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> "All the communes under consideration have as their bond of union some form
> of religious belief. It is asserted by some writers who theorize about
> communism that a commune can not exist long without some fanatical religious
> thought as its cementing force; while others assert with equal positiveness
> that it is possible to maintain a commune in which the members shall have
> diverse and diverging beliefs in religious matters. It seems to me that both
> these theories are wrong; but that it is true that a commune to exist
> harmoniously, must be composed of persons who are of one mind upon some
> question which to them shall appear so important as to take the place of a
> religion, if it is not essentially religious; though it need not be
> fanatically held." -Nordhoff (1875)
>
"Moreover- and this is another important consideration- I am satisfied that
during its accumulation the Commun(-al)ists enjoyed a greater amount of
comfort, and vastly greater security against want and demoralization, than were
attained by their neighbors or the surrounding population, with better schools
and opportunities of training for their children, and far less exposure for the
women, and the aged and infirm." -Nordhoff (1875)
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" <jr_esq@> wrote:
> >
> > TM is based on the creative function of the unified field, the vast ocean
> > of nothingness. Physicists are now discovering that the universe is made
> > up mostly of dark energy and dark matter. Both account for 96 percent of
> > the total constituent of the universe.
> >
> > The predominance of dark energy shows that the vacuum of the universe is
> > highly unstable and is fueling the the expansion and acceleration of the
> > universe. In Maharishi-speak, this confirms the infinite creativity and
> > dynamism of the unified field.
> >
> > By attuning to this unified field, one gains the power of the dark energy
> > that science has discovered, which can be experienced in the human
> > physiology as "bliss".
> >
> > So, MMY's ideas are very much in keeping with recent scientific discoveries.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote:
> > >
> > > As doctrine of faith and belief in Maharishi
> > > versus
> > > the practicing of the technique.
> > >
> > > A TM-movement that tests for faith on the one hand,
> > > or just facilitates its practitioners on the other.
> > >
> > > Will the movement be sustaining,
> > >
> > > what would promote its sustainability?
> > >
> > > Are the numbers sustainable as it is?
> > >
> > > What should the TM-Rajas do?
> > >
> > > -Buck
> > >
> >
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