--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Mar 4, 2007, at 4:09 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > Gentle means gentle. Just the intention to entertain > > the mantra is a gentle effort, as compared with just > > sitting there letting random thoughts run amok > > Intent to sit, intent to close eyes (and remove them from > their open state),
Irrelevant. > intention to begin to use mantra as a tool to transcend, Or not. > failing to maintain transcendence and then having the subtle > (or even unconscious) intent to return to mantra to correct > failure to maintain transcendent Red herring. Not maintaining transcendental consciousness is not a "failure" in the TM context, of course. Nor is having thoughts. These are an integral part of TM. > --all constitute effort. > All are typical of the first stages of meditation > using an object, where the object cannot be maintained > and must be constantly "patching", i.e. not judging and > simply bringing the attention back to the object. Couldn't possibly have a better demonstration of someone completely misunderstanding the TM process. What Vaj is critiquing *is not TM*.
