Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Is there another way to evolve?

2011-02-05 Thread Vaj
On Feb 4, 2011, at 11:50 PM, yifuxero wrote: thx, I doubt that Charlie was Enlightened; although from his own account, his 3-rd eye was up and running. http://www.fantasygallery.net/bowser/art_1_theatreofdarkness.html M. had only declared 3 enlightened people: Unity Andy (alleged

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is there another way to evolve?

2011-02-05 Thread whynotnow7
Maharishi also declared everyone enlightened who had learned TM, because they now understood the difference between the absolute and relative aspects of life; they were now enlightened as to the true nature of experience. He could have spent his time running around trying to appease folks like

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is there another way to evolve?

2011-02-05 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@... wrote: Maharishi also declared everyone enlightened who had learned TM, because they now understood the difference between the absolute and relative aspects of life; they were now enlightened as to the true nature of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is there another way to evolve?

2011-02-04 Thread blusc0ut
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shainm307 shainm307@... wrote: I do beleive in and have experianced nature support. From what I've experianced since I left Fairfield is that nature seems to be drawing me other directions than meditation. From what a friend psychic and my parents

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is there another way to evolve?

2011-02-04 Thread whynotnow7
Great answer! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, blusc0ut no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shainm307 shainm307@ wrote: I do beleive in and have experianced nature support. From what I've experianced since I left Fairfield is that nature seems to be drawing

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is there another way to evolve?

2011-02-04 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@... wrote: Great answer! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, blusc0ut no_reply@ wrote: See spiritual masters if you have a chance to see the personally, see a variety of them, and then make your choices. Avoid people who make

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is there another way to evolve?

2011-02-04 Thread shainm307
You must let nothing in life interfere with your meitations; there will always be a force trying to keep you from it - His Divine Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Kashmir, 1968 Something about that seems pretty weird. In one of my classes Evan Finkelstein told the class that in order for

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is there another way to evolve?

2011-02-04 Thread yifuxero
If by meditation one means silent, eyes closed, with mantra repetitions; yes...an alternative is chanting outloud with eyes open, fixated on the object/Person of worship, the GOHONZON in the case of Nichiren's Buddhism. (don't know how many lifetimes that would take however). ...

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is there another way to evolve?

2011-02-04 Thread whynotnow7
TM is ok if you want to do it. I have done it for decades and have always been my own person in spite of the twists and turns of both Maharishi and his organization - I do plain vanilla TM 2x20; love it, but I no longer have interest in all the options, just the basic model. Bluscout just gave

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is there another way to evolve?

2011-02-04 Thread whynotnow7
Dude, my friend, that was in 1968 - times have changed. Brighter souls than our generation have been born on this earth for awhile now - lol. :-) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@ wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is there another way to evolve?

2011-02-04 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shainm307 shainm307@... wrote: You must let nothing in life interfere with your meditations; there will always be a force trying to keep you from it - His Divine Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Kashmir, 1968 Something about that seems pretty

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is there another way to evolve?

2011-02-04 Thread nablusoss1008
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@... wrote: Dude, my friend, that was in 1968 - times have changed. Brighter souls than our generation have been born on this earth for awhile now - lol. :-) That's right, but the same forces are still active and will forever be.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Is there another way to evolve?

2011-02-04 Thread Peter
...@yahoo.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Is there another way to evolve? To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, February 4, 2011, 7:45 PM You must let nothing in life interfere with your meitations; there will always be a force trying to keep you from it - His Divine Holiness

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is there another way to evolve?

2011-02-04 Thread yifuxero
http://www.freewebs.com/oldsfe3x/v39.jpg --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_reply@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@ wrote: Dude, my friend, that was in 1968 - times have changed. Brighter souls than our generation have been

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is there another way to evolve?

2011-02-04 Thread seventhray1
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shainm307 shainm307@... wrote: Do you guys think there enlightenment can be acheived through other means? Shanny, you raise an important point. To be honest, we don't know. The prevailing opinion is that no, it cannot be achieved by any other means. We

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is there another way to evolve?

2011-02-04 Thread seventhray1
Do you guys think there enlightenment can be acheived through other means? The short answer is yes. The longer answer is no. Ah, but the right answer is the medium path. This was the message of the Lord Buddha. It is the middle path, my friend that must be pursued. And pursuing this

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is there another way to evolve?

2011-02-04 Thread yifuxero
thx, I doubt that Charlie was Enlightened; although from his own account, his 3-rd eye was up and running. http://www.fantasygallery.net/bowser/art_1_theatreofdarkness.html --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, seventhray1 steve.sundur@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,