> Yaoshan, the great master Hongdao, was sitting. A > > monk asked him, "In steadfast sitting, what do you > > think?" > > > > Yaoshan said, "Think not thinking." > > > > The monk asked, "How do you think not thinking?" > > > > Yaoshan replied, "Beyond thinking." > > nablusoss1008: > This is exactly why I've never encountered a strong > and really healthy Buddhist. They're lost in gibberish > like this. > What is it about Lute's definition of TM that you do not understand? Is it the part about going beyond thinking, or the part about thinking?
"'Transcendental' means to go beyond; 'meditation' means thinking. Hence, 'Transcendental Meditation' means to go beyond thinking." - Charlie Lutes http://www.maharishiphotos.com/tmintro.html