--- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > On 8/25/05 12:57 PM, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > With all the craziness in the TMO over the past 20 years, I > have > > > > concluded that the purpose of all the madness is just that: MMY > > > > wants us to be our own masters because to follow the silliness > > > > that's coming out of the TMO is completely irrational. So the > > only > > > > conclusion reasonable people must come up with is: ditch it > all > > and > > > > follow your own heart. > > > > > > The only problem with that is MMY has not given the tools for > > mastery of > > > anything--he's only conditioned people that his overpriced > > techniques can > > > provide his definition of enlightenment (which they are > > conditioned to > > > believe provide such mastery). > > > > I disagree. > > > > For years, it was just: "20 minutes twice a day and then go out > into > > the market place and live your life according to your own common > > sense, culture and traditions". > > > > It was those around him that kept asking him: "Yes, that's all > fine > > and good, Maharishi, but when are we going to get the real, secret > > knowledge?" > > > > And for years he kept saying: "there IS no secret knowledge; this > is > > it: TM. That's all you need." And those around him kept > > saying: "Sure, right, wink, wink, nudge, nudge...but when do we > get > > the really GOOD stuff, Maharishi?" > > > > And he kept repeating over and over and over again: this is it, > > you've got it all: TM...and those around him kept asking for the > > real stuff. > > > > Well, I think the True Believers (an oxymoron if ever there was > one) > > around MMY finally wore him down and so he said: they aren't > > listening to me. They want "the real stuff"? Okay, I guess I > have > > to give them "the real stuff"...and so off we went with sidhis, > > architecture, candy bars, honey, political parties, etc. > > > > I believe -- like Dorothy in the Wizard of OZ who always had the > > ability to get back to Kansas anytime she wanted -- we have always > > had the tools that you mention, only we've never wanted to use > them > > and to break free of our own self-imposed "we are followers of > > Maharishi and we'll do whatever he wants us to" mindset. I don't > > think MMY wanted that kind of relationship with the thousands > > of "followers" in the TMO, only a select few. > > > > So we do have the tools > > Agreed. Though I did find that the Sidhis were very valuable in > speeding up the purification of specific channels of my nervous > system, resulting in the ability to have GC experiences. TM as we > know works in a more wholistic fashion.
Me, too! I love the Sidhis and the flying technique. But they are adjuncts, that's all... ------------------------ 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/
