--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" <willy...@...> wrote:
[snip] > "This is the Vipassana practice itself which > involves carefully "scanning" the surface of > the body with one's attention and observing > the sensations with equanimity, becoming > progressively more aware of their ever-changing > nature." In the checking notes there is a section that deals with the problem of what to do if the mind is not capable of thinking the mantra. The solution is to not fight this, but to allow the mind to be drawn to some physical sensation in the body. All well and good. But I have always been struck by the severe warning against allowing this to continue too long. It "...has the effect of making the mind lazy and weakening the system". Heavens! A bit OTT? Could it be that MMY wanted to protect his students from falling into the hells of Vipassana?
