Well *I* am unbounded awareness too. And, while it is certainly true he taught a technique he believed could bring people to enlightenment, and that he taught techniques that he believed could lead to people floating, that doesn't say what he thought about himself directly...
"His followers called him Mahasamatman and said he was a god. He preferred to drop the Maha- and the -atman, however, and called himself Sam. He never claimed to be a god. But then, he never claimed not to be a god. Circumstances being what they were, neither admission could be of any benefit. Silence, though, could. Therefore, there was mystery about him." -Lord of Light, by Roger Zelazny http://arthursbookshelf.com/sci-fi/zelazny/Lord%20of%20Light%20-%20Roger%20Zelaz\ ny.pdf --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robert" <babajii_99@...> wrote: > > Maharishi said, 'I am unbounded awareness an almost infinite number of > times... > He took the name of Maharishi which means great sage. > He said I have a technique to get you enlightened. > He claimed to have a technique that could have you levitate. > He claimed he could provide you with immortality. > He said that his teachings would provide for world peace. > He said that 'I am Brahm'.... > He has people in FF praying to him, daily. > > So, did he never say he was enlightened? That's such a funny question, after > all these years, that you think that it's a mystery whether he claimed to be > enlightened or not... > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wgm4u <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robert" <babajii_99@> wrote: > > > > > > > > The thing is that the maharishi never got enlightened through > > > > the use of techniques... > > > > He said that he got enlightened from being around an enlightened > > > > person...Swami Brahmananda Saraswati... > > > > > > Please provide even a single verifiable example of him > > > having said this, having claimed that he was either > > > enlightened, or that he "got there" via the method > > > you claim he cited. > > > > > > I'll wait. Thanks in advance. > > > > Agreed, never heard him say that! In fact MMY's state of consciousness is > > unknown since he NEVER revealed what state he was in or even HOW he got > > there (if he got there)! We don't know WHAT MMY himself practiced, probably > > something completely different as far as we know.... > > >
