I'm sure it will be a fascinating course for those who like that sorta thing, but for me nothing could better exemplify the TMO's approach to self discovery and enlighenment: 60 bucks to hear about *someone else's* "good experiences."
There was a time when TM was marketed for $35 as a way to have such experiences oneself. Now, 40 years later, they're reduced to selling stories of other people's experiences to those who still haven't had very many of their own. I mention this because I've been noticing the same thing here on FFL. Have you ever noticed that the strongest TM defenders tend to cite someone else's experiences or "scientific studies" (which is essentially the same thing) to support their claims, never their own? One could begin to suspect that the reason for this is that they don't have any of their own to present. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante <no_re...@...> wrote: > > > MUM Review: > > Seminar Offered on Experiences of Saints > > A unique six-session seminar, titled "In Their Own Words: > Experiences of the Saints of Christianity, Judaism and > Islam," is currently being offered to the community. > > Taught by Evan Finkelstein, the seminar is highlighting the divine > experiences of great saints from these three traditions in the > light of Maharishi's teachings on higher states of consciousness. > > The sessions are being held on six consecutive Wednesday evenings, > starting on September 9. All sessions begin at 8:00 p.m., in Dalby > Hall of the Argiro Student Center. Those who missed the first > session may still enroll in the seminar. > > The cost for six sessions is $60 with a 10% discount for Invincible > America Course Participants; the fee for full-time students, > faculty, and staff is $10. > > Quotes from Maharishi and many writings of Christian, Jewish and > Muslim saints are being discussed and explored; there will also > be a PowerPoint presentation and time for comments and questions. > > An example of the quotations is this by Abd Al-Karim Jili: "It > is the Holy Spirit which witnesses to man's innate perfection, > the Spirit is man's real nature and within him is the secret > shrine of the Divine"
