--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], bob_brigante <no_reply@> > wrote: > <snip> > > When I say Vedic science, I was not referring to the > > stories, but to the reality, the core teaching of the > > Vedas, that bliss consciousness is all that there is > > or ever was -- phenomenal reality is just maya, not > > really existing, "creation" (which never took place, > > just as there was never any water in the river of a > > mirage) is just the apparent play of that infinite > > awareness. "Be without the three gunas" through > > practice of Trancendental Meditation, and you get a > > ringside seat as the eternal silent witness of all the > > phenomenal activity without suffering due to being > > attached to the ups and downs of creation. > > Boy, I find this metaphysical view compelling. > I found it compelling the very first time I > heard it in the context of MMY's teaching, and > nothing I've heard since has even come close. > > How anybody can think of it as a "religious > belief" is beyond me, unless you're using such > a broad definition of "religion" that the term > becomes virtually meaningless. >
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