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Date Posted: 12:14:45 07/11/08 Fri
Author: Michael
Subject: Re: Spiritual Awakening
In reply to: iteo 's message, "Re: Spiritual Awakening" on 13:50:46 07/05/08 Sat

Well, after spending two weeks with the Yogi (and the previous week his attendant staying with us) I find myself really challenged. My rather attention-seeking behaviour, smart-arse comebacks at anyone being a bit difficult and all other such traits that I have developed over the years were pretty much exposed and queried.

Basically, if Im serious about my spiritual practice I will have to change drastically. But then spiritual practice is supposed to be about transformation. I thought I would just sit in meditation each day, gradually extending the time. It turns out that its going to be very different. i have to consider everyone's needs, put what I want to one side, spend time on the most demanding and difficult people (the ones I would prefer to avoid) and this would be at the expense of time with the people I like. That, and a whole load of other things. The meditation will just help keep me calm as people make trouble - as they will do increasingly. Whatever people do or say, I must remain calm and peaceful. I didn�t even manage to maintain that on the way to the airport, when someone gave me rubbish directions, didn�t allow me to follow their car, and then was very sarcastic that I got lost. Fell at the first minor test. Damn.

Hmmmm, this is going to be so tough.

>Thanks for the link - I will look at it in depth
>
>Good luck with your retreat!
>
>>www.srby.org is the website. Doing a one day
>>meditation retreat today and final public programme
>>tomorrow....hence the reason I have not been in
>>contact much.
>>
>>>Does he have a web site?
>>>
>>>He could be a Buddha, I do believe that there must
>>>have been more than one.

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Replies:

Re: Spiritual Awakening -- iteo, 22:13:59 07/12/08 Sat
- Physical Awakening -- Organ Morgan, 07:12:19 07/13/08 Sun
  - Re: Physical Awakening -- iteo, 11:35:23 07/13/08 Sun
- Re: Spiritual Awakening -- Michael, 17:51:07 07/13/08 Sun
  - Re: Spiritual Awakening -- iteo, 18:22:49 07/13/08 Sun
    - Re: Spiritual Awakening -- michael, 14:20:10 07/14/08 Mon
      - Re: Spiritual Awakening -- iteo, 23:20:10 07/15/08 Tue
        Re: Spiritual Awakening -- Michael, 01:22:13 07/16/08 Wed
        Re: Spiritual Awakening -- iteo, 11:31:48 07/16/08 Wed
        Re: Spiritual Awakening -- Michael, 01:09:44 07/17/08 Thu
        Re: Spiritual Awakening -- iteo, 12:39:14 07/17/08 Thu
        Re: Spiritual Awakening -- Michael, 14:39:42 07/17/08 Thu
        Re: Spiritual Awakening -- iteo, 15:16:32 07/17/08 Thu
        Re: Spiritual Awakening -- Organ Morgan, 02:04:24 07/18/08 Fri
        Re: Spiritual Awakening -- Michael, 13:56:26 07/18/08 Fri
        Re: Spiritual Awakening -- iteo, 16:23:38 07/18/08 Fri
        Re: Spiritual Awakening -- Organ Morgan, 17:42:36 07/18/08 Fri