Correction: for the record I dropped practice for a few weeks after seeing the look in MMYs eyes whilst standing near him in Royal Albert Hall London in the mid-1970's.
--- In [email protected], "Paul Mason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have been practising transcendental meditation twice a day since > October 1970. > Oh a few times when I have been travelling or sick, I guess I went to > sleep, did anyone else go there? Oh, and for the sake of research I > have experimented with variants of the technique for some days at a > time. > But there are some who wish to believe that regularity in meditation > equals sawing away critical functions of the brain. Strangely that is > what opponents of TM believe. It is ironic to get so much flack from > those who are actually practising TM. > I question the motives of those who misrepresent me on this forum and > on other TM-related forums, it is their agenda that ought to be > scrutinised, perhaps we will discover who and who is not in the light? > > > > --- In [email protected], bob_brigante <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "Paul Mason" > > <premanandpaul@> wrote: > > > > > > on 8/7/06 4:32 PM, Paul Mason at premanandpaul@ wrote: > > > > > > I have been practising transcendental meditation regularly for > well > > > over three decades now, but that has not made me a 'true > believer'. > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], bob_brigante <no_reply@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Paul Mason" > > > > <premanandpaul@> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Okay, it is time for me to own up. I have sensed Guru Dev > > > > behind my > > > > > > > research work since way way back, whether it be wandering > > in > > > > the > > > > > > > jungle chatting with swamis or trawling the internet or > > > > puzzling over > > > > > > > the meaning of a rarely used Sanskrit word. > > > > > > > I guess I am an unlikely conduit for his teachings, but > as > > > far > > > > as I > > > > > > > am concerned, I work on his behalf. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Are you claiming that Guru Dev wants you to > > > > > > denigrate Maharishi, Paul? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ********* > > > > > > > > Paul Mason is just confused, so it is pointless to ask about > his > > > > motives, as he does not understand them. Mason has posted here > > > > that "TM brings the light," yet he no longer practices TM. All > > this > > > > talk of working for Guru Dev is just an attempt to rationalize > > his > > > > inability to practice a technique which he knows would bring > > > > enlightenment. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ****************** > > > > Well, apparently, there is either a semantic problem here > > (by "regular" you mean sporadic practice of TM, and not everyday > > twice a day practice of TM), or you are contradicting what you have > > posted before to the effect that you do not practice TM every day, > > and have not practiced TM for long periods of time during that > three > > decades you refer to. > > > > The question comes, if you have actually been practicing TM > regularly > > (everyday, twice a day) for more than 30 years, how is it that you > > still do not believe in the efficacy of TM, but keep trying to > insist > > that Maharishi is not respecting the desire of Guru Dev to > enlighten > > the world by teaching TM, which by your own admission "brings the > > light"? > > > 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/
