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Robes of Silk Feet of Clay
The True Story of a Love Affair with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the TM Guru Followed by the Beatles, Deepak Chopra, David Lynch, and Millions More
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Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was the charismatic leader of the Transcendental Meditation movement and known internationally as the Beatles' guru. After John Lennon and George Harrison suddenly left Maharishi's India ashram retreat in 1968, rumors have persisted that the spiritual leader made advances toward young women which overstepped the boundaries expected of a celibate Hindu monk. In disillusionment, Lennon concluded his stay at the ashram by writing "Sexy Sadie". He wanted to use Maharishi's name but changed the title of the song at George Harrison's request.
Robes of Silk Feet of Clay reveals the true story of a young woman's love affair with the powerful guru. Just out of college, Judith Bourque went to India to become a teacher of Transcendental Meditation (TM).
"I expected to have a deeply profound spiritual experience with a living prophet...what I got was a decidedly human one!"
Maharishi told her not to tell anyone about their relationship, and she didn't...not until he died in 2008. Judith first came out of the closet in David Sieveking's David Wants to Fly, a full-length film documenting the German filmmaker's experiences in learning TM.
"After that interview I felt I needed to share the whole story of my relationship with Maharishi in my own way, and finally decided to write my book."
©2019 Judith Bourque (P)2019 Waterside Productions, Inc.I read similar stories about Tibetan lamas (like the late Kalu Rimpoche) and even Zen masters, and that made me feel that masters were not what they were supposed to be. Naively I thought for quite some time that enlightenment was an experience that made you perfect but when I had that experience myself (kensho is called in Zen) I realized it was far from true. Enlightenment is just the beginning, not the end.
After that kensho, I got more, and it never became complete. After many years of practice, I realized that you are never totally enlightened no matter how many spiritual experiences you have. You never become a realized person in this life. You are always on the path to enlightenment.
About three years ago I had one more deep experience during surgery (with only partial anesthetic). I disappeared in Light. When I was aware of myself again I thought I had been in that state for a few seconds but it had been for at least two hours. The experience in itself is indescribable and three words come to my mind when I think about it: Light. Love and Life. After that experience, I do not have a fear of death. I know what waits for me and I feel confident.
But even after that experience, I don't see myself as an enlightened person at all. My life is still a "dark night of the soul" and I know it will last the rest of my life. What I mean is that this is the case for everybody. Maharishi too. Probably he thought he had attained the final state and he was above problems, like sex or celibacy, and he wasn't. No one is. No one is a teacher until he realizes he is like all the rest.
Thank you for opening your soul to us. God bless you.
Miguel,
The true teacher is inside us
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