--- In [email protected], "Alex Stanley"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In [email protected], "Marek Reavis"
> > <reavismarek@> wrote:
> > >
> > > [One person's answers] interleaved:
> > >
> > > **
> > >
> > > --- In [email protected], ancient5 <no_reply@>
wrote:
> > <snip>
> > > > 1. Where does the name "Invincible America" come from? It
> > > > reminded us of a slogan that might be used by a neo-fascist
> > > > group -- rather scary. Is it an effort to tap into the
national,
> > > > post-9/11 paranoia for marketing purposes? Does the name
> > > > reflect that there is some nationalist splinter group?
> > > >
> > > [This slogan represents (apparently) Maharishi's sense of
> > > what is a basic concern for people today (post-9/11) and
> > > it's used by the TM Organizations (TMO) as a rallying cry
> > > for the benefits of TM and the "Maharishi Effect" (ME) to
> > > create world peace.
> >
> > "Invincibility" has been a TM buzzword for the
> > results of the Maharishi Effect since "Maharishi
> > Effect" itself has been a TM buzzword, starting
> > back in the late '70s, I believe, if not earlier.
>
> And, of course, the TM-Sidhis are taught on a "Center Invincibility
> Course".
>
I remember 1978 was declared by Maharishi to be the year of
invincibility, with the context being a person's invincible nature
due to their realization of the self as separate from activity. No
one back then was talking much about having that experience, so it
was mostly an inspirational declaration.
