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# Re: Vacancy of thought

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- To: BardonPraxis@yahoogroups.com
- Subject: Re: Vacancy of thought
- From: "peter_reist" <peter_reist@...>
- Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 20:00:54 -0000
- In-reply-to: <HEELIFLHBEKFKKBMAFFCOEIBCCAA.radziel@...>
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    Justin,

    It is my opinion that the three meditative exercises found within
    step one are essentially the same thing, with only qualitiative as
    opposed quantitative differences. Within the observation of though,
    vacancy of mind can be found in the empty spaces that exist between
    one thought and the next. Within one pointedness, the vacancy of mind
    exists behind the one pointedness and in vacancy of mind, the one
    pointedness exists behind the vacancy, penetrating into the subject
    that was previously held within the sights of one pointedness before
    slipping into the vacancy.

    In some respects, one could say that observation of thoughts exists
    within the water region of the mental body, one pointedness within
    the air region, and vacancy of mind being found within the fire
    region of the mental body.

    Love and Live well,
    Peter Reist

    --- In BardonPraxis@yahoogroups.com, "Radziel" <radziel@a...> wrote:
    > Ave,
    >
    > Have past experience, but am working on Step 1 on IIH, as have just
    of late
    > fortunately stumbled upon Bardon's work. So, when
    exercising "thought
    > control" meditations in the past, there have been many methods, but
    the one
    > that is the most basic yet most rewarding is the focus on the
    breath.
    > Watching it enter and leave, watching the movement of the abdomen
    pulling
    > and pushing, rising and falling. The duality of it all, can easily
    hold
    > unwavering attention for quite some time. In IIH's Step 1, this
    method would
    > probably fall under the "single-thought" version of the meditation.
    However,
    > after about ten minutes of focusing on the breath, it's as if it
    becomes
    > automatic without losing the intense focus. Like that's where the
    mind is
    > at, but it's not thinking about it, it's just happening. This,
    state of the
    > meditation, seems like it would fit in the "vacancy of mind"
    version of Step
    > 1's meditation. Though, it seems like this approach is different
    than that
    > illustatrated by Bardon, for he says that in this last step of the
    > meditation, all thoughts should be energetically dismissed. In the
    method
    > illustrated above though, there is not a chance for thoughts to come
    > through, because the focus is on the breath, that is the sole
    thought. Then,
    > from the "1" thought, it transmutes to the "0" thought, just out of
    > calibrating and aligning, if you will, the planes of self. Perhaps,
    this is
    > exactly what is meant by the Step 1 meditation, and this was all
    just
    > further description for it. In any case, this may be of some help
    to others.
    >
    > PaxAmoreLvx,
    > Justin
    > AV
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > "I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round,
    > I really love to watch them roll"
    > John

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    - From: "Radziel" <radziel@...>

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