--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: (snip)
> > We were just discussing this on another list and one opinion I have > always held is that *IF* MMY really wanted to get people to Cosmic > Consciousness and if he really claimed to be representing the > Shankaracharya Tradition, he would use the standard texts of the > tradition on attainment of CC. These texts are very explicit on how to > attain CC. One thing they insist: use Patanjali as part of that path. > You know the bizarre thing? They insist you skip the entire siddhis > portion, ESPECIALLY the levitation siddhi! They also warn on > channelling, other beings, etc. Otherwise it is said you will NEVER > obtain CC. Period. > My personal experience with the TMSiddhi program in total is that nothing previous to this practice has so clearly cultivated the growth of silence into my daily life. Having said that, I tend to think that the Siddhi practice especially the flying sutra was brought out by MMY more for the effect it would have on the world as a whole rather than how it immediately rescue the practicioner from the world of dharma and suffering. I suspect that the majority of us here have so far to go before we are fully disentangled from our masses of karmic knots that it's better we concentrate on cleaning our house rather than vacating it. In short, for most the TMSiddhi practice or something like it is the most appropriate action for now. Rick Carlstrom > Now knowing this you can only conclude that the reason this traditional > advice was ignored is because the idea of siddhis and levitation really > is attractive to some people and really SELLS. And thousands of people > have paid the price. Some with their health, others with their minds, > yet others rant and rave on their enlightened status. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
