Not for a long time - Thank you! What a pleasant surprise!
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <no_reply@...> wrote:
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> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" <whynotnow7@> wrote:
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> > 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.
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> > 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).
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> > 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.
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> http://tinyurl.com/csbdplz
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> I gather you've seen this Jim
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