eyes are gentle and feeling. I have always loved this picture as well, although I have not seen it for decades. The evident beauty of this man, as portrayed by this moment in time when this picture was taken, attracts me to him for just about every other reason than sexual however. > > But I guess, much of that, what we see, and the way we see it, is also a > conditioning. There were also people who were attracted to Rajneesh, he > was also bald, so... > > > > There are 6 categories of immune systems in humans and it's > > reflected in facial features and smell. You are attracted > > to someone with a complementary immune system. You are not > > attracted to someone with a similar immune system. > > > > It's a mechanism by nature to prevent in-breeding. It also > > ensures that the ofspring are healthy and have better immune > > systems. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Michael Jackson mjackson74@: > > > > > > > > > > That is interesting - I don't understand why you deplore > > > > > the act because of who he did it with? You know the > > > > > women and don't like them or what? > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- turquoiseb@: > > > > > > > I'm going to steer your thread in a slightly different > > > > direction, if you don't mind. For me, one of the most > > > > puzzling things about the whole spiritual-teachers- > > > > boning-their-students thang is that often I really, > > > > really don't "get" the attraction, from the woman's > > > > side. > > > > > > > > Call me guilty of being a lifelong straight guy, but > > > > I simply don't understand women who would find Maharishi > > > > Mahesh Yogi sexually *attractive* enough to want to have > > > > sex with him. Charismatic, maybe, depending on your stan- > > > > dards for that concept. The next thing to god in their > > > > minds, possibly. > > > > > > > > But sexually attractive? I just don't get it. > > > > > > > > With some *other* teachers, of both sexes, I can definitely > > > > see them being considered sexually attractive by their > > > > students. I mean, like all of her male followers, I sprung > > > > a woodie for Gangaji when I met her. :-) And I've certainly > > > > met male spiritual teachers who would be swooned over even > > > > by women who had no idea they were spiritual teachers, > > > > because they were hot! > > > > > > > > But I honestly don't get it with Maharishi. I can see many > > > > reasons for a woman devotee wanting to have sex with him, > > > > most of them closely tied to the word "devotee," but I > > > > find it difficult to imagine many of them wanting to > > > > bone him because he was...uh...just so bonable. > > > > > > > > > >
