--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "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..." > > > > Rather, I think it an indictment of people in an organisation/cult > who superimpose the instructions and/or philosophy surrounding the > mental technique they practise onto the field of activity, something > they shouldn't be doing. Indeed, it goes against the instructions > of the TM Program (i.e. Dillbeck and Wysong were "off the program"). > > It all goes back to what I keep repeating on this forum: do TM twice > a day and then go into the field of activity and act according to > the dictates of common sense and your own traditions, NOT according > to the dictates or what you perceive to be the dictates of a TM > philosophy (because TM is NOT a philosophy). To do so means you are > bastardizing what TM is. > > The dictates of what a reasonable person would do in a similar > situation and common sense is what should have guided the actions > and decisions of both Dillbeck and Wysong, NOT some perceived laws > of nature as laid down by MMY. > > So I would still contend that a person practising TM will, > certainly, be a more successful acting person...but that assumes he > is using rationality and common sense in his life and NOT > bastardizing the field of activity with rules and regulations that > are meant to describe laws of nature in an academic setting. >
Or from theperspective of someone who can float or whatever. No-one has ever seen MMY float (well, there was a guy I knew whose TMing GF says she saw MMY float once but even assuming this was real, unless he's capable of it at any arbitrary moment, the ability to float occassionally means next-to-nothing in this context). ------------------------ 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/
