--- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > snippage> > > > My experience has been that as a born English speaker I found > > > no subtle confusion when very young being introduced to a > > > language of the country I was in. For example, learning Spanish > > > in Mexico, because I heard and spoke both languages daily. I > > > also rapidly forgot the non-English language after leaving its > > > country of origin. > > > > The question in my mind is whether the confusion MMY > > is talking about is on such a subtle level that you > > *wouldn't* detect it as such--the point being that we > > really don't know what he's referring to. > > I mean no disrespect to him or to you, but if it is that subtle, > from a practical standpoint, who cares?
Sure, obviously it's an individual decision whether you want to worry about it on the basis of something MMY has said. I'm not advocating either way, and for all I know MMY could be completely wrong about it. I'm just saying that on the basis of what very little we know, it's not impossible that something could get screwed up on a very subtle level that would have some negative impact on grosser levels without the person necessarily being able to make the connection, or even realizing there had *been* a screwup. And if so, it might be something you'd want to avoid if you could, even if it did mean sacrificing some degree of ease of learning a second language as a tradeoff. Again, all I'm saying is that we can't rule this possibility out without knowing more about what MMY means. I'm not suggesting anybody even worry about it if they don't feel it's worth it. Just pointing out that the original conclusion that MMY can't be trusted with children's education in this regard isn't warranted on the basis of what information we have. There's just this knee-jerk kind of reaction that many here have, that if something MMY says doesn't immediately make perfect sense to us on its face, therefore it must be crazy and wrong. Maybe it is and maybe it isn't, but often the assumption is made on a very superficial basis. That's really all I'm getting at. My benchmark for such > things even as a child has been if it is creating undue strain, > don't bother. On the other hand, if something seems readily > available, take advantage of it... > > Reminds me of a larger issue, sort of related to the emotional > healing vs TM discussion. After I had been meditating for awhile > and been exposed to all of the esoteric Indian stuff and tried some > of it on for size, I realized that as a person of the world, with a > finite amount of time to devote to spiritual practice, I had to use > common sense in what I adopted vs not. > > This then led to a growing sense of freedom that it was I who was > most interested in enlightening myself, vs blindly accepting and > following the precepts of the saints. > > It eventually made for a much more interesting journey, being > empowered to deliberately choose from a menu of thought and > practice what best suited my personal spiritual development. > > > Until we have a clearer idea, it makes no sense to > > assume he's contradicting established scientific > > fact. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Drugs Don't Discriminate. Get help for yourself or someone you know. http://us.click.yahoo.com/0I.OUB/ZbOLAA/d1hLAA/0NYolB/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/
