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. >