--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Gillam" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > And yet, and yet... when someone attempts > > > to put his or her experience into words, however > > > awkward, ungainly and insuffient they may be, there's > > > something about it that's so genuine that it's compelling, > > > for all its shortcomings. > > > > That may be because, for whatever reason, you > > have developed your intuition and have come to > > trust it. In my experience, many people in the > > TM movement are in the opposite position, having > > come to believe that intuition should *not* be > > trusted, and that only "science" or the word of > > someone they consider an "expert" should be > > trusted. > > Or, they've found that no matter how careful they > are in translating their experiences into words, > those words are likely to become the source of > misunderstanding and even bitter contention. > Such is the case with any 'new' science. Better to try to express this stuff, than not- genie out of the bottle and all. So, sure we express and re-express and hope that we all understand what we are saying.
Its like something I heard about the eskimos having many words for snow and we have just one- snow. "Knowledge is structured in consciousness." (can't say it any better myself) So there are bound to be misunderstandings, until a common frame of reference emerges. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/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/
