--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <drpetersutp...@...> wrote: > > No need to reduce other paths to "Transcendental Meditation." This a habit that Maharishi had that, IMHO, cultivated arrogance and separation from others not doing what "we" did. The TM/ TM-Sidhi program offers a great sadhana or spiritual practice, but it failed to address necessary critical behaviors while on the path towards Realization. This failure to cultivate these values led to the profound dysfunction of the TMO and ultimately to its failure (failure is a relative term here. The TMO and MMY can also be seen as very successful in other contexts). TM is not the "gold standard" of spiritual practices. It simply is one of many bodies of yogic practices that contributes to increasing sattva in the body/mind. I don't believe there is a "gold standard" in any objective sense.
Also, I would like to apologize ahead of time for my reasonable tone. I will get shrill and irrational if that is more appropriate. That's old school. That's our Dr. Pete. And didn't even send it from his blackberry. > --- On Fri, 5/21/10, Buck dhamiltony...@... wrote: > > > From: Buck dhamiltony...@... > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Spirit a priori > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > Date: Friday, May 21, 2010, 9:10 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Amritanandamayi teaches a spiritual path that > > > > consists of understanding the scriptures in > > > > the Vedas, the Upanishads, and the Bhagavad > > > > Gita. > > > > > > > > Amma advocates meditation, karma yoga, and > > > > devotional service. According to Amma, the > > > > cultivation of blissful consciousness reveals > > > > the non-dual, transcendental absolute, leading > > > > to 'jivanmukti' - fully realized while yet > > > > living. > > > > > > > > Cool that reads as, Transcendental Meditation. > > > > > > > > "There is one Truth that shines through all of > > > > creation. Rivers and mountains, plants and > > > > animals, the sun, the moon and the stars, you > > > > and I â" all are expressions of this one > > > > Reality." - Amma > > > > > > > > This reads sounding like a 'Unified Field' Chart. > > > > > > > > Yes, that is succinct. She's a > > transcendentalist. > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > > fairfieldlife-subscr...@yahoogroups.com > > > > Or go to: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > > and click 'Join This Group!'Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > >   fairfieldlife-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > >
