--why did you give up TM. What did you replace it with? Are you SURE the replacement is equal to, or better than TM, and why? Thanks.
In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, taskcentered <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, taskcentered <no_reply@> > > wrote: > > > > > Abraham -- a former visiting > > > faculty member at MIU (MUM). As Abraham explains, he brings a wealth > > > of information from two decades of experience within the TM Org: > > > > > > " > > I > > first learned TM in 1971 as a 17 year-old college student and > > > subsequently practiced it twice a day for 22 years. After graduating > > > from college, > > I > > studied in Europe for six months to become a TM > > > teacher and taught TM full-time, initiating over 250 people into the > > > practice. > > I > > attended many advanced programs and became a TM Governor > > > after learning the TM-Sidhi program. > > I > > have also been a visiting > > > faculty member at Maharishi International University in Fairfield, > > > Iowa. Because > > I > > still have friends in the TM organization and because > > > of > > my > > current professional visibility, > > I > > choose to remain anonymous. > > > For the most part, > > I > > had positive experiences with TM, which is why > > I > > > > > kept up the practice for as long as > > I > > did. Nevertheless, in 1993, > > > after years of inner conflict, > > I > > decided to stop practicing TM and > > > quietly left the TM movement because > > I > > could no longer continue in > > > good conscience. > > I > > had come to see ...." > > > > > Interesting lesson in the ME, I, MY practise. When even after 22 > > years some people are still so obsessed with their small selves > > something is seriously wrong with the followup of the practise. > > > > Just for interest's sake, can you explain your concern about the first-person pronoun? "I" is > just a word that refers to oneself. Even in enlightenment the concept of the small-s self > remains. Do you really believe you can judge another's consciousness by his use of the > pronoun "I"? To my knowledge, even the Maharishi uses the word. > > John M. Knapp, LMSW > http://tmfree.blogspot.com/ > http://trancenet.net/ > > [A] bad guru can be extremely good > for a sincere devoteeĀ . > It's the main reason so many bad gurus > do good business. They are merely idols > upon which sincere devotees project > their own divinity, with sometimes > seemingly miraculous results. > --Jody R, Guruphiliac.blogspot.com >
