It was rhetorical, actually - the man was many things, but enlightened or saint were not among those things. Enlightened men or women and saints do not leave behind the flotsam of destruction that Marshy left behind. People practicing the meditation of a saint do not turn out like Bevan, Neil, Tony, and many rajas, either.
________________________________ From: John <jr_...@yahoo.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 5, 2013 4:10 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: To card - mUrdhajyothiShi --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson wrote: > > How bout neither? MJ, Please, see my response to Judy on her reply to this question. Then, you can find out about my position on this matter. JR > > > > > ________________________________ > From: John > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, March 5, 2013 11:22 AM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: To card - mUrdhajyothiShi > > > Â > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote: > > > > > > > > > Outside of the TMO, many saints in the Catholic Curch were > > > > > known to have levitated, including St. Teresa of Avila. So, > > > > > levitation or flying can be used as a criteria to determine > > > > > one's state of consciousness, specifically that of > > > > > enlightenment. > > > > > > > > John, this is way too simplistic and creates significant > > > > confusion. > > > > > > > > The saints had no *intention* of levitating; it was > > > > involuntary, and in many cases unwelcome--frightening and > > > > overwhelming. Teresa actually prayed that it wouldn't > > > > happen. > > > > > > > > Any devout Catholic, moreover, would be appalled at the > > > > idea of such performances being used as a criterion of > > > > spiritual development; that would be strictly against > > > > Church doctrine. And the saints would never want to > > > > attract attention to themselves in that way. > > > > > > > > Aside from the issue of whether levitation is possible, > > > > there really isn't any commonality between the > > > > significance of levitation in the Western (Catholic) > > > > tradition and its significance in the Eastern tradition. > > > > You can't use one to justify the other. > > > > > > > Judy, > > > > > > Levitation is the quick test for those who claim to be > > > enlightened, in particular, those who follow Osho's > > > techniques and philosophy. Otherwise, it may take a > > > very long time to prove conclusively that a person is > > > enlightened. Specifically, the Vatican has a very > > > exhaustive method for canonizing a saint. > > > > John, I have no idea what any of this has to do with what > > I said. I don't think you read what I wrote. > > > > The saints who levitated did not claim to be "enlightened," > > nor could they have passed that test. > > > > Canonization by the Vatican has nothing to do with the > > Eastern concept of enlightenment. This is all apples and > > kiwi fruit. Church sainthood and enlightenment are not > > at all the same thing. > > > Hey Judy, > > Please, tell us what is the difference between an enlightened person and a > saint? Do you think MMY was enlightened or a saint? > > JR >
