"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is." ~Yogi Bera
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" <anartaxius@> > wrote: > > > > > > We do not know what was not written down. For example, if we took all the > > material that is publicly available in the TMO, would we be able to make > > out what 'transcendental meditation' is? We would know what it was supposed > > to do for us, but we would not know just what the process really is. > > > > In listening to Rick Archer's "Buddha at the Gas Pump" interviews with folks > awakened (Batgap.com) and the experiences of course participants read out in > the Dome and they sound a lot the same. Awakening. Either way, is not that > what 'transcendental meditation' is. Recently there was a Maharishi tape and > the talking head at the microphone were talking about mindfulness in > meditation as a practice. 'Minding your own business' of meditation. Hence, > people are sitting up a lot more now-a-days in meditation and minding their > experiences. As the amalgamation of Batgap and people in the Dome, evidently > 'transcendentalism' is universal-ism. >