--- In [email protected], mcjrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In the late 1970's during Muktananda's visit to Australia, a group > of Governors and Sidhas in Melbourne were requested by Maharishi to > go and pay their respect to Muktananda. Maharishi instructed them > to take flowers and garlands and present these to Muktananda and > give him Maharishi's regards. It was said that the two Masters came > from the same Tradition, the Shankaracharya Tradition of Jyotir Math. > Muktananda showed them great respect as a group and received the > delegation at a private meeting. > > A lady present at this meeting remembers with joy and reverence Baba > Muktananda's beautiful words. > > During this private meeting, Muktananda told the TM group, > "Maharishi and I are very different". > > He continued, "I am here to offer a small group of people (my > devotees) the path of liberation through devotion (the path of > Bhakti). I come and give my people darshan (shaktipat), I soak up > their stress (karma) and process that stress(karma)for them." > > Muktananda explained that the illness he suffered from during his > visit to Melbourne and for which he had to be rushed to hospital, > was due to the stress (karma) he takes on from his devotees. It > was a question about this event which gave birth to the following > discourse: > > "Maharishi is here for the world. You may never see Maharishi > yourself, but what Maharishi has given you is a technique to clean > your own self. > > My disciples have to be physically with me (in my presence). > Maharishi has given you a technique to cleanse and purify yourselves > and it is not just for yourselves, it is a technique to cleanse the > whole world (collective consciousness). > > Your path (TM and TM Sidhis etc) may be somewhat lonely, because you > are doing the work (evolution) yourselves and you are self > sufficient. You are responsible for your own path whereas my > followers come to me and I do the work for them. > > I am full of admiration for anyone on your path. > > It is a path of great responsibility. What I am doing is personally > taking care of a small group of people, but what Maharishi is doing > is giving the world a path to move to a new level, a higher level. > I have full admiration for Maharishi and for each of you. > > Some of you may never see your Master but this does not matter > because he has given you the Supreme Gift, which is self > sufficiency. It takes strength and determination to pursue this > path on a daily basis. But you have the path of Self Sufficiency > and it saves you and others also. It affects the whole world." > > Muktananda was very insistent on this point, that he was only here > for a small group of people whereas Maharishi was here for the good > of Mankind. > > "My path is more nurturing because my devotees have me. It is > easier because I am here for them. What you have from Maharishi is > fully comprehensive and you need only to do your practice. I > congratulate each of you for being so courageous, for being > responsible for your own personal growth and that of the world." > > Muktananda emphasised again that he was only here in the world for > his group of devotees but Maharishi was here for the world. > > "Maharishi's path is unique. You only need to do what he has asked > you to practise. It is glorious but it is not easy to be self > sufficient. > Devotion must be in the heart rather than physically sitting at the > foot of the Master. Devotion must be in your heart. This is > because Maharishi is here for the whole world." > Thanks for posting this. It rings true with me.
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