--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
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> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@>
> wrote:
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante <no_reply@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > "in the Vedic Tradition, there is a magic, which is a simple,
> > natural
> > > thing, but it works like magic."
> > >
> > Nice read. With Maharishi speaking about uncovering silence I
was
> > reminded of something I was observing at some point this
morning,
> > either on the way to work or just before leaving, where my
senses
> > and mind were just thick with silence, and with each thought I
> would
> > experience the thought first subtly in its pure form, without
> > ownership. And then as I began to appreciate all of it, it would
> > begin to try to subtly twist and change in my mind, as the
subtle
> > senses inherent in the thought began to magnify and try to charm
me
> > as the thought expanded, and I saw that if I were to go with
that
> > momentum, take ownership of it, I could mutate it as it were,
and
> > create something that appeared to serve more and more just my
own
> > limited interests, or, on the other hand, if I just continued to
> > watch it, silence thick within it and surrounding it, it would
just
> > subside again into the thick pool of silence, and in a little
bit,
> > another would take its place, and the whole process would start
> over
> > again. I was practicing watching the thoughts come up, blossom,
and
> > then before they became 'mine', letting them subside, all the
while
> > enjoying the tangible and pervasive nature of the silence.
>
> Beautiful ! Thanks for sharing this.
>
You are welcome- Its fun stuff- been noticing some other things too
lately- just waiting until I have time for it all to gel, and write
it down. I really liked the talk by Maharishi- going into my offline
collection of stuff to look at more than once...
