[FairfieldLife] newsletter from Raja Harris, raja of India
Vasant Pachami with the Vedic Pandits [150] 10 February 2009 Dear George, I am writing you from the Brahmasthan to let you know about some new content on our website and to share with you a few of our recent experiences here. First, we have put up several beautiful audio clips and a video clip of Maharishi speaking on the knowledge underlying the unique role of the Vedic Pandits in creating peace and harmony for the whole world. These can be found on a new page http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=1012754936msgid=1531201act=\ UXFDc=387898admin=0destination=https%3A%2F%2Fvedicpandits.org%2FPage2\ _mmy.html of the website. Further presentations from Maharishi will be added in the near future. [Pandit outside]Younger Pandits in late afternoon training. Second, Dr. Girish Chadra Varma has recorded a remarkable new video for the site. To see it please click the link under the photograph of Dr. Varma on the home page. Click here for the home page. http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=1012754936msgid=1531201act=\ UXFDc=387898admin=0destination=https%3A%2F%2Fvedicpandits.org%2FPage2\ .html When Arlene and I watched this for the first time we both felt that Girish had profoundly captured in his words and through new video footage the enormous scope, power, and sweetness which is the reality of this project and the vital importance of making it a reality as quickly as possible for the peace and prosperity of the whole world. Please watch this video and send the link along to your friends. It is very important that as many people as possible hear this message now. (You can watch this video in full-screen mode by clicking the icon on the control bar at the bottom of the video window.)We always appreciate your thoughts and comments about how we could make the website better and, most of all, your suggestions about how we can most effectively advance this project. The Atmosphere at the Brahmasthan Our view of the main Pandit campus at Karaundi at sunset. There is such a palpable environment of peace here at the Brahmasthan. Yesterday, along with Dr. Bevan Morris and a few others, we climbed one of the high forested hills to the north of the main Karaundi campus - which is also protected by similar hills on the west and south, and open to the east. At the top, we looked back towards the buildings, and with the sun setting behind them in the west the whole campus was glowing. We all spontaneously smiled at this sight of what is rising at the heart of India to bless the whole world. We are planning to arrange special tours of the Brahmasthan this coming fall for our dear donors so that they can experience it for themselves. Vasant Panchami with the Vedic Pandits Maharishi Vedic Pandits performing the special recitation for Vasant Panchami. On January 31st, there was a beautiful celebration of Vasant Panchami, the day in the Vedic calendar which celebrates the eternity and accessibility of total knowledge. Perhaps you saw it. At the conclusion, after the broadcast ended, as we were thanking the 12 Vedic Pandits who had been performing the traditional recitation, the 1,000+ Pandits gathered with us in the grand assembly hall rose as one and began a very moving, long and loud cheering for these Pandits. They (and we) were clapping for those 12 but at the same time we were all applauding our happiness and good fortune that this sublime knowledge and experience was lively in the world. I am sure that all who had enjoyed this celebration were feeling the same, wherever around the world they had watched on the MOU channel. With all best wishes always, Jai Guru Dev Raja Harris, Arlene and Raj Rajeshwari Lauren Kaplan P.S. If you were forwarded this newsletter, you can sign up to have future issues sent directly to you by clicking here http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=1012754936msgid=1531201act=\ UXFDc=387898admin=0destination=https%3A%2F%2Fvedicpandits.org%2Ficont\ act%2Fform.html . This message was sent from Brahmananda Saraswati Trust to george.defor...@gmail.com. It was sent from: Brahmananda Saraswati Trust, 1900 Capital Boulevard, Maharishi Vedic City, IA 52556. You can modify/update your subscription via the link below. [Email Marketing Software] http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186 To be removed click here http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=1012754936l=26503s=UX\ FDm=1531201c=387898 http://app.icontact.com/icp/sub/forward?m=1531201s=1012754936c=UXFDc\ id=387898
[FairfieldLife] invitation from Girish Varma -- teach TM in India
Subject: A warm invitation to English speaking, experienced Governors of the Age of Enlightenment to come to India. Date: October 16, 2008 Dear Raja and National Director, It is a great joy to announce that Dr. Girish Chandra Varmaji, the National Director of all Maharishi's programs in India, has extended a warm invitation to English speaking, experienced Governors of the Age of Enlightenment to come to India this autumn and winter for 2, 3 or even 4 months. There is an enormous upsurge of interest in all of Maharishi's programs in India, particularly highlighted in the overwhelming response to the current tour of the Drs. Arenander by leading medical doctors, scientists, educators and businessmen. We wanted to first invite those teachers who will have the greatest impact in inspiring and also teaching those leaders of Indian society. Therefore we would like to particularly encourage those Governors to come who have advanced university degrees. We have found is very helpful when PhD's, medical doctors, credentialed educators and proven business leaders address their Indian counterparts. At this time, we can only invite self-sufficient teachers to come; those who can pay their own airfare to India and have about $2,500 per month for their living expenses. If there are such Governors in your country who are free to travel (and not engaged in an important project in your countries), we would like to ask that you forward the following information to your national course office (to be reviewed by the National Director and the Raja) and also a copy of to us at ICO: Name Age Nationality # of Meditators taught Year made teacher of Transcendental Meditation Professional training/most advanced university degree Special considerations Telephone e mail This will be a truly wonderful opportunity and one which those participating will forever feel very fortunate to have had. Jai Guru Dev ICO ico [AT]Maharishi [DOT] net P.S. Ladies who might be interested in this program should please apply through the Global Mother Divine Organization.
[FairfieldLife] a jyotish perspective of the current economic unstressing
Kala Sarpa Yoga - US Economy and Election Blogged on October 11th, 2008 by vedic astrologer Sam Geppi Currently in the sky we have what's called a Kala Sarpa Yoga in Vedic Astrology. Kala Sarpa means The Serpent of Time. All of the planets are in between the Nodes of Rahu and Ketu. When this happens there is a lot of karma being activated. Since time is always cyclical, from the past into the future, there is a mixture of both playing out at any time. Yet, we would look at the direction of the node to see which end of the engine is driving the karmic cycle more the completion of karma or the activation of a new cycle. Since the nodes move backwards, I am of the feeling that it is the Rahu end of the node, the North node, that is driving the engine of karma right now. This means there is a new activation of karmic energy coming into the earth plane. Of course, the reason we have new cycles is to get rid of the old. Let's examine this a little further. In the most reliable US chart I have seen, there is a Sagittarius rising sign - using the sidereal zodiac. This places Rahu in the second house by transit (Sidereal Zodiac) the House of wealth and economics. The second house is also related to security, values and our value systems. It is these value systems that give us stability in life and are ultimately our most valuable resource - both individually and culturally. This second house is opposite the eighth house of insecurity, chaos and the things we cannot control. The eighth house represents the dramatic upheavals that force us to clarify and stabilize our value systems (2nd house) and ultimately lead to our highest life lessons (9th house - the results of the eighth house). I see this dynamic playing out with the current economic crisis and the impending change of leadership in our country ... continues at: http://vedicastrologycenter.net/blog/astrology-forecast/kala-sarpa-yoga-us-economy-and-election
[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak gets it right....Palin and Obama
yeah, this stuff by Chopra on Sarah Palin is quite amazing; you will never see this in mainstream media --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, benjaminccollins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Full article is here: http://www.chopra.com/node/1064 Sometimes politics has the uncanny effect of mirroring the national psyche even when nobody intended to do that. This is perfectly illustrated by the rousing effect that Gov. Sarah Palin had on the Republican convention in Minneapolis this week. On the surface, she outdoes former Vice President Dan Quayle as an unlikely choice, given her negligent parochial expertise in the complex affairs of governing. Her state of Alaska has less than 700,000 residents, which reduces the job of governor to the scale of running one-tenth of New York City. By comparison, Rudy Giuliani is a towering international figure. Palin's pluck has been admired, and her forthrightness, but her real appeal goes deeper. She is the reverse of Barack Obama, in essence his shadow, deriding his idealism and turning negativity into a cause for pride. In psychological terms the shadow is that part of the psyche that hides out of sight, countering our aspirations, virtue, and vision with qualities we are ashamed to face: anger, fear, revenge, violence, selfishness, and suspicion of the other. For millions of Americans, Obama triggers those feelings, but they don't want to express them. He is calling for us to reach for our higher selves, and frankly, that stirs up hidden reactions of an unsavory kind. (Just to be perfectly clear, I am not making a verbal play out of the fact that Sen. Obama is black. The shadow is a metaphor widely in use before his arrival on the scene.) I recognize that psychological analysis of politics is usually not welcome by the public, but I believe such a perspective can be helpful here to understand Palin's message. In her acceptance speech Gov. Palin sent a rousing call to those who want to celebrate their resistance to change and a higher vision Look at what she stands for: * Small town values a nostaligic return to simpler times disguises a denial of America's global role, a return to petty, small-minded parochialism. * Ignorance of world affairs a repudiation of the need to repair America's image abroad. * Family values a code for walling out anybody who makes a claim for social justice. Such strangers, being outside the family, don't need to be needed. * Rigid stands on guns and abortion a scornful repudiation that these issues can be negotiated with those who disagree. * Patriotism the usual fallback in a failed war. * Reform an italicized term, since in addition to cleaning out corruption and excessive spending, one also throws out anyone who doesn't fit your ideology. Palin reinforces the overall message of the reactionary right, which has been in play since 1980, that social justice is liberal-radical, that minorities and immigrants, being different from us pure American types, can be ignored, that progressivism takes too much effort and globalism is a foreign threat. The radical right marches under the banners of I'm all right, Jack, and Why change? Everything's OK as it is. The irony, of course, is that Gov. Palin is a woman and a reactionary at the same time. She can add mom to apple pie on her resume, while blithely reversing forty years of feminist progress. The irony is superficial; there are millions of women who stand on the side of conservatism, however obviously they are voting against their own good. The Republicans have won multiple national elections by raising shadow issues based on fear, rejection, hostility to change, and narrow-mindedness Obama's call for higher ideals in politics can't be seen in a vacuum. The shadow is real; it was bound to respond. Not just conservatives possess a shadow we all do. So what comes next is a contest between the two forces of progress and inertia. Will the shadow win again, or has its furtive appeal become exhausted? No one can predict. The best thing about Gov. Palin is that she brought this conflict to light, which makes the upcoming debate honest. It would be a shame to elect another Reagan, whose smiling persona was a stalking horse for the reactionary forces that have brought us to the demoralized state we are in. We deserve to see what we are getting, without disguise.
[FairfieldLife] Hard times push misery index to record high
Hard times push misery index to record high Washington Business Journal - by Tierney Plumb Staff Reporter The misery index has hit the highest level since May 1991, according to an analysis released Friday by the Campaign for America's Future. New jobless numbers jumped to a five-year high of 6.1 percent, pushing the misery index to 11.7 percent. The index hit double digits in June for the first time since 1993. Honest people who work hard for a living are struggling to make ends meet, said Robert Borosage, co-director of the D.C.-based Campaign for America's Future. The misery is felt at the gas pump and the grocery store and it's getting worse, not better. The 60-year-old index is a gauge of economic well-being, representing the sum of the unemployment and inflation rates. Since unemployment and inflation are undesirable, the lower the index, the better the times. The misery index played a role in the 1980 presidential election when President Reagan reminded voters that stagflation increased it to more than 20 percent. With unemployment and inflation on the rise, the index is in the spotlight again. http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2008/09/01/daily53.html
[FairfieldLife] George Carlin (1937-2008) remembered
In America, anyone can become president. That's the problem. I don't think we should be governing ourselves. What need is a king, and every now and then if the king's not doing a good job, we kill him. Now, there's one thing you might have noticed I don't complain about: politicians. Everybody complains about politicians. Everybody says they suck. Well, where do people think these politicians come from? They don't fall out of the sky. They don't pass through a membrane from another reality. They come from American parents and American families, American homes, American schools, American churches, American businesses and American universities, and they are elected by American citizens. This is the best we can do folks. This is what we have to offer. It's what our system produces: Garbage in, garbage out. If you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you're going to get selfish, ignorant leaders. Term limits ain't going to do any good; you're just going to end up with a brand new bunch of selfish, ignorant Americans. So, maybe, maybe, maybe, it's not the politicians who suck. Maybe something else sucks around here... like, the public. Yeah, the public sucks. There's a nice campaign slogan for somebody: The Public Sucks. F*ck Hope. source: Famous Political Quotes by George Carlin http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/funnyquotes/a/george-carlin.htm
[FairfieldLife] DOME ANNOUNCEMENTS -- Message from Dr. John Hagelin
Message from Dr. John Hagelin, Raja of Invincible America Dear Community Members, It is a great delight to know that in recent days we have managed to achieve our Super Radiance target of 1,740 Yogic Flyers during both the morning and evening programs. This is a wonderful achievement, and I wish to thank all of you for your contribution to this. Traditionally over the summer months we see our Super Radiance numbers drop somewhat when our students leave town and others depart on summer vacations. This year we are hoping to offset this by offering a month of inspiring events during our Invincible America Month, July 4th to August 4th. This is our opportunity to invite Citizen Sidhas and Governors from all over the country to join us here so that they can personally experience the profound Bliss that is being enjoyed on the Invincible America Assembly. It is our hope that everyone that comes has such a wonderful time that they will be inspired to move here permanently. To achieve this we would greatly appreciate your help in the following ways: - Please telephone all of your friends and relatives and invite them to come and (where possible) stay with you during this period. - If you have sufficient space, please fill in one of the Housing Forms (available in the domes) and welcome as many guests as possible for as low a rental price as you can afford. Please also ensure that these guests have a very comfortable stay throughout. - Please assist the team that is organizing the events by filling in one of the Volunteer Forms (also available in the domes) and offering to help with as many tasks as you can comfortably manage. With your assistance we will be able to maintain our Super Radiance numbers throughout the summer months, attract many more people to join us permanently on the Assembly, and enjoy a permanent Invincible America. Jai Guru Dev John Hagelin Raja of Invincible America *** DOME ANNOUNCEMENTS is a moderated list that distributes announcements to the Maharishi University of Management community. Encourage your friends to sign up for DOME ANNOUNCEMENTS. Send an e-mail message to dome-l-request @ mum.edu and put the word subscribe (without the quotation marks) in the body of the message.
[FairfieldLife] Mayor Wynne comments on Iowa floods
Mayor Wynne comments on Iowa floods Global Good News June 19, 2008 When asked about the recent flooding and extreme weather conditions in Iowa and other states in the USA, Raja Wynne explained that the campuses of Maharishi University of Management and the Invincibility Assembly had not been affected by the flooding as the community is not near a major river. He commented that because the houses for the Vedic Pandits are built in factories (in a different state), no time had been lost on the construction project; five houses per week over six weeks are still planned. Coherence brings balance in nature. The events in Iowa and elsewhere are a real disaster, but such events don't happen in one day. They build up over time. We have only had these high numbers (participating in group practice of Yogic Flying) here for approximately two weeks, Raja Wynne explained. It takes awhile to soften the environment ... we anticipate that as America becomes truly invincible, then every aspect of life will become more and more enjoyable and balanced, and these disasters will become fewer and eventually disappear completely. source: http://globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=121353140632245188
[FairfieldLife] Re: Fairfield super radiance and Iowa weather
bob brigante wrote: Krishna really never kills or punishes anybody -- the individual's karma does that... the idea that we are each individual selves is a delusion; there is only the One true Self; waves on one ocean. thus any so-called individual karma ... is really all His karma! the Self creates all action (and re-action); we are not the doer.
[FairfieldLife] Homosexuality and Hinduism (was: Gay Marriage In California)
Homosexuality and Hinduism By Ruth Vanita http://www.galva108.org/hinduism.html Hinduism is the world's oldest continuously practiced religion and Hindus constitute a sixth of the world's population today. Most Hindus live in India but there are about 1.5 million Hindus, both Indians and non-Indians, in the U.S.A. Modern Hindus regard all beings, including humans, animals, Gods and Goddesses, as manifestations of one universal Atman (Spirit). There is a Hindu deity and story related to almost every activity, inclination, and way of life. Every God and Goddess is seen as encompassing male, female, neuter, and all other possibilities. Hinduism and sexuality. Hindu texts have discussed variations in gender and sexuality for over two millennia. Like the erotic sculptures on ancient Hindu temples at Khajuraho and Konarak, sacred texts in Sanskrit constitute irrefutable evidence that the whole range of sexual behavior was known to ancient Hindus. As Saleem Kidwai and Ruth Vanita demonstrated in Same-Sex Love in India: Readings from Literature and History, traditions of representing same-sex desire in literature and art continued in medieval Hinduism as well as Indian Islam. When Europeans arrived in India, they were shocked by Hinduism, which they termed idolatrous, and by the range of sexual practices, including same-sex relations, which they labeled licentious. British colonial rulers wrote modern homophobia into education, law and politics. A marginal homophobic trend in pre-colonial India thus became dominant in modern India. Indian nationalists, including Hindus, internalized Victorian ideals of heterosexual monogamy and disowned indigenous traditions that contravened those ideals. Nevertheless, those traditions persisted, for example, in the very visible communities of hijras, transgendered males who have a semi-sacred status and often engage in sexual relations with men. Hinduism sees all desire, including sexual desire, as problematic because it causes beings to be trapped in a cycle of death and rebirth. Procreative sex, circumscribed by many rules, is enjoined on householders, but non-procreative sex is disfavored. Most Hindu texts assume that everyone has a duty to marry and procreate. However, Hindu devotional practice, philosophy and literature emphasize the eroticism of the Gods, and Kama (desire) as one of the four aims of life. In the earliest texts Kama is a universal principle of attraction. In the first millennium C.E., he becomes the God of love, a beautiful youth, who shoots irresistible arrows at people, uniting them with those they are destined to love, regardless of social inappropriateness. Homosexuality and Hindu law. Ancient Hindu law books, from the first century onwards, categorize ayoni (non-vaginal sex) as impure. But penances prescribed for same-sex acts are very light compared to penances for some types of heterosexual misconduct, such as adultery and rape. The Manusmriti exhorts a man who has sex with a man or a woman in a cart pulled by a cow, or in water or by day to bathe with his clothes on (11.174). The Arthashastra imposes a minor fine on a man who has ayoni sex (4.13.236). Modern commentators misread the Manusmriti's severe punishment of a woman's manual penetration of a virgin (8.369-70) as anti-lesbian bias. In fact, the punishment is exactly the same for either a man (8.367) or a woman who does this act, and is related not to the partners' genders but to the virgin's loss of virginity and marriageable status. The Manusmriti does not mention a woman penetrating a non-virgin woman, and the Arthashastra prescribes a negligible fine for this act. The sacred epics and the Puranas (fourth to fourteenth-century compendia of devotional stories) contradict the law books; they depict Gods, sages, and heroes springing from ayoni sex. Unlike sodomy, ayoni sex never became a major topic of debate or an unspeakable crime. There is no evidence of anyone in India ever having been executed for same-sex relations. Diversity in sex and gender. Hindu scriptures contain many surprising examples of diversity in both sex and gender. Medieval texts narrate how the God Ayyappa was born of intercourse between the God Shiva and Vishnu when the latter temporarily took a female form. A number of fourteenth-century texts in Sanskrit and Bengali (including the Krittivasa Ramayana, a devotional text still extremely popular today) narrate how hero-king Bhagiratha, who brought the sacred river Ganga from heaven to earth, was miraculously born to and raised by two co-widows, who made love together with divine blessing. These texts explain his name Bhagiratha from the word bhaga (vulva) because he was born of two vulvas. Another sacred text, the fourth-century Kama Sutra, emphasizes pleasure as the aim of intercourse. It categorizes men who desire other men as a third nature, further subdivides them into masculine and feminine types, and describes their lives and occupations (such as flower
[FairfieldLife] Re: Vedic Pandit Update #8, 200 More Vedic Pandits Have Arrived
ok, campers ... place your bets: will 200 more pandits raise the dow jones back to 14,000? how soon, ya thing ... a month? three months? by November, when we vote?? ~~ Join me on Facebook: www.facebook.com/people/George_DeForest/653225293 ~~ Dick Mays wrote: There are now 800 Vedic Pandits here in Maharishi Vedic City and on the Maharishi University of Management campus -- only 250 away from our goal of 1050! This means that on some days there will now be 2000 in the evening and 1750 in the morning on the Invincible America Assembly, more than we have ever had, and enough to exceed the Super Radiance number of 1744 necessary to create an Invincible America.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Vedic Pandit Update #6 - with pictures included
[Global Country of World Peace] Dear Supporters of the Vedic Pandits Creating Invincibility for America, It is a great joy to announce that there are now more than 600 Vedic Pandits in Maharishi Vedic City and on the Maharishi University of Management campus, and another 450 Vedic Pandits in India have assembled and are ready to come immediately. When this new group arrives there will be 2,000 yogic flyers in the morning and 2,200 in the evening on a regular basis on the Invincible America Assembly, significantly more than the 1740 required to create and maintain invincibility for America. Even during holidays and student vacations the Invincible America Assembly should be able to remain above 1740 for both morning and evening programs. The arrival of this next group of 450 Vedic Pandits will therefore finally crown America with permnent invincibility. Without the existing 600 Vedic Pandits, there would only be 1100 Yogic Fliers on the Invincible America Assembly. The foresight of thousands of donors supporting the arrival of the Vedic Pandits have brought America to this most fortunate situation. In order for these next 450 Vedic Pandits to come to America two things need to happen: 1. $1,800 per Vedic Pandit in upfront costs are necessary to cover the issuance of passports, visas, air and ground transportation, clothing, linens, and personal suppliesa total of $810,000. Fortunately, $150,000 has already been received and spent for their passports and visas, so only $660,000 remains to cover the costs of their arrival. 2. More housing needs to be built this spring. The Vedic Pandits have figured out how to house an additional 250 Pandits on their two campuses by tripling Pandits, saying that Maharishi had given them the job of creating invincibility for America and until more housing is built they will invite the arriving Pandits to stay with them. Maharishi had told them these are war time conditions in America and they could squeeze more Pandits into each house if necessary until enough housing could be built for them to be one Pandit per room Fortunately this is the season for construction in Maharishi Vedic City, and every $120,000 of additional donations or loans will provide a comfortable house for 16 Pandits; $1.2 million will provide housing for 160 Vedic Pandits, and $4.8 million will cover the cost of all 640 Pandits who are coming here and who are currently living on the MUM campus. In this way all 1,050 Vedic Pandits and their cooks will be living together on one Maharishi Sthapatya Veda campus of 80 acres built especially for them. Maharishi Sthapatya Veda homes, modularly built in a factory with non-toxic materials, can be erected very quickly, and many can arrive in one day. Within three months, if the money is there, all the Pandits will be together and in the meantime they will be housing their arriving colleagues in their existing homes. So what is needed is $660,000 to bring the 450 Vedic Pandits to Maharishi Vedic City, and $4.8 million in either donations or loans to build the additional housing. Many people must be interested to invest in this housing, help create invincibility for America, earn a good return, and be paid back over 10 years. Since the Howard and Alice Settle Foundation for an Invincible America covers most of the Pandits' monthly operating costs, including repaying mortgages, the loans to build this campus will be comfortably repaid through grants and donations. The Foundation can by its by-laws contribute to operating costs of $700 per month per Pandit, but can not contribute to upfront costs or construction costs. Please help bring this last group of Vedic Pandits to America by donating now to either Global Country of World Peace http://shopping.netsuite.com/s.nl/c.451217/it.A/id.9/.f or Maharishi Vedic City. https://vediccity.securesites.com/contribute/contribution.cgi These links will provide you with all the information necessary to contribute on-line, by mail, or by telephone. And if you or someone you know is interested in lending the funds for the construction please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or call 1 312 324 0291. Since each house for 16 Vedic Pandits costs $120,000, it would be best if each loan were for at least one house, but of course, 10 houses or the full 40 houses would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much for creating permanent Invincibility for America. Jai Guru Dev. Raja Wynne Mayor of Maharishi Vedic City Vedic Pandits in Maharishi Vedic City Existing Pandit Campus in Maharishi Vedic City
[FairfieldLife] University Begins Self-Study for 2009 Accreditation Review
University Begins Self-Study for 2009 Accreditation Review Maharishi University of Management has recently begun a self-study process in preparation for a team of evaluators in October of 2009 who will be representing the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. This association oversees the accreditation of colleges and universities in 19 Midwestern states. The University first received accreditation in 1980, and as with other universities, that accreditation is renewed every 10 years. According to professor Scott Herriott, a member of the University's accreditation steering committee, the purpose of accreditation is to evaluate the effectiveness of the University in serving its mission: 1) student learning, 2) faculty scholarship, and 3) service of the public good. The evaluating team comprises faculty members and administrators at other universities who are familiar with the accreditation process and have been invited by the Higher Learning Commission to go on site. Dr. Herriott has himself served on evaluating teams sent to other universities. The self study is an opportunity for the University to assess how well it is accomplishing its mission. The process involves gathering data that will be presented in a detailed report to the accrediting team in advance of their visit. The University will collect this data from its various constituencies -- students, alumni, faculty and staff, and the Fairfield community -- in order to see how well it is achieving its objectives. The accreditation process isn't an outside evaluation, Dr. Herriott said. It's a self-study process and is completely self-referral. He said that the process of evaluating how well the University fulfills its mission is a collaboration that directly involves the steering committee, the various constituencies the University serves, and ultimately the visiting team of evaluators. The goal of the steering committee is to have a draft of the comprehensive self study done by January of 2009. It will document the University's strengths and areas for improvement. source: http://www.mum.edu/TheReview The Review, Vol. 23, #13, April 23, 2008 Copyright 2008, Maharishi University of Management
[FairfieldLife] I Escaped Polygamy (mormon cult in texas)
One survivor shares her incredible story. As we read the CNN report that more than 200 women and children have been removed from a Texas ranch that's home to members of a polygamous sect, we wondered what really goes through the mind of a Mom involved in polygamy ... http://www.momlogic.com/2008/04/woman_shares_story_of_escaping.php
[FairfieldLife] Re: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
cardemaister wrote: After my old electric organ went kaputt, I bought a diggy piano last January. Most of my life I've wanted to be able to play boogie woogie (I guess that's an indication of a low level of consciousness, or stuff...). curtisdeltablues wrote: Card, Loving Boogie Woogie style piano is a sign of big heart, not low consciousness! Here is my favorite source for piano instruction and Dr. John with his New Orleans piano instruction is my favorite teacher... OMG, you guys: i love Dr John, a long time now! check him out here: Dr John - What A Night on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bqrkIP6lj4
[FairfieldLife] Re: ME and the Stock Market:: Hagelin Needs an Sound Economic Theory of ME
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, do.rflex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning no_reply@ wrote: This summer will be the 2nd anniversary of the Invincibility project in the Domes. Much noise was flaunted by JH about the glorious effects on the stock markets. statistical studies proved the ME was creating a huge surge that had less than an infinitesimal chance of being a coincidence Actual Effect: Markets almost back to level of 2 years ago. Decline in the last year. And look at the five year chart. Does the ME period just POP out at you. Clearly distinct and better than the prior three years? 1 year chart http://tinyurl.com/6rqyhj you can click the 2 and 5 year tabs on this charge to see these other periods. The so called Maharishi Effect is a load of horse shit - along with the phony global 'invincible' countries and the fake rajas with their special goofy hats. What a terrible shame. The TM itself is wonderful. the ME has never really been achieved significantly yet, thats why it seems not to work; the population of the US right now is about 303,850,000 so by the formula, the square root of one percent of that is now up to 1742 but the ME requires we have at least 1750 flying together in the domes, both morning and evening, every day, day after day only then can we really test whether ME affects stock markets or not; but, Hagelin and company thought it would be fun, and kinda uplifting to pretend that the required numbers where just around the corner (which they never are, in fact!) so, he bragged about his ME before its true test
[FairfieldLife] More Vedic Pandits coming
Global Good News / 9 April 2008 http://globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=120777152111752695 Raja Robert Wynne, Raja of New Zealand for the Global Country of World Peace and Mayor of Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa, USA, spoke recently on Maharishi Global Family Chat about the increasing numbers of Vedic Pandits arriving in Maharishi Vedic City to help in the creation of Invincible America. Raja Wynne reported that Dr Bill Goldstein, National Director of Law and Order in the administration of Dr John Hagelin [Raja of Invincible America for the Global Country] and General Counsel of Maharishi University of Management, is now in India having 'phenomenal success there in bringing the next group of 300 Vedic Pandits to Maharishi Vedic City.' Already there are 200 who have gathered in Maharishi Nagar in Delhi, who will come very soon. Another 100 will be coming from the Brahmasthan of India [the auspicious central area of the country] and another 100 from two other locations in India. Raja Wynne explained that the goal is to have 400 more Vedic Pandits in Maharishi Vedic City. This will achieve the goal of 1,000 Vedic Pandits. There are currently 590 Vedic Pandits and about 20 cooks and assistants, who all practise the Transcendental Meditation Programme together. 'The goal is to have 300 more Vedic Pandits here within three weeks, so that even when the students are away from Maharishi University of Management, there would still be 1900 Yogic Flyers in Fairfield and Maharishi Vedic City, even during school vacation.' 'With these numbers,' Raja Wynne said, 'we're right on the cusp of permanent invincibility for America. . . . Since the last time Dr Goldstein was in India a year and a half ago, when he was able to bring in 300 Vedic Pandits in three weeks, that's our motto now -- 300 Vedic Pandits in three weeks. And I think this will happen.' Raja Wynne reminded everyone that Maharishi Mahesh Yogi had said that once 2,000 Yogic Flyers were practising together in Maharishi Vedic City and M.U.M., then we would see very dramatic changes in Americaconsciousness, success, and peace. To achieve this, and in addition to these Vedic Pandits, Raja Wynne expressed his desire to have many hundreds more Yogic Flyers from America, and even from around the world, come to be on this course. Raja Wynne said there is still a grant programme of $700 per month from the Dr Howard and Dr Alice Settle Foundation for Invincible America, to support Americans on the Invincible America Assembly. Canadians can also be on the Assembly and receive the grant through the Canadian organization. Raja Wynne welcomed everybody to come. 'The weather is very nice, housing is under construction, and every other aspect of life here is completely idyllic,' he said. Having been traveling for the last three months in Holland and India, when they returned to Maharishi Vedic City, Raja Wynne and his wife felt 'the silence is so profound, so deep ... It's remarkable that some people who have just been visiting, have commented that it is so profound', their breath was deeply settled because of the profundity of the silence in the atmosphere. Copyright 2008 Global Good News
[FairfieldLife] Love Guru (with Mike Meyers and Deepak Chopra) stirs controversy
Love Guru Stirs Up Controversy [LoveGuruPosterforIdolChatte.jpg] Weeks before its release, Mike Myers' latest film, The Love Guru is raising flags and stirring up controversy. Scheduled to hit theaters June 20th,the story revolves around an American, Guru Pitka, who is raised by gurus in India. In this comedy, he returns to the U.S. to find fame and fortune in the world of self-help and spirituality. Guru Pitka does not identify himself with any one faith or creed, yet the Hindu community feels that this new Meyers movie has the potential to ridicule many elements of their religion. Rajan Zed, who was the first Hindu priest to open a session of the U.S. Senate when he recited a prayer on the Senate floor in 2007, and president of the Nevada based Universal Society for Hinduism (USH), told The Associated Press, 'The Love Guru' appears to be lampooning Hinduism and Hindus and uses sacred terms frivolously. People are not very well-versed in Hinduism, so this might be their only exposure.They will have an image in their minds of stereotypes. They will think most of us are like that. Zed insisted that Paramount Pictures pre-screen the film for prominent members of the Hindu community before its theatrical release. The Universal Society of Hinduism aims at providing worldwide Hindu identity, enhancing understanding of Hinduism, and fostering interreligious dialogue. Besides the USH, Shri Ramayan Pracharini Sabha, another Hindu group, has also reportedly expressed displeasure over the portrayal of Hindu characters as buffoons in the film. Noting that the film features spiritual teacher Deepak Chopra and Hindu actor Manu Narayan, Paramount in its release said that, 'LoveGuru,' which is not yet complete, is a satire created in the same spirit as Austin Powers. It is our full intention to screen the film for Rajan Zed and other Hindu leaders once it is ready. As per MSNBC reports, Myers who is himself a follower and long time friend of Deepak Chopra, said, He (Chopra) is the basis of why I went down this path of a character like that, and it's because I am interested in higher states of consciousness and I am interested in comedy. The guru, he breaks down your barriers, gets you silly and gets you light so you're in a place to receive love. With this controversy, The Love Guru, has gotten more publicity than it anticipated. If all goes well with the pre-screening of the film for Hindu leaders, come June 20th, one can expect to see many curious Hindu's lining up to see for themselves what this controversial film is all about. -- written by Visi Tilak source: Idol Chatter - Beliefnet Entertainment blog http://blog.beliefnet.com/idolchatter/2008/03/love-guru-stirs-up-a-tempe\ st.html
[FairfieldLife] Re: Fwd: DOME ANNOUNCEMENTS--Special Dome Event Tonight
Sal Sunshine wrote: On Apr 2, 2008, at 3:06 PM, george_deforest wrote: so, did anyone go to this? No. what did these guys have to say, anything big? Yes, george, the revolution is upon us. Just in case you were wondering. :) there actually is a revolution brewing, at least here in Berkeley; there was a big protest march last week against China and the Olympics, coming soon to SF; also, a group called code pink has been protesting the war in Iraq, planning what they are calling The Summer of Hope (remember the Summer of Love?); i think we're gonna see some violence here this summer! Hey, BTW, saw your name up on the new Argiro Student Center donations board. Way to go. thanks for that; i left town in '05 so i havent seen the new building yet, (except in photos); is it special? did you feel some quietness, some silence?
[FairfieldLife] Re: Fwd: DOME ANNOUNCEMENTS--Special Dome Event Tonight
so, did anyone go to this? what did these guys have to say, anything big? In a message dated 4/1/2008 4:13:20 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Everyone is invited to come to the Maharishi Patanjali Golden Dome of Pure Knowledge Tuesday evening at 8:15 to welcome and honor Dr. Benjamin Feldman and Dr. Prakash Shrivastava on their historic visit to Maharishi Vedic City and Maharishi University of Management. They will be introduced by Raja Wynne of Maharishi Vedic City. Dr. Feldman, Kuberaji, is the Minister of Finance and Planning of the Global Country of World Peace and a member of the Executive Committee of the Brahmanand Saraswati Trust. Dr. Shrivastava is Chairman of the Central Bank of the Global Country of World Peace and founding trustee of Maharishi Veda Vigyan Vidya Peetham Trust and has been responsible for the training of tens of thousands of Maharishi Vedic Pandits in over 150 different locations in India. Drs. Feldman and Shrivastava, global leaders of Maharishi's world-wide movement, will be giving news and inspiration from around the world. No one will want to miss this historic event. Jai Guru Dev
[FairfieldLife] Re: Breakthrough on Maharishi's Jyotish!
hugheshugo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Reminds me of when Dogbert was asked if astrology can help businesses succeed:- If you haven't worked out that astrology is a load of rubbish you probably shouldn't be making your own decisions, in which case randomness is your best bet Classic. more where that came from: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Dilbert#Sourced
[FairfieldLife] An Important Message for All Sidhas
An Important Message for All Sidhas [Invincible America] http://invincibleamerica.org/ Dear Governors and Sidhas, You can now view highlights of last Sundayâs meeting with the leaders of the Invincible America Course. Please feel free to share this email with other Sidhas you know. Jai Guru Dev Communication Office Raja Hagelinâs Invincible America [DR. JOHN HAGELIN] [DR. HOWARD SETTLE] [DR. BEVAN MORRIS] [DR. BOB WYNNE] Raja of Invincible America DR. JOHN HAGELIN Chair of the Howard and Alice Settle Foundation for an Invincible America DR. HOWARD SETTLE President of Maharishi University of Management; Prime Minister of the Global Country of World Peace DR. BEVAN MORRIS Mayor of Maharishi Vedic City; Raja of Invincible New Zealand DR. BOB WYNNE PLAY VIDEO (9:48) http://streaming.globalcountry.net/familychat/2008_03_09_familychat_raj\ a_hagelin.wmv PLAY VIDEO (13:48) http://streaming.globalcountry.net/familychat/2008_03_09_familychat_how\ ard.wmv PLAY VIDEO (24:38) http://streaming.globalcountry.net/familychat/2008_03_09_familychat_pri\ me_minister.wmv PLAY VIDEO (10:13) http://streaming.globalcountry.net/familychat/2008_03_09_familychat_raj\ a_wynne.wmv
[FairfieldLife] Re: Religion as Opium
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I liked The Other Bolyn Girl, true story of King Henry VIII and the two Bolyn mistresses ... consequence of Henry's Romanic shenanigans was his fallout with the Papacy ... a curious chain of causes and effects on the part of Henry VIII eventually led to the growth of Protestantism in the West ... i have not seen this yet, but methinks if you liked it, you'd also like The Tudors from Showtime. Season 1 is on DVD, so i got to rent the whole thing, and loved it. very exciting down to earth series about young henry 8th, his mistress anne bolyn, and his mixups with the papal emmisary cardinal woolsey. this really close look makes you sympathize with the young king; this is how history should be taught!
[FairfieldLife] Re: audio: Two mystical experiences by Governors after Maharishi's departure
kirk_bernhardt wrote: Fact is, these people now are mood making. The problem of which is that it's hard to keep that up. Especially when others think - oh such and such is so profound. Such and such cannot remain so profound for long. So ego boost and acceptance of holiness today. Tomorrow troubled bowel movements, immodium, and slumping during meditation. But I ask, was there a difference to begin with? yah, thats the trouble with mood making, its never quite enough, never quite real; it ends. i think a certain amount of mood-making is ok under the circumstances of grieving the death of the leader; but it could also be the death of the dream itself, and thats even bigger; more scarey; more to hide from in a mood of mystical transformation
[FairfieldLife] audio: Two mystical experiences by Governors after Maharishi's departure
Re: Two experiences of Governors after Maharishi's departure as reported on Global Family Chat Feb 24, 2008 this is an audio of the broadcast, you can download the mp3 here: http://rapidshare.com/files/96244515/FamilyChat24Feb08.mp3.html ps - the site will invite you to join and pay for premium, but this is not required ... just go to the bottom of page and download for free. (expect a short wait period, typically a one minute; enter the CAPTCHA code; then just enjoy! from a friend: Yesterday during Maharishi Global Family Chat, Dr Peter Swan reported three experiences, starting with Raja John Hagelin's one which is posted at http://invincibleamerica.org Then he continued with the experiences of Salim Haddad from Lebanon and Jaan Suurkula from Estonia. The two last ones are recorded on the attached mp3 file. (Don't mind the music)... jai guru dev
[FairfieldLife] Re: Your own story about MMY
TurquoiseB wrote: The original story: Ah. Your stories are so uplifting that they made me smile with the memory of the mindset. Can't fault that, eh? WAY positive. So here's one of mine, that captures a little of the same mindset that used to be so easily inspired. Back when MIU was still in the apart- ment complex in Santa Barbara, Maharishi was due to visit. I drove up from L.A. to see him in my old, clunky Saab 96. Towards the end of the ride it was gasping and stalling, barely able to make it there, but I finally did. I pulled it into the underground parking lot, and I man- aged to get it into a parking space right near the elevator that led up to the complex. Once it was in the parking space I tried and tried to restart it, but it was dead. No luck. But I was there to see Maharishi, so I didn't worry about practical stuff like that. I enjoyed the talk and all, and then, when it was time for him to leave, his handlers took him down the elevator to his car, such that he had to walk right past my Saab. After he'd gone and it was time for me to go back to L.A., I got into the Saab and turned the key and it started right up. It was clearly a miracle brought about by Maharishi's close proximity to the car. For the next week or so, every time the car would overheat and have the same problem, I'd leave it for a while and Maharishi's divine pres- ence would reach out from Switzerland and fix it again, and lo! it would start again. More miracles. Then I got the carburator fixed and he didn't have to bother any more. and now you know ... the REST of the story (to quote Paul Harvery) that was sweet Barry; thanks amazing, how [we all felt like that] way back when
[FairfieldLife] Re: audio: Two mystical experiences by Governors after Maharishi's departure
havent you heard? the maharishi died last month. some course participants had some mystical experiences related to the death, and their loss; their experiences are pretty far out there, and you can download the recording and listen. PavlovsDog wrote: What are you talking about? Re: Two experiences of Governors after Maharishi's departure as reported on Global Family Chat Feb 24, 2008 this is an audio of the broadcast, you can download the mp3 here: http://rapidshare.com/files/96244515/FamilyChat24Feb08.mp3.html ps - the site will invite you to join and pay for premium, but this is not required ... just go to the bottom of page and download for free. (expect a short wait period, typically a one minute; enter the CAPTCHA code; then just enjoy! from a friend: Yesterday during Maharishi Global Family Chat, Dr Peter Swan reported three experiences, starting with Raja John Hagelin's one which is posted at http://invincibleamerica.org Then he continued with the experiences of Salim Haddad from Lebanon and Jaan Suurkula from Estonia. The two last ones are recorded on the attached mp3 file. (Don't mind the music)... jai guru dev
[FairfieldLife] A Month Of Transformation - by John Hagelin
HOME http://istpp.org/index.html ISTPP eNews February 28, 2008 The Institute of Science, Technology and Public Policywas founded to identify, scientifically evaluate, and implement proven,prevention-oriented, forward-looking solutions to critical national andglobal problems. TheInstitute works in close cooperation with universities, researchinstitutes, governmental and private foundations, and business andindustry. Having attracted a core group of renowned scientists andexpert policy advisors, the Institute is rapidly becoming a leadinginternational center for the latest scientific knowledge aboutcutting-edge programs that work. HELP SUPPORT THE INSTITUTE! Yourtax-deductible contribution helps create the financial foundation forall the Institute's research and public policy activities. https://ff.mum.edu/cgi-bin/contribute1.cgi?fund_code=8100fund_name=Ins\ titute+of+Science,+Technology+and+Public+Policyfund_descrip=to+the+Inst\ itute+of+Science,+Technology+and+Public+Policy Or you can mail your check made payable to MUM-ISTPPto the Institute at the address below. If you have questions or needmore information, call us at the number below. Thank you in advance foryour timely support. Institute of Science, Technology and Public Policy 1000 North 4th Street Fairfield, IA 52557 641.472.1200 FAX 641.472.1165 [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.istpp.org http://www.istpp.org/ A Month of Transformation [Maharishi Mahesh Yogi] Asmany of you have heard, His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, illustrioussage of the Vedic Tradition of India and founder of the TranscendentalMeditation program and Maharishi University of Management, passed awaypeacefully on February 5, 2008, at his international headquarters inVlodrop, The Netherlands. With his life's work complete, Maharishi saidin his farewell message, Live long the world in peace, happiness,prosperity, and freedom from suffering. (Click here for a full report on Maharishi's extraordinary life and global achievements. http://istpp.org/press/2008_02_06.html ) [Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam] Duringthese past months, Maharishi carefully put in place an idealorganizational and leadership structure to continue his globalMovement. This includes, at the international level, Maharaja AdhirajRajaraam, the first ruler of the Global Country of World Peace, and hisRajas, Prime Minister, and Global Ministers; and in America, anExecutive Director of Operations and an Executive Director ofExpansion, plus 12 National Directors and 12 Co-Directors, who willoversee the activities of all the US national organizations founded byMaharishi. [John Hagelin] Dr.John Hagelin and the new US leadership are currently designing anational expansion and outreach program to bring all of Maharishi'sprograms to hundreds of schools, businesses and other organizationsacross the country. As a first phase of this dynamic expansion, Dr.Hagelin's compelling new 12-part videotaped conference series, entitledThe Unified Field: The Key to Enlightenment, National Invincibility,and World Peace is now being presented across America. (For a complete conference description and schedule, along with a list of participating cities, click here. http://www.america.unifiedfieldconferences.org/ ) [Argiro Student Center] Inthese talks, Dr. Hagelin reveals how Unified Field-Based approaches canresolve twelve major areas of national concern, including education,defense, and architecture. At Maharishi University of Management, homeof the Institute and already the world's flagship institution ofUnified Field-Based education, a university-wide architecturalreconstruction project is now under way to bring the entire campus intoaccord with natural law. (For an excellent article describing this project, click here http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/01/28/maharishi .)The centerpiece of this reconstruction is the newly opened ArgiroStudent Center, America's largest academic building built according tothe ancient design principles of Maharishi Vedic Architecture describedby Dr. Hagelinas well as the most advanced green technologies. (For more on the Argiro Student Center, click here. http://istpp.org/press/2008_01_28.html ) Inaddition to the conference series, two excellent talks by Dr. Hagelinon the subject of world peace and national invincibility are nowavailable on the Institute website at www.ISTPP.org http://www.istpp.org/ .Along with streaming video of both talks, the website features anexcellent published article by Dr. Hagelin entitled The Power of theCollective about the proven impact of large peace-creating meditationgroups. (To read the article, click here. http://istpp.org/pdf/Shift-PoweroftheCollective.pdf )The website also features updated news stories about all the latestInstitute initiatives to bring Maharishi's proven, peace-creatingprograms to every corner of the globe. We encourage you to visit the
[FairfieldLife] Re: The Chopra Letter/link to original posts
itsstevemartin@ wrote: Where is a link to the Chopra letter? Steve Go to Huffington Post where Chopra writes regular columns. Link to Huffington Post/Chopra: http://search.huffingtonpost.com/search/?sp_a=sp100395aasp_k=sp_p=all\ sp_f=ISO-8859-1sp_q=Chopra his Blog also appears on Beliefnet; this other location draws a whole different set of comments! http://blog.beliefnet.com/choprafamily/2008/02/the-maharishi-years-the-untold.html http://blog.beliefnet.com/choprafamily/2008/02/first-meeting-maharishi-by-dee.html http://blog.beliefnet.com/choprafamily/2008/02/the-three-maharishis-by-deepak-1.html
[FairfieldLife] Fwd: Bevan's call on 2/22 -- Notes from Someone in Fairfield
Fwd: Bevan's call on 2/22 -- Notes from Someone in Fairfield Today the Vedic Scholars, or Vedic Pandits, were given gifts. These were elderly gentlemen [not the young pandits trained by Maharishi]. They were expecting about 200 to come, but 600 arrived. Each one was given gifts including dakshina (a gift of cash), a shoulder bag, a shawl, rudraksha, a coconut, [other things I didn't catch] and was garlanded. Young pandits chanted while the elderly pandits were being garlanded. The Shakaracharya sat for the 4.5 hours that it took to complete this process. The previous day, when the Dandi Sadhus were honored, they [Bevan and other Movement leaders] were in the other room, but for this ceremony, the rajas and all of Maharishi's administrators and the elderly pandits and the Shankaracharya were all together. The Shankaracharya spoke in Hindi [it must have been translated] about Guru Dev and his special disciple. The Shankaracharya is younger and didn't remember this time with Guru Dev, but he described how this young Bal Brahmacharya Mahesh had grown up to be Jagad Guru of the entire world. He [the Shankacharya] was very sweet and kindly. We have all the knowledge and projects and organization of Maharishi's Movement for Global Ram Raj. We know what to do, and the Shankaracharya is blessing it all. The Shankaracharya said Maharishi has been Guru Dev's representative in this time. Maharishi looked after Guru Dev with all care and offered all he did to him with all honor. Bevan said the Shankaracharya is very close to us and watching over us as we carry out Maharishi's wishes. He blesses us as we carry out Maharishi's wishes. The ceremony went on for 4.5 hours as each pandit was named and came forward to receive his gifts. The Shankaracharya is also very close to Girish. Raja Harris Kaplan went to the Brahmastan of India with others today. There's been a great opening to introduce Maharishi's knowledge to the educational system of India on this trip. They have met with a very influential person in the educational system there and Raja Peter Warburton, Robert Keith Wallace and Ashley Deans have made presentations. There are vast student bodies at universities there. Bevan is inVaranasi with Neil Patterson to make presentations of consciousness-based education to vast educational organizations there. India is a field of all possibilities now. There are 500 students in a new vastu building there[didn't catch the city]. In India plenty of people want Vedic knowledge and want their children to grow up with it. Ashley Deans is continuing to make presentations and lots of initiations are possible, but they want to be able to provide checking and proper follow-up and create groups of Yogic Flyers. Tonight everyone is going back to MERU. Maharaja is there, waiting for all to arrive to establish the structure under his leadership. Rajas and leaders are there on all levels. Everything is very clear that Maharishi set up and made public, especially in recent months. They are setting up all the leadership to make the knowledge available globally to all through the silence of the Unified Field, and let everyone continue on. The Purusha Rajas are going to the UK, then back to Vlodrop, and a group [of Purusha, I believe] is coming back to Maharishi Vedic City. Everyone is on the move, traveling today or back already. Also, they met a man who's a leader of a vast educational organization. He invited them to his place [I believe], which was Guru Dev's ashram. All the rajas, ministers and about 150 Purusha crammed into Guru Dev's darshan room and sang puja together. This important man now realizes the organization Maharishi has. He could encourage all the children to learn. He was very touched by the group. He had a small group of Vedic pandits he had had trained, and he proudly had them waiting to recite for us. He realized the necessity to revive the Vedic tradition. They had memorized the Yajur Veda and recited it at great length. We all noticed that although they were technically proficient, the richness of consciousness of our Vedic pandits wasn't there. It was powerful and delightful, but the [depth of silence?] wasn't there. They realized that the success of recitation is in being established in the para level of silence, of totality. They recalled that Maharishi had said when the Maharishi Vedic Pandits were being trained that recitation should be low and slow, meaning from the quiet level of the Self. Bevan was coughing off and on and at the end said, you can tell my physiology has reached its limit. He said, even at 3:00 AM [as he spoke] there's a lot of activity here, loud speakers going all the time. It will be nice to be back in the evnironment Maharishi created, so steeped in silence. Jai Guru Dev
[FairfieldLife] Re: The upside of not being a Recert - Serenity or Dali
TurquoiseB wrote: One of my favorite rooms in the museum contains a big red sofa, a weird fireplace, and a couple of not-terribly-interesting paintings on the wall: http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2128438300088165639TbIUAs Climb a staircase on the other side of the room and look through a large lens that is installed there, however, and the room takes on a slightly different appearance: http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2183040280088165639gABxaS hahaha, that was fun; thanks! its all in one's perspective, as they say ...
[FairfieldLife] Re: Steve Martin of Wilmington
Rick Archer wrote: BTW, Steve. Your greatest bit of acting was in All of Me when the bowl containing Lily Tomlin's soul fell out the window, and hit you on the street below, and her soul and yours began contending for control of your body. Laughed my guts out. Thanks for that. I wish you were hosting the Oscars again tomorrow night instead of John Stewart. woah, its THAT steve martin?? yah, i loved all of me my other favorites are Roxanne (as a Cyrano de Bergerac guy) and the old SNL Wild and Crazy Guys with Dan Akroyd
[FairfieldLife] Re: Guru Gita
do.rflex wrote: Here's a beautiful 8 min video clip of Shri Guru Gita sung by Kumuda (Sharon Janis) Kumuda became very familiar with the syllables and sentiments of this chanting prayer during her decade of monastic life in the Siddha Yoga ashram of Baba Muktananda and Gurumayi Chidvilasananda. Early every morning, the ashram residents and guests chanted this text as the main ingredient in a daily, hour-and-a-half devotional chanting session. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDmCl2sL4m8 very nice singing; here are the words, sansrit and english: http://www.pranakasha.com/guru_gita/verses_x-5.shtml she sings only first 10 verses (of 182 in this translation)
[FairfieldLife] Re: The upside of not being a Recert - Serenity or Dali
TurquoiseB wrote: Now I go for cool T-shirts. My favorite for getting to know interesting women is this one: http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/stylinonline_1989_155234370 You know you've found a potential soulmate when she not only knows what ship this logo is from ... Barry! i never did thank you for turning me on to this ship a while back; i had never seen nor heard of the show, until you started to talk about it here. i went out and rented the DVD's, and totally loved the entire short series ... im a big fan: Serenity Now! Dali's a bit of a local hero in Catalunya. There are hand-painted ties of his that sell in galleries around here for tens of thousands of Euros. i have to mention also, Salvatore Dali has been spotted in Berkeley! i recently saw a delightful play Hysteria the premise is a tumultuous meeting of Dali with Sigmund Freud; it was hilarious, especially the Dali character; i would recommend this show if ever it comes to a stage near you! they have some photo's here: http://www.auroratheatre.org/show_photos.php?prod_id=51#311
[FairfieldLife] jyotish forecast following the Eclipse - RU Ready For Success?
Lunar eclipse of February 20, 2008 http://freedailyhoroscope.org/vedic-astrology-horoscopes/lunar-eclipse-of-february-20-2008 Eclipse Forecast - RU Ready For Success? This eclipse takes place in the sign of Leo. This full moon is joined both South node and the planet Saturn. There's been a lot of activity around Saturn for the last couple of years. This Saturn/South node conjunction has been very important in shaping not only our collective world but our individual commitments and personal drives as well. I've been writing about this important placement for over a year, since November 2006. Most recently I called quite a lot of attention to the potentially auspicious relationship of Jupiter and Saturn. You can reference this article called Jupiter and Saturn, Self image, and Career Growth http://freedailyhoroscope.org/vedic-astrology-horoscopes/jupiter-and-saturn-self-image-and-career-growth In that article I discuss the amazing potential of this year and the blessings that the trinal relationship of Jupiter and Saturn portend for those courageous enough to step up their commitment level to a dream worthy of their efforts - their highest dream and vision for themselves. Why am I discussing this article in reference to this lunar eclipse? Because in many ways this lunar eclipse shows a psychological point of closure around the issues that began in November 2006 -- when Saturn and Ketu first entered Leo. Everything in astrology is cycles. An observant astrologer will recognize the cycles as opportunities for growth or peril. Do any of us doubt the important choices before us right now in the world? A changing of the guard is possible, yet the same old nagging fears tempt stagnation. This past week has seen the old regime in Pakistan lose the popular election, raising the stakes on democracy in that important country -- one of our main allies in the War on Terror. At the same time we've seen the former Serbian province of Kosovo declare independence amidst celebrations on one hand and smoldering resentments on the other. Meanwhile, we see a shocking continuation of random shootings of innocents in schools in our country. With looming recessions, billions of dollars a month being spent on an uncertain war; and a fascinating political season has captured everyone's attention as well. This global stage mirrors our personal one. Our personal strongholds no longer provide the comfort and security we had grown accustomed. It is not possible to just sit back and let things take care of themselves. We must make a decision or else others will decide our fate for us. This is what I have been describing since November 2006. The South node and Saturn will pressure the very heart of governmental power and personal power in the world. By the end of it we will be forced to make a commitment toward a course of action that is either inspiring and uplifting or in defense of a worn-out paradigm that we may no longer be able to embrace, either personally or politically. This lunar eclipse occurred with the Moon at 8° sidereal Leo. The South node is at 4° Leo, Saturn is retrograde at almost 12° Leo. The deepest eclipse point occurred with the moon exactly between Saturn and the South node. So, what does this mean? The Moon is our psychological nature, the reflection of the undifferentiated Self (ParamAtman - Sun) onto consciousness (JivAtman - Moon). We cannot perceive our true self directly, we must experience its reflection through the agency of consciousness -- our mind and our intuitive, feeling nature -- the Moon. In Vedic astrology the moon is of utmost importance because of this. Although the Sun has the activating potential, the moon is our feeling nature and our instinctive emotional intuition. For the most part, we are feeling creatures, not thinking ones. We think a little bit, but not very much. Most of the decisions we make are based on how we feel, not what is the most logical, rational, or even best for us. Stated simply, we do what we feel like doing, almost 100% of the time. These feelings come from the Moon astrologically. This eclipse of the moon brings the Saturn/South node in Leo Transit / Cycle into the fertile ground of consciousness, like none other before it. The moon is the part of us that wants to merge with everything and integrate everything evenly. Saturn is like the practical old man who has been around and seen it all. He's going to give it to you straight whether you want to hear it or not. The South node is like one who has renounced the world and is somewhat fed up with it. Each one of us has a place deep inside ourselves that is not of this Earth and does not care about worldly success, making others happy, or many of the other trinkets of the ego that keep us endlessly fascinated. There's a huge opportunity now to tap into that formless source of core power that only serves truth -- the truth of
[FairfieldLife] Re: Bevan's call on 2/20 -- Guru Gita applied
Re: Let's take a walk. Speaking with Deepak http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/166906 He said that when Maharishi first came to Holland Deepak got Tony Nadar's attention and said Let's take a walk. During that walk he told Tony about all the details of Maharishi's near death illnesses and his time in England. Deepak said that upon hearing this, Tony was in shock and said to him I don't believe a word of this. And to think, I used to wonder what Tony's qualification was forbecoming the Raja Raam. Maharishi: Are you gunna believe those lying eyes of yours or what I'm telling you? Tony: I don't see nuth'n boss. some sage advice from Guru Gita for Deepak: If Shiva is angry, the Guru saves you, but if the Guru is angry, even Shiva cannot save you. we can apply this Guru Gita to another post too: Re: I'm ready for my close-up now, Mr. DeMille... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/164945 From Blaine Watson: This i have pondered for 22 years I wanted Maharishi to go for a walk with me. I wanted to see his feet ... I looked from his foot back to his eyes and once again with his eyes he indicated for me too look down. I looked at the foot peeking out from under the shawls and as i looked at it he began to wave it at me. 2-3-4 waves. And then he looked at me again raising his eyebrows and with his eyes asked if that was enough? I indicated my whole hearted and grateful yes and he pulled his foot back inside the shawl. Wow. What a night. curtisdeltablues quipped: OK time for a DVD swap fest! I'll trade anybody my Vols 1-6 of Gurus in F-me Pumps for just one of Maharishi getting his toe nails painted. hilariious Curtis, but looks like Blaine got it right: I worship the Lord Guru, even a few particles of dust -from whose feet- form a bridge across the ocean of the world.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Tonight's eclipse - excellent Jyotish explanation on YouTube
From: Blaine Watson An eclipse in jyotish is considered inauspicious and is something to be avoided ... Draw your curtains. Say inside and do not allow the shadow to be seen and especially do not let the shadow touch you. We should not eat or drink anything while an eclipse is going on. It is a good time to meditate. youtube: excellent jyotish perspective on tonights lunar eclipse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZwPvPEXnkQ brief overview (the video has much more): The Moon will be eclipsed in the Sign of Leo today. It will join Saturn and the South Node there. This eclipse brings a time to psychologically assess our deep commitments, and adjust if necessary to the pressures we have been feeling in these areas. There is a lot of potential power that is looking for release -- this eclipse represents a sort of breaking point in this Saturn/Ketu conjunction. Truthful identity must be served. It is a catalyst for positive change ... or deeper stasis -- you get to decide! by: Sam Geppi, Vedic Astrologer in San Francisco http://vedicastrologycenter.net/astrologyreading.html
[FairfieldLife] Re: making the rounds: another view of Deepak
TurquoiseB wrote: First, George, thank you so much for expressing your opinion of Chopra so clearly and so compassionately. I didn't feel in your post a gram of the anger and hostility I've been talking about feeling in some other recent posts about him. well Barry, thank you for the kind words; however, these were not my own thoughts; this was an email message i recieved from a lady govenor friend, who wished to remain anonymous; so i was merely posting this view as one more view making the rounds to her email lists these days. Just one comment: Another way of looking at it, George, is that Chopra *disagrees* with Maharishi's teaching. That does not imply that he never understood it. yes i agree with you; but to the sort of TM govenor who sees Maharishi's teachings as Absolute, then any disagreement is seen as failure to understand. In other words, its black and white thinking, rather than the grey thinking model someone here suggested, which i think you are also suggesting.
[FairfieldLife] India and Beyond - message from Raja John Hagelin
[Raja John Hagelin] http://invincibleamerica.org/ India and Beyond Dear Fellow Governors, Sidhas and Meditators, I am writing to you from Allahabad, after three of the most profoundly transformational days of my life. I wanted to share with you some of the events of these days, together with a few of my personal experiencesplus my vision of how we will move forward from here. The ceremonial events associated with Maharishi's physical remains have transpired with the utmost sanctity and dignity, in strict accordance with the Vedic prescriptions laid out for a jagad guru (world teacher) of Maharishi's extraordinary stature. As I hope many of you were able to witness over the Maharishi Channel, the Shankaracharya of Jyotir Math, Swami Vasudevanand Saraswati Maharaj, presided at the Vedic cremation ceremony, and orchestrated every detail of the Vedic rites, in consultation with the leaders of Maharishi's Indian Movement and Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam, First Ruler of the Global Country of World Peace. The Vedic ceremony of cremation was performed on the foundation of the Rig Veda temple on the grounds of Maharishi's ashram, overlooking the Sangamthe point of convergence of the holy rivers Ganges, Jumna and the transcendental Saraswati. Maharishi was granted a State Honor by the government of India, befitting a great national hero, with an honor guard of soldiers and a helicopter showering flower petals from above. Spiritual and political dignitaries of India and tens of thousands of others from around the world, including many hundreds from the United States, gathered to pay their respects to our incomparable and beloved Maharishi. Every day, the national press featured major stories as the events unfolded, highlighting Maharishi's global achievements and carrying the news that Maharishi's vision and legacy of enlightenment and world peace would be fully realizedboth through the global leadership structure that Maharishi has put in place and through the dedicated efforts of all the enlightened Governors, Sidhas and Meditators throughout the world. After the ceremony, on successive days, the ashes of Maharishi's mortal remains were scatteredfirst in the Sangam, in the presence of hundreds of boats filled with thousands of people, and then in Varanasi, at the precise spot where Maharishi arranged for Guru Dev's mortal body to be submerged after his Mahasamadhi 55 years ago. We now await the final phase of the Vedic ceremony, to be held on February 20 in the presence of the Shankaracharya, commemorating Maharishi's ascent to the Supreme abode, the field of Universal Being. Personal Reflections I am sure many of you have heard reports of the deeply moving experiences of those who have been here. I'd like to share two of my experiences that I found especially transforming. First, on the day before the cremation, we held a huge press conference, for which I prepared a press release with our new National Director of Expansion, Bob Roth. It was an intensive day of organization and interviews, and when I was finally afforded a moment to rest, upon closing my eyes, I felt the overwhelming presence of Maharishimore powerfully and palpably present than at any time I had ever served him over these past 30 years. Liberated from the constricting influence of his mortal physiology, Maharishi's awareness seemed more universal and powerful than ever before. It became so clear to me: Maharishi is with us! On the following day, it was intensely poignant and, frankly, painful to witness Maharishi's tender and divine physiology placed upon the funeral pyre to be consumed by flame with the Vedic rites and recitations. But in the end, when all that remained were pure, white ashes, I witnessed the most surprising transformation of all. At first, it felt like Maharishi was completely liberated from any restriction from the confines of the human physiologywith its finite dimensions and frailties of age. It felt like Maharishi was suddenly completely unbounded, immortal, eternally youthful. But then I realized that Maharishi, in truth, was never bound by his mortal physiology. It was only my perception of him that was bound. But now that misperception was shattereddestroyed before my very eyes. I realized that it was I who was liberated from any remaining misperception that Maharishi was localized. Maharishi is TotalityBrahm. He was always Brahm. He resides within our most quiet, most tender, most abstract, blissful inner core. He is our very Self. And he is guiding each of us to the extent that we are awake to our inner Beingthat we are in tune with our inner Self. This is how Guru DevTranscendental Being, Total Natural Lawwas so ever present for Maharishi, and quietly guided Maharishi's every move, spontaneously achieving everything. And this is how Maharishi will guide us. This is Silent Administration through Natural Law. Moving Forward Now is the time for all of us to come together to fulfill Maharishi's
[FairfieldLife] Re: FYI: A spiritual teacher speaks about Barack Obama
authfriend jstein@ wrote: Anybody have any idea? ruthsimplicity wrote: I think he found a new cool word and wanted to use it. I also see from a google search that the word is used in the context of making sense of suffering of black people, but it really seems out of place in his piece. wikipedia has a good (but long) article, explaining this word Theodicy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodicy#Examples_of_theodicy
[FairfieldLife] making the rounds: another view of Deepak
Fwd: what I am thinking about The Maharishi Years -- The Untold Story by Deepak Chopra interesting ... I think Deepak was brilliant as a communicater, but he did not fully understand M.s teaching, and his books distorted it, altho he did inspire lots of initiations ... I think M wanted him close so Deepak could rest and learn better M's knowlege so he could present it accurately ... even in this note Deepak says: vedanta says the material world is an illusion Maharishi says the expanded awareness sees that relative is penetrated and permeated by the absolute so in the profoundest sense, the relative is the carrier, the dispenser of the absolute. the absolute manifests via the relative ... so it is not just an illusion. Seeing it simply as an illusion was the superficiality of the understanding before Maharisi came. I think Deepak never took SCI or teacher training, and tho he might have had many personal conversations with Maharishi, it seems to me from his writing that his understanding of Maharishi's knowledge was very incomplete ... and a little distortion can pervert the teaching. I think that may be why Maharishi wanted to have Deepak spend more time with him before he wrote more books, so popular, but misrepresentative ... In this message Deepak mentions surprise that an enlightened person would be materialistic (M talks about 200% of life, does not promote asceticism ) If I remember correctly, in his books Deepak was a proponent of positive thinking as well ... (M said if a poor man repeats over and over I am rich, I am rich, I am rich that does not make him a rich man) Also, M said, but the mountain doesn't mve!! when the faith of the mustard seed moving mountains story came up ... I could be wrong of course, but I always felt Deepak's writing showed a lack of understanding of Maharishi's teaching.
[FairfieldLife] Re: 'David Speaks...
wow, i enjoyed discovering this guy via your post, he is everything the maharishi wanted to be: check out his motivational video on thinking big on this page: [click the view video link] http://www.eaglestalent.com/speaker-bureau,465,presenter,Health-Fitness-Lifestyle-Life-Balance-Motivation-David-Essel,speaker.asp# aka: http://tinyurl.com/333t3z its outrageous, as real estate motivators should be, but also its fun to listen to. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just recently, the Maharishi , founder of the amazing technique transcendental meditation, left this plane and is now circulating the galaxies �.I�m sure with the same joy he gave us while in physical form here. I forget the actual year that I was introduced and trained in tm, but I believe it was in the late 1980�s or early 1990�s. Since that time, hundreds of studies on the power of this meditation technique have proven it�s effectiveness on healing the mind and body. I still use tm on an almost daily basis to help me in every area of my life. In 1996, I had the blessing of interviewing the Maharishi on the 40th anniversary of the founding of tm�..as a matter of fact, my national radio show , David Essel Alive was the only media outlet in the USA chosen to interview him for this occasion. And it was amazing. The one thing that stood out through this interview, which he did from his home in Holland, was his absolute joy�an almost �giddy� state that never wavered regardless of what type of question I asked him during the hour long interview . He was boundless joy..I was laughing with him the entire time �.and will always be grateful for the chance to engage with one of the most amazing men I have ever had the chance to talk with. From this moment forward, before each tm session I do, I will smile and remember the joy he left within me. Thank you . Slow down. Love, Peace, David www.talkdavid.com
[FairfieldLife] youtube -- photo tribute to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
by InvisibleSatsang -- My tribute to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln5T0C8V_8s this is a -very- good collection of old photos of maharishi; too bad it is set to some annoying indian bhajan music!
[FairfieldLife] Re: February 11, 2008 -- Jyotish reading for this day
suziezuzie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any astrologers out there want to take a stab at the significance of Feburary 11, 2008? Heard the commentator for Live Indian TV say that there was a significance for this day, I think he said Jupiter and Venus in connection. yah, mark, i heard the t.v. guy say that, too; here is a reading for this day by sam geppi of san francisco, a jyotish teacher and friend of mine: http://youtube.com/watch?v=vfzob9MgA4s sounds rather auspicious for M's funeral, i'd say
[FairfieldLife] indian press coverage of the funeral
Rediff Home India News Report http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/feb/11maha.htm Allahabad: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi cremated by Sharat Pradhan in Allahabad | February 11, 2008 15:22 IST Uniformed policemen of Uttar Pradesh lowered their guns as the last post was sounded by another set of cops as a mark of respect to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who was cremated in Allahabad with state honours on Monday noon. The funeral pyre was lit at exactly 12.40 pm by his nephew Girish Srivastava on a specially erected platform over a mound overlooking the holy 'sangam' of Ganga, Yamuna and the mythological Saraswati rivers -- where a dip is widely believed by Hindus to wash away a lifetime's sins. Chants of Jai Ram Jai Ram Jai Shree Ram by hundreds of his close disciples provided the backdrop to the cremation while several other enthusiastic followers of the Maharishi raised cries of Jab tak suraj chand rahega, Maharishi ji ka naam rahega (The Maharish's name will live as long as the sun and moon exist.) The Maharishi's family members laid out logs of mango and sandalwood to prepare an elevated pyre on which the body was placed before being smeared with sandalwood and vermillion powder. One of his nephews offered 'Gangajal' to his mouth while another poured out ghee from a golden pitcher all over his body. His followers from far and wide -- nearly every corner of the globe as well as different parts of India stood in stoic silence while showering rose petals on his body that was carried in a procession from the assembly hall of Maharishi Ved Vidyapeeth to the far end of the sprawling campus overlooking the Sangam. Carrying the body in turns were members of the Maharishi's family together with students of the Vidyapeeth, attired in white 'dhotis' and vests. The Maharishi's body was flown from his spiritual headquarters in Netherlands to Allahabad -- his hometown -- on Saturday. Thousands of people visited the Vidyapeth to offer their homage to him. The 1 km journey took nearly an hour and a half to reach its final destination where the yogi's newly nominated successor Tony Abu Nader and team of administrators -- designated 'rajas' -- received the body. Attired in white silk brocade regalia and displaying the insignia conferred on them by the Maharishi himself , the 'rajas' -- mostly European or American -- also wore huge gold medallions around their necks and golden crowns on their heads making them look like the cardinals from the Vatican. These included the 35 'rajas' and 13 ministers named by the Maharishi to oversee the functioning of his organisation, spread across 130 nations. Just as the pall-bearers climbed atop the mound, a helicopter took several circles to shower rose petals on the body. Uniformed policemen lowered their guns as the last post was sounded as a mark of state honour to the departed spiritual 'guru' . Then came the turn of Tony Abu Nader, now renamed Maharaja Dhiraj Raja Ram, to bow his head down at the feet of the Maharishi. The other 'rajas' followed course . Famous spiritualist Sri Sri Ravi Shankar who had himself been a strong disciple of the Maharishi rose with a wreath in hand and went round the special platform to offer obescience to his 'guru'. Hollywood film-maker David Lynch was in tow, to be followed by VIPs including Union Food Processing Minister Subodh Kant Sahay, Vishwa Hindu Parishad chief Ashok Singhal, former UP Assembly speaker and state BJP chief Keshri Nath Tripathi, top local officials and others.
[FairfieldLife] International Herald Tribune article
International Herald Tribune The Maharishi, meditation master to the West, cremated in India The Associated Press Monday, February 11, 2008 http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/11/news/India-Maharishi.php ALLAHABAD, India: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the iconic guru who sought to blend Eastern spirituality and Western science to harness the mind's power and heal the world, was cremated Monday in a tumultuous ceremony at one of Hinduism's holiest sites. Befitting the man who spent more than five decades establishing a meditation empire in the West with dozens of celebrity followers, the funeral was a mix of ancient Vedic tradition, modern Indian chaos and a touch of Hollywood-style theatrics. It was anything but contemplative and peaceful. Thousands of flag-waving followers beating drums, clanging cymbals and chanting hymns carried the flower-covered body from the Maharishi's ashram to a hilltop overlooking the confluence of the sacred Ganges and Yamuna rivers. Baton-wielding police couldn't stop a surge of followers who broke through their cordon while the body was being carried. They rushed the site in this northern Indian city where several hundred of the Maharishi's Western disciples and a group of Indian holy men were seated. Adding to the drama, a helicopter swooped in low, stirring up huge dust clouds and scattering posters of the guru as it dropped a scarlet cloud of rose petals on the funeral procession. It repeated the dive five times despite frantic attempts by the Maharishi's successors to wave it away. The Maharishi created the global Transcendental Meditation movement, or TM, in which he taught the West the ancient Hindu practice of mind control. He gained medical respectability for meditation, with scores of studies showing that meditation reduces stress, lowers blood pressure and improves concentration. Skeptics, however, scoffed at his notion that group meditation could harness the power of the universe to end all conflicts and cure world hunger. The Maharishi won international prominence for himself and his meditation techniques when the Beatles attended one of his lectures in Wales in 1967, and then visited his ashram in India in 1968. His beaming, bearded face became a symbol of 1960s hippie mysticism. Today, TM has more than 5 million practitioners. The body was placed on a pyre built by the Maharishi's relatives out of sandalwood logs, bails of straw and dried cow dung. An Indian military unit honored the holy man, but out of deference to his pacifist views, the soldiers lowered their weapons to the ground instead of firing a traditional salute. The family finished the ceremony by removing the white shroud from the Maharishi, anointing the body with ghee, or clarified butter, and covering it with saffron-colored powder. They then set it ablaze, sending plumes of white smoke into the air. Contrary to Hindu tradition, the Maharishi's ashes were not immersed in the Ganges. In accordance with his wishes, a memorial will be built over them at the cremation site, said Bob Roth, a spokesman for the movement. The Maharishi died, apparently of natural causes, last week at his headquarters in the Netherlands. He was believed to be 91. About 2,000 followers from around the world came for the funeral but only men were allowed to attend the ceremony. Women watched a televised version from the ashram. In attendance were Indian meditation guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and Hollywood film director David Lynch. He was such a great teacher. He opened the fullness of life to me. He allowed me to experience the eternity and infinity within myself, said Royal Lillge, 58, a TM teacher from Boise, Idaho. After the ceremony, his Western followers, most wearing cream-colored clothes, circled the pyre along with the movement's leaders, who were clad in ceremonial robes with gold medallions and crowns. A group of 48 leaders of the TM movement, known as ministers and rajas led by Maharaja #151; or Great King #151; Adhiraj Rajaram, who succeeded the Maharishi, vowed to continue to strive for the Maharishi's goals. Rajaram announced that dozens of schools or universities teaching TM and Yogic flying, showcased as the ultimate level of transcendence, would be built to continue the Maharishi's teachings as a memorial to him. Rajaram's royal proclamation was read out by John Heglin, another senior leader of the movement. Rajaram does not speak in public because he believes he can better lead by silence. Copyright © 2008 The International Herald Tribune http://www.iht.com
[FairfieldLife] Maharishi's remains reach Allahabad for Funeral
Maharishi's remains reach Allahabad for Funeral from The Times of India 10 Feb 2008 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Mahesh_Yogis_mortal_remains_reach_Allahabad/articleshow/2770358.cms Mahesh Yogi's mortal remains reach Allahabad ALLAHABAD: The body of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, kept in a white coffin and surrounded by pundits chanting Vedic mantras, was on Saturday brought to the city that was once his home for last rites. The cremation would take place on Monday. The truck carrying the coffin entered the city followed by a carcade of over 50 vehicles from Varanasi. The coffin was brought on a chartered plane from Holland where the Maharishi attained mahasamadhi on Tuesday. Scores of Western followers of the yogi also attended the procession. His successor Dr Tony Nader, a neurosurgeon, who is adorned with the title of Maharajadhiraj Raja Ram, was present. His disciples like Hollywood celebrity David Lynch and stress management guru Deepak Chopra are also scheduled to arrive in the city. The body would be kept for two days in a 'sadhana' (meditation) posture in a specially designed glass chamber for darshan. PS: this can be seen right now on http://maharishichannel.org CHANNEL 3
[FairfieldLife] 20,000 followers throng Allahabad for Mahesh Yogis funeral
20,000 followers throng Allahabad for Mahesh Yogi's funeral By Indo-Asian News Service on Sunday, February 10, 2008 Filed Under: World News http://www.freshnews.in/2-followers-throng-allahabad-for-mahesh-yogi\ s-funeral-21290 http://www.freshnews.in/2-followers-throng-allahabad-for-mahesh-yog\ is-funeral-21290 This quiet Uttar Pradesh town at the confluence of the holy Ganges, the historic Yamuna and the mythological Saraswati is suddenly hot on the global map as thousands of devotees from across 100 countries have gathered here to see the place from where Maharishi Mahesh Yogi began his journey as a physics student to become a world famous spiritual leader. The guru of transcendental meditation (TM) passed away at his retreat in the Netherlands Feb 5. His body was brought to Allahabad and kept in an embalmed state at the Maharishi Vidyapeeth, a Vedic school that the seer founded at Arail, a quiet neighbourhood on the outer banks of the Ganges at Prayag, nearly 15 km from here. It is perhaps one of the most unlikely funerals that a world leader can have. On Sunday evening, Guru Deva, as the seer was known to his devotees, sat in calm repose on a podium bedecked with heaps of roses, night queens and marigolds as nearly 20,000 devotees filed past him with folded hands. Some sprinkled rose petals and some flung marigold wreaths at his feet and were rewarded with a grin. Or was it just the imagination of the faithful? The Maharishi was dressed in robes of shimmering white silk. A faint smile played on his lips and his eyes were shut, like everyday, as a group of nine young priests chanted mantras from the Vedas, the ancient Indian scriptures. The pathway to the hall, where he sat in state, was lined with silk saffron flags and bright lights. It was a party in progress with laughter, banter and exchange of news about TM. For most of the foreign devotees, it was a reunion. The Maharishi has just completed his chores after a long journey of 50 years. In 1858, he had addressed a gathering in Madras (now Chennai), where he unveiled his simple meditation technique and outlined his vision for the future. It received incredible response. That was the takeoff point for his movement, said Stan Lamothe, a senior member of the TM movement at Voldrop, the Maharishi's retreat in the Netherlands. Stan, along with his friend Paul Morehead, a teacher at the Maharishi University of Management at Fairfield in Iowa in the US, kept smiling throughout. Don't mistake this smile for anything else. When I heard that the Maharishi had passed away, I was sad. But then I went to see him at his abode and it was bliss. He had just taken break and had passed on to the next world. There was nothing to cry about, he had prepared the blueprint for the future, the slim man with a receding hairline said. I am so thrilled to be in India, there are so many faces that I can recognise. It feels good to meet old friends again, said Morehead. The seer had apparently drawn up a map for his foundation for the next 100 years almost a year before his death, when he announced his retirement. He had appointed a 48-member governing council and a five-member governing body led by the Maharaja Dhiraja (his royal highness, king of kings) Ram aka Tony Nader, a neuroscientist from Lebanon, to steer the TM movement globally and expand the ambit of the organisation's activity. Nader or the Maharaja, as the Mahesh Yogi had cornonated him a year ago, had retreated into silence two years ago. That was the way the Maharishi wanted him to oversee the matters of the organisation. He will conduct the affairs in silence, transmitting his thoughts in transcendence to the five-member governing council, said Yugantar Saxena, the publicity head of TM's India chapter and the operational head of the Maharishi Television channel in the country. The Maharishi had also formed the Brahmanand Swaraswati Trust before his death to fund the movement of the organisation. The seer, who believed in Vedic monarchy of ancient India, had formed a hierarchy of maharaja (the chief kings), 35 country rajas (kings or the nation heads) and global ministers to lead the movement. He named his transcendent kingdom the Global Country of World Peace. All the 35 kings, attired in their white silk ceremonial robes and golden crowns, assembled at Arail over the weekend and mingled freely with the devotees in a rather democratic spirit. India figured high in the Maharishi's scheme of things. Led by the king, Harris Kaplan, in-charge of India operations and the principal donor to the seer's peace and Vedic revival programmes across the country, the Maharishi planned to form a permanent group 7,000 to 8,000 Vedic priests who would be trained in advance meditation techniques. This group would act as a buffer in times of crisis, mitigate tension and promote communal harmony and global peace through yagnas (ancient rituals) and group meditation sessions. The project, said a senior
[FairfieldLife] Utahns remember founder of Transcendental Meditation
KSL Television Radio, Salt Lake City, Utah KSL TV Video [the online version of this page includes a video of their newscast; below is the script of that broadcast] Utahns remember founder of Transcendental Meditation February 7th, 2008 @ 4:26pm Ed Yeates reporting Hundreds of people in Utah who use Transcendental Meditation to relieve stress are reacting with others around the globe to the death of the Hindu monk who founded the practice. Transcendental Meditation is practiced by thousands of people in this country and abroad without necessarily committing to its religious roots. But regardless of who or what they believe, people who have reaped the benefits of this meditation are paying respects to the Maharishi. The Maharishi Maheshi Yogi died peacefully this week, probably at age 91--although without a birth record nobody can exactly pinpoint his age. Though he was a Hindu monk, he popularized his Transcendental Meditation through a global empire that now includes a 24-hour satellite channel, teaching the meditation method to 144 countries in 22 languages. His work over the years captured the fancy of thousands, including well-known names and entertainers like the Beatles. In Utah, Transcendental Meditation groups gather routinely. People practice it at home and in the workplace. Scott Shields takes a 20-minute break daily at his business, using Transcendental Meditation as stress reliever. It never has had any belief component or faith component whatsoever [for me], he said. Having the practice be effortless and innocent, not looking for anything. It's a simple, very precise mental procedure which is effortless in its practice. In fact, numerous studies published in major scientific journals have now measured a cause-and-effect relationship: Transcendental Mediation's psychological and physical ability to relieve stress and lower blood pressure. Some researchers are now testing Transcendental Meditation breaks in high-risk public schools as a way to relieve anxiety and anger. Natalie Hansen is a certified Transcendental Meditation instructor in Utah. She says the Maharishi's technique has had far-reaching effects on people but in a very simple way. You just quiet the mind, and the body settles down, and deeply-rooted stresses are eliminated and released; and when you feel better, then you get along better with other people, she said. Those who practice Transcendental Meditation insist it has value despite skepticism and controversy over the years.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Utahns remember founder of Transcendental Meditation
oops, here is the link for this article, with video: http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148sid=2623323 --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, george_deforest [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: KSL Television Radio, Salt Lake City, Utah KSL TV Video [the online version of this page includes a video of their newscast; below is the script of that broadcast] Utahns remember founder of Transcendental Meditation February 7th, 2008 @ 4:26pm Ed Yeates reporting Hundreds of people in Utah who use Transcendental Meditation to relieve stress are reacting with others around the globe to the death of the Hindu monk who founded the practice. Transcendental Meditation is practiced by thousands of people in this country and abroad without necessarily committing to its religious roots. But regardless of who or what they believe, people who have reaped the benefits of this meditation are paying respects to the Maharishi. The Maharishi Maheshi Yogi died peacefully this week, probably at age 91--although without a birth record nobody can exactly pinpoint his age. Though he was a Hindu monk, he popularized his Transcendental Meditation through a global empire that now includes a 24-hour satellite channel, teaching the meditation method to 144 countries in 22 languages. His work over the years captured the fancy of thousands, including well-known names and entertainers like the Beatles. In Utah, Transcendental Meditation groups gather routinely. People practice it at home and in the workplace. Scott Shields takes a 20-minute break daily at his business, using Transcendental Meditation as stress reliever. It never has had any belief component or faith component whatsoever [for me], he said. Having the practice be effortless and innocent, not looking for anything. It's a simple, very precise mental procedure which is effortless in its practice. In fact, numerous studies published in major scientific journals have now measured a cause-and-effect relationship: Transcendental Mediation's psychological and physical ability to relieve stress and lower blood pressure. Some researchers are now testing Transcendental Meditation breaks in high-risk public schools as a way to relieve anxiety and anger. Natalie Hansen is a certified Transcendental Meditation instructor in Utah. She says the Maharishi's technique has had far-reaching effects on people but in a very simple way. You just quiet the mind, and the body settles down, and deeply-rooted stresses are eliminated and released; and when you feel better, then you get along better with other people, she said. Those who practice Transcendental Meditation insist it has value despite skepticism and controversy over the years.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi rape rumours
Well, then, what's all the hype about? You can hardly blame a dude for trying. Apparently they had a lot of sex, her and the renunciate, Mia and MMY?? Apparently by whose account? No, Linda Pierce. Mia is a separate incident in the article. Dunno if she was kicked out. according to what she says here, she was not kicked out ... Sexy romps of the Beatle's giggling guru -- I gave my mind to the Maharishi and he took my body News of the World, UK/August 23, 1981 http://www.rickross.com/reference/tm/tm156.html
[FairfieldLife] Re: Sankalpa for Maharishi
the pandits at vedic.by-choice.com in Orrisa stated in email to me, their monthly group yagya for february will devoted to MMY From a Sri Maa devotee: For those that are interested I spoke wit hShree Maa in NApa a few moments ago and she told me they are doing a nine day sankalpa for Maharishi. She instructed me t odo japa on the gayatri mantra preceded by the sankalpa in my puja sayingMAHARISHI ATMA MANGALAYTE GAYATRI JAPA KARISHYAMEE THEN DO THE GAYATRI MANTRA 108 TIMES. The gayatri is Om bhuur bhuva swaha Tat savitur varenyam Bhargo devasya dhiimahi dhiyo yo na prachodayaat or you can recite the sankalpa before meditation and then do 108 gayatris. This is done to encourage the soul t ogo higher and also bestows his blessings on the devotee. She told me to do this for 11 days.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi rape rumours
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Like whom? I just never heard anything like that. He was totally sexless. Read that file I pointed you to in a previous post. rick, i tried that tiny url link; it seems not to work anymore; maybe pointed to the yahoo message before it got archived?
[FairfieldLife] Re: MMY lecture on death in CC - Humboldt
curtisdeltablues wrote: I got a lot of peace from the article in the Skeptical Inquirer in 89 or 90 that compared these personality traits with popular gurus... It explained how he could use and discard people as he unfolded his mission. I don't see this as a putdown. One piece of evidence I submit that perhaps he was mislead about the power of his teaching are the closest people to him that he left behind, presumably his most advanced pupils. I think we have a pretty good idea that his optimism about his programs exceeded his results. Or is that just me being negative on King Tony and Bevan? King Tony always struck me as not really wanting the king job, put playing along, just to keep M happy out of reverence. Which means he might give up the crown soon, now that he can. But its Bevan im more worried about. Bevan's whole life has been as Maharishi's defender, kind of like a cosmic body guard. But with M gone, Bevan might just unravel and go bonkers. i hope im wrong, hope he can hang tough! i have had my own issues with Bevan, but i dont wish him ill.
[FairfieldLife] YouTube appeal from MUM - please vote
MUM video among top favorites on YouTube We discovered today that Peace from the Quantum Level http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsvEkPNitdQ is #20 on the Youtube's All Time Top Favorites list for Nonprofits Activism. [this video features David Lynch and John Hagelin] The favorites are based on how many people have favorited the video. Our video has been favorited 584 times and the current #1 video has been favorited 2,278 times. We can quickly take the #1 slot for this remarkable video ... this would be great to announce on the M.U.M. website and publicize to the media. Please watch this video -- and if you like it -- add it as a favorite by clicking on Favorite next to the red heart directly under the video. Also, please invite your friends to watch it and select it as a favorite if they like it. To select a favorite, a Youtube account (free) is needed ... which takes 15 seconds to create. Many thanks! Ron Barnett
[FairfieldLife] Re: What we have here.... is a failure to communicate.
this whole exchange has been kinda hilarious. i have this idea for Rick, that maybe he should re-write the introductory welcome on the front page explaining how -in fact- this group works, to prevent this kind of misunderstanding for future newbies. i think in light of the headlines on maharishi passing, there will be alot more of the curious, old-time TMers sniffing around here. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Behalf Of srijim1 Finally, someone who is actually willing to explain the situation without feeling the need to insult me. Now, was that so difficult to accomplish? Rick, here I thought you were some true believer and now it is apparent you are anything but. My apologies. I am obviously in the wrong forum talking to the wrong people. You have your own thing happening here and I'll intrude no further. Good luck to you all. SriJim I hope you stick around. I'm sure you'd have a lot to contribute. It's often a rough and tumble atmosphere here. Maybe those who make it that way like it that way. If you don't, don't contribute to it, ignore those who insult you and try to pull you into nastiness, and pick out the good stuff. In other words, Take what you need and leave the rest.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Snow Storm is symbolic? I think so.
Duveyoung wrote: 10 inches on the ground, can't see even a block down the street, wind howling, and no end in sight here. To me, it's a perfectly wondrous funereal shroud of white, and with one's master gone nothing else can be seen, and Vata's singing a final song. Edg Do not stand at my grave and weep. I am not there, I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow, I am the diamond glints on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain, I am the gentle autumn's rain. When you awaken in the morning's hush, I am the swift uplifting rush of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry, I am not there, I did not die... http://www.sedona.com/html/grief-poems.aspx
[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak's ode to MMY continues
the February issue of the Chopra Center online newsletter features a photo of Maharishi in loving memory and five differnt MMY quotes as words of wisdom http://chopra.com/namaste/february08
[FairfieldLife] current jyotish email refers to maharishi passing
From my friend Sam Geppi, http://vedicastrologycenter.net Vedic Astrologer in San Francisco, his daily email version: The solar eclipse on February 6, 2008 is one of the more interesting ones I have seen in a while. Not only will there be an eclipse at that time, but retrograde Mercury will be directly conjoined the sun and moon at the time it is eclipsed. Mercury will be closer to the Earth at that this time than he is at any other time, making him very powerful. I see this Mercury retrograde as being good for Gemini and Virgo ascendants, if they're willing to take a chance -- especially in the occult areas of life, and especially for Geminis, who have had Mars back and forth in their first house for close to four months at this point. Whereever the sign of Gemini falls in your chart could see a release from this eclipse. For those with a Gemini ascendant, sidereal zodiac, this eclipse could declare a major reversal of recent frustrations for them. I say this because an eclipse is very powerful, and not necessarily for bad things. It shows unusual events and generally will support a spiritual or otherworldly expression. But in general, this eclipse is buttressed by a Sun/Saturn exchange. The sun is in Capricorn, ruled by Saturn and Saturn is in Leo, ruled by the Sun. This type of interaction is a powerful glue that tends to hold actions together, despite negative circumstances that may arise. Thus, the sign of Capricorn is also very activated by the eclipse. Those with a Capricorn ascendant, sidereal zodiac, must watch their health for the next six months. But those with the Capricorn ascendant who have had some health difficulties, may find some relief in the occult methods or some unexpected breakthroughs at this time. This eclipse happens in the Nakshatra of Dhanista, ruled by Mars -- who just started moving forward again in Gemini. This Nakshatra is related to wealth and sustenance of all sorts. It is where many different ideas become forged into something new and innovative. The deity [of this nakshatra ] are the eight Vasus - an amalgam of energies taken from the gods Indra, (lightning) Soma, (nectar) Kubera, (wealth) Agni, (fire) Yama (restraint / death). This is the Nakshatra of Mars exalted, giving skill to use these universal forces creatively and alchemically. The exaltation point of Mars is symbolic of the kundalini, the burst of fire in the seat of the spine. Eclipses are always a good time for introspection and meditation. This would be a good day to fast or just eat lightly and contemplate the nature of the self. The great spiritual leader, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi left his body yesterday. These great spiritual masters pick auspicious times to do such things, thus you can bet now is a good time for spiritual practices and breakthroughs. In addition to this eclipse, Jupiter and Venus are both joined in Sagittarius, the sign of putting our spiritual knowledge into practice and following our inspirations.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak's ode to MMY, from Times of India
from Deepak's story: I remember taking George Harrison to meet him in 1993. George had gone to apologize for the bad behaviour of the Beatles back in 1969. Back then, the Beatles, especially John Lennon, had insinuated that the Maharishi was having an affair with Mia Farrow. When George apologised, the Maharishi said there was nothing to be sorry about. He said the Beatles were angels on Earth with their music and he could never be angry with them. i found the story of this meeting with maharishi, deepak and george harrison very interesting! The Times of India / 15 Feb 2006 Beatles are angels on earth, said Maharishi NEW DELHI: The souring of relations between the Beatles and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi has always been a mystery for the world. There was a reconciliatory meeting between Maharishi and George Harrison, and TOI's Guest Editor on Monday Deepak Chopra was the only other person present there. In September 1991, Harrison asked Chopra to set up a meeting with Maharishi, which he did. We got on to a chartered plane, which had just dropped off Paul McCartney to Monte Carlo. George wrote a note to Paul, saying, Guess whom we're going to meet, and signed it 'Jai Gurudev'. Then we flew to Vlodrop, in the Netherlands, where Maharishi was staying. It was an emotional meeting. As Chopra tells it, Harrison first presented Maharishi a rose. This was followed by a long silence. Then Maharishi asked, How have you been? George replied, Some good things (have happened), some bad things. Then he added, You must know about John being assassinated. Maharishi replied, I was very sorry to hear about it. After some time, Harrison spoke. I came to apologise, he said. For what? asked Maharishi. You know for what, replied Harrison. Tell Deepak the real story, said Maharishi. Harrison said, I don't know about it 100%, but here's what I know transpired. And he narrated the incident about the Beatles being asked to leave. Did Maharishi harbour any bitterness towards the Beatles? Chopra smiled. Part of the Beatles lore is that when they made their first appearance on American TV, on the Ed Sullivan show, there was no crime in the US for that one hour. Maharishi told us, 'When I heard this, I knew the Beatles were angels on earth. It doesn't matter what John said or did, I could never be upset with angels'. On hearing that, George broke down and wept. There was another long silence. Then Harrison told Maharishi, I love you and Maharishi responded, I love you too. The two left, and Harrison later phoned Chopra and told him, A huge karmic baggage has been lifted from me, because I didn't want to lie. Copyright © 2008 Times Internet Limited. All rights reserved. source -- http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1415351.cms
[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi's departure
Samadhi Is Much Closer wrote: If anyone has press releases announcing Mahrishi's demise, please forward those to the group or to me personally. Thank you, Satya try a search on Google news, there are many reports now: http://news.google.com/news?tab=wnncl=1129020364scoring=n
[FairfieldLife] CBS News report on Maharish's retirement
CBS News report on Maharish's retirement http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/29/ap/world/main3766030.shtml Maharishi Retreats Into Silence Indian Guru To The Beatles Retreats Into Silence, Gives Up Control Of Meditation Movement THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Jan. 29, 2008 [3 Photos] (AP) It was 1967 and the Indian meditation guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, dressed in white with long flowing black hair and a gray beard, beamed as he stood surrounded by four smiling young Beatles at the peak of their popularity. George Harrison, clutching a sitar, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were on their way to a retreat in Wales led by the Maharishi, and the Hindu holy man was on his way to worldwide fame. It has been more than 50 years since the Maharishi began teaching a technique known as Transcendental Meditation. He is now believed to be 91 and on Tuesday, a close adviser said he has retreated into near silence and turned over the day-to-day running of his global network to aides. He is not as young as he once was, adviser John Hagelin, an American physicist, said by telephone from the Dutch village of Vlodrop where the TM movement is now headquartered. I think he probably has a more limited reserve of physical energy to draw upon. He was working ... 20 hours a day for years. Transcendental Meditation, or TM, is a 20-minute twice daily routine in which the meditator silently focuses on a sound, or mantra, to induce relaxation and dive into a state of pure consciousness. Most scientists agree TM can ease stress, high blood pressure, pain and insomnia. But some argue it is no more effective than many other mind-body relaxation techniques. Movie director David Lynch once extolled the virtues of TM in a speech. Anger, stress, tension, depression, sorrow, hate, fear -- these things start to retreat, said Lynch, a longtime practitioner. And for a filmmaker, having this negativity lift away is money in the bank. When you're suffering you can't create. The Maharishi's movement claims some 6 million people have become practitioners. But it was not until the Beatles visited his ashram in India in 1968 that the guru became an icon of the counterculture movement. John, Paul, George and Ringo came for spiritual instruction as they struggled to come to terms with the death of their manager Brian Epstein. Other celebrities who followed the Maharishi's teachings included singer Donovan, actress Mia Farrow and the Beach Boys. The attention his famous followers focused on the Maharishi's movement turned it into a global phenomenon with outposts in some 130 countries. For the last 17 years, he has run it from a former Franciscan monastery in a secluded forest near Vlodrop, an eastern Dutch village near the German border. He often spent hours on end speaking by video links to followers around the globe. The Maharishi told senior aides at a Jan. 8 meeting in the Netherlands of his plan to withdraw from administrative duties and spend his time absorbed in the ancient Indian texts that underpin his movement. The announcement caught many followers off guard. He had been involved very dynamically administratively in his worldwide movement for over 50 years, so it's quite a significant change to see him dive back purely into knowledge and let other people take care of the administration, Hagelin said. There is no one designated successor but many people have been trained for years to carry on the Maharishi's various tasks, Hagelin said. The Maharishi -- a Hindi-language title for Great Seer -- now spends his days in silence contemplating and preparing a commentary on the Vedas, a vast Sanskrit canon compiled some 3,500 years ago, from which he evolves solutions for today's troubled world. I think everybody's quietly feeling some sense of celebration that he's finally going to complete his commentary on the Vedas, which probably will have a longer-term impact, Hagelin said. It's a vitally important body of literature. The Maharishi is believed to have been born Jan. 12, 1917, in central India. He earned a physics degree from Allahabad University, was the longtime secretary to a leading Hindu sage, then wen into silent retreat for two years in the northern Indian hills. In 1955, he began teaching Transcendental Meditation and took his technique to the United States in 1959. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
[FairfieldLife] Re: RIP Scott Girard / Vedic exercise
The irony is that he died of cardiovascular disease, yet recently Maharishi told Purusha they shouldn't exercise because Exercise isn't part of our tradition. That would be ironic only if the type of cardiovascular disease he had would have been prevented or remedied by exercise during the time he was in Purusha. according to wikipedia, sedentary lifestyle is one of the risk factors that are modifiable; some risk factors like genetic predispositon cannot be modified. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiovascular_disease However, unless Maharishi was cautioning against western exercise methods specifically (like going to the gym), i find his statement odd, in light of what his own Maharishi Ayurveda posts on its website, to the contrary: Q: How does one know what kind of exercise to do? A: Vedic exercise, such as Yoga and Sun Salutes, are the most highly regarded forms of exercise in Maharishi Ayurveda, because they rejuvenate and purify the body at a subtle level. Walking is also an excellent form of exercise for almost anyone, and is gentle enough for Vata types. Swimming is ideal for Pitta types, and most Kapha types have a greater capacity for longer and more intense exercise. http://mapi.com/en/newsletters/ayurveda_health_tips.html a vigorous round of a dozen Salutes to the Sun should be enough to cut the risk of too much sitting; and what about all the hopping purusha men do; or do they?
[FairfieldLife] Bill Sands publishes article - Veda and Physiology
i liked Bill Sands, he was the head of Personel at MIU, back in the 1980's when i was on staff for a time he wrote an article, reported today (January 21, 2008) by Global Good News: Dr William Sands publishes article on connection between Vedic Literature and human physiology http://globalgoodnews.com/health-news-a.html?art=120095399513211942 The article itself appears in an Indian newspaper, and is available online here: http://indiapost.com/article/philosophy/1808/
[FairfieldLife] Re: OT: Anybody have a clue why CNN.com keeps changing the picture?
The Secret [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Everytime I go and refresh CNN.com's homepage I see a different picture for Actor Heath Ledger dead I haven't noticed that sort of presentation before. I wonder if it's part of the CNN.com initiative to make the site interactive. its a developing story; i'd guess they update the pictures as they get better ones; when i looked just now, the pic was Heath Ledgers dad in mourning. ... Nearer They God to Thee when the nukes fly is probably lost in the dust. CNN.com has been pretty upbeat with Osama's son telling his father Don't kill innocents and and Lou Dobbs the populist. Perhaps the Gaia Hypothesis is in operation. Of course Dr. John would see this as the result of us but I'm not sure if we're the horse pulling the carriage or the carriage propelling the horse. if Dr John gives credit to the tm-sidhas in the dome, its only because more silence in world consciousness should cause improved current events. i think that would be so, even if no group took credit for it; its an evolving world regardless of the course you're on. Like the vedic story of Vishnu (or is it Shiva?) lifting up a mountain, and all the villagers took credit for helping by raising up their sticks. And the lord indulged their desire. Pure consiousness is the ground state of all creation, it doesnt need anybody's help; but the TMO will pat you on the back, just to encourage you to do more programs; it is after all Kali Yuga, so there's lots of serious temptation to not meditate. a little ego stroking might get you to meditate or hop around that much longer. its a kind of compassion from the TMO to the TB's (true believers), imo
[FairfieldLife] Re: silver galactic ocean + physiology of wealth
DOME ANNOUNCEMENTS--Maharishi, Sanskrit course from Dome Announcements [EMAIL PROTECTED] date Jan 20, 2008 12:41 PM 1. Good News from Dr. Bevan Morris 2. Sanskrit Recitation Course at The Raj 1. Good News from Dr. Bevan Morris Dr. Morris would like to share this message with the entire community: Dear All: The wonderful news is that Maharishi is in very deep silence here, and all is going very, very well, and he is listening to the World Congress of Rajas from time to time when he is not in complete silence. It is going very well! Here in Maharishi's house the stillness is the most profound I have ever experienced, powerful silence like a silver galactic ocean. Jai Guru Dev 2. Sanskrit Recitation Course at The Raj Dr. Keith Wegman, Ph.D in Maharishi Vedic Science, will be presenting a special four-lesson course in Sanskrit Recitation at The Raj Health Spa starting Thursday, January 31st from 8-9pm and continuing Thursday nights for four weeks. The course is open to the entire community from beginners to advanced Sanskrit readers. No experience is necessary. In this course, participants will recite selections from the Purana texts pertaining to Mahalakshmi. Mahalakshmi represents the quality of wealth and abundance pervading the entire universe. Recitation of these sounds enlivens the qualities of Mahalakshmi in the brain physiology and the environment. Course fee is $40, or $10 per individual lesson. Call 472-8279 or email Keith @ theraj.com for more details. *** DOME ANNOUNCEMENTS is a moderated list that distributes announcements to the Maharishi University of Management community. To sign up for DOME ANNOUNCEMENTS. Send an e-mail message to dome-l-request @ mum.edu and put the word subscribe (without the quotation marks) in the body of the message. cardemaister wrote: Whoa! That's awesome. In four lessons one learns to recite selections from the puraaNa-s! :o pretty modest price; only $40 for the road to riches
[FairfieldLife] Re: hagelin had sex with a student of mum that i know
nadarrombus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the girl is catherine coffee. twenty something... in her twenties ... not exactly jail bait more like consenting adult, bro she was having sex with him ... so what right, exactly: so what! (as you yourself know, right?) but his character is it worth a shit. and now so is yours, for posting this kind of malicious gossip; you damage the rep of both dr. john and the girl; and i cant imagine why ... oh wait: they have sex, but you didnt; that must really piss you off, she consented to him but not to you. is that it?
[FairfieldLife] silver galactic ocean + physiology of wealth
DOME ANNOUNCEMENTS--Maharishi, Sanskrit course from Dome Announcements [EMAIL PROTECTED] date Jan 20, 2008 12:41 PM 1. Good News from Dr. Bevan Morris 2. Sanskrit Recitation Course at The Raj 1. Good News from Dr. Bevan Morris Dr. Morris would like to share this message with the entire community: Dear All: The wonderful news is that Maharishi is in very deep silence here, and all is going very, very well, and he is listening to the World Congress of Rajas from time to time when he is not in complete silence. It is going very well! Here in Maharishi's house the stillness is the most profound I have ever experienced, powerful silence like a silver galactic ocean. Jai Guru Dev 2. Sanskrit Recitation Course at The Raj Dr. Keith Wegman, Ph.D in Maharishi Vedic Science, will be presenting a special four-lesson course in Sanskrit Recitation at The Raj Health Spa starting Thursday, January 31st from 8-9pm and continuing Thursday nights for four weeks. The course is open to the entire community from beginners to advanced Sanskrit readers. No experience is necessary. In this course, participants will recite selections from the Purana texts pertaining to Mahalakshmi. Mahalakshmi represents the quality of wealth and abundance pervading the entire universe. Recitation of these sounds enlivens the qualities of Mahalakshmi in the brain physiology and the environment. Course fee is $40, or $10 per individual lesson. Call 472-8279 or email Keith @ theraj.com for more details. *** DOME ANNOUNCEMENTS is a moderated list that distributes announcements to the Maharishi University of Management community. To sign up for DOME ANNOUNCEMENTS. Send an e-mail message to dome-l-request @ mum.edu and put the word subscribe (without the quotation marks) in the body of the message.
[FairfieldLife] Maharishi's Farewell Message on YouTube
Maharishi's Farewell Message on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw_KnyD0mOI
[FairfieldLife] Re: (no subject) MMY's jyotish chart
John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have MMY's jyotish chart. At this time, he is undergoing a phase called Sade-Sati, meaning seven and a half. This period is considered a precarious and problematic time for any individual. Given the fact that MMY is already at an advanced age, it is logical to assume that this time period is not good for MMY. Saturn is now transiting MMY's natal Moon in Leo. It will take another 3 to 4 years to complete Sade-Sati. Also, MMY's major period of Saturn/Moon/Sun will be particularly difficult for him. This period will start on April 1, 2008. i ran MMY's chart just now, and what i got it agrees that he is in Sade Sati; however these Dasa periods are a bit differnt: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Jan 12,1917 08:40 -5:30 Jabalpur, India 79E57 23N10 As 26Cp47 Dhanishtha Su 28Sg40 U.Shadya Mo 9Le50 Magha Ma 9Cp20 U.Shadya MeR 12Cp38 Shravana Ju 3Ar33 Aswini Ve 3Sg09 Mula SaR 4Cn55 Pushya Ra 27Sg09 U.Shadya Ke 27Ge09 Punarvasu Vimshottari Dashas Sa/Sa Nov 14,1995 Sa/Me Nov 16,1998 Sa/Ke Jul 27,2001 Sa/Ve Sep 4,2002 Sa/Su Nov 4,2005 Sa/Mo Oct 17,2006 Sa/Ma May 17,2008 Sa/Ra Jun 26,2009 Sa/Ju May 2,2012 [this puts him in Saturn/Moon now, since Oct 2006; and into Saturn/Mars in May 2008] i will say right off, i used Junior Jyotish online software, which is good but not super accurate, at http://www.jyotishtools.com/onlineh.htm wonder what you think ?
[FairfieldLife] Re: (no subject)
MDixon6569@ wrote: Has anybody heard any rumors about Maharishi saying he won't be with us much longer? Lurk wrote: I just within the last few minutes got an e-mail from a friend detailing some going ons in Holland. There were many tidbits. But that was the gist of it. i just got this, which seems maybe in line with the rumors: FLAG RAISING FOR MAHARIHSI TOWER OF INVINCIBILITY JANUARY 12, 12:15 PM -- PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY (Maryland) In an historic address last night, Maharishi has asked that we conduct flag raisings for a Tower of Invincibility in 48 countries. In the US, at Raja Hagelin's request, this will happen in 2 places -- the Brahmasthan and also Prince Georges County. This Tower will be a memorial of invincibility to Maharishi for all of his work creating invincibility for the past 50 years. (that last sentence sounds like it could be a final memorial, no?) It will be a place of knowledge, a School of Invincibility, with 12 stories, grand Exhibition Halls for all fields, with an emphasis on Maharishi Jyotish to ensure problems are averted before they arise. This will be for the reality of invincibility, reverberating in Total Knowledge. There will be video connections to the Vedic Pandits of India in the Tower of Invincibility. It will permanently establish invincibility for the nation. This is a gift from Maharishi to the world, and our gift to Maharishi. At the flag raising, the idea is to do Puja to Guru Dev, play Rastra Git, bagpipes or other ceremonial music, and make wishes and talk about the significance of this Tower of Invincibility. The Flag Raising will take place at 12:17 PM at our beautiful 7.5 acres of land in Prince Georges County. The address is 9910 Rosaryville Road, Upper Marlboro, MD Another announcement will follow later today with all the details of the event. This event is IN ADDITION to the January 12 Celebration previously announced. Jai Guru Dev, Bethesda Peace Palace Directors
[FairfieldLife] Re: David Lynch on iPhone
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKiIroiCvZ0 hilarious!! David Lynch ... you gotta luv him
[FairfieldLife] maharishi fine-tunes fairfield sidhas now?
DOME ANNOUNCEMENTS -- TM-Sidhis Advanced Lecture Thursday Evening in Domes Maharishi would like all Sidhas to be checked in their practice before January 12. Drs. Doug and Linda Birx will hold a Sidhis Advanced Lecture on Thursday, January 10, at 8:00 p.m. Men will meet in the Men's Dome and ladies in the Ladies' Dome. Please bring a valid Dome Badge. Jai Guru Dev Maharishi Invincibility Center of Fairfield Dreier Building, Maharishi University of Management Campus Fairfield, Iowa 52557 TMcenter @ gmail.com ; 641-472-1174 ; Fax 641-470-1393 *** DOME ANNOUNCEMENTS is a moderated list that distributes announcements to the Maharishi University of Management community. Send your announcements to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Encourage your friends to sign up for DOME ANNOUNCEMENTS. Send an e-mail message to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and put the word subscribe (without the quotation marks) in the body of the message.
[FairfieldLife] Mike Huckabee's Positions are Chuck Norris Approved
oneradiantbeing wrote: Concise Summary of Mike Huckabee's Positions Thom Hartmann Radio Show on YouTube -- Mike Huckabee is Chuck Norris Approved: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjYv2YW6azE
[FairfieldLife] Re: Hare Krishna Dal
Vaj wrote: Bob both the use of onions and garlic are part of the traditional pharmacopeia of Ayurveda, as well the the prescription of meats ... i can confirm what vaj says regarding garlic; there is a MAPI formula that includes garlic that i often use, it gives relief to arthritic joints. i assume that it is not tamasic if combined with other co-factor ingredients; the concoction as a whole is ayurvedic, and therefore presumedly sattvic. normally, i have some allergic reaction to garlic and onions, but have no allergic reaction with the garlic blend from mapi.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Hare Krishna Dal
shempmcgurk wrote: Didn't Hare Krishna Das come to Fairfield about a year ago and give a concert? I've seen his DVD and enjoyed it very much! hey, i like Krishna Das too; you can listen to him here on MySpace http://www.myspace.com/krishnadas
[FairfieldLife] Re: Anyone have a good dal recipe?
shempmcgurk wrote: Yes? Please share. bob_brigante wrote: mapi.com shempmcgurk wrote: Oh? And what will it cost in ingredients...$42.00? LOL, good guess! Maharishi Ayurveda - Ayurvedic Recipes http://mapi.com/en/recipes/r-khichari.html Kichari (Khichdi) * 1/4 cup split mung dahl * 1/2 cup basmati rice * 6 cups of water * 1 t Maharishi Ayurveda Ghee * 1 t lemon or lime juice * 2 t Maharishi Ayurveda Vata, Pitta, or Kapha Churna * 1 t chopped cilantro leaves * salt to taste Rinse rice and dahl. Add water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a low boil and continue cooking for about 55 minutes or longer if you wish a thicker consistency. In a separate pan, heat the ghee. Add the churna and saute briefly, about 30 seconds or until aroma is let off. Add to rice and dahl. Add salt, lemon juice and cilantro. Stir well. MAPI Organic Ghee - Gourmet Clarified Butter 28 oz glass jar - $23.95 13 oz. glass jar - $12.95 Ghee: The Ayurvedic Liquid Gold -- Maharishi Ayurveda considers it a Rasayana, a rejuvenating and longevity-promoting food. Ghee is traditionally made by heating butter until it becomes a golden liquid. The coagulated lactose and other milk solids are removed in the process, making it suitable for lactose intolerant people. Churna may be Vata, Pitta or Khapha, depending on your dosha imbalance. MXVS Calming (Vata) Spice Mix 2 oz 2 oz $7.95 MXV8 Calming (Vata) Spice Mix 8 oz 8 oz $15.95 MAPI ingredients could be as low as $20 or up to $40 for larger sizes. (postage/shipping is extra)
[FairfieldLife] Re: MMY: from activity to silence
bob_brigante wrote: Parliament of Invincible Nations of Europe 22 November 2007, MERU, Holland I feel now, that having been active for all these fifty years, the Kriya Shakti* has woken up, and has started to show the evidence of its waking up. At least twenty-four countries are invincible out of 192. So I am tempted to tell you my feelings, that with twenty-four countries rising to invincibility, and with all these Rajas and the National Leaders [of the Global Country of World Peace], during the next week, the Rajas will take over the Kriya Shakti in silence. So I am thinking of shifting my role from Kriya Shakti to Gyan Shakti, because I feel the awakening of Kriya Shakti has been through my basing the Kriya Shakti in the Gyan Shakti. -- Maharishi *Kriya Shakti -- the principle of total dynamism embedded in total silence -- Gyan Shakti, Total Knowledge -- Veda. GGN-Daily quote ggn-education @ maharishi.net Maharishi Channel 3-MOU is happy to announce A Special Live Broadcast: Celebrating 50 years of Maharishi's Movement The broadcast will start on Monday December 31, 2007 at: 4:00 AM US Central Time 11:00 AM Central European Time online at: http://maharishichannel.org Jai Guru Dev
[FairfieldLife] Re: Lingam in FF
Rick Archer posted: Hey Rick, I think there actually is a lingam in Fairfield in Vedic City. I promised not to say who gave me the information, but it is a totally reliable person. This person saw the enclosed area from a short distance away. Several pundits were entering and leaving the spot. It looked as if it had been enclosed to keep the refrigeration at a cold enough level to prevent melting during the summer in FF. Sal, the current stories of an ice lingam in iowa are a replay of a similar event at maharishi's house in holland 2 yrs ago dhamiltony2k5 wrote: Auspicious happenings in Maharishi Vedic City; A deity in the form of an ice sculpture has emerged just recently in M. Vedic City from a drain pipe. Maharishi was contacted in Vlodrop Holland and asked about it he confirmed it. wayback71 wrote: Actually, from very reliable sources I heard last summer that a lingam had formed as the winter ice melted. Photos were taken and emailed to Holland where MMY verified it all. From then on, pujas and Vedic cermonies have been going on in the now enclosed area of the lingam. I never saw it myself, or where it is located. the photos were of an ice lingam that formed on maharishi's house in Vlodrop due to the arrival of Purusha, 2 years ago; i've just now added the pictures to the photo section here on FF Life (taken from another yahoo group: TMFriends ) see new album: ice Lingam at Maharishi's house, Vlodrop also: see this letter from a purusha guy (posted by Rick in January 2006) where he tells us all about it! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/86486
[FairfieldLife] Re: ice Lingam (was: Movement news?)
dhamiltony2k5 wrote: Auspicious happenings in Maharishi Vedic City; A deity in the form of an ice sculpture has emerged just recently in M. Vedic City from a drain pipe. Maharishi was contacted in Vlodrop Holland and asked about it he confirmed it. wayback71 wrote: Actually, from very reliable sources I heard last summer that a lingam had formed as the winter ice melted. Photos were taken and emailed to Holland where MMY verified it all. From then on, pujas and Vedic cermonies have been going on in the now enclosed area of the lingam. I never saw it myself, or where it is located. the photos were of an ice lingam that formed on maharishi's house in Vlodrop due to the arrival of Purusha, 2 years ago; i've just now added the pictures to the photo section here on FF Life (taken from another yahoo group: TMFriends ) see new album: ice Lingam at Maharishi's house, Vlodrop also: see this letter from a purusha guy (posted by Rick in January 2006) where he tells us all about it! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/86486
[FairfieldLife] ice Lingam (was: Movement news?)
dhamiltony2k5 wrote: Auspicious happenings in Maharishi Vedic City; A deity in the form of an ice sculpture has emerged just recently in M. Vedic City from a drain pipe. Maharishi was contacted in Vlodrop Holland and asked about it he confirmed it. wayback71 wrote: Actually, from very reliable sources I heard last summer that a lingam had formed as the winter ice melted. Photos were taken and emailed to Holland where MMY verified it all. From then on, pujas and Vedic cermonies have been going on in the now enclosed area of the lingam. I never saw it myself, or where it is located. the photos were of an ice lingam that formed on maharishi's house in Vlodrop due to the arrival of Purusha, 2 years ago; i've just now added the pictures to the photo section here on FF Life (taken from another yahoo group: TMFriends ) see new album: ice Lingam at Maharishi's house, Vlodrop also: see this letter from a purusha guy (posted by Rick in January 2006) where he tells us all about it! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/86486
[FairfieldLife] better than siddhis: ice skating cowboys!
for the holidays: ice skating cowboys, ho ho ho http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkp9OXAVD88
[FairfieldLife] Walk Hard clip: the Beatles with Maharishi spoofed
youtube preview of the upcoming rediculous comedy: Walk Hard: the Dewey Cox Story. featured in this clip: the Beatles visit to Maharishi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooX8nHa5rrc
[FairfieldLife] fun Beliefnet Quiz: what kind of Hindu are you?
Quiz: What Type of Hindu Are You? http://www.beliefnet.com/section/quiz/index.asp?sectionID=10003surveyID\ =88 http://www.beliefnet.com/section/quiz/index.asp?sectionID=10003surveyI\ D=88 You [george d.] scored 44, on a scale of 0 to 125 = Philosopher Here's how to interpret your score: 0 - 30 Bhakta 31 - 60 Philosopher 61 - 80 Traditionalist 81 - 100 Cultural Hindu 101 - 125 World traveler Results of Beliefnet's Hindu identity quiz explained in depth: http://www.beliefnet.com/story/35/story_3567_1.html http://www.beliefnet.com/story/35/story_3567_1.html
[FairfieldLife] reports of levitation (was: Amma's teaching...)
Angela Mailander wrote: Unfortunately, I can't remember the names and dates, but there are reports of levitation in the Neo-Platonic tradition, so the mysterious East is not the only source for such stories. Craig Pearson, of MUM faculty, wrote a book about levitation; i dont think it was published yet; but, it includes the spontaneous levitations of St Joseph of Cupertino, a Catholic saint from the Middle Ages. of course there wasnt much Science back then, so there is not scientific proof; however, the suspicious Catholic Church was convinced of what he was doing; they dont make just anyone a saint; in their way, they investigate things quite thoroughly. this passes for me as: as scientific as you can be for that age; this monk did float into the air.
[FairfieldLife] History Channel Documentary on Maharishi - new link
Dick Mays wrote: For those of you who may have missed last week's wonderful documentary on Maharishi, someone has posted it as a download available for a short time. Enjoy! ~ JGD History International Channel Documentary on Maharishi the google URL was temporary, and appears to be down now. However, here is another source for the documentary: http://www.sendspace.com/file/362atr this version is somewhat enhanced, with better sound and visual clarity.
[FairfieldLife] too funny: MMY, Bevan, Hagelin and Raja Nader Ram as ELVES
too funny: MMY, Bevan, Hagelin and Raja Nader Ram as dancing ELVES http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1284954292
[FairfieldLife] Re: mothers of men - TMO press release
Not only does it relegate women to the level of breed sows for the planet, it's only their men children that count. this is missing the point; in light of the rest: The administration of the mothers' wing of the Movement will be on the level of silence functioning within itself. Our administration will not be through human endeavour but through human surrender -- from where silence operates. The mothers' wing will offer to every mother in the world the opportunity to swing in the value of Saraswati -- the Divine Mother,Goddess of Knowledge. We will offer to every mother the opportunity to be mother at home, at home within her own transcendental bliss consciousness. the mothers get to sit home and swing in their bliss. whereas, the men have to waste their time, tending to mere human endeavor. it doesnt say the men count (thats a male fantasy); the men are just worker bees, serving the queen mother.
[FairfieldLife] LIAR LIAR
cute: liar liar, pants on fire http://video.tagged.com/?v=2MHrqifm6 http://video.tagged.com/?v=2MHrqifm6 its just that simple!
[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi speaks candidly about those opposing him
Vaj wrote: I thought the Big Reesh had said Bevan 'could make no mistakes' as he was enlightened? Bevan's performance evaluation did not get him the promotion; everyone else gets to be a Raja, he's still a civilian. As soup nazi would say: no crown for you!
[FairfieldLife] Maharishi speaks candidly about those opposing him
I said, I know I am being opposed. I am prepared to take and swallow and digest ninety-nine people opposing as long as I have one person to follow me. The formula was in terms of one in one hundred. In San Francisco, the formula came: for whatever reason they come, I should not reject them. In England, the formula came: in whatever way they oppose me, I should not deter. I remain firm. One in one hundred, one in one hundred. And I was repeating that I am prepared to have 99 oppositions, as long as there is one word through him that we will rise up to the goal. source: http://globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=11955008971054584
[FairfieldLife] Re: Empty Bill's claims about alamabana
Curtis DeltaBlue wrote: When I stopped meditating about 19 years ago it felt a little weird for a few days and I sometimes had to take an afternoon nap since I was used to resting then. But in less than a week I felt great and have never desired the state again. I found that dissociation caused me to be a little detached from my feelings in a way that muffled them a bit. I enjoy the clarity non meditation has brought. is this preference for unmuffled emotion the real me or just ego clinging to my hut, my hut?? i ask this with no judgement of your choice; in fact i am at the same place, a crossroads, and am really asking the question of myself
[FairfieldLife] Coronation of John Hagelin / Day of Awakening
from MOU mou-usa @ maharishi.net date Nov 19, 2007 Coronation of John Hagelin / Day of Awakening The Coronation of Dr. John Hagelin, the Raja of America will be broadcast live on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at 4:00 AM USCT , 11:00 AM CET This Coronation Ceremony will usher in the special day of Devotam Ekadashi - the Day of Awakening. For replay times please check our home page http://www.mou.org Jai Guru Dev [see it now: http://maharishichannel.org channel 3]
[FairfieldLife] for fun: test you knowledge of hindu gods and goddesses
Quiz: Hindu Gods and Goddesses [on Beliefnet.com] http://www.beliefnet.com/section/quiz/index.asp?sectionID=10003surveyID=48 Q1. Which goddess is Krishna's beloved? 1. Sita 2. Radha 3. Durga 4. Lakshmi Q2. Why is Shiva called the Blue-necked God? 1. Because blue is his favorite color. 2. Because the River Ganga washes over his neck. 3. Because he swallowed the poison that came from the churning of the ocean at the time of creation. 4. Because his neck is the sky. Q3. What animal does Skanda ride for his mount? 1. a bull 2. a rat 3. a crocodile 4. a peacock Q4. Why is one of Ganesha's tusks broken off? 1. He broke it off to hurl at the Moon who laughed at him once 2. It broke during a battle with Shiva. 3. Parvati hurled it at Shiva. 4. It broke off on a ladoo he was eating. Q5. The five brothers whom Lord Krishna befriends and defends in the Mahabharata are called 1. The Bharatas 2. The Kauravas 3. The Pandavas 4. The Maruts Q6. In which chapter of the Bhagavad Gita does Lord Krishna display his theophany, the vishvarup? 1. Chapter Eleven 2. Chapter One 3. Chapter Ten 4. Chapter Eighteen Q7. Which of the following is not one of Vishnu's avatars? 1. Narasimha, the Man-lion 2. Bali, the Good Demon 3. The Buddha 4. Matsya, the Fish Q8. What name does Hanuman have inscribed on his heart? 1. Sita 2. Rama 3. Shiva 4. Ganesha Q9. Which god is called the Grandfather? 1. Vishnu 2. Shiva 3. Rama 4. Brahma Q10. Durga, the goddess more powerful than all the gods put together, slayed 1. Mahisha, the Buffalo Demon 2. Ganesha 3. Ravana 4. Hiranyakashipu
[FairfieldLife] Raja Wynne tours expansion projects in his Domain
Maharishi Vedic City and Maharishi University of Management expansion continues by Global Good News staff writer / November 18, 2007 http://globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=1194471642785943 Dr Robert Wynne, Raja (Administrator) of Central Vedic America for the Global Country of World Peace, and Mayor of Maharishi Vedic City, USA, reported on a recent tour of expansion projects in his city and nearby Maharishi University of Management (MUM). We are proud of everyone who is here on the Invincible America Assembly; and we are proud of everyone who lives in Maharishi Vedic City and Maharishi University of Management, Dr Wynne began, noting that he had completed a tour that morning to see their ongoing expansion projects. He was impressed by the 6,000-square-metre Student Union on the MUM campus that will house so many different aspects of the university, including a large dining hall, auditorium, classrooms, and student union offices and meeting rooms, in a magnificent three-storey building. Just across the highway from it, the marble facade is being applied to the outside of the two Peace Palaces that will offer all of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's knowledge for world peace. Construction also continues on housing for faculty, students, and staff members on the campus that is now a dynamic environment. The university demolished some 72 old, non-Vastu** structures; and there was a sense of relief as each came down. Now Vastu buildings are replacing them. Mentioning that MUM's enrolment has gradually risen to an all-time high this semester, Dr Wynne observed that students join the Invincible America Assembly when they learn Yogic Flying. Dr Wynne's tour included a drive around the Vedic Pandits' (peace-creating experts) campus, where he watched a huge crane at work on their recreation hall that started only three days ago. Another new building for their celebrations and recitations that can accommodate about 600 people is almost finished; and the 8-metre-high gate [8 meters = c. 25 feet] to their campus is completed. Soon, Dr Wynne said, their dining room extension will allow some 200 more Vedic Pandits to dine there, so more can move out there from their temproary housing on the MUM campus. Last, he reported that a consortium of bankers recently visited Maharishi Vedic City to see the accomplishments and consider how to expand the facilities for the 500 Vedic Pandits. All this is going on with the backdrop of the Invincible America Assembly, to make America peaceful, Vedic, and invincible, he concluded. ** Vastu: Buildings constructed according to Maharishi Sthapatya Veda, Vedic architecture in accord with Natural Law. Copyright 2007 Global Good News(sm) Service
[FairfieldLife] Hagelin to be crowned tomorrow - Raja of America!
After tiptoeing through the elephants of bizaar narcissim that characterizes the TMO today (and that brought the TMO to the brink of irrelevance and obscurity) he courageously is dragging the TMO from its delusional cloud of self-reassurance to meet the 21st century's need for TM. He's not playing it safe, career-wise, but neither do his movies, which poke, plunge and twist a hot stick into the eye of the culture of film-making. In both arenas, David Lynch excels -- his reputation is secure. I have a totally different take on courage in this context. Courage would mean Lynch confronts MMY and pleads with him to stop all the bullshit that has been going on in the TMO for the last 30 years and to stick to promoting the TM Program. No more political parties, pontificating on politics, paranoid ramblings about the CIA infiltrating the TMO, setting up your relatives in India with access to multi-million dollar bank accounts, and all those trappings of the Hindu religion (Vastu, yagyas, vedic peanut butter cups, etc.) Lynch didn't do that; rather he is encouraging and enabling more of the same by sharing the same stage with nutjobs like Rajah Kohoutek Emannuelle. He encouraged the slow death of the TMO by participating in the NLP campaigns (he actually shot and directed a commercial for Hagelin). This is not courage but complacency. This is not courage but enabling. Like most in the TMO, he sold his soul for a few shekels of darshan. this just in John Hagelin, to be crowned Raja of America tomorrow! watch it on internet or satellite: MOU channel 3 at http://maharishichannel.org more bizarre narcissism? you be the judge American Heritage Dictionary / nar·cis·sism (när's#301;-s#301;z'#601;m) n. 1. Excessive love or admiration of oneself. See Synonyms at conceit. 2. A psychological condition characterized by self-preoccupation, lack of empathy, and unconscious deficits in self-esteem. 3. Erotic pleasure derived from contemplation or admiration of one's own body or self, especially as a fixation on or a regression to an infantile stage of development. 4. The attribute of the human psyche charactized by admiration of oneself but within normal limits.
[FairfieldLife] Re: David Lynch Lecture in Berlin Turns Into Chaos
nabulous wrote: I know this fellow rather well. The video is shocking as he displays a foolishness and lack of sensitivity I thought impossible. this Raja of Germany certainly displays how these Rajas do not live up to what they are supposed to be; instead they reveal how the emperor has no clothes even in the domain of consciousness! Here is a snip from MMY on what a Raja is supposed to be: http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=1170889722364112 The Rajas have the proud privilege of having practised Maharishi's Vedic Technologies of Consciousness for many years, and have come to that level where they can produce cosmic effects -- not through the localized sense of speech but from the unlocalized field of cosmic intelligence. well, this raja got it half right: he refrained from giving any cosmic effect via the local level of speech! role models of enlightened rulership? or, just a fraud and big disappointment
[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi Academy of Total Knowledge
Peter wrote: This is the typical f*cked approach of the TMO/MMY. No building on strength of current, established institutions. Just start from scratch with the fantasy and when it utterly fails...WHICH IT WILL... just blame low consciousness or some such nonsense It's unlikely to ever actually exist. Bob Brigante wrote: Much of the facility, classrooms, gym, and admin bldgs, is already built (the site used to be Hawthorne College), and I can't see any reason why the lokels or state of New Hump would not let them open the school, so it's virtually a done deal ... http://tinyurl.com/yr7y8d if i remember right, the early jyotish program and the now defunct Enlightenment Magazine, were both produced in this Antrim NH; dont know if they were using these same buildings or not, but i think TMO has been in that town for some decades already.
[FairfieldLife] for cardemeister - MMY expounds on sound values of Dhan-van-tari
During the global celebration of Dhanvantari on November 7, 2007 Maharishi gave this address: Today's Puja to Guru Dev has awakened in us that aspect of Brahmi Chetana, which is expressed in the word of Dhanvantari. Dhanvantari is a level of intelligence that is an aspect of the Constitution of the Universe that connects the unmanifest source of the Constitution with the manifest expression of the Constitution which governs the universe, which governs the health of the universe. It's very beautiful what has happened to us today. Dhanvantari. Today's Puja to Guru Dev has been in terms of Puja to Dhanvantari. Dhan-vanta-ri. Dha is intellect: Dhi = Buddhi; Dha + Na: Buddhi in the unmanifest state, unmanifest Buddhi. Unmanifest Buddhi is that which manifests Buddhi. And it structures Dhan. Dha -- Dhi -- Buddhi in the Nakaratmik, that means in the unmanifest state, Buddhi in the unmanifest state. Buddhi at that level from where expression begins -- the transcendental level, from where the mind begins, from where intellect begins, from where ego begins, from where multiplicity begins -- from the state of complete self-referral unity. Complete self-referral unity expresses itself as Dhan. That is Dhan. Dhan has a meaning in wealth; there is a source of wealth -- Dhanvantari, custodian of wealth. Custodian of health, wealth, and wisdom, the Custodian: Dhan. Van, Va means -- now you look at it from the different points of view, either this or this; or Van -- Va, again Na. Van -- again look at Na in terms of Van-ta. Ta, Ta -- Tad Brahm. In terms of Brahm, in terms of Brahm. Brahm is totality of multiplicity and unity. Ta -- Tad Brahm. Tad Brahm. Tat tu samanvayat. Brahm is unification of two opposite values, one unified, and multiple [di]versified -- unified, united with versified. This union is called Brahm. Totality, Totality. This is the junction point of unmanifest and manifest. Here is a unity of unmanifest and manifest. There is a unity of manifest, unmanifest. This is what we see, the actuality of Dhan-van-ta. Ta is a unification of one and many. One and many together; one neutralizes many, and many neutralizes one, so it becomes again unmanifest. But unmanifest; it's the impulse of unmanifest. Ra, Ra is the impulse. The impulse of the unmanifest, and this impulse is in terms of -- I. Ra is Atharva, impulse of A. That is an impulse of A in terms of I -- Kriya Shakti. Here is the awakening of Kriya Shakti, on the ground of complete unified state of reality. This is, the actuality between Parashakti, and Purusha. Purusha [infinite silence] and Parashakti [the unmanifest dynamism within silence]. Purusha and Parashakti, the junction of Purusha and Parashakti. The awakening of Parashakti and Purusha, this is Dhanvantari Day. And this has dawned in our mind when we have surrendered our individual ego to Guru Dev -- Gurur Brahma, Gurur Vishur, Guru Devo Maheshvarah, Guruh Sakshat Param Brahma, Tasmai Shri Gurave Namah. Puja to this, do a Puja to Brahm, but spelled out Brahm in terms of creator, maintainer -- Gurur Brahma, Gurur Vishnur -- Maheshvarah, complete silence and still in awakening. Today we are in the junction of the Absolute in reality. Today, we are in the junction. With this Puja, our awareness has been awakened in terms of the total reality which is a combined status of manifest and unmanifest, manifest and unmanifest. Today is the day where our awareness is stationed on a level of all possibilities, inside outside, junction point, Dhanvantari. This is the day, Dhanvantari Day. source: www.globalgoodnews.com/health-news-a.html?art=1194470539764000
[FairfieldLife] Re: new rajas today
She lived in Fairfield in the 80's ... and even opened a cool restaurant on the town square, called Little Peggy's. Alex Stanley wrote: Hmm... my memory has her restaurant as Buckboard Annies. OMG, you are quite right; my bad! (wishing my memory served me like it used to ...)
