--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Jan 5, 2006, at 10:46 AM, off_world_beings wrote: > > > Nonsense. Even Jesus accepted money for his Church. Monks and > > priests have always been paid for their services since the beginning > > of time. Ancient cultures considered these services paramount and > > the most practical thing they could do, and were quite happy to be > > materialistic about it, and pay for it, just like you would for TV, > > airplanes, buses, internet computer, etc. You just have your > > priorities skewed. Also, almost all ancient cultures had some > > concept of Karma, and believed that they were given what they had > > for a reason (wether they were given poverty or wealth), And > > Maharishi has said that it is the 'deserving ability' of the people > > that allows them to gain the necessary means, which is what almost > > all ancient cultures believed, including Guru Dev's cultural > > worldview. > > Is there any record of Swami Brahmananda Saraswati *charging* for a > mantra? Or was it just on a donation basis? Or was it free?>>>
FREE !??? GET OVER IT ! Only Maharishi and a few others have given techniques for free....and that NEVER lasts. NEVER. It is a fact of life. If you wanted knoweldge from Guru Dev you had to DONATE your time as a worker, and a lot of it, OR, pay for it (yagyas etc.), or gain good karma by being a DONOR to the temple. By our standards it would not be much, but by Indian standards in those days it was not insignificant. OffWorld ------------------------ 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/
