--- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > (Oh, and the techniques aren't "made-up 'Patanjali' > > > > techniques." You might want to have a look at the > > > > Yoga Sutras sometime.) > > > > > > I have. So, obviously, has Maharishi. He took one > > > look at the verses and said to himself, "I can make > > > up some bullshit 'techniques' based on nothing more > > > than thinking these phrases in English and people > > > in the West are so gullible that they'll pay thousands > > > of dollars for it." And he was right. > > > > Oh, right, I forgot, we've all just been imagining the > > experiences and benefits from the practices to justify > > having paid thousands of dollars for them. > > > Although we have to be careful not to throw the baby out with the > bath water, Barry touches on a valid point, and that is to see the > Sidhis techniques in the light of what we are trying to accomplish, > vs. an automatic prescription for enlightenment.
Or, we can just enjoy what they provide without fixating on goals. > I found the Sidhis to be very very powerful, and they cleaned out > some channels of my perception noticeably. I also, like Barry > said, 'flew' with the flying technique on the first day. > > However, after awhile I assessed what it was I was trying to > accomplish for myself in this life, and decided that my practice of > the Sidhis were no longer furthering my progress towards those > goals. Or, whether the day-to-day benefits continue to be worth the time spent, again regardless of specific goals. > > So I stopped them, and continued on my merry way. > > This is a very important point, to always be vigilant about where we > are going and the means we use to get there. Same as in daily life- > good program management. > ------------------------ 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/
