I just ordered it based on a recommendation in another post here. I'll tell you why I'm interested (do you really care?
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My meditation technique leaves something to be desired. That is, I need practice and fine-tuning. After I perform my so-called puja and aarti at my shrine... my puja and aarti simply consists of prayers and mantras, and offering light to the deities, then a round or two of japa... I've begun to sit quietly at the shrine, eyes closed, chin or dhyāna mudrā and Burmese posture (even on cushions my feet fall asleep
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I try to clear my mind and think of nothing except letting whatever (divine) energy come to me like a lightning rod. I sit there trying to absorb the devas' energy and blessings. I've had fleeting experiences of it working. I've ordered a brass Sudarshana (Sri Vishnu) yantra to meditate japa on. The yantra's energy surrounds you. I'm thinking that even during zazen, which I'm striving for, I should feel the Lord's presence and energy.
Thoughts, comments from the group?
My meditation technique leaves something to be desired. That is, I need practice and fine-tuning. After I perform my so-called puja and aarti at my shrine... my puja and aarti simply consists of prayers and mantras, and offering light to the deities, then a round or two of japa... I've begun to sit quietly at the shrine, eyes closed, chin or dhyāna mudrā and Burmese posture (even on cushions my feet fall asleep
I try to clear my mind and think of nothing except letting whatever (divine) energy come to me like a lightning rod. I sit there trying to absorb the devas' energy and blessings. I've had fleeting experiences of it working. I've ordered a brass Sudarshana (Sri Vishnu) yantra to meditate japa on. The yantra's energy surrounds you. I'm thinking that even during zazen, which I'm striving for, I should feel the Lord's presence and energy.
Thoughts, comments from the group?