Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Maharaji in Dallas

Last weekend I saw Maharaji in Dallas. It is really special for me when I get to listen to Maharaji. This is not some kind of psychological thing. This is not a placebo. This is not a "faith" experience. This is rather an exploration into understanding. A certain understanding. The understanding of the preciousness of this time I have. Precious because there is so much experience to be had.

Maharaji spoke in a ballroom in the Hyatt Regency hotel near the Dallas/Fort Worth airport. I saw him briefly in a hallway on his way to the event. He even looked at me for a moment before he stepped into the elevator. It was a really good feeling.

I don't want to give birth to any concepts about Maharaji. I don't want to try to create some kind of mystical hype or spiritual testimonials. This is not about anything mystical or spiritual.

However, Maharaji is very special. I find that I can be influenced by the presence of others. When I’m around lively people, I can become more lively. When I'm around angry people, I can become angrier. The same for jovial, depressed, cynical, optimistic, and so on. When I'm around Maharaji, I become more conscious.

There are many things to be conscious of. What Maharaji helps me to become conscious of is myself... what exists within me. Something that I can't put into words, but feels really good.

That's not a very good sales pitch, but that's OK because there's nothing for sale here. I'm also not doing a very good job preaching because there's nothing to preach. Plain and simple: life can be fun. Really fun. Every day.

Emptiness, mediocrity, and a mundane existence are no longer necessary. The joy and wonder of a child... a childlike heart... are possible... even for an old grouch like me. This is wonderful.

I hope I get to listen to Maharaji in person again soon. Until then, there's the CD's and DVD's. ;-)
http://wordsofpeace.org

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3 Comments:

At March 14, 2007 2:11 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi there Randy.

You might be interested to read this article:
http://www.signs-of-the-times.org/signs/maharaji.php
It is long. I suggest you read all of it, and then make your choice.

With concern.

 
At May 9, 2007 1:39 PM , Blogger randy said...

Responding to "anonymous", I read several paragraphs from your web site, and it is clear to me that the writer is talking about something far different than what I am experiencing. To properly analyze something, you have to first be exposed to the facts of the thing you are analyzing. I suspect that the writer has never really listened to what Maharaji is actually saying.

I have experienced and frequently experience something that cannot be expressed in words. It is not an escape from the harsh realities of this world. I am still keenly aware of the confusion and injustice around me. I am still capable of feeling pain, and I do not escape it. I will not allow myself to be psychologically manipulated. I do not deny the past, and I muster the courage to face the future.

I drink from the well in the desert, and I am quenched. It is sad to me to see those who thirst give dogmatic explanations why this well cannot be. They can't except it because they themselves are unable to quench their thirst. They are bitter and cynical.

But they are welcome to drink from the well.

 
At May 9, 2007 2:17 PM , Blogger randy said...

I read some more from the web site posted by "anonymous". It really is filled with lies. It is an attack, and is intended to be vicious.

I would be interesting to see some quality journalism about Maharaji. Not for or against--just accurate. Criticism is fair if it is objective and based on facts.

No, Maharaji didn't try to "levitate the Astrodome" in Houston? ;-)

 

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