--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG." <wg...@...> wrote: > > If you read MMY's Bhagavad Gita Appendix on Yoga you will find this > comment, quote: "With the continuous practice of all these limbs, or > means, simultaneously, the state of Yoga grows simultaneously in all > the eight spheres of life...." MMY HB pg363 > > Notice he uses the term *means*, this is very significant as he is > suggesting here that each limb is a method in and of itself (as > recommended by Maharishi Patanjali) to gain the state of Yoga. > > I think this proves that TM, as taught today, is *Yoga-lite for > modernity*, in spite of his later remarks where he sugar-coated, IMO, > what he was teaching, saying only samyama or TM was necessary. > > I think MMY kind of felt the ends justified the means, and teaching a > little Yoga in a simple manner would be more popular than teaching the > complete Yoga as defined by Maharishi Patanjali. Unfortunately, this > adulterated Patanjali's teachings and left them somewhat diminished > in their effectiveness. > > Perhaps MMY thought he could incorporate the other important limbs (or > means) later when people would be more receptive.......who knows? >
I think MMY made it clear that he felt that TM was the missing element in EVERY culture. One already had exercise, spiritual/religious guidelines /worship, etc, but not TM. So why reinvent the other wheels? L.
