--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My own theory? Assuming that MMY was "off the program" with some lady > or ladies at some point, he later had pangs of guilt that he > projected on everyone else...
It's always possible. Also, one phenomenon that definitely appears in spiritual teachers is the "Do what I say, not what I do" thang. One of the reasons that some traditions don't let anyone become a teacher until they been *trained* for it is that the teaching biz is tricky. One picks up energy from one's students, and if one does not know how to handle it and disperse it, all that focused attention can warp the teacher and take them "off their line." In such instances, it is sadly common for the teacher to develop the idea that they are "past" the need to follow the guidelines that apply to "lesser" students. Happens all the time, in almost every tradition. Me, I'm not one of those who is terribly hung up about Maharishi boinking some students. If it happened, it happened. Shit happens. I don't even believe that such actions are *necessarily* (that is, innately or per se) a "bad thing." There are ways that such relationships can be handled to the benefit of both teacher and student. But most are *not* handled that way in the West, and almost by definition, if the affair is kept secret, it isn't being handled very gracefully. 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/
