--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Jul 12, 2006, at 3:49 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > >> --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > >> > >>> --- In [email protected], "Alex Stanley" > >>> <j_alexander_stanley@> wrote: > >>> > >>>> --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Contrariwise, that Alex ran into a major bout of unstressing he > >>>>> couldn't handle. > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> If it makes you feel better to believe that, be my guest. > >>>> > >>> > >>> That's exactly the kind of response these people > >>> can never 'get,' and likely will never 'get' for > >>> the duration of their present incarnation. They're > >>> locked into preserving their self-image of small > >>> self, and as far as I can tell, will be locked into > >>> it until the small self dissolves into the Bardo, > >>> and for several incarnations past that point. They > >>> just don't 'get' not having an ego to defend. > >>> > >> > >> So, unstressing for you isn't a catch-all phrase? > >> > > > > I'm not sure what your point is. > > > > 'Unstressing,' to me (if you're seriously asking) is > > a *made up* phrase that doesn't have much to do with > > reality. As we've discussed before, I do not believe > > that 'stress' has anything whatsoever to do with > > preventing the realization of enlightenment. I think > > that Maharishi coopted the word 'stress' from Hans > > Selye and coined the phrase 'unstressing' because it > > gave him an easy way to ignore some of the less-than- > > pleasant side effects of TM. > > > > I'm not suggesting that you have to believe this, > > but it's what I believe. > > Always seemed like a blanket term for 'side effects from unbalanced > meditation practice' and of course that could come from many sources. > It would be interesting to know if other groups who practice mental > mantra meditation experience so many negative side effects (e.g. > Himalayan Institute, Sahaja Samadhi/SSRS, etc.). >
The term is "relaxation-induced anxiety" and it is in the DMS-IV as a possible side-effect of ANY form of relaxation. The DSM-IV also refers to the "qi-gong psychotic reaction" BTW. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/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/
