---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote :
But why do you dismiss the idea of someone communicating in a "spiritual way" to Maharishi but not to Maitreya? I don't, but I'm very, very particular about who I trust in that departement. Actually there some claiming to have conversations with Maharishi on a personal level, and that's fine. It's a personal thing, and when -fleetwood talks with Guru Dev, it's beautiful and opens a huge field of possebilities for all of us. What -fleetwood says is that they are all there and you can talk to them any time you like. That's a beautiful and important message. But if someone makes big announcements about some very important message from Maharishi I say thank you very much but Maharishi already made very important announcements when in that body. Why not do what Maharishi asked you to do; be self-refferral. Now, that's important ! Once you are able to pull yourself together and stagger down to one of Benjamin Creme's meetings in London you'll find something very different. No sensationalism, no glamour, no: look at me, look at me. Instead you will find an old english gentleman who has something extraordinary to tell to the world. And yes, you can ask him anything, incuding silly questions that easily could be answered by a quick Creme-Adamsky google search. He won't mind to answer any question. BTW, did you ever sit in a private meeting with Maharishi and experience that combination of humour and dead seriousness at the same time ? Mr. Creme has that too, they resemble each other in many ways. Do make an effort to go to one of his lectures. A fine and considered response Nabby, I have every intention of going to meet Benji Creme, it will be most fascinating, I haven't been to a night like that for many years since I used to attend Fortean Times conventions. You'd meet some characters there I can tell you, mostly sceptics like me but we must be interested in the possibilities or we wouldn't bother going! I will post a report when I can coincide a visit to the city with one of his lectures. Are they well attended do you know? But I don't believe there is a life after death or that anyone could have spoken to people from there if it did exist. It's too easy to explain by people's wild imaginations and happy self delusion, we are great at things like that and we know far more about other people than we think we do. Ask any hypnotist, people make up amazing stories that they are personally utterly convinced by absolutely instantly. The mind is an amazing place. Completely unreliable though unfortunately. This guy who thinks he's in conversation with Marshy is probably just talking to his inner idea of what Marshy is like - this is grade school parapsychology - but the fact that a lot of TB's will share his conviction that this sort of thing is some sort of real happening is what will make it an interesting study. And the response from the TMO will undoubtably be funny, maybe not to you though ;-) I definitely think there is a "guru" personality, that combination charm and of being completely convinced in what ever nonsense you say helps to convince others. A lot of people like to be led and if they are getting rare and "powerful" knowledge into the bargain they'll stick around. I never liked Marshy's lecturing style, all the rambling and repetition but it was the way he'd portentously proclaim on subjects and give every impression that he actually believed it was some sort of absolute truth that was his speciality. If you sat and watched him without the filter of adulation it wasn't very impressive. I think he was making it up as he went along, picking up any old legend or Indian belief and repackaging it with his own stamp as though it's all been revitalised back to some original perfection. An impressive life's work for sure but I hope Mr Creme is more fun...
