I always thought the TM technique was so much more than effortless.
----- Original Message ----- From: "TurquoiseB" <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> To: <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 11:20 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Effort? (Who's a TM teacher? (Re: Free Web Event: McCartney/Lynch)) > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <lengli...@...> wrote: >> >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: >> > >> > What is WRONG with "subtle or minimal effort?" >> > What is WRONG with TM being slightly intentional? >> > Is it WRONG because it conflicts with the sales >> > brochure? That's what it looks like to me. >> >> Actually, you've misread what I said as far as I can tell. >> >> And MMY's own words that I recall are "least effort in the >> direction of less effort." > > For the record, sparaig, I don't give a flying > fuck what "MMY's own words" were -- about this > or about anything else. > > I don't consider him an expert or authority > about much of ANYTHING, including TM. > > That's what you guys don't seem to understand > in this discussion. WE DON'T CARE how Maharishi > describes TM. We are providing our OWN descrip- > tions of TM, based on our own experience of > not only TM but a wide range of meditative > techniques, and not only the experience of > practicing them but of teaching them. > > I am quite comfortable with "least effort" > or "minimal effort" or even "almost nearly > effortless" to describe the process of coming > back to the mantra in TM. What I am not > comfortable with is "effortless." > > What Maharishi says based on HIS "analysis" > doesn't mean shit to me. > > What I'm talking about is what I say, based > upon MY analysis. > > You can use the word "effortless" if you want. > I cannot. It is not true, based on either > theory or my own experience. > > Now go argue about this with someone who gives > a fuck. :-) > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > To subscribe, send a message to: > fairfieldlife-subscr...@yahoogroups.com > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!'Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
