MUM - Fairfield

07-23-2002, 08:21 AM

> But anyway I was
> talking to a TM/Amma devotee who lived in Fairfield they said that
> the higher ups at the TM college wrote Amma a letter saying they did
> not want Her coming to Mt. PLeasant and if She did come that they
> would not allow anyone from the organiztion to go to Her programs.
> How obsurd is that! Anyway I don't want to offend anyone so that's
> all I'll say on that.
>
I don¹t think whatever you might say would offend anyone. Several of us
tried to get the university to lighten up and treat Amma with the respect
she deserves, offer a tour, etc. I argued that it would be to their
advantage . that the many visitors coming into town might think it was a
pretty cool place and might want to go to school there or send their kids
there or tell their friends about it. But it fell on deaf ears. Those who
might be open minded in their thinking are too constrained by administrative
structures to do anything. It¹s all God¹s lila and to me, rather interesting
to watch.

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07-23-2002, 11:31 AM

Pardon my ignorance.
Which university are you referring to and why do they object to Amma ?

-Girish

On Tue, 23 Jul 2002, Rick Archer wrote:

> > But anyway I was
> > talking to a TM/Amma devotee who lived in Fairfield they said that
> > the higher ups at the TM college wrote Amma a letter saying they did
> > not want Her coming to Mt. PLeasant and if She did come that they
> > would not allow anyone from the organiztion to go to Her programs.
> > How obsurd is that! Anyway I don't want to offend anyone so that's
> > all I'll say on that.
> >
> I don¹t think whatever you might say would offend anyone. Several of us
> tried to get the university to lighten up and treat Amma with the respect
> she deserves, offer a tour, etc. I argued that it would be to their
> advantage . that the many visitors coming into town might think it was a
> pretty cool place and might want to go to school there or send their kids
> there or tell their friends about it. But it fell on deaf ears. Those who
> might be open minded in their thinking are too constrained by administrative
> structures to do anything. It¹s all God¹s lila and to me, rather interesting
> to watch.
>
>
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07-23-2002, 11:52 AM

Referring to Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa:
http://mum.edu

Another post, written after yours, I think, explains their objection in a
nutshell.

> Pardon my ignorance.
> Which university are you referring to and why do they object to Amma ?
>
> -Girish
>
> On Tue, 23 Jul 2002, Rick Archer wrote:
>
>>> But anyway I was
>>> talking to a TM/Amma devotee who lived in Fairfield they said that
>>> the higher ups at the TM college wrote Amma a letter saying they did
>>> not want Her coming to Mt. PLeasant and if She did come that they
>>> would not allow anyone from the organiztion to go to Her programs.
>>> How obsurd is that! Anyway I don't want to offend anyone so that's
>>> all I'll say on that.
>>>
>> I don¹t think whatever you might say would offend anyone. Several of us
>> tried to get the university to lighten up and treat Amma with the respect
>> she deserves, offer a tour, etc. I argued that it would be to their
>> advantage . that the many visitors coming into town might think it was a
>> pretty cool place and might want to go to school there or send their kids
>> there or tell their friends about it. But it fell on deaf ears. Those who
>> might be open minded in their thinking are too constrained by administrative
>> structures to do anything. It¹s all God¹s lila and to me, rather interesting
>> to watch.
>>
>>
>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>>
>>
>>
>> Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha!
>> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
>> Ammachi-unsubscribe (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
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>> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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