[FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

Given the desperation with which me bringing up this subject was demonized yesterday, I think I'll bring it up again today. :-) > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seekliberation" > wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > What I think is going on there i

[FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > Get your Barry voodoo dolls, get your Barry voodoo dolls right here! More like "Get yer Barry dildos," if you ask me. Think about it. What *other* than masturbation do you think is going on when someone moans the name "Barry" over and over, in

Re: [FairfieldLife] Post Count

I'm a moderator and I just removed you. If you ever want to join again, you can elect to not have any email sent to your email account. The archives are free to anyone, so you can browse them if you feel like doing so whether you are a member or not. Non-members can browse the archives, but ca

[FairfieldLife] Re: Questions for Vaj

Joe, let me just say, that it's nice to have you on board. People like me stay no matter what. And that's probably not a strength, but a symptom of addictive tendencies I tend to display. But I observe that others will come to the conclusion, depending on different circumstances, "who needs th

Re: [FairfieldLife] Post Count

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[FairfieldLife] Re: Questions for Vaj

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" wrote: > > So you're saying I'm "spineless" for not wanting to jumping > into the pit with you two. > > Gee, that's kind ofmean. I guess you know that. But well deserved. (Hint: That's another difference.) > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

Maharishi The good was Good and true and Truth is beauty indeed.It's scent is pleasant It's arms heal and comfort  the other was like licorice tea or a handful of anise seeds upsets the stomach Look to the good and keep the beauty in itLet it enrich your life and the life of the planet all livi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Questions for Vaj

So you're saying I'm "spineless" for not wanting to jumping into the pit with you two. Gee, that's kind ofmean. I guess you know that. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" wrote: > > > > OK,it's good that you acknowledge

[FairfieldLife] Re: Quote of the Day - from Secretary of Defense Robert Gates

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seekliberation" wrote: > > Wow, sounds like we have a more intelligent SecDef than > what Rumsfeld was. Let Asia and the Middle East fix > themselves for a change. We don't have the money to do > it for them anymore. Gates is an *extremely* smart and savv

[FairfieldLife] Re: Questions for Vaj

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" wrote: > > OK,it's good that you acknowledge that. ("For the record" > and all.) > > Do I want to get in the middle of the Judy/Barry wars? > Thanks for the invite, but no, I'll pass on that. Sheesh. You can't even stiffen your spine enough to say, "We

[FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

Well put. It isn't, and never was, a situation that could simply be labeled "good" or "bad'. I still do TM in the morning, love it and thank MMY for it. But I find some of the things he did...some known by many and some that must remain quiet for a bit longer, frankly horrifying. I think aski

[FairfieldLife] Re: Questions for Vaj

OK,it's good that you acknowledge that. ("For the record" and all.) Do I want to get in the middle of the Judy/Barry wars? Thanks for the invite, but no, I'll pass on that. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" wrote: > > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is yoga "Vedic"?

So now it can be told: You can smoke dope, fuck whomever you wish and "achieve" pure consciousness together with any siddhi you can think of and call it Shiva's Shakti - i.e. the power of the auspicious one. Didn't many folks here on the forum do this in the late '60's to early `70's era? Wasn't

[FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

It's really the contraditions and hypocracy that take time to fathom. Ultimately questions have more value than answers.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Quote of the Day - from Secretary of Defense Robert Gates

Wow, sounds like we have a more intelligent SecDef than what Rumsfeld was. Let Asia and the Middle East fix themselves for a change. We don't have the money to do it for them anymore. seekliberation --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" wrote: > > > > "In my opinion, any future

Re: [FairfieldLife] Is yoga "Vedic"?

On Feb 26, 2011, at 8:34 PM, Tom Pall wrote: > On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 6:07 PM, Vaj wrote: > Not. > Not as Old as You Think > …nor very Hindu either. There is telling evidence to debunk this > nationalistic myth > > > Doesn't matter. Well, it would depend on whether or not being told the tr

[FairfieldLife] Re: Questions for Vaj

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" wrote: > > But Judy, I seem to recall your very recently calling my > own writings "idiocy"you've renamed Sal "Stupid Sal" > in addition to untold numbers of stones thrown in Barry > and Curtis' direction. > > I hope you're not trying to imply that

[FairfieldLife] Re: Questions for Vaj

But Judy, I seem to recall your very recently calling my own writings "idiocy"you've renamed Sal "Stupid Sal" in addition to untold numbers of stones thrown in Barry and Curtis' direction. I hope you're not trying to imply that you haven't done the same thing you accuse Barry of doingth

Re: [FairfieldLife] Is yoga "Vedic"?

On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 6:07 PM, Vaj wrote: > Not.Not as Old as You Think > …nor very Hindu either. There is telling evidence to debunk this > nationalistic myth > > Doesn't matter. A great warm up for pranayam before TM and even better before the pranayam before SKY. The more gym teacherish as

[FairfieldLife] Post Count

Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): Sat Feb 26 00:00:00 2011 End Date (UTC): Sat Mar 05 00:00:00 2011 103 messages as of (UTC) Sun Feb 27 00:07:02 2011 17 yifuxero 14 authfriend 9 Tom Pall 8 seventhray1 7 turquoiseb 7 sparaig 6 whynotnow7 6 Bhairi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > Walking my dogs this morning, I think I found a new way > to look at this seemingly eternal, " Now, if Barry just would have done japa, while walking his dogs, instead pondering about things TMO or FFL, he couldn't have enriched our li

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

On Feb 26, 2011, at 3:06 PM, turquoiseb wrote: > Fascinating. :-) > > I made one post this morning, followed up with a > short and, as far as I could tell, cordial and > mutually-enjoyable exchange with two people. I come > home from an enjoyable day and find that it's been > turned into a tot

Re: [FairfieldLife] Which group do you think the GOP represents?

On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 3:26 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > On 02/26/2011 12:57 PM, do.rflex wrote: > > > > Take a look: > > > http://media.mcclatchydc.com/smedia/2011/02/25/10/110225pett.slideshow_main.prod_affiliate.91.jpg > > The funny thing I find is small business people who foolishly believe > the G

[FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine wrote: > > On Feb 26, 2011, at 2:06 PM, turquoiseb wrote: > > > Fascinating. :-) > > > > I made one post this morning, followed up with a > > short and, as far as I could tell, cordial and > > mutually-enjoyable exchange with two people. I com

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

On Feb 26, 2011, at 2:06 PM, turquoiseb wrote: > Fascinating. :-) > > I made one post this morning, followed up with a > short and, as far as I could tell, cordial and > mutually-enjoyable exchange with two people. I come > home from an enjoyable day and find that it's been > turned into a tot

Re: [FairfieldLife] Which group do you think the GOP represents?

On 02/26/2011 12:57 PM, do.rflex wrote: > > Take a look: > http://media.mcclatchydc.com/smedia/2011/02/25/10/110225pett.slideshow_main.prod_affiliate.91.jpg The funny thing I find is small business people who foolishly believe the GOP represents them. They'll take their money and votes but would

[FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > Fascinating. :-) > > I made one post this morning, followed up with a > short and, as far as I could tell, cordial and > mutually-enjoyable exchange with two people. I come > home from an enjoyable day and find that it's been > turne

[FairfieldLife] Which group do you think the GOP represents?

Take a look: http://media.mcclatchydc.com/smedia/2011/02/25/10/110225pett.slideshow_main.prod_affiliate.91.jpg

[FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

Interesting theory, but he was just as mean and intolerant on alt.m.t ever since I first encountered him in 1995, almost 10 years before he moved abroad and then showed up here on FFL. So being a lonely expat doesn't account for it. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" wrote: > > -

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[FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > Fascinating. :-) > > I made one post this morning, followed up with a > short and, as far as I could tell, cordial and > mutually-enjoyable exchange with two people. I come > home from an enjoyable day and find that it's been > turned

Re: [FairfieldLife] HuffPo: the greatest example of SEO whoring of all time

On 02/26/2011 09:01 AM, Tom Pall wrote: > SEO = search engine optimization > > http://money.cnn.com/2011/02/25/technology/gaming_google/index.htm?source=cnn_bin&hpt=Sbin > http://tinyurl.com/4klznfv > > By David Goldman, staff writerFebruary 25, 2011: > 4:40 PM ET > > > NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Googl

[FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Tom Pall wrote: > I don't agree. I think Barry likes to dominate the conversation and is mean > spirited. He likes to jar us so he can get interaction from back home. If > he's far above all of us, why bother with us? When I am an expat I can't > write enoug

[FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

Fascinating. :-) I made one post this morning, followed up with a short and, as far as I could tell, cordial and mutually-enjoyable exchange with two people. I come home from an enjoyable day and find that it's been turned into a total "get Barry" orgy. Somehow I suspect it has more to do with

Re: [FairfieldLife] Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

On 02/26/2011 02:12 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > Walking my dogs this morning, I think I found a new way > to look at this seemingly eternal, "Was Maharishi really > enlightened?" conundrum, which is, "What does it > matter?" > You certainly find some funny things to think about on your walks. I prob

[FairfieldLife] Re: NAMAH OR NAMAHA

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Feb 26, 2011, at 12:24 AM, sparaig wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > >> > >> > >> On Feb 18, 2011, at 11:02 AM, sparaig wrote: > >> > >>> The most important secret: don't say this stuff out loud if you

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 1:12 PM, seventhray1 wrote: > I agree. Barry's comment seems a harsh judgement about where another > person might be on their spirtual path. I mean this the comment from > someone who has supposedly has been on their own spiritual path for many > years. You might expect

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[FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

He's lost for awhile, took a wrong turn. I have done it many times myself - get all self-righteous about something, and continue to insult that person or thing (publicly or privately) that is CLEARLY the righteous focus of my anger - lol. Its all fake of course - not necessarily the transient e

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Koch Brothers Flying Monkey Right Circus

On 02/26/2011 06:52 AM, WillyTex wrote: > > Bhairitu: >> My latest video creation: >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmOVURsFGUM >> > Come on, admit it - what facts you know > about the Koch brothers would fit on the > end of a straight-pin. The Koch brothers been quite a bit in the news over the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > From an earlier post: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" wrote: > > > > And what about basic courtesy or tolerance of other people's > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: NAMAH OR NAMAHA

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > No I was talking about unmindfully carrying a mindset where > separating yourself into an inside and outside via the act > of internalized meditation can create a division. Yes, just terrible. After all, nobody would carry such a mindset who di

[FairfieldLife] Cell phones and driving (was Re: Eyes Wide Open Mantra Practice)

Following up on a point from an earlier exchange... --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, blusc0ut wrote: > > Talking to a cell phone or to another passenger is not > > really the problem > > Actually cell-phone conversation *is* a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: NAMAH OR NAMAHA

On Feb 26, 2011, at 12:24 AM, sparaig wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: >> >> >> On Feb 18, 2011, at 11:02 AM, sparaig wrote: >> >>> The most important secret: don't say this stuff out loud if you plan on >>> using it in TM practice. And reading it is probably kinda s

[FairfieldLife] Re: Washing gold

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Tom Pall wrote: > > On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 10:23 PM, yifuxero wrote: > > > Alaska, 1916 > > http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/5/49651.jpg > > > > > Those were the days. Days in which everything was either black or white. Yep, back when a Union, was

Re: [FairfieldLife] Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

On Feb 26, 2011, at 11:58 AM, Sal Sunshine wrote: >> Where it really matters is if the Org he created continues to reek suffering >> on human beings like it did while he was still alive, with his complete >> knowledge: >> >> -more lies veiled as research/advertising. >> -suicide/psychotic brea

[FairfieldLife] Re: Questions for Vaj

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote: > > > > > > Agreed. Turq has been an unremitting jerk to many on here > > > for awhile; insulting and intole

Re: [FairfieldLife] Washing gold

On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 10:23 PM, yifuxero wrote: > Alaska, 1916 > http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/5/49651.jpg > > Those were the days. Days in which everything was either black or white.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Questions for Vaj

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote: > > > > Agreed. Turq has been an unremitting jerk to many on here > > for awhile; insulting and intolerant. People grow tired of > > it and this is the result. It would be the s

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Re: [FairfieldLife] Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

> On Feb 26, 2011, at 10:17 AM, Vaj wrote: > > On Feb 26, 2011, at 5:12 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > >> Walking my dogs this morning, I think I found a new way >> to look at this seemingly eternal, "Was Maharishi really >> enlightened?" conundrum, which is, "What does it >> matter?" > > > Where it

[FairfieldLife] Re: Questions for Vaj

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" wrote: > > Agreed. Turq has been an unremitting jerk to many on here > for awhile; insulting and intolerant. People grow tired of > it and this is the result. It would be the same if any of > us acted that way. Has nothing at all to do with TM or

Re: [FairfieldLife] Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

No it wouldn't be so bad if he was just a guyAND DIDN T you know he was just a guy? My stomach is hurting from laughing. Thanks for the stomach exersizes for today.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

Don't worry about it dude - clean up your own life, work on your own lacking self development. Then you can point fingers elsewhere. All you do with lists like you have put together is cause social problems and isolation for yourself. PS you meant "wreak", not "reek". :-) --- In FairfieldLife@y

[FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

turquoiseb: > "I'm important because I got to hang with Maharishi." > Already, on their website "Ramalila.com" the Lenz devotees are singing his praises and shoring up their emotions from the inevitable fallout of not having a living god to guide them. They already indicate his "presence" fro

Re: [FairfieldLife] Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

On Feb 26, 2011, at 5:12 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > > > Walking my dogs this morning, I think I found a new way > to look at this seemingly eternal, "Was Maharishi really > enlightened?" conundrum, which is, "What does it > matter?" Where it really matters is if the Org he created continues to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Eyes Wide Open Mantra Practice

> > "Dividing the mind" and dying the cloth are > > part of the same basic concept. > > blusc0ut: > No, they aren't... > According to Maharishi, when practicing TM the mind becomes undivided, and unitified, with the Purusha. At other times it is divided between Purusha and the prakriti. Thes

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 9:49 AM, wgm4u wrote: > > > > The ting is, "What Somebody Said", is all you EVER have!!, that's really > a given in my book. However, the weight of the argument certainly can be > strengthened OR conversely, *weakened* by what someone says, 'or doesn't > say', get my dri

[FairfieldLife] Re: Questions for Vaj

Agreed. Turq has been an unremitting jerk to many on here for awhile; insulting and intolerant. People grow tired of it and this is the result. It would be the same if any of us acted that way. Has nothing at all to do with TM or whether or not the gunas act invisibly or whether or not Maharishi

[FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > You had to work your butt > off and make enormous sacrifices to study with Frank > Lloyd Wright. And he was more than a little bit of a > tyrant, and did some despicable things to these appren- > tices. But I'll bet that most of those who

[FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wgm4u" wrote: > > > > > It was part of the enigma of MMY. Paramahansa Yogananda was > > right up front with the fact that he WAS experiencing the > > things he taught. Remember the comment by

[FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: >> Whether he "said he had" or not, all you're left > with is What Somebody Said. Not proof, nothing definitive, > just What Somebody Said. And whether you *believe* what > the person said or not. The ting is, "What Somebody Said", is a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 8:59 AM, sparaig wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > Walking my dogs this morning, I think I found a new way > > to look at this seemingly eternal, "Was Maharishi really > > enlightened?" conundrum, which is, "What does it > > matter

[FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wgm4u" wrote: > > It was part of the enigma of MMY. Paramahansa Yogananda was > right up front with the fact that he WAS experiencing the > things he taught. Remember the comment by MMY that a Doctor > could prescribe a medicine to cure a patient and be sic

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Re: [FairfieldLife] Follow Up On My Own Post

On Feb 25, 2011, at 8:05 PM, seventhray1 wrote: > Maybe: My buttons are being pushed. Maybe you're like one Big Button, a Maha-Button, people just like to push? :-)

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 6:49 AM, seekliberation wrote: > > When it comes down to it, people don't have the will power to learn or find > truth, so they settle for finding someone who they think has it and center > their life around that instead. The only problem is that they need others > to foll

[FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seekliberation" wrote: > > Yes, I think we can both agree that there is a lot of > nervousness and inconfidence in people as to whether > or not they're on the right path, so they have to > claim their religious figure as the ultimate or > supreme one to fol

[FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > Walking my dogs this morning, I think I found a new way > to look at this seemingly eternal, "Was Maharishi really > enlightened?" conundrum, which is, "What does it > matter?" > Great question... What DOES it matter? > What I tend t

[FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seekliberation" wrote: > So yes, it could be MMY's fault to an extent as well. I > did hear rumor that as MMY's life was coming to a close > that he asked for some statue to be made in reverence of > him and his efforts. All I could think is "really?? > W

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Koch Brothers Flying Monkey Right Circus

Bhairitu: > My latest video creation: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmOVURsFGUM > Come on, admit it - what facts you know about the Koch brothers would fit on the end of a straight-pin.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

>From an earlier post: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" wrote: > > And what about basic courtesy or tolerance of other people's > > opinions? Is it your objective to poison the site with plain > > old meanness? >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seekliberation" wrote: > Or maybe being remembered for what you have done and accomplished. "When I was born, people laughed and I cried. When I die, I hope people will cry and I will smile" "Life is a sexually transmitted dis

[FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

I'm not really sure. But I do remember many circles of friends that i've been in where one individual is looked at as the big wig of the group. And it seems to me when I see the mechanics of someone being put up on a pedastal, there is a mutual feeding frenzy that goes on and nobody wants to b

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 5:30 AM, seekliberation wrote: > However, starting around 2000-2002 time frame, when the > MOU.ORGwebsite came out, I started watching all the Bevan > Morris and John Hagelin > weekly updates which would include comments from MMY. I don't remember > anyo

[FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

Yes, I think we can both agree that there is a lot of nervousness and inconfidence in people as to whether or not they're on the right path, so they have to claim their religious figure as the ultimate or supreme one to follow. Christians do it with Jesus, Hindus/Muslims the same way with Krish

[FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

Well said. I like the point you made about many of the claims of MMY's supposed enlightenment or "Bestest Ever" status coming from his students, not from him. What I think is going on there is a form of the Enlightened Cootie Theory. That is, "If I can convince people that the teacher I spent tim

[FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

I agree that it doesn't matter whether or not he was enlightened. After all, his teachings definitely changed my lifefor the better I might add. However, starting around 2000-2002 time frame, when the MOU.ORG website came out, I started watching all the Bevan Morris and John Hagelin weekly

[FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wgm4u" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > Walking my dogs this morning, I think I found a new way > > to look at this seemingly eternal, "Was Maharishi really > > enlightened?" conundrum, which is, "What does it > > ma

[FairfieldLife] Re: Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > Walking my dogs this morning, I think I found a new way > to look at this seemingly eternal, "Was Maharishi really > enlightened?" conundrum, which is, "What does it > matter?" > > What I tend to see, as a bit of an outsider here with

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[FairfieldLife] Would it be so bad if Maharishi was just a guy?

Walking my dogs this morning, I think I found a new way to look at this seemingly eternal, "Was Maharishi really enlightened?" conundrum, which is, "What does it matter?" What I tend to see, as a bit of an outsider here with no investment in whether he was or was not enlightened, is a LOT of peopl

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