--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Dec 15, 2006, at 6:52 PM, Jason Spock wrote: > > > > > I think this '5 year' promise MMY made in the 1960's is a > > tragic mistake on Maharishi's part. First he said TM is all that > > is necessary and then, later on, he started making more and more > > exotic demands. > > > > Maharishi should have never made that kind of promises. > > > Well the real question is "was M. being hopeful and optimistic for > 'all the flowers in his garden'" or did he have his mind on some > prize and some material gain?
You mean some prize and some material gain he'd get before the five years were up and it turned out folks weren't enlightened yet? So, let's see, he was planning to take the money and run at the five-year mark, but then he decided to stick around because... That's where I get stuck with the "prize" theory. <snip> > But I do watch that unresolved tension in my own awareness while I > shine whatever brightness I can towards the best for everyone. > That's really all any of us can do. How about shining that brightness on your theories of MMY as scam artist and seeing if they actually make sense before you voice them?
