--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG." <wg...@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG." <wgm4u@> wrote: > > <snip> > > > Have you even known morally lazy meditators? I have, > > > as if meditation alone was going to transform them > > > and almost as if effort was a 'no-no', it's totally > > > absurd what some TM'ers have been lead to think..... > > > but then I guess without any ethical guidelines that > > > is to be expected, sad. > > > > Nonsense. There's no lack of ethical guidelines in > > this world. MMY didn't feel the need to come out > > with his own set when there were so many already out > > there. As you know, he recommended that if one needs > > guidelines, one follow the laws of the land, the > > prescriptions of one's religion, and the advice of > > one's elders, plus "Never do what you think might be > > wrong." > > > > A "morally lazy meditator" is just a morally lazy > > person who meditates, ignoring (in the case of TMers) > > MMY's excellent advice. > > I think your point is well taken, even though what > MMY said was on the margins...it was there!
"On the margins"?? It was a whole section in SBAL, and TM teachers certainly heard a lot about it during TTC, from what they said. Touche! I would assume then, that you would > agree with me that TM *alone* is not a complete > system of spiritual unfoldment? Depends on how you define "a complete system of spiritual unfoldment." No system of spiritual unfoldment can live your life for you; you have to do that. You have to do that anyway, whether you're following some system of spiritual unfoldment or not.
