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I say Al Fatihah for a number of people.
Michael,
It's good to hear from you, the only reason I haven't posted anything recently is because although I feel selfish in asking questions alone, I don't feel I have enough 'good' or first hand information to share with everyone. My questions ...
Whenever I am not besieged by anxieties and desires, I do also try to observe life objectively and try to find some space, it is a proper uphill struggle. I am trying to understand the statement, 'thy will be done..'
I greatly enjoyed reading everyone's accounts of meeting their teachers. thanks to you all. I have a shaykh and tariqa that I have never personally met, but that I had taken bayat with a few years ago. fast forward...and after countless hours of p...
Is the word aspiration any better?
That is a good take on 'desire' Joanne, it is also a very mature attitude not to be attached to your desires, but indulge in it as if were a dream and not get disappointed if its not fulfilled. I should aspire to this.
After the various musings related to this post, I had to re - think my whole understanding of desire. When I first read Tahir shah's Caliph's House, I took it literally and thought the book somehow sort of promotes a sort of blatant materialism. Y...
Far from this being rambling Michael, that is really thought provoking stuff, yes, you are absolutely right. Instead of trying everyday to overcome ingrained habits, I am trying to abdicate responsibility and looking for a magical cure. After post...
Hi Rajan,
It occurs to me that people with little or no spiritual interest can and do break bad habits with only awareness and reasoning (plus willpower!)
That being the case, to what extent can the presence of bad habits be linked to the absenc...
what are, if any, practices that enable one to break out of habits - things that you do repetitively, sometimes out of boredom, sometimes for comfort other times for a buzz , sometimes even to the detriment of your physical and mental well being, ...
But think about it. The universe is such that we can conceive a desire, and with certain efforts, attain it. We aren't completely buffeted by events we can't control, at the mercy of blind chance. We can, at least to some extent, shape our own fut...
I am a little bit preoccupied by this idea of finding a teacher, mentor or guide at the moment and sometimes I suspect that this could be a manifestation of greed. A friend of mine who has more of an idea about such matters says to me that one doe...
You are right Michael, my response was a bit off the cuff, not well thought out. The truth is, you and others have pointed out to me in the past that the self has many facets. I have also been reminded at various times that you can't expect absolu...
Hi Rajan,
Don't go with it just because it's more comforting. That doesn't make it true, if it is true, that is! :-)
Mind you, one thing seems sure: Shah was trying to teach his readers something. So should they be surprised by the suggestion th...
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The way to a real teacher
Are there any accounts of any modern day seeker meeting with, and recognising, a teacher? and being accepted? A chronicle of their mind states whilst they are grappling with words, concepts, ideas?
Irina Tweedie's 'Chasm of fire' deals with this theme, but,this is more about her experiences under the guidance of her teacher than before she found him. I am interested in their experiences before this stage, what actually led them to the teacher.
From the above book;
'"Why did you come to me?" He a… Continue
Irina Tweedie's 'Chasm of fire' deals with this theme, but,this is more about her experiences under the guidance of her teacher than before she found him. I am interested in their experiences before this stage, what actually led them to the teacher.
From the above book;
'"Why did you come to me?" He a… Continue
Posted on July 15, 2009 at 9:29am — 19 Comments
meditation as psychotherapy
Is it harmful in the long run for one's spiritual development to use yoga and meditation techniques as psychotherapeutic tools? I have always been tempted to seek out a yoga instructor or meditation advisor to calm my psychological and emotional unbalance, but,been fearful that this may simply treat the superficial 'existential' crisis and create a false sense of well being. The doctors are always Prozac happy and I do not want to go down this route. Is it better, in the long run to persevere wi… Continue
Posted on June 25, 2009 at 10:41am — 35 Comments
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- At 9:22pm on June 19, 2009,
Jane said…
- Hello. I am glad to see you here again, over the last few days I was thinking about your last post, vaguely because I can no longer refer to it and my memory is very wobbly! I have recently been reading about freedom of choice and freedom from choice and how they relate to each other and in a way flip one to the other.
Best wishes etc
Jane
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