On Enlightenment, Maharishi, Enlightenment, and the Present.

[Guest guest]

Namaste, Kirkji.

 

Very interesting post of reflections on Maharishi and TM. I noticed in an

earlier post

that you had attended MIU. I was initiated in TM back in 1972 but soon moved on

to

Ramakrishna and Kashmir Shaivism (or I should say Ramakrishna through the lens

of

Kashmir Shaivism). Was not associated with the movement apart from that first

contact, but I happen to be living just 20 miles from Fairfield, Iowa, and have

kept a

sympathetic eye on the MIU community for many years. While I appreciate the MIU

community as a rich resource out here in the prairie, my observations do rather

agree with yours - its sad to see the wagons circled around this little

"enlightenment

club" while the whole world falls apart before our very eyes.

 

We do, however, have good awareness and availability of Rudraksha here. Kinda

pricey, though - like everything else associated with the Maharishi's people.

 

Your website was mentioned in a post I've been unable to locate the URL. Would

you be so kind as to give it, so I can visit?

 

Many thanks.

 

Pranaams,

 

Shivaram

 

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?A sadhu taught, ?God is in all things. Reverence all as God.? One

day a disciple went out and met a mad elephant on the road. The

driver on top shouted, 'Move away!' The man did not do it,

instead offering reverences to the elephant as God. The elephant

took him up with his trunk and dashed him aside. The man was

severely hurt. His guru told him: 'God was also in the form of the

driver. Why did you not listen to the God on top?'"

-Sri Ramakrishna

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[Guest guest]

Namaste

 

To own a lingam and to pour water over it while chanting the names

of Mahadeva - to touch rudrakshas - these are among the things that

bring forth the Truth, liberate the jiva.

 

Love baba

 

 

 

, "Kirk" <kirk_bernhardt@c...>

wrote:

> sure, http://members.cox.net/rudra_joe/

> -

> Shivaram Das

>

> Monday, November 25, 2002 1:17 PM

> Re: On Enlightenment,

Maharishi, Enlightenment, and the Present.

>

>

> Namaste, Kirkji.

>

> Very interesting post of reflections on Maharishi and TM. I

noticed in an earlier post

> that you had attended MIU. I was initiated in TM back in 1972

but soon moved on to

> Ramakrishna and Kashmir Shaivism (or I should say Ramakrishna

through the lens of

> Kashmir Shaivism). Was not associated with the movement apart

from that first

> contact, but I happen to be living just 20 miles from Fairfield,

Iowa, and have kept a

> sympathetic eye on the MIU community for many years. While I

appreciate the MIU

> community as a rich resource out here in the prairie, my

observations do rather

> agree with yours - its sad to see the wagons circled around this

little "enlightenment

> club" while the whole world falls apart before our very eyes.

>

> We do, however, have good awareness and availability of

Rudraksha here. Kinda

> pricey, though - like everything else associated with the

Maharishi's people.

>

> Your website was mentioned in a post I've been unable to locate

the URL. Would

> you be so kind as to give it, so I can visit?

>

> Many thanks.

>

> Pranaams,

>

> Shivaram

>

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> ?A sadhu taught, ?God is in all things. Reverence all as God.?

One

> day a disciple went out and met a mad elephant on the road. The

> driver on top shouted, 'Move away!' The man did not do it,

> instead offering reverences to the elephant as God. The elephant

> took him up with his trunk and dashed him aside. The man was

> severely hurt. His guru told him: 'God was also in the form of

the

> driver. Why did you not listen to the God on top?'"

> -Sri Ramakrishna

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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