--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Very good points about needs, Bill, and how we all need to overcome > them--ha, ha. > > I personally started TM for the relaxation benefits it claimed you'd > feel, and that is still why I continue the practice. The concept of > "enlightenment," whatever it might mean to others, is so vague as to be > meaningless IMO, and as such has never had much of a place in my world > view and hence stay out of all discussions in which it comes up.
...and what's really great about this point of view of Sal's is that if the concept of enlightenment actually does exist, she will get there just as fast as the TBer who does believe in the concept (actually, she'll probably get there faster than the TBer who in most cases doesn't practise the TM Program). (Not > to mention the fact that, probably because of its vagueness, I find > most discussions of it kind of boring. But others obviously don't, so > discuss away! :) ) > > Sal > > > On Aug 12, 2006, at 10:14 AM, Bill (William)Simmons wrote: > > > Ironically I think the path to enlightment is the path in which we > > do away with all our needs. Afterall it is our percieved NEEDS that > > tie us down. And if a person NEEDS a Guru's guidance or meditation > > or anything then it is still a need and still an obstacle to > > enlightment. > > > > So I guess what I'm saying is until one can give up meditation and > > give up Maharishi or anyone else for that matter, How can one reach > > true enlightment. > 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/