This article is a sales job, not a real analysis of the similarities and dissimilarities.
There are different styles of Buddhist meditation, from Mahayana shamata-style of outright concentration practice to effortless breath awareness meditations. One stream goes from Satipattana Vipassana to Mahamudra to Dzogchen. Another stream is Rinzai "great questioning/great doubt" vs Soto Shikan Taza (Just Sitting). Another is a combination of Pure Land "Great Faith" recitation and "no object" contemplation of Chinese Chan "Mo-Zhao Silent Illumination" style. Then there is Tibetan Tantric Deity-Mandala meditation: Kye-Rim/Dzog-Rim. Simplistic articles just don't advance anyone's understanding. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <LEnglish5@...> wrote: > > > Not every buddhist would agree that it is a scam, of course... > L. > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: > > > > LOL. This is an old TM scam, nothing new here, keep moving. > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > On Dec 5, 2011, at 9:10 PM, "Alex Stanley" j_alexander_stanley@ wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shukra69" <shukra69@> wrote: > > > > > > > > http://oaks.nvg.org/tm-buddhism.html > > > > > > > > > > Vaj meltdown in 3... 2... 1 > > >
