Re: questions...

["bufferm4n" <bufferm4n@...>]

I always wondered if I can replace thought observance with Yogic 
Asana, which is also thought observance but sitting down cross legged 
so the body can used to be in the same posture for several minutes. 
Is this any good?

--- In BardonPraxis@yahoogroups.com, "Rawn Clark" <rawnclark@n...> 
wrote:
> Dear Chenxsi,
> 
> >> Regarding the step 2 mental exercises, what exactly is the
> recommanded degree of success? Is it like when you imagine a sound
> for 5 minutes, there is to be absoultely no other thoughts 
intruding,
> without any need to manage distractions? <<
> 
> That's certainly part of the requirement but these are aspects 
that, by
> now, should come easily since the ability to focus your mind on one
> thing was established with the Step One work. The main thrust of 
these
> particular exercises is that a) you be able to create any sound you 
want
> with your mind; and, b) that you be able to isolate just the single
> sense of hearing from your other senses.
> 
> >> Do i have to continue doing the step 1 mental exercises, such as 
the
> thought-observation and one-pointedness exercises? <<
> 
> You do not have to continue with the observation ("thought control")
> exercise unless you find it pleasurable. The Step Two sensory
> concentration exercises themselves are a form of "one-pointedness" 
so
> there's also no need to continue the Step One version of the 
exercise,
> per se. However, one-pointedness is still a valuable tool for the
> magician at every stage of their development in terms of it being 
useful
> for increasing one's understanding of any given topic.
> 
> What MUST be continued and steadily deepened is the emptiness of 
mind
> meditation. This is one exercise that you should persist in
> indefinitely.
> 
> My best to you,
> :) Rawn Clark
> 04 Apr 2003
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