I saw Charlie Lutes in California 30 years ago, and he said, "In the next year or two, they'll find Christ's rocket ship inside one of the pyramids."
20 years later I saw him in one of his last lectures in Iowa City (Cedar Rapids?) and I asked him about that rocket and why it hadn't been found yet. He said, "I never said any such thing." I quizzed him a bit more about aliens coming to earth and that we should go with the good looking ones -- not the lizard people. Again, "I never said anything about those subjects." That was the end of any fascination I had with Charlie Lutes. Edg --- In [email protected], Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > i love how Charlie always but the "the" in front of > Guru Dev to make it a noun! > > --- curtisdeltablues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], bob_brigante > > <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > http://www.maharishiphotos.com/mem2a.html > > > > > > > > > Thanks for posting this Bob. There is a > > contradictions in his account > > from MMY's own account. Since he was so close to > > MMY it is > > interesting that he would tell a different story. I > > am beginning to > > wonder if it is MMY who told different versions to > > different people. > > But for his official version that is played > > repeatedly on his courses, > > we are all familiar with that one so my pointing out > > the difference > > certainly wont bring a flurry of resistance, it will > > just be an > > obvious fact that we can work out together... > > > > C: A few years before he became Shankaracharya, the > > old sage made one > > of his rare ventures out of the wilderness. It was > > at this time that > > Maharishi saw him in a procession and the experience > > was something > > like spiritual love at first sight. Maharishi, a > > twenty-year-old > > student, felt an overwhelming desire to be near and > > serve the great > > master. > > > > Me: In his taped account he came to see Guru Dev in > > a house at night > > for the first time and caught a "flashy glimpse" > > when a car headlight > > illuminated his face. There was no procession. > > > > C: He sought out the Guru Dev who told him to first > > finish his > > education and then come. Two years later, having > > earned his degree, > > Maharishi headed for the monastery of Jyotir Math in > > the Himalayan > > religious center of Badrinath, there to devote his > > life to the Guru > > Dev, "to serve at the feet of my master." And this > > he did for thirteen > > years until the swami passed on. > > > > Over the years, Maharishi would be asked hundreds of > > times to talk > > about his past. Reporters were especially curious. > > But his answer was > > always the same: "Once you take the vows of the > > monk, past life is > > forgotten." > > > > He told me long ago that when you become a > > bramachari, or monk, you no > > longer relate to your family or to any of your > > background. > > > > Me: So is his obvious connection with his family in > > the indian > > movement a departure from his vows? He set them up > > with sweet jobs, > > that is definitely relating to them, in fact > > showing them favoritism. > > If in fact they are actually getting big bank > > accounts from the > > movement's finances, this would also seem to > > contradict this vow > > business. So either Charlie is misquoting him or he > > is not following > > his own standards. > > > > C: From time to time, over the ages, this special > > technique is brought > > back into focus. The Guru Dev chose Maharishi to do > > it now. Where the > > Guru Dev acquired the knowledge isn't known; whether > > it was given to > > him by his own guru many, many years ago, or whether > > it came to him > > from his attunement with the Infinite. The Guru Dev > > was a master of > > masters, a master of all paths. His comprehension > > was universal. > > > > What Maharishi had inherited was the quintessence of > > Transcendental > > Meditation. It was like a magnificent raw diamond > > requiring the skill > > of an expert cutter and polisher. Maharishi now had > > to structure the > > knowledge and make it workable. What was the best > > way to teach it? > > What were the modes of practicing it? How could it > > be made appealing > > to the masses? > > > > None of the other monks or holy men could help him. > > He alone had > > received the knowledge from the Guru Dev. (snip) > > > > Me: Here Charlie seems to be trying to share credit > > for TM between MMY > > and Guru Dev. Since the simple japa style > > meditation is so common in > > India I don't really get this claim. (I know the > > magic effortless > > nature of the practice story) The mantras are not > > meaningless sounds > > to Indians so for them this aspect of how it is > > presented in the West > > is absent. So it seems a bit dubious that TM is so > > unique. Having > > spent a short amount of time after getting out of TM > > practicing some > > other versions I am not so sure this claim of > > uniqueness is valid. I > > know many others here have much more experience with > > different forms > > of meditation so I will leave this topic to the > > experts. > > > > C: He had traveled more than 1,500 miles, most of > > that distance on foot. > > > > Me: Puleeeeeeze! Monks get free rides on Indian > > trains. MMY super > > hiker! Guru Dev super camper! How did such outdoor > > types end up with > > the pasty faced crew that are their most devoted > > followers? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Or go to: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > > and click 'Join This Group!' > > Yahoo! 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