--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > Jim, I love you dearly, but really, dude, you > > make a lot of assumptions about and excuses for > > a man you've never met. :-) > > > Hi, the only assumption I make is that TM is a valid method of > spiritual instruction, meaning that if practiced as instructed, > the practitioner will gain Self-Realization quickly.
I would agree with what you say, except for the last word. I would substitute, 'eventually.' Then again, in the Buddhist view, *everyone* will gain Self- Realization eventually, whether they meditate or not. :-) > Other than that, with reference to what I said above with regards to > payment, I was speaking about all such methods of valid spiritual > instruction, TM or non-TM. You need to get out more. There are a great number of organizations that teach for free, or with their own teachers or members paying for the instruction of others. You've confused what you've been told about "all spiritual traditions" by Maharishi with reality. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/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/