--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradhatu@...> wrote:
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> On Dec 4, 2011, at 9:49 PM, seventhray1 wrote:
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> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote:
> > > > I think it's important to distinguish between meditation forms
> > that help samskaras be dissolved and those that plant sattvic seeds
> > in the mind to overwhelm the rajasic and tamasic weeds. One method
> > is like planting many flowers in a garden so that they overwhelm
> > the weeds to the point they're barely noticeable, the other is like
> > dissolving the weeds at the roots so the garden's already present
> > state can emerge.
> > > >
> > So which is which? Are you saying TM is more like one of these
> > than the other. Both methods sound positive.
> >
> > From my experience, I would say TM was more like #2. But that was
> > also coupled with a lot of introspection and work on my part to
> > root out tendencies that were causing me problems. For me TM was
> > more like a break in the action and a balm for mind and body.
> >
> Sorry Ray, the correct answer was door number one.
>
Oh, good. I'll just have to revise my experience so it conforms with
your analysis. Thanks for examples of tecniques that utilize #1. But
just to be clear, since you reverse the order in the first and second
parts of your paragraph, I found TM to aid in a dissolving of the
samskaras. I'm not getting the "planting of sattwic seeds" as it
pertains to the practice of TM. Care to be more specific about that?
