On Apr 17, 2006, at 8:51 AM, sparaig wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > On Apr 17, 2006, at 8:22 AM, sparaig wrote: > > > > > > It does not advocate "control" but leaves it to the individual > to > > > > find a medium between attention and total relaxation. When this > is > > > > not done properly you get problems like those often seen in TM: > > > > falling asleep and slouching, bad asana or posture--see the old > > > > thread here on "torpor" during TM practice and the numerous > reports > > > > of sleeping during TM. For a good example of bad vs. good > posture > > > see > > > > the CBS sunday morning video recently which showed slouching > TMer's > > > > and then a group of mindfulness meditators in excellent > posture. If > > > > you talk to experienced meditators who observe TMers, one of the > > > > common observations is that TMers "don't know how to sit". And > it > > > > causes problems, particularly with excessive thoughts. > > > > > > Or perhaps this is all projection on your part... > > > > Actually it's the direct experience of many TMers. > > > > There are typically two prerequisites for mantra-diksha: one is > > posture, the other is correct breathing. What you find when this > is > > ignored is problems arise which could have been prevented if you > are > > just taught the proper way in the first place. But that's what > > happens when the purity of the tradition is distorted, a common > > feature of some McMeditation techniques. > > Or perhaps TM is pure and yours isn't..
Actually I was thinking of the Shankaracharya and Patanjali traditions...yeah maybe Patanjali got it all wrong... 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/
