--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@> wrote: > > > > 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.
Sorry, strike moodmaking above. Not the same thing at all. I was writing faster than I was thinking. The analogy of "Dumbo's feather" is better, as is placebo, because the effects in both cases are *real*. Dumbo could really fly. The person given a sugar pill really does get better. Moodmaking, as it is commonly known in TM circles, implies that the effects might not be real, just imagined. I believe that people have genuine experiences as a result of practicing the TM siddhis. I'm just not convinced that the TM siddhis cause those experiences.
