--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Excellent Shemp!
...at least Curtis "gets" me... > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> > 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. > > >
