> --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> > wrote: --- In [email protected], "dhamiltony2k5" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > The obvious question is WHY? > > > > WHY is Maharishi so threatened by the idea of his > > students being exposed to the knowledge of other > > spiritual traditions, or to its teachers? ( And, > > as Paul has pointed out, even the knowledge spoken > > by his *own* teacher? ) > > > > THAT seems to me to be an issue worthy of explor- > > ing. There seems to be no question that Maharishi > > has created an entire belief system that is designed > > to teach his students to avoid and even be fearful > > of knowledge that comes from anyone but him. > > > > But WHY? > > > Why? Intense Trademark Positioning & Marketing all along.
That's certainly one explanation. > Purity of the teaching? That's another, and probably the one that the TBs will cling to out of hope. > There was that picture in the FFL files section of MMY's nephew > behind a desk & centered large pictures of himself and Maharishi > behind him on the wall with the two star-eyed westerners standing > by. If pictures are worth a thousand words, that picture says it > all in the end now. They clearly have gotten away with it. Yet another possibility. Me, I don't know. I tend to believe that he's never wanted any of his students to be able to compare him to other teachers, for fear that he won't "measure up." You know...the "marry a virgin so they won't have any other men to compare you to" mindset. But that's just my intuition...it could be a *combination* of selfish and selfless reasons... > > --- In [email protected], wmurphy77 <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > > > snip > > > > > Interesting. Who says? > > > > > > > > > > > > That's the all-important question, you see. > > > > > > > > If the source of a statement about meditation or spiritual > > > > practice is not Maharishi personally, or some book that > > > > bears his official seal of approval, the knowledge cannot > > > > possibly be true or valuable and most likely is dangerous. > > > > > > > > You've been infected by non-approved ideas, Billy. For > > > > your own sake, you should go back to believing ONLY what > > > > you have been told to believe by Maharishi. Anything > > > > else is BAD for you. What is wrong with you...didn't > > > > you GET that after all those years of studying with him? > > > > > > > > :-) > > > > > > I appreciate your tounge in cheek response, and of course > > > there will be those who cannot think, 'out of the box'. > > > > I'm personally fascinated by why there was such a > > concerted effort to KEEP people from thinking > > out of the box. > > > > I mean, if you look at it, it's really WEIRD. From > > Day One of one's instruction in TM, you get imprinted > > with the dogma that it's the BEST technique of medi- > > tation in the world, and that you'll never again have > > any need for anything more. ( Even though you'll be > > sold as many additional "unneeded" techniques as you > > can afford :-) Then in successive lectures you learn > > that *all* other spiritual philosophies are inferior > > to Maharishi's and that only *he* has "rediscovered" > > the truths about spirituality that all of the others > > (think of the hubris of that -- ALL of the others) > > have missed. > > > > If you buy this stuff, and spend even more money to > > buy your way to being a TM teacher, on that course you > > get told how dangerous it is to read anything from > > these lesser traditions, and how doing this could > > possibly confuse you, and lead you "off the program." > > After you become a TM teacher, you learn that this > > "don't stray off the path" policy is ENFORCED, and > > that if you disregard it you will be sent away in > > shame, and denied access to any future participation > > in things TM. All of these teachings and procedures > > are designed to KEEP people from "thinking out of > > the box," and to punish them if they do. > > > > The obvious question is WHY? > > > > WHY is Maharishi so threatened by the idea of his > > students being exposed to the knowledge of other > > spiritual traditions, or to its teachers? ( And, > > as Paul has pointed out, even the knowledge spoken > > by his *own* teacher? ) > > > > THAT seems to me to be an issue worthy of explor- > > ing. There seems to be no question that Maharishi > > has created an entire belief system that is designed > > to teach his students to avoid and even be fearful > > of knowledge that comes from anyone but him. > > > > But WHY? ------------------------ 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
