--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> > wrote: > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Gillam" wrote: > > > > > > --- bbrigante wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I never saw the head cook extinguish his cigarette > > > > > > > by any means other than throwing it in the > > > > > > > root beer tank > > > > > > > > > > > > In the case of A&W root beer, that might *help* the flavor. > > > > > > > > > > I used to think that A&W was pretty good until I tried > > > > > Virgil's. > > > > > > > > Now you understand many posters here. They used to > > > > think that TM was pretty good until they tried another > > > > path or set of techniques. > > > > > > > > It's all about experience... > > > > > > Or lack of experience... > > > > Exactly. Those who have only tasted A&W rootbeer > > are not qualified to comment on the quality of any > > other brand. > > > > If they had tasted the other brands and decided > > that they actually preferred A&W, they would be. > > But to claim that A&W is "the best," never having > > tried any others, would be kinda laughable, n'est- > > ce pas? > > > > Do you begin to understand why those who have only > > tried one technique of meditation in their lives > > and yet who claim steadfastly that it's "the best" > > are not taken seriously, or are laughed at? It's > > actually pretty simple. > > > > ...and those that claim it is "the best" are, at best, fanatics. > > But one would have to virtually try each and every one of the > literally thousands of meditation techniques on the face of Mother > Earth and have each and every one of them scientifically validated > to be able to say which one is the best...and then it would STILL be > subjective to some degree. > > Nevertheless, I have no problem with people saying that TM is the > easiest or the most practical technique because, demonstrably it is > (or was before one had to become a cult member and spend $50,000 for > Vastu living quarters). > > And I really don't have a problem with someone claiming it's "the > best" if they define "the best" and then go on to showing statistics > and research that validates that. It's not an approach that I would > take and, indeed, I cringed whenever that was done by TMers. > > I've always taken the tact that MMY took (only that one time!) in > Belgium in March 1974 when he said that you can practise 100 > different techniques as long as you do TM twice a day. >
I'd like to hear about some other 'good' ones.... JohnY ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/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/
