--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ruthsimplicity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > I wholeheartedly agree that validation of > "enlightenment" is in action. One error of > the TMO is use of the word "perfect." I do > not believe that lives will be lived in > perfect health, with all decisions "supported > by nature." MMY certainly was not in > perfect health. I also don't believe that > his decisions were somehow "perfect" and in > accord with "natural law" nor do I believe > that the decisions of any one else reach > that kind of level. > > To me there feels like too much fostering of > narcissism in the TM path. > > The "no suffering" message is questionable to > me as well, as it lacks empathy. > > I do believe in living my life to its fullest > potential. As I get older I am closer to self > actualization, have far fewer anxieties, and > am generally happy and satisfied in my skin. > This does generate some momentum. But I > certainly do not live a life of bliss. Bad > things have an effect on me, as they should. > When you care, you suffer.
Just as a general rule of thumb, people who think MMY had it all wrong really ought to leave their minds open a crack to the possibility that the way they understand what he taught may not be the only way, and that there are certain insights they may not have fully grasped.
