--- In [email protected], bob_brigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" > <shempmcgurk@> wrote: > > > > TM is universal; that is, if you are a lefty or righty...Democrat > or > > Republican...communist or capitalist...apolitical or > political...TM > > works for you and it will MAKE you a better communist or > capitalist > > or whatever it is that you are. > > > > This universality must, by definition, be reflected in the > > organisation that takes upon itself the responibility of > propagating > > this all-important knowledge. This is so because for the > > organisation to "take sides" or become partisan in a particular > > philosophy or political bent would mean that those on the other > side > > of the issue would feel that this program was not for them or > would > > be less inclined to participate or start the program. > > > > That is why I am distressed that MMY started about 10 years ago to > > take partisan sides on issues. It is, to me, a betrayal of that > > most important tenet of TM: its universality. > > > > Also of interest to note: back in the '70s and '80s the two > > countries that had the highest initiation rates and, correct me if > > I'm wrong, the two highest rates of percentage of the population > > meditating were: The USA and Israel. > > > > > > Interesting that these two meditating behemoths are on the > receiving > > end of MMY's ire. Israelis are "murderers" and the USA is > > responsible for all that is wrong in the world. > > > > ************************ > > Maharishi has blasted his own country many times, out of frustation: > > http://geocities.com/bbrigante/updates.html#excited > > Maharishi, saying that he gets excited talking about India, puts the > blame where it belongs: "India is the greatest enemy of the world" > because its leaders, educated in Britain and slaves of foreign > influence, are ignoring India's Vedic tradition. Maharishi goes on > at one hour and 21 minutes to say that "If India was India the world > would have been heaven." -- "for years I am working in India," but > the people there are "stupid" -- but it's all right, because India > has seen many dangerous times and this is just another one of them. >
IMHO, his only attitude should be: do TM and whatever your philosophical bent, you actions will be more successful. I'm up to here with political opinions. Everywhere you go, there's CNN, Fox, MSNBC, Drudgereport, talk radio. Enough. One person should be outside the loop and talk about just one thing - - consciousness -- and how it can improve the lot of everyone. That's what MMY used to do. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/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/
