--- In [email protected], Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > on 4/17/06 1:27 AM, TurquoiseB at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I stand by my original point -- ANYONE who can justify > > *forcing* people to follow his or her spiritual beliefs, > > for *ANY* reason, has crossed a boundary from inspired > > believer into the realm of dangerous fanatic. Maharishi > > crossed that boundary many years ago. > > I missed the post about the Catholic Church forcing people to attend mass, > and about the comparison with the TMO, if that was made, but Maharishi did > used to "joke" about forcing people to meditate. I think it was during the > Wilshire-Ebell lectures in LA back in 1968 or so in which he talked about > meditation police who would apprehend people on the street who appeared > unhappy. Also, his courting of dictators implies something of this nature. > He obviously wanted the dictators to get all their people to meditate. He > must have considered how they would go about doing this.
At the giant Vedic Science course in the Indian Express Building in New Delhi, India, very early 80s, during a lecture one afternoon, someone asked Maharishi somewhere in the course of a discussion about governments around the globe: "Well, what would be the best form of government?" He responded: "Enlightened dictatorship, but this is a controversial topic so we won't talk about it." Anyone else remember that? There have been > many attempts to get large numbers to meditate in factories, schools, etc., > in which the actually willingness of individuals to go along with the plan > was the last thing on his mind. > ------------------------ 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/
