dalsingh101 Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 (edited) "....Meditation is about looking into the abyss within. It wasn't created to make you or me happy, but to help us fight the illusions we have and find out who we truly are." http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/meditation-is-touted-as-a-cure-for-mental-instability-but-can-it-actually-be-bad-for-you-10268291.html Edited May 21, 2015 by dalsingh101 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sat1176 Posted May 22, 2015 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 Interesting. I have often heard one teacher say learn to do it properly yourself first and make it, then worry about teaching others. If you don't know what your doing yourself and start guiding others it becomes a case of the blind leading the blind. If the other person encounters some issues which you don't know how to overcome and it affects their mental stability then you will be responsible. I can now understand what they meant. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 "....Meditation is about looking into the abyss within. It wasn't created to make you or me happy, but to help us fight the illusions we have and find out who we truly are." http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/meditation-is-touted-as-a-cure-for-mental-instability-but-can-it-actually-be-bad-for-you-10268291.html Thats true but many meditation western new age retreats out there is there to show magic of altered state of consciouness*..so mentally unstable will do just fine to see another magic show reality it probably helps them their mental state which is good news, one step at a time. Real deal-direct teaching is quite boring for lot of people as its nothing to do with expereince or magic show but rather to do with indentity shift of experiencer, more focus is on actual source-JOT saroop which is cognizing the whole expereince- backward step, prior stateless state than forward- * nothing wrong with altered state of consciousness as long its mentioned its not the real thing so that people don't end up getting fixated on it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsingh101 Posted May 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 Thats true but many meditation western new age retreats out there is there to show magic of altered state of consciouness*..so mentally unstable will do just fine to see another magic show reality it probably helps them their mental state which is good news, one step at a time. Real deal-direct teaching is quite boring for lot of people as its nothing to do with expereince or magic show but rather to do with indentify shift of experiencer, more focus is on actual source-JOT saroop which is cognizing the whole expereince- backward step, prior stateless state than forward- * nothing wrong with altered state of consciousness as long its mentioned its not the real thing so that people don't end up getting fixated on it. I know, the west has a tendency to 'commodify' spirituality and turn it deviant anyway. Like using it for heightened sexual ecstasy, or as some counter-balance to the ruthless, stress laden corporate life. They've even started to use it to try and alleviate exam stress in teenagers. I watched Ip Man I and II recently and one point made there (from the Chinese to Japanese in the movie) about a spirit of benevolence permeating Chinese martial arts (itself attributed to Confucianism), which was missing from the then imperialistic Japanese strikes home. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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