--- In [email protected], "Rick Archer" <r...@...> wrote: > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of nablusoss1008 > Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 4:33 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: For those who think TM doesn't do anything > > --- In [email protected] > <mailto:FairfieldLife%40yahoogroups.com> , "Rick Archer" <rick@> 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... > That's a good question. I've seen her have that effect on many young people, > but through a different mechanism than I used with TM. All legitimate roads > lead to Rome.
Agreed; we will all certainly arrive to Rome with perfect timing, one way or the other. Love is transformational regardless in what way it is manifested or experienced. Still I agree to the idea that if a soul actively does something to improve his situation, like you did Rick; taking Initiation and meditating 2 x daily, that soul is more likely to be able to transform his inner/outer life than someone that is simply having a hug. I might be wrong, but I think not ;-)
