--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Nov 20, 2007, at 11:13 AM, hugheshugo wrote: > > > No it isn't included in the intro lecture, deliberately too. Wouldn't > > want to scare of the punters. You have to wait til day two of > > checking before you hear all that stuff. > > > The important thing isn't when it's mentioned these days, but that it > is mentioned -- and that it is required part of instruction to hear > these things. >
I wasn't arguing against your point there Vaj it was directed more at Richard. I actually agree with you. The context of TM teaching is very important and the siddhis even more so. I would like to know how much any of it would work without the belief system supporting it. I'm annoyed that I had any contact with the teaching by reading before I learnt because I can't be sure which is the power of suggestion and which is innocence. My early experiences of enlightened states fit MMYs descriptions perfectly, but I had read them first! It wouldn't bother most people I'm sure but it does get to me as I know how easy it is for the mind to come up with detailed fantasies in an instant, for instance under hypnosis. Or when I've done LSD I've had experiences where the power of suggestion is so immediate it seems like synchronicity. The mind is a powerful thing for sure.
