--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Jim, I love you dearly, but really, dude, you > > > make a lot of assumptions about and excuses for > > > a man you've never met. :-) > > > > > Hi, the only assumption I make is that TM is a valid method of > > spiritual instruction, meaning that if practiced as instructed, > > the practitioner will gain Self-Realization quickly. > > I would agree with what you say, except for the last > word. I would substitute, 'eventually.' Then again, > in the Buddhist view, *everyone* will gain Self- > Realization eventually, whether they meditate or not. :-)
I share the Buddhist view, that's why I said 'quickly'. > > Other than that, with reference to what I said above with regards to > > payment, I was speaking about all such methods of valid spiritual > > instruction, TM or non-TM. > > You need to get out more. There are a great number > of organizations that teach for free, or with their > own teachers or members paying for the instruction > of others. You've confused what you've been told > about "all spiritual traditions" by Maharishi with > reality. > I haven't been told anything that I recall by Maharishi about this. I don't keep any of his stuff in my head, though I do read the Gita and listen to an audio tape occasionally. Come to think of it, there is almost nothing I keep in my head... Regarding payment, there is a natural 'give and take' that is strongly emphasized in any valid spiritual dynamic between a teacher and seekers. Although it is sometimes expressed as a money thing, it is really an energy thing. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/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/
