--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "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. > Yes, exactly-- I could no longer correlate the hours spent on these techniques with the benefits I received.
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