FHE FTW!

Today for FHE a meditation teacher came and told us a bit about her personal history with meditating and proposed some ways in which in can help us in our lives, particularly in relation to the gospel. From the get-go, I could see how some people could find it useful, but knew that I probably wouldn't use it (mainly from never seeing the necessity).

We cleared our minds while saying a mantra. We cleared our minds while counting. We cleared our minds of our normal thoughts while climbing on a mountain. Some of it was weird to me. The mantra, for example was, "Our Lord Jesus, have mercy." I was so distracted by it, that I certainly wasn't able to clear my mind. BUT I had some respect for the woman, what she did, and how she has found benefit in it. Not for me, but that's okay too.

After each exercise our instructor selected a few people to share how they felt during the exercise. This provided another distraction for me, since I had to think about what I would say if she called on me (when I wasn't supposed to be thinking about anything). Anyway, that was all a lot of background for this: So when she called on one particular girl, she flat out said, "I don't really believe in all this stuff. I don't think it's really possible or reasonable to clear your mind of all thoughts." All in a very holier-than-thou sort of attitude. They had a small discussion where she remained firm that it was all a bunch of hullabaloo. Now I'm not condemning the thought. I'm pretty sure she was really voicing the opinion of a full third of the people there. But I also felt that she could have shown a LOT more tact. When we all went around and shared one word about how she felt she emphasized her earlier statement by saying "skeptical."

I applaud people for being themselves and being honest, but to have that and lose sensitivity, diplomacy, and good taste....I don't know. Not worth it to me.