--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > What I see on this forum is many project themselves onto Maharishi > > and see good, bad and everything in between about him. And the funny > > thing is it all fits. > > > > All in all it is a good thing- even those slinging mud are still > > thinking about Maharishi and that is a very very good thing. Say > > what you will about him (and anything works imo)-- he is a force of > > nature. > > > > Pipeline of Shiva. And if anyone thinks that is incompatible, > > meditate on Shiva and then answer the question for yourselves. > > > > Shiva delivers us our karma, in-your-face, total compassion and > > truth. Shiva immediately delivers us our world, exactly as it is. > > > > Or he might just be a very ambitious man. He came to the West from the > third world to make a buck. Maybe he believes his own rap, maybe he > doesn't. But he is a fascinating guy from any perspective. I don't > have much use for a pipeline to any of the God ideas from his or any > other culture. But reflecting on my experience with MMY in this group > and hearing other's reflections has been valuable for me. Seeing his > faults is not mudslinging in my book. I think we are all just > weighing in with our perspectives and experiences on an amazing ride > that some of us took and got off, and some continue on. In the fuller > context of my life Robert Johnson and his music has had a much bigger > influence on me and my life's direction than MMY. > Hi Curtis, you are the second blues musician I've heard of- one is a good friend- who counts Robert Johnson as a major influence. The guy was pretty enigmatic to say the least- the real heavy blues musicians to me almost transcend blues as a musical form- much deeper and fuller than just music.
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