--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ingegerd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, 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 > > I have teached a lot of students for free. With good following-up, > most of them continue. > Ingegerd>>>
Good. Can people take the TM-Sidhis if a teacher is not recertified? I must admit, when I took up TM I was doing it for the Sidhis, because I knew it would be powerful and I felt I wanted something more than a simple relaxation technique. It would be awful if I could not have taken the Sidhis. (I for one, hate this whole recert thing) 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/
