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From: crm@duke.UUCP (Charles R. Martin)
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Re: The quality of meditation
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Date: Thu, 3-May-84 17:12:22 EDT
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Posted: Thu May  3 17:12:22 1984
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This is an interesting article...

An interesting thing to note about meditation is that, while it is
not a "sausage machine", it IS a repeatable phenomenon.  If someone
carefully follows the meditation instructions given by practically
*any* reliable teacher, they will see an effect, usually in about
two weeks.

Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh's "Orange Book" is a collection of many many
traditional meditations, all of which have much the same sorts of
effects after practice.  In addition, most non-Eastern religions
have also had some meditative practice in their background. (Cf.
the "Cloud of Unknowing" or the "kyrie eleison" practice of
Christianity.

In fact, it seems to be so repeatable, I'm surprized religious
people get invloved with it at all... no faith involved...

(mutter mumble)