(snip) "I'm honestly curious. This effortlessness thang > > is obviously a *serious* hot button for both you > > and Judy. You both react as if you had been > > personally attacked every time it comes up"...
The 'Effortless Thang' is a hot button indeed; Indeed, once again you have found, single handily: "The Hot Button"... And why is it such a hot button, I am wondering? Well perhaps, it's because the whole notion of effortlessness; Until Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, came onto the scene; Was not a widely understood concept or belief... And still causes much confusion, as explified in your piece... So, my take on this issue is thus: TM is to teach you how to become effortless; That is what the final goal of TM is: Enlightenment. What is enlightenment, as defined by Maharishi- Enlightenment, comes when through the practice of TM; One gains the experience of the Transcendent; In one's awareness, until it is able to be maintained... Effortlessly. The whole process of TM is to teach you what effortlessness is. ->-> More experience with TM = more understanding of effortlessness.. because that is what TM teaches. For me, just the 'Intention to Meditate', causes it to happen. Mantra, no mantra, thought, no thought; What is behind it all? Pure Consciousness. Your own 'watchful self'... TM is the process, not the goal. 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
