A lot of the old actors around this now have either left, died or hole up somewhere; but, it would be interesting to hear what those people who pulled the levers were thinking to drain Earl Kaplan's money out of accounts that had been set-aside to pay for things even as he was up front there presenting at podiums giving and getting hundred million dollar donations for Maharishi. There were some guys on Purusha and around the President's office who would be really interesting to hear from as to what they were thinking as the pawns effectively stole millions at a time from Kaplan. As they say in Congress, you "go along to get along...". ...To have place.
Never shall we denounce anyone. Never entertain negativity. The under-world code of silence, these guys at that level are soldiers though and we'll likely never hear their story from them. However, I do hope somebody gets to collect it sometime some how though. I would suppose that would be at the Prime Minister's wake. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > It's one of the things I really like about FairfieldLife is that people show > up 'who were there' and render the story more directly. > -Buck > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > > > Thanks for writing this Ranchy. > > It is archival in perspective > > and explains a lot by context. > > Saha Nav Avatu > > > > Never shall we denounce anyone. > > Never entertain negativity. > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" <raunchydog@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Om, you Sanskrit scholars here, > > > > > > > did this get transliterated right? > > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > > > > -Buck > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Saha Nav Avatu > > > > > > > Saha Nav Bhunaktu > > > > > > > Saha Viryam Narava Yanhai > > > > > > > Tejasvi Na Vadhitam A Stu > > > > > > > Ma Vidisavahai > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sanskrit scholars here, > > > > > > what does this prayer translate to? > > > > > > Anybody know? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The translation that the TM movement recites > > > > > is a couple of lines longer than the stanza has. > > > > > The two added lines don't seem to go with the stanza. > > > > > When did this come about and first come to be used? > > > > > I have in front of me someone's hand written > > > > > note card with this that references 1/8/81 > > > > > MIU 2nd Christmas WPA > > > > > > > > > > > > > It seems the two added lines are, > > > > "Never shall we denounce anyone > > > > Never entertain negativity." > > > > > > > > Where did these come from? > > > > Anybody know the context > > > > that these were coined > > > > and tacked these on? > > > > > > > > > > Before completion of the domes, when the women did program in the field > > > house, I vaguely remember learning Saha Nav Avatu some time between > > > October '79 when I first arrived from Amherst and the following late > > > summer when we formed Vedic Atoms. > > > > > > Most of the people who came from Amherst were old-time TM teachers. I had > > > been on the Rhode Island Ideal Society Campaign the year before. When > > > Amherst came along, I felt like I had become one of Maharishi's > > > foot-soldiers being deployed where ever he needed me. Our mission from > > > Amherst was to continue creating coherence at MIU. > > > > > > Between arriving at MIU from Amherst and the Vedic Atom, we started > > > reciting Saha Nav Avatu aloud before program. Also, hearing a recitation > > > of Jaimini Sutras became part of our morning program, which included two > > > full rounds, morning and evening. Looking back on it, I think Maharishi > > > started the Vedic Atom program to ready us for the Mother Divine and > > > Purusha programs that started after Vedic Atom ended Fall '81. > > > > > > We had been on the Atom about two months when, Maharishi invited us to > > > his Vedic Science course in India. We arrived November 7, 1980 on the > > > evening of Diwali. I was in India four months, rounding, seeing Maharishi > > > almost everyday, and all the while, the Atom continued to strip away > > > layer upon layer of my ego. By the time the Vedic Atom ended, I had been > > > doing long program for almost 2-1/2 years. When I had an opportunity to > > > join Mother Divine after the Atom, I declined. I decided I'd had enough > > > of being flat broke. > > > > > > I googled Vedic Atom to see if I could find an answer to your question. I > > > found a link to FFLife. I read the first paragraph of a post about the > > > Atom and thought, "Wow! Someone had an experience of the Atom just like > > > mine." Well, it was mine. I'd completely forgotten that I had written > > > about the Atom. > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com/msg163058.html > > > > > > I don't know if this helped answer your question, but it has certainly > > > stirred a few old memories. Anyway, thanks for the memories. > > > > > >
