--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jst...@...> wrote: > > > Well, yes, I do know what Nabby meant, and so do you, > because he went on to explain it (and you responded > to that post, so I know you read it): > > "Or eating a huge meal minutes before you meditate. The > outer pressures from for example spouses and children can > take a huge toll unless one is disciplined. That's why > being single usually, but not always, makes things easier. > If not disciplined small thing like overeating or not > getting enough sleep will make experiences dull to the > point when someone might think it's a waste of time to > meditate or follow a time-consuming TM-Sidhi programme. > The wast majority who drop out do so for these mundane > reasons."
You are right, I forgot that post as it wasn't in what you quoted. My bad and I apologize, especially for my comment that you were poisoning the Nabby well. I shouldn't try to do 10 things at once! Now I remember that I did respond to his marriage comment. Now that is a lifestyle issue. Try to be married, work full time, have kids, and do your sidhi program. Something will suffer. You acknowledged the difficulty when you said: "(He also makes the point that it can be tougher to stick to a healthy routine, including regular program, with a spouse and children, which seems commonsensical.)" Arguably, the siddhi program is unnatural for people who have to work for a living and have a family. But I digress. ><snip> > > Notice that he doesn't say anything about any of what > you called "lifestyle creep," as I suspect you were > hoping he would so you could pounce on it and quote > the TM promo literature again. Don't make assumptions about me and my intentions. You are always way off base. I have no desire to pounce on Nabby, I wasn't doing that in the thread, and had no expectations about what he was going to say. You sure present a negative view of others' motives are here and I find it insulting and tiresome. <snip> > > > But again, not even *that* much discipline is required to > > > learn and practice TM. > > > > Well, it depends. If you find the practice unsatisfying > > it could take considerable self discipline to continue with > > the practice. > > Of course, regular practice (as I said earlier in this > exchange) is a given, so this is irrelevant. Well, you are the one who said not much discipline is required to learn and practice TM. I just disputed what you said. > <snip, no time to respond to all points> > > > > > On courses getting enough sleep during the course was > > emphasized. But it did seem a bit like an excuse to > > make people go to bed early and get out of people's > > hair. "Here, have a starchy meal and go to sleep." > > Just can't contain the malice, can you? I would put it in the category of "snark" rather than malice. Well, off I go for a while. Not enough time to joust properly. I might check in to see if others responded to my questions. Despite what Judy implies, I am not trying to set anyone up to be pounced on. That is Judy's job. (More snark, oops!)
