No question they were self-medication. But a personality that strong has a very hard time resisting the slippery slope to addiction. He could never do anything part-way, whether it was TM, journeys to India, or drugs.
--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], off_world_beings > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], "Cliff" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > No, Judy. He was on heroin when he had the experience, which > was > > > > quite some time before the course where he related the > > experience to > > > > Maharishi. > > > > > > > > I knew Jay quite well for many years - spent a few years on long > > > > rounding courses with him. He was one of the most manic- > > depressive > > > > people I've ever known. > > > > > > Had he been diagnosed as manic-depressive, and if so, > > > was he under treatment for it, do you know? (Just > > > curious.) > > > > > > <snip> > > > > I don't doubt his experience of realization. I also don't > doubt > > > > that he fell into a totally black pit shortly after that. I > > think > > > > he threw himself into the TM technique and TMO in a desperate > > > > attempt to stabilize himself - to literally save himself from > > > > himself. Turns out that we're the only ones who can save > > > > ourselves. That must have been a very tough realization > > > > for Jay. > > > > > > What do you think he could have done to save himself?>>> > > > > Calming down and taking it easy and getting off alcahol and drugs > > Without knowing anything about him but what's been > said here, I'd wonder if the drugs and alcohol > weren't an attempt to self-medicate. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
