--- In [email protected], "hugheshugo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@> > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Jul 2, 2006, at 6:34 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > > > > >> > > > > At the start of my 6-month course, Maharishi said, "I have 6 > > months > > > > to turn you into yogis." He had us doing lots of asanas, > taking > > > > cold baths, fasting, sitting in meditation without back > support > > > > (which he strongly recommended), etc. The impression he gave > > was, > > > > OK, enough of this slouchy softy business. Time to get > serious. > > > > Another thing he said was, "it's a race to see who can purify > > the > > > > fastest." _ > > > > > > > > > Perhaps without the direct influence of a teacher these key > > > instructions have fallen by the wayside. I would also've liked > to > > > have seen more skillful purification practices make there way > > into > > > advanced TM routines (other than 'just plain ole tapas'). They > can > > be > > > profoundly healing on so many levels, even the physical. > > > > > > > Sitting, slouching, even lying down sometimes during TM is good > > enough. No need for rigorous postures. These may occur naturally > > anyway, during practice, or during TM-Sidhis, but no need to > enforce > > them at all. The technique is powerful enough to take care of all > of > > this. > > > > As the Self becomes more well known and well integrated, > everything > > will find its place during practice. No need to stress certain > > things during the correct practice of TM. For other techniques, > this > > may be desirable, but not for TM. As the man says, 'take it easy; > > take it as it comes.' > > > > Yes, this is true enough but since I manged to get into the lotus > the quality of the experience has increased markedly and surely the > deeper and more prolonged the experience the better?
Perhaps, as long as you're not insisting that one "experience" is better than another. actually even > half lotus is a big improvement. > > Two sets of really stretched asanas is rather good too, what other > TM improvement techniques could we be missing out on? > Eating right? Sleeping right? Exercising right? Practicing some breathing exercises before meditation? Listening to life-supporting music? Living in a properly constructed and oriented house? Lessee, that's Maharishi Ayurveda, Asanas, Pranayama, Maharishi Gandharva Veda, Maharishi Vastu... Yep, all those things that MMY keeps hidden from the rank and file meditator... ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/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/
