--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > TurquoiseB offers his services to Maharishi: > > Actually, if they paid me enough to make it worth > my time, say 10K a month or so, I'd be *happy* to > be Court Fool for a while there in Vlodrop. But > only if I got to wear a cool outfit, like the one > on this plaque: > > http://www.britishaccents.com/courjesgarpl.html > > I probably wouldn't do any good re the policies > and direction of the TM movement, but I'd have a > helluva lot of fun prancing around Repression > City in my fool costume, standing and talking to > women in their saris, guys in their identical > white suits, and Rajas in their flowing white > robes and Burger King crowns -- all of them > looking at me and thinking, "Boy, he sure looks > weird wearing that outfit, doesn't he?" :-) > > I'd be exempted from buttbouncing, though, right? > > I mean, in the position of Fool, I'd have to have > the time to do research by going out and mingling > with the common people, the ones Maharishi *claims* > he wants to help, but hasn't interacted with face > to face in almost 40 years.
You wouldn't like it there, they don't allow alcohol and they don't like women-bashers. OffWorld > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> > > wrote: > > > > > New position open in Vlodrop -- TM Movement Fool: > > > > > In all seriousness, I think the thing that would most > > > benefit the TM movement (and thus the world) is the > > > creation of one "job" there in Vlodrop. The position > > > would be to act as court fool to Maharishi. > > > > > As captured so well in Shakespeare (probably more than > > > in real life) the court fool was a really important > > > figure in the royal courts of Europe. The job duties > > > of the fool were simple -- TO TELL THE TRUTH. The fool > > > was pretty much the only person in the court who could, > > > and would, tell the king what was REALLY going on, and > > > what his decisions had accomplished or failed to accomp- > > > lish in the real world outside the palace. > > > > > > I suggest that there is a strong need for such a position > > > within the TM movement. There could be no closer counter- > > > part to the isolated, palace-bound monarch than Maharishi > > > Mahesh Yogi. He hasn't left his rooms in...what?...decades. > > > So his lofty plans and schemes for the world and how to > > > improve its lot are of necessity flawed, based on faulty > > > information about that world. Assuming that things have > > > not changed since I was around him, Maharishi's news is > > > heavily FILTERED. The flunkies he allows around him have > > > learned over the years what he WANTS to hear, and they > > > carefully filter out anything he *doesn't* want to hear. > > > > > > What is needed is someone who is EXEMPT, someone who is > > > *allowed* to tell the truth to the monarch, without fear > > > of losing his position...or his head...for doing so. > > > Maharishi NEEDS a fool, someone to speak up and tell him > > > when one of his schemes is based on unreality, on a > > > vision of the world that has nothing to do with how > > > things really are. > > > > > > In this case, the fool could have donned his cap and bells, > > > cavorted gaily in front of Maharishi's throne (or, more > > > likely, bed) and said, "Y'know Maharishi...building a big > > > university in Bumfuck, Kansas and declaring that 10,000 > > > young, inspired meditators would come there and spend > > > their days butt-bouncing for peace is an interesting idea, > > > but YOU DON'T HAVE 10,000 YOUNG, INSPIRED MEDITATORS > > > any more. You've driven almost all of the older meditators > > > away, and those who are still around wouldn't allow their > > > OWN kids to jeapordize their futures by attending a TM > > > university in the middle of nowhere. You couldn't raise > > > more than 1200 old, even somewhat inspired old farts to > > > come and buttbounce for peace in Fairfield, a community > > > that offers them a few things to do with themselves when > > > they *weren't* butt-bouncing, even when you offered to pay > > > them to come there. And now you expect *young* people to > > > check themselves into basically a prison for a number of > > > years for no other reason than because YOU WANT THEM TO? > > > Get REAL, dude!" > > > > > > Maharishi wouldn't *appreciate* hearing this news, of > > > course, no more than King Lear appreciated some of the > > > things *his* fool told him. But at least *someone* would > > > be there to tell him the truth. Lear's fool came to a > > > bad end for telling the truth, and the TM Movement Fool > > > might suffer the same fate. But damn! someone should > > > really TRY. > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "dhamiltony2k5" > > > <dhamiltony2k5@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Dear Meditators, Citizen Sidhas, and Governors, > > > > > > > > On January 14th at 3:30 PM EST there will be a national > > conference > > > > call with all of the American Rajas and all of the Ministers of > > the > > > > Global Country of World Peace in Holland. > > > > > > > > The purpose of this call is to describe the plans to create a > > new > > > > university in the geographic center of the United States—in the > > > > Brahmasthan of America, in Kansas. This university, called > > Central > > > > University, will offer the curriculum of Total Knowledge, the > > > > unified field, which will have a unifying effect on the whole > > > > country. > > > > > > > > There will be 200 students from each of the 50 states—a total of > > > > 10,000 students, all practicing the Transcendental Meditation > > and TM- > > > > Sidhi program together at the same time. This initiative is > > possible > > > > now that America is achieving invincibility through the almost > > 2000 > > > > Yogic Flyers in Maharishi Vedic City and Maharishi University of > > > > Management in Iowa. > > > > > > > > The goal is to have the construction of the buildings of Central > > > > University well underway by Guru Purnima in July of this year, > > > > parallel with the construction in the World Capital of Peace in > > the > > > > Brahmasthan of India for 16,000 Vedic Pandits. > > > > > > > > In the next few days we would like to reach all Meditators, > > Citizen > > > > Sidhas, and Governors, other well-wishers of peace, and > > educational > > > > foundations, to invest in, or donate to, the construction of > > Central > > > > University. We would like expressions of support from everyone > > > > interested and how much they would be interested in investing or > > > > donating. Each Raja has set up procedures for this, but > > potential > > > > supporters could express their interest also by sending an email > > to > > > > CentralUniversity@ or by calling 1-800-373-9664. > > > > > > > > To connect with the conference call tomorrow please dial 512- 225- > > 3019 > > > > and enter code 60345#. And please let us know any questions you > > might > > > > have in advance by contacting us at the email or phone number > > above. > > > > > > > > Jai Guru Dev. > > > > > > > > Raja Dean > > > > Raja of Washington > > > > > > > > Raja Wynne > > > > Raja of Maharishi Vedic America > > > > > > > > > >
