--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 7/2/06 1:56:34 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > When I refer to Indians thinking Maharishi's teaching is too easy to be > > > true, I mean M always said just Meditate twice a day for twenty minutes > > and go > > > about your normal business. They knew there was a lot more to it than > > that. > > > Just look at what is expected of us today and what we were told in 1970. > > > > > > > Er, just what is "expected of us today?" > > > > > > > > > > Er, TM, advanced techniques, Sidhis, Ayurveda, Jyotish and Yagaya, Proper > > Vastu housing. Not to mention financial contributions. In 1970 we were > told > > enlightenment in 5-8 years with 20 minutes in the morning and twenty > minutes in > > the evening and don't do anything you know to be wrong. > > > > All voluntary and I cherry-pick what I do, don't you? The MAK products seem > worthy in my > own experience. Jyotish seems amusing. Vastu seems a tad "off the wall," but > you never > know... > > > > > > Spair, you're missing the point. Indians have known all along that there is > more to getting enlightened than just doing a simple meditation for twenty > minutes twice a day and not doing anything you know is wrong and that is > why > they were skeptical, not to mention the initiation fee which turned many > off. > I'm just going by what Indian friends of mine have told me in the past. >
Actually, there's NOT any more that that. The Maharishi Branded stuff is merely auxilliary stuff that may be helpful to some people. Of course, perhaps your Indian friends object to the ole "meditate and chop wood" scenario, also. That's OK. The Buddha had to contend with that objection also. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/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/
