TurquoiseB, Could you drop me an email at [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have a question I'd like to ask you.
J. --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote: > > > > Rather interesting, since one of the welcome side-benefits of > > effective meditation *should* be decrease in negative emotions, > > their intensity and their duration. > > Not to mention their ability to function effectively > in the world without being "spaced out" or in the grip > of uncontrollable emotions they call "unstressing." > > There is a town I know of in Colorado where most of the > members of the Fire Department are also members of a > local Tibetan Buddhist sangha. Their daily practice > involves meditating two to three hours every morning > (depending on when they get up) and another hour or > two in the evenings. And yet they have absolutely > *no problem* integrating this meditation schedule > with the responsibilities of their daily lives, on > which other people's lives depend. They are often > called upon to jump up from meditation and drive to > the site of a fire, and again they have *no problem* > doing that, and performing their jobs well when they > get there. > > I've noticed the same thing when on retreats for other > forms of meditation. We were all meditating four to > eight hours a day, but there were no rules about not > going into town, or needing to have a "buddy" with > you if you went. The reason was that no one was > "spaced out" as a result of the meditation; if > anything, everyone was *more* clear and *more* > capable of dealing with the real world. > > As someone who used to teach a lot of TM residence > courses, this difference was not lost on me. On the > TM courses, there were very definite rules about not > leaving the grounds, and with good reason. One has > to wonder whether the difference was in the form of > meditation being practiced, or in the unquestioning > acceptance on TM courses that feeling "spaced out" > or feeling some kind of "unstressing" was normal. > > > > On Apr 12, 2007, at 9:52 PM, taskcentered wrote: > > > > > Readers here may be helpful in answering questions a woman > > > raises about her ex's anger, > > > who was a long-term TM insider. She also reflects on the > > > Maharishi's anger and abusive > > > nature. >
