sparaig wrote: >--- In [email protected], Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >[...] > > >>Be sure to read the "Some Useful Hints" section. >> >> >> > >Well, hmmmm... > >"Sit on Padma or Siddha Asana. Close the eyes. Concentrate the gaze on the >Trikuti (space >between the two eyebrows). Now, chant Dhirga Pranava (long OM) forcibly for >five minutes. >This will remove Vikshepa or tossing of the mind. Concentration will ensue. >Now repeat >OM mentally with Brahma-Bhavana. Whenever the mind begins to wander, again >chant OM >verbally. As soon as the mind gets calm, mentally repeat OM again. The same >process can >be adopted for Saguna meditation also." > > > It's disingenuous of you to just focus on the other techniques Sivananda gives that are not TM like. Sivananda gives plenty of tips on meditation that ARE TM-like. Point is Maharishi did not invent the TM meditation process. It's been around for ages. Sorry to spoil your delusion. Get over it.
>Not to mention, hmmmm.... > >"In the beginning, when you are a neophyte, you can close your eyes to remove >the >distraction of mind, as you are very weak. But, later on, you must meditate >with eyes open, >even during walking. You must keep your balance of mind even when you are in >the bustle >of a city. Then only you are perfect. Why do you close your eyes during >meditation? Open >your eyes and meditate. Think strongly that the world is unreal, that there is >no world, that >there is Atman only. If you can meditate on Atman even when the eyes are open, >you will >be a strong man. You will not be easily disturbed." > So? Meditating with the eyes open is a valid technique. We teach that too. It is not a part of TM but there are plenty of paragraphs in Sivananda's work that describe techniques used in the TM teaching. That's why I pointed out the Hints section. 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
