Why stop there? Why not add in that chronilogically her physiology became that of an 18yr old, and she ran a 26 mile marathon that same year, and went on to compete in an iron women competition. I mean why not.
--- In [email protected], Sal Sunshine <salsunsh...@...> wrote: > > On Jul 4, 2009, at 12:29 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > A friend sent me this. As I read it I thought of the people on FFL > > who feel that TM is a watered down, ineffectual technique. You know > > I have my issues with the TM Movement. I agree that the research is > > cherry-picked for use as a PR tool. Decades of TM practice doesn't > > necessarily make you an honest, ethical, compassionate person, etc., > > etc. But I take issue with fundamentalists on either side of the > > issue who see the world in black and white. There are many accounts > > of dramatic transformation with TM, including my own, my mother's > > and others I have witnessed firsthand. I think that a balanced > > perspective requires acknowledging these, then throwing in all the > > crazy stuff, then trying to make sense of it all. > Ever wonder why all these "miracle" accounts > are totally unsubstantiated and basically > unverifiable, Rick? How convenient. > > > "I initiated his mother, who was in the hospital. It was a very > > dramatic TM benefit. She had had ovarian or uterine cancer and the > > radiation treatment had destroyed most of her intestines, pretty > > much turning them into Swiss cheese. The doctors needed to operate > > but she was too weak. She kept asking for more pain meds every few > > minutes. > > > > "I initiated her in the hospital. She was just alert enough to > > follow the instructions, but too weak to sit, she was lying down, > > only slightly propped up. After her first few minutes of TM she > > looked at me wondrously and said, "I feel good." When I came back > > for the first night of checking, her son met me at the door and said > > the nurses were all wondering what she was doing because instead of > > asking for more pain meds every few minutes, when they came to give > > her her shot she sent them away, saying she was meditating and > > didn't need or want it. At the end of the week she was strong enough > > for surgery. I heard from her son several years later that she had > > made a complete recovery and was still well." > > > Sal >
