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Hi DhO,
I have a friend who has crossed the A&P several times over the past couple of years, but who refuses to do any sort of meditation. Her fear comes from being with me during my "fall from grace" and her general fear of anything unfamiliar. Time and time again I hear her describing dark night territory, and it's really screwing up her life and mine due to it leaking out all over the place. Despite how demystified I present it, or by telling her that she's perpetually living in some of the worst of it "right now," she will not budge.
So my question to all of you are: what would you do in this situation? The dark nights I passed through were extremely painful, but also extremely quick; for those of you who have spent months in this territory, what did you find helped you that was not meditation related? Also, she is a little bit interested in Qi focused practices; is there any sort of tradition that works with this sort of territory but does not involve sitting on a cushion?
Thanks a million, Trent |