--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > In this case, MMY started out with "Do less and > > accomplish more," which was understood to be simply a > > claim of more efficient action as a result of TM > > practice. Only later, apparently, did he add, "Do > > nothing, accomplish everything"--I'd guess in the > > context of the TM-Sidhis?--and it took on an entirely > > different significance. It became clear that "Do less > > and accomplish more" had had a double meaning all along. > > > > But I've never heard *anybody* suggest that either > > was a prescription for refraining from action, except > > in the present instance, so I doubt it's a common > > misunderstanding among TMers, even the rank and file. > > I dunno- the mood-making had to come from somewhere, and that seems > as good a misunderstood expression as any.
Naah. There is just no basis whatsoever for the idea of *not acting*, and far too much to the contrary. Moodmaking is more likely to come from "Take it as it comes," or "Don't strain," or "Act from your present state of consciousness," or even just "Don't do what you think might be wrong." MMY does a very delicate balancing act between the idea of spontaneous right action as a result of transcending, on one hand, and prescriptions for behavior, on the other. But he pretty much leaves it up to the individual to reconcile the two, and different people do it different ways (perhaps even according to their current state of consciousness). > And also when Maharishi speaks about being instantly enlightened > once we transcend for the first time. ...(Like when the governators > at the TM commune/apple juice farm I worked on in 1981 knew very > very little about running a business, and didn't do a lot of work, > yet blamed every failure on "negativity in the atmosphere". Wow!) That sounds to me more like a misunderstanding of "Do less and accomplish more" in its objective, more superficial sense. One of the *real* misunderstandings is the idea of "support of nature," but that's a whole 'nother issue. > One of those "True, but..." phrases. Anyway, he also said its a > waste of time to look for the causes of ignorance, as I recall, so > I won't go any further... ------------------------ 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/
