On Dec 23, 2009, at 4:01 PM, wayback71 wrote: > Vaj, I was REALLY involved in the TMO all through the 1970's and even into > the 80's and early 90's, altho not teaching full time by then, and I never > ever heard anything like what you believed and describe above. I seriously > doubt that came from the TMO, or anyone reliable. Maybe it was wishful > thinking or fantasy on the part of some True Believers and then became a > rumor that spread. Whatever else you may think about MMY and the TMO this > example says nothing about Maharishi and the TMO, but only about what some > people believed. This kind of rumor and vulnerabiity to it exists in just > about any tradition of spiritual growth, including Buddhism and its branches > - and in their followers. We humans seem to have a need to "believe in " > something, and the possibilties are endless.
I had heard it from someone on Purusha who I respected at the time. Shortly after this, it was hasta la vista for me. I actually have this in a box somewhere, in letter form, from an insider. I suspect a LOT of what I'd heard most have never heard.
