Lawson, thanks for the really thorough explanation. I especially like the
example of the kittens raised in a unidirectional striped environment then not
being able to see the missing direction.
Along with that, I'd say that "shining ones" is simply another reference to how
essential to human de
I would say that devas are labels given to fundamental behaviors and
connections that enlightened sages perceived as existing within themselves and
perceived as external to themselves as well.
Of course, most neuroscientists are pretty confident that the only way we can
interpret reality is b
"Mantra of personal god" is an interesting phrase.
"personal god" is one way of translating the Yoga Sutra term, "ishtadeva,"
which can also be translated as "preferred shining one," which goes back to
Maharishi's point about a mantra being an attractive object of attention (which
is also tak
Herbert Benson called "The Relaxation Response" prayer early in his career, and
expressed concerns that publishing positive research on its effects would get
him ostracized.
And yet, TM isn't really prayer in any normally accepted sense of the word I'm
familiar with.
Can you pray, not onl
I haven't thought about it for some time, but I think at one time at least, I
associated the troop of Maruts with clouds or some other phenomenon of nature.
And there were other similar connections I made.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
On 3/25/2014 7:02 AM, emptyb...@yahoo.com wrote:
Their fundamental claim is that a mantra is the name of a Hindu god.
The claim is that a mantra, by definition, encapsulates a method for
worshiping a Hindu god but that this fact is withheld from practitioners.
>
In fact, Bill, no informants hav
BTW noozguru, I somehow stumbled on that metabolic typing test the other day.
Overwhelmingly fast metabolism, what they called a protein type.
I'm using sprouts as a light protein in this kapha time...
On Tuesday, March 25, 2014 1:32 PM, Bhairitu wrote:
Spring is "kapha time" according
Spring is "kapha time" according to ayurveda so it may become high. You
can counter balance some of that heaviness with a pinch of ginger,
cinnamon and a dash of cloves. I take a pinch of that after a meal and
it does away with the craving for a desert. The prevailing paradigm for
ayurveda
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Of course there are no such things as "Hindu gods". They are metaphors for
laws of physics.
Can you expand on this a bit? Maybe say which one is doing what, like is
Ganesh representing the second law of thermodynamics or gravity for instan
Thanks for this noozguru. Actually I've been feeling the kapha a lot the last
week or so, sort of heavy and lethargic. I'll try this and also avoiding any
heavy foods. I guess the almond butter will have to wait til December!
On Tuesday, March 25, 2014 10:53 AM, Bhairitu wrote:
Of cour
emptybill, thank you for being so generous with your knowledge and time. It's a
good day when I learn something new. Lots of knowledge here that's new for me
so a really good day!
On Tuesday, March 25, 2014 7:02 AM, "emptyb...@yahoo.com"
wrote:
Recently I
have read here on FFL an argu
Devotional practices such as "bhakti" are also just tools. The ancient
yogis needed a way to explain the laws of nature and the universe
(physics) to simple folks. So they used metaphors.
I was going to mention this in the thread about "quiet time" because the
mantras really aren't "names of
Of course there are no such things as "Hindu gods". They are metaphors
for laws of physics. As I have mentioned many times on FFL, this was so
beautifully put at a talk given at a performance at a Katakali dance
theater in Cochin.
I like to call mantras "resonance patterns" because they reso
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Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] No Mantra will cure willfully arrogant stupidity
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2014, 1:37 PM
Are you sure Mark
is correct, Michael? Because
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On Tue, 3/25/14, emptybill@... mailto:emptybill@... mailto:emptybill@...> wrote:
Subject: [FairfieldLife] No Mantra will cure willfully arrogant stupidity
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2014, 12:02 PM
Recentl
me to him.
On Tue, 3/25/14, emptyb...@yahoo.com wrote:
Subject: [FairfieldLife] No Mantra will cure willfully arrogant stupidity
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2014, 12:
Recently I have read here on FFL an argument professed by former TM’ers who
stopped practicing because they claimed they were deceived about the "meaning"
of mantras.
Their fundamental claim is that a mantra is the name of a Hindu god. The claim
is that a mantra, by definition, encapsulates a
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