--- In [email protected], "coshlnx" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > > Right. I am familiar with the basic mechanics of TM. > > > > Since all experiences are of equal value, it seems odd to talk > about the value of > > transcendence. > > I don't get it. Getting attacked by killer bees would be an > experience of less "value" than going to the movies and seeing a > killer bee attack; in my book. (maybe not yours). Using the > word "value" gets us into the realm of economics, and in that > orientation, what people value is what they say it is!...it's > something subjective, but subject to demographic and statistical > studies. Thus, value is closely allied to the concept of wants and > needs; but the boundaries between such concepts are not always clear > cut. In any event, the value of different experiences differ, > judging by common sense usage; and especially the non-spiritual usage > of most academic departments: politics, economics, sociology, > (especially the latter. Wit: the heated debates between liberals and > conservatives on the O'Reilly show). > Value is also an important consideration in traditional Buddhism, > and even in Nichiren's Buddhism, which essentially states that values > are substantially identical to wants. > > >
Exactly, and if we "value" transcending, it becomes something we "want," which means that we are, at some subtle level, trying to attain it. Transcendental consciousness is (or can be) part of the process of TM. So is getting lost in thoughts. Etc. No experience during TM is more valueable than any other, though some experiences can be overwhelming and may require special consideration, such as episodes of extreme unstressing. But that's a practical consideration for continuing the practice comfortably, not a value-judgement of which experience is more valueable. ------------------------ 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/
