> And what of Mararishi's oath to us? You know, that promise all of us > thought was made by him to be pure, honest, whole, wise, loving, > expansive, simple, scientific, scholarly, traditional, ancient, and > enlightened?
This is excellent Edg. Promises go both ways in non abusive relationships. I think if we had been a bit older we could have seen that he was just winging it all and not take it all so seriously. But youth wants absolutes and he served us a plate full! I remember Vincent Snell in Yugoslavia telling me that MMY tends to be "overly optimistic", with a wry, knowing look. I didn't get it then, but I do now. He wasn't a kid when he met MMY, so he had the salt shaker of age to see MMY in more realistic terms. > > He broke his promises, all of them to some degree, to us long, long, > decades ago, when money became the TMO's bottom line. My new pet theory is that MMY was trying to re-create the grandeur that he felt in Joitir Math with Guru Dev. He was locked out of that possibility by caste, so he created his own kingdom with golden hats and the showy splendor of his youth. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Richard J. Williams" wrote: > > That some bowed down and recited an oath and some > > signed a pledge, collected money for instruction, > > and then, after thirty years, went on the internet > > to spread rumors about their guru's private sex > > life, and denied their own complicity, and bashed > > the Marshy when he got to be over ninety years old > > and they felt they didn't need him anymore? > > > Edg: > > And what of Mararishi's oath to us? You know, that promise all of us > thought was made by him to be pure, honest, whole, wise, loving, > expansive, simple, scientific, scholarly, traditional, ancient, and > enlightened? > > He broke his promises, all of them to some degree, to us long, long, > decades ago, when money became the TMO's bottom line. > > I vote that we all write letters to Maharishi to make Richard an > honorary party hat guy. Oh, wait, it seems Richard already thoroughly > thinks that that has already happened. Richard, does ya wear the > crown proudly in yer jammys? > > Edg >
