--- In [email protected], "at_man_and_brahman"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In [email protected], bob_brigante <no_reply@>
wrote:
> >
> > --- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In [email protected], bob_brigante <no_reply@>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > "Never cut your program. For every little section you take
out of
> > > your
> > > > program, you take out an equal amount out of your happiness
and
> > > success
> > > > in daily life. You must let nothing in life interfere with
your
> > > > meditation. There will always be a force trying to keep you
from
> > it."
> > > >
> > > > -Maharishi
> > > >
> >
> >
> > > Bob, when did Maharishi say this? His last sentence is
intriguing.
> > >
> >
> >
> > ***********
> >
> > Dunno. It was just posted at another list without date
attribution:
> >
> > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Transcendental_Meditation/
> > (message 1436)
> >
>
> It's part of a longer quotation that's published
> in some book. It might be in "The Maharishi."
> The circumstance was Maharishi having
> overworked himself and having fallen sick,
> pneumonia I believe it was. I think the rest of
> the quotation has him saying that he wasn't
> proving to be a very good example of how
> to take care of one's own health.
>
> I find it interesting that this part of the quotation
> has survived and is often quoted, but the rest of
> it is generally removed.
>
This selective quoting probably happens a lot with gurus as seekers
tend to idolize them.
