[FairfieldLife] Re: Prosperity and spirituality
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal l.shad...@... wrote: OK, I got it. Maharishi told us that the eight limbs of Yoga are really the legs of a table. Pull one, you pull the whole table and the other limbs go with the table. I don't remember that, you mean all you have to do is practice *any ONE* of the limbs and you get the benefit of the other 7? Also I don't remember him saying that, (not that he didn't). But what about prosperity? I remember the wry jokes about an initiator having a $100 suit and a $100 car. OK, cool. It was all happening so very fast. It was something you could overlook, despite it seeming a little strange that 200% of life didn't include the ability to purchase dinner when the gang went out or gasoline to drive home afterwards. What /does/ one say about a seeker who can't stay in business but is very excited about their spiritual seeking and are even happy to share it with you? If the person comes up with a story that sounds like the world of commerce is stacked against them, which is why they need to start a new business every month, are we to overlook that and just pay attention to their newest spiritual find? Myself, I've seen prosperity as part and parcel of my spiritual seeking. More prosperity, more wealth, more integration with pure consciousness. Though I scoff at the campaign of IA to get people to come, if even for the week end, so they can prosper when they return home, I can definitely say that it works for me. But maybe I'm looking where I shouldn't. Potential inconsistencies should only be observed in me and not in others.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Prosperity and spirituality
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal l.shad...@... wrote: An entire Humboldt residence course tape (which later became a MERU tape with Pacabel and the duck floating by) was devoted to this. Unlike many of the tapes, I don't recall this tape starting off with a question to Maharishi. Maharishi said that there had been a misinterpretation of Patanjali. No need to learn each of the 8 limbs of yoga. Master one. And since you're already on the easiest limb... Yes, I remember him saying that, but, that's a little different than the way you originally posted it, it reminds me of his saying about the 4 legged chair where you grab one leg and the other 3 come along. Did you know MMY also said in his Bhagavad Gita appendix on Yoga that with the continuous practice of all these limbs, or means, simultaneously the state of Yoga grows simultaneously in all the eight spheres of life, MMY Gita HB page 363. The most interesting part is he used the term *means*, each step being a technique in and of itself recommended by Maharishi Patanjali, apparently. Personally I think one must practice all 8 as MMY suggested here. Go figure.. But I ask the question again. Even Jesus told his disciples to consider the lilies in the field, to not complain that someone had stolen your cloak, that all will be provided. So the question remains. If someone's business fails every month and they have an excuse and eventual another new business for a month, should we get excited about the spiritual path they're excited about?
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Prosperity and spirituality
On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 4:38 PM, BillyG. wg...@yahoo.com wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal l.shad...@... wrote: OK, I got it. Maharishi told us that the eight limbs of Yoga are really the legs of a table. Pull one, you pull the whole table and the other limbs go with the table. I don't remember that, you mean all you have to do is practice *any ONE* of the limbs and you get the benefit of the other 7? Also I don't remember him saying that, (not that he didn't). But what about prosperity? I remember the wry jokes about an initiator having a $100 suit and a $100 car. OK, cool. It was all happening so very fast. It was something you could overlook, despite it seeming a little strange that 200% of life didn't include the ability to purchase dinner when the gang went out or gasoline to drive home afterwards. What /does/ one say about a seeker who can't stay in business but is very excited about their spiritual seeking and are even happy to share it with you? If the person comes up with a story that sounds like the world of commerce is stacked against them, which is why they need to start a new business every month, are we to overlook that and just pay attention to their newest spiritual find? Myself, I've seen prosperity as part and parcel of my spiritual seeking. More prosperity, more wealth, more integration with pure consciousness. Though I scoff at the campaign of IA to get people to come, if even for the week end, so they can prosper when they return home, I can definitely say that it works for me. But maybe I'm looking where I shouldn't. Potential inconsistencies should only be observed in me and not in others. An entire Humboldt residence course tape (which later became a MERU tape with Pacabel and the duck floating by) was devoted to this. Unlike many of the tapes, I don't recall this tape starting off with a question to Maharishi. Maharishi said that there had been a misinterpretation of Patanjali. No need to learn each of the 8 limbs of yoga. Master one. And since you're already on the easiest limb... But I ask the question again. Even Jesus told his disciples to consider the lilies in the field, to not complain that someone had stolen your cloak, that all will be provided. So the question remains. If someone's business fails every month and they have an excuse and eventual another new business for a month, should we get excited about the spiritual path they're excited about?
[FairfieldLife] Re: Prosperity and spirituality
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, I am the eternal l.shad...@... wrote: But I ask the question again. Even Jesus told his disciples to consider the lilies in the field, to not complain that someone had stolen your cloak, that all will be provided. So the question remains. If someone's business fails every month and they have an excuse and eventual another new business for a month, should we get excited about the spiritual path they're excited about? Capture the forth and all the territories that belongs to it will be yours. Business may be, for several reasons, excluded.
