FWIW, e.g. (especially) adult people who hardly know Latin alphabet are not 
best candidates for starting to study, say, Sanskrit??  ;-)

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozguru@...> wrote:
>
> On 07/21/2013 02:26 PM, nablusoss1008 wrote:
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozguru@> wrote:
> >> On 07/21/2013 10:16 AM, srijau@ wrote:
> >>> http://psychcentral.com/lib/transcendental-meditation-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work/0008075
> >>>
> >>>
> >> I have a friend who is a tenured professor of psychology and could
> >> probably write a really good book comparing different forms of
> >> meditation because he has practiced a variety of them including TM (and
> >> also learned TM-Sidhis).  The problem with a lot these books is the
> >> authors are pretty light weight when it comes to understanding yoga.  TM
> >> has nothing special over other forms of meditation other than the
> >> teachers wear suits.
> > And obviously, is vastly more successful than any other technique in modern 
> > times. Including your so-called "tantra"
> >
> >
> 
> Successful in what?  Making money obviously.  But what about some 
> research to see how many people stick with TM?   Maybe not so successful 
> in those terms as has been discussed here a bit.  I often find people 
> who have done other programs stick with those longer but then that is 
> because those programs were really for people interested in learning 
> more about yogic techniques and philosophy. Something between a lite 
> meditation program for the masses and being a guru's disciple.  TM has 
> nothing for these people.
> 
> Being a tantric disciple is not for everyone.  It is a serious 
> discipline and probably best undertaken at a young age before becoming a 
> full fledged householder.
> 
> Part of my training was understanding the various programs, commonality 
> and differences with their programs "for the masses" including TM.
>


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