In a message dated 5/27/2007 3:59:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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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
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