Ditto to the posts below -- MMY can do whatever he wants with his org. and I don't know anyone whining because they can't do other techniques in the dome, which is not what the banning is about anyway. We're having a discussion to explain to ourselves why an org we've devoted so much of our lives to is tragically in decline.
Actually this was more of an issue for me in the past when not only other saints were viewed with fear and alarm, but also psychiatrists, marriage counselors, yoga teachers, non-ayurvedic MDs, and a whole host of other healers all under the principle "Maharishi has given us all we need to reach enlightenment" and "You can't trust the effects of practices not specifically approved by MMY". Now it seems that taking medications or seeing therapists or normal MDs to deal with life's problems is not frowned upon as much as it used to be. Campus people still go to great lengths though to cover up their appts with healers and others who offer services that could be viewed as in competition with mmy ayurved or jyotish. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Gillam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > off_world_beings wrote: > > > > > > ....anyone complaining that a few people can't > > > go to the dome is childish and laughable. ... > > > Maharishi doesn't want other pactices in the Dome > > > and that is his choice. People should get over it > > > > Oh, no question -- how Maharishi wants to run his > > organization is his business. I'm not presuming to > > tell him he should do this or that. > > > > My pursuit of this and other topics stems from a > > life-long interest in what's healthy and appropriate > > behavior. Many times I've felt some action of mine > > was justified -- some anger or indignation -- only > > to learn I was deceiving myself. > > > > Now, as you suggested I do, Off World, I'm examing > > my belief that the purity of Maharishi's teaching > > depends upon some behavior of mine. This discussion > > is all about me. Maharishi has nothing to do with it. > > > > Thanks for your input. > > In my case, since it's not likely I'll ever try to set foot > in a dome again in this incarnation, it's a matter of an > abiding interest in the ways that spiritual organizations > handle themselves, and what effects their different > behaviors seem to have on the progress of the members > of those organizations. IMO, one of the least helpful and, > in fact, most detrimental, mindsets a spiritual organization > could possibly cultivate is elitism, a sense of self impor- > tance and exclusivity in its students. Nothing seems to > stop spiritual progress in its tracks faster and more effec- > tively. So I think it's kinda sad when I see it anywhere, > much less in an organization I still have some fond > memories of. I guess that puts us on the same page, > with an interest in what's healthy and appropriate > behavior. > > Unc To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
