[FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of Hinduism for Western Consumption

2005-06-02 Thread Premanand Paul Mason
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Missed this claim. What is a "third technique Ananda margi?" > > > It's where he got his TM techniques from. Or the basis for them. Look up Ananda Marga. In the 'Beacon light' lectures, on page fifty-nine, there

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of Hinduism for Western Consumption

2005-06-01 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > You're right Lawson, who cares? It's just my dellusion. There certainly can't be any connection between the two. PR Sarkar emphasized seva. Nevermind. OK. It just seeed odd to say that MMY learned techniques in

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of Hinduism for Western Consumption

2005-06-01 Thread Llundrub
Ah, so, he was speaking before a crowd of Yogis during the same time period that PR Sarkar was starting to teach in a village, and therefore its obvious that MMY was inspired by PR Sarkar?You are right, its obvious.Now, if you wanted to claim that MMY's choice of NAMES for his initial orga

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of Hinduism for Western Consumption

2005-06-01 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > So you're saying that MMY learned techniques in college in the 1930's > from an organization that was founded in 1955? > > > He was contemporaries with PR Sarkar and it's clear that that's where he got alot of h

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of Hinduism for Western Consumption

2005-06-01 Thread Llundrub
So you're saying that MMY learned techniques in college in the 1930's from an organization that was founded in 1955?   He was contemporaries with PR Sarkar and it's clear that that's where he got alot of his inspiration. He created his TM and modeled his world takeover based on PR Sarkar's

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of Hinduism for Western Consumption

2005-06-01 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Missed this claim. What is a "third technique Ananda margi?" > > > It's where he got his TM techniques from. Or the basis for them. Look up Ananda Marga. Do you deliberately try to test people to see how gullible

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of Hinduism for Western Consumption

2005-06-01 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Missed this claim. What is a "third technique Ananda margi?" > > > It's where he got his TM techniques from. Or the basis for them. Look up Ananda Marga. This doesn't sound very TMish: http://www.anandamarga.org/

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of Hinduism for Western Consumption

2005-06-01 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Missed this claim. What is a "third technique Ananda margi?" > > > It's where he got his TM techniques from. Or the basis for them. Look up Ananda Marga. So you're saying that MMY learned techniques in college in

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of Hinduism for Western Consumption

2005-06-01 Thread Llundrub
Missed this claim. What is a "third technique Ananda margi?"     It's where he got his TM techniques from. Or the basis for them.  Look up Ananda Marga. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!'

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of Hinduism for Western Consumption

2005-06-01 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: sparaig > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 4:29 PM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of Hinduism for Western Consumption

2005-06-01 Thread Llundrub
  - Original Message - From: sparaig To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 4:29 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of Hinduism for Western Consumption --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]...>

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of Hinduism for Western Consumption

2005-06-01 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shukra69" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Swami Truthananda" > Ah, well that proves its valid, then... > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On May 31, 2005, at 3:14 PM, Peter Sutphen wrote: > > > > > Don a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of Hinduism for Western Consumption

2005-06-01 Thread Rick Archer
on 6/1/05 4:31 PM, sparaig at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> on 5/31/05 9:47 AM, Ingegerd at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> The Book "Maharishi The Founder of Transcendental Meditation TM - > His >>> Life / His Times His

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of Hinduism for Western Consumption

2005-06-01 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bbrigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So apparently MMY started college in when he was 20 and joined Guru > Dev when he was 23. Or started college when he was 18, got his bachelor's when he was 21 and his Master's when he was 23, then joined Gurudev. *I*

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of Hinduism for Western Consumption

2005-06-01 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On May 31, 2005, at 11:34 AM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > The book is probably wrong. It's quite certain that he was born near > > Allahabad in 1917. By his own account, he hadn't finished college yet > > when > > he met Guru

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of Hinduism for Western Consumption

2005-06-01 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on 5/31/05 9:47 AM, Ingegerd at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > The Book "Maharishi The Founder of Transcendental Meditation TM - His > > Life / His Times His Teachings / His Impact" Edited by Martin Ebon: > > says "Acq

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of Hinduism for Western Consumption

2005-06-01 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Interesting critique. I had not known M. had worked in a factory. -V > Interesting. I didn't know that he had only "allegedly" been with his Guru. Being the personal secretary --the guy who answers mail and arranges lectures

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of Hinduism for Western Consumption

2005-05-31 Thread shukra69
"Swami Truthananda" --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On May 31, 2005, at 3:14 PM, Peter Sutphen wrote: > > > Don and I my sit at times on the opposite sides of the > > gusher/basher fence, but we're on the same side > > regarding this article. It's just

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of Hinduism for Western Consumption

2005-05-31 Thread bbrigante
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on 5/31/05 10:48 AM, Vaj at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > On May 31, 2005, at 11:34 AM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > >> The book is probably wrong. It's quite certain that he was born near > >> Allahabad in 1917. By

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of Hinduism for Western Consumption

2005-05-31 Thread Peter Sutphen
--- Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On May 31, 2005, at 3:14 PM, Peter Sutphen wrote: > > > Don and I my sit at times on the opposite sides of > the > > gusher/basher fence, but we're on the same side > > regarding this article. It's just dripping with > sacasm > > and spite. Pissy piece of y

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of Hinduism for Western Consumption

2005-05-31 Thread Vaj
On May 31, 2005, at 3:14 PM, Peter Sutphen wrote: > Don and I my sit at times on the opposite sides of the > gusher/basher fence, but we're on the same side > regarding this article. It's just dripping with sacasm > and spite. Pissy piece of yellow journalism. The only > thing he left out was how

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of Hinduism for Western Consumption

2005-05-31 Thread Peter Sutphen
--- Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Vaj wrote: > > > On May 31, 2005, at 11:34 AM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > > > The book is probably wrong. It's quite certain > that he was born near > > > Allahabad in 1917. By his own account, he hadn't > finished college yet > > > when > > > he met Guru

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of Hinduism for Western Consumption

2005-05-31 Thread Don
Vaj wrote: > On May 31, 2005, at 11:34 AM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > The book is probably wrong. It's quite certain that he was born near > > Allahabad in 1917. By his own account, he hadn't finished college yet > > when > > he met Guru Dev and he joined Guru Dev's ashram when he graduated. He >

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of Hinduism for Western Consumption

2005-05-31 Thread Ingegerd
Martin Ebons book icame out 1n 1968 and have a chapter with an interview with Frost/John Lennon and George Harrison - an interview with Johny Carsson and Maharishi and a lot of other things. Ingegerd --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on 5/31/05 9:47 A

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of Hinduism for Western Consumption

2005-05-31 Thread Rick Archer
on 5/31/05 11:06 AM, Vaj at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On May 31, 2005, at 12:02 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > >> Maybe someone could dig up a >> yearbook for the class of 1939 or 1940. >> > > Wouldn't that be hilarious! I wonder if he was vote most likely to > succeed...;-) Bevan once recounted

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of Hinduism for Western Consumption

2005-05-31 Thread Premanand Paul Mason
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Allahabad University must also have > records of Maharishi's academic career there. Maybe someone could dig up a > yearbook for the class of 1939 or 1940. It appears that he was registered there under a different name,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of Hinduism for Western Consumption

2005-05-31 Thread Vaj
On May 31, 2005, at 12:02 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > Maybe someone could dig up a > yearbook for the class of 1939 or 1940. > Wouldn't that be hilarious! I wonder if he was vote most likely to succeed...;-) To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of Hinduism for Western Consumption

2005-05-31 Thread Rick Archer
on 5/31/05 10:48 AM, Vaj at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On May 31, 2005, at 11:34 AM, Rick Archer wrote: > >> The book is probably wrong. It's quite certain that he was born near >> Allahabad in 1917. By his own account, he hadn't finished college yet >> when >> he met Guru Dev and he joined Gu

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of Hinduism for Western Consumption

2005-05-31 Thread Vaj
On May 31, 2005, at 11:34 AM, Rick Archer wrote: > The book is probably wrong. It's quite certain that he was born near > Allahabad in 1917. By his own account, he hadn't finished college yet > when > he met Guru Dev and he joined Guru Dev's ashram when he graduated. He > may > have had a summe

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Desacralization of Hinduism for Western Consumption

2005-05-31 Thread Rick Archer
on 5/31/05 9:47 AM, Ingegerd at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The Book "Maharishi The Founder of Transcendental Meditation TM - His > Life / His Times His Teachings / His Impact" Edited by Martin Ebon: > says "Acquaintances in India allege that he is a native of Uttar > Kashi, born October 18, 1911,