--- sparaig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter Sutphen > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > --- TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > snip > > > > > > Not bloody likely. :-) Those who have bought > into > > > TM being "the highest teaching" would never > lower > > > themselves to try anything else. > > > > > > If they're right, they stick with the "highest > > > teach- > > > ing" forever, and avoid "lesser" techniques. If > > > they're > > > wrong, they stick with the first thing they > learned > > > and never learn anything more. The question > would > > > seem > > > to be whether the sense of elitism is jutified, > > > whether > > > TM really is "the highest teaching" or merely > the > > > "ABCs" > > > of spiritual practice, being *sold* as "the > highest > > > teaching." If it IS the "highest teaching," > good > > > deal... > > > the practitioner has avoided wasting time with > other > > > > I see MMY as promulgating the idea that "TM is the > > highest teaching" primarily to get us to be as > > commited as possible to a sadhana. He wanted us to > dig > > as deep as possible. Unfortunately a side effect > of > > that, in some people, is that when the original > intent > > behind starting the practice has not been relized > for > > decades, they cling to the belief that they are on > the > > "highest" path and deny their own experience that, > for > > them,this particular sadhana has ended. This leads > to > > such laziness in their practice because what > guides > > them now is the comfort of belief rather than > actual > > experience. And now they drift, clinging to the > raft > > of a belief system claiming it is a racing boat. > Chalk > > up one more victory for Mara: ensnared by the mind > > again. > > > > Do I resemble that remark? Oh, I think we all resemble that remark at times! > > > > > > 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 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ____________________________________________________ Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com 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/
