MMY never meant to end Religion but for many TM meditators it has become *TM 'in lieu' of Religion*, and this is a big mistake! The guidelines of True Religion are inestimable in their usefulness for human evolution, after all, without a guide or map to scale a tall mountain how much longer will it take you by trial and error?
Some of the TM'ers I have known have consequently relied solely on TM to improve their lives and don't even bother consulting scripture or moral guidelines, after all that's just supposed to happen naturally, right? But how long will it take for TM to 'kick in' and deliver what is promised? MMY once said it could take a million years to reach CC unless you come to courses, that was in Fuiggi. My advice is, in order to quicken your spiritual evolution mind the principles and guidelines of Religion; in Yoga they are found in the first two limbs of Patanjali's ashtanga (8) Yoga, the Yamas and Niyamas or the prescriptions and proscriptions of spiritual life...good luck. So in a way, inadvertently MMY lessened Religion in meditators lives by under-emphasizing it's value in spiritual life, unfortunate! and why it pays to be prudent in all your dealings with spiritual 'masters' and 'guides', never give up your objectivity less you become morally lazy and end up reaping the unfortunate consequences at the end of your life in some purgatorial hell of some sort.....God sent Religion to save you from such dire circumstances!
