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| Spent this afternoon at a five hour meditation workshop with Sally
Kempton. http://www.sallykempton.com/
She is a devotee of Swami Muktananda. The workshop was all about
tantric approaches to meditation. It was really terrific. One of her
main points was that a regular meditation practice is of core
importance, but there are certain techniques that need to be used from
time to time to keep the practice from becoming rote.
She had a number of interesting guided meditations that were
interspersed with discussions of the aspects of the practice. She
travels around the country and I highly recommend seeing her if she
comes your way. Her message is very compatible with TM. She is very
clear that her aim is not to change one's current practice, but only to
add some perspective. Its all about finding freedom and love through
the practice.
--
~Stu
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| Bhairitu 2005-05-01, 5:57 pm |
| Stu wrote:
> Spent this afternoon at a five hour meditation workshop with Sally
> Kempton. http://www.sallykempton.com/
>
> She is a devotee of Swami Muktananda. The workshop was all about
> tantric approaches to meditation. It was really terrific. One of her
> main points was that a regular meditation practice is of core
> importance, but there are certain techniques that need to be used from
> time to time to keep the practice from becoming rote.
>
> She had a number of interesting guided meditations that were
> interspersed with discussions of the aspects of the practice. She
> travels around the country and I highly recommend seeing her if she
> comes your way. Her message is very compatible with TM. She is very
> clear that her aim is not to change one's current practice, but only to
> add some perspective. Its all about finding freedom and love through
> the practice.
So she was teaching meditation using shaktipat? Sounds like she spent
enough time with Muktananda to have learned that technique.
- Bhairitu
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| On 2005-05-01 11:35:06 -0700, Bhairitu <noozguru@earthlink.net> said:
> Stu wrote:
> So she was teaching meditation using shaktipat? Sounds like she spent
> enough time with Muktananda to have learned that technique.
>
> - Bhairitu
She did not mention shaktipat directly. It is clear that she has
secularized the practice a bit for her audience. Most of her advice
was very well rooted in the practicalities of meditation. There was a
tremendous force of positive energy coming from her. Somehow highly
metaphysical concepts like the chakras, the subtle body, the nadis
became as real and palpable as the blankets we were sitting on. I
suspect shaktipat was simply intrinsic to her nature.
--
~Stu
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| Bhairitu 2005-05-04, 9:02 am |
| Stu wrote:
> Spent this afternoon at a five hour meditation workshop with Sally
> Kempton. http://www.sallykempton.com/
>
> She is a devotee of Swami Muktananda. The workshop was all about
> tantric approaches to meditation. It was really terrific. One of her
> main points was that a regular meditation practice is of core
> importance, but there are certain techniques that need to be used from
> time to time to keep the practice from becoming rote.
>
> She had a number of interesting guided meditations that were
> interspersed with discussions of the aspects of the practice. She
> travels around the country and I highly recommend seeing her if she
> comes your way. Her message is very compatible with TM. She is very
> clear that her aim is not to change one's current practice, but only to
> add some perspective. Its all about finding freedom and love through
> the practice.
So she was teaching meditation using shaktipat? Sounds like she spent
enough time with Muktananda to have learned that technique.
- Bhairitu
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| On 2005-05-01 11:35:06 -0700, Bhairitu <noozguru@earthlink.net> said:
> Stu wrote:
> So she was teaching meditation using shaktipat? Sounds like she spent
> enough time with Muktananda to have learned that technique.
>
> - Bhairitu
She did not mention shaktipat directly. It is clear that she has
secularized the practice a bit for her audience. Most of her advice
was very well rooted in the practicalities of meditation. There was a
tremendous force of positive energy coming from her. Somehow highly
metaphysical concepts like the chakras, the subtle body, the nadis
became as real and palpable as the blankets we were sitting on. I
suspect shaktipat was simply intrinsic to her nature.
--
~Stu
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| On 2005-05-01 11:35:06 -0700, Bhairitu <noozguru@earthlink.net> said:
> Stu wrote:
> So she was teaching meditation using shaktipat? Sounds like she spent
> enough time with Muktananda to have learned that technique.
>
> - Bhairitu
She did not mention shaktipat directly. It is clear that she has
secularized the practice a bit for her audience. Most of her advice
was very well rooted in the practicalities of meditation. There was a
tremendous force of positive energy coming from her. Somehow highly
metaphysical concepts like the chakras, the subtle body, the nadis
became as real and palpable as the blankets we were sitting on. I
suspect shaktipat was simply intrinsic to her nature.
--
~Stu
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