--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_re...@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" <dhamiltony2k5@> wrote: > > > > As someone who knows him said recently, Bevan in disposition > > for instance is scared to death that he might have a spiritual > > experience from somewhere else. Hence his strong faith in the > > straight and narrow doctrine. > > I find this very insightful, and *exactly* the way I > perceived Bevan, long before he rose to the position > he has held in recent years. He treats "off the program" > activities with TERROR, as if he'll get "slimed" by > contact with something Maharishi didn't approve, and > thus be "cast out" of "heaven on earth-land." > > Interestingly, his behavior seems to have been "Do unto > others the thing I fear most happening to me." > > > The re-affirmed guidelines are ready for printing as of the > > last few days.
Yep, Bevan's an interesting element (soldier and discyple) in this. I first met him back in the mid 1970's. He has been remarkably consistant. Someone reminded me of this quote from the 1990's. (1994) I still vividly remember him delivering this, watching from very close by as he worked this. Was a watershed moment in the arc of the TM movement and noteworthy even at the time. Bevan's TM doctrine of faith: "You will recall that Bevan returned to Fairfield around July 1st and stayed through the start of the Guru Purnima course. During his visit, he methodically worked his way through MIU faculty, students, and staff, and the TSR community declaring to each group: 1) That our friends and neighbors who were on the various working groups created by Keith's initiative to address improvements in the community were enemies of the movement, 2) asserted the party line that all the issues had been taken care of, 3a) asserted that the movement is for "those who have faith and belief in Maharishi" (rebuffing the old premise for participation, that anyone who could think could meditate and supplanting his new doctrine of faith!) and 3b) Encouraged the non-believers to leave, 4) Raised the dome fees to $100 @ month, 5) Locked out of that Guru Purnima celebration, with no prior notice, scores of loyal long-time governors and sidhas, 6) Reaffirmed the "old guard" of the President's Office, and 7) abruptly leaves town. With his tour de force, Bevan certainly gave our larger meditating community in Fairfield and around the country a lot to talk about at their 4th of July picnics! And we certainly did talk."
