--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Irmeli Mattsson" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > >Judy: But as to why one would participate in a group like > > > this when one doesn't think it has any real value > > > in terms of gaining knowledge of The Truth, the > > > answer is simple: It's enjoyable. It's exercise > > > for the brain. And interacting with people this > > > way is fun. > > > > > **** > > Irmeli:Mentally healthy people find enjoyable something that makes them > > feel better, relax or helps them grow and evolve. Wasn't that also > > a basic tenet of MMY on why TM works. It is because of the minds > > inherent tendency towards deeper charm? > > <snicker> > > Judy:So I'm mentally ill because I enjoy participating in > this forum even though I don't think it leads to > knowledge of The Truth?
Irmeli:I did not mean that. I just expressed my understanding about how mentally healthy people function. I was also curious about, what motivates you to be so active on these chat-groups, if it doesn't help you anyway in gaining knowledge of the Truth. And your response below pretty well gives me that answer. > > > Irmelli:I usually find boring activities which don't lead anywhere. > >Judy: You're conflating a bunch of different things here and > creating a false dichotomy for the sake of a putdown, > Irmeli. > > I never said it wasn't relaxing or that it didn't foster > growth and evolution, nor did I say it didn't lead > anywhere. You made all that up. > > Ultimately, everything in one's life experience leads to > knowledge of The Truth (even being bored, for that > matter). > > But to say that is *not* to say that participating in > this kind of forum somehow accelerates that process > significantly more than other kinds of activity. For > me, it doesn't. Your mileage may vary. A given > activity doesn't necessarily work the same way for > everybody. > > As I said, I enjoy the mental exercise. I believe > mental exercise is beneficial for its own sake. But > there are lots of ways one can get mental exercise. > I could get mental exercise by, say, learning Swahili, > or by trying to analyze the stock market. I wouldn't > enjoy either of these activities so much, however, > because they hold little interest for me. > > I participate here because it's interesting to me, and > therefore I enjoy it. As you say, the mind always > goes in the direction of greater charm. Participating > in this forum holds greater charm for me than any > number of other activities. > > And along with every other activity I engage in, it > *ultimately* contributes my to knowledge of The Truth. > But I'm not here because I think the discussion is > going to *reveal* The Truth to me. > > I could be wrong, of course. For all I know, > something somebody says here might trigger a > revelatory flash of insight. But so might a whiff of > bus exhaust, as I believe MMY once said. > > I'm just not *looking* for it here any more than I > look for it in bus exhaust. If it happens, terrific. > If not, that's fine too. > > In the meantime, I'm enjoying myself. Sorry you seem > to think that's an indication of lack of mental health. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
