---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <steve.sundur@...> wrote :
Oh, okay, thanks for the clarification. It really sounds like what Robin was doing was even a little more weird than I understood. I think he miscalculated quite a bit. But he aimed for the fences, so I give him credit for that. (-: I wonder what the difference is between delusional and simply hoping for or imagining something that is very far from ever coming to fruition. Are all idealists delusional? Are those who dream big delusional? Are optimists or those with a goal or vision delusional? At what point does a dream or envisioned future fall into the category of crazy? I think it's pretty hard to determine sometimes. Is an optimistic dreamer or one hoping for measurable and drastic change certifiable? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <authfriend@...> wrote : Robin wasn't aiming to usurp Maharishi's authority as a teacher, Steve. He had convinced himself that Maharishi would grant him authority over the organization per se, to reform it and mold it into an organization that would do justice to Maharishi's teaching. Once Maharishi finally made it clear he wasn't going to do that, Robin gave up, but remained faithful to Maharishi's teaching for many years. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <steve.sundur@...> wrote : Wowzer. I don't think that's the issue Michael, this seeing of other teachers. That was not the problem the primary problem with RWC. Yes, if you became a follower, evidently there were consequences. But the situation there, as I understand it, was a frontal assault on the organization to usurp the authority of the existing teacher You had someone who felt he had a mandate to move the organization in a different direction.
