--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > Hey, Judy and I drank the TM koolaid years ago. Speaking > > > > > > for her (an unwise thing to do, I'll agree), its not in our > > > > > > worldview that this kind of discourse has ANY real value, > > > > > > compared to just meditating and > > > > > > living life. > > > > > > <snip> > > Confusion in an established spiritual seeker usually > > indicates a state of *cognitive dissonance*. That > > is, you've encountered things in real life that don't > > quite fit into the neat little boxes you've created > > for how things "should" work in real life. In this > > teacher's opinion, one should *embrace* cognitive > > dissonance rather than react to it with aversion. > > To do so is to embrace life, as opposed to one's > > ideas about life. > > *That's* what Lawson was saying. > > (BTW, I reiterate what I said in response to > Lawson's characterization: I agree with him that > meditating and living life contribute a lot more > to what is worth knowing than the discussions on > this forum, but not because I've "drunk the Kool- > Aid." Rather, it's based on my own personal > experience, both pre- and post-encountering MMY's > teaching.) >
The "kool-aid" thing was sarcasm, obviously. The TM koolaid is really: meditate and chop wood. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> 1.2 million kids a year are victims of human trafficking. Stop slavery. http://us.click.yahoo.com/WpTY2A/izNLAA/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/
