On Mar 15, 2006, at 10:23 AM, authfriend wrote: > Vaj, Rick says explicitly in what you quote that effort > is inappropriate even at subtle levels. > > I don't know what he means by either "attentiveness" > or "laxity," and I wish he'd expand a bit. I can't > figure out what they would have to do with TM other > than following vs. not following instructions.
It's just nitpicking and semantics to keep splitting hairs over words when the meaning is clear to those who practice meditation. In any style of meditation where you have an object of focus--WHATEVER that object may be, the subtle mechanics will require that you maintain some species of global mindfulness in order to be able to meditate. I like Asanga's definition of mindfulness which shows how appropriate the description is in regards to manasika-japa/TM: "What is mindfulness? The non-forgetfulness of the mind with respect to a familiar object, having the function of non-distraction." In the case of manasika-japa/TM the global conditioned 'familiarity' is with the mantra and "non-distraction" would refer to the vyuttana or outward, distracted tendency of the "outward stroke". Since this so precisely and accurately applies, what else need be said? ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
