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To: Clappy who wrote (27511)	7/9/2003 3:30:54 PM
From: HG	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 104155

Yes. The special method makes your mind trained in the trasientness of our existance. Once the subconscious is trained to consider everything as impermanent, the subconscious automatically finds pain, hurt, happiness easier to handle....or at least so goes the theory. After the course (where they grill you with 11 hours a day) They recommend an hour twice a day. I did an hour a day for a few months, but couldn't keep up. During the time i did manage to keep up, i felt very strong, and calm, the red traffic lights didn't bother me, i was unable to get angry or emotional....it created a very rational state of mind, peaceful, calm and friendly.... Haven't been able to meditate for almost 6 months now....and need to go back for the 10 day course. Its strange, but during the meditation, time kinda seemed to stop, thoughts caese. I am a very active person normally, and can't sit still for long, but i learnt to sit and meditate without moving a finger, a muscle, or eyeballs, for four straight hours....and when i opened my eyes, it seemed as if I'd been 'away' for just a few minutes....the experience is profound... the difference between TM and Insightful meditation is that TM alleviates stress and enhances concentration by forcing you to concentrate on breathing. It is also a ritual. IM, otoh, is a way of life. It generates awareness of your body and mind, sensitises you to your thoughts, emotions, physicality....so you can make better choices. As such, its meant to be steeped in morality - provided you want it to be. Its more...ummm....all encompassing than TM could ever be...I've tried both and at least thats my understanding. btw, I'm not trying to sell you the course. I was a cynic myself, and these are just my experiences...but like they say, for everything, you get as much outta it as you put in. I put in a lot...and got a lot from it... Wrote this after my second 10 day course.... Between the extremes Of being and nothingness There exists an objective state of observation Which obviates human stress Without necessitating The oppression or repression Of our mortal, carnal Needs. Where the physical and the emotional Are distinct from the mental And mind controls matter And more As the impermanence of everything around us Becomes a strong force Impinging upon Our conscious minds Training it To embrace change As a constant of life. Where bottled up Longings and fears Manifest as physical pain And once done, the purified body Like an uncoiled spring And light as a feather Is sensitive as a Newborn’s skin. Where the words I and you, me and mine Lose their meaning Thoughts cease to exist The bodies exist as hosts for A higher, disciplined mind And reality appears Unalloyed. Where mind matters most And the laws of nature Make themselves felt Within the framework of Our physicality. Here, in such a state of being A perfectly equanimous observational attitude flings open the floodgates of experiential wisdom.