In a message dated 3/11/2007 11:53:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Peter, answer some points for a change instead of barging in like some fundamentalist in denial. ""The Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Vidya Mandir Trust and the Government of Orissa signed a Memorandum of Understanding on December 18, 2006 to establish a full-fledged multidisciplinary university near the state capital, Bhubaneswar within two or three years. The goal of the university would be to provide holistic education that is firmly embedded in Indian culture and ethos to the global leaders of tomorrow. Admission into the university will be based on merit alone, which will be assessed based on an entrance examination. Admission into the proposed varsity will be open to Indian as well as foreign nationals. It will be designed to cater to the needs of 1,500 faculty members, an equal number of non-academic staff members, and 15,000 students. The proposed university will impart postgraduate education in various disciplines to approximately 15,000 Indian and foreign students. These disciplines will include both traditional Indian as well as modern fields of study.""- wikipedia.org/wikipedia.wikipedia.org/<Wwi And so Peter Sutphen is saying that : ""anyone who seriously believes that such a project by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is possible has spent way too many years drinking the koolaid. That being said, if you approach your involvement in this as, on one hand, total absurdity, and on the other hand, as something your mind can do to break all boundaries, then fine. It will be your "controlled folly" to borrow a term from Carlos Castenada. But failure to recognize the absurdity of this and to delude yourself into thinking that it will actually occur without acknowledging the absurdity of it just makes your mind and intent very, very weak. Why let Sri Sri Ravi Shankar enslave you? Does he have to hammer nails into your palms to get you to wake-up to your own spiritual intent?"" --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[email protected]) , Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The whole thing is just absurd and anyone who > seriously believes that such a project is possible has > spent way too many years drinking the koolaid. That > being said, if you approach your involvement in this > as, on one hand, total absurdity, and on the other > hand, as something your mind can do to break all > boundaries, then fine. It will be your "controlled > folly" to borrow a term from Carlos Castenada. But > failure to recognize the absurdity of this and to > delude yourself into thinking that it will actually > occur without acknowledging the absurdity of it just > makes your mind and intent very, very weak. Why let > MMY enslave you? Does he have to hammer nails into > your palms to get you to wake-up to your own spiritual > intent? > > >Sounds a bit harsh against SSRS. When MMY opens up a new university or Dr. John Haglin that's OK. SSRS is doing wonderful humanitarian projects all over the world. This is just another project that encourages the average person to apply. SSRS is not just catering to the upper class like Dr. John Haglin and MMY. Everyone looks welcome at his school not just for those who are intellectually refined or have enough money to attend. When I took the Art of Living courses with SSRS in Canada in 1990 he made me feel like we were equals. So many have left MMY to be with his organization not because they didn't want to be with MMY organization but because they saw no room for growth on the level of the heart. It was all about what the TMO wanted without considering the average person or the feelings of those who made up the body of the organization in the first place. Too much of " We have all the answers" so just listen to our enlightened authority or well throw you out of the golden dome so you can meditate in the corn fields. I don't think people want another Guru with SSRS, they just want a more relaxed approach to finding one's own self-empowerment and a true vision that includes all of humanity not just the lucky chosen few. Love and Light. Lou Valentino <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.
