--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That's one way of looking at it, I suppose, but it reminded me more of > the way Rumi writes of his master Shams. > > It's interesting how these things work on this board. Someone who is > very enthusiastic about what is happening sends a transcript to Rick > Archer, presumably because he or she considers him a friend. Mr. > Archer cynically posts it here, knowing full well what the response > will be. It is an open invitation to ridicule, and of course that is > exactly what happens. People try outdo each other in pouring scorn on > it. All very predictable and silly.
Wow,your scorn outdid mine! Excellent! > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <drpetersutphen@> wrote: > > > > > > On one hand a lovely conversation of devotion and love > > > and on the other hand such a strange, stilted formal > > > exchange. Like two Victorian actors playing these > > > stylized roles with grand sweeping gestures. Go > > > figure. > > > > > > > This totally nails what made me feel weird reading it Pete! > > > > Like the moment when your Iranian rug salesman uses the phrase > > "because you are my friend I give you special deal" one too many times. > > > > Like overhearing a couple of old queens at a bar after their night at > > the "theaaater" try to get the male lead from the play to join them > > for a nightcap. > > > > Like working years for MMY anonymously only to find your time in the > > sun with him personally filled up, not with your next level of > > knowledge, but with him endlessly repeating another intro lecture as > > if you are perhaps a feeble child who hadn't been giving them yourself > > for years, when you are asked "how was your meeting with MMY?" And > > you say. "Oh it was sublime, the most intense expansion of > > consciousness possible for a point to feel the totality of > > consciousness and the depth of silence..." > > > > Excuse me for a moment, I have to throw up in my mouth a little. > > > > > > The words don't hide the lack of real intimacy, they reveal it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Rick Archer <rick@> wrote: > > > > > > > Forwarded from a friend of a friend of a friend: > > > > > > > > Here are transcripts of three short parts of the > > > > Jan. 12 celebration. > > > > These are my own effort, not official. Numbers > > > > refer to the hours > > > > and minutes into the celebration these appeared > > > > (beginning from the > > > > initial Vedic chanting). Prime Minister Bevan > > > > Morris's narration > > > > appears without quotes, and is not always exact. > > > > Jai Guru Dev > > > > > > > > #1 - 2:34 > > > > > > > > When he heard this announcement, and the warm > > > > reception of all to the > > > > foundation of this organization, the Brahmananda > > > > Saraswati Trust, > > > > Maharishi said, > > > > > > > > "I am grateful for this warm sendoff of > > > > Invincibility to the whole > > > > world, for all times. It was my pleasure, at the > > > > feet of Guru Dev, > > > > to take the light of Guru Dev, and pass it on to my > > > > environment. > > > > Now, today, I am closing my designated duty to Guru > > > > Dev. I can only > > > > say, 'Live long the world--in peace, happiness, > > > > prosperity, and > > > > freedom from suffering.' > > > > > > > > "Today, this farewell marks the establishment of > > > > Invincibility for > > > > all mankind under the capable, silent rulership of > > > > Maharaja Raja > > > > Raam, and under the capable guidance of all the > > > > Ministers, and all > > > > the glorified minds in terms of all dignity of the > > > > light in > > > > Invincibility for every country. And it is my > > > > satisfaction that I > > > > offer this to the lotus feet of Shri Guru Dev. Jai > > > > Guru Dev. And > > > > offer my everything to the blessings of Guru Dev. > > > > And continue with > > > > the world in peace, prosperity and happiness. > > > > > > > > "This formation the Brahmananda Saraswati Trust is > > > > going to be a > > > > glory for the administration for future life on > > > > earth, on the > > > > individual and national level. All glory to Guru > > > > Dev. Jai Guru Dev. > > > > Express my delight for all the millennia to come, > > > > that the world is > > > > going to be a happy world. The Brahmananda > > > > Saraswati Trust is going > > > > to take the lighted lamp every morning and night, > > > > every night to > > > > come. The future of the world is bright, and that > > > > is my delight." > > > > > > > > #2 - 2:42 > > > > > > > > Here is His Majesty Maharaja Nader Raam's message, > > > > expressed today to > > > > His Holiness to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi: > > > > > > > > "Your gift of infinite silence, eternal peace, with > > > > none other than > > > > You in it, I embraced, my Lord, with joy. And it > > > > filled me with > > > > bliss. In it, you breathe life into Veda. Your > > > > thoughts are Pure > > > > Knowledge. In it, you leave nothing to be desired. > > > > There is no > > > > need, no want. You are the soul of all that there > > > > is--Atma, Brahm, > > > > eternal freedom, totality, unboundedness. > > > > > > > > "Tender, softly permeating everything, all > > > > encompassing, binding the > > > > loose ends of creation, unifying all opposites, > > > > resolving all > > > > conflicts, you are and give meaning and all the > > > > glory to > > > > Silence--that gift of Guru Dev--that which you > > > > taught us to be Guru > > > > Dev. > > > > > > > > "With your grace, my Lord, my silence has been full. > > > > Please today do > > > > not wish us to experience its emptiness. I shall > > > > remain in it. But > > > > please do not take away from me the hope to be > > > > always able to open my > > > > eyes and say, 'Jai Guru Dev.' For other than to > > > > you, and under your > > > > guidance, to whom shall I speak? > > > > > > > > "Yes, of course, you say--and I know--you will be > > > > with me forever. > > > > And my task will be easy, keeping you company in > > > > silence. But why > > > > suddenly, today, I feel the need to speak, and the > > > > need to tell you > > > > again and again, and never lose the chance to be > > > > able to tell you > > > > again, how much I adore you. > > > > > > > > "Yes, I know that we will all be together, unified > > > > and strong, with > > > > you--for there is nothing in us, other than you. > > > > And I see the day > > > > when I will be fulfilled again--that day which I > > > > cannot wait for too > > > > long, that day when everyone alive on this planet > > > > Earth will with > > > > every breath, in his heart and mind, uphold your > > > > Silence, your Guru > > > > Dev--our Guru Dev. > > > > > > > > "Only on that day--maybe--I will stop missing you. > > > > Jai Guru Dev." > > > > > > > > > > > > #3 - 2:49:30 > > > > > > > > Yesterday, when Maharishi was reflecting on all the > > > > praise that was > > > > expressed to him by all the Rajas and Ministers, > > > > Maharishi said, in > > > > thinking about all that was said, the Invincible > > > > Raja of America came > > > > to his mind. So he said, "Invincible Raja of > > > > America, when I am > > > > saying this, I am reminded of you." > > > > > > > > Maharishi was speaking about the discovery of the > > > > Unified Field, and > > > > the spontaneous operation of all life on earth from > > > > that level of the > > > > Unified Field. So he said, > > > > > > > > "Invincible Raja of America, when I am saying this, > > > > I am reminded of > > > > you, in you I have seen that Invincibility that > > > > cannot be isolated > > > > anywhere. You will be able to design the human race > > > > functioning on > > > > the level of Invincibility and motivated by Total > > > > Natural Law. It's > > > > beautiful. It's such a joy to say it. Even though > > > > one cannot > > > > pinpoint anything, because it is all spontaneous and > > > > automatic--it is > > > > such a joy today, when I am closing my performance, > > > > and closing my > > > > days of life, when I am hearing all these beautiful > > > > realities of all > > > > successes on the basis of which we have built up > > > > Invincibility to be > > > > the perpetual phase to be lived in life, I am > > > > expressing, It is not I > > > > that has done it. If it is I, it is a big 'I'. And > > > > I would like to > > > > enjoy the big I from Invincible America, from the > > > > invincible ruler of > > > > America. It is such a joy to give on this farewell > > > > time, that I am > > > > going to float on this ocean of knowledge of the > > > > Invincible Raja of > > > > America." > > > > > > > > And he said then, to Invincible Raja of America, > > > > > > > > "Please let the world know what I am speaking about, > > > > because > > > > unfathomable is the area in which I am floating now. > > > > So all this > > > > depth of Jyotish, of Yoga, of life, of Vedic wisdom, > > > > so enormous, > > > > unfathomable--can only be lived, and not spoken. > > > > But Raja of > > > > Invincible America [or, at one point, Maharishi > > > > said, "Doctor > > > > Invincibility"], give me the joy of your Vedic > > > > wisdom of life. > > > > > > > > "And all glory to Guru Dev." > > > > > > > > > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > > > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.2/1224 - > > > > Release Date: 1/14/2008 > > > > 5:39 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > === message truncated === > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > > Never miss a thing. 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