--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Premanand Paul Mason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There seems to be some dispute about the value of money and the > value > that might be placed on TM. Take it from me, who has starved for > days, weeks on end, whilst travelling in the East, you can talk > all > you want, but money is there to buy the bread and vegetables, > whereas > meditation is a gift for those on a spiritual path. > In 1955 MMY made the situation clear in the Beacon Light lectures: > 'Come on, here is the call of peace and joy for you. Here is > an invitation, a cordial invitation for you all to come and enjoy > the > Blissful Grace and All Powerful Blessings of my Lord the Great > Swami > Brahmanand Saraswati, the Great among the greats of the Himalayas. > I have found a treasure in the Dust of His Lotus Feet and now I > invite you to share it with me and make yourself happy. > Come on; I invite you to get into the Blissful Realm of His > Universal Benevolence. See, the path is straight and entry is > free. '
Since the price has obviously gone up since then, might I suggest that the reason is that Maharishi is focused on the dust at Guru Dev's feet rather than on Guru Dev himself or what he represented. > I was taught to meditate at Maharishi Ashram, without charge. > Returning to my native country and finding myself a job, I relished > the opportunity of making a donation to the SRM. It was less a matter > of placing a financial value on TM, much more a matter of attempting > to help the initiator and the SRM organisation in spreading the > teaching of meditation. > Later, I saw the pained expression on the Maharishi's face, when > being interviewed on television and asked where the money went. > 'I have no pockets!' was his best response. > But eventually the alarm bells did go off, first it was the lavish > World Government glossy brochures, then the unnecessary costs of taxi > riding by the visiting dignitaries swanning about when the Yogic > Olympics were first demonstrated publicly, and then of course the > hiked up 'donation' fees. ------------------------ 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/
