Hi Tab, I am having posting problems - so I am not sure if this will get through or which route it will take. I too have this "problem". One approach is that...
Snip… I find this interesting. I would say I verbalize everything in my head. They are my thoughts. How else other than verbal commentary do you experience...
Attempting a reply by return mail... Did it work? ... From: eveneon To: meditationsocietyofamerica@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 4:04 PM ...
Hi Bob, Thanks for your suggestion on using a mantra to eliminate mind chatter. I have tried it with limited success. I may try it again when my rate of...
So many times the universe presents us with wisdom just when it is needed. Those going through regret, guilt, and frustration about the lack of spiritual...
This was posted on the Guru Ratings Group by Judi Rhodes, who is so enlightened that no bad karma can touch her even when she is being semi-sacreligious (or at...
I am new to meditation techniques and I wanted to ask a question about a form I recently encountered. It was a stress reduction technique where the class was...
Dear Tony, I would like torecommend to you the book "Zen Wisdom" by Timothy Freke. The book consists of 365 zen thoughts - one for each day of the year. The...
Thanks Michael, This has given something to think about; in particular that one should understand one's own mind as the universal mind. This seems very...
Questions: What is the source of the insights we gain during meditation? How can we know if they are true? These questions are excellent. The source is life...
Question from Email: Dear Bob, I did not understand one thing about all that irrelevant talk that Michael wrote. If my getting enlightened is going to depend...
Thanks Bob for such a brilliant reply to my question. I find it incredible that I have lived my whole life without appreciating these things to this extent....
Hi folks, just to let you know, it is very difficult to offend me. Please feel free to criticise and tear apart whatever I post. If that is how you are moved. ...
Actually, I came across the haiku's on Michael Read's group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thewaystation/ Sorry about the incorrect attributation. When I...
This was on another group (GuruRatings?) In any event, I thought it well worth sharing"Remember haikus? A type of poem of Japanese origin, unrhymed and...
con via gusto, me esse su amore su me amore esse! Thanks, Kenneth. laughing til I snorted! - michael ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hey! You...
You do you dumb bunny! You are the universal conciousness/god/the big kahuna/etc. etc. etc. Your mind is IT Your body is IT Your ego is IT You eat IT You drink...
how many times you done read it said it heard it repeated it been told by your own guru felt it to be true and wanted it oh so much! still though didn't...
The last time I had a startling revelation to a problem during a meditation, it was like the answer simply presented itself without any degree of pondering. It...
I received an email from a photo-artist that claimed to be just for a survey of what areas he should use for the graphics he creates that are taken from a...
I thank those wise seekers and finders of truth that are sharing their paths of enlightenment with others more novice in their quest. There is so much...
I suggest everyone read post #530 (Re: Enjoying when an enemy is suffering by mareader) It was posted by Michael Read, and is one of the clearest discussions...
Meditation is also known as astanga yoga, the 8-limbed path of yoga. The eight limbs of astanga yoga are: yama (self-restraint), niyama (religious observances...
Hello, Tab. Yes, Bob is a gem! The formal word for non-duality is advaita - just in case you want to do a web search. You can also search the archives of the...
