--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Mar 15, 2006, at 10:23 AM, authfriend wrote: > > > Vaj, Rick says explicitly in what you quote that effort > > is inappropriate even at subtle levels. > > > > I don't know what he means by either "attentiveness" > > or "laxity," and I wish he'd expand a bit. I can't > > figure out what they would have to do with TM other > > than following vs. not following instructions. > > It's just nitpicking and semantics to keep splitting hairs over words > when the meaning is clear to those who practice meditation. In any > style of meditation where you have an object of focus--WHATEVER that > object may be, the subtle mechanics will require that you maintain > some species of global mindfulness in order to be able to meditate. I > like Asanga's definition of mindfulness which shows how appropriate > the description is in regards to manasika-japa/TM: > > "What is mindfulness? The non-forgetfulness of the mind with respect > to a familiar object, having the function of non-distraction." > > In the case of manasika-japa/TM the global conditioned 'familiarity' > is with the mantra and "non-distraction" would refer to the vyuttana > or outward, distracted tendency of the "outward stroke". Since this > so precisely and accurately applies, what else need be said? >
Huh, but one can have the "outward stroke" for the full 20 minutes of TM practice and still be practicing TM absolutely correctly. WHere's the non-forgetfulness there? ------------------------ 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/
