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thundu
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 Posted - Feb 08 2006 : 11:06:58 AM
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We all are meditating to move towards infinite love or bakthi.... Small fear develops into my mind when i think of meditation...If i meditate , will i lose interest in sex , family, committment ,personal goals and success in my office..... Will all this become meaningless finally will i become a sanyasi..
i know sanyasi is a very sacred and pure way of life.... But i want be with my family ,society and want to contribute to this world in a big way and also understand meaning of life , god , love.... is it possible?.. Every time when i meditate this fear comes to my mind at the starting... i know its a very silly question..but help me yogis |
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Victor
USA
910 Posts |
Posted - Feb 08 2006 : 12:25:40 PM
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I don't think you need to worry about it.
You will follow the path that your heart tells you to follow. AYP meditation should not make it more difficult for you to maintain your responsibilities and commitments aside from the need for times for practice. I have personally found myself become more grounded in my life since practicing AYP rather than less so. Have no fear and just make practice part of your daily routine like brushing your teeth and eating dinner. |
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Jim and His Karma
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Posted - Feb 08 2006 : 1:51:08 PM
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I think everyone who gets seriously into a practice asks themselves the "will I withdraw from society and make this a full time thing?" question. For some it's fear, for others it's compulsion. In any case, it's an evergreen!
You've found the right practice. AYP is geared to householders, not monks. It's simple, pragmatic, and specifically includes measures to AVOID your practice taking over your life.
All practice involves surrender, and surrender is slightly scary (until you do it and find out your fears were completely unfounded). But it doesn't lead to roaming naked through the woods, it leads to bathing in the beauty of each moment (even if your personal goals aren't met).
It does involve letting go of assumptions. But you won't lose your memory or identity or your ability to do what you do (on contrary...you'll do it all better and infinitely more cheerfully and energetically!). You won't lose the people and things you love, you'll just fall in love with everything else just as much. You'll open your doors wide. It's what you've always yearned to do. |
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david_obsidian
USA
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Posted - Feb 08 2006 : 3:43:31 PM
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The other thing to keep in mind is that things do not have to be forever. You can be a sannyasi for a few years and then .... quit, if that is the right word. 
Some traditions tend to unfortunately have all-or-nothing-and-forever mind-sets about this sort of thing. In my own Catholic background, thre is a lot of richness of monastic tradition, but unfortunately it is all-or-nothing-and-forever -- they just don't have the point of view that it would be good for someone to be a monk for a few years.
Some Buddhist traditions are tuned in non-permanent monkhood. There are places where it is quite accepted for a man to go and be a monk for a few years and then go out into the world.
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Sparkle
Ireland
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Posted - Feb 09 2006 : 04:17:04 AM
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How about conscription for Monkhood.
Your choice - the Army or the Monastery!!
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Etherfish
USA
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Posted - Feb 09 2006 : 06:53:57 AM
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| You'll only become a sanyasi if that's what you really want to do in your heart! |
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thundu
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Posted - Feb 09 2006 : 1:33:15 PM
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| thanks everyone....somehow i am satisfied with your replies |
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