"I'm willing to bet that the Platonic Mysteries taught this about the Greek Gods also..."
I am more of a Joseph Campbell man concerning myths from the past. Equating any set of ancient gods with the laws of nature we discover in science seems too reductionist. I believe the guys who wrote those stories were better writers than that. They weren't asking the same questions we are asking with science's discovery of laws of nature. The two systems may not be compatible except by analogy. I would much rather hear a psychologist talk about the connections with myths than a physicist. I think ancient cultures recorded a lot of wisdom about human nature and the nature of society in those myths. --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > Turq: "Me, I'm more comfortable with that approach, and that > > level of honesty. But others really prefer to believe > > that they are pursuing a spiritual path that is based > > on some kind of science, and not gods and goddesses > > and attracting their benevolent attention. Can't fault > > them for that, and for preferring to believe that. But > > to think that *Maharishi* believes it is IMO silly." > > > > Me: I agree that TMO would be coming from a more honest place if they > > would just let their inner Hindu hang out and stop trying to claim > > that it is through the window of science... > > That way they could just let people know all the beliefs upfront and > > people could make a more informed choice about it all. But I guess > > that is a pretty moot point with Google and all. > > > > Interesting stuff about how the Buddhists deal with Westerners. > > Ethnocentrism is found in every culture more or less. Remember the > > Japanese with their "we come from Gods, everyone else came from > > monkeys" line! Nice one. > > > > > > > The devas-as-laws-of-nature is standard Hindu. MMY and company take it a little further > than most, but its standard with new age, theosophy, etc., as well as hindu. > > > > And its not just the Hindus. Consider the Latvians: > > http://latviansonline.com/index.php/features/article/1114/ > > "Deities > The dainas also describe deities, which are often seen as aspects or laws of nature dressed > in poetic language: Dievsthought, universe, cosmic intelligence, unchangeable laws of > nature and original energy; M?rathe material world and the feminine; Laime or Laima > fate and destiny." > > I'm willing to bet that the Platonic Mysteries taught this about the Greek Gods also... > 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/
