[FairfieldLife] Re: The Oneness of the Difference Part 4
This is a nice perspective piece on Fairfield. It's judicious and not an uncommon view within meditating Fairfield,Iowa. Lot of you people may have nothing to do with Fairfield or meditating anymore. However I thot to shout out to whoever took the time to write this. It's fair and has a lot of truth in it. Thanks. Likewise, if people who are not members really have something to add to FFL they can send things to Rick via the owner address on the home page and he'll post them if they are relevant. -Buck --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer rick@... wrote: The Oneness of the Difference, Part 4 Reactive Mix by Shiva Kavi I went to my favorite coffee house today and heard the most enlightened waitress speaking to a transcendentalist who was greatly advanced in wisdom. Another friend of mine was also there, and we spoke about the tardiness of Spring this year, and of my transplanting wild fruit tree from the midst of my small forest to the visible edge, where we humans might enjoy their colorful flowers and tasty fruits. But since I do not know much about the appearance and nature of these trees, I am not yet ready to identify which I have transplanted: whether wild plum or cherry, walnut, hickory, or berry bush. Time will bring all things to death or to fruition, and then we shall taste the fruits, which wisdom admonishes us to offer first for the pleasure of the Lord, Who creates all things for our benefit, and Whose remembrance expands the pleasure and the bliss of existence. Two other friends, already mentioned, were present, one of whom I shall call Parama Dasi, the Supreme Waitress, and her companion, the learned transcendentalist, and they were talking at the table next to the one where I sat and spoke with my friend; and reminding him that he had work which he told me he needed to complete, we parted company, promising to meet again at Dalby Hall, at the Maharishi University of Management ( http://www.mum.edu/ www.MUM.edu) for the evening's lecture on levitation in various religious traditions. Shifting my attention to the conversation at the adjacent table, I intruded on a matter of mutual interest the specifics of which have escaped my Kali Yuga memory (the iron age or quarrel and hypocrisy is full of forgetfulness). I explained in other words what I have already set forth in the introduction to this work. Then we moved on to discuss another concern regarding the nature of tolerance and intolerance among various traditions. As an informal follower of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami and the Hare Krishna movement, I am feel deeply hurt and diminished by the policy in the meditation domes which excludes supporters of other gurus in other Vedic traditions from participating in the grant given to the Invincible America Assembly course. Supporters of other gurus are not allowed to receive this grant, and if anyone on the grant is caught organizing for Amma or Hare Krishna, or such, they could lose their dome badge. A follower of Western faiths, however, has no such restrictions. One can organize for Easter, Hanukah or Ramadan, but not for Amma's upcoming visit to Cedar Rapids, local Hare Krishna sankirtan, or other Vedic traditions connected with a charismatic leader other than the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. I am empathic with this policy, but I desire some adjustment. The gentleman, whose name I don't recall, and which I have not asked permission to reveal, very politely and reasonably pointed out to me that the Maharishi has the right to maintain the purity of the experiment. I certainly can respect this point of view. The intention seems to be that only those who regard the the Maharishi and his presentation of Vedic understanding as supreme should participate in the grant. If someone is thinking that some other guru or Vedic understanding is equal to or greater than the understanding which the Maharishi and Transcendental Meditation reveal, his mind and physiology will vibrate differently than someone for whom they are All in All. That is a natural fact. I gave the example, from a layman's point of view, that if you have a plutonium reactor, you wouldn't want someone to introduce iron or Einsteinium without your knowledge, if at all. Unfortunately there are some serious problems with this policy of exclusion, as there always are in any great undertaking, and I am personally affected by them in a variety of ways. I want to point out at this time that I am a supporter and admirer of the Maharishi and TM. My wife is a siddha, and has been on the IA course. We have opened our home in Louisiana many times to local TM teachers for program and instruction. I was privileged to run for office for the Natural Law Party in Louisiana in 1996 and 2000, and did much background work and made several public appearances on the party's behalf. Only those who were very close
[FairfieldLife] Re: The Oneness of the Difference Part 4
Shiva Kavi needs to recognize the domes are mission-specific. End of story. I have been in Fairfield before, and there is definitely an effect felt by any sensitive person, in the town, from all the meditation there. So the guy is not missing that much by not going to the domes. Its not really a civil rights issue either, since any private institution can have rules for membership. Sounds like Shiva K. wants a foot on each horse, but he is not that skillful a rider. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer rick@... wrote: The Oneness of the Difference, Part 4 Reactive Mix by Shiva Kavi I went to my favorite coffee house today and heard the most enlightened waitress speaking to a transcendentalist who was greatly advanced in wisdom. Another friend of mine was also there, and we spoke about the tardiness of Spring this year, and of my transplanting wild fruit tree from the midst of my small forest to the visible edge, where we humans might enjoy their colorful flowers and tasty fruits. But since I do not know much about the appearance and nature of these trees, I am not yet ready to identify which I have transplanted: whether wild plum or cherry, walnut, hickory, or berry bush. Time will bring all things to death or to fruition, and then we shall taste the fruits, which wisdom admonishes us to offer first for the pleasure of the Lord, Who creates all things for our benefit, and Whose remembrance expands the pleasure and the bliss of existence. Two other friends, already mentioned, were present, one of whom I shall call Parama Dasi, the Supreme Waitress, and her companion, the learned transcendentalist, and they were talking at the table next to the one where I sat and spoke with my friend; and reminding him that he had work which he told me he needed to complete, we parted company, promising to meet again at Dalby Hall, at the Maharishi University of Management ( http://www.mum.edu/ www.MUM.edu) for the evening's lecture on levitation in various religious traditions. Shifting my attention to the conversation at the adjacent table, I intruded on a matter of mutual interest the specifics of which have escaped my Kali Yuga memory (the iron age or quarrel and hypocrisy is full of forgetfulness). I explained in other words what I have already set forth in the introduction to this work. Then we moved on to discuss another concern regarding the nature of tolerance and intolerance among various traditions. As an informal follower of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami and the Hare Krishna movement, I am feel deeply hurt and diminished by the policy in the meditation domes which excludes supporters of other gurus in other Vedic traditions from participating in the grant given to the Invincible America Assembly course. Supporters of other gurus are not allowed to receive this grant, and if anyone on the grant is caught organizing for Amma or Hare Krishna, or such, they could lose their dome badge. A follower of Western faiths, however, has no such restrictions. One can organize for Easter, Hanukah or Ramadan, but not for Amma's upcoming visit to Cedar Rapids, local Hare Krishna sankirtan, or other Vedic traditions connected with a charismatic leader other than the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. I am empathic with this policy, but I desire some adjustment. The gentleman, whose name I don't recall, and which I have not asked permission to reveal, very politely and reasonably pointed out to me that the Maharishi has the right to maintain the purity of the experiment. I certainly can respect this point of view. The intention seems to be that only those who regard the the Maharishi and his presentation of Vedic understanding as supreme should participate in the grant. If someone is thinking that some other guru or Vedic understanding is equal to or greater than the understanding which the Maharishi and Transcendental Meditation reveal, his mind and physiology will vibrate differently than someone for whom they are All in All. That is a natural fact. I gave the example, from a layman's point of view, that if you have a plutonium reactor, you wouldn't want someone to introduce iron or Einsteinium without your knowledge, if at all. Unfortunately there are some serious problems with this policy of exclusion, as there always are in any great undertaking, and I am personally affected by them in a variety of ways. I want to point out at this time that I am a supporter and admirer of the Maharishi and TM. My wife is a siddha, and has been on the IA course. We have opened our home in Louisiana many times to local TM teachers for program and instruction. I was privileged to run for office for the Natural Law Party in Louisiana in 1996 and 2000, and did much background work and made several public appearances on the party's behalf. Only those who were very close to me knew that I was personally involved with the
