--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, defenders_of_bhakti > <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > > We don't pound the mantra. We don't mind if the mantra fades > > > > or slips away. We take it as it comes. > > > > We don't mind if the mind is off on a thought; when we realize > we > > > > are off on a thought, we quietly come back to the mantra. Just > the > > > > intention to "think" the mantra is enough. We never have to > think > > > > the mantra 'clearly'. > > > > > > For the record, my experience is that the realization > > > that I was off on a thought is enough to evoke the mantra; > > > there's no intervening intention to think it. > > > > IOW you are NOT DOING it - you realize it's just HAPPENING BY > ITSELF, > > once you have started. The Mantra comes by itself, it goes by > itself, > > and it returns by itself,once the awareness of no-mantra came by > > itself. That, I suppose is your experience - spontaneaus meditation, > > just happening by itself. > > Yup. >
As I believe I've said, I think that that is always the case. However, our minds are so cluttered that we don't realize that ALL thoughts are spontaneous. ------------------------ 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/
