--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > > Come to think of it, have there been studies on > > Feng Shui? You said in another post the Hong > > Kong housing market is heavily influenced by > > Feng Shui. Is that just because it's a cultural > > tradition, or is there some evidence that it > > works? > > I have never heard of any, but I seriously doubt it. It is based > on a whole system of graft with the Feng Shui masters. They run on > a "better pay the Feng Shui master or he will say your building is > cursed" blackmail system from what I have read.
Shhhh! Don't give the TMO any ideas! Jeez, a Feng Shui Mafia. That's depressing. No one is seriously > interested in Western science's opinion. The tradition goes back so > far. But it is interesting that it has perpetuated itself till > today. > > Oh, I dunno, if it were possible to do convincing > > scientific studies you might get some in the general > > public to give yagyas a shot. > > I don't know how successful the 1% research was for the public. Well, I said *convincing* scientific studies. I honestly don't think it's possible, either for the Maharishi Effect or Vastu and so on. > I suspect the yagya research would be similar. You would have to > believe in the general principle I think, even to be interested > enough to get into the research. Even diet research seems to have > trouble convincing the public of anything, and that is so much more > concrete. Damn stuff *changes* every other day, it seems. People get confused and give up. > I wondered how far scientific language marketing approach went, if > the new stuff was being marketed the same way. I don't suspect > that the science angle on this new stuff is important for most > sidhas. It wasn't ultimately very important for my practice after > the first few years. It had a big influence on me starting though. Me too. I wouldn't have come near TM if it hadn't been for the scientific research. But beyond TM and the TM-Sidhis, I'm really not tempted by yagyas and stuff. Had my Jyotish chart done once, but it didn't tell me anything useful. If I had money to burn, it might be fun to experiment, though. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Everything you need is one click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/AHchtC/4FxNAA/yQLSAA/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/
