emptybill: > Calmness is not the same as "state of least > excitation"... > It's Tibetan, Bill, from the Tantras, not from the Pali Sutras. Some students get mixed up and confuse the 'vipassana-shamatha' practices of the Theravada with the 'siddha-yoga' practices of the Vajrayana.
Vajrayana yoga practices, such as the Shambhala training established by Trungpa, cited by Alan Wallace, is just like 'TM' practice, only not as effecient! Trungpa's 'calm abiding' is the 'restful alertness', described by MMY. Trungpa called it "meditation in action". It's a seated, eyes wide-shut, meditation technique, using bijas, mandala's, and other objects. Sakyong Mipham on Meditation in Action: http://youtu.be/GVJQ4qU4Bok Work cited: 'Meditation in Action' by Chogyam Trungpa Shambhala, 1970
