> Me, I'd have to > hear the context around everything Maharishi said > about SSRS's 'sweet > poison' to make a judgement. He's probably ticked > that SSRS gets > better press or something...
The sweet poison quote has been around for a long time, before SSRS got famous and got press. --- jyouells2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" > sparaig@ wrote: > > > > > > Maharishi has said of SSRS's techniques, that > meditators > > > should "Beware of sweet poison." I heard the > lecture (THE > > > lecture?) on ayurveda that he gave in honor of > Triguna > > > where he described ayurveda as the process of > turning > > > poison into nectar. Nectar is NOT "sweet > poison." In > > > fact, it is worse than normal poison. > > > > Is there anyone here as embarrassed as I am > > to have ever been part of the spiritual > > organization that could have created such > > a mindset in one of its followers? > > > > > Embarassed, but not as embarassed as you are. I was > just a naive pup at > the time. I thought Maharishi was honest by > accepted western standards. > It took a long time to get closer to the truth.... > Me, I'd have to > hear the context around everything Maharishi said > about SSRS's 'sweet > poison' to make a judgement. He's probably ticked > that SSRS gets > better press or something... Sort of a guru pissing > contest, maybe it's > an Indian thang, who knows. And personally I don't > care. I'll decide > for myself. Seems like Sudarshan Kriya is an > effective and helpful > pranayama for many people that use it. > > > 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 > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sponsored Link Degrees online in as fast as 1 Yr MBA, Bachelor's, Master's, Assoc http://yahoo.degrees.info