Comments on: Is meditation little more effective than stroking the dog, or sitting under a tree? And how do you know you’ve found the truth? http://www.ydig.us/is-meditation-little-more-than-stroking-the-dog-sitting-under-a-tree-and-how-do-you-know-youve-found-the-truth/ dig to understand, to know, to be aware of, to enjoy, to be hip to Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:19:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tracy Tischuk http://www.ydig.us/is-meditation-little-more-than-stroking-the-dog-sitting-under-a-tree-and-how-do-you-know-youve-found-the-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Tracy Tischuk Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:27:16 +0000 http://www.ydig.us/?p=693#comment-123 Thank you for publishing this wonderful interview. it was very soothing and inspiring to listen to this account of a simple way to center our everyday 'modern' lives around a practice of meditation that can give us a more spiritual existence. The interviewer and interviewee communicate harmoniously and honestly and demonstrate great sensitivity and insight. It is a pleasure to hear this perceptive account of someone who has been able to experience the true meaning of spirituality in his everyday life. This interview reminds me of my own search and observations in finding a meditation practice that gives a subtle but meaningful spiritual dimension to my life. The conversation highlighted the difference between lives struggling and searching for inner satisfaction versus those that have found a way to truly experience and express the qualities of joy, innocence and peace. Thank you for publishing this wonderful interview. it was very soothing and inspiring to listen to this account of a simple way to center our everyday ‘modern’ lives around a practice of meditation that can give us a more spiritual existence. The interviewer and interviewee communicate harmoniously and honestly and demonstrate great sensitivity and insight. It is a pleasure to hear this perceptive account of someone who has been able to experience the true meaning of spirituality in his everyday life. This interview reminds me of my own search and observations in finding a meditation practice that gives a subtle but meaningful spiritual dimension to my life. The conversation highlighted the difference between lives struggling and searching for inner satisfaction versus those that have found a way to truly experience and express the qualities of joy, innocence and peace.

]]> By: Herbert http://www.ydig.us/is-meditation-little-more-than-stroking-the-dog-sitting-under-a-tree-and-how-do-you-know-youve-found-the-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Herbert Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:42:00 +0000 http://www.ydig.us/?p=693#comment-116 This is one of the most intriguing interviews I have heard in a long time. I loved the calm atmosphere, I loved the deep sincerity and honesty radiating credibility and I loved the gentleness in the direction the interviewer conveyed while at the same time allowing himself to be directed by the natural flow and course of the conversation. Highly recommended. This is one of the most intriguing interviews I have heard in a long time. I loved the calm atmosphere, I loved the deep sincerity and honesty radiating credibility and I loved the gentleness in the direction the interviewer conveyed while at the same time allowing himself to be directed by the natural flow and course of the conversation.

Highly recommended.

]]> By: Louisa Upadhya http://www.ydig.us/is-meditation-little-more-than-stroking-the-dog-sitting-under-a-tree-and-how-do-you-know-youve-found-the-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Louisa Upadhya Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:21:34 +0000 http://www.ydig.us/?p=693#comment-115 There are many ways to relax. But, with Sahaja meditation I have found the truth. The truth means knowing who you really are and why you are here on the earth. If we are interested in finding that out then we will. It just depends on what we are seeking. I, too, was a deep and active seeker as a child. I went from one religious organization to another in hopes of finding "it". I wasn't really sure what I was seeking for or how and when I would find it. But, in a sense, the truth almost finds us, when we are sincerely desiring to find it. When I knew that I found it, I had the deepest meditation of my life - honestly - no exaggeration. I was completely aware, more so than I have ever been or thought I could be - and I just understood everything there is to understand. I know this may sound cliche or exaggerated or even vague, but it's the best way I can describe it and only until you also experience it will you be able to understand what I mean. But, all I can say, is that if we deeply want to know ourselves, we will find it. All the best in your seeking endeavors. I am happy to say that I am no longer a seeker of truth because I have now found it. There are many ways to relax. But, with Sahaja meditation I have found the truth. The truth means knowing who you really are and why you are here on the earth. If we are interested in finding that out then we will. It just depends on what we are seeking. I, too, was a deep and active seeker as a child. I went from one religious organization to another in hopes of finding “it”. I wasn’t really sure what I was seeking for or how and when I would find it. But, in a sense, the truth almost finds us, when we are sincerely desiring to find it. When I knew that I found it, I had the deepest meditation of my life – honestly – no exaggeration. I was completely aware, more so than I have ever been or thought I could be – and I just understood everything there is to understand. I know this may sound cliche or exaggerated or even vague, but it’s the best way I can describe it and only until you also experience it will you be able to understand what I mean. But, all I can say, is that if we deeply want to know ourselves, we will find it. All the best in your seeking endeavors. I am happy to say that I am no longer a seeker of truth because I have now found it.

]]> By: Angela Reininger http://www.ydig.us/is-meditation-little-more-than-stroking-the-dog-sitting-under-a-tree-and-how-do-you-know-youve-found-the-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Angela Reininger Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:46:22 +0000 http://www.ydig.us/?p=693#comment-113 I've had this frustration throughout my Sahaj life when I encountered people who were earnestly seeking but could not perceive Shri Mataji as I did or experience thoughtless awareness nor even feel vibrations or believe what they felt was vibrations. I think the difference is that when I received my realization and heard the talks of Shri Mataji, it was not like I was learning something foreign - it felt like I was remembering something inside that I could never articulate. She resonated with everything within me, therefore I knew it was true - instinctively. Taking a walk today I remembered how before my realization I had a disconnected feeling with all life. Books that I read, knowledge that I encountered, nature in her entirety was like a dream that I would reach out to but could never enter into. After my realization a new awareness that I am one with not only myself (as strange as this may sound) but also with my environment. I felt this connection as a physical, emotional and spiritual experience. Knowledge became alive in my life as it poured out in my daily experience for me to witness and enjoy. The earth, the water, the air and the fire became part of my being and I was one with their substance. "As ye seek so shall ye find", I guess only that one that seeks purely will find - for sure they will find. It is not for me to judge who that seeker is. I’ve had this frustration throughout my Sahaj life when I encountered people who were earnestly seeking but could not perceive Shri Mataji as I did or experience thoughtless awareness nor even feel vibrations or believe what they felt was vibrations.

I think the difference is that when I received my realization and heard the talks of Shri Mataji, it was not like I was learning something foreign – it felt like I was remembering something inside that I could never articulate. She resonated with everything within me, therefore I knew it was true – instinctively.

Taking a walk today I remembered how before my realization I had a disconnected feeling with all life. Books that I read, knowledge that I encountered, nature in her entirety was like a dream that I would reach out to but could never enter into.

After my realization a new awareness that I am one with not only myself (as strange as this may sound) but also with my environment. I felt this connection as a physical, emotional and spiritual experience. Knowledge became alive in my life as it poured out in my daily experience for me to witness and enjoy. The earth, the water, the air and the fire became part of my being and I was one with their substance. “As ye seek so shall ye find”, I guess only that one that seeks purely will find – for sure they will find. It is not for me to judge who that seeker is.

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