--- Vaj wrote: > > conditioned wrong Views are spouted as if they are > correct. Because they believe--without critical decision making and > self-experimentation.
One thing that keeps me enthusiastic about TM is the close correlation between Maharishi's descriptions and my experiences. A simple example is "unbounded awareness." For years I interpreted that phrase as seeing for miles. Honestly, I was that clueless. With the siddhis I finally got it. My experience ultimately confirmed the teaching. I used to have some flavors the the siddhis, which reinforced *that* teaching. I've also noticed different results from reading or listening to the 9th and 10th mandalas of Rig Veda, which made sense out of that part of the program. (Ninth cultivated a feeling of smoothness; tenth firmed it up, like the fixer in photographic printing.) Maharishi used to be pretty good about saying, "Don't take my word for it. Look at your experiences." I took him at his word, and felt I was adequately critical. And he came out validated. It's only with Maharishi's political and organizational policies that I noticed the disconnects between what he says and what happens. So Vaj, I don't quite see your implied criticism, above, of Maharishi's distorted View. That's one thing. Perhaps you'll share examples of your experiences disagreeing with MMY's View. The other thing is -- and this is the more cogent point -- I believe we manifest *whatever* we believe. If you believe space aliens are pulling our strings, you'll find plenty of evidence everywhere you look. Are you a conspiracy fantatic? No lack of evidence there, no matter whom you believe is doign the conspiring. Do you base your worldview on Biblical prophesy, as my friend the Jehovah's Witness does? Well heck -- all the evidence you need is right there in the Bible and in the pages of newspapers. I suspect this close correlation between view and evidence comes from this world being a creation of humans, not of God. (Or that humans have divine creative power, which is another teaching of MMY's, by the way.) ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Ever feel sad or cry for no reason at all? Depression. Narrated by Kate Hudson. http://us.click.yahoo.com/YbEMxA/ubOLAA/d1hLAA/0NYolB/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/
