> > SSRS has a past life technique called the > > Eternity Process... > > Vaj: > In Dzogchen practice, there are series of > practices called the Rushen (ROO-shen)... > According to my Dzogchen teacher, Sogyal Rinpoche, the author of the 'Tibetan Book of the Living and Dying', it's much more practical to just be aware of the methods and stages of meditation.
In the first stage you must realize that meditation is not something that you can 'do', but rather something that you 'let happen'. > In some cases, it's recommended the student > go to someplace remote, as often past-life > atavisms reemerge and are intended to be > let go freely, even if that includes > bizarre behavior like howling or various > animal noises... > I'm not sure you'd want to tell your wife that you want to go someplace remote and practice 'howling or various animal noises.' It just doesn't sound very sensible to do that when you have a family to support. It's obviously extreme and not practical for the average householder, Vaj. I guess it's alright, if you live alone, are unemployed, and have nothing better to do with your time. What do you think? Sogyal Rinpoche: "Perfection (siddhis) is accomplished spontaneously, without any effort, not through mind-control or concious effort." Read more: Subject: Rigpa: The Stages of Meditation Author: Willytex Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental Date: July 25, 2004 http://tinyurl.com/34n4awe
