On Mar 2, 2007, at 8:02 PM, Vaj wrote:
This is the same style of "effort" Patanjali talks of in Pada 4 of
the yoga-sutra. Also the yogic idea of "virya", the inner hero or
spiritual warrior.
Typical for any graduated path--and of course the Lam Rim (what you
posted on)--epitomizes such a path.
Thanks for sharing these quotes quant! I enjoy them. It reminds me,
I should renew my subscription to the Snow Lion newspaper which is
free. A great resource for those seeking higher initiation and of
course, good reads.
;-)
Here's a fuller response I gave when "quantumpacket" (and various
other trigonometric "names") cross-posted the exact same FFL message
to "TMTrue":
This is the same style of "effort" Patanjali talks of in Pada 4 of
the yoga-sutra. Also the yogic idea of "virya", the inner hero or
spiritual warrior.
Typical for any graduated path--and of course the Lam Rim (what you
posted on)--epitomizes such a path.
Thanks for sharing these quotes quant! I enjoy them. It reminds me, I
should renew my subscription to the Snow Lion newspaper which is
free. A great resource for those seeking higher initiation and of
course, good reads.
;-)
BTW Quant, please feel free to contact me offlist if you have any
questions. The "effort" myth is probably one of the greatest
falsehoods perpetuated by TM adherents and marketeers. I say "TM
adherents" because Mahesh Varma, the Maharishi, corrected this
misperception long ago at a Teacher Training Course held at Estes Park.
Unfortunately the "purity of the tradition" has been compromised ever
since as younger zealots parrot these same falsehoods.
Interestingly to more recent yogis, this level of distinction is
absolutely transparent, as I've seen others directly question this
false belief as TMers tried to push this dogma on other, more
knowledgeable yogis. So do yourself and others a favor, and spread
the truth!
Peace,
Vaj
