--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <rick@> wrote: > > <snip> > > > The irony is that he died of cardiovascular disease, yet > > > recently Maharishi told Purusha they shouldn't exercise > > > because "Exercise isn't part of our tradition." > > > > That would be ironic only if the type of > > cardiovascular disease he had would have > > been prevented or remedied by exercise > > during the time he was in Purusha. > > Pray tell, Doctor Stein, are you saying that there are > instances in which exercise is NOT a good thing?
Er, Shemp, why do you think they always say, "Check with your doctor before beginning any exercise program"? In any case, that isn't what I actually said, if you'll read it again. There may be instances, in other words, in which exercise is a good thing but wouldn't prevent or remedy specific cardiovascular conditions, contrary to Rick's implication. Besides knowing what specific cardiovascular condition this guy had, we would also need to know what *type* of exercise MMY had been asked about. If the guy's condition was well advanced by the time he joined Purusha, exercise such as weight-lifting or vigorous aerobic exercise might actually have been very dangerous. In general, exercise is a good thing, but there are a lot of variables.
