[FairfieldLife] Re: Proper pronunciation of "Buddha"
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "brahmachari108" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Venture to say that anyone referring to him as Maharishi doesn't know what a Maharishi is. The timeline of events in the life of one of India's greatest saints inthe 20th Century, Ma-ananda Mai (? other variations of her name exist), explictly refers to "Maharishi Mahesh Yogi" visiting her, not "Yogi Mahesh." > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- shempmcgurk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > BOO-DA-HAH > > > > > > And you can determine the state of consciousness of > > > the speaker by > > > how he pronounces "Buddha". If he just says BUHDAH > > > -- as he would > > > BUTTER but with "Ds" instead of "Ts" and dropping > > > the "R" -- then he > > > is of low consciousness. If he says it with the > > > three syllables > > > distinctly enunciated -- BOO-DA-HAH -- then he is, > > > of course, very > > > highly evolved. Throw in an East-Asian accept and > > > say it very > > > quickly then you're probably an Avatar. > > > > > > It's like in the TM Movement: if you say > > > MA-HA-Ri-SHI you are lowly > > > evolved and should just be cleaning the floors of > > > your local > > > center. But...if you pronounce it MA-HAR-SHI then > > > you are, of > > > course, a long-time TMer who is personally close to > > > and beloved of > > > MMY and you are highly evolved. > > > > > > There are exceptions of course. Notably, Charlie > > > Lutes. Not only > > > did Charlie pronouce it MA-HA-RI-SHI, the > > > son-of-a-gun threw in the > > > article, to boot! Charlie always referred to him as > > > THE MA-HA-RI- > > > SHI which gave him a good-ole-boy rep who could > > > still go into any > > > board room in America and slap the back of any > > > stogie-totin' CEO > > > and, in the same breath, tell them he was now going > > > to go off and > > > close his eyes and silently repeat a "mantra". > > > > SSRS is in the lineage of Charlie. He calls MMY, "the > > Maha rishi" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > > ~--> > > > Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and > > > poor with hope and healing > > > > > http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM > > > > > -- --~-> > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM ~-> 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/ <*> 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/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Proper pronunciation of "Buddha"
Venture to say that anyone referring to him as Maharishi doesn't know what a Maharishi is. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- shempmcgurk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > BOO-DA-HAH > > > > And you can determine the state of consciousness of > > the speaker by > > how he pronounces "Buddha". If he just says BUHDAH > > -- as he would > > BUTTER but with "Ds" instead of "Ts" and dropping > > the "R" -- then he > > is of low consciousness. If he says it with the > > three syllables > > distinctly enunciated -- BOO-DA-HAH -- then he is, > > of course, very > > highly evolved. Throw in an East-Asian accept and > > say it very > > quickly then you're probably an Avatar. > > > > It's like in the TM Movement: if you say > > MA-HA-Ri-SHI you are lowly > > evolved and should just be cleaning the floors of > > your local > > center. But...if you pronounce it MA-HAR-SHI then > > you are, of > > course, a long-time TMer who is personally close to > > and beloved of > > MMY and you are highly evolved. > > > > There are exceptions of course. Notably, Charlie > > Lutes. Not only > > did Charlie pronouce it MA-HA-RI-SHI, the > > son-of-a-gun threw in the > > article, to boot! Charlie always referred to him as > > THE MA-HA-RI- > > SHI which gave him a good-ole-boy rep who could > > still go into any > > board room in America and slap the back of any > > stogie-totin' CEO > > and, in the same breath, tell them he was now going > > to go off and > > close his eyes and silently repeat a "mantra". > > SSRS is in the lineage of Charlie. He calls MMY, "the > Maha rishi" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > ~--> > > Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and > > poor with hope and healing > > > http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM > > > ~-> > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM ~-> 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/ <*> 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/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Proper pronunciation of "Buddha"
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > BOO-DA-HAH > > And you can determine the state of consciousness of the speaker by > how he pronounces "Buddha". If he just says BUHDAH -- as he would > BUTTER but with "Ds" instead of "Ts" and dropping the "R" -- then he > is of low consciousness. If he says it with the three syllables > distinctly enunciated -- BOO-DA-HAH -- then he is, of course, very > highly evolved. Throw in an East-Asian accept and say it very > quickly then you're probably an Avatar. > > It's like in the TM Movement: if you say MA-HA-Ri-SHI you are lowly > evolved and should just be cleaning the floors of your local > center. But...if you pronounce it MA-HAR-SHI then you are, of > course, a long-time TMer who is personally close to and beloved of > MMY and you are highly evolved. > > There are exceptions of course. Notably, Charlie Lutes. Not only > did Charlie pronouce it MA-HA-RI-SHI, the son-of-a-gun threw in the > article, to boot! Charlie always referred to him as THE MA-HA-RI- > SHI which gave him a good-ole-boy rep who could still go into any > board room in America and slap the back of any stogie-totin' CEO > and, in the same breath, tell them he was now going to go off and > close his eyes and silently repeat a "mantra". > ROTF! Shemp, Excellent! (Charlie was stealth subtle :) JohnY Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM ~-> 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/ <*> 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/
