> > aztjbailey wrote: > > I thought that MIU would become a beacon > > of light to all persons interested in > > concioussness research. I actually believed > > MIU would boldly go where no one had gone > > before, and using TM as a base, > > explore all aspects of human concioussness > > from all perspectives, historically, culturally > > and especially rigorously using the scientific > > method and instruments to search for truths > > of the human nervous system. > > > > I thought it would become an institution > > recognized the world over for > > an understanding of human life from both > > eastern and western perspectives. > > > > I really thought that is what it would become. > > > > > Robert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > So, what do you think happened, to kill this dream?
I'd like to hear what aztjbailey has to say in reply to this question, but if I may jump in, I believe aztjbailey's apprehension of the purpose of MIU was mistaken in the first place. Maharishi International University was not created to conduct research into consciousness from all perspectives. It was founded to promote Maharishi's teachings. MMY's most fundamental teaching is that vedic knowledge had been eroded over time, but Guru Dev revived it in its purity, and now that we have been entrusted with it, we must be vigilant in preserving it in its fullness. Hence, the institution is inherently orthodox, not open-minded. It is exclusive, not ecumenical. When one has God's own truth, what is the purpose of entertaining lesser truths? MIU's purpose was not investigation into knowledge, but marketing of TM. What happened to kill the dream of MIU? Perhaps the same thing that happens to dreams upon waking up.
