TorquoiseB wrties (snipped) I'm a bit of a hard case on this subject :-), but I think that trusting *anyone* more than you trust yourself is the culprit here. The problem is not in trusting Maharishi and what he says more than you trust your own perceptions, it's trusting *anyone* -- any authority figure in the world -- more than you trust your own perceptions. The very process of doing this is, in my opinion, contrary to the process of enlightenment.
Tom T: Have to agree with this wholeheartedly. When we look at anyone or thing outside of ourselves we are buying into the addictive process that our society constantly reinforces. To be in that addictive process is to be in the Big Lie. When we tell ourselves our truth we are heading in the direction of understanding and the Big E. When we listen to the lies of our society that someone knows better than us what our truth is we are hooked back into being an addict and looking for approval and validation outside of ourselves. The whole world operates on this addictive process. To get awake is to get out of that mindset and know what is true for you. Tom ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/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/
