--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard M" <compost...@...> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "geezerfreak" <geezerfreak@>
> wrote:
>
> > I really have nothing against the technique itself, never have. I
> still practice TM every morning for 1/2 hour. I do it for one reason
> and one reason only. It feels good. I like how I feel afterwards when I
> read the paper, listen to Mahler and have a tall latte. If it ever
> feels bad I'll stop. No more "something good" is happening for me. If
> it feels good, it is good (for me anyway.)
> >
>
> That's exactly how I feel too (but please turn down the Mahler!)
>
> > I've been mildly curious about other practices through the years,
> > but never enough to jump back in again and devote myself to a
> > new spiritual bus.
>
> [snip]
> >
> > I would love to know what Guru Dev would have to say about how
> > MMY handled his movement. I believe he would have been
> > absolutely appalled at what MMY did in his name! Based on
> > everything we know about Guru Dev, he would have taken a VERY
> > dim view of hustling the wealthy for money in the name
> > of spirituality.
> >
> > I imagine him wanting to kick Mahesh's ass all the way back to
> > the cave....
>
> I'm not with you there.
>
> I find it odd that many of the same folks here who have left-leaning
> sympathies also get very precious about the vulnerable Rich getting bad
> value for their donations to the TMO. A British leftie once famously
> said that he wanted to *tax the rich until the pips squeaked". Where's
> your socialist cojones?
>
> Can you imagine a parallel world in which MMY would have got a better
> reception on returning to his master e.g. "Very well done. I know you
> only gave a taste of bliss to 500 or so villagers nearby - but I'm SO
> relieved you absolutely refused to accept money to bring bliss to the
> masses. Pity that chap geezerfreak never got the gift. We had such high
> hopes for him in his next incarnation, but that'll have to wait now.
> Still, come sit by me on this cloud"?
>
> Or could it be that he did NOT think that money was the root of all
> evil, but just that attachment to money was the sin? "Money is just
> money".
>
> And could it be that MMY might say "Master, I've done my time.
> Next time, please just ask me to stay in a cave rather than try to
> save the world. Can't we leave that to Bono?"
>
Yep, it could be. All we can do here is state our opinions based on the
observations and input we have received so far in life. Mine tell me that GD
would have paddled Mahesh's hiny for what he has done.
