Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Fwd: Denmark Wooow !! ( from the black list to heaven)

[Vaj]

On Jan 2, 2006, at 11:24 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  wrote: I think it is safe to say that one could spend an entire lifetime in the TM movement and never hear the concept of one's everyday actions being important to the realization of enlightenment. The predominant myth has always been "Just meditate, and action will take care of itself." (paraphrasing, not quoting) Just meditate and perform action in accordance with one's own  culture and religion's moral and ethical values, and  enlightenment will happen (paraphrasing, not quoting). "Master, other than meditating, what can we do to attain  enlightenment as fast as possible?" "Eat when you're hungry; sleep when you're sleepy." (quoting, not paraphrasing) Uh...I know that's the party line, but I think the reason this whole topic has arisen is that a number of people suspect that the party line is a bunch of hooey, and that things don't quite work like that. And the *reason* they suspect this is because they have watched the people in the TM movement follow the above party line for 30-40 years without any discernible change in their shitty and uncaring behavior.  :-) Having spent log periods of time around other yogic traditions, one thing you definitely notice over time in authentic enlightenment traditions is that people tangibly evolve, even at the level of the personality. It's really a heartening thing to witness. If you notice people each have their own unique presence and manifestation all their own; in people deeply purifying that presence changes. I've seen some of the roughest, harshest people become soft and flexible. 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  Visit your group "FairfieldLife" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.