On Oct 31, 2011, at 2:26 PM, Denise Evans wrote: > > I still fail to understand what is it about TM that is so special that it > cannot be divulged without payment.
Nothing. You get a "mantra" which in ™ is the name of some Hindu god or goddess, and repeat it over and over during your 20-minute meditation, coming back to it whenever your mind strays, which is often, because it's usually pretty boring doing this. It's supposed to provide what TMers call "deep rest." This is deeper than your average garden-variety rest, because they say so and what more proof do you need? Seriously, there have been some studies but most have to shown to have been fixed in some way. If you want a list of the ™ mantras, they're available somewhere on the Web. > If the TMO is trying to change the world and they are truly sincere in this, > why is it all a big secret? Why is the "technique" so secret? Why isn't it > in a book? Because they could make more $$ in the old days by keeping it secret, silly. Of course you can learn it from a book. Only self-important pompous fools would try to convince you you needed to shell out a huge amount of $$ to learn a "secret word." Don't believe 'em, Denise. > Or is it? Why has no one breached the secrecy? Who the fuck are all of you > super secret special meditators that you are keeping this big elephant in the > living room a secret? Protecting your investment? How self-centered is > this? Why wouldn't the TMO release the secret, or for that matter, anyone > who has the secret, and really test the hypothesis that they can change the > world? It reeks of BS. Plenty of people have breached the secret, and I'm pretty sure you can find it on the Web. Pick whichever mantra appeals to you, sit down and repeat it for 20 minutes, coming back as necessary, and voila. You're a meditator. Sal ------------------------------------ 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 <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: fairfieldlife-dig...@yahoogroups.com fairfieldlife-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: fairfieldlife-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/