--- In [email protected], "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" <anartaxius@...> wrote:
> 'Most people find this much harder to do than the simple mantra practice; so > why bother? The answer to that question has many sides to it. I will only > discuss one here. But before I can do that, we need to first clarify an even > deeper way in which mantra and mindfulness are related. Because mantra is a > repetitive rhythm, it sets up periodic waves or vibrations in ones > consciousness. Let me try to explain this with a somewhat crude metaphor. You > are probably familiar with hand-held electrical vibrators that are used for > massage. Imagine the effect of holding such a vibrator in contact with the > surface of a pool of water. It would impart very regular pleasing patterns of > ripples throughout the water. Focusing on those patterns of ripples could > easily take you into a state of relaxation. This is one facet of how mantra > works. Its repetitive nature sets up rhythmic ripples throughout the > meditator's whole consciousness. The meditator then focuses on the regularity > of those ripples and rides them into deeper and deeper levels of relaxation, > concentration and integration. Xeno, are you a TM-teacher ? I ask because just as laudable the attempt from the above Buddhist to explain what TM is and how it works, anyone with direct experiece knows the above is incorrect. But I applaude that he at least t
