'Untrustworthy'. Juxtaposed betweeen the family 'spiritual' biz and what was then the 'the teaching', has Maharishi now become untrustworthy? The TMmovement looks now a far cry from what it was in this 1974 quote below. It's what it has become evidently: untrustworthy as an organization, to a point of fraudulent.
Peter's comment here paints a current portrait picture of Maharishi, as a teacher or his teaching or business man? 'Untrustworthy'? Maharishi puts the call out now and some hundreds only show up. The Maharishi Effect? What to do to right things with folks and bring them back? -Doug in FF > > --- In [email protected], Peter <drpetersutphen@> > wrote: I would never, ever give money directly to the TMO because they are completely untrustworthy and have achieved that status through great effort over many decades on their part. > > > --- In [email protected], Louis McKenzie > > > <ltm457@> wrote: > > > > > > > > If you were very rich all of a sudden and you were > > > going to make a donation to either SSRS > > > or MMY which would you choose? > > > > > > > Of course it is. Don't be silly. I do Sudarshan Kriya > > before my TM program every day. > > --- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From March 12, 1974, Belgium. > > Questioner: > > What do you think of other meditation techniques and is it possible > to practice another meditation technique at the same time as > transcendental meditation `specially if the other meditation > technique is in connection with a religion? > > Maharishi: > > What we teach is something to be done 15, 20 minutes morning and > evening. Regarding other things? We have no opinion. We leave a > man to do what he wants to do. We just teach Transcendental > Meditation, give the knowledge of the pure creative intelligence. > What he should do, what he should not do, he will decide in his own > level of consciousness. Nothing, neither we advice on religion, nor > diets, nor anything, do's and don'ts we don't talk about. Simply, > innocently teach the practice, give the knowledge pertaining to the > practice, satisfy all the doubt and questions regarding > understanding and then leave the man to be with his tradition, with > his culture, with his way of life, with everything that he wants to > do. > > Just 15 minutes morning and evening. He can practice hundreds of > meditations, we don't mind. As long as he does this 15-minutes, 20- > minutes morning and evening, he will enjoy, begin to enjoy > everything that he will do, either meditation or no meditation or > whatever. Whatever he will do in life, he will begin to enjoy more > because everything will become more meaningful. Just we concern > ourselves with this practical aspect of this science. Simple. Very > simple, very natural. > > One of the strengths of the World Plan is this innocence of our > Movement, we never go into any other area except Transcendental > Meditation. That's all > > > > > > > > > > > > Suydarshan Kriya is > > great. I love it. I've been doing it for 15 years now. > > If I had millions of dollars to give away I'd give a > > portion to the Sisters of Charity in Miami (Mother > > Teresa's organization), a portion to SSRS because he > > and his Art of Living organization are straight > > shooters, and then I'd sponser some guys on Purusha. I > > would never, ever give money directly to the TMO > > because they are completely untrustworthy and have > > achieved that status through great effort over many > > decades on their part. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > _______________ > > Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small > Business > > (http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com) > > > 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/
