People all too easilly forget that the most significant prophets and teachers were those who dispensed with orthodoxy and set up on their own.
So, seeing the dilemma, that the movement seems to have become moribund and publicly represented by self-congratulating sychophants, certain individuals have been forced to teach outside the 'movement'; sharing the age-old message that in meditation can be found the source of happiness within. But they are faced with the worry that at some time they may be faced with the horror of an expensive full- scale legal battle with an organisation believed to own billions. And who runs such an organisation? A guy who some people are convinced is 'living in unity' or at least 'cosmic conscious'. Get real! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Mason" <premanandpaul@> > wrote: > > > > So, you seem to agree that even the 'mighty' are as subject to the > > law of karma as say you or I, yet I am convinced that a part of the > > belief system espoused by TMers is a belief that any action > > undertaken for the cause, is outside of the spectrum of personal > > karma. > > Yeah, that's the mentality that prompted some to agree > to smuggle suitcases of money across international > borders. I suspect that the authorities who caught a > few of these people were not convinced that their > devotion to the dharma placed them above the law. :-) > > > The idea as passed on to teachers of TM that truth is > > different at different levels of consciousness seems to > > offer up justification for deviousness, evasion and > > sometimes downright dishonesty. > > It's not as if they haven't seen it being employed > by the movement's leaders. Since many of these well- > meaning students have bought into "the enlightened > can do no wrong" Kool-Aid, and because they consider > their teacher enlightened, such behavior tends to > creep over into their own lives. > > > In fact, once one becomes exposed to individuals who > > warp the truth to suit the cause (and themselves), > > the capacity for moral discernment must become virtually > > impossible. > > I've certainly seen it happen. > > > Many of the arguments against the Maharishi and his > > teachings stem from a dislike of the way he and those > > individuals who represent him show no compunction about > > twisting words to suit ends. > > I would agree. > > > But if the 'cause' is about giving people the experience > > of bliss and timelessness, how is this served by telling > > porkies? > > The ends justify the means. I think you'd find a few on > this very forum who would support this idea. Me, I've > always been more comfortable with the Buddhist version: > "The means *are* the end," meaning that karmically, > there are only means...if they are unethical, then the > theoretical goal that the person is working towards > doesn't matter...they are still unethical. > > > No, all that is achieved is a mistrust of a man and his > > movement. For many when they see the sight of such dirty > > bathwater, they don't hang about to see whether it > > contains anything of any real worth. And that is a shame, > > a shame brought about by a so-called Maharishi! > > I think so, too. I think that plain, vanilla TM (that is, > no siddhis, no "advanced techniques," no involvement with > the TM movement at all) would be *extremely* beneficial > for many people on the planet. A panacea? No. A way to > achieve world peace? No. But beneficial as a way for them > to practice an easily-learned and easily-practiced tech- > nique of self development. But it doesn't seem to be being > offered at a price that people can afford, and without all > the baggage that has come to be associated with the basic > technique. > 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/
