--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <drpetersutphen@> > wrote: > > > > As I've mentioned before, I think TM people will > > "join" SSRS in droves after MMY drops the body. > > I think you've got something there. > > Sadly, the current TMO and the people involved in it are, by > necessity, guru-followers (if they weren't they would have, by > necessity of logic and rationality, left long ago). Without the > guru figure in MMY, they will seek another out and I don't think a > Nader Raam with a crown on his head and his weight in gold or a > Bevan or a John makes it in that category for thoe type of folks. > > Throw in MMY's "we are satisfied" declaration and you've got, after > his death, the making of a Route 66 right to SSRS's camp.
Got to agree with Dr. Pete and Shemp here. The people who are still part of the TMO at this point pretty much need someone to tell them how to live their lives. They'll need to fill that void with someone *else* to tell them how to live their lives. I don't know much about SSRS, but if he does *not* do things that way, they'll keep looking until they find someone who does. I've seen it all before, with the people who were still TBs at the end of the Rama trip. When he died, there were two basic types of former students -- the ones who had walked away on their own before he died, and the ones who hadn't. In general, those who had chosen to take their own path have continued on it, and have *not* flocked to new gurus and and a new person to tell them how to live their lives. But those who stuck it out to the end were courting other gurus within a couple of months. And always the ones with a similar profile to Rama himself -- flashy, non- traditional, and surrounded with rumors of a certain lack of ethics with regard to their students. To his credit, one can make a case that Rama *tried* to push a lot of us away towards the end. In general, the ones who took the hint and left are doing well now, and show a great deal of balance in their lives. The ones who hung in until the bitter end (and it *was* bitter...he killed himself), equally in general, are still guru-hopping, and haven't shown much indication of being able to find their own path, or to follow someone else's with some sense of balance. It's a fascinating scene. My bet is that it's about the same in any spiritual trip that centers on a living charismatic teacher. What's even *more* fascinating is the Next Generation -- the ones who were never part of the tradition while the teacher was alive, but feel that thet they are "receiving com- munications" from him now that he's dead. I'm pretty sure there will be a lot of that with regard to Maharishi, both from the current TBs, and the next generation that they recruit. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/zAINmC/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/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/
