--- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > <snip>I personally > > believe that the latter are a made-up set of > > techniques that have nothing to do with what > > Patanjali was describing, but if others choose > > to believe that they're "authentic Patanjali" > > and derive some benefit from practicing them, > > cool. > > Kind of an odd thing to hear coming from you Turq.
I don't see why; my stance on the siddhis hasn't changed since 1978. > I had unmistakable, repeatable and sustained experiences > of siddhis doing the program, and after stopping the practice > of it. For you to imply that Maharishi could equal the > achievement of Patanjali ... I know you're trying to be cute, but that's not what I was implying. I don't think that the TM siddhis do anything at all; any effect is the result of the "Dumbo's feather" syndrome, also known as the placebo effect, also known as moodmaking. > ...I find an incredible statement coming from you, having > said that you don't believe Maharishi is enlightened. That an > unenlightened person could equal the cognitions of a legendary > saint in just a few years, by trial and error, seems highly > unlikely to me. Impossible actually. Then we are agreed. :-)
