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 Machmood
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 Transcendental meditation 
#3794833 - 02/17/05 09:04 PM (14 years, 4 days ago) |
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ive been looking onto this, it seems like a very good type of meditation but the place near me chareges 2500 dollars for their seminar, thats alot of dough man, does ne one know if this is a standard price to learn, n take a seminar
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 mecreateme
YoUisMEEMsiUoY
 
Registered: 05/13/04
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Loc: Memphrica
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Re: Transcendental meditation [Re: Machmood]
#3795506 - 02/17/05 11:00 PM (14 years, 4 days ago) |
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Get the book.
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You are everything's way of feeling itself.
Happy Schwag, everygodly!
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dr0mni
My Own Messiah
Registered: 08/21/04
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Re: Transcendental meditation [Re: mecreateme]
#3797846 - 02/18/05 12:17 PM (14 years, 4 days ago) |
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That sounds like a rip off new-age institution. Anyone who loves you will tell you the truth for free. And even if you don't have anyone to tell it to you, you can get a book or read up on it on the internet for way cheaper!
Don't give those fucks your money!
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gnrm23
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Re: Transcendental meditation [Re: dr0mni]
#3799143 - 02/18/05 05:25 PM (14 years, 3 days ago) |
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well...
TM is a sorta brand-name medic=tation ssystem mass-marketed by his holiness the maharishi mahesh yogi, beginning in a big way in the 60s with the likes of the beatles, mia farrow, donovan, paul horn, the beach boys, charles lloyd...
the teacher was originally a physics professor in india, and studied under a guru before taking his version out to the world (the maharishi (= "great teacher") was a guest on johnny carson's "tonight" show! he mostly giggled in a blissed-out guru-high, hehheh...)
it is derived from hindu meditation traditions - you are given a "personal mantra" (the TM folks try to pick out a mantra suited to you from maybe a dozen or two matras for chanting & meditating with...)
but...
there are indeed many many books on "how to" meditate...
do you need a teacher to teach you to follow your breath & focus on your "given" mantra?
okay...
but there are many mantras that are available to the seeker (for no charge  ) & a quiet place to sit can be found if desired...
the discipline to "do the work" (even if the way is wu wei, heh...) - well, that cannot be purchased now, can it?
if it's books or websites or speccific methods or...
poke around here, at some of the other entheogen & mind sciences websites, ummmm utfse, etc...
ttfn...
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butterflydawn
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Re: Transcendental meditation [Re: gnrm23]
#3802513 - 02/19/05 05:05 AM (14 years, 3 days ago) |
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search for books and cheaper places.
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TinTree
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Registered: 02/15/04
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Loc: Mu
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Most meditation practices are beneficial. Just buy some books and read them, practice their techniques. Do not spend $2500 for a seminar on TM. For $2500 you could probably fly to Tibet (or wherever you like) and find a guru for yourself.
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"I'm afraid of losing my obscurity. Genuineness only thrives in the dark. Like celery."
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