Thanks for the information Stu.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Stu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > I've been doing some meditation lately. I am experimenting with not > > using the mantra. In past discussions you thought that perhaps it was > > going on unconsciously, and I really have no answer for that. It > > could be. But specifically I've just been sitting, noticing my breath > > and when my mind goes off in a thought,and I remember, I come back to > > noticing my breath. So sitting easily is key. When I use a mantra > > that seems similar, although after 18 years my old advanced long ass > > mantras seem like overkill, so I tend to end up with a shorter > version. > > > There are a couple great meditation teachers who promote > experimentation. You may find helpful. > > Swami Durgananda - Sally Kempton has a book called "The Heart of > Meditation". It suggests different techniques to try. She travels > around a lot, I really liked going to one of her meditation workshops. > Her teacher Muktananda (sp) knew MMY. He promoted experimentation as > well. His autobiography is called "Play of Consciousness" and he > emphasizes the "play" part. > > Adyashanti has some CDs out that can be found used cheap. He has some > guided meditations. His whole thing is about loosing the mantra or the > breath altogether. For him its all about centering attention. It is > even more effortless than TM. I always enjoy coming back to his guided > meditations. > > From what I can gather TM is one size fits all. After a while it > doesn't hurt to come to the practice with a bit of discernment and see > whats at work there. I know that my asana practice done in tandem with > TM has made a huge difference to how attentive I am during TM. Its all > about setting up clear, energetic foundation before sitting down to > practice. > > s. >
