Well, maybe its been hard-won, but there is often wisdom in your comments.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This reminded me of the "recall" of the SCI tapes dealing with biology > and ? can't remember the other one (maybe chemistry.) They recalled > two of the tapes during the first year that they were out. I taught > my first SCI class in Napa, CA using them, and when I played them, I > just squirmed throughout the session because Maharishi's biology was > so goofy-assed....no wonder they withdrew it. > > So much for Maharishi's connection to the basic truths of existence. > I wonder if I would squirm as much today -- maybe he was far seeing > and only now biologists are catching up to his vision -- ahem, riiiight. > > Everyone's got an opinion, but I took Maharishi's as concepts of > pristine clarity delivered to him by the devas that oversaw the laws > of nature. Like that. Sigh. > > Here's how bad the pain is to look into my mirror: I can't even ask > "Edg, what were you thinking?" I fucking know what I was thinking, > and I should have yelled loudly almost from the get-go about the > imperfections touted by the movement as inconsequential or "easily > explained and spun." I saw the tells, and just turned from their > truth. Shudda got out of TM in the first year if I'd had integrity, > but, nope, my hopes and faith (denial) locked me into a thirty year > battle for my freedom from Maharishi-says-ism. > > It's a hard thing to know about one's own earplugs and blinders. So > hard, that on my better days, I forgive Nab, Off, Shemp, George, Dick, > et al for their continued travail with the tar baby. > > Edg > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > Based on my experience with the TM practice, I am confirming the > > > reason why MMY has questions about the use of hypnotism. > > > > > > > > > Given MMY's lack of interest in any idea that didn't come from his own > > mouth, I find it highly unlikely that he has more than the most > > superficial understanding of the many styles of hypnosis. I can't even > > imagine a context where he would be exposed to these ideas. Like GW > > Bush, MMY is not much of a "reader", so his views are often shaped by > > one person he talked with about a certain subject. And like GW, this > > superficial exposure to ideas suits him fine cuz he is following his > > inner "truthiness" and doesn't like confronting details that > > contradict that. Even when he works with the physicists he is often > > caught up with how a word sounds rather then its meaning. He will > > riff on a rhyme for an hour rather than get into the actual meaning of > > a physics term. As far as his opinion of whatever he is not selling > > himself goes...you can pretty much predict is uninformed position > > without ever getting into the content. > > > > Selling it = Good > > Not selling it = Bad > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" <jr_esq@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <drpetersutphen@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- John <jr_esq@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > MMY has warned readers about the use of hypnotism. > > > > > It is not the same > > > > > as meditation. As I understand it, hypnotism does > > > > > not free one from > > > > > the gunas. Rather, it makes one be more attached to > > > > > the gunas. > > > > > > > > Meditation has its place. Hypnosis has its place. > > > > Reading this post makes you more "attached" to the > > > > gunas. John instead of repeating boilerplate TM dogma, > > > > try thinking independently. Quite refreshing, > > > > actually. > > > > > > > > > > I have never been a TM teacher. So, I don't proclaim to know all of > > > the TM dogma. Personally, I am specifically addressing how MMY would > > > react to hypnotism, as he had mentioned on his commentary to the Gita. > > > > > > Based on my experience with the TM practice, I am confirming the > > > reason why MMY has questions about the use of hypnotism. > > > > > > Overall, as MMY states in his commentary, people take on the practice > > > of meditation for different purposes. There are those who seek > > > knowledge of truth. And, there are those who seek a reprieve from > > > misery. 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