--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Safe and mainstream? What do you think I do for a living Nabby? > > > > > > Playing hillbillymusic in bars. > > No, on every point. I had 17 shows last month and one was in a "bar." > I wont try to straighten you out on the style of music I am spending > my life preserving. But claiming a fulltime artist is living a safe > mainstream life is a bit of a stretch. That is what we give up to > pursue our dreams. > > > > > > > > I have a right to judge and criticize Guru Dev for sending a message > > > to women that they were not allowed to be in his presence. > > > > Yes, surely you are much better mentally equiped to know what is > best > for Guru Devs disciples on the other side of the globe trying > to > stabilize celebacy than Guru Dev. No doubt about that. Everything > you > write proofs this point. > > You sure it wasn't Guru Dev's dhoti with the pitched tent in front? > Trying to deny the woman repressing nature of the Vedic culture that > Guru Dev represented, isn't going to work. And justifying one of the > Popes of Hinduism not allowing women in his presence isn't possible > either. He was sending a clear message, as did Maharishi, on the non > equality of women. Blaming women for men's boners is also VERY old > school. The culture already insisted that women cover their hair with > their sari when visiting a "holy" man to keep their inie from becoming > an outie. Separating women from men is common in that part of the > world so Guru Dev could have met with women separately if he was > worried about his disciple's boners. If he was who you claim, Guru > Dev was denying women the most valuable thing in life, darshon in the > presence of a living master. And this sacrifice for that whole gender > was worth it to keep the trouser trout from jumping in the stream? > > > > > > > > I knew plenty of women on Mother Divine who could have been much > > more > > > effective teachers than many guys on Purusha, but they were told not > > > to worry their pretty little heads about teaching campaigns and just > > > close their eyes like good little nuns. For modern women to allow > > > such blatant sexism is totally weird. Now the delicate women should > > > go rest now, was their message. > > > > Agreed. Many women would be more balanced and feminine if they took > > more frequent naps. > > > > And no curtis, I did not write ALL but MANY women. > > I am taking a list of names of mothers raising kids who would like to > slug you for that comment. You are reflecting your ol' master's ol' > timey religion. Women are the weaker sex doncha know. I will let a > woman field this one if they care to. > > But my point remains. The way Mother Divine was told to go rest as a > basis for the "boys" (diminutive intended) activity proves my point. > Maharishi was a sexist who believed that women are the weaker sex.
And I believe your are fool.
