His point, Angela, seems to be that your paralleling the TMO and Nazi Germany is not to be taken seriously because, unlike the Nazis, the movement has never committed violence. True. However, fiesty Feste, Angela did already address this fact in her first or second post on the subject. She said the Third Reich prepared its people to be nonchalant about mass murder by instilling New Age principles in them in advance of the violence. So the fact that violence has not yet erupted in the current situation could mean we're not yet at that stage. I believe, though, Angela, that Maharishi's movement can't be singled out for instilling in our culture ideas that are damaging to individual responsibility, discriminating thought, and the integrity of the individual ego. The same attitude is coming from all directions, not just TM. We're finding it in Buddhism (as it's usually taught in the West), Eckart Tolle, certainly in Byron Katie, and very strongly in the Neo-Advaitin gurus. The good parts of Eastern philosophy that I glommed onto as a girl have pretty much been forgotten and taken over by what is either distortions of the original teachings or -- maybe the insidiousness was there all along and I was too young to see it. MMY's movement is becoming scary with the rajas stuff and is setting itself up in a way that could turn militant. As such it stands out as particularly suspect. But I believe something deeper is afoot, which all these "spiritual" movements are serving in concert with each other. - Bronte
Angela Mailander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Your first question misses my point so completely, I'm at a loss as to how to respond. And no, it's not hard to live in this town. I chose it and love it here. a feste37 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: How many Jews has Maharishi murdered? How many death camps has he set up? It must be hard for you living in this town, surrounded by a movement that resembles the Nazis so closely. It seems to me that your mind is so distorted, heaven knows by what, that you cannot make clear distinctions between things. But welcome to this board. You truly belong here. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have no idea what you mean when you say, "And are these same ideas being cloned onto splinter satsang groups?" As for your other question, "Are there significant parallels between the Third Reich and Mahesh's spiritual movement, I'd say definitely there are. Name any article of faith you find repeated in this town, name any of the often repeated quotes of things Mahesh is supposed to have said, and it was repeated and believed in Nazi Germany. They didn't call it enlightenment, but they were all striving to be the Ubermensch. It meant basically the same thing. Devotion to the Guru was important, and the Guru, for the SS, was Hitler. They thought of themselves as pure warriors monks. They could get married, of course, but they had to have permission from on high, and the girl had to pass muster. Purity of the nervous system was purity of the blood. They believed in karma, and in performing action established in Being. They believed in detachment and they believed > in higher states of consciousness. They had nine of them. Gotta run. a > > Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Oct 14, 2007, at 6:06 PM, Angela Mailander wrote: > > Yes, I totally agree. Hitler was used by those who still want to establish the New World Order. In fact, he was told in those exact terms, New World Order, that he would be "instrumental" in establishing it. He wasn't told that he'd only be a step along the way, though. He believed he was to be the big enchilada---the thousand-year Reich was to be sat-yuga. The antisemitism was not real in the same sense that the terrorists we're all afraid of today are not real. Hitler needed a single enemy to focus the people's attention on. There is even some evidence that Jews supplied him with the notion that they could be that single enemy. It's not conclusive evidence, but certainly the Warburgs were involved in it, in spite of the fact that Paul Warburg lost two close relatives in the death camps. a > > > > Are there really significant parallels between the Third Reich and Mahesh "yogis" spiritual movement though? And are these same ideas being cloned onto splinter satsang groups? > > > Rick posted a very interesting link to a video which purported to be by an ex-KGB agent which claimed groups like the KGB were observing the TMO for ideas in undermining nations. > > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com --------------------------------- Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel.