Fair points. But if I ask my local restaurant for a glass of the elixir of life, are they justified in selling me a glass of tap water for ten thousand pounds?
--- In [email protected], "Patrick Gillam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], anonymousff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Premanand Paul Mason" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > It amazes me that just because MMY popularizes a technique of > > > meditation aimed at transcending thought, all too many assume he > > > knows lots of other stuff too. shame shame shame. > > > He comes out with hokum, but because it is Maha-hokum, it's okay cos > > > he's the guy who trademarked a meditation technique. Huh! His > > > nonsense pronouncements do more harm to the TM cause than anything > > > that TM-ex could have thought of! > > > > I have always felt the same way. TM-twenty minutes twice a day was the > > greatest thing going. "Two hundred percent of life," "meditate and > > act," "eat what your mother puts on the table," "sleep with your head > > in whatever direction the bed is facing," "why are people asking me > > all these questions, I'm just a simple monk." He should have quit > > while he was ahead. > > Ii will say this: back in the day, there was a buzz > among TM teachers that Maharishi had much more > knowledge to share. We all lusted for that knowledge. > My rationale was, if TM is good (which it is), this other > stuff would be even better. > > The TM-Sidhis program got snatched up fast because > there was such a pent-up demand for something like it. > > Similarly, I recall a demand for some sort of dietary > program in the early mid-80s. Lots of us were experimenting > and complaining on that front, perhaps because of the > accumulated deleterious effects of the high-carbohydrate, > low-protein diet that somehow became the standard among > 'rus. When Maharishi rolled out his brand of ayurveda, it > met a demand. > > So, in these cases at least, he was responding to demands > set before him. "Maharishi, what more do you have to share > with us?" > > It's kind of hard for me to blame him for "making awailable" > stuff that, in my heart, I wanted him to share. > > - Patrick Gillam ------------------------ 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/
