--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > I have noticed that the people here whose perspective I seem to > gain the most from have either kept the movement conditioning at > arms length,(Judy and sometimes Lawson as examples), or followed > other POVs deeply enough to be forced to think about the concepts > outside the structured phrases of the belief system. (Kirk's recent > post comes to mind, but many posters here have this skill) > > So I can't say that I believe that people who practice meditation > or sidhis do develop any cognitive skills that seems like > anything on the brochures. I don't think it automatically > diminishes any cognitive abilities either.
Lemme throw this into the mix: Given that we all are or were practitioners of TM, is it possible that having recognized the need to distance ourselves from movement conditioning is a function of improvement in our cognitive skills as a result of our TM practice (whether or not we've continued the practice itself)?
