> Maharishi's World Plan revisited > > Remember the old analogy about pulling the arrow on the bowstring > back all the way into silence? And then letting it go in activity? > This is Maharishi's core message and teaching. Sure there is the > benefit of deep rest during meditation and all that, coming out into > activity, inward stroke/outward stroke...blah, blah, blah. But > beyond that, seeing the big picture, is the macro action of pulling > the bowstring back All The Way, and then...just holding it there. > > Holding the arrow between the fingers, arms flexed, legs stout, > straight back, pulling all the way back, creating that silence and > that tension, together. Self-discipline. > > Maharishi has been teaching us to not only pull back the bow each > time we meditate, but also the macro action of pulling back on the > bow and just holding it there. Each of us holding the bow back in > Silence. No release. > > This then is how our beautiful planet is slowly and steadily being > rehabilitated, this is the way the troops are assembled, each to our > Dharma, marshaled for the final campaign, inside and out, earth as > the target. It takes everything we have in order to save our planet > (or our planet-body, as you wish). So the bow is pulled back, and > held there. Some will take stock of all that has come out from > Maharishi so far, and conclude sooner or later, "There, that's it- > we're done, didn't work, Maharishi is a fake and worse, in it for > the money, sex, power, and fame..." > > And yet, he doesn't let us off the hook so easily, the arrow is not > yet released, the deed is not yet done. With the string held all the > way back, it is held in silence, hidden from view, hidden from > activity. Just silence, and tension, existing together. The tension > acting like a white hot star, steadily burning through subtle > thoughts, enlarging the universal silence within us. The string is > held taught in silence. > > Imagine a thousand people, a million, ten millionÂ…then six billion > people on our planet (or within us, if you prefer), all desiring > Light, expansion, enlightenment, a better life. Each of us > meditators doing our practice twice a day tactically, and at the > same time over the years, holding back the bow strategically in > silence, holding back the arrow in the tension of waiting -Self > discipline- years of holding the bow back and creating a powerful > Absolute component to the daily life on earth. Silence supporting > activity. All of us joined together, creating a hidden blanket of > silence on which the earth rests, more and more comfortably. > > By sacrificing himself to Guru Dev, to Shiva, and to all of us who > are easy to criticize him, Maharishi, as the greatest Kshatriya, has > created an army of archers, ready to loose the arrows on his > command. We are holding back the bows, each of us ten thousand times > a year. Year after year, after year. Pulling back the bowstring, > each of us. Until we begin to hold back the bow continuously, > beginning to identify now with the absolute nature of Maharishi. > Identifying with the holding back of the bow, and just waiting to > act. Life goes on, and still we hold back the bow, waiting to act. > > We measure ourselves by the symptoms he has given us, to show us how > successful we are at holding back the bow continuously. Silence and > tension growing into and supporting CC, then GC, then UC. This is > the only value to the higher states of consciousness for us to > Maharishi; how well it indicates our perfection as archers, ready to > loose that volley of light, unleashed steadily upon the earth, > changing the age, silence supporting activity, transforming life for > all of us here on earth.
Hello Jim, I always enjoy to read what you write, this being one of the most beautiful. They way I see it, the energy that will be released through the "Identifying with the holding back of the bow" will be breathtaking, probably shocking for the majority on this planet, a transformation and wonderful turn of events not seen on this planet for 100.000 years according to Benjamin Creme. Thanks to the continous work of this greatest Kshatriya, Maharishi. Needless to say; we are very fortunate indeed to have a body at this time. "Heaven will walk on earth - in this generation" - Maharishi For more information, please see http://www.shareintl.org
