--- jim_flanegin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- In [email protected], Vaj > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Jun 6, 2005, at 1:58 PM, jim_flanegin wrote: > > > > > that seems to apply to meditation too; often I > will tumble all > the way > > > down to emptiness in my meditation, sit there > awhile completely > blank, > > > and then reemerge very refreshed. > > > > Yeah, but imagine doing that for hours at a > time--every night--or > any > > time you wanted to. > > actually, I've started to. Both you and 'dr. pete' > have talked about > this enough so that it fueled my interest, and, once > started have > found it delightfully easy! Immediate benefits have > been sounder > rest, reduction of anxiety down to near zero, and > the ability to > meditate without a long coming out period, as you > say, anywhere. > > This 'being still' has quickly and dramatically > increased my > perception of silence during activity ('quickly' > meaning being > preceeded by ~30 years of TM...) > > So a big thanks to you, and dr. pete! > > PS I still do my mantra meditation, TM, because it > is still a very > effective drill bit in my quest to 'journey to the > center of the > earth'... Jim, you might like reading some books about Ramana Maharishi. Pretty powerful stuff in regard to being still. You can feel his darshan in the words (amazing!) Also there are several teachers in his lineage (including Amber Terrel-formerly Karen Armstrong-A TM Governer) such as Gangaji that offer satsang in the West and Northwest USA and in europe. > > > > > 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] > > > > > __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Get on-the-go sports scores, stock quotes, news and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/mobile.html 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/
