---Fred, I don't quite understand. Either GOD is a Personality (a particular Personality, as opposed to others), or b. Is Brahman, or c. some other definition. Your first post on the subject seems to imply that you wish to worship YHVH as opposed to "gods" and other contenders to the Throne of Deity (since the Hare Krishnas say that Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead). So, the contender for Supreme Commander can't be Barak AND Hillary. He/She has to be one OR the other. But in a later post you seem to equate YHVH with BRAHMAN. If YHVH=BRAHMAN, what's the bone of contention? Most of the TB TM practitioners (like myself), don't place any Personality ahead of Brahman. Refer to MMY's Bhagavad Gita and reflect upon the a possible reason why he left out the later chapters. As I recall, chapter 11? is heavily into Krishna worship. The Hare Krishna Guru spent much of his career dissing MMY, calling him a charlatan, thief, etc; and touting his own version of the BG: "The BG As It is". And btw, AC Bhaktivedanta Swami was an erudite Sanskrit scholar, whereas MMY wasn't. So, either God is a certain Personality as opposed to others, or is Brahman, or other venues can be proposed. But in choosing one option, we reject the others.
In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 2/11/08 12:11:48 P.M. Central Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > quote: "the name of other gods ye do not mention; > it is not heard on thy mouth..." Source: Exodus 23:13. I have read > various commentaries about what this means. While the OT is open to > interpretation I think that the words can be taken here at face > value. Since these Children of Israel were spiritually open vessels > and sensitive to all kinds of influences, the wording is not > ambiguous. You do NOT put the names of other (pagan) gods in your > mouth....lest they sway you, influence you. It is surmised by some > that these people were also taught meditational techniques by Moses, > some standing/walking techniques, others maybe sitting/contemplatisome sta > prayer-like techniques. So, back to mantras: they are the names of > Hindu deities, end of story. That was the end of TM for me, although > there were other factors that were involved. > > > > Fred, I find your piece here very interesting and I sympathize with your > feelings. But my understanding is that the Bija mantras are not the names of > Gods or Goddesses, but meaningless sounds whose effects are known. In the case > of the TM mantras, most of the bijas are linked or (sacred) to Saraswati > because the effect known is one of learning and gaining wisdom. This explanation > is not unique to the TMO. I think we all deserve an explanation from a real > and honest authority on mantras. > > > > **************The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy > Awards. Go to AOL Music. > (http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp00300000002565) >
