--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal <l.shad...@...> wrote: > > OK, I got it. Maharishi told us that the eight limbs of Yoga are really the > legs of a table. Pull one, you pull the whole table and the other limbs go > with the table.
I don't remember that, you mean all you have to do is practice *any ONE* of the limbs and you get the benefit of the other 7? Also I don't remember him saying that, (not that he didn't). > > But what about prosperity? I remember the wry jokes about an initiator > having a $100 suit and a $100 car. OK, cool. It was all happening so very > fast. It was something you could overlook, despite it seeming a little > strange that 200% of life didn't include the ability to purchase dinner when > the gang went out or gasoline to drive home afterwards. > > What /does/ one say about a seeker who can't stay in business but is very > excited about their spiritual seeking and are even happy to share it with > you? If the person comes up with a story that sounds like the world of > commerce is stacked against them, which is why they need to start a new > business every month, are we to overlook that and just pay attention to > their newest spiritual find? Myself, I've seen prosperity as part and > parcel of my spiritual seeking. More prosperity, more wealth, more > integration with pure consciousness. Though I scoff at the campaign of IA > to get people to come, if even for the week end, so they can prosper when > they return home, I can definitely say that it works for me. But maybe I'm > looking where I shouldn't. Potential inconsistencies should only be > observed in me and not in others. >
