Ann, it's just fun to wonder about the effect of all humans engaging in the same activity for 7.5 hours per day. I mean other than breathing in which we all engage 24 hours per day. What would happen to our little spaceship Earth if we all for example, laughed for 7.5 hours per day? Or sang? Or danced? Or rode horses? My bottom line is that it's a huge universe and there's plenty of room IMO for people who want to meditate for 7.5 hours per day and also for people who want to engage in other activities.
On Thursday, October 10, 2013 9:23 AM, Share Long <[email protected]> wrote: Doc, I think it's a win win. Either the person is calm and radiates that; or they're releasing stress and thus becoming more calm. BTW, I had to reply from Basic because the list in Full Featured did not have your post! -------------------------------------------- On Wed, 10/9/13, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: Subject: RE: Re: RE: Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: The power nap: an alternative to TM? To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 12:08 PM 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 [email protected], <[email protected]> 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! On Wednesday, October 9, 2013 10:28 AM, "awoelflebater@..." <awoelflebater@...> wrote: ---In [email protected], <[email protected]> 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@...> wrote: Subject: RE: Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: The power nap: an alternative to TM? To: [email protected] 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.
