[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Kenny H [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -I'm sorry for posting the ramblings of my mind from one point earlier in the day. By the time I deleted it Judy had already posted a reply and now you. I understand, believe me, it was just some of the blather passing

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-11 Thread tomandcindytraynoratfairfieldlis
TorquoiseB wrties (snipped) I'm a bit of a hard case on this subject :-), but I think that trusting *anyone* more than you trust yourself is the culprit here. The problem is not in trusting Maharishi and what he says more than you trust your own perceptions, it's trusting *anyone* -- any authority

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-11 Thread Vaj
It fit in perfectly!On Jul 10, 2006, at 11:17 PM, Kenny H wrote:-I'm sorry for posting the ramblings of my mind from one point earlier in the day. By the time I deleted it Judy had already posted a reply and now you. I understand, believe me, it was just some of the blather passing through and I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Thought-stoppers like Maharishi says are the way that some teachers KEEP SEEKERS SEEKING. A real teacher (IMO) is never disturbed by disturbing questions, even those that question the value of the path that they

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-11 Thread WLeed3
TOM I see even better re Ur points. Is stan on the way? east? __._,_.___ To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' SPONSORED LINKS

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-11 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Kenny H kennyhassman@ wrote: -I'm sorry for posting the ramblings of my mind from one point earlier in the day. By the time I deleted it Judy had already posted a reply and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-11 Thread Patrick Gillam
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: TOM I see even better re Ur points. Is stan on the way? east? Even though we're not to the halfway point yet, this gets my vote for the month's Most Inscrutable Post. Congratulations, WLeed3! Yahoo!

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-11 Thread Kenny H
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm a bit of a hard case on this subject :-), but I think that trusting *anyone* more than you trust yourself is the culprit here. The problem is not in trusting Maharishi and what he says more than you trust your own

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-11 Thread Kenny H
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Kenny H kennyhassman@ wrote: -I'm sorry for posting the ramblings of my mind from one point

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Kenny H [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: I'm a bit of a hard case on this subject :-), but I think that trusting *anyone* more than you trust yourself is the culprit here. The problem is not

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Kenny H [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: I'm a bit of a hard case on this subject :-), but I think that trusting *anyone* more than you trust yourself is the culprit here. The problem is not

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Kenny H [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: I'm a bit of a hard case on this subject :-), but I think that trusting *anyone* more than you trust yourself is the culprit here. The problem is not

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-11 Thread Kenny H
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A gal I knew from another spiritual trip had an inter- esting theory about this stuff. She felt that although there is a lot of variety among the spiritual seekers one finds in this world, basically you can pretty

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-11 Thread Vaj
On Jul 11, 2006, at 3:22 AM, TurquoiseB wrote:You've answered your own question. *That* is why peoplekeep repeating the phrase. For the vast majority of TMers,if they were honest with themselves they'd agree with youthat very little of what Maharishi promised has ever materialized in their

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-11 Thread Kenny H
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A gal I knew from another spiritual trip had an inter- esting theory about this stuff. She felt that although there is a lot of variety among the spiritual seekers one finds in this world, basically you can pretty

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Kenny H [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: A gal I knew from another spiritual trip had an inter- esting theory about this stuff. She felt that although there is a lot of variety among the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip My feelings on this are colored by who I studied with. The Rama guy, when I first ran into him, gave unmis- takably clear instructions about the importance of having one's own experiences. His instruction to us

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Kenny H [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: A gal I knew from another spiritual trip had an inter- esting theory about this stuff. She felt that although there is a lot of variety among

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Rama guy, when I first ran into him, gave unmis- takably clear instructions about the importance of having one's own experiences. His instruction to us was, If you are studying with me and go for longer than a

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-11 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Kenny H [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin jflanegi@ wrote: snip Is Maharishi not your Self? and if he isn't, who is? I never know what to do/say when someone makes a statement like yours-it's akin to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-11 Thread Robert Gimbel
-I'm sorry for posting the ramblings of my mind from one point earlier in the day. By the time I deleted it Judy had already posted a reply and now you. I understand, believe me, it was just some of the blather passing through and I impulsively posted it. I'm not

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip A gal I knew from another spiritual trip had an inter- esting theory about this stuff. She felt that although there is a lot of variety among the spiritual seekers one finds in this world, basically you can pretty

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Kenny H kennyhassman@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: A gal I knew from another spiritual trip had an inter- esting theory about

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: snip A gal I knew from another spiritual trip had an inter- esting theory about this stuff. She felt that although there is a lot of variety among

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-11 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: snip A gal I knew from another spiritual trip had an inter- esting theory about

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-11 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So the question then becomes, how does each of us deal with Reality, the continual expansion of our Reality? Sounds simplistic, but all of us long term meditators here, not just TM, have each worked out our own

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-11 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin jflanegi@ wrote: So the question then becomes, how does each of us deal with Reality, the continual expansion of our Reality? Sounds simplistic, but all of us

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-11 Thread Peter
--- jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin jflanegi@ wrote: So the question then becomes, how does each of us deal with Reality, the continual

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Kenny H [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I must have prefaced thousands of statements I made with those three words for nearly twenty years. At some point I started to feel a very faint note of disbelief within myself everytime I heard myself saying those

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-10 Thread Kenny H
-I'm sorry for posting the ramblings of my mind from one point earlier in the day. By the time I deleted it Judy had already posted a reply and now you. I understand, believe me, it was just some of the blather passing through and I impulsively posted it. KH -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-10 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Kenny H [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -I'm sorry for posting the ramblings of my mind from one point earlier in the day. By the time I deleted it Judy had already posted a reply and now you. I understand, believe me, it was just some of the blather passing

[FairfieldLife] Re: Maharishi said.....

2006-07-10 Thread Kenny H
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Kenny H kennyhassman@ wrote: -I'm sorry for posting the ramblings of my mind from one point earlier in the day. By the time I deleted it Judy had already posted a reply and