--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > > > > > A few things don't quite make sense: if Wysong felt he was > > > > in personal danger why did he go to another room and meditate > > > > (unless he thinks his Maharishi effect of one was sufficient > > > > protection or something)? > > > > > > He essentially did the same thing Suzy Dillbeck did. > > > When faced with a situation that they perceived as > > > unpleasant, rather than handle it or deal with it > > > head-on (which was, after all, their JOB), they ran > > > for what they perceived as shelter and left the > > > situation to "handle itself." Wysong ran to the > > > shelter of meditation, Dillbeck to the comfort of > > > Maharishi's image. > > > > > > It's a pretty strong indictment of the claim that > > > TM makes one more able to deal with 'stress' and > > > function effectively in the real world. I can only > > > hope that the next time I fly the person in charge > > > of air traffic control does NOT practice TM. "Oh... > > > two planes on a collision course...better meditate..." > > > > Heh. I wouldn't blame TM, but only the insular environment > > where they are living. > > I'm not convinced. The same mindset has been present > in *every* TM environment I've ever lived or worked > in, including the centers and administrative offices > in the heart of Los Angleles. One can create an 'island' > anywhere if one wants to. > > The question for me is whether this mindset is the > result of TM per se or the effect of decades of > indoctrination in "Don't focus on the negative." > I don't know. >
Since I've been practicing TM for 30+ years and been in various enviornments where emergencies are contrived to happen (e.g. USAF/NATO exercises) I can assure you it's the lack of experience/practice with emergencies. The military spends a LOT of time and money training people to know what to do "under fire." The TMO doesn't. ------------------------ 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/
