On Apr 20, 2012, at 6:01 PM, Xenophaneros Anartaxius wrote: > OK let me revise that statement: in my *opinion* you characterise TM as being > practically worthless, at least you give this impression just about every > time you write about it.
I just see it as a practice with no real pedigree, it’s not a path to liberation. But if it helps you chill or whatever - fine. Enjoy, but don’t get addicted. > Negative effects occur with many kinds of meditation, after all, if a > meditation is working, a lot of crap one takes to be reality is being > destroyed day by day, and it can be very uncomfortable. One needs to > understand what is going on. People can have all sorts of incredible and even > terrifying experiences as a result of meditation, and it is not confined to > TM. Certainly. That’s why intact lineages of experience are so important and fabricated lineages are always potentially dangerous. As in a previous example: levitation requires a prana to be raised into the skull - but this same prana, if done incorrectly, could cause insanity. Who do you want guiding you, a current lineal exemplar with an understanding of all the pitfalls and their solutions from across time or someone making it up as they go along? I've always preferred the former.
