--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Seraphita" <s3raphita@...> wrote: > > A long time ago, during a discussion about the rewards of achieving > cosmic consciousness, a TM teacher I knew opined that all life's > problems would vanish. One of those present asked if that meant diseases > would be overcome. Yes, said our teacher. Then, curiously, he mentioned > that one time he'd been in Maharishi's presence and our "guru" had a > cold. "But I think I know why he did that" , said the teacher. Well yes, > I think I know why Maharishi had a cold: he came into contact with the > common cold virus just like the rest of us do. So what did the teacher > mean by that enigmatic remark? On reflection I guessed he was implying > that someone in Maharishi's inner circle was coming down with the bug; > it would be very inconvenient that said person would be off work so > Maharishi voluntarily took on his karma. By himself developing the cold > symptoms he also released the original target from falling ill. > That immediately led to two reactions on my part : -"Jesus, I hope he > doesn't say shit like this to non-members. They might think that people > in the TMO are a bit weird." And " This has to be the perfect > "Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free" card". Reasoning like that can provide the > perfect excuse for any apparent lapses in Maharishi's behaviour. > In those days I used to smoke and the same teacher said to me once that > he'd never known a smoker achieve a clear experience of transcendence. I
When we arrived at the E-institute in Helsinki for our flying block near Xmas 1978, the first thing a couple of participants were concerned about was where they can smoke...LoL!
