Marek wrote: > I've assumed the mantras emerged really early on, > some sort of very early-on primate or hominid type > of "recognition and appreciation" thing for some > tribal/family sound; some kind of "eureka" moment > among early hominids that caught on, something with > emotional staying power.(*) > So, you're thinking that the TM mantras didn't come from scripture - they were discovered before language was adopted, before agriculture was used, and before the invention of civilization? That would mean that the TM mantras are older than written history. If so, why do you suppose the TM mantras weren't mentioned until the Gupta Age in India?
>From what I've read, the Indus Civilization flourished before 3,000 BC and the Vedas were composed around 1500 BC, but no mention is made of any TM mantras until the composition of the Tantras.
