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The mind tries to shape and crate it, turn it into an object so it can grasp, cling, and manipulate it.

What do you think guru yoga is? It has different meaning according to the different yanas.

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Sounds a lot like objectless shamatha (calm abiding) with the dissolution of vasanas (mind habits). Sorry.

Obviously, it depends on what one means by meditation. If you mean samadhi, then one the method is fairly simple as set forth in the Yoga Sutras. 1. Follow a moral code. 2. Choose an "object" of meditation. 3. Disengage from other objects. 4. Place your mind on the object of meditation. 5. Repeat 3-4.

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Because I don't understand it.

I've never heard a teacher give such teachings without some sort of context. Buddhism isn't a series of stand-alone axioms, it is a whole tradition, usually transmitted from a living teacher to a student.

Do you think that truly happy beings would commit evil acts?

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Some also say this guy knows a thing or two (Pa Auk Sayadaw). Different end of the spectrum (an end that includes Patanjali, FWIW).

This part is absolutely correct IMO.

- Khenchen Thrangu, Vivid Awareness p.77 (emphasis added)