--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ingegerd" > > > <marwincornyarmand@> 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Interesting, since even Hermit in My House, written in 1959, > talks > > > about the ease of meditation,IIRC. > > > > > > > Ihave the 1979 edition, not the original 1967 edition. The events > > described took place in1959, but the book wasn't written until 8 > > years later. MMY's meditation is described as simple, and he is > > quoted as saying that one should think the mantra "as innocently as > a > > child" in the context of meaning. > > > > More suggestions that MMY's lectures certainly *implied* that his > meditation technique was easy, again from the 1979 edition, but > allegedly quoting a 1959 lecture: > > "We do not make an effort to get rid of darkness. > Only shine a bright light and the darkness goes by itself." --MMY, > 1959, quoted in _Maharishi at 433_, p. 26 > > "Wandering isn't the nature of of the mind. The nature of the mind is > to settle down in bliss. It is natural for the mind to enjoy more. > Only it needs direction to find the right place. Only a matter of > turning within... to the Kingdom of Heaven within, as Lord Christ has > said." --ibid, p 37. > > "...and the way is easy, quick, the jet age. No need to take a long > time. Only the right technique is needed." --ibid, p 38. > > Appendix C is the transcript of an entire lecture by MMY at USC in > 1959. Lots of references to modern TM teaching, such as turing the > mind inward to allow the mind to find fulfillment heading towards > bliss, rather than attempting to force it in certain direction, etc. > > If the teacher in 1962 used a word like "concentration"
Concentration (dhaaraNaa: desha-bandhash cittasya) can IMO be applied only after one's mind has learned to transcend its limitations spontaneosly. (dhaaraNaasu ca yogyataa manasaH, II 53) as > in "forced" to instruct in TM, obviously the translation was VERY bad > at that time since that goes against everything that I can find > documented about what MMY says about his technique in 1959. > ------------------------ 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/
