--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozg...@...> wrote: > > And what about Swami Vivekenanda, Swami Shivananda, Swami Yogananda, and > the list goes on and on? I met a software engineer once whose dad came > to Hollywood to teach yoga way before Maharishi arrived.
not effortless transcending,ie Sivananda all about concentration and effort.does not follow at all why always posting so stupid except a desperate need to feel appear important knowledgeable wasting others time,opposite effect.internet stereotype person Maharishi was > just another "flavor of the month" for the mystical societies that > Charlie Lutes and his buddies were involved in. What you can claim is > that Maharishi "popularized" meditation. > > shukra69 wrote: > > Such instruction was almost non-existant before Maharishi and is > > exceedingly rare outside his teaching even today, though of course with > > success there are imitators, and those like yourself who seek personal > > enrichment by criticising those who are trying to help others. > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Premanand" <premanandpaul@> wrote: > > > >> Maharishi was teaching this meditation for free for several years before > >> residing in Hollywood and starting to charge for it simple meditation > >> instruction. I doubt anyone back in India in those days would have paid to > >> be given a mantra and a little advice on how to bring the mind to a state > >> of restful alertness. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >
