--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 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 >
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