On Apr 13, 2005, at 6:51 PM, Bob Brigante wrote:
> The ancient text Srimad Devi Bhagavatam (this is not the more well- > known/popular Srimad Bhagavatam) lists the TM mantras, but then > cautions that one should not start this powerful meditation casually, > but get a qualified teacher, or else the "results will not be good." > > http://www.21stbooks.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc? > > [I read this a long time ago, and can no longer list in which chapter > the TM mantras (called bija, "seed," mantras in Sanskrit) are listed, > but they're there, along with the caveat I mention above -- > ultimately the TM mantras are derived from the Rig Veda -- FWIW, the > translation I read in 1975 was not done by somebody associated with > the TM movement] > The Srimad Devi Bhagavatam is a Shakta purana. It is tantric. Some puranas are pre-Vedic. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
