Thanks for saying this so well, Doc. I am a practitioner too in spirituality by 
meditation and Christianity. I am not much in to the religion end of either. I 
am though quite the satisfied customer of transcending meditations in 
spirituality and Christ. 
 
 
 This was on the Zen calendar out in the outhouse on Friday. It is very 
Christian like in my experience,
 
 “The practice of meditation is not limited to the meditation mat. The practice 
of meditation is our entire life and is the very thread that binds our 
different lives together. Discovering this truth is called awakening, and it 
can take a circuitous route.”
 -Buck      
 
Doc wrote:
 I have a very simple justification for TM. It works. The practice mechanically 
allows my sense of myself to expand. Many times this has brought me into 
conflict with a facet of my self, or my life, that I did not want to face. The 
way through such circumstances, I found, is not to meditate more, but rather 
address what has been brought up. The practice itself, is easy and refreshing. 
However, like all things in life, there is another side to it. There is a lot 
of hard work, self reflection, and unbiased glimpses of one's truth, that occur 
along with TM 20 min. 2x/day, over the years.

Take it, or leave it - However, I find this simple alternation of TM, and its 
subsequent integration into daily life, is challenge enough for me, vs. 
questioning the basis or meaning of the tradition or teacher, it comes from. If 
it keeps working, I'll do it. If it stops working, I won't. After so many years 
[of doing TM], it really does boil down to just that.

BTW, how was the stew?

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