--- In [email protected], "Rick Archer" <r...@...> wrote: >
People wear the same > blinders whichever side of the fence they are on. I strive to eliminate the > fence, take in all the evidence no matter how paradoxical it may be, and > then try to make sense of it all, or just live with uncertainty. > Regarding my own story, I was a druggy, weak, paranoid, mentally muddled, > directionless teenage high school dropout when I learned TM. I experienced > dramatic benefits from day one. I immediately felt a strengthening, > clarifying influence. I never again took drugs, got back into school, and > have led a productive and fulfilled life. One of reasons I don't like black > and white thinking is that I think people are selling themselves short. > Rather than embracing wholeness, which necessitates being honest with what > is, they're trying to distort reality to suit their prejudices, which is > another way of saying "preserve their egos." Rick; what's wrong with you; you come across as a balanced person now ! On the more serious side; it would be interesting to know if someone who was "was a druggy, weak, paranoid, mentally muddled, directionless teenage high school dropout" upon meeting Amma would have the same results as you had meeting TM. I suspect not, but who knows...
