--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" <jr_...@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > Like jr_esq, science and the "desire to find out" > > no longer drive Hagelin. He is driven by the desire > > to "prove" that the "vedic ideas" Maharishi gave to > > him are "correct" or "true." So he attempts to "bend" > > science to "fit" these ideas. > > > > It's a shitty fit. But he gets away with it because > > the people in the audiences he speaks to are trying > > just as hard as he is to do the same thing. Like jr, > > they BELIEVE completely that the vedic seers "knew > > it all," and that modern thinkers and modern science > > are merely trying to "catch up." > > > > That's ridiculous, of course, but so are they. > > Religious fanatics always are, whether it's > > Christian fundamentalism or Hindu fundamentalism. > > Barry, > > This guy speaks your language. Maybe he can be your next guru. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h1E3YJMKfA
John, What you simply do not understand -- on the level of "not being able to comprehend" -- is that some of us are not *looking* for "gurus." Only the feeble-minded and the easily-led are looking for gurus. I wish you well with your search. :-)
