[FairfieldLife] Re: Cultivating Imperfections in TM/TMSP

2008-09-13 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: snip I would also would question whether TM or the TMSP actually helps concentration, the ability to focus in a totally relaxed manner for long periods

[FairfieldLife] Re: Cultivating Imperfections in TM/TMSP

2008-09-12 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Which imperfections are TMers taught to cling to? I don't believe I was taught to cling to anything in the TM context. Were you, Vaj? Satsangers often indulge in the imperfections. The Ten Imperfections of Insight

[FairfieldLife] Re: Cultivating Imperfections in TM/TMSP

2008-09-12 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I would also would question whether TM or the TMSP actually helps concentration, the ability to focus in a totally relaxed manner for long periods of time on a particular thing. Compare that to the shamatha practitioners

[FairfieldLife] Re: Cultivating Imperfections in TM/TMSP

2008-09-11 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Which imperfections are TMers taught to cling to? Satsangers often indulge in the imperfections. What vincent snell told me after he asked the question what happens when the mantra goes away? and I responded that sometimes