Mindfulness is just another door to the same room.
On 05/28/2014 09:37 PM, [email protected] [FairfieldLife]
wrote:
I was thinking about those here, that I know of - Barry, Barry2, and
Anne - who have closely studied with a guru, or spiritual teacher, and
how the concept, the practice of mindfulness, makes a lot of sense, in
that context.
As I have expressed before, I am not a big fan of mindfulness, as a
meditation practice, on its own, eyes open, or closed, because to my
way of thinking, it puts the cart before the horse. However, I can see
the strong value in having a spiritual teacher that a person actually
has a personal relationship with, combined with mindfulness.
That way, the teacher is functioning, much like the correct use of the
mantra, in TM - bringing the student to subtler levels and
experiences, without the student having a say, in where they want to
go (aka, take it easy, take it as it comes). Breaks boundaries, quickly.
Seems to me, that the advantage, of a personal relationship, with a
spiritual teacher, combined with mindfulness, if done right, would be
big, dramatic breakthroughs, in many, many areas - much faster, than
the gradual 'erosion' of the mantra - though possible not as
comprehensive, either...Both of the Barrys have mentioned significant
interactions, as a result of, both, their attention, or mindfulness,
on where the guru was pointing, in addition to the strength of the
experience, itself, as a result of the guru's proximity.
A risky spiritual investment, with a potentially huge upside, and
downside - an interesting way to roll.
Barrys and Anne (and anyone else), any insights, comments, peanuts,
popcorn, confetti, fun-fetti, hair-in-a-can, or spare change??
