--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Top posting:
You're just too modest so I added your name for you:
nablusoss1008: 11
Oh, uh thanks ;-)
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wrote:
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On Feb 11, 2008, at 12:17 AM, authfriend wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@
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snip
Someone on a Buddhist newsgroup once asked what the
difference between TM and just daydreaming was
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--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_reply@
wrote:
On a scale from 1 - 10, where 10 = normal, good people
with alot of
On Feb 11, 2008, at 12:17 AM, authfriend wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:
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The main distinction between TM and other mantra
meditation techniques is in how it's taught,
Hi, I worked for TMO for 8 years. I can say with certainty that he was not a
fraud but some of his projects and talks were half truth or half lie with some
kind of motivation may be for financial gain or something.
P
wvansant111 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks, I appreciate all
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
According to MMY, FWIW, he became enlightened (he
didn't refer to it that way, but it's clearly what
he was implying) by a sort of spiritual osmosis,
by very closely studying Guru Dev and attempting to
achieve a
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_reply@ wrote:
On a scale from 1 - 10, where 10 = normal, good people
with alot of
Thanks, Sandy Ego, I totally agree. It is not difficult to communicate with
the common fungus or the house cat (the Lady Greymeer at my Sans Souci) if you
can just shut up your chattering mind. That is why Mohamed said of animals
that they are perfect Muslims--a Muslim being one who
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote:
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--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_reply@ wrote:
On a
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Yep, that would be me. Value the practice, in its 20 min twice
a day version, but reject what MMY did to his organization in
the end.
And what are your feelings about MMY? Do you believe he is an
enlightened
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
I'm just wondering if any of you believe that MMY was fraud but
still
value his practice. Paul Mason said he is still pro-TM which is hard
to
believe considering the information on his website.
Any thoughts
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111 wvansant111@
wrote:
I'm just wondering if any of you believe that MMY was fraud
but still value his practice. Paul Mason said he is still
pro-TM which is hard
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
I've just finished reading a lot of the information on tm-free blog. my
head it sort of reeling of course. I've had mixed feelings about TMO
and Maharishi in general, but I have believed in the benefits of TM. If
I
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of wvansant111
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 11:40 PM
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
I've just finished reading a lot of the information on tm-free blog. my
head it sort of reeling of course. I've had mixed feelings about TMO
and Maharishi in general, but I have believed in the benefits of TM. If
I
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Also,seeing some of the realities at the Ideal Girls School was an
interesting experience. Seeing that reality did not match
the ideals.
Do you care to share what some of these inconsistencies were?
11:40 PM
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice
TM but not
believe in
MMY?
Yep, that would be me. Value the practice, in
its 20 min twice a
day
version, but reject
what MMY did to his organization in the end
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I really do appreciate everyone's responses.
Yes, the people here are exremely insightful.
Hehe, you got it ! :-) You want knowledge and understand then you
have come to the right place. Please pay particular
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On Behalf Of wvansant111
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 11:40 PM
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice
TM but not
believe in
MMY?
Yep, that would be me. Value the practice, in
its 20
Wvansant111,
In case you don't know, nablusoss1008 is one of the cruelest,
sludge-mouthed, deeply flawed, hateful, serial concept killers on the
Web. He probably dresses like a Goth, but there's no mistaking that
he attacks like a Hun.
I found your insights open and honest. Please don't let
On Behalf Of wvansant111
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 11:19 PM
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Do you still practice TM but not believe in
MMY?
I've just finished reading a lot of the information on tm-free
blog. my
head it sort of reeling of
It takes quite awhile to get
clarity about who's who and get comfortable posting for/to the minds
you resonate with instead of posting to counter the scribbling of
the black hearted creeps.
Nice to welcome a newcomer Edg.
But black hearted creeps? I can't think of a singe person I would
Okay, so I went over the top. Sue me. Black hearted creeps was me
being a black-hearted-creep for enough time to type my responses --
so, yeah, I hit the tar baby and now I got a black fist. Ick.
I'll try harder, Curtis. Still, there's Off to consider, but with a
little lithium that guy might
Edg, Thanks for the heads up...and his post pretty much spoke for
itself. The tone of it was pretty off putting and reminded me of what
a true believer sounds like when they are ranting...just that he's
coming from another perspective. I've lurked on here for awhile and I
can tell there's some
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
He was what he was...none of us will ever figure
it out. And he did what he did...and none of us
will ever figure that out, either. The only thing
that anyone can say about him for sure is that
he's dead.
I think
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, lurkernomore20002000
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
wvansant111@ wrote:
Also,seeing some of the realities at the Ideal Girls School was an
interesting experience. Seeing that reality did not match
the ideals.
Do you care to share what some of
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of nablusoss1008
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 9:23 AM
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in
MMY?
Welcome back Nabby. We were wondering if you had gone
Thank you for your reply. One reason I was interested was that my
wife is a part time teacher at a somewhat upper crust all girls
school. (not boarding). And yes, fairly tight discipline and
oversight of the girls is defintely a part of the program.
That said, we have three kids, and my wife
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Edg, Thanks for the heads up...and his post pretty much spoke for
itself. The tone of it was pretty off putting and reminded me of
what
a true believer sounds like when they are ranting...just that he's
coming
For once, Nablus1008 and I are in total agreement,
except that I would have rated Curtis higher on the
good people with a lot of wisdom scale.
Thanks for the good word Turq but with my lack of spiritual practices
I'm lucky I ranked as high as I did! I'll take it with thanks Nabby!
--- In
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On a scale from 1 - 10, where 10 = normal, good people
with alot of wisdom...
Vaj :10
Turq/Barry Right: 9,5
Rick Archer : 9
drpetersutphen : 8
Curtisdeltablues: 7
...and 1
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Duveyoung
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 12:36 PM
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in
MMY?
I'm a C student!
What a bell curve.
I'll continue
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The ridiculously named TM-Free blog is anything *but* TM-Free. It's
all TM, all the time. Unhealthy-TM-Obsession Blog is a more accurate
description.
I checked the blog out. Seems no more unhealthy than this
I don't have anything to add to the discussion - I think of this post
as merely a vote to your OP - in the interest of a tally in whatever
column you feel fit.
yes, I still do TM, but I never 'practiced' it as I was pretty damn
good at it right from the get go :)
but I have a couple of kids
I'm a C student!
What a bell curve.
I'll continue this farce by adding my scores for these folks next to
Knob's.
And kudos to Knob for giving me such a high score after I gobsmacked
him.
Edg
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--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
pitoykodako : 1 ?
Dude, did you look at his pic. He might be a 10, as in 10, if I saw
if correctly.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111
wvansant111@ wrote:
Edg, Thanks for the heads up...and his post pretty much spoke
for
itself. The tone of it was pretty off putting and reminded me of
what
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, lurkernomore20002000
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_reply@ wrote:
pitoykodako : 1 ?
Dude, did you look at his pic. He might be a 10, as in 10, if I saw
if correctly.
Yeah, you definitely saw
Damn, you hit that one out of the park Sista Sledge! Best post of the
week and it is only Sunday. Really well said!
I agree that FFL is excellent for helping to get a handle on how you
feel about the movement, among other things. Great intellectual resource.
--- In
Ditto -- she did us a good one.
Edg
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues
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Damn, you hit that one out of the park Sista Sledge! Best post of the
week and it is only Sunday. Really well said!
I agree that FFL is excellent for helping to get a
On Feb 10, 2008, at 1:58 PM, ruthsimplicity wrote:
I am coming to the very personal conclusions that:
(1) MMY probably believed strongly in himself and his cause, but was
manipulative, lacked empathy, was prone to exaggeration and I don't
believe he was enlightened. He as the founder is
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley
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steve.sundur@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_reply@ wrote:
pitoykodako : 1 ?
Dude, did you look at his pic.
On Feb 10, 2008, at 1:17 PM, nablusoss1008 wrote:
Sorry Sal, forgetting all about you for a while; straight 8, no
doubt. :-)
What, Nabs, not a 10?
Thanks.
Sal
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_reply@
wrote:
On a scale from 1 - 10, where 10 = normal, good people
with alot of wisdom...
Vaj :10
Turq/Barry Right: 9,5
Rick
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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j_alexander_stanley@ wrote:
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steve.sundur@ wrote:
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wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity
ruthsimplicity@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley
j_alexander_stanley@ wrote:
The ridiculously named TM-Free blog is anything *but*
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley
j_alexander_stanley@ wrote:
The ridiculously named TM-Free blog is anything *but* TM-Free. It's
all TM, all the time. Unhealthy-TM-Obsession Blog is a more
If you hold a gun on me and forced me to recommend a spiritual
program, I'd say that the only method for getting enlightened in
today's world is to
1. read Ramana Maharishi's Talks five times, and
2. do self inquiry: meaning sincerely ask the question, Who am I?
and then listen to the
I read ahead to some of the replies. I'm only sorry I wasn't the
first to congratulate you on this fine analysis. Something like
this done on a corporation for investment purposes- 10K, min.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In
Our conclusions are so similar to mine (and least thus far on my
journey). You've written them so concisely and clearly.
Although I only visit FFL occasionally, I've been reading a lot since
MMY's death. I too find it a valuable place for sorting out my
thoughts and feelings about this
I've pretty much read through this thread, wvansant111, and have
really appreciated your open, straightforward posts in which you share
your own unique story and questions.
As background, I was a governor and heavily involved in the TMO at
one time, then gradually drifted away with involvement
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If you hold a gun on me and forced me to recommend a spiritual
program, I'd say that the only method for getting enlightened in
today's world is to
1. read Ramana Maharishi's Talks five times, and
2. do self
Good Analysis! Thank You Very Much !
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, abutilon108 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Our conclusions are so similar to mine (and least thus far on my
journey). You've written them so concisely and clearly.
Although I only visit FFL occasionally, I've been
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, abutilon108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Our conclusions are so similar to mine (and least thus far on my
journey). You've written them so concisely and clearly.
Although I only visit FFL occasionally, I've been reading a lot since
MMY's death. I
Thanks, great analysis. Its weird, and I can't believe that I NEVER
thought about this until now but I never liked the Sidhis. I did them
regularly for only about a year or two but they just did nothing for
me. Often, if in the dome, I would just do TM until flying because I
didn't like the
Thanks, I appreciate all these stories. I too felt effected by MMY's
death in fact...I went to a group puja which I had not done in years
and had a good cry. I was feeling weird and sad about MMY's dying and
so came on here and of course...saw links to all sorts of things. I
probably should
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
snip
The part that's hard for me to shake is that I do feel there is
something to TM in general. But intellectually, it doesn't make
sense. If MMY didn't really learn from Guru Dev and made it up
how can it be
Re: this quote from Domash's essay:
The Shankaracharya tradition has preserved not only
these sounds, but also a system of rules or formulae by which
they are to be assigned to individuals, the idea being that a
particular sound has a quality that resonates best with the
structure of a
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wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:
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wvansant111@
wrote:
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The part that's hard for me to shake is that I do feel there is
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wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:
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wvansant111@
wrote:
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The part that's hard for me to shake is that I do feel there is
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111 wvansant111@
wrote:
snip
The part that's hard for me to shake is that I do feel there is
something to TM in general. But intellectually, it doesn't make
sense.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
But it isn't. Many of them would wonder why it
isn't evident to everybody that he was a true
saint.
MMY did have some critics in India, but he also
has a pretty substantial following there.
A few millions only,
On Feb 10, 2008, at 7:21 PM, wvansant111 wrote:
Do you all feel this is true that the mantras come from
Shankaracharya tradition? If so, that alleviates a lot of my
concerns. Thanks.
They're from the agamas and the tantras of the pre-Vedic religion and
at a later date became a part of many
---Krishnamurti was largely (almost) Spiritually self-Awakened:
It was there [Ojai, CA], in August 1922, that Krishnamurti went
through an intense, life-changing experience.[38][39] It has been
simultaneously, and invariably, characterised as a spiritual
awakening, a psychological
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111 wvansant111@
wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@
wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111
wvansant111@
wrote:
I'm trying to dig up that article - I read a bunch of different ones
last night. Now I'm thinking Paul Mason might have been referencing
someone else who went to India and sat down and interviewed the
current Shankacharya who said that Maharishi never recieived
teachings from Guru Dev and
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
snip
I'm trying to dig up that article - I read a bunch of different
ones last night. Now I'm thinking Paul Mason might have been
referencing someone else who went to India and sat down and
interviewed the current
Hey Curtis,
You watching any of this on the MMY Channel? Memories of Noida! I
wonder where the 1,000's who traveled to witness this are staying,
as a major Mela is going on concurrently at the Sangam? Not a lot of
hotels with vacant signs, I imagine it's not a party, but then again
it's not
Top posting:
You're just too modest so I added your name for you:
nablusoss1008: 11
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111
wvansant111@ wrote:
Edg, Thanks for the heads up...and his post pretty
Is Lawson (sparaig) also posting as sgrayatlarge
(who wrote the post you're responding to)?
Thanks for catching that Judy. I was mistakenly responding to Lawson
instead of Steve Grey who shared my experience in India. Sorry Steve!
I don't know why I mix up their online names but this isn't
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sgrayatlarge [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey Curtis,
You watching any of this on the MMY Channel? Memories of Noida! I
wonder where the 1,000's who traveled to witness this are staying,
as a major Mela is going on concurrently at the Sangam? Not a lot of
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
snip
I don't understand why you are so convinced that the
Shankaracharya tradition is the shizzznizzzle? It is
an institution that supports the caste system. It
represents the most orthodox version of Hinduism.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sgrayatlarge no_reply@
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Hey Curtis,
You watching any of this on the MMY Channel? Memories of Noida! I
wonder where the 1,000's who traveled to witness this
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_reply@ wrote:
On a scale from 1 - 10, where 10 = normal, good people
with alot of wisdom...
Vaj :10
Turq/Barry Right: 9,5
Rick
No problem Curtis and thanks for the clarification Judy.
Were you there for the MahaLakshmi Yagya at the beginning of the
course?
They had lifesize statues of the Vedic Masters on stage, I got to
stand next to Shukadeva or perhaps Vyasa!!
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sgrayatlarge [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
-Hey Curtis, it was my post Steve Gray!!
I'm sorry Steve! Nice to hear from you. The funny thing is that I
kept taking all sorts of Ayurvedic shit when I got home so I kept
reinfecting myself! Finally my dad got me
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sgrayatlarge [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
No problem Curtis and thanks for the clarification Judy.
Were you there for the MahaLakshmi Yagya at the beginning of the
course?
That was another high point. Standing on stage handing out prasad to
the rioting
I think the course participants would have been much better off
seeing real MD's over there to take the drugs to get better. I've
been to India many times since, and have been turned around
immediately with the local docs.
-- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues
[EMAIL
-Hey Curtis, it was my post Steve Gray!!
Thanks for the memories, I never got that close to the couch, in
fact once I tried to get near and I was kicked out of the front row,
so I never bothered again.
I remember you were really gone after taking all the Triguna stuff!
My lasting imprint...
-I agree, I could have left the course after that! The riot was a
riot!!! So much for quiet moodmaking.
The chair was cool and the Shankaracharya that was there didn't live
much longer after that event.
Kill for a Gulab
-- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of sgrayatlarge
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 9:04 PM
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not
believe in
MMY?
No problem Curtis and thanks for the clarification Judy.
Were you
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of sgrayatlarge
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 9:04 PM
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in
MMY?
No problem Curtis and thanks for the clarification
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:
snip
The main distinction between TM and other mantra
meditation techniques is in
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:
snip
The main distinction between TM and other mantra
meditation techniques is in how it's taught,
particularly the great emphasis on effortlessness.
I
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sandiego108 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
we're either there, or were not. most of us aren't.
Only One is.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:
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wvansant111@
wrote:
snip
The part that's hard for me to shake is that I do feel there
is
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111 wvansant111@
wrote:
snip
I'm trying to dig up that article - I read a bunch of different
ones last night. Now I'm thinking Paul Mason might have been
referencing
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues
curtisdeltablues@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sgrayatlarge no_reply@
wrote:
Hey Curtis,
You watching any of this on the MMY
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sandiego108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111
wvansant111@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111
wvansant111@
wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, abutilon108 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Re: this quote from Domash's essay:
The Shankaracharya tradition has preserved not only
these sounds, but also a system of rules or formulae by which
they are to be assigned to individuals, the idea being that a
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've just finished reading a lot of the information on tm-free blog. my
head it sort of reeling of course. I've had mixed feelings about TMO
and Maharishi in general, but I have believed in the benefits of TM. If
I
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've just finished reading a lot of the information on tm-free blog. my
head it sort of reeling of course. I've had mixed feelings about TMO
and Maharishi in general, but I have believed in the benefits of TM. If
I
Well, you are right in a sense. If I gave up TM tomorrow I would
still say its something that benefited my life.
The truth is, I've been sleep deprived (raising small children) and
irregular in my TM practice for the past 5 years or so. So I can't
really judge if my TM practice is currently
Yep, that would be me. Value the practice, in its 20 min twice a day
version, but reject
what MMY did to his organization in the end.
And what are your feelings about MMY? Do you believe he is an
enlightened saint? If you believed that TM doesn't come from a holy
tradition does it
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of wvansant111
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 11:40 PM
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Do you still practice TM but not believe in
MMY?
Yep, that would be me. Value the practice
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Yep, that would be me. Value the practice, in its 20 min twice a
day
version, but reject
what MMY did to his organization in the end.
And what are your feelings about MMY? Do you believe he is an
Take what you need and leave the rest.
Profound question, profound answer.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
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On Behalf Of wvansant111
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 11:19 PM
To:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wvansant111 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yep, that would be me. Value the practice, in its 20 min twice a day
version, but reject
what MMY did to his organization in the end.
And what are your feelings about MMY? Do you believe he is an
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