--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradh...@...> wrote: > > > On May 5, 2009, at 2:45 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradhatu@> wrote: > >> > >> I'd rather discuss the new, cutting edge stuff coming out at events > >> like Mind and Life 18 or the Harvard conference last weekend, than > >> lament over your spilt milk again! > >> > >> Of course should something eventually come out on TM that is > >> reputable, worthwhile and new--sure I'd love to hear it. I'm > >> just not holding my breath on that one. The same old relaxation > >> response findings just aren't that exciting for those of us > >> interested in higher states of consciousness. > > > > An interesting parallel to the thousands who, > > unlike some who found Maharishi's talks brilliant > > and incisive, moved on to some other teacher who > > didn't recycle the same mind-pablum ad absurdum. > > Interestingly enough, the ones who never tired > > of Maharishi saying the same old things are the > > ones who still claim to find the "TM science" > > believable. > > > You know it's funny, someone posted some old MMY lecture videos on > YouTube, so I decided to watch one to see how it stood the test of time. > > I watched the one on yoga (and it's limbs) and found it really didn't > stand the test of time. In fact in terms of authentic lineal yoga > teachings, he was flat out WRONG. The most noticeable thing however > was his use of repetition. I used to parse it as 'he wants to really > get the point across' but listening to it now, one gets the sense > he's just acting and trying to come up with something convincing to > say. Unfortunately, if you had any real training in Patanjali, it was > easy to see he was just making up something new and convincing and > the droning repetition made it sound "profound". >
As I said, we agree to disagree... Or, to quote a famous anonymous sage: there are as many legitimate i interpretations of the Veda as there are enlightened persons. Lawson
