I think the best TM rumors (or myths) has to be one of 2 things: 1. The whole creation of "Heaven on Earth"
2. The whole "getting enlightened in 1 lifetime" concept First of all, both myths have to ignore certain axioms which are the basis of Hindu thought, as well as many eastern teachings. We are supposedly in a cycle of birth and death and some of us are further along than others. The only way we could truly create Heaven on Earth is if we only accepted older and enlightened souls into this world. So what would we do with the younger souls? Not allow them in? Put them in exile? Meditate them to perfection in one lifetime? This world is much like a 3rd grade classroom. We may be able to implement some policies and teachings that increase the orderliness of the place, but you're still going to have to wait for the children to become adults before you can expect them to move out of the house and become truly self-sufficient full grown people. It's the same with enlightenment. We could by all means help this world out by spreading certain teachings. But at the end of the day, a young soul is a young soul, and some will just take a lot more lifetimes to get to a point where they create no problems. Overall, heaven on earth and enlightenment in one lifetime, to me, was a fairy tale designed to keep people committed for a longer time. I am convinced we have a much longer way to these goals than the TMO would like us to believe. seekliberation --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "mjackson74" <mjackson74@...> wrote: > > I was thinking today of what a rumor mill the Movement has always been, so I > am asking anyone who cares to, to contribute their best TM rumor (the one > about mantras coming from the Buddhists doesn't count) > > My best rumor came from the Sidhi Prep courses days. I was working for credit > to complete the Sidhi Preps, the Governor Team in North Carolina felt they > needed an initiator to be the liaison between them and us staffers, the > liaison, Claire, was an abundant mine of rumors but the greatest one was: > "Never meditate if your hair is wet. The stress loves upward out of the body > through the crown chakra and if your hair is wet, the stress will slide down > your wet hair and go back into the bottom of your spine." > > She was dead serious. >
