--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > The best bar I've ever had the privilege of > > > sitting and writing in is no more. It was Windows > > > On The World, in the World Trade Center. *Magnif- > > > icent* ambiance. The next best bar I've ever been > > > in is the bar at Yab Yum in Amsterdam. This may > > > be a stretch for those still attached to the puri- > > > tanical ways of the TMO; Yab Yum is a brothel, > > > the highest-class brothel in Amsterdam, at the > > > time I was going there. But, it's also the kind > > > of brothel where you might run into the Stones > > > at the bar, or politicians from major countries > > > of the world. It's a real trip. > > > > Man, how prejudiced you are. > > Me? I used to *hang* at Yab Yum. Never sampled > the merchandise, other than the beverages, but > I really enjoyed my time there. Some fascinating > conversations, and some good writing that came > out of those conversations.
Your prejudices pertain to the TMO > > Around about 1978 (+-) there was this rare Yogi who visited > > Seelisberg. Almost every night Maharishi let him lecture in > > the Main Assembly Hall. All he would talk about was unity > > in all it's facets. > > Evening after evening. Unity, unity, unity and the need for > > seclusion to reach that state. > > Nothing wrong with that, the Yogi, who's name I no longer > > recall, was obviously firmly established in that state. > > As (I think) you point out below, if he was so > "firmly established in that state," what was it > about Unity that he couldn't find in the bar? Please read above man ! He didn't need any knowledge of Unity but of Brahman. Geez... > > > One day Maharishi told his secretary to take the fellow on > > a trip to Lucern. And he was rather surprized to suddenly > > find himself in a well known bar in that city where the > > secretary insisted they should spend quite some time. > > When the Yogi's time in Seelisberg was up and he was going > > home to India someone asked him how his stay had been. > > Marvelous he said, then he declared that Maharishi is a > > generous and great Mahapurusha. > > But, he said, Maharishis secretaries are rather strange ! > > > > The lesson ? Perhaps the Yogi needed to grow into > > Brahman, to experience that he was in fact everything, > > including bars and their inhabitants. > > I would agree with you that that's the lesson of > the story. The "author" of the story (whether > Maharishi or his secretary) remains a matter of > speculation. Maharishi instructed the secretary, making that rather obvious. I'd like to see the secretary with the guts to bring International guests to bars...
