--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jst...@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Hugo" <fintlewoodlewix@> wrote: > > > > A rather irritating Guardian journalist goes in search of inner > > peace..... > > Why irritating? I enjoyed this. Some very funny bits. The > Buddha statue in the shrine "for some reason reminds me of > a very small football fan"--I don't see it myself from the > photo, but it's an engaging image. I also liked "I am in > danger of turning into a rug." > > (Question: How does a pot of stew manage to explode?? > Maybe she was using a pressure cooker and the vent was > clogged?)
I'm thinking clay pot cooking. Stew assembled ahead of time, cooled in fridge then put right on the burner...boom! I love clay pot cooking but you have to respect the physics. > > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/apr/08/tanya-gold-meditation > > <http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/apr/08/tanya-gold-meditatio\ > > n> > > > > From my own experience I'll say that TM does not prevent > > anger, there are no shortage of stroppy, short fused people > > in the TMO. The only reason I don't count myself among > > there number is that I retain a bit of self awareness and > > can hold it back until I've rationalised whether someone > > deserves a good kicking or not. > > > > In fact it was one of the great surprises to me that TM made > > me very angry indeed and quite a lot of the time, last thing > > I expected given the literature. > > FWIW, only time I experienced anger related to TM was > finding myself a bit touchy right after doing my TM-Sidhis > program. I extended my rest afterward for about 10 > minutes, and that went away. > > <snip> > > Maybe TM is unsuitable for some people and we'd be better > > off doing a different, less fraught, type. > > Don't know how TM could be considered "fraught." It might > well bring out fraughtness in *people* who are fraught, > though. Did you ever try resting longer afterward? Sorry, > I know that's the TM party line, but it worked for me. >
