Guest guest Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 On my nascent Shravanam in study groups, I feel that meditation is the end result, ie., when we are actually able to drop everything. All else is reflection. I find all exercises in meditation are physical and maybe help one concentrate but not lead one necessarily to the divine path of realization which can only come about when one can live a life devoid of dependences and sees everyone as one in day to day work. I would like guidance, if I am thinking along the correct path. I mean, is reading, listening and reflecting enough, because real meditation would be renunciation for which I am not yet prepared mentally. Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 I would like to recommend two books (one being the sequel of another) written by a world renowned Buddhist monk-> Yongey Mingyur Rinponche. The title Rinponche granted to him is a representation of his expertise which can be roughly compared to a Phd in the Western world. Yongey Mingyur is an expert in meditation practices and his books reveal the secrets and the art of successful meditative practices specifically dealing with mind control. It comes as a shock to many that as a young boy Yongey was himself afflicted with panic attacks. By the age of 11 he had conquered his fears though meditation and was well on his way to become a Buddhist monk. He became well known to the western world when he volunteered to participate in a study conducted at National Institute of Mental Health in the United States by a world renowned neuroscientist. The intention of this research was to capture a moment by moment pictoral image of the brain with stress triggers that would otherwise irritate the brain cells in normal human beings. The results were so alarming that during the first trial the scientist thought they had made an error and had to redo the entire process all over again. The results showed that meditation caused the brain area known to activate maternal love and empathy was activated 200 to 300 folds during stress test on Yongey Mingyur. The book is a very practical approach to Meditation and even though it is not Advaita Vedanta per say, it definitely sheds some profound insights into the human mind and meditation.The following are the names of the book:The Joy of Living- Unlocking the secrets of Science and Happiness: Yongey Mingur Rinponce JOYFUL WISDOM by Yongey Mingyur, Rinpochadvaitin From: sunilgoel29Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:38:02 +0000 Meditation On my nascent Shravanam in study groups, I feel that meditation is the end result, ie., when we are actually able to drop everything. All else is reflection. I find all exercises in meditation are physical and maybe help one concentrate but not lead one necessarily to the divine path of realization which can only come about when one can live a life devoid of dependences and sees everyone as one in day to day work. I would like guidance, if I am thinking along the correct path. I mean, is reading, listening and reflecting enough, because real meditation would be renunciation for which I am not yet prepared mentally. Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. Get it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 advaitin , Kamakshi Subramaniam <skamakshi_st wrote: > > > I would like to recommend two books (one being the sequel of another) written by a world renowned Buddhist monk-> Yongey Mingyur Rinponche. The title Rinponche granted to him is a representation of his expertise which can be roughly compared to a Phd in the Western world. > Yongey Mingyur is an expert in meditation practices and his books reveal the secrets and the art of successful meditative practices specifically dealing with mind control. It comes as a shock to many that as a young boy Yongey was himself afflicted with panic attacks. By the age of 11 he had conquered his fears though meditation and was well on his way to become a Buddhist monk. He became well known to the western world when he volunteered to participate in a study conducted at National Institute of Mental Health in the United States by a world renowned neuroscientist. The intention of this research was to capture a moment by moment pictoral image of the brain with stress triggers that would otherwise irritate the brain cells in normal human beings. > The results were so alarming that during the first trial the scientist thought they had made an error and had to redo the entire process all over again. The results showed that meditation caused the brain area known to activate maternal love and empathy was activated 200 to 300 folds during stress test on Yongey Mingyur. > The book is a very practical approach to Meditation and even though it is not Advaita Vedanta per say, it definitely sheds some profound insights into the human mind and meditation. > The following are the names of the book: > The Joy of Living- Unlocking the secrets of Science and Happiness: Yongey Mingur Rinponce JOYFUL WISDOM by Yongey Mingyur, Rinpoch > > > advaitin > sunilgoel29 > Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:38:02 +0000 > Meditation Kamakshi ji, Pranaam and thanks for your suggestion on the book. In the meanwhile I would like to share a view point that I have received from Brm. Dileep: Hari Om Sunilji, The exercises in meditation are not meditation just as the efforts to sleep is not sleep. Nirvikalpa meditation as engaged by the realized souls is not an activity, it is a state of being. To be quite clear, let us refer to the efforts at meditation as concentration, leaving the term meditation to be the supreme state of being. To achieve a goal, effort is necessary, but the effort itself should not be confused with the goal. Self Realization is not a physical activity, It is not the attainment of a different or higher state, location or position. It is merely a change of vision from self centredness to whole-centerdness. The physiological mind is the instrument to it. The same mind becomes redundant in it. It cannot be explained to others, it can only be realized within. Just as sleep can only be experienced but not described. Nor the sweetness of sugar. Svadhyaya and shraddha (Self practice & faith) alone lead us to it. The varied routes do not matter, be it concentration, karma, bhakti or gyan. They all bring us to the same threshold of sublimation of the ego. From here the flight to silence is by His grace only. Let our effort therefore be, to first attain that threshold of selflessness. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________ > Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390710/direct/01/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.