Its Salarishi!
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <salsunshine@...> wrote:
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> On Oct 31, 2011, at 2:26 PM, Denise Evans wrote:
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> >
> > I still fail to understand what is it about TM that is so special that it
> > cannot be divulged without payment.
>
> Nothing. You get a "mantra" which in is the name
> of some Hindu god or goddess, and repeat it over and
> over during your 20-minute meditation, coming back to
> it whenever your mind strays, which is often, because
> it's usually pretty boring doing this. It's supposed to
> provide what TMers call "deep rest." This is deeper than
> your average garden-variety rest, because they say so
> and what more proof do you need? Seriously, there have
> been some studies but most have to shown to have been
> fixed in some way. If you want a list of the mantras,
> they're available somewhere on the Web.
>
> > If the TMO is trying to change the world and they are truly sincere in
> > this, why is it all a big secret? Why is the "technique" so secret? Why
> > isn't it in a book?
>
> Because they could make more $$ in the old days
> by keeping it secret, silly. Of course you can
> learn it from a book. Only self-important pompous
> fools would try to convince you you needed to shell
> out a huge amount of $$ to learn a "secret word."
> Don't believe 'em, Denise.
>
> > Or is it? Why has no one breached the secrecy? Who the fuck are all of
> > you super secret special meditators that you are keeping this big elephant
> > in the living room a secret? Protecting your investment? How
> > self-centered is this? Why wouldn't the TMO release the secret, or for
> > that matter, anyone who has the secret, and really test the hypothesis that
> > they can change the world? It reeks of BS.
>
> Plenty of people have breached the secret, and I'm pretty sure
> you can find it on the Web. Pick whichever mantra appeals to
> you, sit down and repeat it for 20 minutes, coming back as
> necessary, and voila. You're a meditator.
>
> Sal
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