--- In [email protected], "Paul Mason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > But lest we forget, The Beatles had already proven themselves > extremely good and powerful allies to MMY. Remember how in > September/October 1967 George Harrison & John Lennon tried their > damnedest to defend MMY and his teachings & whilst doing so proved > they had a very full grasp on their subject? (The audio files of > these shows make very instructive listening.) > > But whatever stresses John Lennon suffered at the time, (marital > friction, Yoko Ono writing him odd letters, peer pressure to 'turn > on', entourage pressure to get back home, misunderstandings and > disputes about the making of the movie,,,,, Robert Stigwood > interested in managing The Beatles!.... whatever!! ..), John was > still the undisputed leader of the world's most successful pop group > ever, and if he had wanted to stay with MMY, he most certainly would > have done so! > > Having spent several weeks with MMY in India John finally got the > idea to challenge MMY on his own turf - i.e. in the area of > consciousness, and it appears that MMY was found lacking, not as > cosmically conscious as John Lennon had been led to believe. > (I really applaud John for his balls to stand up to MMY). > It is all too obvious that John wanted spiritual gifts such as he had > found discussed in 'Autobiography of a Yogi', but it became all too > apparent that MMY was in no position to grant such boons, so John > quit ..... & later was shot by Chapman who had convinced himself that > his idol did not exemplify higher awareness. Ironic or what?
Here's more irony: I've only heard two people in the media claim that John Lennon was a hypocrite. One was Chapman and the other was...Julian Lennon! > > > > > > Oh, enough already, enough of the R G bhajee..... > > > > --- In [email protected], MDixon6569@ wrote: > > > > > > In a message dated 7/20/06 12:58:40 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > > premanandpaul@ writes: > > > > Your question was whether John Lennon might have been right, after > > all, when he suggested that he had been made a fool of. > > It is a good question and on reflection and seeing how the topic > is > > now about whether or not the bungalow was grand (by local > standards > > it most certainly was) or whether there was a helipad (there was a > > landing spot closeby 'Mararshi' kutir'). > > Really Lennon was 'unstressing'Really Lennon > was 'unstressing'<WBR>, as > > looking for targets for his rage against Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, > who > > he felt had overstretched himself in teaching about a state of > cosmic > > consciousness, yet apparently not even understand why John Lennon > > wanted out. > > > > > > > > Personally, I had to question what John was saying based upon the > comment > > about the CIA guy, who I think he was referring to Charlie as and > the cost or > > opulence of M's house which he grossly exaggerated. I just > wondered how much > > else was just "unstressing" or bitterness about feeling duped and > an attempt > > at getting even. I had heard the rumor that because the Beatles > manager had > > just died a few months earlier and somebody else was trying to take > his place > > that this new manager, wanted them back in London cutting records > and making > > money instead of taking a long vacation. Supposedly he was > responsible for > > some of the rumors that were circulating designed to disillusions > the Beatles > > and get them to leave. I have no idea if that was true , but it > certainly > > makes since. > > > ------------------------ 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/
