Theos-Talk Archives (January 2007 Message tt00077)

Konstantin,

Thanks. 

But has anyone said that half an hour meditation is enough?

Don't think so. 

Carlos. 


--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Konstantin Zaitzev" 
<kay_ziatz@...> wrote:
>
> > H.P.B. warns us of the dangers of "sitting for development"
> 
> The anonymous author probably somewhat misunderstood HPB. 
Certainly 
> meditation is not without its dangers but the "sitting for 
> development" is a spiritualistic term and means particular 
practice 
> clearly described in the spiritualistic literature and having not 
much 
> in common with meditation.
> While almost any meditation is connected with setting the mind 
under 
> control, the "sitting for development [of mediumship]" is rather 
> letting the body and mind out of control to enable the spirits 
> manifest through it.
> In HPB's times it scarcely required any additional explanation, 
while 
> some modern theosophists have vague conception about literature 
and 
> practice of spiritualism.
> 
> > How can we suppose that half-an-hour of meditation, while
> > spending the remaining hours the way we like, will enable us to 
> concentrate?
> 
> Some authors say that it's enough, the key is regularity. The too 
long 
> meditation for a beginner may overstrain his brain and can cause 
harm 
> instead of good.
>