http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgaFKqnj0dg
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@...> wrote: > > First of all, I myself heard someone challenge Maharishi. It was at a > physics conference in fall of 1975. Someone asked Maharishi what we would do > if it turned out the ideas were all wrong. To which Maharishi replied and > I'm paraphrasing: then we'll have to start all over again. > > > Plus I've heard of people disagreeing with Maharishi. For example, someone > challenged Maharishi about the sweet truth saying that sometimes the truth is > not sweet. To which Maharishi replied that if it's not sweet, it's not > true. Another great koan in my book. > > > Here's the more complete story about personal control and will of God: > People were at a long rounding course in Europe and someone complained about > people slamming their doors during program time. To which Maharishi said > people shouldn't slam their doors. Then someone else, challenging Maharishi, > said, Well Maharishi what about the noisy construction next door? To which > Maharishi said, "What we have no control over, we take to be the will of > God." And the second part of Maharishi's reply I will paraphrase: But what > we have control over, we do something about. > > I'm replying like this, Robin because I have not received your post in my > inbox, only in archives. Not sure about replying from archives. Does that > work the same? >