--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Isn't the whole basis of coherence really Yoga-sutra II:35?: > > "When a yogi has firmly established the principle of non-violence in > himself, there occurs a natural loss of hostility [in the minds of > others] in his environment." > > I honestly have to say I don't think yogic hopping achieves this. > > I also remember the sadness I felt when I found out there were > accomplishment siddhis which do this exact thing. > > Vyasa adds that this same effect extend to ALL living beings (i.e. > beings naturally hostile to one another). >
Here are some thoughts. How does a Yogi establish the principle of non-violence in himself? By the one pointed knowledge that "others" are only an extension of Self. Free of even the tiniest particle of estrangement for a seed of hostility to grow from, the minds of others in his environment stay as calm as if they were only with themselves. How quickly is this one pointed state achieved by everyday householders? Surely not by taking a two week course. I would say that it is a relatively rare state of development on the planet today. The TMSiddhi program practiced after a few months of TM and then a two week course produces easily measurable coherence in brain wave patterns. The hypothesis is that this state of coherence occurs non- locally in the transcendent, the unified field, and manifests locally as an increase in coherence that is experienced by the human nervous system. So what do you do? Try and raise many individuals to a state that is rare even amongst the most evolved of spiritual seekers, or teach a simple technique that produces results immediately (assuming the original hypothesis is correct). Also, not only does the practice produce coherence outside of the practitioner but it also cultivates higher states of consciousness in that practitioner. The latter sound like a pretty good idea to me. Rick Carlstrom > > > "Towards one whose natural disposition is peace > all beings, whether mild or fierce, > come in absolute trust, > as though to their mother." > > -Vashistha 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/
