--- In [email protected], nablusoss1008 <no_reply@...> wrote:
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> --- In [email protected], "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" <anartaxius@>
> wrote:
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> > '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.
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> 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
> experience knows the above is incorrect. But I applaude that at least he
> tries.
