[Buddha-l] FW: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi dies

[Jackhat1 at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/8/2008 11:52:03 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
twin_oceans at yahoo.com writes:

I found  Zen about a year or two after I stopped doing TM; then, after 15 
years of Zen,  I found Vipassana, which, in my opinion 7 years later, is a much 
better match  for me personally.
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I had much the same experience. I started off with TM in the early 70's,  
then went to Zen and have been doing vipassana for the last 25+ years. I  had 
trouble with TM after two years. Every time I meditated it was like entering  a 
nightmare. This caused me to quit meditating for a year or two. Then I  got Zen 
instruction and everything has been fine since. I think part of my  problem 
with TM was that I never went back to the TM instructors after I started  
having problems.
 
TM as I was taught is just samadhi meditation and fits within a Buddhist  
framework. I still use my TM mantra for meditation every once and awhile. I  
wonder what the problem I had and others had was all about.
 
Jack H



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