Yeah, but the formless is where TM leads to, so I feel that the statement does
have merit. Having attained the formless the mantra is sort of incendental.
There is the other issue at work of having prepared the groundwork to stabilize
an enlightenment, which might be rather transitory otherwise. If the
groundwork is not done it doesn't stick.
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From: authfriend <jst...@panix.com>
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, July 3, 2010 2:00:27 PM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: FFL as Tabloid: The joy of the lowest common
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--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" <do.rf...@...> wrote:
<snip>
> As for the idea that that contact with the attributeless
> Absolute -alone- is sufficient for complete spiritual
> development - here's some commentary from Guru Dev on this
> topic:
>
> — " I question those people who propound only the unmanifest.
> In fact, I also accept the unmanifest, but not the unmanifest
> alone. I ask those who propound only the formless: Can any
> profit be derived from the unmanifest fire which is hidden
> in a piece of wood? Please show me any bread cooked by an
> unmanifest fire.
>
> The formless is only Being. I would like to ask those people
> who meditate only on the formless, how do you meditated on
> the unmanifest?
Since TM doesn't involve "meditating on the formless," it's
not at all clear what these remarks have to do with TM.
