Comments on: A No-Nonsense Guide to Meditation: No Gurus and No B.S. http://www.projectmojave.com/blog/meditation-guide/ Create a Freedom Business in 3 Months Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: joshlipovetsky http://www.projectmojave.com/blog/meditation-guide/comment-page-2/#comment-11180 joshlipovetsky Fri, 07 May 2010 06:55:24 +0000 http://TheGrowingLife.com/2008/03/meditation-guide/#comment-11180 This is a great post, and I got some great insight from it. Thanks Clay and Rudy! I have been meditating to the same song/track every day for the past 8 months. I have been out of the hospital during that time. I feel like there is some kind of energy in the track, that is keeping me healthy.<br><br>But I'm probably being ridiculous. Haha. I'm going to focus on my breath, instead of letting my thoughts flow like I usually do.<br><br>Thanks again,<br>Josh Lipovetsky This is a great post, and I got some great insight from it. Thanks Clay and Rudy! I have been meditating to the same song/track every day for the past 8 months. I have been out of the hospital during that time. I feel like there is some kind of energy in the track, that is keeping me healthy.

But I'm probably being ridiculous. Haha. I'm going to focus on my breath, instead of letting my thoughts flow like I usually do.

Thanks again,
Josh Lipovetsky

]]> By: Ralph Miller http://www.projectmojave.com/blog/meditation-guide/comment-page-2/#comment-11136 Ralph Miller Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:13:05 +0000 http://TheGrowingLife.com/2008/03/meditation-guide/#comment-11136 This is a great guide to meditation. I really enjoyed reading all the comments and discussions surrounding this topic. <br><br>This discussions gives rise to a memory I have which profoundly impacted me. It was a statement made by a Tibetan Lama, who was giving a dissertation on meditation. Simply stated, and I paraphrase, he said, "If one is aware of one's Buddha nature, she should contemplate her Buddha nature. However, if one is not aware of one's Buddha nature, she should seek out a teacher (Guru) and under his tutelage, come to recognize her Buddha nature."<br><br>This simple statement really put the whole Guru, no Guru argument into alignment for me. I hope others find it helpful as well. This is a great guide to meditation. I really enjoyed reading all the comments and discussions surrounding this topic.

This discussions gives rise to a memory I have which profoundly impacted me. It was a statement made by a Tibetan Lama, who was giving a dissertation on meditation. Simply stated, and I paraphrase, he said, “If one is aware of one's Buddha nature, she should contemplate her Buddha nature. However, if one is not aware of one's Buddha nature, she should seek out a teacher (Guru) and under his tutelage, come to recognize her Buddha nature.”

This simple statement really put the whole Guru, no Guru argument into alignment for me. I hope others find it helpful as well.

]]> By: May All Be Happy http://www.projectmojave.com/blog/meditation-guide/comment-page-2/#comment-11037 May All Be Happy Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:13:05 +0000 http://TheGrowingLife.com/2008/03/meditation-guide/#comment-11037 This is a great guide to meditation. I really enjoyed reading all the comments and discussions surrounding this topic. <br><br>This discussions gives rise to a memory I have which profoundly impacted me. It was a statement made by a Tibetan Lama, who was giving a dissertation on meditation. Simply stated, and I paraphrase, he said, "If one is aware of one's Buddha nature, she should contemplate her Buddha nature. However, if one is not aware of one's Buddha nature, she should seek out a teacher (Guru) and under his tutelage, come to recognize her Buddha nature."<br><br>This simple statement really put the whole Guru, no Guru argument into alignment for me. I hope others find it helpful as well. This is a great guide to meditation. I really enjoyed reading all the comments and discussions surrounding this topic.

This discussions gives rise to a memory I have which profoundly impacted me. It was a statement made by a Tibetan Lama, who was giving a dissertation on meditation. Simply stated, and I paraphrase, he said, “If one is aware of one's Buddha nature, she should contemplate her Buddha nature. However, if one is not aware of one's Buddha nature, she should seek out a teacher (Guru) and under his tutelage, come to recognize her Buddha nature.”

This simple statement really put the whole Guru, no Guru argument into alignment for me. I hope others find it helpful as well.

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]]> By: Jen Yenke http://www.projectmojave.com/blog/meditation-guide/comment-page-2/#comment-7471 Jen Yenke Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:06:29 +0000 http://TheGrowingLife.com/2008/03/meditation-guide/#comment-7471 Thank you, Clay, for your clear, simple explanation. I appreciate that someone has taken the time to help others with a rather esoteric subject (at least to me and a lot of Americans). I am a nurse, and have been having more and more problems staying calm and focused while at work. I often care for 7 critically ill patients at once. I have even started to have focusing problems while *not* at work. I've been struggling with some of the questions you have kindly answered on your page. You have given me a place to start. Thank you. Jen Thank you, Clay, for your clear, simple explanation. I appreciate that someone has taken the time to help others with a rather esoteric subject (at least to me and a lot of Americans). I am a nurse, and have been having more and more problems staying calm and focused while at work. I often care for 7 critically ill patients at once. I have even started to have focusing problems while *not* at work. I’ve been struggling with some of the questions you have kindly answered on your page.

You have given me a place to start. Thank you.
Jen

]]> By: Timon Weller http://www.projectmojave.com/blog/meditation-guide/comment-page-2/#comment-7445 Timon Weller Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:13:34 +0000 http://TheGrowingLife.com/2008/03/meditation-guide/#comment-7445 Wow, nice guide, very informative.. And the steps are easy to follow.. :) Wow, nice guide, very informative.. And the steps are easy to follow.. :)

]]> By: klaus http://www.projectmojave.com/blog/meditation-guide/comment-page-2/#comment-7443 klaus Sat, 06 Dec 2008 21:28:02 +0000 http://TheGrowingLife.com/2008/03/meditation-guide/#comment-7443 pretty late, but i will try. just find a chair (or any other meditation position- just google them) and sit in straight position calmly for 5 minutes at first. you could just stare at a white wall during this time, if you have got one. set a timer (alarm clock, ...) to 5 minutes and do nothing more than staring at the wall and trying not to think about anything besides your breath. that's it. everything else is in the post, which is very great btw! pretty late, but i will try.

just find a chair (or any other meditation position- just google them) and sit in straight position calmly for 5 minutes at first. you could just stare at a white wall during this time, if you have got one. set a timer (alarm clock, …) to 5 minutes and do nothing more than staring at the wall and trying not to think about anything besides your breath.

that’s it. everything else is in the post, which is very great btw!

]]> By: alex http://www.projectmojave.com/blog/meditation-guide/comment-page-2/#comment-7446 alex Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:54:54 +0000 http://TheGrowingLife.com/2008/03/meditation-guide/#comment-7446 well im new to all of this. my friend told me he meditates all the time, and he's the most calm and "down to earth" peopl i know. always sees the best in things. i just read the guide and it makes sense. but i've never tried it, i've never read about it until just now, so i dont understand everything in there. if it was my very very first time trying it, what are all the steps i should take, like where would i start? im just kind of confused, but im very stressed, and im trying to not be well im new to all of this. my friend told me he meditates all the time, and he’s the most calm and “down to earth” peopl i know. always sees the best in things. i just read the guide and it makes sense. but i’ve never tried it, i’ve never read about it until just now, so i dont understand everything in there. if it was my very very first time trying it, what are all the steps i should take, like where would i start? im just kind of confused, but im very stressed, and im trying to not be

]]> By: Sudhakar http://www.projectmojave.com/blog/meditation-guide/comment-page-2/#comment-7448 Sudhakar Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:30:57 +0000 http://TheGrowingLife.com/2008/03/meditation-guide/#comment-7448 I think this is the ideal guide for the beginner. However, it is more geared towards the Western mind. I would just like to point out that the act, goal, and significance of meditation varies by culture and even religion, as I have heard many a person try to say "Ohhh that's what Indians do!" when they read such a guide as this. Nevertheless, a great overview of the basic practice! I think this is the ideal guide for the beginner. However, it is more geared towards the Western mind. I would just like to point out that the act, goal, and significance of meditation varies by culture and even religion, as I have heard many a person try to say “Ohhh that’s what Indians do!” when they read such a guide as this. Nevertheless, a great overview of the basic practice!

]]> By: michael http://www.projectmojave.com/blog/meditation-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-7439 michael Wed, 14 May 2008 05:32:37 +0000 http://TheGrowingLife.com/2008/03/meditation-guide/#comment-7439 So you say there is no value in devotion, or in making a distinction that *that* person is a lineage holder. Respectfully, I disagree, my experience has taught me otherwise. So you say there is no value in devotion, or in making a distinction that *that* person is a lineage holder. Respectfully, I disagree, my experience has taught me otherwise.

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