--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Jan 9, 2006, at 2:41 PM, authfriend wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>> > >>> > >> On Jan 9, 2006, at 1:51 PM, authfriend wrote: > >> > >> > >>>> It is also similar in some ways to the chapter in Steve Brigg's > >>>> book (which I believe Rick had posted a while back) where M. > >>>> deliberately tries to test him, or so he claims. He fails the > >>>> test because he has not surrendered to everything his guru > >>>> utters. > >>>> > >>>> I was left wondering if this is the similar style of testing used > >>>> by dictators and the like. > >>>> > >>> > >>> Guilt by association is always a useful propaganda > >>> technique. But as I suspect you know, Vaj, "surrendering > >>> to the master" is not exactly an approach MMY invented; > >>> in fact, I believe it could even be said to be traditional. > >>> > >> > >> Actually I was thinking of Mahesh's appreciation of Hitler > >> > > > > Uh-huh. Or that just occurred to you as a possible way > > to wiggle out of the guilt-by-association fallacy. > > > > I believe this is where Godwin's law comes into play... > > Perhaps, in your imagination.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law > > In any case, would you care to cite that "appreciation" > > for us, with sources and the details of what he is > > supposed to have said? > > They've been shared here. I didn't ask whether they'd been "shared here." I asked if you'd care to cite the "appreciation" for us, with sources and the details of what he is supposed to have said. I gather the answer is no. Rick was looking into it further as he had > some sources on his Hitler admiration. > > > > > , the > > > >> Purushas who dressed up with swastikas on, etc. One has to wonder > >> how far the fascination he has on this goes. Given that his latest > >> trend is towards schemes of world domination, creating his own > >> countries, political parties, money-- it's a damn good question to > >> think about. > >> > > > > Not. Hard to conceive of anything more apples and > > oranges. > > > > > >> Hearing Brigg's story about the globe he keeps in his main chamber > >> one really wonders. Shades of Ian Flemming... > > > > Oddly enough, you don't seem to have quoted, or > > responded to, the other points I made about the > > surrender-to-the-master approach, nor did you > > comment on the one point you *did* quote. > > > > Wonder why not? > > No need to respond. It's fairly common in many guru trips. I > assume most are familiar with the guru-slave thing. You mean the traditional approach to enlightenment I mentioned? That's the approach that caused you to wonder if it was "the similar style of testing used by dictators and the like," the one Krishna describes in the Gita, for example? ------------------------ 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/
