--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradh...@...> wrote: > > > On May 7, 2009, at 2:42 PM, sparaig wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradhatu@> wrote: > >> > >> > >> On May 6, 2009, at 6:13 PM, sparaig wrote: > >> > > [...] > >>>> That is how the yogic tradition perceives the intent of those > >>>> who try > >>>> to skip the angas. > >>>> > >>> > >>> Is that how you perceive the TM-Sidhis program? > >> > >> Black magicians? It's one possibility but not necessarily in the way > >> you would think of it as. Some masters like to use such techniques to > >> enslave their students so they tend to stick around. So for a > >> disreputable teacher, they have a certain function. > >> > >> More often though it's just an error in the way the yoga-sutras are > >> taught. SBS certainly agrees, as he clearly states siddhis should > >> trail behind you (i.e. not you chasing after them with formulae). He > >> quite clearly echoes the sentiments of the yogic tradition and the > >> Holy Shankaracharya Order as well. > >> > > > > I meant "do you perceive the TM-SIdhis as trying to skip the angas?" > > > Yes. I'm not alone on that perception. >
Sure, but is that n innate issue with the TM-Sidhis program, or with the people who insist on learning it in order to fly? Lawson
