on 4/17/06 1:27 AM, TurquoiseB at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I stand by my original point -- ANYONE who can justify > *forcing* people to follow his or her spiritual beliefs, > for *ANY* reason, has crossed a boundary from inspired > believer into the realm of dangerous fanatic. Maharishi > crossed that boundary many years ago.
I missed the post about the Catholic Church forcing people to attend mass, and about the comparison with the TMO, if that was made, but Maharishi did used to "joke" about forcing people to meditate. I think it was during the Wilshire-Ebell lectures in LA back in 1968 or so in which he talked about meditation police who would apprehend people on the street who appeared unhappy. Also, his courting of dictators implies something of this nature. He obviously wanted the dictators to get all their people to meditate. He must have considered how they would go about doing this. There have been many attempts to get large numbers to meditate in factories, schools, etc., in which the actually willingness of individuals to go along with the plan was the last thing on his mind. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
