Theos-Talk Archives (September 1999 Message tt00067)

>>>As an additional stimulus to seeking out guidance, it should be noted
that no
where in Theosophical teachings are there any EXPLICIT instructions as to
EXACTLY **HOW** TO MEDITATE.  I've spoken to a great number of Theosophists
regarding this, mostly in ULT, and it is agreed -- we as a group have but a
few loose ideas on how to meditate, what posture should be used, how to
focus
the mind (even though we are enjoined to meditate a half hour or more every
day!).  And we have but a few meditation books (in rough translation) such
as
Patanjali's YOGA APHORISMS -- but not a single qualified teacher of that
book.  No one I'm aware of would claim to have mastered that yogic tradition
-- after 100 hundred years of practice. >>>

Thanks for your remarks about meditation Rich.

Did any of the many Theosophists you asked, or will you, comment on why
there aren't any explicit instructions in the Theosophical teachings?

Tony


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