--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Mar 28, 2006, at 2:07 PM, sparaig wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Mar 28, 2006, at 1:42 PM, shempmcgurk wrote: > > > > > > > I don't mean this as either a joke or a put-down, but I always > > > > thought that MMY may be someone with ADHD. After all, he has a > > > > propensity for going from one exciting scheme to another and then > > > > forgetting the old scheme that he spent all his time and attention > > > > cultivating. He has a very focused and intense attention span and > > > > yet once a project or idea loses his interest he quickly abandons > > it. > > > > > > I don't think that would be ADHD on that scale of time. Since he > > can > > > clearly talk focussed for hours upon hours on the minutiae of ONE > > > topic and all the ramifications, I'd say he's pretty darn > > focussed. > > > Close attention to details is one of the things that people with > > ADHD > > > cannot do reliably--and they can't organize complicated situations > > > easily. He seems the opposite of ADHD to me. > > > > > > > OCD and ADHD are not mutually exclusive. Its a question of how > > focused you can be about things that are only moderately (or less) > > important to you. > > I certainly didn't suggest OCD though. > > M. seems to be capable of focussing for long periods of time and then > once the plan is finished, he's unattached to the result--however > since others are implementing these rather grandiose plans, it's > always interesting. And sometimes what you can come up with in your > head, however beautifully thought out, might not have any reasonable > applicability in the real world. >
Sure. He throws a million thoughts against the wall of Material Reality, and occassionally a few stick. > Wasn't it you that said he was from a scribe caste? Is that an > authentic comment or just something you are assuming (since he was > SBS's personal assistant/scribe)? Danielou had some interesting > things to say about this particular varna IIRC. > My understanding IS that he is from a scribe caste. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/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/
