Dear, dear, Robin, You so love the deep end (as, I must admit, I do, too)... My experience of Peter Wallace is confined to the seventies, but, back then, he definitely had his quirky, lunatic, abrasive, dark side just like the rest of us. I would be very surprised if that has changed, though, I too, was moved and enjoyably surprised by a) how he seemed here and b) some of his disclosures, which I hadn't previously known. (And remember, too, what spontaneously motivated him and what he did before he even met M. Perhaps that whole family was touched by grace.) I have always felt that the best of M was more in evidence at the beginning and from there things progressively deteriorated. Peter was blessed to get more of that early stuff and it seems to have stayed with him quite gracefully. I have no question that there are many who have found a significant degree of peace and grace through M and TM. Bless your Catholic soul, m
On Sep 16, 2011, at 12:24 PM, maskedzebra wrote: > Dear Dick Mays, > > I don't know you, but I am determined to let you know that Peter Wallace's > talk here is the best thing that has ever come out of the Movement. Him. His > credibility. His gentleness. His serenity. His humility. His goodness. Quite > an awesome experience, especially for someone with my perspective on > Maharishi and TM. No matter what: Peter Wallace testifies to two things: God > gave him a beautiful soul and 2. His association with Maharishi and TM was > unreservedly positive. > > I like the tremendous dissonance this sets up in my heart and in my > consciousness: to see someone embody so much of what is good and true (about > the East, but even about the West too): Peter Wallace is a personality that > is authentically wise, compassionate, and selfless. He compels us with the > quality of his person and the quality of his consciousness. > > Magnificent. I am a thorough-going apostate from MMY, TM, and the Movement, > but everything that led me to make this break is disproven and repudiated by > the living personal performance of this human being, now living in Fairfield. > > Peter Wallace is the only [for me] really convincing exemplar of what the > promise of TM is. > > I understand the presence of Jim Mayhew (sp?) in this video, but I would > rather have had Peter Russell occupy the physical space alone, since Peter > Russell—at least to my intense scrutiny of him—is without any obvious flaws > (I mean as an example of a TM teacher). Jim Mayhew is not as subtle or > innocently deft in his efforts to promote TM and MMY. > > I am amazed and glad there is some evidence (embodied in a human being) of > the good that TM and MMY can do. Peter Russell's extraordinary spirit here, > as it expresses itself in words (memories of MMY and India), seems almost a > supernatural anomaly juxtaposed to others who oversee Maharishi's Movement > now. > > But I take this event as a blessing. For Peter Russell, out of the depths of > his soul, gave me something that I doubt I could get anywhere else in the > universe. This, at least, is the verdict I pass on the experience that opened > up in my whole nervous system just listening to him, watching his face and > gestures. > > Yes. I will say it. The first saint of the TM Movement. > > And therefore a contradiction of everything I have come to believe. > > How merciful for everyone there living in Fairfield who is still loyal to > Maharishi, TM, and the TM Movement: the physical presence of this person > Peter Russell, it may be about the best thing there is in Fairfield, if I am > to go by my subjective experience watching this video. > > Is it possible you could, Dick Mays, pass on this appreciation to Peter > Russell? Even as I am, of course, persona non grata in the TM Movement—and > prefer it to be this way. > > As one human being witnessing the behaviour and personality of another human > being, I have to say: Peter Russell, he is the real deal. And he got to be > that way by an orthodox adherence to Maharishi and The Teaching. > > Peter Russell in my judgment towers above anyone I have met (outside of > Maharishi) who claims to be enlightened (not that he, Peter Russell himself, > has ever made this claim; evidently he has not). > > Anyway, Dick Mays, you get my point: this is a beautiful human being who in > his person represents the wisdom of the East better than anyone I know. > > I hope this video gets seen by everyone who ever had anything to do with > Maharishi in a personal sense. That would, at the very least, include every > single teacher of TM. > > I am grateful to you, Dick Mays, for alerting me to something as rare and > exquisite and real as this experience was that was given to me by Peter > Russell. > > Robin > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Dick Mays <dickmays@...> wrote: > > > > Forwarded from a friend: > > > > > > There are some wonderful, rich stories in here about Maharishi as > > well as Anandamayi Ma... Well worth listening to. > > > > JAI GURU DEV > > > > WE are so fortunate........ beyond our imagination. > > > > > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > Subject: Recent video by Peter Wallace > > > > Very precious, some of same material as MUM talk, but extra depth in > > other areas > > > > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOeh-dH97nU&feature=relmfu>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOeh-dH97nU&feature=relmfu > > > >
