Rick Archer wrote: > > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of shempmcgurk > Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 11:38 PM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: RIP Scott Girard > > > > --- In HYPERLINK > "mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com"FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, > "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> --- In HYPERLINK >> > "mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com"FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick > Archer" <rick@> wrote: > >> <snip> >> >>> The irony is that he died of cardiovascular disease, yet >>> recently Maharishi told Purusha they shouldn't exercise >>> because "Exercise isn't part of our tradition." >>> >> That would be ironic only if the type of >> cardiovascular disease he had would have >> been prevented or remedied by exercise >> during the time he was in Purusha. >> > > Pray tell, Doctor Stein, are you saying that there are instances in > which exercise is NOT a good thing? > > I was going to make a similar comment. I’m no medical expert, but I can’t > imagine a cardiologist telling anyone that exercise wouldn’t benefit them, > unless they were so ill that the slightest exertion might kill them. I’ve > seen people in their 90’s who had gotten proper exercise all their lives and > could still run, ski, etc. Maharishi, who has been sedentary, has been bound > to a wheelchair for several years. If non-exercise is part of his tradition, > then the tradition is deficient. When I was on TTC and the Sidhis program we had walks every day either after or before lunch and it was recommended. Maybe running or heavy exercise might not be good for someone rounding because of the shock to the system. But walking should be okay. Plus using an Indian diet for westerners is not a good idea either. MMY started out saying "eat what your mother puts before you." That was a subtle way of saying what your ancestors ate is probably the best diet for you or modified if you moved to a new location. Of course if your ancestors ate a bad diet and keeled over in their 40's it might not be such a good idea too and needs some advice or modification.
Your body changes and adapts (acclimatizes) to your environment. My guru returned early from his last India trip and when I asked why he said "too hot!" So in about 10 years time he had become so acclimatized to the California climate that India was now too hot. I also have another Indian restaurateur friend who told me he gets sick now when he visits India. I've also wondered if so many who have had health problems and died early in the movement were even following advice from even MAPI practitioners? I've known people when recommended to at least eat eggs for breakfast didn't want to and stuck to an "yogic diet" of Indian food stuff not necessarily that good for westerners. We're all individuals and need to find what works "for you" and keep in mind the body will change too. 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 <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
