Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Eternally Supportless Pure Consciousness and the Liberation of Individuality

[Vaj]

On Jun 28, 2006, at 2:33 PM, sparaig wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] Unfortunately that's not what the tradition (of Shankara) says. It   does say that this will prevent enlightenment in this lifetime: "The two terms ("paramahamsa" and "yogin") are used together in order to exclude someone who is only a yogin and someone who is only a   paramahamsa. Someone who is only a yogin is a person who, because of his lack of   the knowledge of truth, is attached to amazing feats of yogic power, such as   knowing the past, present, and future, yogic flying, etc., and has made efforts toward   this or that (feat) with the various samyama formulae. Consequently he becomes separated from the Liberation in this Life." -jivanmuktiviveka, "Treatise on Cosmic Consciousness " standard work in the Shankaracharya trad. on this topic. So anyone who thinks they have become enlightened using TM and the TM-Sidhis, must  be deluded? Interesting suggestion.  __._,_.___ To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' SPONSORED LINKS Religion and spirituality Buddha shakyamuni Maharishi mahesh yogi YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "FairfieldLife" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. __,_._,___