On 10/13/2011 12:18 PM, Xenophaneros Anartaxius wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, obbajeeba<no_reply@...> wrote: >> >> >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer"<rick@> wrote: >>> From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] >>> On Behalf Of Bhairitu >>> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 3:48 PM >>> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com >>> Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] The Persistence Of Woo Woo >>> >>> >>> >>> In tantra one is supposed to face east when meditating and bad to face >>> south unless you are performing a siddhi such as Uchattan or Maran where >>> it is appropriate. Which way to face was not a part of TM unless it was >>> added after my time. >>> >>> >>> >>> At Poland Spring, MMY said to face East in the morning and North in the >>> evening. People still do that to this day. (I do.) >>> >> I was told the same courses as mentioned above. >> Although,I sit facing North, because, I do. : ) > I sit facing forward because that seems to be the easiest and most natural > way to do it. Otherwise neck problems. I recall the East and North > instructions. But I also remember Neil Patterson being asked this question > and he said it did not matter, though the East and North were already being > given to Purusha. > > In the absence of a gravitational field or being on Earth, what direction > would one face? If there were a meditator on the International Space Station > what orientation should they have? Earth-bound spiritual types never seem to > consider questions like this.
The lore is that the sun rises in the east so it is somewhat like Vastu in that you are bringing in positive energy. North is thought to be good for wealth. West is thought of as okay but not as good as east or north and south except for special things is to be avoided. Much of this is probably trial and error over many, many centuries and yogis just found that east was the most productive. In space it would probably need to be another cycle of trial and error. ;-)
