In a message dated 5/27/2007 3:59:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Stu wrote: > Every so often this daily meditation practice feels like an addiction. > I find myself structuring the events of my day so that I can get my > afternoon session in, or changing plans to I will have time in the > morning. If I miss a sitting, I feel lethargic and dull. Sometimes I > have to sneek off to a staircase or a closet for my TM. I wonder if a > habit so ingrained is healthy. > > So about three weeks ago I decided to stop for a while to see what would > happen. The first week was very difficult. I have had headaches and > had to battle the desire to sit. At one point I had a job interview and > realized I needed to do my TM before the interview to keep my calm. > > At this point I still feel I am missing the practice. My consciousness > is in a semi-fog. Is this the way the rest of the world feels? > > s. Maybe you need a better technique. TM is probably only "just enough" to keep you clear better two settings a day. Other systems are strong enough that if you miss a day or two or even a week the mind is still clear and sharp as well as the perception of the transcendent in activity (MMY's CC). In fact in other systems it's no great crime if you miss some meditations. I even asked my guru to comment on why an enlightened person would even continue meditating since it seems superfluous as once "there" the awareness of the transcendent keeps growing even without meditation. > For me, meditation does clear me out and center me. But its not about me after 30 years, its about the collective. Many TM's are stuck on themselves to acquire CC or claim they are in CC. You don't really have to give anything of yourself to acquire CC. But, if you want GC you would need to develop service to others. This is why most meditators in the TMO are selfish and unable to see past there nose and will lie in order to keep their place on the foam in the dome. For me-it is about the collective madness. Until the violence calms down I recommend everyone to continue their TM practice or any other meditation or prayer practice. By thinking of the world in regards to the benefits of TM or other forms of meditation we are looking beyond our own personal ego for benefits. Instead our heart becomes involved when we start thinking about what it can do for the world-for others. And by thinking of benefiting others we fulfill the spiritual quest of giving up our little minds to a bigger mind and gaining a larger heart. Otherwise we feel stuck in our own self absorption of consciousness that we develop in our practice because we are not thinking beyond our own needs. God wants us to give up our thoughts and feelings and meditate for others who are suffering. They can use some of the energy that is generated. The time to stop meditating will be when the violence in the world calms down. When that happens there will always be those few people who are more committed in order to maintain a less stressful environment. Love and Light. Lsoma. - Bhairitu Check out my anti-war music video: _http://youtube.http://youhttp://youtub_ (http://youtube.com/watch?v=fxHbirAKKR4) ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
