Yesterday, meditated with Valkee (~ vahl-keh) on, and felt really revitalized...
http://valkee.com/en/ http://valkee.com/en/ ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com> wrote: ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Hey Share, if a person is established in silence all the time, they no longer need to round seven and a half hours a day. It continues 24/7. So, there is not really a correlation between time explicitly spent meditating, and a person's ability to be a source of calm, vs a generator of noise. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Ann, there were 2 posts and in one you focused on rounding spouses. As a response to the other, I refer you to this comment from Seraphita: We understand what you're saying but it is a common belief in all contemplative traditions that communities joined together practising silent prayer (eg, monks and nuns) have a beneficial effect on the world even though to practical, common-sense types they seem to be a waste of space. Indeed, even the very recollection that there are men and women who forsake the feverish ambitions of the mass of people induces a feeling of calm! So in what way do you see those that round 7.5 hours a day as "spiritual warriors". What is a spiritual warrior? In what way are those who sit with their eyes closed for so many hours per day living full lives? Is the person who jumps head first into life and activity any less warrior-like than those who sit in a room and meditate? Is the person who sits alone and inert living a full life as a human with a physical body? What would happen if the entire population sat for 7.5 hours per day with their eyes closed doing nothing? On Wednesday, October 9, 2013 10:28 AM, "awoelflebater@..." <awoelflebater@...> wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Now this comment from Judy is a perfect example of snarky IMO. Ann had criticized that people rounding for 7 1/2 hours were thus separated from their spouses. I responded reasonably noting that spouses who work away from home are also separated for 7 1/2 hours or so. My point, though, was not so much about spouses but more about the fact that people who meditate for 7.5 hours a day are not, in my opinion, "spiritual warriors" and that they obviously have absolutely nothing more desirable or pressing in their lives to apply themselves to. I would have to question their interestingness as human beings let alone their productiveness and ability to take advantage of all of the richness this waking life has to offer. -------------------------------------------- On Wed, 10/9/13, judy stein <authfriend@... mailto:authfriend@...> wrote: Subject: RE: Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: The power nap: an alternative to TM? To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 8:37 AM Share wrote: > Ann, I think many spouses who work > outside the home are separated from each other from most of > the day. When you find out for sure, let us know, OK? This is an important insight.
