--- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "do.rflex" <do.rflex@> > wrote:
[big snip] > > > but my involvement in such things is limited to just this > > > board, one other, and my daily practice of TM. I have no > involvement > > > nor do I discuss my spiritual life with anyone or any group > outside > > > this and one other forum.:-) > > > > > > That's irrelevant to this discussion. > > > OK- Thanks for your comments. In such an online discussion it is > difficult for me to see what the real issues are sometimes. So, you > want me to say that I understand that Maharishi has done some things > or caused those in his organization to do some things which others > see as wrong. Yes, I see that. > > Second issue seems to be: Do I admit that Maharishi has done some > things that are wrong, and therefore these things impact my judgment > of his credibility? And my answer is that whatever he may have done > that is wrong doesn't impact my view of him. Which speaks directly > to the critical issue here of what I am attempting to get from him > that requires that his credibility remain absolutely intact. Because > the two are intimately linked; need and credibility. This isn't about 'you' Jim OR what 'you' need or believe. It's about Maharishi's legitimacy as a teacher and spiritual icon in terms of right and wrong and the implications that flow from that for the movement, all TMers and the public. > There is nothing I need from Maharishi. Absolutely nothing at all. > Zip. Not enlightenment, or CC or GC or UC or Brahman, or any > explanations, elucidations, clarifications, techniques, or anything > else. That being said, there is nothing he can do to affect his > credibility with me. I want nothing from Maharishi, past, present or > future. > > I hope this settles the question with you John. We appear to have > very different needs with regard to our relationship with > Maharishi.:-) The discussion has *nothing* to do at all with what you or I might "need" from Maharishi. It appears that you're tap dancing and that it's a waste of time to discuss this any further with you. That's unfortunate... for me, as I was beginning to feel that someone like you would openly address this issue.
