On Dec 23, 2009, at 5:33 PM, ShempMcGurk wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradh...@...> wrote: > > > > > > 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. > > > > Hah! In a box somewhere. > > Why don't you dig it out and frame it? > > Better yet, once it's framed, why don't you set it up on a puja table, > surround it with flowers and incense, and pray to it? After all, that would > be the manifestation of your spiritual obsession with the TMO all these years. > > And more honest.
LOL. I actually learned the real techniques of samkranti, or transference of consciousness from real, legitimate masters. I've toyed with the idea of scanning in my Purusha notes, but it would expose the person who wrote them and I am not interested in doing that.
