On Jul 13, 2007, at 12:56 AM, billy jim wrote:
What strikes me about these advanced teachings is the direct access that they give to the field of pure awareness for tm or sahaj meditators. It has caused me to realize that tm is not a prepratory training for more advanced yogic pracitices. In my judgement, tm is a principal foundation practice.
Any type or style of shinay (zhi-gnas, Skt: shamatha) will serve as a intro. practice, although preferably it should be stabilized shinay, not still at the "patching" level (returning to the object after failure to maintain the transcendent, calm state). Once one is stabilized, then we can proceed with further integration.
