--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Dec 24, 2005, at 11:07 AM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > on 12/24/05 9:47 AM, Vaj at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >> I would be interested in one article in recent years--just one (or > >> more if they exist)--of one person outside the TMO mentioning the > >> word "generosity" or "compassion" in regards to M. > > > > I feel that on the whole, Maharishi was generous and compassionate > > with me. I felt great devotion for him, served him tirelessly, and > > he rewarded that service on many occasions. For instance, he let my > > mother join me on International Staff for 9 months, even though she > > had just been released from a mental hospital and wasn't the kind > > of person whom he could expect to make a significant contribution > > there. Being there with him changed her life profoundly, and I'll > > always be grateful to him for that, as well as for the benefits I > > derived from his teachings. This doesn't negate the screwy stuff he > > has done (literally and figuratively), but I believe that black and > > white thinking never mirrors reality, and it's good to appreciate > > the good people have done. > > Well while that's nice to hear again, as I pointed out before unless > you either give your life or give your money, my feeling is this is > unlikely to happen for others. I guess you could say if "time is > money" then there's really little difference. I'm glad you had that > experience, but a way of seeing someone as compassionate might be to > those who can give the least rather than those who give their all, > all their time or alot of their money. I would expect these people to > be rewarded, wouldn't you? > > I know in my own life I pray for those who bow to the rich and the > slavish, but turn their noses up at the unfortunate or the > downtrodden. I hope they can evolve and I take up whatever slack I can. > > Irregardless my request for a recent independent remark in the public > sphere that mentions M. as compassionate or charitable seems to have > drawn a blank. I would have though Bob B. would've been able to find > something.
As you might recall, immediately after 9/11, Mahesh took out ads in 3 major newspapers basically threatening more of the same unless the US government gave him a billion $ to save us all. I have the PDF in case anyone really needs proof that he's lost his marbles. Quietly HH the Dalai Lama sent a cheque for $30,000 if I remember correctly. No fanfare, no attention sought and I don't think it got public until nearly a year later. For the Tibetan Government in Exile, $30,000 is a considerable sum. Someone, as I mentioned in another post, wrote that the basics of TM was about release of stress. By that logic, the tsunami last Boxing Day was stress release ... but on that basis I dare the TMO to tell us something good is happening! "Oh, dear planet, you're just unstressing, something good is happening." Obviously, anticipating some numskull, it was better to release it then rather than wait until it was twice as bad. But that's stupid. If Mahesh is all he makes himself out to be (courtesy of the TBTMO), then he knew it was coming and, had he been compassionate, generous, intelligent, considerate, he would have said so and told people to be up in the mountains that day. Mahesh is an opportunistic narcissist. People follow him because they truly believe they are on the right path, because they truly believe. Even drug addicts who rest on the TBTMO laurals that they have experience to prove it's good know better. So, I think we can genuinely say that Mahesh has many accomplishments: nobody in the 20th Century singlehandedly ripped off more people, got more people to believe empty promises or built an empire on his own failure. Way to go Mahesh. I hope the special place you get in hell will be exactly what you deserve. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/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/
