--- In [email protected], Duveyoung <no_re...@...> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "BillyG." <wgm4u@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > "When someone has been put on a 'Long-Term TMers > > > Watch List' to be viewed as an example of what TM > > > really produces in its practitioners vs. what it > > > claims to produce, and reacts to that by resorting > > > even MORE name-calling and reactivity and defens- > > > iveness than ever, what does THAT say about the > > > long-term effects of TM?" > > > > It takes a long time for the complete transformation of character, you must > > remember habits go back many lifetimes, a few years of TM isn't going to > > erase lifetimes of bad habits. Mental and physical health may improve > > immediately, but the overall character defects that keep us bound take more > > time.......30 to 40 years of TM is what I call "a good start". > > Well put, Billy. But why didn't Maharishi tell us that instead of five to > eight years to freedom? > > Edg
Because he was trying to sell the world on TM and World Peace. TM is *Yoga-lite for modernity*. Notice some of the things he 'said' publicly conflict with what he wrote, I tend to go with what he wrote. Charlie told him, "MMY, people are thinking they're going to reach enlightenment in 5 to 8 years" and MMY's response was, "Let them think that, at least they will meditate that long"..paraphrased. It's important to remember, MMY was/is not a personal Guru. There is a big difference........ In all fairness, MMY did say in Fuiggi Fonte that you could meditate a million years and not reach CC unless you come to these courses. I heard this with my own ears.
