yeah, the difference between riding a bicycle and getting somewhere, and staring at one, figuring out how it works. I suppose both activities have value, depending on what you the goal is.
--- In [email protected], "Robert Gimbel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -If one holds a specific meaning of a mantra, it seems to me, that one > is not only holding a limiting value of meaning, but is getting caught > on a superficial level, instead of transcending to the deeper levels > of consciousness. > More important than any specific meaning, is the ability to transcend > using the sound, the vibration, of the mantra. > The whole misunderstanding of meditation, I believe, is the notion, of > getting caught up on meaning, rather than transcending all meaning and > establishing consciousness, in that field which is transcendental to > all meaning... > > -- In [email protected], "Llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Heh. So, common sense tells me esoteric Hindu/Vedic details? > > > > MMY doesn't teach meaningful mantras, by his own explanation of how > TM > > works. > > > > > > > > =====What does Mahalakshmi mean exactly? What does Mahakali mean > exactly? These devas exist in the energetic realm that is outside of > our exact space/time frame. Therefore meditation on them is outside of > conventional meaning. Without losing nothing of the meaning > of "meaningless sounds" the mantras can still have deep meanings. Just > like the word, MAH, is meaningless and has vague notions to most but > specific notions to those who use the word Mah for their mother. These > mantras are especially meaningless to Westerners but not so to those > in India. "Meaningless sounds" is merely a rhetorical device... 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/
