[FairfieldLife] Re: The Lubavitcher Rebbe on Transcendental Meditation

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > http://kavvanah.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/the-lubavitcher-rebbe-on- > transcendental-meditation/ > > > This issue is the idea of meditation. Meditation has its roots in the > very beginning of the Jewish heritage. The Torah commentaries

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Lubavitcher Rebbe on Transcendental Meditation

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > I think you might be surprised. Because TM retains such a > continuous media presence, always (still, after all these > years), desperately trying to keep the sinking ship afloat, > TM-as-cult still gets some mentions over the web. The > Schne

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Lubavitcher Rebbe on Transcendental Meditation

On Dec 1, 2009, at 7:16 PM, ShempMcGurk wrote: > Well, seeing as Schneerson gave the lecture in '79 I'd say they are a little > behind the eight ball in waking up to the revelation. > > '79 was the time they really should have been disseminating the lecture as > that is when it was big in both

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Lubavitcher Rebbe on Transcendental Meditation

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Dec 1, 2009, at 4:53 PM, wayback71 wrote: > > > Yes, Many Lubavichers believe Rabbi Schneerson was/is the Messiah. > > Many thought Marshy was a Vedic messiah, restoring the knowledge of the Veda, > which had previously been distorte

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Lubavitcher Rebbe on Transcendental Meditation

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Dec 1, 2009, at 7:40 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > Saving some "TM defender" the need to say it: > > > > He's obviously a member of a hate group. > > > > :-) > > > Yeah, esp. since he singles out TM as a cult: > > It is also known, tho

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Lubavitcher Rebbe on Transcendental Meditation

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > Saving some "TM defender" the need to say it: > > He's obviously a member of a hate group. > > :-) Again with the " :-) " I simply don't understand why you bother with the smiley face, Barry, or whatever it is. By your use of it

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Lubavitcher Rebbe on Transcendental Meditation

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > On Dec 1, 2009, at 4:53 PM, wayback71 wrote: > > > Yes, Many Lubavichers believe Rabbi Schneerson was/is > > the Messiah. > > Many thought Marshy was a Vedic messiah, restoring the > knowledge of the Veda, which had previously been > distort

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Lubavitcher Rebbe on Transcendental Meditation

On Dec 1, 2009, at 4:53 PM, wayback71 wrote: > Yes, Many Lubavichers believe Rabbi Schneerson was/is the Messiah. Many thought Marshy was a Vedic messiah, restoring the knowledge of the Veda, which had previously been distorted or lost before he was so kind to help restore the Vedic Holy Trad

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Lubavitcher Rebbe on Transcendental Meditation

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > > On Dec 1, 2009, at 7:40 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > > Saving some "TM defender" the need to say it: > > > > > > He's obviously a member of a hate group. > > > > > > :-) > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Lubavitcher Rebbe on Transcendental Meditation

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > On Dec 1, 2009, at 7:40 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > Saving some "TM defender" the need to say it: > > > > He's obviously a member of a hate group. > > > > :-) > > Yeah, esp. since he singles out TM as a cult: The irony here is profound. Chab

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Lubavitcher Rebbe on Transcendental Meditation

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > I'd suspect it's banned for his followers. I know two > Orthodox rabbis--who are also Kabbalists who meditate-- > who recommend against TM. Funny how Vaj is now resorting to the opinions of fundamentalist religionists to confirm how awful TM is.

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Lubavitcher Rebbe on Transcendental Meditation

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "dhamiltony2k5" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > > http://kavvanah.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/the-lubavitcher-rebbe-on- > > transcendental-meditation/ > > > > (...) > > > > This issue is the idea of meditation. > > > > They

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Lubavitcher Rebbe on Transcendental Meditation

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > Since he seems to be insistent on removing all idolatry, the puja, > bowing, etc. and of course TM also violates the mitzvah of taking > another god (or goddess) before JHVH-1 (Vaj means the mitzvah of *not* taking another god before Yahweh.

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Lubavitcher Rebbe on Transcendental Meditation

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > http://kavvanah.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/the-lubavitcher-rebbe-on- > transcendental-meditation/ > > (...) > > This issue is the idea of meditation. > > They have called it by a refined name "transcendental meditation" > i.e. somethin

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Lubavitcher Rebbe on Transcendental Meditation

On Dec 1, 2009, at 7:40 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: Saving some "TM defender" the need to say it: He's obviously a member of a hate group. :-) Yeah, esp. since he singles out TM as a cult: It is also known, though not widely, that there are individual doctors who practice the same or similar

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Lubavitcher Rebbe on Transcendental Meditation

Not surprisingly, Vaj does not quote the part where the late rebbe urged physicians to research TM and figure out a way to incorporate it into their practice without the "idol worship" of the puja, because of its great benefits. Essentially, he was saying don't throw the baby out with what he con

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Lubavitcher Rebbe on Transcendental Meditation

Saving some "TM defender" the need to say it: He's obviously a member of a hate group. :-) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > http://kavvanah.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/the-lubavitcher-rebbe-on-transc\ endental-meditation/