--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@> > > wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote: > > > > > > > > >> Because we should realize and make the connection that > > > *dualistic > > > > >> methods lead to dualistic states of consciousness* (e.g. the > > > > >> witnessing artifact, which is an artifact of a dualistic > > > > >> meditation method). > > > > > > > > > > > You are absolutely right. However both the dualistic nature of > > > this > > > meditation [TM] and the witnessing artifact are indicators of the > > > state of consciousness of the practitioner at an intermediate > > > stage of the practice, vs. the solely dualistic nature of TM. > > > > > > TM is initially and necessarily experienced as meditation of a > > > dualistic nature because its practice subjects the active mind to > > > its silent source. As the practice matures, the active mind and > > > silent source exist simultaneously, dissolving the dualistic > > > nature of both the experience and the meditation. > > > > > > Did you hear that TM is a dualistic meditation from someone? If > > > so, I'd be curious to know who. > > > > Vaj used to be a TM teacher. You knew that, right? > > If so, he was absent the day that they passed out > the "You already know everything that is worth > knowing" Kool-Aid. Unlike some, he didn't stop > learning and bask in the comfortable illusions > of certainty and superiority. :-)
In this case, of course, not a matter of "certainty and superiority" but simply of accuracy. Vaj was apparently absent--mentally and/or physically--on quite a few days during his training and subsequent practice. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/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/
