--- In [email protected], "Premanand Paul Mason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Shremp, your question about starting meditation resonates with me. > I too started in the era you mention - in October 1970 - and I > started because Bevan Morris indicated to my girlfriend and myself > that not only does one get an expanded consciousness by meditating > but that one also enjoys listening to records more! As a musician > that made me pay attention. > > Now he was right on both counts, but what he didn't tell us was that > there was an organisation to promote TM that was paranoid and > defensive about a whole bunch of stuff. Better not to mention The > Beatles, hippies, drugs, other forms of meditation, religions etc etc > And there were pictures of an elderly Indian swami about, but not one > westerner knew of a word the man had ever said! Yet the chant of > greeting was 'Jai Guru Dev'. How can you wish victory to a man you > know nothing about? > > TM should be taught by people with a genuine understanding of what > meditation is about & an ability to deal with sincere questions > without paranoia, defensiveness and absurd sales hype. >
Let me guess, you're the author of a non-biased book about Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and the Transcendental Meditation organization, right? ------------------------ 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/
