--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ingegerd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote: > > > > > > On Mar 10, 2006, at 3:56 AM, Ingegerd wrote: > > > > > When I learned TM (Deep Meditation) in 1962, by the first > meditation > > > teacher in Norway, we learned to concentrate about the Mantra. > Some > > > years after - the instruction became "Don't concentrate", and the > > > checking points came out. > > > Ingegerd > > > > That's interesting. > > > > I was just looking over the instruction materials which will be > used > > for the Shamatha Project, a one year project where people will > learn > > a TM-style of meditation and then practice for a year while they > are > > examined via, EEG, fMRI, PET scans, etc. for changes. Instead of > > using a "canned" meditation method, they will actually learn > three > > methods of Shamatha from those using effort/focus on a meditative > > object to those which are effortless. Now whether or not they > will > > ask that just one be used for the research, I don't know, but > they're > > teaching all three to give students the opportunity to fine tune > > what's best for them. I liked the idea of a continuum of practice > > rather than a fixed practice. The idea may be to progress from > effor/ > > focus to true effortlessness as the student is able or if the > student > > is able. > > Interesting. > If I understand you right - they will start with some concentration, > then less consentration and then effortless practice, over time. It > is the same as I read in some books about Hindu Meditation and a > concentrated form of the instructions into TM today. > In 1962, we received the Mantra, without the instructions given > today. We were told to concentrate on the Mantra for 30 minutes. The > next day - the teacher checked the Mantra - and that was it. > Ingegerd > > >
"Think the mantra [the same way you think any other thought -- IIRC]" was all I was taught in 1973. HOw has that changed today? ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/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/
