--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > <snip> > > > So true. Anyone who believes that Maharishi does *not* > > > consider these gods and goddesses real gods and goddesses > > > just hasn't spent any time around him. > > > > Worship is for the worshiper. > > That's the key, of course. If you're feeling > bhakti-ish, it's not terribly satisfying to > worship "laws of nature." You need something > a lot more personal, so you personify the laws > of nature and worship the personifications. >
There's also the possibility that being worshipful in the feeling sense is part how the ritual works. Alister Crawly used to practice a deity-du-jour mode so he could switch from evoking one deity to another in a "sincere" way. TM teachers are told what they should be feeling during various steps of the puja, I understand. /shrug. 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/
