--- In [email protected], "Ingegerd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], off_world_beings > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "Ingegerd" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], off_world_beings > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 5, 2006, at 10:46 AM, off_world_beings wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Nonsense. Even Jesus accepted money for his Church. Monks > and > > > > > > priests have always been paid for their services since the > > > > beginning > > > > > > of time. Ancient cultures considered these services > > paramount > > > and > > > > > > the most practical thing they could do, and were quite > happy > > > to > > > > be > > > > > > materialistic about it, and pay for it, just like you > would > > > for > > > > TV, > > > > > > airplanes, buses, internet computer, etc. You just have > your > > > > > > priorities skewed. Also, almost all ancient cultures had > some > > > > > > concept of Karma, and believed that they were given what > > they > > > had > > > > > > for a reason (wether they were given poverty or wealth), > And > > > > > > Maharishi has said that it is the 'deserving ability' of > the > > > > people > > > > > > that allows them to gain the necessary means, which is > what > > > > almost > > > > > > all ancient cultures believed, including Guru Dev's > cultural > > > > > > worldview. > > > > > > > > > > Is there any record of Swami Brahmananda Saraswati > *charging* > > > for > > > > a > > > > > mantra? Or was it just on a donation basis? Or was it free? > >>> > > > > > > > > FREE !??? GET OVER IT ! > > > > Only Maharishi and a few others have given techniques for > > > > free....and that NEVER lasts. NEVER. It is a fact of life. > > > > If you wanted knoweldge from Guru Dev you had to DONATE your > > time > > > as > > > > a worker, and a lot of it, OR, pay for it (yagyas etc.), or > gain > > > > good karma by being a DONOR to the temple. By our standards it > > > would > > > > not be much, but by Indian standards in those days it was not > > > > insignificant. > > > > > > > > OffWorld > > > > > > I have teached a lot of students for free. With good following- > up, > > > most of them continue. > > > Ingegerd>>> > > > > Good. > > Can people take the TM-Sidhis if a teacher is not recertified? > > I must admit, when I took up TM I was doing it for the Sidhis, > > because I knew it would be powerful and I felt I wanted something > > more than a simple relaxation technique. It would be awful if I > > could not have taken the Sidhis. > > (I for one, hate this whole recert thing) > > > > OffWorld > > If we suggest that TM is a very old technique coming from the Vedic > Culture, The Sidhis also comes from the same source. Why should the > TMO have a Mononpol to teach out the Sidhis? It does not make sense > to me. I would never teach out Maharishis Sidhi-techniques - because > they do not feel right to me. I have my own thoughts about the > Sidhis, and I think we all develop sidhi abilities during our daily > practise - regardless if it is TM or other practicies - if we are > serious about what we are doing. > Ingegerd>>>
1.So do you tell them that they won't be able to take the TM-Sidhis when they learn. 2.Do you tell them that the TM-Sidhis is the only advanced technique which has research published and also the only one where people have been seen to effortlessly hop in lotus and that even the US gymnastics team could not come close to what these pale-faced purusha were doing when thye tried to copy it (it was on a video -US gymnastics team were completely flabbergasted). OffWorld ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/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/
