I will allow those who feel they can make a case for seminal retention as a
path to God to do so. :-)
What I'll riff on is -- strangely enough -- the fact that this article and like
discussions remind me a bit of what it's been like to watch the third season of
"House Of Cards." I've already posted about how underwhelmed I was by this
season, and how I thought its creators had allowed it to degenerate into a soap
opera about a powerful, evil man (played by Kevin Stacey...now the President)
and his equally evil but not as powerful wife (played by Robin Wright...no
relation), and thus making it more a series about a Bad Marriage (and thus
boring) than an insightful series with anything to say about American
Presidential politics.
All of that was true. But the one way I *was* able to keep my interest up
enough to keep clicking on the next episode was to focus on one other
character. That would be Doug Stamper (played by Michael Kelly, who deserves
any acting award nominations for this season much more than either Spacey or
Wright).
He's the ultimate cultist. This season is more about the "marriage" he feels
exists in his head between him and his guru/leader the President than it is
about the real marriage between the President and his wife. Doug Stamper has
done despicable things for this President -- he's killed for him several times,
and helped the President cover up the murder he committed with his own hands.
He more than anyone else should have no illusions about Spacey's character --
he *knows* that he's a thoroughly evil man, with no allegiance to anyone or
anything other than power. But Doug Stamper is completely, totally devoted to
him, in a way that really only rings true and believable if you've been around
cults.
He spends most of the season trying to recover from the brain injury he
received while in the process of trying to kill yet another person for the
President. And *as* he recovers and goes through painful therapy and even more
painful struggles to keep from slipping back into the alcoholism he'd recovered
from previously, the *only* thing in his mind is how to get back into the good
graces of his guru, the President.
You would recognize this one-pointed fervor, Salyavin. You've seen it in any
number of Purusha types. They, too could have witnessed Maharishi murdering
someone and found a way to justify it in their minds, because they were so
devoted to him. They, too could possibly have been talked into murdering for
him -- we all know that several such people *were* talked into smuggling large
sums of cash across international borders for Maharishi. They found a way to
have *no problem* with illegal activities when the person they were devoted to
told them to perform these activities.
This is the nature of "devotion," the way Maharishi taught it. If the guru sez
"Jump," the *only* response should be "How high?" If he says "Kill," the only
response should be "Who and how many?" (cf. Krishna to Arjuna in the Gita)
So I would suggest that there are things worse than cutting one's balls off to
be closer to the guru and closer to God. Worse would be cutting out your own
moral compass and sense of ethics and believing that the *only* thing that
defines "right" (as opposed to "wrong") is What The Guru Says To Do. That's a
castration of a different kind. And a much worse one IMO.
From: salyavin808 <no_re...@yahoogroups.com>
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, March 2, 2015 8:10 AM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Good thing MMY didn't have this idea
It sounds like natural selection to me.
But it's also worrying because I usually get annoyed when I hear the
authorities tell us that people have to be protected from their own stupidity.
Clearly there are some very stupid people about.
I wonder if anyone was happy with the outcome and actually felt closer to god?
That'd be an interesting study to test True Believerism.
I know a purusha guy who was telling me they have a genuine celibate on the
programme - that's completely celibate since forever - they are all excited
because they obviously think this qualifies the guy as a hot ticket for
enlightenment.
I asked him if it was really a good thing and maybe he should shag around for a
bit to know what he's missing before he gets stuck with a peer group who are so
intent on pressuring him to keep chaste. I got the usual stony look and was
left with the impression they think I just don't get this stuff.
So maybe one of our more spiritual types can tell me; what does an orgasm do to
you that is so bad that it stops you getting enlightened, or at least slows
down your evolution?
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <noozguru@...> wrote :
Spiritual leader allegedly manipulated 400 men into removing testicles
to be 'closer to God'
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/spiritual-leader-allegedly-manipulated-400-men-into-removing-testicles-to-be-closer-to-god-10078095.html
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