--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > On Jan 7, 2006, at 10:42 AM, Patrick Gillam wrote: > > > > > One of the exciting things that Maharishi attempted to do > > > was make a connection between spiritual growth and > > > practical daily behavior. It turned out to be a tougher > > > connection than I ever imagined it would be. > > > > That's because, IMO, TM as a method does not work on the level of > > transformation to uproot vasanas. Vasana-kshaya, the obliteration > of > > subliminal tendencies (desires), takes place at a different level > of > > practice. > > > > I liked the example Alan Wallace gave in the video link posted > here > > the other day: the issue with samadhi is people would go into > these > > sublime states and be wowed by the bliss--but when they came out > of > > samadhi, they really hadn't changed! That's the problem with > > marketing something as being able to be everything and do > everything-- > > people begin to actually believe if they do something over and > over > > improvement in vasanas will just happen. Sadly, increasing prices > on > > something just reinforces the idea: 'if it is so expensive, it > must > > be because it CAN do everything.' > > > > If you're not doing practices to obliterate vasanas, then don't > > expects that to just happen. > > > I tend to agree, with one distinction. Once the practice of TM has > matured, it is like a room that we occupy, with doorways to other > areas we may wish to affect easily seen, and accessible. So although > the obliteration of subliminal tendencies is not specifically > addressed by TM, with practice, it becomes evident how to address > this. >
Heh. Or perhaps people get distracted because they are AFRAID of further growth, and go off on less efficient tangents, all the while beating their chests about how much better they are now they have stopped the too-slow practice of TM... ------------------------ 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/
