--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Mr. Magoo" <wgm4u@> wrote: > > > > Not only is TM a part of the eternal Religion of the Vedas (Sanatana > > Dharma) but is only, I repeat, only ONE limb (dhyana) of Patanjali's > > *eight* limbs of Yoga. The fact that TM is *marketed* as not being a > > Religion is one thing, (MMY said you can teach TM in whatever form you > > wish), but to deny it is Religious is ridiculous! > > > > Religion=to bind back (to God/Self). TM as a simple mental technique > > is MMY's effort to reach out to ignorant humanity and let them *begin* > > to experience the simplest form of their own awareness. > > > > When ALL eight limbs of Patanjali's Yoga are practiced > > *simultaneously* one can be said to be truly practicing Yoga in > > earnest. (MMY's Gita page 363 HB) Unless you want to hobble along on > > one wheel......you'll still get there, it'll just take longer! > > > > Q: Which of the 8 limbs isn't inherent in every religion? > > A: Dyhana aka "Transcendental Meditation"
Nor is samadhi...the eight limb, but dhyana is in Hinduism, Buddhism and others.