thx,...."fair and balanced...." (Bill O'Reilly). I forwarded your post to Jerry J.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" <geezerfr...@...> wrote: > > I received a copy of Judith's book yesterday and finished reading it today. > The book includes a large number of photos from the late 60's and early 70s > as well as a number of personal notes written to Judith from MMY. I have a > small stash of notes from MMY.... the handwriting of the notes in the book > certainly appears to be his. > > Those who were expecting an angry "tell all" from Ms. Bourque are going to be > very surprised. In fact, she maintains a very balanced view of MMY. Ms. > Bourque remains a strong supporter of many things that MMY accomplished in > his life. At the same time she points out the danger in hanging "god-like" or > beyond human expectations on MMY or any spiritual teacher. She also makes a > strong case for the need of a general house-cleaning in the TMO as she > becomes more familiar with the present day rise of "raja-ism". > > Along with many of us who were around MMY in the early 70s, Ms. Bourque > witnessed the seeds of "raja-ism" with MMY's steady removal of the brightest > and most creative minds of the TMO during that time, to be replaced with > those who simply follow without ever raising questions. > > There is a very touching chapter towards the end of the book titled: A > Message To My Sisters where Judith reaches out to all other women who found > themselves in a similar situation with MMY. (It's quite clear that she is > personally aware of several other women who had the same experience with > MMY.) Judith Bourques own affair with MMY started in Rishikesh in 1970 and > continued on until it tapered off in Seelisberg when it was clear that MMY's > interest was drifting away towards several other women. > > It was in Seelisberg that Judith became involved with the man (a former > leader of the TMO in Sweden) she later married. As disappointing as it is to > read of MMY's use of his own power position to satisfy his sexual needs, it's > actually more disturbing to read of his selfish manipulation of these > women's' personal lives. When MMY learns of Judith's interest in this man > (who coincidentally was also the person who obtained the Seelisberg property > for the TMO) he writes notes (included in the book) telling Judith that this > is the cause of the physical problems she was suffering from at the time. > It's clear that MMY provided various degrees of financial support for Judith > during the time of their affair. He also arranged for Indian merchants to > bring the finest silk saris and gold jewelry for Judith to wear. > > In spite of all this, Judith Bourque's admiration for what MMY accomplished > in bringing TM to the world is clear throughout the book. At the German > premier of the David Sieviking's "David Wants To Fly" movie, in which Ms. > Bourque appears, she gently chides Sieviking for not presenting more of the > positive side of what MMY accomplished. > > I would urge anyone with an interest in learning more about this aspect of > MMY's life to read this very well written and often moving, book. > > I believe it would be very difficult indeed for someone to read the book and > still question Ms. Bourques' honesty. >
