--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> --- In [email protected], ffia1120 <no_reply@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In [email protected], bob_brigante <no_reply@>
wrote:
> > >
> > > "Never cut your program. For every little section you take
> > > out of your program, you take out an equal amount out of your
> > > happiness and success in daily life. You must let nothing in
> > > life interfere with your meditation. There will always be a
> > > force trying to keep you from it."
> > >
> > > -Maharishi
> >
> > This reminds me of the nuns telling us that if we didn't
> > go to church on Sunday, we would burn in hell. It's very,
> > very rigid thinking.
> >
> > I have not meditated in 8-9 years. I have a very sweet,
> > happy, successful life here in FF. Three of my dome-going
> > friends are on major anti-depressants -- the ones you see
> > advertised non-stop on TV. Whether or not you meditate has
> > ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with whether or not you are
> > happy and successful in life. Period.
>
> If Maharishi got a percentage of the profits from
> those antidepressants, he'd be telling people to
> "let nothing in life interfere with your medication."
>
...and if the moon were made of green cheese...