--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > <snip> > > I mean, in the case of long-term TMers, you've > > heard Maharishi describe this state (or states, if > > you want to get nitpicky) for 30 to 40 years now. > > Have any of these descriptions ever helped you in > > any way to *have* the actual experience of these > > states, or (for those here who have experienced > > such things) did the experiences just kinda happen > > on their own, and reveal to you when they did that > > *none* of the descriptions had even came close? > > It has never occurred to me that the descriptions > would "help" me have an experience, nor have I ever > heard a TM teacher suggest anything of the kind. > > I have found the descriptions helpful in clarifying > an experience while I'm having it, or after I've had > it; that's what I assume is their purpose. >
MMY says that the primary purpose of him describing these states is in order to encourage people to continue to practice TM, IIRC. That, and to satisfy the intellect's need to have some kind of intellectual explanation for things. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get to your groups with one click. Know instantly when new email arrives http://us.click.yahoo.com/.7bhrC/MGxNAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
