Crossing the line from metaphor to doctrine is a brilliant concept. Thanks.
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From: curtisdeltablues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 11:16:12 AM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Bevan's call to the dome & Satyanand quote...
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>
> Jeez, give 'em a *break*. They've got to be in very
> intense emotional shape right now, and it'll probably
> be a while before they get themselves together again.
OK voice of compassion. I can always appreciate that. The truth is
that this theological claim really shook me out of that kinder
gentler vibe. I remember when Bevan first announced what Raja Ram
said and I felt the poetic beauty of it. But I am also getting
reports from Fairfield about how man of them also "experience" that
Maharishi is not gone but is everywhere and inside them. And now that
this theological claim has been made, they can never take it back.
Bevan crossed that line from metaphor to doctrine and I can't help but
see the cascading consequences. This isn't the first time a dead
leader could speak through his followers specifically remember.
But thanks for the human reminder Judy. I hear ya. I just wish they
hadn't made this move so soon. I was enjoying the compassion I felt
before this announcement. Now I feel a sense of dread.
>
> Their lives have been MMY's for many years, and
> suddenly he's gone. Anybody who's ever lost somebody
> close knows you're not quite sane for some weeks.
> It's a little like the stories of people being
> horribly wounded on a battlefield and not feeling any
> pain; the brain makes endorphins or something to
> protect the psyche from falling apart. It can be like
> a kind of euphoria, and it gets you through the worst
> of the shock.
>
> Experts always say you shouldn't make any important
> decisions during this period, because you just aren't
> thinking straight.
>
> What we should be concerned about is when reality
> finally sinks in. That's when people can get
> seriously depressed. And they won't be able to *say*
> they're depressed and ask for support. It's likely
> to be pretty tough.
>
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