--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This was from the friend (whom you call "The Purusha Guy" but who is > actually married) with whom I've been having that discussion. Evidently he > shared our discussion with a mutual friend, whose identity I'm not told, as > I shared it with all of you, and then forwarded that friend's comments to > me, as I've forwarded some of yours to him: > > > > > > Doubt, Disappointment and Rejection are most damaging to the nervous system > (Maharishi said). > > > > In considering the intrapsychic mechanics of what took place in Rick (and > others) I would guess (because, of course, I don't know) the real issue with > Rick and other seekers (I would classify them as seekers again, as they were > before they had Maharishi), is that it all began with doubt (that sprung up > due to expectation)--which led to disappointment, and in Ricks case being > asked essentially to leave the movement--rejection. > > > > A rational, evolved, loving, soul like Ricky is not going to go smash > windows in the dome or lead a march against the movement--So, what to do > then with the hurt, anger, frustration? Gotta go some where-- (that's the > law of dynamics--and psychodynamics--the energy in a system must express its > self in the system--impress its influence on the system) so it gets > sublimated into a "rational," "open" discussion on essentially, the validity > of Maharishi. Actually, it is quite aggressive in nature, but, the attack > is conducted by the frontal cortex--not the limbic system (which is the > primitive lizard brain) So it appears reasoned, open, and flexible. In > actuality it is an "as if" debate. One appears as if he is not angry, > frustrated, rejected and vengeful and attacking. One appears "as if" he > wants to openly and lovingly discuss the issue--but that is the filter of > the frontal cortex! Anger, aggression and vengeance are the underlying > dynamics. > > > > Patanjali does endorse in the Yoga sutras, "any reliable meditation." He > therefore give his blessings on different forms of meditation--So it seems > to me, that when we get to Brahman there will be a large number of saints > somewhere in the Akash that have arrived there from a variety of means--some > faster--some slower--I mean everyone we know of who got enlightened got > there by a slightly different path (Maharaja, Ramakrishna, the Buddha, etc.) > > > > But, I don't know anybody who got there by bashing their previous master and > trying to get others to join them.
He might be right or wrong in discussing your "case", but thanks for posting this Rick.
