Bhairitu said In fact in other systems it's no great crime if you miss some meditations.
Yes. I wonder if I would not be better served by going to a different practice. If for no other reason than after 30 years of this maybe its time to explore some other areas of the brain. I have really enjoyed reading Sally Kempton's "Heart of Meditation" where she suggests "playing" with meditation, trying different approaches. Not taking the darn thing so seriously. Her Guru, Swami Muktananda wrote a book on the importance of this playfulness. > > I wonder if this incessant need to eat, sleep > and brush my teeth is healthy? Eating sleeping and brushing are not a great metaphor for meditation. Eating and sleeping are physiological necessities. We stop - we die. There is no choice involved here. Can we equate TM to toothbrushing? Both have benefits to their habitual practice. On the other hand those who don't brush their teeth face terrible dental problems eventually. What lies in store for the millions of people with out a meditation practice? Is it as bad as gingivitis? Does anybody else here feel this strong need to meditate after so many years of habitual practice? Its as if the neural networks have been redesigned to NEED meditation 2 x a day. Is this healthy? [EMAIL PROTECTED] For me, meditation does clear me out and center me. But its not about me after 30 years, its about the collective. I have been reading a lot of Andrew Cohen lately who has been experimenting with expanding group consciousness through intersubjectivity. It is a very interesting approach. Meditation is primarily narcissistic. The argument that somehow one has to first meditate before they can come into the world to help others is questionable. There are plenty of altruistic people out there making a positive mark without CC or GC. Atheists are capable of doing good. I am not sure of the relevence of your response to my question about the addictive nature of a 30 year practice. "curtisdeltablues" said, But I can also speak for the rest of the world in wondering what's up with the "buttsplicer" email Stu? I work as a film editor. It was the first name that stuck after trying a dozen or so in gmail. I reserve the gmail account for the internet because whenever it gets published it invites too much spam. s. > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Stu" buttsplicer@ wrote: > > > > Every so often this daily meditation practice feels like an addiction. > > I find myself structuring the events of my day so that I can get my > > afternoon session in, or changing plans to I will have time in the > > morning. If I miss a sitting, I feel lethargic and dull. Sometimes I > > have to sneek off to a staircase or a closet for my TM. I wonder if a > > habit so ingrained is healthy. > > > > So about three weeks ago I decided to stop for a while to see what would > > happen. The first week was very difficult. I have had headaches and > > had to battle the desire to sit. At one point I had a job interview and > > realized I needed to do my TM before the interview to keep my calm. > > > > At this point I still feel I am missing the practice. My consciousness > > is in a semi-fog. Is this the way the rest of the world feels? > > > > s. > > >
