However as for collective meditation, even as Maharishi called for a collection
of the various disciplines in asking the sadhus of the valley of the saints to
come together for a collective practice in a time of extreme world conflict,
the indicia of modern science does seem to show that bringing transcendence to
a population by supplying experienced meditators has an overall beneficial
effect.
We know this by experience too, TM’ers should show up and justly contribute.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <dhamiltony...@yahoo.com> wrote :
Yeah, TM’ers do seem to contend a fight over meditations. The antagonism with
the other practices begins right away in the TM intro lectures. Seems a
marketing device employed on or by TM'ers.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <mdixon.6...@yahoo.com> wrote :
TM teachers are persnickety because Maharishi was when he was training
teachers. He always drove home the difference between TM and other techniques
when asked about them. He was *faulting* the other techniques and explained
why TM was *better*. This is fine when you're teaching teachers. However, good
manner s dictates you don't take that attitude when in *mixed* company. I don't
recall M doing that when he was in the company of another teacher...run the
other guys meditation down and build his up.
As I said earlier, can TM'ers know when to not run the other guys meditation
down in order to look superior.
From: "dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Activist Meditators and A day of silent
prayer ..Meditation 's Going Mainstream
But why are TM’ers so persnickety? Among old Quakers those members who were
well established in the transcendent, noticeably as those who could sit with
and settle a meeting by their presence, were referred to as ‘weighty’ friends
to meditate with. TM’ers instead can come across as spiritually arrogant and
exclusive. Yet, Patanjali seems to indicate in his discussion of combining
dharana, dhyan and samadhi in meditation like the in the aggregate of the
TM-siddhis or in that last technique Maharishi was working on, the Ved and
Physiology practice that combines attention and intention (very much like some
buddhistic practice) with samadhi/transcendence. TM’ers could adopt a more
helpful attitude and show up for some of these collective meditations with
others. Like reaching out and lending a hand. It seems a cultural problem as
much as anything that TM’ers may have which turns to shunning others.
-JaiGuruYou
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <mdixon.6...@yahoo.com> wrote :
Doug, I guess the big question is, can TMers keep from telling other
meditators how superior TM is over any other technique. If not, I would
recommend they not attend because it will end up causing more tension..
From: "dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 9:26 AM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Activist Meditators and A day of silent prayer
..Meditation 's Going Mainstream
Maharishi said that the world today needed the intercession of the saints
who are established in themselves and are therefore, nearer to the almighty
power.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <dhamiltony...@yahoo.com> wrote :
Should TM’ers condescend to send in support a group of meditators to help?
The Contemplative Prayer and Reflection Group in Burlington will host a Day of
Silent Prayer from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Christ Episcopal Church,
and everyone is welcome. There’s never a bad day for prayer.
People are welcome to drop in or out as they choose.
Those arriving late are asked to enter quietly.
The science on people joining in collective meditation
would indicate a priority in joining groups to meditate.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <dhamiltony...@yahoo.com> wrote :
The secular approach to meditation is opening a lot of doors right now when it
comes to brain health and stress relief,
Meditation has been around for more than 2,500 years, but it has taken a
secular approach and scientific research — not to mention added publicity from
technology companies like Google and Apple, which encourage employees to
meditate — to reintroduce it into popular culture. But can meditation, and its
cousin, “mindfulness,” become staples of urban life the way that yoga, a rarity
until the early 1990s, has become a widespread activity?
No Texts, Please, We’re Meditating
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/nyregion/no-texts-please-were-meditating.html?emc=eta1
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/nyregion/no-texts-please-were-meditating.html?emc=eta1
No Texts, Please, We’re Meditating
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/nyregion/no-texts-please-were-meditating.html?emc=eta1
Increasing numbers of harried New Yorkers are gathering to close their eyes
and just breathe.
View on www.nytimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/nyregion/no-texts-please-were-meditating.html?emc=eta1
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---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <dhamiltony...@yahoo.com> wrote :
The Hidden Price of Mindfulness Inc.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/opinion/sunday/the-hidden-price-of-mindfulness-inc.html?emc=eta1&_r=0
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/opinion/sunday/the-hidden-price-of-mindfulness-inc.html?emc=eta1&_r=0
The Hidden Price of Mindfulness Inc.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/opinion/sunday/the-hidden-price-of-mindfulness-inc.html?emc=eta1&_r=0
As the practice of mindfulness is packaged and peddled, it’s hard not to
wonder if something essential is being lost.
View on www.nytimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/opinion/sunday/the-hidden-price-of-mindfulness-inc.html?emc=eta1&_r=0
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With so many mindful goods and services for sale, it can be easy to forget
that mindfulness is a quality of being, not a piece of merchandise.
..while purists sometimes wrung their hands about its commercialization,
their lamentations were in vain. Let loose in the American marketplace, yoga
took on a life of its own. Now, she said, the same thing is happening with
mindfulness.
..Though this may result in less signal and more noise, it doesn’t mean
mindfulness can’t still be beneficial. Yoga may have changed over the years,
but plenty of authentic teachers and ashrams can still be found. The same
dynamic will most likely play out with mindfulness, too. Strange variations on
mindfulness will proliferate, while pockets of traditional teachings endure.
http://nyti.ms/1XDaPnu
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