--- anonymousff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- In [email protected], "eptfnj" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "martyboi" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > Well, as my Aunt used to tell me when I was > bored: > > > > > > "Boredom is the sign of an undeveloped mind." > > > > i enjoyed the take on boredom by Trugpa Rinpoche. > > the Zen tradition also has some interesting views. > > > > boredom can be considered as the reaction of the > > (so-called) mind to unfulfilled expectations. > > > > wearing away of boredom by long periods of sitting > > is certainly not effortless TM. > > > > IMO,i notice that people who have completed a few > sesshin > > have a calmness and degree of patience missing in > long-term > > TMers. > > That being said, there are some things that are just > plain boring. Boredom is the direct experience of the minds attachment and incessant need to feed itself. Sitting quietly and not allowing the mind to feed itself dissolves the attachment. The unsettled feeling of boredom is the attachment burning-off. This is why vipassana meditation can feel boring, but once you come out into activity the mind is extremely, quiet, calm and clear. Just a different path than TM. > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > --------------------~--> > Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make > Yahoo! your home page > http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
