Confronted with the prospect of millions of people saying no to the religious sounding meditation that he was teaching, one can see why he might be tempted to tinker some. Whether the work he put in (and he has put a lot a lot of work in) really worked out, must be a personal evaluation. Meditation, for all the hype about changing the world, is fundamentally about sitting down, resting and getting a bit more cosmic. No meter or statistic is going to answer the question satisfactorilly, only individuals. As for self-promoting, I don't suppose there can be any real doubt that he has lapped up the adulation and praise, hugely. But in his defence he has deflected a good deal of the adoration towards his deceased master, and that is wise. Personally, I wouldn't say that modest was one of his middle names, but then who cares? You either enjoying meditating or not. That is the bottom line.
--- In [email protected], "Mr. Magoo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Paul Mason" <premanandpaul@> > wrote: > > > > Quotes from the characters created by playrights are often wrongly > > attributed to the writer himself/herself. Although the question and > > answer was intended to be provocative it was not intended serve as a > > guide to my opinions of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. > > > > But I concede, on reflection, that some might see the remarks > > otherwise. So, I have taken this opportunity to ammend the online > > text of this Q&A, to change the line in question, to bring it more > > into synch with my own opinion: > > > > Q. In conclusion then, isn't it true to say that the Maharishi is > > nothing other than an opportunistic, self-promoting maverick who, > > though probably well-meaning, wilfully misleads his supporters and > > anyone else who has the time, the inclination and the money to listen > > to him? > > > The real question, if your conclusion is right, then is,...why, and do > the ends justify the means. I think with MMY perhaps so. The only > thing I would take issue with you is 'self-promoting', perhaps you > should use that with a capital 'S' as in Self(God) promoting, isn't > that closer to his real character? >
