On May 6, 2009, at 9:48 AM, grate.swan wrote:
There appears to be a huge amount of energy spent on two types of
arguments popular among kids around 6:
1) My Dad is (WAY) Stronger than your Dad.
2) My Swiss army knife has 23 gizmos, your shitty little pieces of
trash only has 17.
The first is acclaim by association. If I cam argue (even with out
much substance) that my dad (or tradition/path) is better than
yours, by association, I am (WAY) better than you.
The second is the claim to "new and dazzling stuff" that while it
may have no practical value, and perhaps is rarely used, still
makes my thing, and thus me, (WAY) better than you.
Aside from having allegedly way better Dad's and gizmos, what
specific non-abstract, non-subjective personal benefits have you
had from:
1) the "authentic" knowledge from THE yogic tradition
2) breathless samadhi
3) your favorite EEG pattern
4) practice of the agamas
5) Mindfulness meditation
6) yagyas
7) ayur veda
8) TM
9) your choice
Not what books or teachers tell you are the benefits (perhaps)
experienced by others, but rather, how have any of these things
have actually and concretely improved your personal daily life in
terms of clearer thinking, better health and performance, improved
social behavior?
Wow. You really seemed to have actually missed the points being made
on a lot of topics! Impressive!
