In my tradition we don't teach anyone with a mental disorder. Instead we have external healing techniques that can help.
I can recall a few psychotics I checked that really shouldn't have been doing TM. I couldn't tell them that of course. Peter wrote: > Yes, anixiety disorders, depressive disorders, but > absolutely not psychosis, it only makes it worse, much > worse. > > --- suziezuzie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Transcendental Meditation is a natural and effective >> cure for mental >> illness. >> >> A large body of research has demonstrated that >> Transcendental >> Meditation produces comprehensive improvements in >> mental health, >> enhancing positive features and reducing various >> forms of >> psychological distress. A systematic review of 144 >> studies found that >> Transcendental Meditation was markedly more >> effective in reducing >> anxiety than other techniques (including progressive >> muscular >> relaxation, methods claimed to induce a 'relaxation >> response', and >> other forms of meditation) >> >> The superiority of Transcendental Meditation >> remained highly >> significant when only the strongest and most >> rigorous studies were >> included in the analysis. Transcendental Meditation >> has also >> consistently been found to reduce depression, >> hostility, and >> emotional instability, indicating the growth of a >> more stable, >> balanced, and resilient personality >> >> In another statistical review of 42 independent >> research results, >> Transcendental Meditation was found to be three >> times as effective as >> other meditation and relaxation procedures in >> increasing self- >> actualization-an overall measure of positive mental >> health and >> personal development. Further analysis revealed that >> the technique is >> exceptionally effective in developing three >> independent components of >> this dimension: emotional maturity, a resilient >> sense of self, and a >> positive, integrated perspective on ourselves and >> the world >> >> An exhaustive survey conducted by the Swedish >> National Health Board >> found evidence that psychiatric hospital admissions >> may be much less >> common among people practicing Transcendental >> Meditation than in the >> general population >> >> >> >> The following excerpt is from Maharishi's book The >> Science of Being >> and Art of living >> >> Mental health depends upon the normal functioning of >> the nervous >> system, so that the full mind is brought to bear >> upon the external >> world. The normal functioning of the nervous system >> results in >> physical good health so that the body is able to >> carry out the >> dictates of the mind, fulfill its desires, and >> fulfill the purpose of >> existence. >> >> As long as the coordination of the mind with the >> nervous system is >> intact, mental health is maintained. When this >> coordination breaks >> down, either because of some failure on the part of >> the mind or of >> the nervous system, ill health is the result. Such >> failure of the >> mind is brought about by a continued inability to >> fulfill its >> desires. >> >> The main reason for this is weakness in the clarity >> and power of >> thought, which thus fails to stimulate the nervous >> system to the >> extent that it can successfully carry out the >> activity needed for >> fulfillment of the desire. For the most thorough >> coordination and the >> most perfect functioning, a profound power of >> thought on the part of >> the mind, together with a corresponding efficient >> executive ability >> in the nervous system, is required. >> >> The integrity of the organic nature of the nervous >> system is >> certainly as essential as the power of the mind. As >> far as their >> functioning is concerned, they are interdependent. >> It has been found >> that while the nervous system remains unchanged, an >> improvement of >> the state of the mind results in an improved state >> of thinking and >> better coordination between the mind and the world >> around it. When >> the full mind is brought out to express itself in >> the external world, >> the subject comes into a more perfect and rewarding >> relationship with >> the needs of the mind. A mind that is happy and >> contented produces >> health. >> >> It has also been found that, if the physical state >> of the nervous >> system is improved by means of medicine, while the >> state of mind >> remains the same, the thinking becomes more profound >> and the mind >> functions more energetically and more efficiently. >> Thus, we find that >> the mind and the nervous system are interdependent, >> but since the >> mind is obviously of a more subtle nature than its >> organ, the nervous >> system, it seems wiser to assume that the mind is >> primary. >> >> Any number of factors might interfere with the >> growth of a tree, but >> weakness in the seed itself would overshadow them >> all in importance. >> In the same way, any number of factors might prevent >> the fulfillment >> of a need, but weakness of the power of thought must >> certainly >> overshadow the rest. A strong seed will produce a >> tree even in a >> desert, while no amount of nurturing will help a >> weak seed. If the >> basic power of thought is strong, it will find its >> way to fulfillment. >> >> If, because of the failure to satisfy the needs and >> desires of the >> mind, discontent begins to produce tension within >> it, then the way to >> remove these tensions will be to strengthen the mind >> by increasing >> its power to think - the force of thought. This is >> achieved by >> enlarging the conscious mind through the practice of >> deep meditation, >> as has already ben explained. >> >> When tensions build up in the mind, they are >> reflected through the >> nervous system upon the body. The anxious mind, >> constantly flitting >> back and forth amongst its problems in its >> discontented state, >> exhausts and irritates the nervous system and the >> body. As a servant >> whose master constantly gives indecisive and >> confusing orders become >> tired and irritable and eventually fails to do >> anything, likewise, >> the nervous system and the body become tired and >> exhausted and >> eventually fail to function efficiently when the >> mind is in a state >> of stress due to confusion and indecision. >> >> In this way, mental stress produces disease, and >> even organic changes >> in the body. Obviously the cure of all such >> suffering is to create >> such a situation in the mind that it may become and >> remain unwavering >> and steady. This is achieved by expanding the >> conscious mind, thereby >> making it strong. As a result of strengthening the >> conscious mind, a >> better coordination between mind and the nervous >> system is >> established, and smooth and efficient functioning of >> the body is the >> natural result. Perfect mental health is maintained >> because of this >> coordination of the mind with the nervous system and >> with its end >> organ, the body. >> >> >> > === message truncated === > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. > http://new.mail.yahoo.com > >
