Message #47163

[Jitendra Hydonus]

Weboflife, you mentioned having respiratory issues. The IAM technique does not extend the breath as much as the higher SRF meditation techniques. That is my take on it, so you may find it a helpful addition to your meditation practice. Amma is quite open about her IAM technique and does not have as focused approach as SRF. What I mean by that is that she sees nothing interfering with her practice. She just would like us not to combine different meditation techniques. Practice the SRF meditation techniques separately from other practices.

I am very grateful for my experience with the Self Realization Fellowship. In all my years involved though they do seem to have the attitude that nothing else is needed. I do not dispute their attitude. I just have found for me that some other practices…. They add variety and new approaches that are quite different in some ways. So I have found that for instance the feminine approach to the divine has helped me and my spiritual aspirations. Especially coming from what I consider a Master as Anandamoy Ma  is and Amma is also.