---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <dhamiltony...@yahoo.com> wrote :
Reply: True, effort can creep into TM and a checking can resolve that. But my sense about why some quit the practice, particularly those who left with an inordinately negative view of TM, is that many who begin TM as a panacea, or even just to gain deeper rest, aren't prepared for what 'stress release' means, and how it works. A: Make a discipline initially to be regular in the practice for some period. Then you’ll see better. It is something you have to do, with some intent. New Meditators ask: Q: What can be done to more quickly develop this state of wakefulness, consciousness or presence? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <dhamiltony...@yahoo.com> wrote : FF Coffee Haus meditator satsang response: A: In the yoga of the subtle energy the ‘system’ has to be addressed. Stellar experience gets stabilized because the condition of the subtle system comes to be grounded. Sidhis can expand consciousness but pull it up out of the hardware into the mental fields. Have to clear the capacity of the computer to handle the software. ..Feel the implication of the system to remain more grounded and not go ephemeral to navigate in healthy productive ways. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <dhamiltony...@yahoo.com> wrote : More input from FF Satsang.. In these modern times it (spiritual progress) is arduous to attend to. One meditation could open you up but that is not normal. Spiritual progress requires a perseverance, that has to become a value that is taught. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <dhamiltony...@yahoo.com> wrote : input: Develop a ‘spiritual kit’. Develop a kit with things in it that help your clarity. Tools of exercise, food, schedule, healthy activities and relationships. Tools that work for you might be adjunct spiritual modalities that are helpful, breathing, Qi gong, yoga, etc.. Use your discernment as to what is helpful. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <dhamiltony...@yahoo.com> wrote : A: Make time for it and do it. Ditto the comment on clarity mentioned below. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <dhamiltony...@yahoo.com> wrote : Sharing this question around to meditators (FF Coffee Haus satsang..) who are more veteran with practice.. A: And meditate more, longer. Sit with it regularly and longer more. As you get better at it, as you get familiar with it, increase the time you meditate. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <dhamiltony...@yahoo.com> wrote : And, Clarity is power, protect your clarity with things that preserve clarity and avoid the things which do not.