On Aug 10, 2010, at 9:32 PM, tartbrain wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "emptybill" <emptyb...@...> wrote: >> >> TM volk will be a bit baffled by the disparity betweem M.'s typology of >> seven states and the two 7-stage typologies found in Yogavasishta. >> Likewise for the one found in Jivanmuktiveveka and the further one found >> in Madhusuudana Saraswati, the last great Advaitin. His Gita commetary, >> Gudaartika Dipika, discusses this typology of states, stages, stations. > > > OK Lucy. I will fall for the bait a second time. What are these seven states > and the two 7-stage typologies found in Yogavasishta and likewise for the one > found in Jivanmuktiveveka and what are the disparities with M's 7
I think the point is that lineally speaking, that is, in the tradition M. claims to come from, their realizers describe the awakening process differently than M. does. That is, the Maharishi's system of awakening is one he made up and has no lineal or scriptural basis for it. That's not to say there aren't some similarities, there are. But once you realize that's what's going on, there's really no need to compare. One's lineal and has been the replicated model of awakening for many centuries, the other is new and made up, but very cleverly and convincingly done.
