One of the simplest and most powerful meditations is to close your eyes and do nothing. Very gently hold the mind in itself. When it wanders off on thoughts bring it back and gently hold it inside itself. Just be. Holding the mind in itself is attention on the "I" thought, the root of avidya. This attention to pure "subjectivity" disolves the misidentification of consciousness with mind. -Peter
--- cardemaister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], "Patrick > Gillam" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > How does this simple Buddhist meditation technique > work? > > http://www.abhayagiri.org/dhamma/anapanasati.htm > > But that seems way too complicated compared to > the "simple version"(?) taught by the monk in a > couple > of minutes. > > > > > --- In [email protected], cardemaister > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > I learned a simple Buddhist meditation technique > > > > (let's call it aps) from a TV talk show, where > > > a Buddhist monk taught it to one of the female > > > hosts in a couple of minutes. When I > occasionally > > > try it, it often seems to have a more powerful > > > physiological effect than TM, resembling the > > > feeling I often get during "flying". (Oddly > enough, > > > my TM mantra sometimes pops up totally > spontaneously > > > when I do aps.) But I don't believe aps would > work > > > so well for me without my doing TM for so long. > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
