Hi Doug,
Yes, check out some books by Dr. David R. Hawkins for instance.
Thanks - I'll take a look.
John
- Original Message -
From: dhamiltony2k5 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 8:43 PM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Advice Sought, Secular Meditation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
I'm new to this list, so I hope the following post is appropriate.
It is
also somewhat lengthy, for which I apologise - conciseness was
never my
strong point. But I am in search of a spot of advice, and wondered
if anyone
here could help...
large snip
There are, of course, non-mantra based meditations. But those that
I have
encountered seem based around the breath. And although this would
indeed
seem universal, what quiet I do find through TM comes when thought
of breath
has fallen away (as a woodwind musician, I am rarely unaware of, if
not
actively controlling, my breath).
Hmm. I'm not sure there is a question in the above, so much as a
seeking of
thoughts and opinion. Is the mantra used of importance? If so, why?
If not,
why?! Do there by any chance exist other non mantra-based, non-
religious,
'aimless' meditations? Are my thought processes described above
flawed? If
so, why and how?
Anyways, thanks for reading this far, and any advice would be
greatfully
received.
John
Yes, check out some books by Dr. David R. Hawkins for instance.
Western enlightened spiritual guy who gives out secular meditation
practices. For the longterm non-secular meditator his books and
talks can be excellant advanced checking of spiritual experience.
An Interesting synthesis in a life, of apex of Western and Eastern
experience with meditation, spiritual experience and enlightenment
as, secular. Similar to Eastern veneer of 'gurus' from India or Asia
yet without the cultural non-secular trip-traps of their shows.
In his books there often are short description of productive secular
spiritual practice meditation.
You might like his books for your experience. Highly spiritual and
like a modern-day Emerson.
-Doug in FF
