--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <drpetersutphen@> wrote: > > > > But those big courses are fun. I was at Amherst in '79 > > and then at MIU for the winter one (was that 84 or > > 85). Both were really amazing. I don't know if our > > collective consciousness actually does anything, but > > the subjective experiences are incredible when you > > have large numbers doing program together. > > I agree. Personally, I attribute the subjective > "high" to large numbers of people meditating > together, and don't think that the siddhis have > anything whatsoever to do with it, but I agree > that large courses can be fun. > > Plus, I think that everyone senses that this > may be the last of them. Maharishi isn't going > to live forever, and when he goes, I have not > seen any indication that *anyone* else within the > TM movement could inspire more than a handful > of people to come to a course. They could plead > and cry and beg and claim that the world is going > to end if people don't come, and everyone would > ignore them, because they just don't have the > chops to pull that sort of thing off. Not one > of them. As I've said in another context recently, > not one of them has done anything to *deserve* > such faith or to inspire the necessary suspension > of disbelief. And not one of them is likely to > in any of our lifetimes.
As I read your post, two personalities came to mind: 1) Muktananda. Replaced by his "dual" chosen successors -- a brother and sister -- there was almost immediately a huge fight between the two of them, with the sister winning out. That, along with the fact that neither of them possessed the charisma of Muktananda, meant that their organisation is today but a glimmer of what it was during Muktananda's hayday. Of course there's also the "sexual revelation" factor as well: that is, the revelations about sex that came up in a big way after his death also contributed to the loss of popularity of their movement. So this is an interesting model for what may befall the TMO after MMY dies: we on this forum know that sexual revelations will be coming out,just as they did with Muktananda. The difference is that Muktananda allegedly had relations with young girls and MMY's alleged dalliances were with fully formed females (i.e. 18 years plus). But the other similar factor is the "charisma factor". As you point out, who on the horizon has the same degree of charisma? 2) Castro. As is inevitable with many Communist dictatorships, once the charismatic leader dies, the regime dies as well...doesn't always happen (witness North Korea)and may not happen with Cuba. But I always think of how once these dictatorships and regimes fall after the leader dies and how the underlings responsible for propping up the dictator during his lifetime inevitably fall back on the "I had no choice" line whenever they are questioned as to why they supported the horrible policies that they did when he was alive. Am I stretching it to suggest that that is precisely what certain higher-up muckety-mucks in the TMO will say when, post MMY, they are questioned as to why they supported various schemes and silliness? > > So IMO this will probably be the Last Big Course, > even though I suspect that Maharishi will see > the final numbers as disappointing. I think that > may be the biggest reason many people are attending, > and that they don't really believe any more that > they're going to affect world conditions. They're > attending out of a sense of nostalgia for the > "good old days" and out of a lingering and quickly > diminishing respect for the guy who *used* to be > able to inspire them. > > That said, I wish all of those who have attended > the best, and I hope they have a great time. At > this point in TM history, those within the TMO > who still have the faith to do so are far more > impressive than those who are trying to exploit it. > > > > --- jim_flanegin <jflanegi@> wrote: > > > > > Dude, you better go! Or else, "the world" is going > > > to explode!!! > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter > > > <drpetersutphen@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Wow! iI've never heard this rhetoric, er, news, > > > > before! > > > > > > > > --- Dick Mays <dickmays@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > "You have the Key to the Gate of Heaven, and now > > > > > everyone is going to > > > > > enjoy you opening the Gate for the whole world." > > > > > -Maharishi, speaking today to the Invincible > > > America > > > > > Course participants > > > > > > > > > > "The experience of the Invincible America Course > > > in > > > > > Washington is paradise." > > > > > -Dr. Dean Dodrill, Raja of Washington > > > > > > > > > > HISTORIC NEWS > > > > > Super Radiance Requirement Surpassed! > > > > > (JULY 25) As of 12:00 noon (CDT) today, 1737 > > > Yogic > > > > > Flyers have > > > > > applied to attend the Invincible America Course, > > > > > surpassing the Super > > > > > Radiance requirement of 1730 for the nation. > > > > > Congratulations to all > > > > > those who have responded so quickly to the > > > urgent > > > > > need of the time. > > > > > Now, it is vitally important that all of you who > > > > > have registered for > > > > > the course come quickly and fly together every > > > day > > > > > in Washington and > > > > > in Fairfield/Maharishi Vedic City. > > > > > > > > > > It is also vitally important that all of you who > > > > > have not yet applied > > > > > please do so right away! Come as soon as you > > > can-and > > > > > stay as long as > > > > > you can! > > > > > > > > > > PRESS REPORT FROM THE FIRST DAY > > > > > Positivity Increases and Negativity Decreases > > > > > The stock market is the most sensitive barometer > > > of > > > > > the national mood > > > > > and of the level of confidence in the country's > > > > > future. > > > > > > > > > > The Associated Press reported today that the > > > stock > > > > > market recorded > > > > > one of its largest one-day gains of the year, > > > with > > > > > the Dow Jones > > > > > skyrocketing 183 points, surpassing the key > > > 11,000 > > > > > level. CNBC > > > > > national television headlined the surprising > > > stock > > > > > market upsurge > > > > > with "Wall Street Euphoria" and "Blissful > > > Shock." > > > > > CNBC added that the > > > > > only blue chip stock in negative territory was > > > the > > > > > Phillip Morris > > > > > cigarette company. > > > > > > > > > > SCHOLARSHIPS: MONEY IS NOT AN OBSTACLE! > > > > > Due to the great generosity of several > > > peace-loving > > > > > donors, any Yogic > > > > > Flyer who wishes to attend the Invincible > > > America > > > > > Course in > > > > > Washington, D.C., may do so for as long as he or > > > she > > > > > wants! Simply > > > > > apply for the Course at > > > www.InvincibleAmerica.org, > > > > > and specify your > > > > > financial needs. We urge everyone to take > > > advantage > > > > > of this > > > > > incredible opportunity. > > > > > > > > > > NOTE ON COURSE ACCEPTANCES > > > > > Several people who had not received the email > > > > > confirmation of their > > > > > course acceptance from the Development of > > > > > Consciousness Office in > > > > > Fairfield/Maharishi Vedic City discovered that > > > their > > > > > acceptances had > > > > > been routed to their spam folders. So if you are > > > > > still awaiting your > > > > > course acceptance, please check your spam > > > folder. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > > > protection around > > > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > > --------------------~--> > > > Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and > > > poor with hope and healing > > > > > http://us.click.yahoo.com/zAINmC/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 > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/zAINmC/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/
