On Oct 31, 2011, at 5:05 PM, Sal Sunshine wrote: > 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.
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