--- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "Phil Goldberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Another interpretation of the observation below about the use of > antidepressants: a lot of TM veterans might have been clinically > depressed for years and hoping that the program would cure the problem - > - and/or assuming that getting help for the condition was > somehow "unspiritual." In which case, finally doing something about it > may be a sign of maturity as much as disillusionment with the TMO. By > the way, I say this because I spoke to a scientist who recently > published a study on the use of antidepressants among long-term > Buddhist meditators, so it's not unique to the TM world. This, of > course, does not in any way diminish the very real despair caused by > finding out the emperor has fewer clothes than one imagined. > > > > > > I'm on prozac and my son is on something else. We both meditate and > swear by it. That we have something a bit tougher than TM by itself can > handle doesn't invalidate TM. I was told to go to sleep by 9PM every > night and I almost never do. Maybe TM + 9PM bedtime would be enough, > who can say?
According to Mahaaraaja Nader Raama's book yoga is "connected" to the cerebral cortex. I wonder if that's why meditation is not necessarily very effective in treating primarily emotional problems, like depression. OTOH, I seem to recall you use fluoxetine for OCD, or stuff. But I guess there might be a strong emotional component in OCD, 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/ <*> 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/
