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Has anybody here ever been involved with the TM Meditaion movement ? If so what was your experience ?

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well let us think on it

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Originally posted by buckky
Has anybody here ever been involved with the TM Meditaion movement ? If so what was your experience ?
It was another stepping stone for me.
I like how they didn't get into diety worship and funny chanting, but at the end of the day, my particular path was destined to be a solitary one.

Does anyone know how TM would differ from Vipassana?

On the outside they seem pretty similar.

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Originally posted by buckky
Has anybody here ever been involved with the TM Meditaion movement ? If so what was your experience ?
Ya. Back in the day.

But when it was time to bring a flower and a white handkerchief and lay it on their alter so that I could get my mantra I backed out. It seemed to me even then, before I came to know Jesus as my saviour, that it was a form of worship of something I didn't know enough about to make that kind of commitment.

I later learned that the mantra's are the names of one of 30 million gods the Hindus have.

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Originally posted by josephw
Ya. Back in the day.

But when it was time to bring a flower and a white handkerchief and lay it on their alter so that I could get my mantra I backed out. It seemed to me even then, before I came to know Jesus as my saviour, that it was a form of worship of something I didn't know enough about to make that kind of commitment.

I later learned that the mantra's are the names of one of 30 million gods the Hindus have.
how did I intuit yours was going to be such a positive comment?


Cant you be a Jesus freak and be positive about other ways? I mean, "love thy neighbour". Y'know Freud would say that you have some kind of defense mechanism towards non biblical stuff according to your posting hidtory. (of cousre , they are just posts, the real josephw is an enigmašŸ˜µ )

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Originally posted by karoly aczel
how did I intuit yours was going to be such a positive comment?


Cant you be a Jesus freak and be positive about other ways? I mean, "love thy neighbour". Y'know Freud would say that you have some kind of defense mechanism towards non biblical stuff according to your posting hidtory. (of cousre , they are just posts, the real josephw is an enigmašŸ˜µ )
Do you want to hear the truth or not?

Or am I supposed to post only those things that make you feel good?

Get real karoly. I posted about my experience with TM. What do you want me to say for crying out loud?

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Originally posted by josephw
Do you want to hear the truth or not?

Or am I supposed to post only those things that make you feel good?

Get real karoly. I posted about my experience with TM. What do you want me to say for crying out loud?
yeah...ookaaaay, but is it possible to reach for someone to reach god through tm or is christ the only way? and if so, why???????????????????????????????????

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Originally posted by karoly aczel
yeah...ookaaaay, but is it possible to reach for someone to reach god through tm or is christ the only way? and if so, why???????????????????????????????????
The simple answer, because He said so.

By the way, where have you been? I've been sitting here waiting for over an hour. Next time let me know you're going to be gone for so long so I can take a nap.

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Originally posted by josephw
The simple answer, because He said so.

By the way, where have you been? I've been sitting here waiting for over an hour. Next time let me know you're going to be gone for so long so I can take a nap.
I multi task and get carried off with other things.
You are just one of my cherished parts of my day, dear josephw.

"Because he said so"? ...not even a little furthur elaboration for an amateur such as myself?
How did he say so?
Who had the pad and ink scribbling down what he said?

Thats why
i like Osho. You can here his live commentries on tape. Awesome story teller, that guy Osho

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Originally posted by karoly aczel
I multi task and get carried off with other things.
You are just one of my cherished parts of my day, dear josephw.

"Because he said so"? ...not even a little furthur elaboration for an amateur such as myself?
How did he say so?
Who had the pad and ink scribbling down what he said?

Thats why
i like Osho. You can here his live commentries on tape. Awesome story teller, that guy Osho
"Because he said so"?

Is Jesus a liar?

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Originally posted by josephw
Is Jesus a liar?
Who knows for sure? What he said and didn't say, what people said he said, what people say it means or doesn't mean... it's a matter of faith or belief. I have no reason to doubt your sincerity when you state what you believe.

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Originally posted by FMF
Who knows for sure? What he said and didn't say, what people said he said, what people say it means or doesn't mean... it's a matter of faith or belief. I have no reason to doubt your sincerity when you state what you believe.
Who knows for sure? I do.

Blows your mind doesn't it?

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Originally posted by josephw
Who knows for sure? I do.
I accept fully that you sincerely believe that and do not seek to change your mind.

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Originally posted by FMF
I accept fully that you sincerely believe that and do not seek to change your mind.
Ya, but I seek to change yours.

Without going against your volition.

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Originally posted by josephw
Ya, but I seek to change yours.
Well that's a matter for you. As long as you don't forget, in all your earnestness, that retorts like "Is Jesus a liar?" have no significant credibility or relevance to spiritual people who have belief systems that do not embrace or include your beliefs.

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