--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" <dhamiltony2k5@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" <fintlewoodlewix@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > > > > > Look, this is a very practical suggestion having coffee and strongly > > > caffeinated teas served at the Domes before morning meditation as > > > obviously people are always in a hurry and running late getting up to the > > > Dome. The doors open at 7am with people continuing to stream in to the > > > meditation until nearly 8am. It would be very helpful to people and the > > > meditation generally if there was morning coffee or tea made available to > > > people to wake up with in the Dome lobbies before meditation. -Buck > > > > Aren't stimulants frowned on these days? I never once saw as much > > as a grain of nescafe in an academy, in fact we were encouraged to > > avoid caffeine or maybe us Brits are more naturally awake... > > No, no. That is definitely not right. You know even his holiness Maharishi > Mahesh Yogi actually directed us while with him on a course one time, he kind > of snapped at someone saying, "You've slept enough! If you fall asleep in > meditation take some stimulants like coffee or tea". I would swear on a > stack of BVgita's piled high that is the quote. I heard it straight from > him. It is very effective advice about good meditation practice. > -Buck
Only hardcore TM dweebs believe that sitting there lost in thoughts and daydreams (or actually falling asleep) constitutes 'meditation.' One has to wake up to awaken.
