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  • Christopher Porterfield On the Maharishi

    From Norbert K@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jan 13 06:42:28 2023
    "Fame and instant millions have their way of inflicting private agonies on public personalities. The Beatles' current solution is spiritualism, specifically "transcendental meditation," as propounded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a tiny, cherubic seer with
    shoulder-length locks. The yogi, unfortunately, is somewhat less than lucid when it comes to describing his insights. Two 30-minute sessions of transcendental meditation a day, he says, enable a person to perceive the divinity within himself. 'It is
    the direct, simple, and natural way of coming to That.' What's That? Replies Maharishi: 'I am That. You are That. All is That.'"

    Would the pre-LSD John Lennon have succumbed to such gobbledygook? I don't think so.

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  • From geoff@21:1/5 to Norbert K on Mon Jan 16 13:06:16 2023
    On 14/01/2023 3:42 am, Norbert K wrote:
    "Fame and instant millions have their way of inflicting private agonies on public personalities. The Beatles' current solution is spiritualism, specifically "transcendental meditation," as propounded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a tiny, cherubic seer
    with shoulder-length locks. The yogi, unfortunately, is somewhat less than lucid when it comes to describing his insights. Two 30-minute sessions of transcendental meditation a day, he says, enable a person to perceive the divinity within himself. 'It
    is the direct, simple, and natural way of coming to That.' What's That? Replies Maharishi: 'I am That. You are That. All is That.'"

    Would the pre-LSD John Lennon have succumbed to such gobbledygook? I don't think so.

    Maybe, but I'm sure the acid opened an avenue to believe all sorts of
    bizarre crap.

    geoff

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  • From Norbert K@21:1/5 to geoff on Mon Jan 16 04:15:25 2023
    On Sunday, January 15, 2023 at 4:06:25 PM UTC-8, geoff wrote:
    On 14/01/2023 3:42 am, Norbert K wrote:
    "Fame and instant millions have their way of inflicting private agonies on public personalities. The Beatles' current solution is spiritualism, specifically "transcendental meditation," as propounded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a tiny, cherubic seer
    with shoulder-length locks. The yogi, unfortunately, is somewhat less than lucid when it comes to describing his insights. Two 30-minute sessions of transcendental meditation a day, he says, enable a person to perceive the divinity within himself. 'It is
    the direct, simple, and natural way of coming to That.' What's That? Replies Maharishi: 'I am That. You are That. All is That.'"

    Would the pre-LSD John Lennon have succumbed to such gobbledygook? I don't think so.
    Maybe, but I'm sure the acid opened an avenue to believe all sorts of bizarre crap.

    geoff

    And to being susceptible to all sorts of bizarre human predators.

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