[MD] Mind-body practice

[Dwaipayan Lahiri]

>
> [Krimel]
> Conditioning of any sort has not taken well in my case. I have read  
> pretty
> widely in comparative religion. I choose to focus on the Judeo- 
> Christian
> tradition for the reasons I outlined before. I would describe  
> myself as a
> Taoist. I have read and re-read the Tao Te Ching about 50 times. But I
> frankly have no interest what-so-ever in Taoist practice or tradition.
>

And yet you consider yourself a Taoist? Very interesting...
So you are an imaginary Taoist in that case (since you don't practice  
it)....


> I have on many occasions argued that Christian practices like  
> speaking in
> tongues, snake handling and faith healing are valid mystical  
> practices on a
> par with meditation. And personally beyond and physical or mental  
> health
> benefits they offer, I find them equally worthless.

Hmm..I am not really familiar with those Christian practices you  
mentioned. But I don't think they can be put on par with Meditation  
techniques.

>
> List price on the book you recommend is $279. That's a deal buster  
> for me
> regardless of any other reservations I might have had on the face  
> of it.
>

I'd recommend trying to get an inter-library loan. That is how I had  
got the copy I read.