Fair enough.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Why do you find comfort in diagnosing him with
> > all sorts of DSM-IV disorders?
> >
> > The DSM diagnoses, remember, are for the guidance
> > of therapists who are working with patients who
> > can't cope, based on the characteristics found in
> > thousands of past patients who couldn't cope.
>
> My relationship with the information in the DSM-IV comes mostly
from a
> personality test book written by two of the authors of the DSM
series.
> They explain how all of our personalities fall in a range of
degrees
> of 14 different personality traits. This is just a model for
> understanding, but you can test yourself to see how much of certain
> qualities you have. You can have a lot of a trait they call
> "vigilance" way before you become a paranoid which is the
pathological
> end of that spectrum. They have a 100 question test to rate
yourself
> and I have found it really helpful in relationships. It helps me
> understand how my partner is viewing the world and how I can
> communicate better. Understanding breeds compassion for me.
>
> High achievers like Maharishi usually are cranked up kind of high in
> certain traits. It doesn't have to take on a pejorative
connotation,
> but the guy was functioning differently than most average
performers.
> In the movement this is attributed to his enlightenment. For me it
> is seen through the mental filters I am comfortable with. Spending
> time in schools for my shows has brought me into contact with
special
> education teachers. Their models of cognitive styles is also
> influencing how I view people. And being around Maharishi and ADD
> kids is remarkably similar for me. They are often brilliant.
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues"
> > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote:
> > <snip>
> > > Looking at Maharishi as an enlightened guy
> > > who knew what he was doing lends itself to your interpretation.
> > > In my view of him as a guy who was completely winging it, and
> > > who created a situation where every whim was catered to, it
> > > comes out differently.
> >
> > Not sure why being enlightened and winging it
> > are necessarily mutually exclusive.
> >
> > Also, there's his story of how Guru Dev would
> > do the same thing to him, so maybe he thought
> > if it had benefited him, it would also benefit
> > his close followers.
> >
> > > I find my own comfort in thinking about him as a guy who,
> > > like a lot of hight achievers, had a bit of ADD.
> >
> > Why do you find comfort in diagnosing him with
> > all sorts of DSM-IV disorders?
> >
> > The DSM diagnoses, remember, are for the guidance
> > of therapists who are working with patients who
> > can't cope, based on the characteristics found in
> > thousands of past patients who couldn't cope.
> >
>
