--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Premanand Paul Mason" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 'As the devotee makes progress in devotion need of subtler devices > > increases and a veteran guru alone can show the real path. > > If fortunately one gets a noble guru well verses in the Vedas and > > having deep knowledge of Brahman and receives his cooperation till > > end, only one guru makes one's life meaningful. Otherwise so long > > the devotee does not attain God he should gradually go in the > > protection of great gurus. One must revere previous gurus, but if > > they are not helping in spiritual attainment wasting life by > > depending upon them out of hesitation is a grave error.' Guru Dev > > quote from previously mentioned booklet. >
> Guess he wasn't talking about anything that > could be applied to MMY and TM, huh? ********** Certainly no way could those advanced techniques and Siddhis qualify as "subtler devices" :) Another big difference: Guru Dev says: Be a worldly man through body and wealth and contemplate Him (Paramatma) in your heart. Thus you shall shine in the world and attain sumum bonum as well. Maharishi says enjoy 200% of life: http://www.vedic-community.org/ Bob Brigante http://geocities.com/bbrigante/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/