--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > I wish the Christians would stop saying that their way is > > > > > better than anyone else's. It gets very boring, and it is > > > > > untrue. > > > > > > > > And it drowns out the TMers saying the same thing. :-) > > > > > > Although, of course, what TMers say is *about* their > > > path, whereas what the Christians say *is* their path. > > > > Excellent distinction. And many Christians believe that the only > > way to become one with God is to die physically. yow! > > Well, no, you can never become one with God, in > Christian belief. Jesus was the one and only who > ever was one with God, but he was God to begin with. > > > Of course the main shortcoming with TM's teachings is that you can > > wallow in the seven states of conciousness forever without gaining > > enlightenment. > > Five, six, and seven *are* enlightenment, according > to MMY. > > > I don't know if that is an actual shortcoming, or just an example > > of the expression, 'you can lead a TMer to Brahman, but you can't > > make him drink'. > > > > In other words, after Maherishi provides us the tools for > > experiencing the other 4 states of conciousness (tc, cc, gc, uc), > > how would he then tell us to go beyond them, to all inclusive > > Brahman? Any ideas anyone? > > In my understanding, he says GC and UC, and presumably > BC as well--and whatever there is after BC--develop > naturally once you've reached CC.
Yeah, I know he says that about gc and uc, but I didn't recall him talking about bc in the same way. Probably because it is impossible to... ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> <font face=arial size=-1><a href="http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12htk3p0j/M=364397.6958316.7892810.4764722/D=groups/S=1705171145:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1123706576/A=2915264/R=0/SIG=11t7isiiv/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=34443/*http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs">Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page</a></font> --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/