--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bbrigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "george" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > The Luck of the World > > > > > > sometimes we feel angry at this co-out of the clueless guru. > > > yes, it is our rotten luck that he still doesnt get it... > > > if he could present his knowledge in a fashion that is > > > understandable to the average joe, all would listen > > > adopt it and transform the world. But as bad luck would > > > have it, he still doesnt get it that his manner of > > > interaction is too weird, too much of a turnoff. grrrr. > > > > ************************** > > > > I think you are completely missing the point of what MMY is saying. > > > > An ignorant world cannot be transformed quickly into an enlightened > > world, this would create a backlash against the enlightenment > > effort; as MMY said in the 60s, speedy enlightenment of the world > > would create "fear and havoc" ( see > > http://geocities.com/bbrigante/retards.html#light ) > > > > So it is not relevant whether TM-promoting efforts are being done > > competently or not, because people are so locked into darkness that > > they cannot be rescued quickly from the path to hell -- it's an act > > of kindess on the part of the Divine Plan (this is what MMY titled > > his 60s writing on why enlightenment values need to be expanded > > slowly) that the TM movement is apparently stumbling along. > > > > Maharishi cannot employ competent people to run the TM movement, nor > > can he give advice that would work, because that would cause the > > light in the world to increase too rapidly. That is certainly a > > shame, but that's just the way it's got to be -- if people were not > > so bound to sin, it would be possible to pitch TM quickly to the > > world, but that simply cannot happen, and it's pointless for MMY to > > berate TM administrators for their ineptness, because ineptness > > happens to be just what the doctor ordered. MMY correctly identifies > > the "luck" (bad karma) of the world as being to blame, because if > > the world were not in such darkness, TM could be promoted quickly. > > Having a mere shell of a movement in the West run by Bevan and other > > incompetents is exactly what the world needs at the present time, as > > lamentable as this situation is, because the underlying problem is > > the darkness of the world, not the incompetence of TM marketers. > > > > Sooner or later, India will respond to MMY's call for a revival of > > Vedic civilization -- you should note that there have been no price > > increases for TM in India (even laborers can afford to start TM > > there), unlike the West, where the price of TM has been raised to > > slow down things even further. In fact, now that a few candles have > > been lit in the West, what goes on in the movement in the West has > > no relevance at all -- it's India that has to restore Vedic culture, > > and they have the 800 million Hindus to do just that. > > > > MMY (Aug 24th press conference): > > "It is just a matter of the total atmosphere which has > > a great influence on > > the individual. And the total atmosphere we are aiming > > at, purifying the > > total atmosphere. Harmony, positivity in the national > > consciousness of every > > country, in the world consciousness. Big groups, big > > groups. > > > > And we are finding our way to create big groups even > > so it is not happening > > so quickly. But we can attribute it to not lack of our > > efforts but lack of > > the luck of the world. We have to hide somewhere. So > > we hide behind the > > logic that it is the lack of luck of the world that it > > is not going so fast. > > There we take refuge. If it is not going fast we have > > a logic, it is the > > luck of the world." > > > > Bob Brigante > > http://geocities.com/bbrigante > > Bob, > > That is the subtlest rationalization of unethical practices that I > have ever read.
I think the "rationalization" step comes somewhere in- between "guilt" and "acceptance". The 7 steps of cult deprogramming: Fear Doubt Anger Rationalization Guilt Acknowledgement Acceptance > If the light can't be brought up too quickly, then > teaching TM and letting the 'pot' simmer 'a.k.a the World Plan' would > create far less backlash and possibly more income for promoting TM in > India. We wouldn't need to be hiding behind the 'luck of the world'. > Remember it's Spirtual Regeneration not There's a Sucker Born.... > > JohnY ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
