My favorite line: "Raja Wynne came in his white limo to check everything out. He looked grand."
Second favorite line: "Maharishi's Pandits arrived in Chicago in Raja Michael's domain to garlands, a large banner in Devanagari script, bags of treats and small gifts, bagpiper." Nothing says "welcome to America" to an Indian man like a bagpiper! I'm guessing that Mike Meyers was right: "If it's not Scottish, it's craaaapp!!" --- In [email protected], Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I like the report. By the way, a tall glass of almond > milk helps the crow go down smoothly. Delicious meal! > I couldn't feel happier eating it! > > --- llundrub <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > No mood makers here!!! > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 7:48 AM > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Celestial Unity > > > > > > > From the Yahoo! Group TMNews today: > > > > > > 2. Celestial Unity, First Maharishi Pandits Arrive > > at MUM, USA > > > Posted by: [XXXX] > > > Date: Sun Oct 29, 2006 12:46 pm (PST) > > > > > > From: Einar Olsen > > > Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 5:45 AM > > > Subject: Celestial Unity, First Maharishi Pandits > > Arrive > > > > > > Dear Friends, > > > > > > Maharishi's daily call to the Invincible America > > Course began as > > > usual with Dr. Bevan asking for experiences, and > > Maharishi said yes, > > > yes. He is quietly keen on hearing the experiences > > called number one > > > experiences. Number one experiences were > > originally defined as > > > infinite wholeness transforming into emptiness, or > > emptiness > > > transforming into infinite wholeness, or one > > within the other. Number > > > one also means that this is the predominant > > experience in programs. > > > Almost all experiences of Unity expressed also > > have a quality of > > > light, celestial, divine, integrated with or > > shining forth from or > > > leading to the unified value. This morning, > > Maharishi didn't comment > > > on the experiences. Every day it is more powerful > > to hear them and > > > hearing them is part of the technology of > > invincibility. Maharishi is > > > cosmic creativity, one wonders, what is he going > > to say today? Today, > > > he and we just simply listened to experience after > > experience of > > > higher states of consciousness within the practice > > > of the TM-Sidhi program. > > > > > > After Dr. Bevan started with experiences, he > > paused briefly to > > > summarize that Maharishi Pandits had arrived last > > night. > > > > > > One Mother Divine gave a very enthralling series > > of rich experiences > > > that obviously represented many long hours of many > > years cultivating > > > the inner life in a very mature way. This is what > > this life develops > > > into. Wow. One young man, about college age, was > > speaking in almost a > > > different language. It sounded like what could be > > the English of 50- > > > 250 years from now. Somewhat of a different level > > of the human life > > > form. I was wondering, what is Maharishi going to > > say about this? It > > > was the only one of the 7-8 experiences Maharishi > > commented on this > > > morning, saying something like, more experiences > > like this. Hearing > > > these experiences is not like coming out of > > program for a call, it's > > > like staying in program for a call and just doing > > another part of > > > program, a new technique. > > > > > > These experiences are striking in their depth, in > > their common > > > unified value, and in the great diversity of > > details and _expression. > > > They are very personal and authentic experiences. > > Some are more > > > simple and some more intricate in detail, but all > > are on the ground > > > of real simplicity and integration. Dr. John's > > comments seem to keep > > > becoming more and more eloquent and appreciative. > > As the Invincible > > > America Course Director, he looks more than > > satisfied. > > > > > > After many of these experiences, Dr. Bevan paused > > on experiences for > > > the day, in order to tell the story of the > > Pandits' arrival, enhanced > > > with some still photos. The story was simple, > > coherent, beautiful and > > > felt momentous. > > > > > > Maharishi's Pandits arrived in Chicago in Raja > > Michael's domain to > > > garlands, a large banner in Devanagari script, > > bags of treats and > > > small gifts, bagpiper. When the music began, the > > custom officials > > > walked out to greet Maharishi's Vedic Pandits and > > welcome them to > > > America, as though the government was moved. After > > a dinner in a > > > nearby Indian restaurant named SRI, the Pandits > > boarded their luxury > > > bus and drove quietly through the evening to Iowa. > > > > > > Maharishi laughed when he heard early yesterday > > that 114 was so > > > filled with people working, it was not possible to > > walk around. It > > > was close to true. One would start walking from > > one location to > > > another to do something, and on the way be > > subscripted to do > > > something else for a while. After a number of > > jobs, one would > > > remember the original job and return to it, often > > someone else had > > > done it. There were so many people there was often > > a waiting line to > > > go through the doors, and a continual gentle din > > of talking and > > > machinery. As the day went on, the tasks became > > increasingly mop up, > > > clean up and fine touches. > > > > > > Raja Wynne came in his white limo to check > > everything out. He looked > > > grand. > > > > > > By about 10 pm, we heard the Pandits were not > > going to arrive til > > > after 1 am, and there was a slight relaxation > > because there was more > > > time. I was wondering, how is this going to all > > get finished? Then at > > > about 11, someone received a call, the Pandit bus > > is in Iowa City. We > > > had an hour. So we all just kept doing what we > > were doing only it > > > felt more intense. One could feel one's awareness > > and settledness > > > being challenged by the pace and intensity of > > activity. Outside, the > > > paint was being scraped off the outside of the > > windows by men on > > > ladders, and people were stringing 4-5 rows of > > holiday lights all > > > over the new temporary fence outside and laying > > out red carpet since > > > it had rained before and the ground was soft. > > > > > > Inside, skilled people were finishing final > > repairs on lights etc. in > > > different areas, and different teams of people > > were swarming in and > > > out of rooms outfitting each room with Holy > > Tradition photos, > > > incense, Chandrika soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, > > razors, linens, > > > storage boxes and locks, flowers, etc. All the > > beds had been turned > > > if necessary to face east or south. The curtains > > were all finished > > > and looked great. The beds are beautiful light > > colored hand-made > > > wooden beds made by Amish and the linens neatly > > piled on them were > > > nice quality and it all looked quite good. > > > > > > In the main lobby foam had been put down and > > covered with sheets, and > > > a large Holy Tradition was on the East wall with a > > cascade of > > > glittering gold fabric behind it and flowers on > > each side, and a very > > > large photo of Guru Dev was on another wall with > > flowers. A lot of > > > vacuuming was going on all over, and the sheets > > were being tucked. > > > Very close to arrival time, we received word that > > a miniature Vedic > > > Observatory was arriving to be set up in the > > Center of the program > > > hall. The instruments were not secured down and > > with little time left > > > === message truncated === > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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