--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@> > 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. >
Which money specifically? > > > > > 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. Which is why he came out here. 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/
