On Jun 1, 2005, at 10:59 PM, Robert Gimbel 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 traditions which use mantra as a path, the initial part of the path the mantra is used for "transcending". Later, in order to get the full benefit of the mantra, it's meaning is investigated at different levels. There is more to a mantra than it's translation into vaikhari (vocalized speech). Transcendence is the beginning stage, meaning comes later. 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/
