--- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "> I will state here unequivocally that I AM a TM TB, given the > > definition above. Given my 31 and 1/2 years of uninterrupted > > practice I would be a hypocrite if I said otherwise." > > But even though you do share core beliefs in the technique and the > model for evaluating your own experiences, you seem to do a lot of > your own thinking on everything after that. You seem more confident of > your own experiences and perspective than deferential to MMY. For > example you seem to do your own version of the prescribed program.
Actually I do exactly the TM technique as it was taught to me originally. 20 min. 2x a day. However as the field of consciousness available to me has deepened and widened I take advantage of many other discoveries. I am deferential to Brahmananda Saraswati, completely and feel completely humbled in His presence. He is my role model, though I am obviously not a recluse(!). MMY is to me an aspect of the Absolute, as close to a God as I have seen a mortal man. Having said that, there are some Gods that I worship, and some I don't. I feel it would be unwise for me to make any judgment of Him whatsoever, so I have no unequivocal opinions of Him beyond what I have stated. He is truly incomprehensible by any rational faculty that I possess. > Another big belief divide I see has to do with whether a person is > willing to let non TM people see TM's dirty laundry. Here I don't get > the impression that you are invested in having TM be presented in a > sanitized way. Oh you mean as far as my views on the TMO? I don't have much to say about them. And don't get me started on your forbidden diet! Pure > violation of the robot's rules of order! The best way I can see to conduct myself is with flexibility and common sense. As Dr Phil says, "how's that working for you?". PS. One of the best commercially available burgers out there is Chili's peppercorn burger. Awesome! Best if ordered with an El Presidente margarita. It can't be a digital on off > distinction, it has to be analogue to allow for all the individual > relationships with the teaching. That is what makes FFL such a blast. > In the inner TM sanctums I think it is more clear cut. Yep.
