The whole gift of the teaching of Maharishi, is based on the meaninglessness of the Mantra, and the efforlessness, of the technique. You see, in India, the people there do worship the different aspects of the Deity, through puja, and repetitive repetition of names of God. But that is not the way to Transcendence, which is the reason for Transcendental Meditation. Whatever symbol you would like to give to the mantra, is just that, a symbol, and all of that is to be transcended. And so it is with Christian Dogma and Docrine; In the end, if you can't transcend the words on the page, your just a like a dead stuffed parrot.
In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "kjdruhl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear friends, > > > > let me just answer to some of your points: > [...] > > TM is based on the release of spiritual power. If it would be just > > matter of keeping the mind restful and alert, why the instruction > to > > come immediately back to the mantra, once there is awareness of no > > mantra no thought? > > Once you're aware of no-mantra, no-thought, you're no longer in that > state, so the process starts once again... > > > Why then is it so important to select the mantra > > carefully? Why do these supposedly "meaningless" words have such > > powerful influence? > > Because they're supposed to ahve some more subtle value than a random > thought. HIndus explain this by talking about pleasing deities. > Physiologists, assuming that such effects are ever documented, would > explain it in more modern terms... > > No, let us realize that what Maharishi is > > bringing out now is much closer to the truth than what is taught in > > the intro lecture. Don't we all know that the true content of the > > teaching is spoonfed, one little bit after the other, until you > have > > embraced spiritual concepts and practices that you would have never > > entered into before. > > > > If you want to embrace them, fine. Make your choice in freedom. But > > don't deceive yourself into thinking that the ideas you are basing > > your eternal destiny on are self-evident, or that they are > > compatible with the teachings of Christ. > > > > Sincerely > > > > Kai > > Thanks for your response, Kai. I still believe that you have lost > something along the way, but no doubt you believe that I am lacking, > so its all good (so to speak). ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
