08-02-2021, 02:29 PM
(08-02-2021, 10:57 AM)Infinite Wrote:(08-01-2021, 06:23 PM)Ming the Merciful Wrote: Without wanting to put a "Damper on Things", what is the point? I came from the School of Zen, and such practises are considered pointless. Meditation development is to achieve Spiritual Awakening and Self-Development, and eventually Liberation. Spoon bending achieves nothing. Are you seeking to become "Awake" with "Party Tricks", or in it for the "Real Thing". I consider such practises and something that is holding you back, and not taking you forward. It is like the story in Zen, where a student spent ten years in Meditation on the bank of a river, seeking to cross the river by Levitation. The Spiritual Master passed, and said use the bridge. It would be easier to bend a spoon with a hammer, than wasting time in Meditation.
My interest is more in what exactly this "intense meditation" would be. What kind of technique does this consist of.
My favourite technique is Still Mind Meditation. Simply, stop thinking. At the beginning you stop thinking for a few seconds. Then as you advance, increase the time. It is an easy technique at the beginning, and then after you have extended it to twenty or thirty seconds, the Mind demands to regain control. Do you control your Mind, or does your Mind control you? I am the Master of my Mind. Intense Meditation begins when you remain in constant control. Only you will know when that happens. It is different for each individual, and no two people are alike. Bending spoons are for magicians and illusionists. I even question the validity of Uri Geller? He has a sordid past with the CIA and the Israeli Secret Service.