--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" <whynotnow7@...> wrote: > > Good point about true Buddhists emptybill. > > PS Jed McKenna (or whatever his real name is) in one of his books writes > about sixty year olds who are ten years old or so emotionally. There are two > of them here on FFL. >
Ah to be ten again!! What a wonderful sidhi those two must have perfected. I am in awe of their attainments. > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "emptybill" <emptybill@> wrote: > > > > > > What "V - We are of Peace" is not telling you is that almost all > > Buddhist teachers tell their students not to indulge in disputes with > > students or teachers of other traditions of practice or other forms of > > meditation, whether Buddhist, Hindu, Christian or other. While they will > > do an analysis of another tradition's "tenets" they leave it > > at that. They are not called either to proselytize or to attack other > > traditions of spiritual practice. They are only called to do their own > > sadhana. They also are not called to consort themselves with mere > > soi-disants much less be one themselves. > > > > Those that do act that way give a clear sign that they either making it > > all up and/or hiding their virulent aggression from their teachers, if > > they have any teachers. > > > > In fact most people that hide their behavior in this manner do not > > really have a Buddhist spiritual mentor/guru. They go to a few courses > > and then declare themselves "Buddhist yogis". > > > > Webinar disciples often do this. I even know a guy who went to one of > > the Dalai Lama's U.S. public Kalachakra initiations (abhisheka-s) > > and then started calling the Dalai Lama his guru. What a joke that was. > > He caught on after a while and stopped saying it. > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" <whynotnow7@> > > wrote: > > > > > > In Vaj's case, he is obviously depressed and in denial about Tibet > > being fucked up, so he blames MMY for everything wrong in his life. > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_reply@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" <whynotnow7@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Vaj's MO is to always keep the focus on Maharishi's relatively > > minor failings vs. having us notice the 400 pound gorilla in the room. > > OK, Maharishi had girlfriends and did other unethical things. Granted. > > > > > > > > > > On the other hand, THE DALAI LAMA SOLD OUT THE ENTIRE COUNTRY OF > > TIBET. First he lost the country to China, then ran away as his > > countrymen and fellow monks were systematically tortured, imprisoned, > > and slaughtered, on the pretext of "fighting for a free Tibet" (from a > > distance, of course). That was over FIFTY YEARS AGO.I don't see Tibet > > getting any freer in the meantime, do you? In fact just the reverse. By > > continually agitating for rebellion, all the Dalai Lama has done is > > bring increasing hardships to his former people and ensure that the > > Chinese continue to crack down HARD on the Tibetan region. > > > > > > > > > > From a review of Tim Johnson's new book, Tragedy In Crimson > > (Nation Books ISBN1568586019): > > > > > "Tibet's exiled leader, the Dalai Lama, is a global moral figure > > but with a tragic dimension he captures worldwide fame and brings > > Hollywood figures to his side, but can do little to end six decades of > > repression against six million Tibetans living under Chinese rule." > > > > > > > > > > It is clear by now that Tibet will never be free. This is a > > monstrous and huge injustice by the Dalai Lama. However if Vaj can > > continue to turn our attention away from the millions slaughtered in > > Tibet as the result of the DL's misguided intentions and focus instead > > on how "TM doesn't work" and "Maharishi charges too much for > > meditation", he is accomplishing what he set out to do here on FFL and > > other forums. Don't look at poor, miserable, downright fucked Tibet. > > Instead focus all that misplaced anger and frustration > > on on MAHARISHI MAHESH YOGI. Yeah, that's the ticket! > > > > > > > > > > Vaj is a fraud and a liar. The guy never learned, practiced or > > taught TM. He has learned though how to build a fantastically > > distracting story about Maharishi and TM, attempting to mask Tibet's > > destruction as a result of the egomaniacal intentions of his hero, the > > Dalai Lama. Sorry Vaj, but WE SEE RIGHT THROUGH YOU AND THAT KALI YUGA > > "MR. NICE GUY". Oh, and as Maharishi used to say, JAI GURU DEV. > > > > > > > > > > > > That's an interesting analysis. > > > > Everyone knows that the 2 most fanatic critics of Maharishi and the > > TMO, Turq and Vaj are both so-called Buddhists, which is hardly a > > coincidence. > > > > > > > > > >
