Welcome back Lups! Where you been, boyo? --- lupidus108 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I was present when Maharishi talked about the future > in terms of > teachers leaving him. He described two signs to look > for: > 1) Strong verbal "devotion" to Guru Dev. > 2) Starting to use other pictures of Guru Dev than > the one he choose > for Puja. > > It's already happening. > > Like everything else Maharishi has said will happen, > in due time. > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > 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 > --------------------~--> > Drugs Don't Discriminate. Get help for yourself or > someone you know. > http://us.click.yahoo.com/0I.OUB/ZbOLAA/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/CQDrNC/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/
