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F R E N D Z of martian
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I thought that too, but I don't necessarily see that concentration
implies effort and tension. It can mean 'make stronger'.
I just liked the idea of trying to formulate an equation for
meditation :-)
On Fri, 29 Oct 1999, Magna wrote:
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> F R E N D Z of martian
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> Concentration implies effort and tension. Meditation is the opposite of
> this - it is passive witnessing. I believe this is a false presumtion that
> greater and greater concentration, until the point of ultimate
> concentration, is the say to 'samadhi'. In fact I would say the opposite is
> true - its about 'letting go' and acceptance. Not words that spring to mind
> when I hear the word 'concentration'.
>
> Magna
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> From: martian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 1999 6:35 PM
> Subject: What is the purpose of `competition'?
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> > F R E N D Z of martian
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> > "To learn anything you must meditate. Meditation is how you learn. In
> > the context of yoga, meditation is deliberately used to examine
> > non-experiential awareness or to examine what is common to any and all
> > experience. The ultimate realization of yoga usually cannot be given
> > directly. Instead a method is given, and nirvikalpa samadhi is either
> > actualized or not by each individual. I will attempt to outline what
> > potentially takes place. The key concept exists in higher mathematics.
> > In mathematics there is a precise definition for the `fixed point' of a
> > function. The idea of a fixed point in the context of meditation is as
> > follows. Let
> > s A state of mind.
> >
> > C() : s->s Concentration -- a function that maps from the
> > current
> > state of mind to the next state of mind.
> >
> > Meditation is to apply concentration repeatedly. Meditation is called
> > `samadhi' when there is no gap between each moment of concentration.
> >
> > s Time
> > C(s) ||
> > C(C(s)) ||
> > C(C(C(s))) ||
> > C(C(..C(s)..)) \/
> >
> >
> > A fixed point is reached when applying more concentration no longer
> > changes one's state of mind.
> >
> > C(..C(s)..) is equal to C(C(..C(s)..))"
> >
> >
> > http://why-compete.org/en.html
> >
> >
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