In the US. I didn't get to India until 1996.
On 01/27/2013 12:24 PM, Michael Jackson wrote:
> That is a pretty cool description - if you don't mind my asking as a relative
> newcomer to FFL - did you learn TM in India or the US?
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> From: Bhairitu <noozg...@sbcglobal.net>
> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 3:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Enlightenment...in your own words
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> On 01/27/2013 10:45 AM, Carol wrote:
>> I'm curious to hear/read different folks descriptions of what it is like to
>> have the Silence permeate other areas of your life.
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>> And why is this state of grounded in the self and permanent silence called
>> "Enlightenment?"
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>> Thanks!
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>> PS: Jim (doctordumbass) stated in his own words regarding Enlightenment:
>> "It is anything but a static state, first experienced as always being
>> grounded in the Self, or permanent silence. Once a person is established in
>> Silenc within, the enlightenment begins to "infect" everything else. The
>> Silence within can no longer be overshadowed, destroyed, or disrupted.
>> Sounds crazy, huh?:-)"
>> He stated that here:
>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/333754
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> I think that Maharishi really confused his followers by giving them the
> idea there was these plateaus. And if these plateaus weren't achieved
> you are not enlightened. But go to India and they will tell you if that
> inner silence doesn't go away after meditation you are well on the road
> of enlightenment. "On the road" because it is an ongrowing experience.
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> About two years after learning TM I found that I wasn't really coming
> out of meditation as the "state" stayed with me. After a while it is
> like the "self" doesn't exist unless it is drawn attention to by some
> demand (like a tax collector). I think many meditators thought that
> enlightenment was going to be a big flashy thing with all kinds of
> lights auras and very powerful. What they often describe would be
> something that would leave a person unable to interact in daily life.
> They would be sitting in a chair dazzled as if on LSD.
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> Instead it is that vast inner silence that permeates everything and is
> very grounding. And it doesn't stop there.
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