> It was as though I were in deep meditation throughout the whole dynamic, > noisy experience. Not withdrawn or passive in the least just > imperturbable.
I'm glad you weighed in Rick. I think your example illustrates that the usefulness of these states is context dependent. In a situation like you mentioned, a detached silence is a real asset. But I believe that this state is not useful for making love. Neuro-linquistic programming (NLP) looks at these different states in relationship to the usefulness in a specific context. Their goal is to be able to shift fluidly between the options. I think they are related to the states produced by meditation. Where I differ with traditional yogic theory is that they seem to feel that you can't have too much silence along with activity. I think you can depending on what you are doing. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of lurkernomore20002000 > Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 11:38 PM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Steve Martin of Wilmington > > > > On Feb 24, 2008, at 6:30 PM, curtisdeltablues wrote: > >>>>> > This is where I disagree with Maharishi's traditional interpretation > of the value of this experience. I think he takes these useful states > too far. For example witnessing sleep in a nap seems very restful and > efficient. Witnessing sleep at night doesn't seem as restful. > Witnessing in activity is not my preferred state to interact with the > world. It isn't even my preferred style of functioning with my own > mind and emotions. This is a fundamental difference of opinion I have > with Maharishi concerning its value for a person's life. It comes at > a cost. You kind of have to buy into his whole perspective on life to > think of it as a step of higher consciousness, which is a step I am > not taking. > > Witnessing is not a dissassociative state in which different aspects of the > personality are fragmented from one another. It's a natural experience that > arises when the silent aspect of life is open to awareness along with the > active aspects. It doesn't diminish ones functionality, but enhances it. For > instance, recently I had to break up a serious dog fight. I was walking an > unneutered chow/husky mix off a leash and he ran ahead and began sniffing > around an unneutered, leashed German Shepherd. Soon they were fighting. I > had to run 50 yards, then reach in and grab the chow with teeth flashing > everywhere, blood flowing, and the Shepherd's owner swearing at the top of > his lungs. The same silence that always underlies my activities was even > more evident, by contrast, and enabled me to react swiftly and decisively > and keep my head while the other dog owner (and my wife) were losing theirs. > It was as though I were in deep meditation throughout the whole dynamic, > noisy experience. Not withdrawn or passive in the least just > imperturbable. > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.0/1296 - Release Date: 2/24/2008 > 12:19 PM >
