<gold and crystal brickabrack> What an excellent phrase Marek. Having spend some time in his pimped out crib in Seelisberg, it rings true. Liberace would have gotten a boner in his main lecture hall.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ruth, I'm a big fan of Maharishi for what I saw in him when I was > first drawn to his movement and now for how I experience the world > and this life, but for a very long time the accumulation of wealth, > whether in the form of real estate or gold and crystal brickabrack, > appears to have been the overriding motivation in his life and > the "mission" which originally motivated him became (IMO) merely a > facade. > > I agree with Sal that he retired to a life of splendor a long time > ago. > > Marek > > ** > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > If he really wasn't motivated by empathy, he could > > > have quit 20 years ago and retired in splendor. > > > > > Remember that empathy means being able to experience the emotions > or > > viewpoint of another. To feel pain when another feels pain. I > don't > > see that in him. > > > > Empathy doesn't fit well with an end justifies the means outlook. > > > > I think we have talked about this before. I doubt that money was a > > big motivator for him or living a life of splendor. But belief in > > grandiose ideas and convincing the world of those ideas likely was > his > > motivator. As to whether those ideas were right or wrong is not the > > issue. > > >
