Amma's IAM meditation (which one has to sign a legal confidentiality agreement to learn) also takes one to Self in a mere 20 to 30 minutes a day. Why is the path to Self and Enlightenment taught by these (and I'm sure many other gurus) in the spirit of love and compassion for the purpose of uplifting the planet rife with so many exclusionary procedures?
--- On Sun, 7/24/11, tedadams108 <[email protected]> wrote: From: tedadams108 <[email protected]> Subject: [FairfieldLife] Dome Exclusion was Re: Maharishi's Sandals To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, July 24, 2011, 6:26 PM Yoga-lite? What could be more effective than a technique that takes the mind to the Self in and easy and effective way? --- In [email protected], "wgm4u" <wgm4u@...> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], Tom Pall <thomas.pall@> wrote: > > > > On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 8:40 PM, wgm4u <wgm4u@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Yet, no matter how you cut it, TM still works, as Tex would say, "Go > > > figure"! > > > > > > > And it's the only version of meditation, mantra japa, devotion that > > does work, right? Maharishi was not only a great seer (as his title > > implies), he delivered to the world the only way to get in contact > > with the Self and God. And the only householder way to > > enlightenment, as evidence by RC, Rory, Ravi and other "contributors" > > to FFL. So TM works, praise be to Maharishi and His legacy. > > NO, you've got to read between the lines, TM is Yoga-lite for modernity. MMY > never taught Patanjali's Ashtanga Yoga per-se, he modified/tailored it for > modern man/....and Judy. > > According to the great Paramahansa Yogananda there are two basic forms of > meditation, one is passive (like TM) and the other is active (concentration > or Dharana, probably what Maharishi Patanjali actually taught). He > (Paramahansa) believed that Hong-sau concentration and Kriya was superior. > > See "The Science of Religion" which was his first lecture given in these > United States... >
