--- In [email protected], "Irmeli Mattsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > But as to why one would participate in a group like > > this when one doesn't think it has any real value > > in terms of gaining knowledge of The Truth, the > > answer is simple: It's enjoyable. It's exercise > > for the brain. And interacting with people this > > way is fun. > > > **** > Mentally healthy people find enjoyable something that makes them > feel better, relax or helps them grow and evolve. Wasn't that also > a basic tenet of MMY on why TM works. It is because of the minds > inherent tendency towards deeper charm?
<snicker> So I'm mentally ill because I enjoy participating in this forum even though I don't think it leads to knowledge of The Truth? > I usually find boring activities which don't lead anywhere. You're conflating a bunch of different things here and creating a false dichotomy for the sake of a putdown, Irmeli. I never said it wasn't relaxing or that it didn't foster growth and evolution, nor did I say it didn't lead anywhere. You made all that up. Ultimately, everything in one's life experience leads to knowledge of The Truth (even being bored, for that matter). But to say that is *not* to say that participating in this kind of forum somehow accelerates that process significantly more than other kinds of activity. For me, it doesn't. Your mileage may vary. A given activity doesn't necessarily work the same way for everybody. As I said, I enjoy the mental exercise. I believe mental exercise is beneficial for its own sake. But there are lots of ways one can get mental exercise. I could get mental exercise by, say, learning Swahili, or by trying to analyze the stock market. I wouldn't enjoy either of these activities so much, however, because they hold little interest for me. I participate here because it's interesting to me, and therefore I enjoy it. As you say, the mind always goes in the direction of greater charm. Participating in this forum holds greater charm for me than any number of other activities. And along with every other activity I engage in, it *ultimately* contributes my to knowledge of The Truth. But I'm not here because I think the discussion is going to *reveal* The Truth to me. I could be wrong, of course. For all I know, something somebody says here might trigger a revelatory flash of insight. But so might a whiff of bus exhaust, as I believe MMY once said. I'm just not *looking* for it here any more than I look for it in bus exhaust. If it happens, terrific. If not, that's fine too. In the meantime, I'm enjoying myself. Sorry you seem to think that's an indication of lack of mental health. ------------------------ 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/
