--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], bob_brigante <no_reply@> > wrote: > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> > > wrote: <snip> > > > 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.
I don't find anywhere that Bob suggested there was a modern-day, real-world example of an ideal society. Seems to me he was talking about (a) why someone might have confidence in the Vedic account of a Sat-Yuga golden age, and (b) why someone who had such confidence might believe in the possibility that there could be another one. Why would anybody assume Bob had some modern-day, real-world example in mind? 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/
