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**Jannet.K** · 04-13-2011, 03:53 PM

I meant more the orientation itself: that people should take an interest in coming to know the nature of their mind and the patterns that are working themselves out in their lives.

Hi Glow,
Absolutely agree with that. That's all part and parcel of the insight process IMHO. I think the calming side of things buys people some distance from their normal habitual mode of interaction.
Hopefully, they can then use this contrast to learn about how their own mind works.

But you'd be surprised how many people you will come across in meditation centers that don't not benefit from the practice because they never get beyond the initial calming that takes place -- they don't carry that stillness over to their everyday mundane lives. I'm certainly surprised at what often gets presented as meditation.

04-13-2011, 03:53 PM	#18
Jannet.K Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 517 Senior Member	I meant more the orientation itself: that people should take an interest in coming to know the nature of their mind and the patterns that are working themselves out in their lives. Hi Glow, Absolutely agree with that. That's all part and parcel of the insight process IMHO. I think the calming side of things buys people some distance from their normal habitual mode of interaction. Hopefully, they can then use this contrast to learn about how their own mind works. But you'd be surprised how many people you will come across in meditation centers that don't not benefit from the practice because they never get beyond the initial calming that takes place -- they don't carry that stillness over to their everyday mundane lives. I'm certainly surprised at what often gets presented as meditation.
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