--- In [email protected], bob_brigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> > wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@> > > wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], Sal Sunshine > <salsunshine@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > And they all lived happily ever after. > > > > > > yeah-- very difficult to promote ideals during kali yuga > > > because it is so hard to sustain them. we keep trying though. > > > > Just as a question, how many people believe that Sat > > Yuga ever existed? > > > > As far as I can tell, Sat Yuga is a myth/fairytale > > told to children, who theoretically are the only > > ones who should believe in it. I've never seen any > > historical or anthropological evidence that such a > > time ever existed, or that life in India has *ever* > > been that much different than the way it is now. > > > > So those of you who *do* believe in the Hindu idea > > about this previous (and hopefully future) "golden > > age," could you explain to me *why* you believe this > > is true? Is it purely because it's mentioned in Hindu > > scriptures, and that you take these scriptures literally? > > > > This is not just Hindu-bashing, BTW. I feel the same > > way about people who go on and on about Atlantis and Mu > > without a shred of proof that either civilization ever > > existed. There are some smart people here, and some > > of them obviously believe strongly in this model of > > different Yugas, and that there *was* such a golden > > age in the past, even if there is no record of such > > an age scientifically. I'm curious as to the reasons > > *why* they believe this. Thanks in advance... > > > > **************** > > Assigning credibility to the Vedic texts is easy for people who > have > experienced the expansion of awareness through the centerpiece of > those texts, TM -- if the Vedic tradition can deliver on infinity, > then stories of epochs in which the people live at high levels of > consciousness are not a big reach. Really, the stories of the > Puranas and other Vedic literature about life in differnet epochs > are not so important compared to the possibility of practicing TM > and living unlimited awareness, but it's easy to extrapolate > confidence in all the stories of the Vedic literature when the big > story, gaining infinite awareness, can be verified by anybody > through TM.
Thanks for your reply. Now I guess my next question is, where is the modern-day example of a life lived in tune with having "gained infinite awareness?" Is it the TM movement? One would theoretically think so, since it is the org- anization that contains the most people practicing TM. But the last time I checked, even *you* were fairly critical of that organization and the way it handles things. So if you don't mind, point me to the real- world example of this theoretical ideal society of which you speak. 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/
