--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Nov 22, 2005, at 9:41 AM, sparaig wrote: > > >>> > >>> Oh <nods eagerly>, obviously... > >>> > >>> and > >>> > >>>> not aimed at relaxation, at least in the same sense that TM. > >>>> > >>> Ecstasy > >>> > >>>> dozens of times more powerful than orgasm can be profoundly > >>>> > >>> relaxing. > >>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> Which is why the heart rate went up so much of course... > >>> > >> > >> I know people who've passed out. > >> > >> > > > > Obviously a reliable sign of relaxation, rather than a stress- > > response... > > In this case, more ecstasy/samadhi than she could handle. It's > actually considered one of the signs of samadhi. IIRC Amma used to do > the same thing. There was another example given on this list of > someone Andrew Cohen had visited. I'll see if I can find it. >
Some traditions may hold this, and perhaps they are correct. On the other hand, perhaps they're not. We're arguing from two different perspectives here. I realize that my perspective may be incorrect, or it might not be the whole story and that other stories may be equally or more valid. Even so, all stories are still stories, no matter how much validity they seem to have. ------------------------ 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/
