--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" jyouells@ > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@> > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > > > curtisdeltablues@ wrote: > > > > > > > > I think Vaj's point was actually nicer than the Vedic view of > > > > Westerners as I understand it. We are not even untouchables > who are > > > > in the caste system and can trace their Shaka or Ghotra back > to the > > > > original Rishis. We are what MMY referred to in India as the > > > > "mix-ups" because we have no clear lineage, and would require > more > > > > purification because of our low birth. Vaj's point that such > low > > > > lifes can be used at will is not much of a jump. In the Vedic > > system > > > > the "unsee-ables", below untouchables, have to ring a bell so > people > > > > can avert their eyes as they walked around. We are below that > > status > > > > in the Vedic system. We are out-castes, the lowest humans in > the > > > > Vedic system. > > > > > > > This all has nothing whatsoever to do with Vedic knowledge. The > Vedas > > > are the oral record of the Seers' cognitions of the vibratory > > > universe. No more and no less. All of these misintepretations > have as > > > much to do with the Veda as do Catholic priests molesting > children > > > have to do with the life of Christ. It is all poisonous > > > misintepritation based on waking state ignorance. > > > > That may be true in the pure sense, but I thought we were talking > about > > the willingness of Maharishi and the TMO to tap westerners for > money. > > Cultural attitudes linger in the subconscious .... > > > > JohnY > > > Hi, I missed that original part of the thread. In any case I really > can't see full grown adults as victims, nor Maharishi's attitudes > towards those he deals with as condescending. It doesn't feel > accurate to me.
Not victims, but dealt with dishonestly. You don't think that taking money and not using it for it's stated purpose is both dishonest and condescending? It's not good to use someone's ignorance against them. > > Regarding the TMO tapping westerners for money, who knows? I > gave 'em fifty bucks to help bring over the pundits, which I > consider money well spent (perhaps it paid for 30 minutes of bag- > piping?!...), though it has been about ten years since I last > donated anything. > Minimizing the reality doesn't change it. Without the millions (and millions) from the west Maharishi would still be in a basement in Utter Kashi. JohnY 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
