On Aug 3, 2011, at 3:40 PM, Beth Cook wrote: > Thank you for your post. > I've looked through some > of the previous posts and > it looks like a very lively > forum:-). > > I'm a mother of 6 and I have > been meditating for 4 months. > My meditation leaves me very > relaxed and happy. > > One problem I have is ending the > meditation at 20 minutes. After > meditating for a few minutes > I seem to drift off somewhere > and before I know it 90 minutes > have gone by. > > My husband usually brings me > round by turning on ESPN at > full volume. He's angry I started > meditating without his permission.
Hi Beth, and welcome. I would deal with this head-on. Spending over $2000 on anything without discussing it with your husband first would not seem to be a good idea. > I've asked my initiator and she > said its not a big problem. And it's not~~for her. Look out for anyone who tells you it's OK to create stress in your family. It's not her call either way. > She > just told me to look at my watch more > often. This has not worked yet. Any ideas? > > Also I'm trying to get my husband to > start meditating but he is a devote Catholic > and says TM is a form of Hinduism. It is, the mantras are the names of Hindu gods and goddesses. If you get any "advanced techniques," you will then be repeating, "I bow down to the glorious (insert mantra in here)." > I've told > him that's nonsense but he's still not > convinced. Any thoughts, I know > it would be very good for him. He's correct. And presumably he knows what he needs. I wouldn't try and get him to meditate or push him in any direction he doesn't go in himself. Maharishi (the person who made TM popular) used to be real big on the family, and not doing anything deceptive or that would create stress between spouses or generations. Then he became very wealthy and all that went out the window. Families began to be broken up when one spouse was accepted on a course but, for no apparent reason, the other was not. Or promising credit for work done and then reneging. Or refusing to let people come on courses if they had undergone counseling. And the list goes on. Sal
