--- 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. >
Thanks for this very interesting post; I feel the same way about what is happening in Israel; I am Jewish, but have never really related to the traditional religious stuff; But feel that it is stupid, like Maharishi does, when a culture, professiing to be doing God's work; Act in a manner which is opposite to that intention. As far as what exactly happened with Jesus, and the whole rejection issue with him; Has always seemed to be, for me a Roman 'spin' on the events of Jesus' crucifixion, as most, if not all of his followers were Jewish. In a lot of ways, I have noticed that the more 'enlightened' one becomes, the more stupidity, you notice in human affairs. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/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/
