--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter Sutphen > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It does seem rather ironic that a spiritual movement who's > > primary goal is enlightenment does not encourage its members > > to talk about their experiences regarding this goal. I've always > > seen this as a political decision. I believe Bevan et al wanted > > to hold on to the interpretive power or the sanctioned narrative > > of enlightenment. This then assured them of the "purity of the > > teaching" and sole control over the meaning of enlightenment. > > Yup. And sole control over "validating" reported exper- > iences of enlightenment and advising people on how to > regard them and what to do with them. > > I don't know about the rest of you, but Bevan's right > out for me as someone to trust the advice of.
What advice does Bevan give about enlightenment? And even > IF (a big IF) I considered Maharishi an expert on higher > states of consciousness, if I look at how things have > turned out for him and what he's become, it's not as if > I'm gonna be lookin' for advice from him, either. What advice does MMY give? > > > God forbid there could be people out there in the TMO in higher > > states of consciousness who disagreed with MMY or the TMO. > > This is probably the real reason why no one has been > "certified" enlightened. Can't take the chance that, > once they have been, they'll continue to follow the > party line. There have been many people reporting episodes of CC lasting a year or more who have been studied quite extensively. And King TOny's state of consciousness has been "examined quite carefully" by MMY. > > > These people had to be marginalized. And they were by not > > allowing personal talk of enlightenment. Enlightenment was > > only discussed as an inspiration to continue with some > > program or to adhere to some organizational rule. > > The carrot on the stick tied to the horse, never to be > munched, only drooled over. The Road Runner eternally > pursued by Wile E. Coyote, never to be caught, only to > be pursued. A myth. And, of course, a myth that > increases sales. The better the myth is of how good > Road Runner tastes when you catch one, the more products > the Acme company is able to sell to hungry coyotes. > Perhaps, or perhaps a genuine sincerity of belief that the carrot exists, and that following the advice of the organization will help others attain that carrot. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
