--- In [email protected], "boo_lives" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> --- In [email protected], "Rick Archer" <rick@> wrote:
> >
>
> > > I regard TM as having saved my life. The issue for me is that
M's
> > > shady side casts doubt on the validity of many things he has
said.
> > > I used to take his word as the gospel truth, because he was
> > > enlightened, and by his definition, the enlightened could do
no
> > > wrong.
>
> Compare your situation to that of George W Bush, who was an
alcoholic
> loser until he was saved by Jesus. That experience truly seemed to
> help get him off alcohol and improve his life. I've known a few tm
> teachers who also struggled with alcohol problems until they had a
> similar "being saved" experience with Jesus. So that experience
can
> save a person's life if they're really struggling, but does that
mean
> that the whole evangelical belief system is gospel truth not to be
> questioned?
>
What evangelical belief system? That's the beauty of TM- all you
really have to do with TM is use the mantra as instructed. That's
it. There is a lot of information and speculation surrounding the
technique, like where it comes from and what it means, but that
doesn't mean an evangelical belief system needs to be adopted, or
even questioned, in order to practice TM correctly. Any belief
system, thought to be valid or not, can just be ignored during the
successful practice of TM. Other than the mechanical practice,
everything else is optional.
