--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, gerbal88 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
snip > > Quit a little conundrum... > > A very interesting conundrum, Shemp. It is good you have pointed this > out. > > I think that although TM is a very basic calming technique, a > somewhat refined but common manasika-japa, it could be enough if, IF, > the teaching that went with it were actually directed at freeiing the > individual from the guru. > > But Mahesh's teaching increasingly leads to further and further > dependence upon the guru/Mahesh. You have to buy more and more. The > guru's teaching, Maheshism, is based on greed, *the mind goes in the > direction of more and more*. > > Greed will not free anyone from anything, it will only increase > dependence on the guru or whoever/whatever is supplying more! There's > an interesting "pointing out" instruction in one of Ken Wilber's > books. I have forgotten which one, but if I can find it, I'll post it. > > Quite simply KW shows how you can be completely self sufficient (look > how Mahesh made a buck on that one and the 108's) and not need the > guru. It isn't as easy as depending on Mahesh to give you what he > thinks you need (which is another way of saying "as easy for Mahesh > to take what he wants from you"). But with KW's pointing out > instructions you can confidently go from tescher to teacher learning > more and more and not get hooked on giving more and more and having > little or nothing for yourself but the paranoia that you might not > get anything if you don't try to buy it all. > > Thanks Shemp. Dear Gerbals-Fi! *World Peace* is only a matter of *MONEY*, World Peace that is! MMY couldn't care less about mere Gold, he's a smile millionaire! IMO. Love him or hate him his motivations are pure! > 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
