--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "chaim_laib" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > I *never* encountered any > > teaching in the TM context about "blind devotion > > to one's teacher" or "becoming in tune with one's > > teacher's thinking" as "the quintessence of spiritual > > practice." > > > > Although Maharishi may not have ever said this explicitly-I want you, > my followers, to become in tune with my thinking-he certainly > requested this, no, demanded it in every way. If you did not do what > he said, when he said, you were out, All things are done his way or > it's the highway. After enough of this, you learn to do exactly what > you are told to do. > > Also, and perhaps more to the point, how many dozens of times did I/we > hear the story, either directly from Maharishi, or on the taped story, > or rehashed/recounted by Bevan, et. al, of how Maharishi put himself > in tune with Guru Dev and in his innocent, Trotakacharya-like > self-atunement with his Guru Dev, his own consciousness merged with > Guru Dev's/Universal C'ness. > > This was told over and over and many Westnerns took this to mean that > if they want to rise to the heights of enlightenment they need to do > the same. People will tell you this in nearly plain English by > (selectively) following things Maharishi has said and parroting back, > "Maharishi said...." > > I know for myself, many years after the fact, I still have that little > voice looking over my shoulder for everything. It's hard to remove it. > > Many of the so-called TBers have carried this self-atunement to the > letter and many also look unhealthy and have strained in thei lives > for years. Far be it from me to critidize for this but I couldn't keep > it up. > > Chaim
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