Re: [FairfieldLife] Relating to the TM Raja

[awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]]

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <sharelong60@...> wrote : Ann, there are 
also women who took the million dollar training and they are called 
rajreshwares but I'm probably not spelling it correctly. For example, the Raj's 
Candace Badgett is one and I heard that she used to wear a crown sometimes. 
 
 What is the million dollar training?
 
 On Saturday, August 16, 2014 8:27 AM, "awoelflebater@... [FairfieldLife]" 
<FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
   ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <dhamiltony2k5@...> wrote : Dear Dear 
FFL;  Maharishi did not designate a 'Guru' to follow him; however, the Raja are 
like the equivalent of executive vice presidents in our modern day corporate 
order.  And, like executive vice-presidents in any large corporations or like 
Lieutenant-Generals in large armies or revolutionary movements, some simply are 
more effective than others; there are Rajas and there are Rajas.  Some are 
there because they are effective executives of the corporate mission and some 
are there because of their money and their willing essential capital support 
that they can altruistically give to the execution of the mission of the 
corporation.  This was all very well planned out ahead of time by Maharishi.  
Get over it.  It was well prepared for.  They were given the authority and 
responsibility for the TM movement the way it is today.  They certainly are 
learning as they go along what they in fact have inherited from Maharishi.  You 
will notice that they rarely wear their outfits in public now.  They are 
learning.  I wish them all well and great success.  A lot is riding on them.
 Jai Guru Dev,
 -Buck in the Dome
 
 Thanks for this explanation of the role of the Rajas. So they are more like a 
board of directors of a company it sounds like. This is interesting. Just 
because these MEN have assets does this mean they have any expertise in running 
a company? Or a Movement? What are these MEN'S backgrounds? Can you provide a 
list of who they are and how long they remain or have remained "on the board"? 
You need at least a million in gifts to the Movement to qualify? How often do 
they get together? Now I am interested in this group of MEN who, apparently, 
due to their financial status and willingness to give to the Movement have been 
asked to wear robes and crowns. Tell me more.
 
     
 
alexander_stanley@...> wrote : When the whole raja thing came about, people 
came up to me on more than one occasion and asked what it was like to be the 
brother of a raja. My reply was that it's exactly like not being the brother of 
a raja, except now people come up to me and ask what it's like to be the 
brother of a raja. I was tempted to have a t-shirt printed with, "My brother 
became a raja, and all I got was this lousy t-shirt."
 
 I am sure you have taken some indirect, and perhaps direct, flak about this 
Raja business. And because I like you (even though I don't really know you) I 
always am aware that when I make a comment about Rajas that your brother is one 
and it makes me feel just a teeny bit guilty. However, the Raja concept is one 
I have a hard time wrapping my proverbial head around because: 
 A) Their wardrobe is preposterous
 B) There don't appear to be any female Rajas (maybe they declined the option, 
seeing as the wardrobe is not good).
 C) The idea of this hierarchical monarchy business just seems so strange and 
elitist and transparent since it's based on monetary contributions.
 D) I'm jealous and really want to wear a white robe emblazoned with gold 
embroidery.
 
 awoelflebater@...> wrote :
 
 mjackson74@...> wrote :
 Has your bro ever let you try on the crown and does it appear to be made of 
tin or gold?
 
 See, this is why I love you MJ.
 
 From: "j_alexander_stanley@... [FairfieldLife]" 
<FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, 
August 15, 2014 7:30 PMSubject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Relating to spiritual 
teachers (was Re: 8/12&13/14-Maharishi...)
   When the whole raja thing came about, people came up to me on more than one 
occasion and asked what it was like to be the brother of a raja. My reply was 
that it's exactly like not being the brother of a raja, except now people come 
up to me and ask what it's like to be the brother of a raja. I was tempted to 
have a t-shirt printed with, "My brother became a raja, and all I got was this 
lousy t-shirt."
 
 
 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <awoelflebater@...> wrote : ---In 
FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <mjackson74@...> wrote : How you know? Have you 
bitten one to check and see if its gold?Gold or tin, they'll both bend between 
a set of teeth. The higher the gold content, the softer it is. I'm thinking 
these guys actually wanted to be Pope but had to settle for Raja instead.