This is an interesting question on many levels, Wayback, so I'll riff on it a
little bit, on several levels.
On the first -- surface -- level, I think there is a case to be made that
*most* spiritual teachers wind up consciously or unconsciously emulating
*their* teachers' acts. That is
But he hasn't seen Going Clear...
John Travolta breaks silence on Scientology doc Going Clear
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3028330/The-church-brilliant-John-Travolta-breaks-silence-Scientology-expos-Going-Clear-refuses-watch-documentary.html
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We two, of course, will recall that as being the theme tune of the BBC series
Take Three Girls.
One thing that strikes me when I watch footage from back then is that all the
performers are professional musicians committed to
How many TB TMers have actually read 'Robes Of Silk, Feet Of Clay?' Show of
hands. See? Almost no one.
:-), but it's really true. People who are True Believers always *know*
subconsciously that they ARE True Believers, and avoid looking at anything that
they intuitively know will shatter the
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote :
How many TB TMers have actually read 'Robes Of Silk, Feet Of Clay?' Show of
hands. See? Almost no one.
:-), but it's really true. People who are True Believers always *know*
subconsciously that they ARE True Believers, and
Note to readers: in this silk robe there are NO descriptions of any sex acts
between the author and the Maharishi - it's all about feet positioning and
wearing silk robes and saris.
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How many TB TMers have actually read 'Robes Of
You seem to be fascinated, almost addicted, to news about various cults. Go
figure.
This is probably the result of being forced into a cult yourself - put into a
trance-induction state and then brain-washed for years to the point of losing
touch with reality. It can be traumatic when you get
There nothing negative in Robes of Silk - the author was in love with the
Maharishi and he may or may bt, have been in love with Judith. It's a love
story - you are supposed to read the book BEFORE you post your comments. LoL!
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote :
Never pass up an opportunity to use a tragedy if you think it will help you
win a religious debate.
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Too bad he didn't have Marshy's knowledge so he could-a averted the danger
before it arose. But what can you expect from a
Its not TM, but the issues are the same:
Attorneys Square Off in School Yoga Case
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| Attorneys Square Off in School Yoga CaseAttorneys squared before a panel of
judges Wednesday in an appeals case concerning an Encinitas Union School
District (EUSD) yoga program
So, how is that solo-auditing coming along?
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb@... wrote :
This is an interesting question on many levels, Wayback, so I'll riff on it a
little bit, on several levels.
So, many questions - so few answers. This may be an accurate description, if
Too bad he didn't have Marshy's knowledge so he could-a averted the danger
before it arose. But what can you expect from a Muktananda sycophant, birds of
a feather and all that - can't wait for the apologists to start making excuses
for him.
Signs of closure at ashram
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Dunno if this has been posted here yet, unfortunately highlights MUM along with
other meditation programs on college campuses.
The rise of meditation on college campuses
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| The rise of meditation on college campusesMeditation has quietly been taking
place on
Oh my Gawd! Another tantric, kundalini yogi of touch yoga gets caught having
sexual relations with some of his students. This is just outrageous. There's
nothing like a hot, sweaty gym with female bodies moving all around into
abnormal positions and poses that make you just want to forget
According to the statistics, over 39 percent of people meditate weekly and
Buddhists 61 percent. Apparently almost everyone meditates to a certain degree.
Meditation works for many people if not taken to extremes, turning TM into a
cult. You tried to make a simple relaxation technique your
Pentangle - Light Flight https://youtu.be/d9gCN9-Jnfg
https://youtu.be/d9gCN9-Jnfg
Pentangle - Light Flight https://youtu.be/d9gCN9-Jnfg From the BBC special
c.'70. Enjoy.
View on youtu.be https://youtu.be/d9gCN9-Jnfg
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---In
I've been watching it the day later method on VUDU, so I won't be
seeing the season finale until tonight. I thought it was an amusing
show but one of the best I don't know.
American Odyssey was still a broadcast network show but went out on a
limb that usually wouldn't have been allowed on
Yeah you are right, I just happened to recognize his name and knew that he was
a Muktananda devotee - supposedly Baba was the one who initiated him into
whatever you have to get to give out shaktipat. Just look him up, there is
various stuff about him on the net, Russell Kruckman.
From:
I don't see anything in the article about a connection to Muktananda.
Where did you find that?
On 04/07/2015 08:34 AM, Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com
[FairfieldLife] wrote:
Too bad he didn't have Marshy's knowledge so he could-a averted the
danger before it arose. But what can you
I ask because I've just finished watching the last episode of this first season
for the third time. It's a work of art, a masterpiece, one of the best hours of
television I've ever seen, start to finish.
The Dalai Lama's got nothing on me. - Jimmy McGill
It's as if someone finally managed to
As I understand it there were a number of people who were made babas
and allowed to give shaktipat. It's not really a difficult thing at
all. Some of those have fallen away from what remains of Muktananda's
organization, not just from the sexual allegations but from the
kerfuffle over the
Appeals court upholds yoga program in Encinitas public schools
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-appeals-court-yoga-20150403-story.html
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-appeals-court-yoga-20150403-story.html
Appeals court upholds yoga program in Encinitas public
...he was invested as a Mahamandaleshwar of the Mahanirvani Akhara by
Mahamandaleshwar Vishveshwarananda Maharaj..
Shankarananda (Shiva Yoga) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shankarananda_%28Shiva_Yoga%29
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The connection is Bhagawan Nityananda of Kerala. According to what I've read,
Bhagavan left no official successor, so in a way, both Swami Muktananda AND
Swami Shankarananda are both posers. Nityananda probably had nothing to do with
giving any shaktipat to anyone or appointing anyone to
Re I like the idea that the last thing you give up is your idea of God:
Man's last and highest parting occurs when, for God's sake, he takes leave of
God.
Meister Eckhart (AD 1260 – 1328), Christian mystic and theologian.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wayback71@...
I too am nearly done Better Call Saul. Wonderful.
Thanks, Xeno, for your always thoughtful reply. I will read some Anthony
DeMello. I like the idea that the last thing you give up is your idea of God
(not that it is the last thing, but that you will give it up). I have always
thought that MMY and other gurus who might be genuinely
Somewhere around page 432 in MMY's Gita, he says that going into unity is a
choice, and only the devotee and God are to be part of that decision, and LET
NO ONE JUDGE THAT DECISION.
It's okay to not take the last step.
Don't have a Gita handy to find the quote.
Not that MMY was correct
NASA scientist predicts it. But can we actually communicate with them? That's
another question.
Signs of Alien Life Will Be Found by 2025, NASA's Chief Scientist Predicts
http://news.yahoo.com/signs-alien-life-found-2025-nasas-chief-scientist-212655192.html
In astrological terms, NO. He was born under the sign of Cancer. Under Nadi
astrology rules, his 10th house lord Mars is placed in Cancer, the debilitation
point for Mars. So, in general, people will perceive him as an angry man or
politician. As such, he will not get the people's support
There are signs of alien life coming across the border by the thousands!
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Subject: [FairfieldLife] Signs of Alien Life Will be Found by 2025
Re What I'd do is find a completely different dynamic, one in which the
teacher could teach *without ever being perceived as a teacher*:
Those old Zen stories always appealed to me (and no - I don't understand them
any more than anyone else does!). Although I suspect that a real-life,
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Re He [MMY] did have a great sense of humor.:
Yes, to be fair to Maharishi, he was dubbed the giggling guru.
H. I wonder what Barry will say to that . . .
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An enlightened comedian/teacher. I like it. Laughing all the
The first time for Maharishi and me as a man and woman is still a very private
moment . . . He struck me as not being a very experienced lover . . . he just
hugged me and kissed me with great enthusiasm and I felt his desire. The first
time we both kept our clothes on and engaged in a lot of
An enlightened comedian/teacher. I like it. Laughing all the way there.
What fun. And it does remind me of some great moments around MMY - you saw
them too. Laugh out loud fun stuff. He did have a great sense of humor.
Adyashanti seems pretty careful about the whole guru business. It
What else could anyone expect from Western gurus except a bastardized idea of
enlightenment? Western sycophants get sucked into such pernicious
spirituality because they were raised with the basic Christian belief system
(even if they were raised as atheists):
1. You are born into a
I don't know if your analogy applies are not. Married couples often spend more
of their daily lives apart than together. My reading of Campbell's point was
that there was no significant amount of time that he was aware of of where
Maharishi was alone with just one person. Everyone was clamoring
I will answer this one first, since s3ra anticipates the answer. :-) I have
encountered a number of spiritual teachers -- some of whom I might actually
accuse of being enlightened or as close to it as I've ever seen -- who were
really funny. Maharishi would not be one of them.
*He* was
So -- yet again -- the reaction an admitted True Believer has to someone
describing something about Maharishi that he doesn't like is She's LYING.
Lawson couches it in weasel language (My chosen expert says it couldn't have
been true so it couldn't have been true), but the message is still
The only time Marshy made me laugh was in an interview in Israel. A journalist
was trying to pick holes in his ideas and used a story that he'd learnt TM
himself on recommendation from his mother who was a devotee, but he had
abandoned it after a few days and not had the heart to tell her.
Sadly not literally
Brontosaurus is back! New analysis suggests genus might be resurrected
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/apr/07/brontosaurus-is-back-new-analysis-suggests-genus-might-be-resurrected
Re There is no such thing as “enlightenment”:
Are you claiming that if one could swap subjective states with the Buddha or
Ramana Maharshi then the only *essential* difference (ignoring personal
memories, cultural norms, etc) is that the so-called enlightened person would
have a different
...as I snuck back to my room.
As Anthony Campbell, author of Seven States of Consciousenss, points out, he
doesn't see how MMY could have carried on any kind of sexual affair during the
time-in-question without many people being in on the secret, including
himself.
And Anthony Campbell
[Anthony Campbell] doesn't see how MMY could have carried on any kind of sexual
affair during the time-in-question without many people being in on the
secret:
Didn't Anthony Campbell write that many moons ago? I wonder if he still
believes it?
Even if Campbell does still believe it, we
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote :
NASA scientist predicts it.
Bold prediction, I think they should change it to: If it exists we'll be able
to detect traces of it but we won't know what it's like.
But can we actually communicate with them? That's another
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