--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "demaris4" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In resopnse to the quote below -- are you sure that the TM group myth is the overriding > importance of personal enlightenment?? I don't think so. I think the more important belief or > myth is that thru the movement, the world will be transformed; that this is much more > important than individual enlightenment, which is influenced by so many variables such a > karma... This transformation of civilization just seems to me to be the guiding light and the > reason for it all - but individuals will have their own needs and entrapments.
You are absolutely correct. The overriding belief is and always has been that TMers will transform the world through their practice; personal enlightenment is and always has been secondary. The person who wrote the post you quote below used to be a TM teacher, incidentally, and (according to him) held positions of significant responsibility in the TMO, as well as having spent a lot of time with MMY. As he is fond of saying, go figure. > That's where the issue lies, in my opinion. When > > you create a group myth that says that one's > > personal enlightenment is the most important > > thing in life, then suddenly *many* other things > > become considered secondary, or not terribly > > important. Some of those "secondary" other things > > can include treating people with a basic sense of > > civility and respect, taking personal responsibility > > for one's actions, living up to responsibilities > > that have been assigned to you, etc. ------------------------ 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/
