--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@> > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> > > > wrote: > > > <snip> Isn't the whole premise of Maharishi's vision > > > > that TM is supposed to lead to "enlightened > > > > behavior?" > > > > > > Never heard that one. > > > > > > > > > I don't know if you are simply parsing words, Jim -- in that MMY > did > > not as I recall, use the term "enlightened behavior" as much as > many > > others which signify improved action and behavior in all contexts > of > > life from the practice of TM etc. A few among them: > > > > - "improved social behavior was 1/4 of the entire SIMS intro > lecture > > format. Improved action -- based on fuller mental potential -- was > > another 1/4. > > - being in-tune with all the laws of nature > > - acting from the home of all the laws of nature > > - being established in the constitution of the universe > > - acting with grace > > - improed "deservabily" resulting from ones behavior > > - infinitely flexible action and behavior > > - acting from a level of overflowing fulfillment > > - being able "to give" in all social interactions > > - acting from an ocean of love > > - spontaneously providing life-supporting influence on all around > him > > - even that blood relatives would gain benefit and their lives > would > > improve > > - radiating bliss in ones actions > > - 100's of scientific charts and studies often alluded to regarding > > improved behavior fir many different benchmarks. > > - improved compassion and empathy > > > > I think the list could fill many pages. > > > > Since enlightenment in his view and teachings is the living > emodiment > > of these qualities, the culmination of their fuller, if not full > > growth, then the concept, if not the words, "enlightened behavior" > > certainly have a strong context in the TMO. (Though I would not > choose > > to use the term in that it, in its present usage, becomes quite > nebulous.) > > > > You never heard MMY speak of any of this, improved behavior through > > TM? Or are you simply parsing words? > > > I detest that expression "enlightened behavior" because it attempts > to signify a state which is all about eternal, universal immortal > freedom and categorize it so that the dualistic mind can make it > comprehensible. >
Right. But you said you never heard of the term -- implying that you are unfamiliar with MMY's and the TMO's premise that TM etc significantly improves behavior, social interactions, and actions . Are you unfamiliar with this premise? That is what you implied, and that is my question.
