the post I made had nothing to do with justification or not of TM - it was
simply what I think is a well put together compilation of the intention and
origins of M's movement that shows it was clearly religion - I thought the
denizens of FFL would find it interesting - evidently not.
The post doesn't require that anyone defend the fact they practice TM
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On Tue, 1/7/14, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com <dhamiltony...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: Marshy and Religion
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 2:28 AM
Thanks for saying this so well, Doc.
I am a practitioner too in spirituality by meditation and
Christianity. I am not much in to the religion end of
either. I am
though quite the satisfied customer of transcending
meditations in
spirituality and Christ.
This was on the Zen calendar out in
the outhouse on Friday. It is very Christian like in my
experience,
“The practice of meditation is not
limited to the meditation mat. The practice of meditation
is our
entire life and is the very thread that binds our different
lives
together. Discovering this truth is called awakening, and
it can
take a circuitous route.”-Buck
Doc wrote:
I have a very
simple justification for TM. It works. The practice
mechanically allows my sense of myself to expand. Many times
this has brought me into conflict with a facet of my self,
or my life, that I did not want to face. The way through
such circumstances, I found, is not to meditate more, but
rather address what has been brought up. The practice
itself, is easy and refreshing. However, like all things in
life, there is another side to it. There is a lot of hard
work, self reflection, and unbiased glimpses of one's
truth, that occur along with TM 20 min. 2x/day, over the
years.
Take it, or leave it - However, I find this simple
alternation of TM, and its subsequent integration into daily
life, is challenge enough for me, vs. questioning the basis
or meaning of the tradition or teacher, it comes from. If it
keeps working, I'll do it. If it stops working, I
won't. After so many years [of doing TM], it really does
boil down to just that.
BTW, how was the stew?
