--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > <snip> > > > What I'm contending is that only when TM is 100 > > > percent effortless is one actually practicing TM. > > > So in a given session, I may be practicing TM only > > > for a portion of that session. > > > > I would say, rather, that as long as you have the understanding > > that no effort is *required*, that your practice of TM, no matter > > if 100% effortless, or only 97.3% effortless (or whatever), is > > still a valid TM session. > > This isn't "rather." I would agree: as long as *some* > percentage of a session is effortless, it's a "valid" > TM session. By which I mean, any session of which a > portion is TM (i.e., effortless) is a TM session.
But even someportion of some concentrative technique is effortless so what is the difference then? MMY has set up a training procedure that helps bring people to a state of "letting" better than concentration, but if someone using some slight effort in their practice, that's how it is. You can't be dilligent about getting rid of effort! And to me, assigning a value-judgement to the effortlessness/non-effortlessness of their practice, assuming that they follow the instructions, is definitely a value-judgement. > > > Assigning value judgements to your > > practice isn't the best way to spend your time... > > Right. Were you thinking that this is what I do? > Sure sounds like. ------------------------ 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/
