--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" <whynotnow7@...> wrote: > > Robin, I find my thinking pretty close to nablus's, in that there is no > regret or anything else except peacefulness regarding how Maharishi's life > played out with regard to what he did. > > I was not a TM teacher, nor did I ever see him in person. However Maharishi's > goal of bringing a completely useful technique for self discovery to me, > worked perfectly (albeit on the backs of the TM teachers). > > So it depends whether you worked for the company, or simply used their > services. As a consumer, it was a good deal, especially work/study, where I > could earn techniques as a trade for learning a vocation, especially in my > mid-20's when I didn't know anything anyway. > > My consideration for TTC lasted as long as my 'where's the beef?' moment did > (there wasn't any), and that was it. > > As *The Guy*, Maharishi, I know him through his techniques, and the BG 1-6, > which I studied rigorously and underlined meticulously at 23. His videotapes > too. > > I always felt kinda guilty for not adoring Maharishi like everyone else did. > I had a great admiration for him, but much more for his teacher, Guru Dev. > His facial expressions and posture signify The Transcendent for me, his > synchronicity with galaxies wheeling through space, his love of his fellow > man, and the embodiment of invincibility, living in the jungle, a great > inspiration.
http://tinyurl.com/csbdplz I gather you've seen this Jim
