On Feb 18, 2011, at 6:57 PM, blusc0ut <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@...> wrote: >> > >> I "mix and match," using a variety of techniques I have >> learned over the years. Some are effortless (and in fact >> more effortless than TM in that there is no mantra or >> meditation object to start with or "come back to"), and >> some involve focus or concentration. Among the latter, >> some are done with eyes open, some with eyes closed. >> I also do some mindfulness practices, both in a "sitting >> meditation context" and "during activity," meaning that >> I don't need to be doing *only* them to benefit from >> them; I can do them while walking, or at work, whatever. > > I havened parctised mindfulness proper, but I enjoyed reading Thich Nhan > Hanh. But I do know that many people outside of TM recommend using a mantra > also outside of meditation, during routine work, also called Japa. I don't > know why this came into disfavor with TM. TM uses it for children, the so > called walking mantra. I think that this also leads to the split, we often > find between inside and outside, TM is like a box, like a model. The danger > is though, that you cut yourself off from the normal world, you have to > create your own ideal environment, your vedic city, and the Rajas, as we hear > don't ever go out. (Wonder if that is the reason that they always have to > wear the crown. With that crown you can't really go out, exept in a stretch > limo with darkened windows, if everybody stares or grins at you. I would buy > a big hat to hide it.) > Consider that it might be even worse to have a split that's *less* obvious - or even subtle, imperceptibly shifting, slowly ensnaring one.
