--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "markmeredith2002" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I haven't followed this thread closely but: > > Do people see the tm mov't and or its techniques as being bhakti? How > odd. What's remotely bhakti about it? Of course one can appreciate > or be devoted to MMY, just like you can with anyone, but I've just > never seen bhakti practices or attitudes promoted by the tmo. > > How many of the tm people here who think they're bhaktis have been in > the same room with MMY in the past 20 yrs? Ever? What personal > instruction have you gotten from him recently? (I mean directly, not > in your sleeping or waking dreams). Stalkers of celebrities probably > think they're bhaktis of them too. > > I can see someone being devoted to MMY if they do what he asks, but > how many of the tm bhaktis here are on purusha, done millionaire > courses, or even done the minimum by being recertified? Do you live > in an s-ved home? How exactly are you a bhakti of MMY if you're not > doing what he explicitly asks? > > Apparently this thread earlier dealt with MDG being a bhakti of MMY. > There's no way Michael would be allowed to represent the mov't in any > way whatsoever given his various extracurriculars. How are you a > bhakti of a guru when that guru and his mov't won't allow you near > their movement? I know, I know, these types think they're the real > devotees, not the people who the guru actually has with him. That's > what robin carlson used to always say, until MMY sent the tape to the > court saying carlson was an idiot. I'm not saying MDG is doing > anything wrong, and he can love MMY inside all he wants, but I don't > think you can be a bhakti of a guru if you don't do what he says and > put yourself completely outside the guru's rules/regs. > > >
In The Last Samarai, who was more devoted to the emperor, the pro- West courtiers, or the conservative samarai? Perhaps they were both equally devoted but in different ways? MMY once was quoted by the Press concerning the Beatles: as long as they practice my meditation, they are mine. I'm sure there are other ways of looking at the situation also. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/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/
