On 8/17/2014 3:23 PM, nablusoss1008 wrote:
Who's telling you all this nonsense ? There were hundreds iof western
ladies attending the funeral including many from Fairfield and MD,
>
http://www.jonesi.com/id104.html
MMY Funeral
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <LEnglish5@...> wrote :
rajas as rajas are male.
My recollection is that Maharishi's funeral was officially an all-male
event, so it's not surprising that there were no obvious females in
attendance, whether in the company of rajas, or standing by themselves.
L
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <awoelflebater@...> wrote :
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <awoelflebater@...> wrote :
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <dhamiltony2k5@...> wrote :
Yeah, the girl/woman thing within the TM movement is its own story.
Someone should be collecting interviews from some of the women still
alive who have lived and been influential at the apex regions of the
TM movement. Get their stories and perspective on how as modern women
they survived at that level. For instance the mom of Keith and Peter
Wallace lived close inside it for decades at the top. Bevan's mom too.
I think both are gone now. There are a few elders from who it would be
really good to hear their stories and observations about being a woman
inside and surviving at that level with access and some influence. I
can think of a few but won't give their names out here. However, some
thoughtful scholarship different than ranting could certainly come
along there.
Yes, knowledge is good, dear Bucky, but when you see a whole shwack of
men in golden crowns and flowing robes attending MMY's funeral with
nary a female in sight then you gotta questions whether their busy at
home preparing the chapatis and scrubbing the laundry on river rocks.
Let's try this again without the typos: take out the 's' in question
and write "they're" instead of their. Geez, you'd think I was milking
the goats the day we learned this in school.
-Buck
Dear Dear FFL; Maharishi did not designate a 'Guru' to follow him;
however, the Raja are like the equivalent of executive vice presidents
in our modern day corporate order. And, like executive
vice-presidents in any large corporations or like Lieutenant-Generals
in large armies or revolutionary movements, some simply are more
effective than others; there are Rajas and there are Rajas. Some are
there because they are effective executives of the corporate mission
and some are there because of their money and their willing essential
capital support that they can altruistically give to the execution of
the mission of the corporation. This was all very well planned out
ahead of time by Maharishi. Get over it. It was well prepared for.
They were given the authority and responsibility for the TM movement
the way it is today. They certainly are learning as they go along
what they in fact have inherited from Maharishi. You will notice that
they rarely wear their outfits in public now. They are learning. I
wish them all well and great success. A lot is riding on them.
Jai Guru Dev,
-Buck in the Dome
Thanks for this explanation of the role of the Rajas. So they are more
like a board of directors of a company it sounds like. This is
interesting. Just because these MEN have assets does this mean they
have any expertise in running a company? Or a Movement? What are these
MEN'S backgrounds? Can you provide a list of who they are and how long
they remain or have remained "on the board"? You need at least a
million in gifts to the Movement to qualify? How often do they get
together? Now I am interested in this group of MEN who, apparently,
due to their financial status and willingness to give to the Movement
have been asked to wear robes and crowns. Tell me more.
alexander_stanley@...> wrote :
When the whole raja thing came about, people came up to me on more
than one occasion and asked what it was like to be the brother of a
raja. My reply was that it's exactly like not being the brother of a
raja, except now people come up to me and ask what it's like to be the
brother of a raja. I was tempted to have a t-shirt printed with, "My
brother became a raja, and all I got was this lousy t-shirt."
I am sure you have taken some indirect, and perhaps direct, flak about
this Raja business. And because I like you (even though I don't really
know you) I always am aware that when I make a comment about Rajas
that your brother is one and it makes me feel just a teeny bit guilty.
However, the Raja concept is one I have a hard time wrapping my
proverbial head around because:
A) Their wardrobe is preposterous
B) There don't appear to be any female Rajas (maybe they declined the
option, seeing as the wardrobe is not good).
C) The idea of this hierarchical monarchy business just seems so
strange and elitist and transparent since it's based on monetary
contributions.
D) I'm jealous and really want to wear a white robe emblazoned with
gold embroidery.
awoelflebater@...> wrote :
mjackson74@...> wrote :
Has your bro ever let you try on the crown and does it appear to be
made of tin or gold?
See, this is why I love you MJ.
*From:* "j_alexander_stanley@... [FairfieldLife]"
<FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>*To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
*Sent:* Friday, August 15, 2014 7:30 PM*Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife]
Re: Relating to spiritual teachers (was Re: 8/12&13/14-Maharishi...)
When the whole raja thing came about, people came up to me on more
than one occasion and asked what it was like to be the brother of a
raja. My reply was that it's exactly like not being the brother of a
raja, except now people come up to me and ask what it's like to be the
brother of a raja. I was tempted to have a t-shirt printed with, "My
brother became a raja, and all I got was this lousy t-shirt."
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <awoelflebater@...> wrote :
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <mjackson74@...> wrote :
How you know? Have you bitten one to check and see if its gold?Gold or
tin, they'll both bend between a set of teeth. The higher the gold
content, the softer it is.I'm thinking these guys actually wanted to
be Pope but had to settle for Raja instead.
