> You can't tell anything by one person, > but we will get a > better idea with many aging Purusha and Mother > Divine.
I think that ship has already sailed, Curtis, judging by the premature aging we have seen among sidhas and by how many of them passed away in their 40s and 50s. --- curtisdeltablues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, > "curtisdeltablues" > > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > <snip> > > > So like a lot of stuff that comes out of MMY's > mouth, this statement > > > doesn't make any sense. It just reveals his > contempt for modern > > > science and medicine. > > > > Well, I sure am not clear as to exactly what MMY > > was including in the phrase "our tradition," or > > what kind of exercise he was referring to. It > > might also be important to know what *else* he > > said in this connection, to have more context for > > the quoted statement. > > > > So it seems to me we don't really have enough > > information to draw the conclusion you've just > > come to. > > That could be the case. > > > > > You began by saying, "Let's look at his assertion > > at face value." In general, I think the critics of > > MMY here rely far too much on "face value." They > > seem to lack the imagination to realize how > > important context can be. Sometimes it can confirm > > the "face value," but other times it shows it in > > an entirely different light. > > While I used the term "face value", remember that I > lived in programs > where every hour was programmed by MMY. Vigorous > exercise has always > been frowned on. Statements like "Asanas provide > enough exercise were > used to guide our activity. MMY is anti weight > training and aerobic > training, this is a known fact of his fulltime > programs. > > But now all the chickens are coming to roost. If > MMY is right his > groups of people living under his direction should > be the picture of > good health. We are entering the area beyond > opinions as we see how > people age. You can't tell anything by one person, > but we will get a > better idea with many aging Purusha and Mother > Divine. > > As far as MMy goes,I think his mission is a big key > to his longevity. > having a purpose seems to be a really important for > a long life On > the other hand my dad is his age and is much more > physically vigorous. > But there are so many factors in health we can only > pick out what > makes sense and run with it. For me it includes > weight training and > aerobics as well as stretching and balance training. > I am hoping that > pursuing my music will give my life a focus till the > guitar drops from > my hands. I have read that many musicians live a > long time and I > think the activity and expression may help. I'll > bet our views on how > you and I conduct our own healthy lives are more > similar than > different. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
