Transcendental Meditation
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According to the TM folks, there are 3,000 Bhuddists from 10 monasteries in Thailand that practice TM.http://www.tm.org/blog/meditation/buddhist-monks/ So it doesn't seem to be any conflict for the traditional Bhuddist monks. I wonder if they do TM and their traditional style of meditation as well. Does any one know?
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1500 in Thailand, 1550 in Sri Lanka (allegedly, as there doesn't seem to be any independent confirmation of Rev Koji Oshima's activites in Thai/Sri Lankan news outlets). Unsurprising, given their agenda:Ashok wrote:According to the TM folks, there are 3,000 Bhuddists from 10 monasteries in Thailand that practice TM.http://www.tm.org/blog/meditation/buddhist-monks/ So it doesn't seem to be any conflict for the traditional Bhuddist monks. I wonder if they do TM and their traditional style of meditation as well. Does any one know?
"In recognition of these great achievements, Reverend Oshima was honoured with the degree of Doctor of World Peace Honoris Causa, the highest degree bestowed by Maharishi University of World Peace. The text of the diploma refers to the techniques that Lord Buddha taught to experience Nirvana, and recounts how, with the long lapse of time, these techniques were lost to the world, only now being restored through Reverend Oshima's programme of teaching Transcendental Meditation, which gives the experience of transcending to Buddhist monks. In accordance with Maharishi's wishes, the Diploma was presented by the Shankara, the most senior monk in Thailand."
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- "And how is it, bhikkhus, that by protecting oneself one protects others? By the pursuit, development, and cultivation of the four establishments of mindfulness. It is in such a way that by protecting oneself one protects others.
"And how is it, bhikkhus, that by protecting others one protects oneself? By patience, harmlessness, goodwill, and sympathy. It is in such a way that by protecting others one protects oneself.
- Sedaka Sutta [SN 47.19]
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Hinduism strikes back.
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
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>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
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Though a little bit if bliss is not a bad thing.tiltbillings wrote:Bliss is just one thing of which to let go.
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Considering how Buddhism almost disappeared in India and how many Hindu attitudes have found their way into Buddhism it's been striking back for a while now.tiltbillings wrote:Hinduism strikes back.
Pronouns (no self / not self)
“Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering. It is not found in a forest or on a hilltop, nor is it given by a teacher. Where you experience suffering, you can also find freedom from suffering. Trying to run away from suffering is actually to run toward it.”
― Ajahn Chah
“Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering. It is not found in a forest or on a hilltop, nor is it given by a teacher. Where you experience suffering, you can also find freedom from suffering. Trying to run away from suffering is actually to run toward it.”
― Ajahn Chah
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Thanks for the link tilt. I especially liked learning about "mental reservation." And to think I was considering attending the TM University! Yikes! Glad they didn't have a Psychology program.tiltbillings wrote:http://www.suggestibility.org/
The watched mind brings happiness.
Dhp 36
I am larger and better than I thought. I did not know I held so much goodness.
Walt Whitman
Dhp 36
I am larger and better than I thought. I did not know I held so much goodness.
Walt Whitman
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THe term "Bliss" in the context of TM practice, is short for "sat-chit-ananda" (Absolute bliss-consciousness) which is, in TM theory, another word for Samadhi or Turiya. Leaving aside kinds/degrees of samadhi found in yogic texts, this is understood to mean "Pure Consciousness": a state of pure restful alertness, which is a state of the nervous system where the brain still shows qualities of being alert, but there are no thoughts, no sensations, no emotions, no intuitions, no memories, no mental activity of any kind, even though the person is not asleep.tiltbillings wrote:Bliss is just one thing of which to let go.dhamma_newb wrote:Thanks tiltbillings. I wanted to know because I did experience moments of bliss during TM which built up my motivation to practice every day. I am starting to notice some moments where I experience similar states while practicing samatha and vipassana, although with TM it was much faster. I think it is so interesting that there are so many different types of meditation which lead to different results. I used to be one of those people with no meditation experience who thought that "meditation" was just one thing.
This is considered to be the deepest level of rest that a person can possibly be in, and allows for the nervous system to repair itself, normalizing damage and distortion from the deepest [strongest] and/or most deep-rooted [oldest] stressful experiences. The reason why it is called "Bliss" is because the transition OUT of the state is often quite pleasant. However, as Maharishi Mahesh Yogi used to say, Bliss is not blissful. The state itself has no qualities that can be reported, simply because there is no thing to report. It is also not a goal of TM, but merely the logical endpoint of a continuum of restful states that can occur during TM practice, ranging from extremely agitated mentation at one end, to pure restful alertness at the other.
Short answer to your comment
:Bliss is just one thing of which to let go.
You can't let go of Bliss because by the time you notice it, you aren't in the state anyway. All you can attempt to do is hold onto some pleasant aftereffect, which is a form of effort and control, which isn't part of TM practice in the first place, so the instruction has no meaning.
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Re: Transcendental Meditation
Eighth jhana. One more thing of which to let go.Saijanai wrote: . . . .
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723