--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "mainstream20016" > <mainstream20016@> wrote: > > > > A friend is having very good experiences as a brand new TM > meditator. I think I recall from > > an SCI Course tape that a new meditator will remain regular in his > TM practise if the new > > meditator is inspired by, and incorporates, a vision of his future > established in higher states > > of consciousness. > > What would you suggest to a new meditator that might mitigate the > tendency of new > > meditators to abandon the practice ? > > > > ******* > > By all means the things discussed in the intro/preparatory lecture > ("a vision of possibilities") are good for keeping new rus regular in > meditation, but the biggest factor for people maintaining the > practice is whether the environment is friendly to the expansion of > bliss consciousness or not, and it still is not, for the most part, > although the pundits here and in India are changing that. Jesus > characterized this tendency to stop spiritual seeking as analogous to > a seed planted in a garden that is choked out by weeds,etc or because > of a lack of receptivity: > > Parable of the Soils > > Matt. 13:123; Mark 4:120 > > And when a great multitude had gathered, and they had > come to Him > from every city, He spoke by a parable: "A sower went out to > sow > his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was > trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it. Some fell > on rock; and as soon as it sprang up, it withered away because it > lacked > moisture. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up > with > it and choked it. But others fell on good ground, sprang up, > and > yielded a crop a hundredfold." When He had said these things He > cried, He who has ears to hear, let him hear!" > > Then His disciples asked Him, saying, "What does this > parable > mean?" > > And He said, "To you it has been given to know the > mysteries of > the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is given in parables, that > > Seeing they may not see, > > And hearing they may not understand.' > > Now the parable is this: The seed is the > word of God. Those by > the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes > away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be > saved. But the ones on the rock are those who, when they > hear, > receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a > while and in time of temptation fall away. 14 > Now the ones that fell > among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are > choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit > to maturity. But the ones that fell on the good ground are > those > who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and > bear fruit with patience. > * > This is a brutal and unhappy world, and that influence of negativity > does not allow people to be happy, so weaker meditators are crushed > and stop practicing TM. The message of the possibilities of higher > states of consciousness help to create receptivity to the continuing > practice of TM, but that negative influence of the environment is the > crucial factor for most meditators quitting the practice, although of > course they are going to find some excuse for their stopping out of > ignorance of the true situation.
Very nice. Thanks for posting this.