--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > <snip> > > > > > > This brings up an interesting question -- can one be > > > > > > enlightened and at the same time be a total toady? > > > > > > > > > > Define "total toady." > > > > > > > > Main Entry: toady > > > > Pronunciation: 'tO-dE > > > > Function: noun > > > > Inflected Form(s): plural toad·ies > > > > Etymology: by shortening & alteration from toadeater > > > > : one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors > > > > synonym : SYCOPHANT -- a servile self-seeking flatterer > > > > synonym : PARASITE -- one who clings to a person of > > > > wealth, power, or influence or is useless to society > > > > > > > > That, only totally. :-) > > > > > > So you're suggesting Bevan is insincere in his > > > apparent devotion to MMY? > > > > I merely asked a theoretical question about the > > nature of enlightenment and whether it was con- > > sistent with toadyhood. > > Actually in a subsequent post you explicitly called > Bevan a toady. > > So I ask again: Were you suggesting Bevan is insincere > in his apparent devotion to MMY?
Well, to be completely honest, the thought never crossed my mind. But now that you bring it up, my personal experience with Bevan was that he was insincere in *all* of his interactions with other human beings, so I consider it possible that this trend extends to Maharishi. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
