On Jan 23, 2009, at 10:49 AM, Duveyoung wrote:
I remember Jerry Jarvis telling us that "No one quits TM. They get off the program and don't know it and don't come in for checking, so they stop getting results and think that TM has failed instead of the truth being that the "new technique they've slipped into" has failed.
Well that could very well be a dynamic for people "falling out" of their practice--any practice, not just TM.
I just don't trust the way he's parsing it which is as if to say "TM is perfect in it's instruction and it's checking, so therefore the only things that's wrong if you quit or fade out of practice, is YOU." I just don't buy that. But it is interesting how well he parses his arrogance. It's an arrogance with all the sharp edges filed off and felt applied.
IMO the ideal meditation technique will always be the one "hand- crafted" to the student who is known by the teacher and changes as they change. Eventually the student gains the maturity to make the necessary changes on their own. Or maybe I'm fortunate in that that's how my teachers have taught me. It's a road to independence rather than dependence.
If 10 years have gone by and you're still hanging around the same teacher, it just might be time to wonder why you haven't gained your independence.
