--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote: > > > > > > On Jul 2, 2006, at 4:07 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> > wrote: > > > >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, MDixon6569@ wrote: > > > >>> > > > >>> MMY geared TM for westerners. > > > >>> > > > >>> This is the main the reason why it didn't attract very many > > > >>> Indians. They thought it was too easy to be true and thought > > > >>> M was just making money. > > > >> > > > >> MMY still has that problem. Witness the Buddhist descriptions > > > >> where they inform you of how you don't attempt to control the > > > >> mind or the focus of attention and then warn you to > > > >> be "vigilant" and make sure you don't fall asleep or get lost > > > >> in thoughts... > > > >> > > > >> Can't be TOO easy or its not working! > > > >> > > > >> Obviously, MMY just doesn't "get" it while the ones that > > > >> advocate subtle effort and control do. > > > > > > > > Either that or they are teaching two different techniques, > > > > one for people with lazy minds, and one for people who > > > > have no problem controlling theirs. > > > > > > Ever see the picture from Willytex's website of hardcore TMers > > > meditating in Dome? They have horrible posture, most slouching, > > > one in a lazy boy chair! > > > > > > Compare to almost any other meditation class. TMer's are known > > > in the broader meditational world for their bad posture. > > > > The horror of it all... > > No horror, just indicative of 1) their overall > level of knowledge about meditation, and 2) > how they approach their own evolution. >
Ah yes. TMers are well known to be the fundamentalists of the meditative world... ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/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/
