tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143455220083511145.post4005662208738780683..comments2022-10-20T09:33:01.271+02:00Comments on GROUNDED SPIRITUALITY: MEDITATION part 2Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08265527983913325411noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143455220083511145.post-50599148753937021682011-01-28T15:13:55.284+01:002011-01-28T15:13:55.284+01:00Hi Ben,
I can really relate to this as I've be...Hi Ben,<br />I can really relate to this as I've been going through a similar mental oscillation in terms of meditation technique. I practice Vipassana, I went to my first ten day silent retreat last year. I became a bit lazy in my practice a few months after the course, mentally searching around for this technique or that technique (TM being one of them). Since the start of this year however, I've resolved to stick to Vipassana and have been practicing regularly on a daily basis.<br />In your opinion, is one technique 'better' than another, or are they all vehicles taking us all to the same place? I have found that old adage of the master pointing at the moon and all his followers becoming mesmerised by the pointing finger coming to mind often recently in light of my spiritual indecisiveness. :-)<br />RohiniRohinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09718600215442056065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143455220083511145.post-25292306630276699352010-06-23T21:01:31.473+02:002010-06-23T21:01:31.473+02:00Hi Curtis,
You bring up a great point - namely, th...Hi Curtis,<br />You bring up a great point - namely, that almost everyone who practices meditation will at some point come to a crossroads where they are tempted to change technique.<br />After many years of practice, I felt that I was not progressing. Somehow, no matter what I did, my meditation seemed to be 'stuck' somehow. I was seriously considering whether perhaps the method i used was not the 'right' one; or whether there was a better one out there.<br />You are right: stick to a method. "The grass is always greener on the other side".<br />There is a great analogy:<br />If you want to find water, you dig a well. To dig a well, you have to dig DEEP. Many people nowadays like to try this technique, and that tecnhique, and then another... there are so many 'new age' methods to choose from! But if you want to succeed in anything, you have to dig deep.<br />Lots of little wells here and there = much digging, and no water!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08265527983913325411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143455220083511145.post-66359860829335831432010-06-23T19:51:31.520+02:002010-06-23T19:51:31.520+02:00Yes, being guided into meditation for the first ti...Yes, being guided into meditation for the first time is wonderful. And it doesn't have to be hard. The first time I tried <a href="http://www.healthy-heart-meditation.com/heart-rhythm-meditation.html" rel="nofollow">Heart Rhythm Meditation</a> (4 years ago) I felt like I had meditated. It was very empowering.<br /><br />Once you find a meditation that you can relate to you will want to stick with it for best benefits.Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03580864065166806137noreply@blogger.com