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# Re: Qestions regarding Step One

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- Subject: Re: [BardonPraxis] Qestions regarding Step One
- From: "Rawn Clark" <rawnclark@...>
- Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 17:19:10 -0700
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    Dear Daniel,

    >> 1. Since I have had some experience in meditation, when I do the TT,
    it's more like EOM because few thoughts come out. So, Should I meditate
    naturally - meaning most often directly go to the EOM stage, or do I
    force it to stay in the TT stage. <<

    This is a fairly common situation for those who have prior experience
    with meditation. The mind, when under observation, goes quiet of its
    own accord. This is also one consequence of the thought observation
    exercise itself. However, the point of this exercise is the development
    of your ability to maintain a consistent observation, whether your mind
    is filled with thoughts or completely quiet.

    So, no, you shouldn't devolve into EOM but should rather maintain your
    observation of *whatever* happens in your mind.

    >> 2. What is the duration of cold shower, should it be just enough time
    (say 10") to get wet or last a few minutes? <<

    If you read http://www.ABardonCompanion.com/Cold.html you'll see the
    purpose of this exercise is two-fold: to detoxify materially and
    energetically and to stimulate the pores. So you will need to stay
    under the cold water long enough to achieve these goals while not
    overly-chilling yourself.

    >> Could we replace the tower-rubbing with hot water shower? <<

    The towel-rubbing does more than just warm the body. It also helps to
    remove any dead cells that remain as well as stimulating the pores.

    >> 3. What is exactly meant by "be able to observe your own thoughts for
    at lest 10' without the slightest digression"? In another word: what
    should be achieved through TT before we can go to the next step, in
    plain English? <<

    It means that you should be able to maintain a consistent state of
    observation of whatever is happening within your mind -- without
    interfering with what's going on, without any participation in what's
    going on, and without any loss of your observer-mode focus -- for at
    least 10'. The *only* thing you are to do for that 10' is *observe*.

    >> Suggestion to Rawn: If there is a FAQ page, many of the repeated
    questions might be avoided. A fast way to create the FAQ page is to
    hyperlink FAQ to another page of your site at:
    http://www.abardoncompanion.com/Corresp-Links.html. Is it feasible to
    categorize the messages into different topics like IIH, Quabalah, etc.?
    It will need too much effort to browse through the almost three
    thousands messages just to find a specific answer. <<

    ;-) This is what search engines are for! On my homepage, near the
    bottom, you will find a search engine with which you can search my
    entire website. And on the BardonPraxis webpage, you will also find a
    search feature with which you can search all the BardonPraxis messages.

    My best to you,
    :) Rawn Clark
    11 July 2004
    rawnclark@...
    rawn@...
    http://www.ABardonCompanion.com
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BardonPraxis
    http://E.webring.com/hub?ring=arionthebardonwe

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    - From: "Daniel Zhao" <danielz_99@...>

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