On Dec 27, 2011, at 7:43 PM, seventhray1 wrote: > > It is worth noting that most of the people discussing > > these supposed higher states of consciousness that some > > on this forum claim to have had are doing so completely > > from a theoretical basis. They have personally never > > had such experiences, and are basing anything they say > > on theories given to them by Maharishi, who IMO was in > > exactly the same boat they were. That is, only having > > heard about enlightenment, and never having experienced > > it. > > >Even the early stages of it. > > Well, I think you've broken some new ground in your evaluation of MMY. > Previously you seemed to be willling to give him at least a little credit in > the spirituality dept. Evidently even this has now been rescinded. > It's relatively easy reality to accept, esp. if you realize what close associates had been saying for decades: Maheshiji does not meditate, he only meets with business people all day long and has "yagyas" outsourced on his behalf. Effete TB's wax that as 'he's a yogi, so therefore he's in nitya-samadhi', at least CC - no big deal.
There are people who still actually believe this story. Seriously.
