[FairfieldLife] Re: States of Consciousness vs Spacial Dimensions

Yes the philosophical and the mathematics are interesting to follow though the spiritual experience of it is more compelling. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : The higher states of consciousness are not equivalent to the higher spacial dimensions in

[FairfieldLife] Re: States of Consciousness

Can't find where he mentions shamatha by name. He mentions someone else's proposed categorization of meditation into 2 main groups and proposes that TM belongs in a 3rd category... L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote: Wow, does he mischaracterize shamatha

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: States of Consciousness

On Jul 14, 2011, at 4:02 PM, sparaig wrote: Can't find where he mentions shamatha by name. He mentions someone else's proposed categorization of meditation into 2 main groups and proposes that TM belongs in a 3rd category... In the neurological division of different types of meditation

[FairfieldLife] Re: States of Consciousness

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote: On Jul 14, 2011, at 4:02 PM, sparaig wrote: Can't find where he mentions shamatha by name. He mentions someone else's proposed categorization of meditation into 2 main groups and proposes that TM belongs in a 3rd

[FairfieldLife] Re: States of Consciousness

Thank you. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig LEnglish5@... wrote: New book: http://www.pdf-archive.com/2011/07/01/consciousness-states-cosic-2011/consciousness-states-cosic-2011.pdf chapter 10 is about enlightenment, TM-style by Fred Travis

[FairfieldLife] Re: States of Consciousness

Vaj: Not a very honest presentation... According to Wallace, Samatha is calm abiding, a type of meditation designed to enhance sustained voluntary attention; a subset of the broader family of samadhi or meditation practices. Reginald Ray at the Shambhala Mountain Cente says Samatha is