Cute, Shemp, cute. Seriously, as a TBer, I was told that when Guru Dev was born that that signaled the end of slavery on earth. I fell for it.
Nowadays though, where isn't someone enslaved? Shackles and cuffs of every sort in every venue? >From speed limits to welfare cheese to triumphant Trump, limitations and addictions and profits make slaves of us all. Edg --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "pranamoocher" <bhrma@> > wrote: > > > > As the article states, I didn't realize MMY started the Movement in > the > > mid 1800's- is this really the case? > > > Yes, it is. > > Maharishi had heard about slavery in the United States and the bid to > outlaw it by the North. He came in a desperate bid to preserve the > system as it reflected the caste system of the Vedas and, he felt, > promised the fastest route for evolution. > > Someone can correct me here if I am wrong, but I understand that he > came over on steerage on the U.S. Constitution, arriving in the port > city of New Orleans, Louisiana on May 22, 1859. > > A funny anecdote that Bevan Morris likes to tell is that when > Maharishi disembarked at the docks, he was mistaken for a "Darkie" > and immediately put on the auction block with some crazy Cracker > pulling at his lips every which way in order to look inside his mouth > and inspect his teeth! But, according to Bevan's version of the > story, Maharishi apparently disarmed the would-be auctioneer with a > giggle and a few swipes across the face with a coronation and a > thorny yellow rose. > > But before you cast judgement on the man, Maharishi was quite clear > that he believed that both slave and free Blacks were entitled to > learn to meditate, although he insisted that they use a "walking > mantra" until age 32. > > In his travels during this particular campaign, Maharishi would often > cite himself as an example of a lower caste to demonstrate that this > wasn't a case of prejudice on his side. He honestly felt that it was > best for African-American evolution if they spent at least one life- > time in servitude. Indeed, this was a form of "Bhakti Yoga" > according to MMY and this one lifetime in slavery would propell one > into at least a Cobbler/Blacksmith caste in the next lifetime. > Ideally, one would reach Brahmin by the fourth lifetime by this > method instead of, potentially, hundreds of lifetime if that silly > old twat-beard Abe was listened to. > > As with many projects that didn't initially pan out, Maharishi got > bored with his "Dawn of the Age of a new Slavery Caste" project and > soon initiated the campaign to outlaw the newly discovered phenomenon > of electricity claiming it rajasic and having the potential to > interfere with brain waves if one stood too close to a kite. >
