That was a sweet post, David. As much a reflection of the goodness of your own heart as of any qualities Maharishi possesses,
Yeah. That is what I felt. --- In [email protected], Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That was a sweet post, David. As much a reflection of the goodness of your > own heart as of any qualities Maharishi possesses, although he has/had an > abundance of good ones too. > > > on 10/29/06 11:37 AM, David Fiske at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Maharishi has been on mind recently. I have been thinking how much I > > like him and what a pivotal role he played in my life. I last saw him > > alone, probably in '74, on one of those European ATR courses. He had > > been messing around with me, the then National Leader in South Africa, > > as he was wont to do, giving contradictory messages and making me feel > > unsettled as to my position and his confidence in me. I raised this > > with him as he lay ready for sleep and said I was unsure of his love. > > > > He replied" my love for you was established when first we met" > > > > We me in 1962 (Hochgurgl). I had received word that my father was > > dying in South Africa and I was uncertain about staying for the month. > > Henry Nyburg organised for me to see him alone, right at the start of > > the course. Maharishi took both my hands in a warm embrace and asked > > about my father. It was a special moment for me and set the tone both > > for the course, my first romance with the Absolute, and my subsequent > > frequent interactions with Maharishi. > > > > My last direct contact, en route as an immigrant to Canada, was from a > > phone booth on a Swiss Autobahn as I was leaving Seelisburg, having > > been given the run around by Neil Patterson for videos and a machine > > which never came because I had a moustache! Maharishi laughed heartily > > about this and said I could have gone to Canada as their national > > leader rather than as a bearded philosopher. My response was that > > would have put a few noses out of joint. > > > > By then I was well on my way out from the organization having decided > > amongst other things that if enlightenment meant anything it meant the > > ability to be one's self as well as one's Self. > > > > So some 30 years later he still comes to mind and I still feel such > > affection for him. He was a wonderful person to know and greatly > > enriched my life. > > > > I do wonder how much of this comes from the Jungian projection one > > tends to make on such figures and the reluctance to give up seeing > > one's Soul in them. > > > > I read what people say of Muktananda. I never met him but from what I > > read he was a first class rogue so I have none of their projections > > which either leaves them permanently in love or furious about being > > betrayed. > > > > So I am uncertain of this continuing love for Maharishi, my wish that > > he makes a happy `transition', and that warm happy feeling I get when, > > as now, I think of him and feel so grateful he was a part of life. > > > > Love, > > David > > www.esotericarts.org > > > > > > > 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/
