> Sun fading the cloth happens with ANY activity, good or bad. The FACT > that someone is not established in the Self, is seen as evidence that > 'they still have stress in their system (at least enough to prevent CC). > > Eustress is more pleasant than distress, but both are "stress" --in TM > terms, if you're not enlightened, than you're still stressed (would be anyway > since no-one is without SOME level of stress, but there's a level of stress > past which people can't maintain Self).
I don't share your concepts of "maintain Self" or "stress in their system" but thanks for your POV. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > Both are "stress" in TM terms: they are experiences that overwhelm > > > Self. The Big-S Self is the exact opposite of Selye's "stereotypical > > physiological > > > response." Selye told MMY about 40 years ago that meditation was > > > the exact opposite, but I think that that was because he hadn't seen > > > the transcendental consciousness research at that time. > > > > I don't understand it that way. Eustress could just be the sun part > > of the cloth analogy. Eustress as I understand it is challenge that > > pushes you to greater ability and is considered positive in Selye's > > model right? The value of activities for infusing being was a big > > part of the story that supported fulltimers. Developing "flexibility" > > etc. was purported to be created by certain activities and often > > included a dose of sleep deprivation. > > > > Sun fading the cloth happens with ANY activity, good or bad. The FACT > that someone is not established in the Self, is seen as evidence that > 'they still have stress in their system (at least enough to prevent CC). > > Eustress is more pleasant than distress, but both are "stress" --in TM > terms, if you're not enlightened, than you're still stressed (would be anyway > since no-one is without SOME level of stress, but there's a level of stress > past which people can't maintain Self). > > Lawson >
