--- In [email protected], "BillyG." <wg...@...> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > "When someone has been put on a 'Long-Term TMers > > Watch List' to be viewed as an example of what TM > > really produces in its practitioners vs. what it > > claims to produce, and reacts to that by resorting > > even MORE name-calling and reactivity and defens- > > iveness than ever, what does THAT say about the > > long-term effects of TM?" > > It takes a long time for the complete transformation of character, you must > remember habits go back many lifetimes, a few years of TM isn't going to > erase lifetimes of bad habits. Mental and physical health may improve > immediately, but the overall character defects that keep us bound take more > time.......30 to 40 years of TM is what I call "a good start".
Well put, Billy. But why didn't Maharishi tell us that instead of five to eight years to freedom? Edg
