Nice post LB, you got it right. --- L B Shriver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I occasionally reflect on the fact that Fairfield, > as a New World Kumbh Mela, would not > exist were it not for Maharishi—and, by extension, > Guru Dev. > > While I concur that reverential regard for either of > the two is not and should not be a > requirement for participation in this forum, today I > feel inclined to make a few personal > remarks. > > Maharishi remains controversial; in the world at > large, in the Movement, and on this list, > one finds a wide range of clinical evaluations and > gut level emotional responses. When I > traveled in India, I also found a wide range of > attitudes where Maharishi was concerned, > but only the highest respect for Brahmananda > Saraswati. > > Brahmanandaji has never disappointed me. Even though > his teachings on the status of > women were somewhat disappointing in the context of > our perspective, they reflected his > tradition more than anything else. Personally, I > believe his tradition was somewhat > corrupted in that area. (By the way, I offer these > remarks not as an apologist for > Brahmanandaji, but to forestall the necessity of > having to be reminded of it.) > > Brahmanadaji walked his talk. > > Whatever criticisms people have about Maharishi, > without him it is unlikely that many of us > would ever have heard about Brahmanandaji. In the > big picture, without knowing what > kinds of tools and resources were available to Guru > Dev, I'm happy that Maharishi > undertook his mission, whatever his motives may have > been. Despite elements of the > Movement that in the past I have found unappealing, > and which I continue to find > unappealing, I continue to sense Guru Dev's presence > there also. > > Whatever our complaints about our own lives or about > the Movement, I think we can feel > some gratitude in knowing that a life like that of > Guru Dev has touched our own > existence, however distantly. > > Jai Guru Dev, > > L B S > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > --------------------~--> > Dying to be thin? Anorexia. Narrated by Julianne > Moore. > http://us.click.yahoo.com/AQDrNC/sbOLAA/d1hLAA/0NYolB/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 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Ever feel sad or cry for no reason at all? Depression. Narrated by Kate Hudson. http://us.click.yahoo.com/YbEMxA/ubOLAA/d1hLAA/0NYolB/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/
