On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 3:11 PM, satvadude108<no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > When I took instruction in Mindfullness meditation in '07 > I arbitrarily decided to discontinue my TM. The seeds of > the old brainwashing still have some life I guess. A few > months ago, about a year after Mindfullness instruction, > I began TM again. Practicing them both is neither a strain > nor a conflict and I realize now that a hiatus of one to learn > the other was completely unnecessary. I can't quite put my > finger on it, but there is something very complimentary about > TM and mindfullness/vipassana practice. As I continue my > practice I expect that my feelings about that will clarify itself. > I am glad I have both. >
IMO Mindfullness meditation is a bit like the first Chopra technique, the one where the mantra comes out of the heart and then during lie down you feel the bliss in the body. After having meditated and performed TMSP for a long time, the habit of taking it as it comes and going back to the mantra/self is firmly ingrained. From there you just have to decide if you're going to think the mantra/be aware of the self (TM/TMSP) or be mindful and pull yourself back when you get pulled away from being mindful. Being an "expert" in TM/TMSP technique, mindfulness comes so easily and naturally. Mindfullness does complement TM/TMSP. You're always trying to get away from yourself and drop into the Self with TM/TMSP. TM/TMSP is all about constriction. It's refreshing to just be, just let sensations, thoughts and emotions be.
