--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, iranitea <no_reply@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, iranitea <no_reply@> wrote: > > <snip> > > > It is true, that there is also an element of positive thinking > > > ingrained in the TM instructions, Share would be a good example > > > of this, and this goes already a long way dealing with negative > > > emotions, but this is not followed by everybody, and positive > > > thinking doesn't always mean becoming aware of ones own mind > > > state. What I don't understand is, why everybody here seems to > > > think that mindfulness would be some kind of a threat to TM, or > > > why they have to prove it is included in TM when it is not. It > > > is such a simple thing, it should be taught in schools. > > > > Would you say it's been effective for you in countering > > negative emotions and becoming aware of your own mind > > state, iranitea? How about for Barry? > > I'm not big in mindfulness, but I have read some books about > it, so I clearly see it's validity. Regarding your question > though, I can see that you are prejudiced,
Doing a little mindreading, are you? <guffaw> > and quite clearly your "question" is a hardly veiled attempt of > provocation, given your last sentence. I would certainly think that > it could be helpful for people, who have so little self control > that they cannot hide their basic emotions in anything they say, Well, if you don't use the technique, then we can't say it's ineffective on the basis of the afflictive emotions so evident in your posts. But how about Barry? Would you say his posts show evidence of how the mindfulness he promotes has helped him keep his afflictive emotions under control? And Vaj? He's a big proponent of mindfulness. > and usually post out here after half a week here. I really think > it would help you Judy, try it! I'll wait to consider that until I see an example of someone here for whom it's worked, thanks. > > If your answer is yes, do you think most people here would > > agree with you, based on your behavior?
