--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Kirk" <kirk_bernha...@...> wrote: > > Curtis Curtis, don't be all down on the mandap Bro. People are going to run > if you just give them a flat surface. People will jump into a mud puddle > because they merely happened across it. Don't you know that Maharishi can't > be the greatest guru ever unless he rivals Jesus and The Vat?
They could have had me if they had included a skate ramp or a temple hash bar. I'm not hard to please. > > It so happens that Maharishi visited me in a dream and I shut the door in > his face. I'm not being a smarta-ass. Or was that smarat-ass. Jezus I > can't remember any longer. It's the freaking xanax and valium. > > On a serious note, I used to drink to forget. Now I have problems > remembering anything. > > Somehow that last sentence sums up the Maharishi Smarat for me. At the very > least some smarat or another gives some gentle and servile souls a place to > work and thrive. > > And remember, since they aren't Catholic they can have sex with condoms. > Seems like a good sales pitch to me. > > Maharishi Samadhi Smarat > - Condoms Encouraged > Ding Donging into the Age of Wonderment. > No women allowed. > > Maybe not a good sales pitch after all. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltabl...@...> > To: <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 12:02 PM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi Samadhi Smarat > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <rick@> wrote: > > > > > > http://maharishisamadhi.org/ > > I sure hope that the Mandaps (special name for a gaudy building) has a place > for us to buy a stick of incense to burn in the temple so that Maharishi can > hear our prayers and intercede for us with those wild gods with all the arms > (especially the chick ones who look like they could really kick some natural > law ass. I'm talking about you Durga Ma!) When Maharishi hears your prayers > it is like getting "friended" on Myspace by God, and it only takes a few > rupies in the till for each prayer for this blessing. When I take my > "pilgrimage" I'm gunna take different shirts and go in and out of the temple > for each prayer request each time with a different look so that the > disembodied Maharishi doesn't think I'm being greedy with each request > incense cuz I've got a lot of needs that have gone unfulfilled by a certain > unnamed Mother O' God who has taken a boatload of candle/cash prayer > requests and has delivered bupkiss so far. (NOT so full of Grace > apparently!) > > > > > > > > > > > > > His Divine Holiness, Sri Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Karuna Vataram > > "Never before and never again." > > 12 January 1917 - 5 February 2008 > > In Our Hearts Forever > > > > > > A spectacular sight to be seen on the banks of the auspicious Triveni > > Sangam (the confluence of the three holy rivers: Ganges, Yamuna and > > Saraswati), and visible everywhere from the city of Prayag (Allahabad). > > The architecture is the best and most advanced Samadhi Mandir > > construction, fully carved inside and outside, without any iron, > > completely built with interlocking stones and beams. > > > > The Mandaps of Knowledge > > A giant Vedic Gate will greet pilgrims and visitors, situated at the > > beginning of a 200 meter connecting, raised, pilgrimage pathway leading to > > the Smarak (memorial of knowledge). On the right and left of this road > > will be 12 Mandaps (halls of knowledge) displaying and illustrating > > Maharishiâ?Ts supreme knowledge in exhibitions and electronic displays, > > similar to what is planned for the 12-story Tower of Invincibility. > > > > A most renowned and distinguished Sthapati architect has made a beautiful > > design of a grand square Mahamandap hall, to be placed exactly above and > > around the position of the original Samadhi altar. > > > > On the outside the fully carved and beautifully ornamented hall will be > > made of yellow Jaisalmer stone, but inside, the floor, pillars and > > ceilings will be of pure white Makrana marble. > > > > In the centre, above the Samadhi altar, will be a high, white marble, > > ornamented dome, about 12â?T in diameter. > > > > The Samadhi Smarak will be landscaped all around, on a mountain of flowers > > with beautiful terraced gardens. > > > > > > > > March 21st Update > > > > 1. Sompura Stapathi with two of his supervisors have spent 3 days on > > site coordinating the plans. > > 2. Foundation markings have been done and digging work started today. > > 3. A team of civil contractors have reviewed the plans and are ready to > > get involved. > > 4. The Marble order was placed > > 5. Jeselmer stone ordered. > > 6. First marble lot will arrive in a day or two to Sompura Jiâ?Ts > > factory to start carving work. > > 7. Crane is arriving on site in the next few days. > > 8. Two supervisors are making all necessary arrangements at site. > > 9. Space is being readied for about 50 workers to live on our campus at > > site location. > > 10. On site equipment are in service now. > > 11. Stones from previous stock are under sorting for cleaning. > > > > Photos and Images of construction will be available soon. > > > > To participate financially: > > http://maharishisamadhi.org/participation.html > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > To subscribe, send a message to: > fairfieldlife-subscr...@yahoogroups.com > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!'Yahoo! Groups Links >