--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey, thanks for hitting the ball back and continuing the discussion. > That is what the place is all about IMO. > > > i like what the Maharishi said many times that we need to know who > > we are before knowing what anyone or anything else is. > > Didn't this seem more profound when we were young and didn't really > "know ourselves?" Since I turned the corner on 50, I am pretty much > expert in knowing who I am. Aren't you?
although i know my personality pretty well at this point, i literally learn something new every moment, sometimes pretty profound stuff (to me anyway). its an infinite universe in/out there. > I don't believe that knowing myself is improved by meditating a lot > though. The ability of my mind to experience silence is the most > boring part of myself. Not that I don't think that having access to a > quit state of mind isn't helpful or enjoyable. And I give credit for > Maharishi for providing a technique that made it easy for me. But I > believe he oversold the benifits. Especially concerning how this > state relates to our epistemological perspective. YMMV > > > Guru Dev? Great energy from what i can tell. haven't studied his > > writings very closely. > > > > Shankara? no clue really. > > So what was the motivation to defend them by challenging my right to > criticize them? That is kind of interesting isn't it? > some people have real hot buttons when it comes to spiritual/religion. wanted to know more about yours is all. thanks again.
